Celebrity 1998  R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Hank Azaria, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Melanie Griffith, Famke Janssen, Michael Lerner, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, Winona Ryder
Kenneth Branagh mimics the Woody Allen persona in this film, which is a multi-layered story about people who want fame and notoriety. In reality, their methods to achieve that goal affect not only themselves but also the people around them.
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Circus 2000  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Walker
Cast: John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Eddie Izzard, Fred Ward, Brian Conley, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Amanda Donohoe, Ian Burfield, Neil Stuke
Leo (John Hannah) wants out of the crime business and plans a leisurely life at a beach home in Cuba where he and his wife, Lily (Famke Janssen), will live happily ever after. But before the change in lifestyle, Leo must pull off one last job, which will give them needed money for his dream. His assignment is to assassinate a woman who turns out to be someone other than who he thought–but for that matter, is Lily who she seems?
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 City of Industry 1997 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton, Famke Janssen, Wade Dominguez, Michael Jai White, Reno Wilson, Lucy Liu, Dana Barron, Tamara Clatterbuck
Professional criminal Roy Egan (Harvey Keitel) has been part of a successful diamond heist in Palm Springs, but when he is left holding an empty bag, he joins forces with Rachel Montana (Famke Janssen) and seeks the stolen fortune and more than a little revenge against his once-partner-in-crime, Skip Kovich (Stephen Dorff).
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 Deep Rising 1998  R, 106 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O'Connor, Jason Flemyng, Djimon Hounsou, Cliff Curtis, Clifton Powell
A gang of jewel thieves is in for a surprise when boarding a cruise ship in the South China Sea to discover that passengers and crew have been victims of a giant squid that devours its victims by sucking the fluid from their bodies. Yuck!
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 Don't Say a Word 2001 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Famke Janssen, Jennifer Esposito, Oliver Platt, Guy Torry, Shawn Doyle, Victor Argo, Conrad Goode, Paul Schulze, Lance Reddick, Aidan Devine, Alex Campbell
When psychiatrist Nathan Conrad's (Michael Douglas) daughter, Jessie (Skye McCole Bartusiak), is kidnapped, he must race against the clock to treat his patient Elisabeth Burrows (Brittany Murphy) who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and holds the key to Jessie's survival.
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Eulogy 2004 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Clancy
Cast: Hank Azaria, Jesse Bradford, Zooey Deschanel, Glenne Headly, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Kelly Preston, Ray Romano, Rip Torn, Debra Winger, Curtis Garcia, Keith Garcia, Rene Auberjonois
Three generations of the dysfunctional Collins family meet for the funeral of their patriarch, and while preparing the eulogy, arguments, hidden relationships, and family secrets come to the fore.
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 The Gingerbread Man 1998 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger, Famke Janssen, Mae Whitman, Robert Duvall, Jesse James, Clyde Hayes, Troy Beyer, Julie Ryder Perce
Robert Altman brings this John Grisham tale to the screen, and the result is a very good film. The plot involves a high-powered lawyer, Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh), who is seduced by a sexy waitress, Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), whose father (Robert Duvall) is tormenting her. Magruder takes on her case, and very soon finds himself in a situation way over his head.
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 GoldenEye 1995  PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench, Joe Don Baker, Tcheky Karyo, Famke Janssen, Samantha Bond, Desmond Llewelyn, Gottfried John, Alan Cumming, Michael Kitchen, Serena Gordon, Simon Kunz
It has been six years since the last James Bond film entry. GoldenEye is named after Ian Fleming's Jamaican estate, and Agent 007 (Pierce Brosnan in his debut as James Bond) is back in business with lots of gadgets, beautiful ladies, and location filming in Monte Carlo, the Caribbean, and St. Petersburg. In this film, 1990s' Russia is chaotic and filled with scheming military officers and an underworld syndicate. Great scene alert: Bond rolling a tank over St. Petersburg's cars.
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Hide and Seek 2005  R, 102 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Polson
Cast: Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen, Elisabeth Shue, Amy Irving, Dylan Baker, Melissa Leo, Robert John Burke, Molly Grant Kallins, David Chandler
After his wife commits suicide, psychologist David Callaway (Robert De Niro) seeks solitude with his young daughter, Emily (Dakota Fanning), in an old house in the woods of upstate New York. Emily finds solace in an imaginary friend, Charlie, with whom she plays "Hide and Seek." But Charlie is a dark figure, and after a murder occurs, David must face facts about Charlie.
