Company Man 2000  PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Askin, Douglas McGrath
Cast: Douglas McGrath, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro, Anthony LaPaglia, Ryan Phillippe, Denis Leary, Woody Allen, Alan Cumming, Heather Matarazzo, Paul(2) Guilfoyle
A 1960s' high-school teacher, Allen Quimp (Douglas McGrath), wants his wife, Daisy (Sigourney Weaver), to quit bugging him to "make something of himself." Following an implausible series of events, Allen is actually recruited as a planner of the Bay of Pigs invasion in the plot to overthrow Fidel Castro.
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 Demolition Man 1993  R, 114 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Comedy
Director: Marco Brambilla
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Gunton, Glenn Shadix, Denis Leary, Andre Gregory, Bill Cobbs, Grand L. Bush, Pat Skipper, Steve Kahan
In the year 2031, two men who had been cryogenically frozen are thawed out, and their chase continues when policeman John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) is thawed to continue his efforts of decades ago when he tried to capture psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes). Now, Phoenix has escaped his frozen state, and it is necessary to free Spartan to ensure capture. A funny romp.
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 Double Whammy 2001 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman, Victor Argo, Chris Noth, Donald Faison, Maurice G. Smith, Keith Nobbs, Melonie Diaz
Things just aren't going well at work for NYC cop Ray Pluto (Denis Leary). He even throws out his back during a fast food restaurant robbery, with a child saving the day. Things aren't going well at his apartment building either, with several odd episodes unfolding. A so-so comedy.
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Final 2001  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Campbell Scott
Cast: Denis Leary, Hope Davis, J.C. MacKenzie, Jim Gaffigan, Jim Hornyak, Maureen Anderman, Marin Hinkle, Madison Arnold, Caroline Kava, Mary Diverny
When Bill (Denis Leary) awakens from a coma and tries to piece together what has happened, Dr. Anne Johnson (Hope Davis) comes to his aid, and they almost succeed through therapy sessions to put the puzzle pieces together.
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Gunmen 1994 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Deran Sarafian
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Denis Leary, Patrick Stewart, Kadeem Hardison, Sally Kirkland, Richard C. Sarafian, Robert Harper, Brenda Bakke, James Chalke
Smuggler Dani (Christopher Lambert) teams up with DEA cop Cole (Mario Van Peebles) to find $400 million that was stolen from drug boss Loomis (Patrick Stewart) by Dani's brother, who was killed in the process. Now Loomis sends killers after Dani and Cole. Lots of action and some laughs thrown in as the pair bicker their way from one scrape to another.
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 Ice Age 2002 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, Tara Strong, Cedric the Entertainer, Stephen Root, Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk, Lorri Bagley, Jane Krakowski, Peter Ackerman, Josh Hamilton
When Sid the Sloth (voice of John Leguizamo) and Manfred the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano) find a human baby, they set out to locate his tribe and return him to the humans. Joining Manfred and Sid on the journey is Diego the Saber-tooth Tiger (voice of Denis Leary) who schemes to upset the rescue plans. The film was nominated for an Academy award for Best Animated Feature.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Action / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Karen Disher, Jane Lynch
Manny the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano) and his mate Ellie (voice of Queen Latifah) are expecting a baby, and Manny's life is changing with his approaching fatherhood. Manny's cohort, Diego the Saber-toothed Tiger (Denis Leary), is not thrilled with Manny's changing lifestyle. Meanwhile, Sid the Sloth (John Leguizamo) is jealous of Manny and steals dinosaur eggs so that he can have his own "babies." When the eggs hatch, the real mom retrieves them and hauls Sid and her babies into the underground dinosaur kingdom. Now, Manny and Diego set out to rescue their friend and encounter many dangers along the way.
