 Angels in the Outfield 1994  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: William Dear
Cast: Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Johnson, Jay O. Sanders, Dermot Mulroney, Matthew McConaughey, Taylor Negron, Milton Davis Jr., Tony Longo, Neal McDonough, Stony Jackson, Adrien Brody
Eleven-year-old Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a foster child of Maggie (Brenda Fricker) who hears his irresponsible father (Dermot Mulroney) claim that the chances of reuniting his family are just as good as the last-place California Angels winning the pennant. Roger wants his family to get back together so that he can move out of his foster home and prays that the Angels will win the pennant. Roger's prayers are answered in the form of angel Al (Christopher Lloyd) who heads up a group of angels (appearing as glowing special effects) that arrive to help the team–much to the amazement of the Angels' manager George Knox (Danny Glover) and the long-suffering owner Hank Murphy (Ben Johnson).
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 Antz 1998  PG, 83 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Jane Curtin, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, Christopher Walken, Sylvester Stallone
This entirely computer-generated film features Z (voice of Woody Allen) as a nonconformist ant that falls in love with Bala (Sharon Stone). But Bala is engaged to the power-mad General Mandible (Gene Hackman), so Z trades places with a warrior ant, Weaver (Sylvester Stallone), to impress Bala and enters a battle to the death against the superior termites. Will Z ever see Bala again? Will democracy reign in the insect world?
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 Barnyard 2006 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Cast: Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie MacDowell, Steve Oedekerk, Rob Paulsen, Maria Bamford, David Koechner, Maurice LaMarche, Megan Cavanagh
On this farm, the animals talk, play, and dance when the farmer is away. Led by a cow named Ben (voice of Sam Elliott), whose fun-loving son Otis (voice of Kevin James) loves to stir up fun and games, the farm animals dance in the barn and hotwire a car and go for a joy ride while downing a six-pack of milk. Fun and games ensue, but predators in the form of a pack of coyotes are out there, and tragedy is sure to strike.
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Bat 21 1988 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, Clayton Rohner, David Marshall Grant, Erich Anderson, Joe Dorsey, Alan King
During the Vietnam War, Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton (Gene Hackman) is lost in the jungles of Vietnam after his aircraft is shot down behind enemy lines. The only man who can rescue him is Capt. Bartholomew Clark (Danny Glover), and he can only be reached through his radio transmitter.
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Battle for Terra 2009 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi / Adventure
aka: Terra
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Brian Cox, James Garner, Chris Evans, Dennis Quaid, Justin Long, Amanda Peet, David Cross, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Beverly D'Angelo, Mark Hamill, Ron Perlman, Danny Trejo
In this 3-D animated adventure, young Mala (voice of Evan Rachel Wood) is enjoying life on her peaceful, gravity-defying planet Terra when humans from Earth, led by the evil General Hammer (voice of Brian Cox), invade Terra and kidnap Mala's father Roven (voice of Dennis Quaid). Mala captures Earth pilot Jim (voice of Luke Wilson) after he crash lands and nurses him back to health. She learns from Jim that the humans who have invaded Terra are the last of their species and that they have exhausted Earth's resources. Jim and Mala form a friendship, and, as they set out to rescue Mala's father, they realize that the inhabitants of Earth and Terra are not really different from each other. They may now hold the key to helping them coexist.
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Be Kind Rewind 2008 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz, Sigourney Weaver, Chandler Parker, Arjay Smith, Quenton Aaron, Irv Gooch, Gio Perez, Basia Rosas, Tomasz Soltys, Marcus Carl Franklin
Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) owns the Be Kind Rewind Video and Thrift Shop, and Mike (Mos Def) is a clerk in the store that stocks only VHS cassettes. One day, Mr. Fletcher takes off to check out the competition and tells Mike that his friend Jerry (Jack Black) is not allowed in the store. But, Jerry does arrive and, without knowing it, erases all the store's tapes. (His brain had been magnetized the day before when he tried to sabotage a nearby power plant.) A store regular, Miss Falewicz (Mia Farrow) comes in and threatens to tell on them if she cannot have a working copy of "Ghostbusters" by the end of the day. The solution to their problem: Mike and Jerry recreate films–including "Ghostbusters," "The Lion King," and "Back to the Future"–using themselves and neighbors as actors. The shop does a great business when the clients are thrilled with the remakes and ask for more.