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 The House on Haunted Hill 1999 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Malone
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher, Chris Kattan, Max Perlich, Jeffrey Combs, Janet Tracy Keijser, Peter Graves, James Marsters, Dick Beebe, Slavitza Jovan, Lisa Loeb
Eccentric millionaire Stephen H. Price (Geoffrey Rush) plans a birthday party for his wife Evelyn (Famke Janssen) and offers $1,000,000 to any guest who can stay in a haunted house for one entire night. Once everyone arrives, they realize that they are locked inside. The house was once a mental institution, and it appears that its reputation of being haunted just might be true.
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 I Spy 2002 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell, Gary Cole, Viv Leacock, Phill Lewis, Darren Shahlavi, Tate Taylor, Keith Dallas, Lynda Boyd, Bill Mondy, Larry Merchant, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jimmy Lennon Jr.
When a stealth bomber, known as Switch Blade, is stolen, the U.S. Government calls in top-secret spy Alexander Scott (Owen Wilson) to recover the bomber. But, there is one little catch: a hot-head civilian middleweight boxer, Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy), has also been recruited to help.
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 Love & Sex 2000 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Valerie Breiman
Cast: Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau, Noah Emmerich, Cheri Otori, Ann Magnuson, Josh Hopkins, Robert Knepper, Vincent Ventresca, Kristen Zang, David Steinberg
Flashbacks predominate as Monique magazine journalist Kate Welles (Famke Janssen) tackles an assignment on sex, love, and the modern woman. She is expected to draw on her own life experiences, but the problem is that Kate has few equals in her inability to form relationships with her loser boyfriends. Then Adam (Jon Favreau) enters the picture; they fall in love; Adam gets bored; he leaves. Now, too late, he realizes he has made a mistake.
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Made 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Famke Janssen, Peter Falk, Faizon Love, David O'Hara, Vincent Pastore, Makenzie Vega, Jonathan Silverman
Bobby (Jon Favreau) and Ricky (Vince Vaughn) aspire to be professional boxers. Needing cash, they accept a money-laundering job from the local mob boss, Max (Peter Falk), who sends them to NYC where Ricky's antics threaten the operation.
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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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R.P.M. 1998  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ian Sharp
Cast: David Arquette, Emmanuelle Seigner, Famke Janssen, Steve John Shepherd, Stephen Yardley, Kenneth Cranham, John Bluthal, Debora Weston, Jean-Luc Bideau, George Rossi
You know, they just don't get any worse than this. Luke (David Arquette) is a car thief who decides to pull off the "big one"– the prototype of a super car. Just about everything in this one is bad.
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Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes 1994 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Relentless 4
Director: Oley Sassone
Cast: Leo Rossi, Famke Janssen, Colleen Coffey, Ken Lerner, John Scott Clough, Christopher Pettiet, Loring Pickering, Ranier Grant, Charlene Henryson, Claudette Roche, John(3) Kelly, John Meyers
Detective Sam Dietz (Leo Rossi) is back–this time with new partner Jessica Parreti (Colleen Coffey)–and on the trail of a killer who performs ritualistic executions on his female victims. They consult with a psychiatrist, Dr. Sara Lee Joffe (Famke Janssen), who specializes in sexual pathology. At first, she offers little help, but her files provide the key to solving the case when it is learned that her brother has been institutionalized, off and on, for much of his life.
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 Rounders 1998 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Martin Landau, Famke Janssen, Michael Rispoli, Josh Mostel, Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) is a student at law school who uses his expertise as a poker player to help his friend, "Worm" (Edward Norton), pay off a $15,000 debt to a loan shark. This leads Mike into the world of cutthroat poker players of underground New York and Atlantic City.
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Taken 2008 G, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Goran Kostic, Katie Cassidy, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Xander Berkeley, Olivier Rabourdin, Gerard Watkins, Arben Bajraktaraj, Nathan Rippy, Camille Japy
Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) retired from the CIA in order to be closer to his 17-year-old daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), who now divides her time between Bryan and Bryan's ex-wife Lenore (Franke Janssen). After agreeing to her family's strict set of rules, Kim sets off on a trip to Paris with her friend Amanda (Katie Cassidy). Kim and Amanda land in Paris, but are kidnapped by Albanian sex traffickers while Kim is checking in by phone with Bryan. Now, Bryan talks to the kidnappers and delivers a warning to them. Knowing that he has only 96 hours in which to save the girls, Bryan heads for Paris where he uses his surveillance skills and works against evil forces in his search for his beloved daughter.
