 The Banger Sisters 2002  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Dolman
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Eva Amurri, Robin Thomas, Matthew Carey, Kohl Sudduth, Andre Ware, Adam Tomei
Twenty years after they were rock groupies, friends Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) and Suzette (Goldie Hawn) find each other. Although Suzette's lifestyle has changed little, Vinnie (a.k.a. Lavinia, now) is enjoying life as a lawyer's wife and raising two teenagers. Despite their differences, the two women learn much from each other.
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Flightplan 2005 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Kate Beahan, Michael Irby, Assaf Cohen, Erika Christensen, Shane Edelman, Mary Gallagher, Marlene Lawston, Forrest Landis, Brent Sexton
Grieving over the unexpected death of her husband, Kyle (Jodie Foster) and her six-year-old daughter, Julia (Marlene Lawston), are escorting his body home on a double-decker jumbo jet flying from Berlin to New York. Shortly after boarding, Kyle takes a nap, and when she awakens Julia has disappeared. Passengers and crew help Kyle look for Julia, but when she is not found they have problems believing that Julia was on the plane, and Kyle is beginning to have doubts herself.
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Leave It to Beaver 1997 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Andy Cadiff
Cast: Christopher McDonald, Janine Turner, Cameron Finley, Erik von Detten, Adam Zolotin, Barbara Billingsley, Alan Rachins, Erika Christensen, Geoffrey Pierson, Ken Osmond, Frank Bank, Grace Phillips, E.J. De La Pena, Justin Restivo, Louis Martin Braga III
Ward and June Cleaver's (Christopher McDonald and Janine Turner) family is back in this nostalgic effort to recreate the 1950s TV show. In this story, Beaver (Cameron Finley) wishes for a new bike, which is promptly stolen. Meanwhile, Wally (Erik von Detten) has his usual problems with girls–especially with a certain Karen (Erika Christensen).
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 The Perfect Score 2004  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam, Tyra Ferrell, Matthew Lillard, Vanessa Angel, Bill Mackenzie, Dan Zukovic, Iris Quinn, Lorena Gale, Lynda Boyd, Patricia Idlette
Kyle (Chris Evans) is a perfectionist who is shocked when he finds that his SAT scores are not good enough to get him into the college of his choice. Kyle and his friend Matty (Bryan Greenberg) get together with other seniors–Francesca (Scarlett Johansson), overachiever Anna (Erika Christensen), star basketball player Desmond (Darius Miles) and stoner Ray (Leonardo Nam). They plot to steal the SAT from the Princeton Educational Testing Center in order to assure themselves great scores on the upcoming test.
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Riding the Bullet 2004 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Cliff Robertson, Barbara Hershey, Erika Christensen, Barry W. Levy, Chris Gauthier, Robin Nielsen, Matt Frewer, Nicky Katt, Jeffrey Ballard, Peter LaCroix
College student Alan Parker (Jonathan Jackson) is hitchhiking across Maine on Halloween to reach his dying mother's hospital when he is picked up by George Staub (David Arquette). George, it turns out, is really dead and collects souls. He gives Alan the choice: his soul or his mother's.
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The Sisters 2006 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Cast: Maria Bello, Mary Stuart Masterson, Erika Christensen, Tony Goldwyn, Elizabeth Banks, Rip Torn, Chris O'Donnell, Eric McCormack, Steven Culp, Alessandro Nivola, Greg Foote, Ed Ragozzino
This take-off on Anton Chekov's "The Three Sisters," is updated and now set in the United States where sisters Marcia and Olga (Maria Bello and Mary Stuart Masterson) are planning a surprise for their sister Irene's (Erika Christensen) birthday. The party takes place, but it leads to the siblings' struggle with suppressed memories as they try to overcome their father's death and come to an honest understanding of their relationships with each other.
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Swimfan 2002 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Polson
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton, Clayne Crawford, Jason Ritter, Kia Goodwin, Dan Hedaya, Michael Higgins, Nick Sandow
After high-school senior Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) enjoys a one-night stand with sexy Madison (Erika Christensen), his life takes a decided turn for the worse when Madison fails in her demand that he drop girlfriend Amy (Shiri Appleby).
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Traffic 2000  R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steven Bauer, Jacob Vargas, Erika Christensen, Clifton Collins Jr., Tomas Milian, Miguel Ferrer, Jose Yengue, Emilio Rivera, Michael O'Neill
Interlocking stories allow this film to cover the cocaine world from several aspects. In one story, Tijuana cops (Benicio Del Toro and Jacob Vargas) are involved in efforts to crash a drug cartel, but they begin to suspect motives of authorities. Meanwhile, on the San Diego side of the border, DEA agents (Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman) arrest a big drug supplier (Steven Bauer), leaving his pregnant wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) in a precarious situation. Finally, an Ohio Supreme Court Justice (Michael Douglas) is appointed to head the U.S. war on drugs, but he has his own personal problems: a daughter who has been freebasing with friends. An excellent examination of the illegal drug world. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro). A nomination was also received for Best Picture. Based on the British miniseries "Traffik."
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The Upside of Anger 2005  R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Keri Russell, Evan Rachel Wood, Alicia Witt, Mike Binder, Tom Harper, Dane Christensen, Danny Webb, Suzanne Bertish, Magdalena Manville
After her husband walks out, suburban wife Terry (Joan Allen) is left with four daughters to raise. This is not an easy task as is evidenced by Terry's downhill slide from friendly mom to sarcastic shrew. Her attraction to next-door-neighbor, alcoholic Denny Davies (Kevin Costner), contributes to Terry's reliance on booze. But, Denny is basically a good guy and helps keep peace between mother and daughters–some of the time.
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| 1. The Banger Sisters (2002)
2. Flightplan (2005)
3. Leave It to Beaver (1997)
4. The Perfect Score (2004)
5. Riding the Bullet (2004)
aka: Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
6. The Sisters (2006)
7. Swimfan (2002)
8. Traffic (2000)
9. The Upside of Anger (2005)
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