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 Ice Age: The Meltdown 2006 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Queen Latifah, Will Arnett, Jay Leno, Chris Wedge, Peter Ackerman, Caitlin Rose Anderson, Connor Anderson, Joseph Bologna
A new migration begins for Sid the Sloth (voice of John Leguizamo), Manny the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano), and Diego the Saber-toothed Tiger (voice of Denis Leary) when a warming trend threatens to melt Earth's glaciers, and the blended herd works together as they leave their old stomping ground in the search for safety.
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 Jesus' Son 1999 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alison Maclean
Cast: Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Denis Leary, Jack Black, Will Patton, Greg Germann, Holly Hunter, Dennis Hopper, Torben Brooks, Antoinette LaVecchia, Ben Shenkman, Mark Webber, John Ventimiglia, Michael Shannon, Alan Davidson
Based on Denis Johnson's short stories, dark humor and a strong cast contribute to this story about FH (Billy Crudup), a 1970s' junkie who shoots up to attain his dreams. FH's heroin addiction leads to many problems that intensify when he falls in love with Michelle (Samantha Morton) who is also addicted. Michelle becomes pregnant, has an abortion, and leaves for Mexico. Determined to track her down, FH sets off on a trek to Mexico. Along the way, FH meets Mira (Holly Hunter) and becomes involved in an auto accident. This tragedy leads him into rehab where he finds redemption. Presented as a series of episodes in an addict's life, the film tends to romanticize the drug culture.
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Lakeboat 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Mantegna
Cast: Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Denis Leary, Robert Forster, J.J. Johnston, Tony Mamet, Jack Wallace, George Wendt, Andy Garcia, Roberta Angelica
Graduate student Dale Katzman (Tony Mamet) signs on for a summer job on a Great Lakes freighter where he listens to the tales of hardened, veteran sailors and learns there is more to them than first meets the eye.
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Love Walked In 1998 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Juan Jose Campanella
Cast: Denis Leary, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Terence Stamp, Michael Badalucco, Gene Canfield, Marj Dusay, Moira Kelly, Neal Huff, Danny Nucci, J.K. Simmons
Down-and-out lounge singers, Vicky (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon) and Jack (Denis Leary), grab at straws when Jack's friend Eddie (Michael Badahicco) offers them roles in a blackmail plot that may get them out of poverty.
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The MatchMaker 1997  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Joffe
Cast: Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Jay O. Sanders, Denis Leary, Milo O'Shea, Paul Hickey, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Saffron Burrows, Rosaleen Linehan, Olivia Caffrey, Joan Sheehy, Anne Gildea, James Ryland
Marcy (Janeane Garofalo) is an aide to Massachusetts Senator McGlory (Jay O. Sanders) when she is sent to Ireland to arrange for his future visit. Her trip proves more than a little enlightening when matchmaker Dermot (Milo O'Shea) determines that Marcy should be partnered with Sean (David O'Hara).
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Monument Ave. 1998 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Billy Crudup, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jason Barry, Colm Meaney, John Diehl, Noah Emmerich, Ian Hart, Famke Janssen
Bobby O'Grady (Denis Leary) is a loyal member of Jackie O'Hara's gang, but when Jackie orders a hit of one of Bobby's cousins, a rift develops, violence erupts, and Bobby becomes disillusioned with the only world he knows.
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National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins 1995 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Favorite Deadly Sins
Director: David Jablin, Denis Leary
Cast: Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna, Andrew Dice Clay, Annabella Sciorra, Cassidy Rae, William Ragsdale, Brian Keith, Farrah Forke, Lois Foraker, Allan Rich
This edited version of a Showtime series (that satirized the deadly sins) presents skits on three of the sins; "Greed," "Anger," and "Lust;" with mixed results. "Greed" is the most effective as Frank (Joe Mantegna), a TV producer of true-life crime stories, tries to get a leg up on the competition.