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 Beloved 1998  R, 174 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Beah Richards, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Albert Hall, Irma P. Hall, Dorothy Love Coates, Carol Jean Lewis
Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) was a slave before the Civil War, but she now lives in Cincinnati in a house that is haunted. Paul (Danny Glover) appears on the scene to visit his friend Sethe, who he has not seen since plantation days. His visit seems to bring out more antics of the ghost who now calls herself "Beloved" and seems to have within her all the ghosts of Sethe's past life.
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Blindness 2008  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Danny Glover, Gael Garcia Bernal, Yusuke Iseya, Jason Bermingham, Cica Meirelles, Don McKellar, Eduardo Semerjian, Joe Pingue, Susan Coyne, Mitchell Nye, Fabiana Guglielmetti, Antonio Fragoso
An epidemic of blindness hits a city, and those afflicted are forced into an abandoned hospital by the authoritarian government. Among those quarantined are an ophthalmologist (Mark Ruffalo) and his wife (Julianne Moore) who has not been affected but pretends to be blind so that she can help her husband and the others. As time passes, a bartender (Gael Garcia Bernal) appoints himself "King of Ward Three" and assumes the role of a dictator. Now, primal instincts take over the blind residents of the hospital as their world spirals downward. Will their only seeing person be able to lead them to safety?
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Boesman & Lena 2000  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Berry
Cast: Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Willie Jonah
Athol Fugard's 1970 off-Broadway play about South Africa's apartheid was directed by John Berry; 30 years later Berry wrote and directed this film version. Although segregation has long since been outlawed, people like Boesman (Danny Glover) and Lena (Angela Bassett) have paid the price and suffered its consequences.
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Bopha! 1993 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Morgan Freeman
Cast: Danny Glover, Malcolm McDowell, Alfre Woodard, Marius Weyers, Maynard Eziashi, Malick Bowens, Fidelis Cheza, Eric Miyeni, Robin Smith, Eric Nobbs
Political unrest in South Africa, with its apartheid conflicts in the 1980s, is the setting for this insightful film. The generation gap between father and son results in tragedy when the son can no longer accept apartheid practices in his country.
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Chiefs 1983  TV, 200 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jerry London
Cast: Charlton Heston, Paul Sorvino, Billy Dee Williams, Keith Carradine, Brad Davis, Stephen Collins, Danny Glover, John Goodman, Tess Harper, Leon Rippy
This made-for-TV miniseries is filled with suspense as a small town's police chief (Billy Dee Williams) reopens a 40-year-old murder case that his predecessors were unable to bring to conclusion. 2 User Reviews
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| | It was an excellent movie I would love to purchase it. | mshelen3 02/22/2007 | | |
| | to buy Chiefs | Lorilee 01/28/2007 | | i would like to buy or rent this movie |
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Chu Chu and the Philly Flash 1981  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Danny Aiello, Adam Arkin, Danny Glover, Sid Haig, Ruth Buzzi, Lou Jacobi, Vito Scotti
This film never seems to get off the ground. The story is about the misadventures of two hustlers who endure a series of misfortunes. 1 User Review
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| | One of the best comedies I've ever seen. | anonymous 06/18/2007 | | This movie stars a great variety of comedians. The diversity of personalities and their comic styles makes it possible for me to watch it over and over again. My VHS is wearing out. How I wish it was on DVD. The comedy is always in good taste, focasing on the lives of loosers just trying to get the most out of life. |
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 The Color Purple 1985  PG-13, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Dana Ivey, Laurence Fishburne, Desreta Jackson, Leonard Jackson, Bennet Guillory
This story is based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and revolves around a Black family in Georgia where success is learned from lessons in adversity. In 1909, teenager Celie (Desreta Jackson) gives birth to two children and is virtually sold off to sharecropper Alfred (Danny Glover) who marries her and then sells the children. Celie is treated like a slave. Later, Albert moves his mistress Shug (Margaret Avery) into the house. Celie (now played by Whoopi Goldberg) develops a good relationship with Shug and Alfred's take-no-guff daughter-in-law Sofia (Oprah Winfrey). Through their friendships, Celie gains the strength to leave Albert and begin a new life. The film received 11 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actress (Whoopi Goldberg), and two for Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey). A "must see."
