 Brother Bear 2003  G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Aaron Blaise, Robert(3) Walker
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Jason Raize, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, D.B. Sweeney, Joan Copeland, Michael Clarke Duncan, Harold Gould, Paul Christie, Daniel Mastrogiorgio, Estelle Harris
In this animated film, a Native American bear hunter, Kenai (Joaquin Phoenix), kills a bear and, magically, is turned into a bear himself. His brother (Jason Raize), thinking the bear has killed Kenai, hunts the bear that is really Kenai. Kenai's only hope lies in befriending a bear cub, Koda (Jeremy Suarez), and in the process learns the lesson of being kind not only to your brother but to animals as well. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.
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 The Cutting Edge 1992 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Terry O'Quinn, Dwier Brown, Chris Benson, Kevin Peeks, Barry Flatman, Rachelle Ottley, Steve Sears
Spoiled, rich Kate (Moira Kelly) has just failed to win in pairs skating at the Olympics–due largely to her poor attitude. Now it's time to find another partner; but this proves difficult until her coach brings in an ex-Olympic hockey player (D.B. Sweeney). As they prepare for another Olympics, love blooms in this "old-fashioned" romantic comedy.
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The Darwin Awards 2006  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Finn Taylor
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, Tim Blake Nelson, Wilmer Valderrama, David Arquette, Ty Burrell, Lukas Haas, Tom Hollander, Brad Hunt, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Dunn, Nora Dunn, D.B. Sweeney, Robin Tunney, Chris Penn
San Francisco Police Detective Michael Burrows (Joseph Fiennes) suffers with a major problem: he faints at the sight of blood. While trying to capture the "North Beach Serial Killer," Burrows' paranoia takes over, he fails to make the arrest, and is fired. Burrows has spent much of his time studying the Darwin Awards books that recognize people who have killed themselves when attempting something foolish, and he offers his knowledge to an insurance company. The company gives Burrows 30 days to prove that he has the ability to distinguish between legitimate and false claims. Off to the Midwest he goes with field agent Siri Tyler (Winona Ryder) and a film school student (Wilmer Valderrama) who is using Burrows for his thesis topic. The investigations begin as the trio runs across more than a few Darwinesque events leading to deaths.
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A Day in October 1992 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kenneth Madsen
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Kelly Wolf, Tovah Feldshuh, Daniel Benzali, Ole Lemmeke, Kim Romer, Anders Peter Bro, Lars Oluf Larsen, Morten Suurballe, Jens Arentzen
This story involves the 1943 movement of Jews out of Nazi-occupied Denmark and into neutral Sweden. In the midst is one young Jewish woman, Sara Kublitz (Kelly Wolf), who falls in love with wounded resistance fighter Niels (D.B. Sweeney) and hides him in her Denmark home.
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 Dinosaur 2000 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure
Director: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Julianna Margulies, Joan Plowright, Ossie Davis, Samuel E. Wright, Della Reese, Max Casella, Peter Siragusa, Hayden Panettiere
Disney's computer animated technology is excellent in this story about the imminent extinction of dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Age. Warning: this film contains realistic violence that many parents may reasonably consider inappropriate for children.
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 Eight Men Out 1988 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, David Strathairn, Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, John Sayles, Perry Lang, Michael Rooker, John Mahoney, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Clifton James, Don Harvey, Jace Alexander, James Read, Gordon Clapp
In 1919, members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to lose the World Series for personal gain. Known as the "Black Sox" scandal, this is the story of how eight team members deliberately lost the World Series because of a labor dispute with the White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey (Clifton James). Third baseman Buck Weaver (John Cusack) spent years trying to prove his innocence after the eight players were suspended for life.
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Fire in the Sky 1993 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Horror / Mystery
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry Thomas, Noble Willingham, Kathleen Wilhoite, James Garner, Wayne Grace, Bradley Gregg, Georgia Emelin, Scott MacDonald, Robert Covarrubias, Bruce Wright, Kenneth White
This film is based on the true story of the alleged alien abduction of Arizona logger Travis Walton (D.B. Sweeney). After his disappearance, his logging crew claim that Travis was abducted by aliens. Special investigator Frank Watters (James Garner) doubts their story and investigates, but the men pass their lie detector tests. When Travis reappears a week later, he tells a fantastic story about where he has been.
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Gardens of Stone 1987 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: James Caan, James Earl Jones, Anjelica Huston, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lonette McKee, Sam Bottoms, Elias Koteas, Laurence Fishburne
This movie tries to show the inner workings of the brotherhood of soldiers. "Gardens of Stone" refers to Arlington National Cemetery, and the story centers on the Old Guard of elite soldiers who perform the internment ceremonies at Arlington.
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 Hardball 2001 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Hard Ball
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, Julian Griffith, DeWayne Warren, Michael B. Jordan, A. Delon Ellis Jr., D.B. Sweeney, Bryan Hearne, Graham Beckel
Conor O'Neill (Keanu Reeves) obtains a loan to pay off his gambling debts on condition that he coaches an inner-city youth baseball team from Chicago's Cabrini Green housing project. After one season of coaching the kids turns Conor's life around and makes him a winner.