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I 1993 PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
aka: Loaded Weapon 1
Director: Gene Quintano
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Lovitz, Tim Curry, Charlie Sheen, Bruce Willis, Erik Estrada, Frank McRae, William Shatner, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Ireland, Dhiru Shah, Denis Leary, Tom Bruggeman, Bill Nunn
This take-off on "Lethal Weapon" and its sequels has moments that are very funny between cop Jack Colt (Emilio Estevez) and his irritated partner Wes Luger (Samuel L. Jackson). While they are investigating the murder of Luger's ex-partner, Colt and Luger uncover General Mortars (William Shatner) drug conspiracy. Watch for cameo appearances by Bruce Willis, Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Corey Feldman, and Martin Sheen.
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Neon Bible 1995 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terence Davies
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Diana Scarwid, Denis Leary, Jacob Tierney, Leo Burmester, Frances Conroy, Peter McRobbie, Joan Glover, Bob Hannah
Set in Georgia during World War II, this is the film adaptation of John Kennedy Toole's novel about David (Jacob Tierney) who grows up in a dysfunctional household and rebels against the bigotry he sees in his Southern town.
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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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The Ref 1994 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Glynis Johns, Raymond J. Barry, Richard Bright, Christine Baranski, Adam LeFevre, Ellie Raab
Gus (Denis Leary) just cannot quite make it in his chosen field–burglary! One Christmas Eve, his burglary attempt becomes so fouled up that he must take his victims captive in their own home. There he is faced not only with their arguing but also with all of the relatives who come to "celebrate" the holiday.
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 The Sandlot 1993 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: David M. Evans
Cast: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, James Earl Jones, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, Art LaFleur, Brandon Quintin Adams, Arliss Howard, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams, Grant Gelt, Shane Obedzinski, Victor DiMattia
Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) is a shy boy whose mother and stepfather (Karen Allen and Denis Leary) move with him into a new neighborhood. He makes friends with Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (Mike Vitar) who teaches him how to play baseball, and Scotty joins Benny's sandlot team that desperately needs its ninth member. Scotty helps himself to his stepfather's "Babe Ruth" autographed baseball and hits it for a home run. The problem is that the ball lands in Mr. Mertle's (James Earl Jones) junkyard, which is guarded by Mertle's snarling dog "The Beast." Now, the fun begins as Scotty and Benny devise ways to get the ball out of the junkyard by building ball-retrieving machines.
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The Second Civil War 1997 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman, James Earl Jones, Dan Hedaya, James Coburn, Elizabeth Pena, Denis Leary, Ron Perlman, Brian Keith
When the Governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges) refuses to allow Pakistani orphans to relocate in his state, the President of United States (Phil Hartman) does not agree with the decision and sends in federal troops.
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The Secret Lives of Dentists 2003 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary, Robin Tunney, Peter Samuel, Jon Patrick Walker, Gianna Beleno, Lydia Jordan, Cassidy Hinkle, Adele D'Man, Kevin Carroll, Kate Clinton
The idyllic lives of married dentists–Dr. David Hurst (Campbell Scott) and Dr. Dana Hurst (Hope Davis)–take a tailspin when David suspects Dana of being unfaithful and enters a world of hallucinations in which he thinks of his patient, Slater (Dennis Leary), as his secret confidant.
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Small Soldiers 1998 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: David Cross, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Dunn, Phil Hartman, Ernest Borgnine, Tommy Lee Jones, George Kennedy, Dick Miller, Alexandra Wilson, Gregory Smith, Jacob Smith, Ann Magnuson
This partially animated film is filled with great special effects. The focus is on a set of children's toy soldiers that battle the Gorgonites, a collection of toy aliens. While this sounds like a cute children's movie, the violence could be too much for little ones.
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 Suicide Kings 1997 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Cast: Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Johnny Galecki, Jeremy Sisto, Nina Siemaszko, Jay Fiondella, Cliff De Young
When his sister is kidnapped, Avery (Henry Thomas) and his friends plan to rescue her by kidnapping Carlo Bartolucci (Christopher Walken), a former Mafia kingpin, and get him to influence the original kidnappers to release Avery's sister. A pretty good plot with good acting.