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 The Cookout 2004 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lance Rivera
Cast: Storm P, Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jenifer Lewis, Meagan Good, Queen Latifah, Jonathan Silverman, Farrah Fawcett, Frankie Faison, Vincent Pastore, Danny Glover, Kevin Phillips
After signing a multi-million dollar contract to play ball for the New Jersey Nets, Todd Anderson (Storm P) invites old friends and relatives to a barbeque at his newly bought mansion. But, his new neighbors do not get along with the old friends, and trouble prevails.
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Deadly Drifter 1982  R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Out
Director: Eli Hollander
Cast: Peter Coyote, O-Lan Jones, Jim Haynie, Grandfather Semu Haute, Scott Beach, Danny Glover, Max Grodenchik, Gail Dartez
A revolutionary, Rex (Peter Coyote), treks across country from the 1960s until the 1980s philosophizing about American culture along the way.
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 Dreamgirls 2006  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, Jordan Belfi, John Krasinski, John Lithgow
Based on the hit Broadway musical, this story involves the rise to fame of "The Dreams" (Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose) after they are discovered by Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) who finds work for them as a backup band for James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). But, it doesn't take long for "The Dreams" to gain popularity and outshine "Thunder." The film received two Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson); six other nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy). 1 User Review
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| | Zhane 02/26/2007 | | i love the movie so much. and i just want to wacht it over and over again. |
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Escape from Alcatraz 1979 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin, Larry Hankin, Fred Stuthman, Garry Goodrow, Danny Glover
Alcatraz was supposedly escape-proof, or so it was thought, until 1962 when three prisoners–Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) and the Anglin brothers (Jack Thibeau and Fred Ward)–actually swam away into San Francisco Bay. This is a grade A prison film, and Clint Eastwood does a great job.
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Flight of the Intruder 1991 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Milius
Cast: Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson, Rosanna Arquette, Tom Sizemore, Dann Florek, Ving Rhames, J. Kenneth Campbell, Madison Mason
During peace talks for the Vietnam War, U.S. Navy carrier pilots are given mundane bombing missions that undermine morale.
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Freedom Song 2000 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Danny Glover, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Loretta Devine, Glynn Turman, Stan Shaw, Michael Jai White, John Beasley, Jason Weaver, David Strathairn
In the 1960s, Mississippi's segregation days were about to end; this film's focus is on the efforts of the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). The lead role is that of Owen Walker (Vicellous Reon Shannon) who learns what his father, Will (Danny Glover), already knows: the trials and tribulations of organizing local Blacks to combat segregation.
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 Gone Fishin' 1997 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Cain
Cast: Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, Willie Nelson, Nick Brimble, Carol Kane, Gary Grubbs, Edythe Davis, Jenna Bari
Joe Waters (Joe Pesci) and Gus Green (Danny Glover) win a fishing trip in the Everglades. While enjoying their prize, everything goes awry–including capture of a dangerous thief, a stolen car, and even a hurricane.
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Good Fences 2003 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Zachary Simmons, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Ashley Archer, Mo'Nique, Marie Cruz, Vincent McCurdy-Clark, Matthew Brown, Chris Collins, Norma Dell'Agnese, Roger Dunn
Tom (Danny Glover) has worked hard to make a name for himself as a successful African-American attorney. After winning a big case, his promotion allowed the family to move to an upscale suburb. But new challenges lie ahead when the neighbors don't take to African-Americans in their midst
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Grand Canyon 1991 R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Mary McDonnell, Mary-Louise Parker, Alfre Woodard, Jeremy Sisto, Tina Lifford, Mary Ellen Trainor, Jeanne Bates, Patrick Malone, Randle Mell, Sarah Trigger, Destinee DeWalt, Jack Kehler
Through a series of vignettes, this film examines a group of friends, including lawyer Mack (Kevin Kline) and his newfound friend Simon (Danny Glover). Mack's car breaks down in Simon's rough neighborhood, and Simon and his gang come to his aid. Mack thanks Simon by helping Simon's sister Deborah (Tina Lifford) move out of the neighborhood and by setting up a date for Simon with Jane (Alfre Woodard). Other neighborhood problems and solutions ensue as the lives of residents from different backgrounds intertwine.