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Hear No Evil 1993 R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Marlee Matlin, Martin Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, John C. McGinley, Christina Carlisi, Greg Elam, Charley Lang, Marge Redmond
Jillian Shanahan (Marlee Matlin) is deaf AND she has a rare coin that is wanted by a killer. She is stalked by him and, fearing for her life, goes to the police for help. As if she didn't have enough problems, she distrusts the police lieutenant who is supposed to protect her.
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Heaven Is a Playground 1991 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randall Fried
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Michael Warren, Richard Jordan, Victor Love, Bo Kimble, Janet Julian, Nigel Miguel, Cylk Cozart, Hakeem Olajuwon, Terry Bradley
In Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood, inner-city lawyer Zack Telander (D.B. Sweeney) and basketball coach Byron Harper (Michael Warren) join forces to encourage teens to stay out of trouble and tryout for basketball scholarships instead.
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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Halle Berry, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Brent Spiner, Obba Babatunde, Loretta Devine, Cynda Williams, Tamara Taylor, LaTanya Richardson, D.B. Sweeney, William Atherton
The troubled life of Dorothy Dandridge–the first black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress (1954's "Carmen Jones")–is insightfully portrayed by Halle Berry. The story begins with Dandridge's early vaudeville acts and continues through her professional triumphs, which culminated tragically in her fatal overdose on prescription drugs.
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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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 Memphis Belle 1990 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr., John Lithgow, David Strathairn, Jane Horrocks
This story is based on the true experiences of the 10 men who made up the crew of the "Memphis Belle," a giant World War II B-17 bomber. These airmen had been promised that they would be sent home following the dangerous mission of bombing Bremen, Germany.
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Miracle at St. Anna 2008 R, 160 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alfonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi, Matteo Sciabordi, John Turturro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington, D.B. Sweeney, Omero Antonutti, Robert John Burke, Omari Hardwick
In the 1980s, postal worker Hector Negron (Laz Alfonso) unexpectedly shoots a customer, and now Daily News reporter Tim Boyle (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) searches for the story behind the shooting. Through flashbacks, the story is told about four World War II soldiers–Cpl. Negron, Sgt. Stamps (Derek Luke), Sgt. Cummings (Michael Ealy), and Pfc. Train (Omar Benson Miller)–from the all-Black "Buffalo Soldier" Division who are trapped behind enemy lines. Their fellow soldiers have been killed, and they are the sole survivors, but they find relative safety in an Italian village and relate to some of the residents. As the flashbacks progress, they reveal how Negron's shooting relates to an encounter in that village 40 years ago.
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No Man's Land 1987 R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Peter Werner
Cast: Charlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Randy Quaid, Lara Harris, Bill Duke, Arlen Dean Snyder, M. Emmet Walsh, R.D. Call, Al Shannon, Bernie Pock, Kenny Endoso, James F. Kelly
Cars are being stolen in L.A., and a young cop (D.B. Sweeney) is hot on the thieves' trail in spite of personal problems with a senior policeman (Randy Quaid). Charlie Sheen does a good job portraying the leader of the bad guys.
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Roommates 1995 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore, Jan Rubes, Ellen Burstyn, Frankie Faison, Ernie Sabella, John Cunningham
Although in his 70s, a grandfather (Peter Falk) refuses to allow his grandson to go to an orphanage and makes a commitment to raise him. The story follows their relationship through the following 30 years, including sharing a college fraternity house.
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 Spawn 1997 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Animation / Fantasy
Director: Mark A.Z. Dippe
Cast: John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Melinda Clarke, Miko Hughes, Nicol Williamson, D.B. Sweeney, Frank Welker, Sydni Beaudoin, Michael Papajohn, John Cothran Jr.
Paid assassin Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) is murdered but makes a deal in Hell with Clown (John Leguizamo) to return to Earth as superhero "Spawn." Once back among the living, Spawn is faced with the dilemma of whether or not to interfere in a diabolical plot to destroy Earth.
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The Weekend 1999 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Skeet
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Deborah Kara Unger, Brooke Shields, Jared Harris, David Conrad, James Duval, D.B. Sweeney, Gary Dourdan
Marian (Deborah Kara Unger) and John Kerr (Jared Harris) throw a disastrous dinner party at which everything has gone wrong. But matters get even worse when Laura's B-movie actress daughter, Nina (Brooke Shields), appears at the door. The actors (especially Brooke Shields) give this story credibility.
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| 1. Brother Bear (2003)
2. The Cutting Edge (1992)
3. The Darwin Awards (2006)
4. A Day in October (1992)
5. Dinosaur (2000)
6. Eight Men Out (1988)
7. Fire in the Sky (1993)
8. Gardens of Stone (1987)
9. Hardball (2001)
aka: Hard Ball
10. Hear No Evil (1993)
11. Heaven Is a Playground (1991)
12. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
13. Lonesome Dove (1989)
14. Memphis Belle (1990)
15. Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
16. No Man's Land (1987)
17. Roommates (1995)
18. Spawn (1997)
19. The Weekend (1999)
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