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 The Thomas Crown Affair 1999 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Ben Gazzara, Faye Dunaway, Frankie Faison, Fritz Weaver, Charles Keating, Mark Margolis, Michael Lombard
What would you do if you were bored because you could buy almost anything you want? Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan)–billionaire financier–steals a Monet painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hot on his trail are insurance investigator Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) and police detective Michael McCann (Denis Leary).
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 True Crime 1999 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary, Lisa Gay Hamilton, James Woods, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Diane Venora, Michael Jeter, Mary McCormack
Hotshot reporter Steve Everett–"Ev"–(Clint Eastwood) may be a reformed alcoholic, but he hasn't changed enough to stop cheating on his wife–a trait that has ruined his career. When given another reporter's assignment to interview condemned killer Frank Beachum (Isaiah Washington), Ev believes his story and is convinced of his innocence but has only 12 hours to find the proof.
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Two If by Sea 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Bennett
Cast: Denis Leary, Sandra Bullock, Yaphet Kotto, Stephen Dillane, Wayne Robson, Mike Starr, Michael Badalucco
Small-time thief Frank (Denis Leary) and his girlfriend, Roz (Sandra Bullock), hide out in a mansion while waiting for his buyer to pick up a stolen Matisse painting. Problems really begin when the wealthy neighbor, Evan (Stephen Dillane), introduces Roz to the posh Rhode Island social scene of which he is a part.
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Underworld 1996  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Roger Christian
Cast: Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna, Annabella Sciorra, Larry Bishop, Abe Vigoda, Robert Costanzo, Traci Lords, Jimmie F. Skaggs, James Tolkan, Heidi Schanz, Cristi Conaway, Angela Jones, Amy Moon, Marc Baur, Michael David Simms
In his effort to find out who made an assassination attempt on his father's life seven years before, ex-con Johnny (Denis Leary) abducts mob boss Frank Gavilan (Joe Mantegna). Johnny suspects that Frank might be behind the assassination attempt and uses the psychotherapy degree he earned in prison as the means of uncovering the assassin. He even takes Frank to sex therapist Dr. Diane Leah (Annabella Sciorra) as one of the steps in learning who attacked his father.
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Wag the Dog 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, William H. Macy, James Belushi, Craig T. Nelson, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Belson, Andrea Martin, John Michael Higgins, Suzie Plakson, David Koechner
The American public's gullibility is exploited when the President's (Michael Belson) spin-doctors (Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro) prescribe a make-believe war with Albania as a ruse to divert attention from the President's sexual exploits. Hoffman received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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Wide Awake 1998 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delany, Denis Leary, Robert Loggia, Rosie O'Donnell, Camryn Manheim, Vicki Giunta, Julia Stiles, Michael Shulman, Heather Casler, Dan Lauria, Stefan Niemczyk, Michael Pacienza, Jaret Ross Barron
When his Grandpa Beal (Robert Loggia) passes away, 10-year-old Joshua (Joseph Cross) embarks on a search for God in order to find his grandfather who had promised to be with him forever. He gets help from sports-loving nun, Sister Terry (Rosie O'Donnell), who appears to be as equally devoted to baseball as she is to God.
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| 1. Company Man (2000)
2. Demolition Man (1993)
3. Double Whammy (2001)
4. Final (2001)
5. Gunmen (1994)
6. Ice Age (2002)
7. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
8. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
9. Jesus' Son (1999)
10. Judgment Night (1993)
11. Lakeboat (2001)
12. Love Walked In (1998)
13. The MatchMaker (1997)
14. Monument Ave. (1998)
15. National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins (1995)
aka: Favorite Deadly Sins
16. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I (1993)
aka: Loaded Weapon 1
17. Neon Bible (1995)
18. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
19. The Ref (1994)
20. The Sandlot (1993)
21. The Second Civil War (1997)
22. The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)
23. Small Soldiers (1998)
24. Suicide Kings (1997)
25. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
26. True Crime (1999)
27. Two If by Sea (1996)
28. Underworld (1996)
29. Wag the Dog (1997)
30. Wide Awake (1998)
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