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Honeydripper 2007 PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta, Charles S. Dutton, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Gary Clark Jr., Mabel John, Stacy Keach, Nagee Clay, Absalom Adams, Arthur Lee Williams, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Davenia McFadden, Daryl Edwards, Sean Patrick Thomas
This story takes place in Harmony, Alabama, during 1950 and revolves around the efforts of Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis (Danny Glover) to avoid bankruptcy. Pine Top's bar and blues club, the Honeydipper Lounge, is failing, and he hires popular "Guitar Sam" to perform a one-night-only show as a way to draw in customers who, in turn, will bring in enough money to save the club. But, "Guitar Sam" fails to appear, and now Pine Top has to find someone to impersonate "Guitar Sam" in order to save the club. The answer to his dilemma is itinerant guitarist Sonny Blake (Gary Clark Jr.) who will impersonate "Guitar Sam." But, will the ruse work, and will Pine Top be able to save his club?
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Iceman 1984 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, Philip Akin, Danny Glover, Amelia Hall, Stephen E. Miller, James Tolkan
After being frozen for 40,000 years, a Neanderthal man (John Lone), is brought back to life and befriended by Doctor Stanley Shephard (Timothy Hutton) who teaches him the art of communication in the modern-day world.
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 Lethal Weapon 1987  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitch Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Mary Ellen Trainor, Ed O'Ross, Traci Wolfe, Steve Kahan, Jack Thibeau, Jackie Swanson, Bill Kalmenson, Lycia Naff, Grand L. Bush
L.A. cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) employ different methods to uncover a drug dealing operation. As a recent widower, Riggs is a loose cannon, and Murtaugh, who is about to celebrate his 50th birthday, is a cautious family man. They are on the trail of trained killers led by The General (Mitch Ryan) whose top henchman Joshua (Gary Busey) will stop at nothing to achieve success in drug smuggling. Great action and clever humor. You don't have to think too hard–just enjoy. Three sequels follow. 1 User Review
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| | interest catching and funny | Anonymous 04/11/2009 | | |
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 Lethal Weapon 2 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor, Mark Rolston, Darlene Love, Mary Ellen Trainor, Traci Wolfe, Steve Kahan, Jenette Goldstein, Dean Norris, Nestor Serrano, Grand L. Bush
This time around, our two cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) zero in on dishonest diplomats from South Africa. This sequel has the same high intensity action as the original and has added Joe Pesci as the character who is being "protected" by the two. Pesci is great as the fast-talking accountant who thinks he has a foolproof scheme of his own.
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 Lethal Weapon 3 1992 R, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Steve Kahan, Darlene Love, Stuart Wilson, Mary Ellen Trainor, Traci Wolfe, Alan Scarfe, Damon Hines, Ebonie Smith, Gregory Millar, Nick Chinlund, Mark Pellegrino
Following the shooting by LA cop Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) of a friend's son in a gang war, Detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) joins the investigation. The Murtaugh/Riggs team is aided again by the fast-talking hustler, Leo Getz (Joe Pesci). Still lots of action and fun.
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 Lethal Weapon 4 1998 R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li, Steve Kahan, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Richard Libertini, Kim Chan, Jack Kehler, Eddy Ko, Damon Hines, Ebonie Smith
The group is back for another go-around. Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) were joined by Leo (Joe Pesci) in the second film and by Lorna Cole (Rene Russo) in the third, and now Lee Butters (Chris Rock) joins them. He adds additional humor to the scenes. This time, Chinese gangsters deal in slave labor and counterfeiting, while our group is the target for The Triad. Action and explosions reach a new high, as the heroes banter their way through to another successful conclusion.