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The Treatment 2006 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Oren Rudavsky
Cast: Chris Eigeman, Ian Holm, Famke Janssen, Harris Yulin, Stephanie March, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, Peter Vack, Roger Rees, Blair Brown, Griffin Newman, Josh Barclay Caras, Stephen Lang, Maddie Corman, Elizabeth Hubbard
Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) is an English teacher in Manhattan who is estranged from his father (Harris Yulin) and has been dumped by his girlfriend (Stephanie March). Now, Jake falls for rich, beautiful, widow Allegra Marshall (Famke Janssen) and seeks help from Argentina psychoanalyst Dr. Ernesto Morales (Ian Holm) who challenges him to seduce Allegra without becoming emotionally involved. Jake heeds the advice and then begins seeing and hearing Morales throughout every waking and sleeping moment as Jake's life turns into one big therapy session.
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Wackness 2008 R
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams, Method Man, Aaron Yoo, Talia Balsam, David Wohl, Bob Dishy, Joanna Merlin, Shannon Briggs
It is the summer of 1994 on Manhattan's Upper East Side, and Luke (Josh Peck) has just graduated from high school but is continuing his drug dealing activities before heading off to college. He is seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley)–a pot smoker–who trades therapy sessions with Luke for bags of weeds. When Luke tells Dr. Squires that he is depressed, Dr. Squires tells him to go out with a girl, get high, and have sex. What Dr. Squires does not know is that Luke has a crush on Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby) who just happens to be Dr. Squires' daughter.
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 X-Men 2000 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Bruce Davison, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, Matthew Sharp, Rhona Shekter, Kenneth McGregor, Shawn Roberts
This film is based on the popular Marvel comic book series about children born with the special X-Factor in their genes that turns them into mutant superheroes. While psychic Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) heads the school that turns skilled mutants into X-Men–including Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Meanwhile, Magneto (Ian McKellen) organizes his team of mutants to fight the X-Men. Magneto kidnaps Rogue (Anna Paquin) from the school, and now Xavier and his X-Men come to her rescue. As if dealing with Magneto was not enough, they must also contend with Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison) who wants to force all mutants to register as his anti-mutant solution. Good special effects.
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 X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones, Rebecca Romijn, Ben Foster, Dania Ramirez, Ellen Page
In this last entry of the X-Men trilogy, those mutant heroes are back and must now face a choice to retain their unique powers or give up those powers and become human. Battle lines are drawn with mutant leader Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) preaching tolerance versus Magneto (Ian McKellen) who believes in survival of the fittest. Their followers meet on Alcatraz Island–after Magneto levitates the Golden Gate Bridge–and a battle follows involving not only the two mutant armies but the real army that, instead of firing guns, fires needles filled with a potion to cure the mutants.
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 X2 2003 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thiller
aka: X2: X-Men United
X-Men 2
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Bruce Davison, Anna Paquin, Kelly Hu, Aaron Stanford, Shawn Ashmore, Cotter Smith
The X-Men return. This time they search for mutant assassin Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming) whose attempt on the President's (Cotter Smith) life has led to the government's cracking down on all mutants. This even includes the X-Men who attend Charles Xavier's (Patrick Stewart) school that trains mutants to peacefully exist. Because the government believes that the X-Men are responsible for the attack, the President appoints military scientist William Stryker (Brian Cox) to investigate the school. Stryker uses foul means to get information from the X-Men's old foe Magneto (Ian McKellan) and leads an attack on the school. Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is the only adult at the school for the time being, and his overwhelming job is to defend the school and save the students as the war escalates between the mutants and humans.
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| 1. Celebrity (1998)
2. Circus (2000)
3. City of Industry (1997)
4. Deep Rising (1998)
5. Don't Say a Word (2001)
6. Eulogy (2004)
7. The Gingerbread Man (1998)
8. GoldenEye (1995)
9. Hide and Seek (2005)
10. The House on Haunted Hill (1999)
11. I Spy (2002)
12. Lord of Illusions (1995)
13. Love & Sex (2000)
14. Made (2001)
15. Monument Ave. (1998)
16. R.P.M. (1998)
17. Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994)
aka: Relentless 4
18. Rounders (1998)
19. Taken (2008)
20. The Treatment (2006)
21. Wackness (2008)
22. X-Men (2000)
23. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
24. X2 (2003)
aka: X2: X-Men United
aka: X-Men 2
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