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Lonesome Dove 1989 TV, 360 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Western
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, D.B. Sweeney, Rick Schroder, Anjelica Huston, Chris Cooper, Timothy Scott, Glenne Headly, Barry Corbin, William Sanderson, Barry Tubb
Now here we have a true epic of the Old West. Originally a TV miniseries, this film tells the story of retired Texas Rangers Gus and Woodrow (Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones) who seek one more adventure as they decide to drive a (re-stolen from Mexico) herd of cattle to Montana. And adventure they get as they proceed with their diverse crew. 1 User Review
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| | pretty_gypsyrose 02/04/2007 | | In my opinion, this movie will go down in history as one of the best movies of the century. Robert Duvall done an exellent portrayal of Gus. |
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 Manderlay 2005 N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lars von Trier
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankole, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Michael Abiteboul, Lauren Bacall, Jeremy Davies, Chloe Sevigny, Udo Kier, Jean-Marc Barr, Geoffrey Bateman, Rik Launspach
In 1933, while traveling through Alabama with her father (Willem Dafoe) and his gangster cohorts, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) discovers the remains of the Manderlay plantation and finds a group of Black people who appear to be living as slaves from the past with White masters ruling them. The White matriarch (Lauren Bacall) dies, and, after arguing with her father, Grace stays behind to help with the transition from slavery to freedom.
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Night Train 2009 R, 83 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian King
Cast: Danny Glover, Leelee Sobieski, Steve Zahn, Matthias Schweighofer, Takatsuna Mukai, Togo Igawa, Richard O'Brien, Jo Marr, Constantine Gregory, Geoff Bell, Luca Bercovici, Harry Anichkin, Marianne Stanicheva, Dessi Morales, Yana Atanasova Popova
A dead body is found on a night train by the conductor, Miles (Danny Glover), pre-med student Chloe (Leelee Sobieski), and salesman Peter (Steve Zahn). The only possession of the dead man is a box, which contains a valuable treasure. Greed steps in as each tries to out-deceive the other two and claim the entire loot. But there is more to the box that meets the eye.
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Operation Dumbo Drop 1995 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary, Doug E. Doug, Corin Nemec, Tcheky Karyo, James Hong
In this Disney offering, American soldiers show good will to the locals when they replace a killed, sacred elephant, with a new one that they parachute down into the Southeast Asian jungle.
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Places in the Heart 1984 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Sally Field, Ed Harris, John Malkovich, Lindsay Crouse, Amy Madigan, Danny Glover, Bert Remsen, Yankton Hatten, Gennie James, Lane Smith
Edna Spalding (Sally Field), newly widowed with two children to raise, is pressured to sell her property but decides to stick it out. In the process she discovers the value of friends who help her survive on her land. As a result of her fine performance, Sally Field won an Academy Award for Best Actress. An Oscar also was awarded for Writing, and there were nominations for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (John Malkovich), Supporting Actress (Lindsay Crouse), and Director.
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 Predator 2 1990 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi, Adam Baldwin, Morton Downey Jr., Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Kent McCord, Morton Downey Jr., Steve Kahan, Calvin Lockhart, Henry Kingi
Set in 1997 (at the time–the future), the Predator (Kevin Peter Hall) has relocated to Los Angeles, and LAPD Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) and his partners–Danny (Ruben Blades), Leona (Maria Conchita Alonso), and Jerry (Bill Paxton)–set out to stop the havoc being wreaked on Los Angeles citizens. FBI investigator Peter Keyes (Gary Busey) warns Harrigan and his team to stay out of it, but his advice goes unheeded. More people are killed, including some of Harrigan's team, before Harrigan confronts the Predator, injures it, and becomes the hunter rather than the hunted.
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 The Prince of Egypt 1998 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Drama
Director: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells
Cast: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Sandra Bullock, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin, Helen Mirren, Michelle Pfeiffer, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, James Avery, Linda Shayne, Brian Stokes Mitchell
This animated film makes use of computer-aided animation as it presents the story of Moses (voice of Val Kilmer) from the day he was rescued from the Nile to the day he comes down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments. Academy Award-winning song: "When you Believe." The musical score was also nominated for an Oscar.
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A Rage in Harlem 1991  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens, Zakes Mokae, Danny Glover, Badja Djola, John Toles-Bey, Ron Taylor, Samm-Art Williams, Stack Pierce, Tyler Collins, Willard E. Pugh
Place: Nachez, MS. Time: 1956. Slim (Badja Djola) and his gang steal a trunk of gold. But, when the police arrive on the scene, Imabelle (Robin Givens) takes off with the loot while the gang shoots it out. She heads to Harlem with the intention of making some money from her contacts in the area. Her adventures start when she meets an undertaker's assistant (Forest Whitaker) who provides the perfect cover. Before long, the many people who want the gold, including Slim, converge on Harlem and Imabelle.
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 The Rainmaker 1997 PG-13, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: John Grisham's The Rainmaker
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Virginia Madsen, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Roy Scheider, Jon Voight, Teresa Wright, Dean Stockwell, Andrew Shue, Red West, Johnny Whitworth, Wayne Emmons
Young Memphis attorney Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) teams up with loser Deck Shiffler (Danny DeVito) who has failed six times to pass the bar exam. Together, they take on powerful company lawyers, led by Leo Drummond (John Voight), at Great Benefit Insurance Company. The company denied potentially life-saving treatment of a bone marrow transplant to Donnie Ray (Johnny Whitworth), and now Rudy and Deck win the case of a lifetime when they prove that the company always denies its claims.
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A Raisin in the Sun 1989 TV, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Esther Rolle, Danny Glover, Helen Martin, Joseph C. Phillips, Starletta DuPois, Louis Gossett Jr., Kimble Joyner, John Fiedler, Kim Yancey, Lou Ferguson, Stephen Henderson
In the era just before the Civil Rights Movement a poor Black family–Lena (Esther Rolle), her son Walter Lee (Danny Glover), his wife Ruth (Starletta DuPois), and their college-age daughter Beneatha (Kim Yancy)–deals with bigotry as they hope to use a $10,000 inheritance to move out of the projects on Chicago's South Side and move into the all-White suburbs.
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 The Royal Tenenbaums 2001 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover, Bill Murray, Seymour Cassel, Alec Baldwin
Years ago deadbeat dad Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) left his wife (Anjelica Huston) and their extremely talented children (Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Luke Wilson). Now, when Royal fakes a fatal illness that allows him back into the family fold (which also includes free rent) the real fun begins.
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The Saint of Fort Washington 1993 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Rick Aviles, Nina Siemaszko, Ving Rhames, Joe Seneca, Adam Trese, Kevin Corrigan, Brian Tarantina, Aida Turturro
Two down-on-their-luck young men (Matt Dillon and Danny Glover) join forces to escape the oppression of the homeless in New York City.
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 Saw 2004 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: James Wan
Cast: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Mike Butters, Paul Gutrecht, Michael Emerson, Benito Martinez, Shawnee Smith, Monica Potter, Makenzie Vega, Ned Bellamy, Avner Garbi, Alexandra Bokyun Chun
A serial killer named "Jigsaw Killer" by the police is on the loose, and his latest victims–Adam (Leigh Whannell) and Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes)–awaken to find themselves chained to pipes in a warehouse bathroom with a dead body between them. They are told through an electronically produced voice that the only escape route is for one of them to kill the other within the next eight hours.
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The Shaggy Dog 2006 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Robert Downey Jr., Zena Grey, Spencer Breslin, Danny Glover, Jane Curtin, Philip Baker Hall, Joshua Leonard, Shawn Pyfrom, Bess Wohl, Craig Kilborn, Jarrad Paul, Annabelle Gurwitch, Joel Moore
While District Attorney Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) prosecutes animal-rights activist Justin Forrester (Joshua Leonard) who is accused of setting fire to a testing lab, Dave takes in a dog that escaped the fire. That dog turns out to be 200-years old and had been kidnapped in Tibet for tests on creating longevity. The dog bites Dave, turns him into a sheepdog, and the fun begins.
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Shooter 2007 R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, Jonathan Walker, Justin Louis, Tate Donovan, Rade Serbedzija, Alan C. Peterson, Ned Beatty
Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) sets up ex-Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) to take the fall in a job that Swagger thinks is to help prevent the assassination of the President. As he starts to unravel the conspiracy, Swagger goes on the run while being tracked down by numerous law enforcement agencies trying to destroy him before the secrets can be revealed.
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 Silverado 1985 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Kline, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Scott Glenn, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Joe Seneca, Marvin J. McIntyre, Sheb Wooley, Jon Kasdan, Todd Allen, Bill Thurman
This Western has it all: adventure, comedy, and drama. The story is about "good guys" Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), and Mal (Danny Glover) who rescue Emmett's brother Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail where he is being held by Sheriff Langston (John Cleese). They pull off the escape, Jake joins the group, and they arrive in Silverado. Now, they meet frontier widow Hannah (Rosanna Arquette), card shark Slick (Jeff Goldblum), and saloon operator Stella (Linda Hunt)–all of whom have their own stories to tell. The "good guys" confront corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy) and attempt to rid Silverado of vice. But, when dealing with the nasty sheriff and murdering ranchers, a showdown is a certainty.
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Switchback 1997 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jeb Stuart
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ted Levine, William Fichtner, Leo Bermester, Merle Kennedy, Ian Nelson, Walton Goggins
FBI agent Frank LaCrosse's son has been kidnapped by a serial killer; removed from the case, LaCrosse takes off on his own and joins forces with Amarillo Sheriff Buck Olmstead (R. Lee Ermey). Meanwhile, the trail leads to Bob Goodall (Danny Glover) and his hitchhiking cohort Lane Dixon (Jared Leto), who become the hunted party, and one begins to suspect the hunted will trap the hunters.
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To Sleep with Anger 1990 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Burnett
Cast: Danny Glover, Richard(2) Brooks, Paul Butler, Mary Alice, Carl Lumbly, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Vonetta McGee, Wonderful Smith, Ethel Ayler, Sy Richardson
A drifter, Harry (Danny Glover), arrives at the doorstep of a couple he grew up with. The family, headed by Gideon (Paul Butler) and Suzie (Mary Alice), is undergoing strife, and Harry assists by helping them rediscover their roots. But, he also starts bringing in his shady friends and begins to drink heavily. After Gideon has a stroke, Harry takes over the household with disastrous results.
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 Witness 1985 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Danny Glover, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone, Angus MacInnes, Viggo Mortensen, Brent Jennings, Frederick Rolf, John Garson, Beverly May, Ed Crowley
When an Amish mother Rachel Lapp (Kelly McGillis) is returning home from a trip, her young son Samuel (Lukas Haas) witnesses a brutal murder in a men's room. Police Captain John Book (Harrison Ford) is sent to the family home to protect the boy from the killers, and romance follows. The film won Academy Awards for Best Writing and Film Editing and received six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, and Director.
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| 1. Angels in the Outfield (1994)
2. Antz (1998)
3. Barnyard (2006)
4. Bat 21 (1988)
5. Battle for Terra (2009)
aka: Terra
6. Be Kind Rewind (2008)
7. Beloved (1998)
8. Blindness (2008)
9. Boesman & Lena (2000)
10. Bopha! (1993)
11. Chiefs (1983)
12. Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
13. The Color Purple (1985)
14. The Cookout (2004)
15. Deadly Drifter (1982)
aka: Out
16. Dreamgirls (2006)
17. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
18. The Face of Rage (1983)
19. Flight of the Intruder (1991)
20. Freedom Song (2000)
21. Gone Fishin' (1997)
22. Good Fences (2003)
23. Grand Canyon (1991)
24. Honeydripper (2007)
25. Iceman (1984)
26. Lethal Weapon (1987)
27. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
28. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
29. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
30. Lonesome Dove (1989)
31. Manderlay (2005)
32. Night Train (2009)
33. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
34. Places in the Heart (1984)
35. Predator 2 (1990)
36. The Prince of Egypt (1998)
37. A Rage in Harlem (1991)
38. The Rainmaker (1997)
aka: John Grisham's The Rainmaker
39. A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
40. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
41. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
42. Saw (2004)
43. The Shaggy Dog (2006)
44. Shooter (2007)
45. Silverado (1985)
46. Switchback (1997)
47. To Sleep with Anger (1990)
48. Witness (1985)
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