Anatomy (Anatomie) 2000  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Cast: Franka Potente, Benno Furmann, Anna Loos, Sebastian Blomberg, Holger Speckhahn, Traugott Buhre, Oliver Wnuk, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Andreas Gunther, Rudiger Vogler
When medical student Paula Hening (Franka Potente) begins study at a prestigious Heidelberg medical school, she is shocked to find the cadaver of a man she had just met. Investigation turns up a conspiracy: research involving vivisections on living humans.
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Anatomy 2 (Anatomie 2) 2003 R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Cast: Barnaby Metschurat, Herbert Knaup, Heike Makatsch, Roman Knizka, Wotan Wilke Mohring, Frank Giering, Hanno Koffler, Felix Kramer, Sebastian Nakajew, Franka Potente, Rosel Zech, August Diehl
Jo (Barnaby Metschurat), an ambitious graduate of medical school, takes his first job in Berlin. His goal is to work on finding a cure for a rare disease that crippled his brother, but, instead, he becomes involved with an elite group of physicians that is into highly unethical research.
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 Blow 2001  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Ray Liotta, Paul Reubens, Jordi Molla, Ethan Suplee, Max Perlich, Cliff Curtis, Miguel Sandoval, Kevin Gage, Jesse James, Miguel Perez, Dan Ferro
Based on the true story of cocaine smuggler George Jung (Johnny Depp)–currently serving a 60-year jail sentence–whose 30-year illegal trade ran from Columbia to the California coast, this story explores Jung's personal ups and downs. Ultimately, the effects of drugs take their toll on his wife (Penelope Cruz) and parents (Ray Liotta and Rachel Griffiths).
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The Bourne Identity 2002  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Julia Stiles, Gabriel Mann, Walton Goggins, Nicky Naude, Josh Hamilton, Orso Maria Guerrini, Tim Dutton, Denis Braccini, Anthony Green
Suffering from amnesia and riddled with bullets, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea. There is only one clue to his identity: a laser device, implanted under his skin, that identifies a Swiss bank account number. After locating the contents of the account, Bourne finds himself the target of the CIA and pays Marie (Franka Potente) to drive him to Paris on what turns out to be a breathtaking trip. Based on Robert Ludlum's novel.
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The Bourne Supremacy 2004 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Gabriel Mann, Joan Allen, Marton Csokas, Tom Gallop, Karel Roden, John Bedford Lloyd, Ethan Sandler, Michelle Monaghan, Karel Roden, Tomas Arana
In this sequel to "The Bourne Identity," Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is living in India where he has been in hiding with Marie (Franka Potente). When he learns that he has been framed for the murders of two CIA agents in Berlin, the chase is on as Bourne traverses Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Russia in search of the truth.
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Che 2008 R, 262 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria D. Sosa, Joaquim de Almeida, Pablo Duran, Ezequiel Diaz, Othello Rensoli, Franka Potente, Norman Santiago, Juan Salinas, Paty M. Bellott, Raul Beltran, Raul "Pitin" Gomez
This four-and-a-half hour film is divided into two parts. Part I begins in 1956 as Castro (Demian Bichir), along with his rebel force–including Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro)–arrive in Cuba, and the guerilla war begins as they overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara emerges as a revolutionary hero. In Part II, the year is 1966, and Guevara disappears and then resurfaces in the Bolivian jungles where he recruits a band of guerillas to spread the revolution throughout Latin America.
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I Love Your Work 2005 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Goldberg
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Franka Potente, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Coughlan, Christina Ricci, Jared Harris, Judy Greer, Shalom Harlow, Elvis Costello, Jason Lee, Vince Vaughn, Dan Bucatinsky, David Alan Graf, Rick Hoffman
Hollywood star Gray Evans (Giovanni Ribisi) is sitting on top of the world as he and his actress wife, Mia (Franka Potente), appear to be on the fast track to happiness. But, the marriage begins to disintegrate, Gray suffers a mental breakdown, and happiness seems to be a brief luxury of the past.
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The Princess and the Warrior 2000 R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Benno Furmann, Joachim Krol, Marita Breuer, Lars Rudolph, Melchior Beslon, Jurgen Tarrach, Ludger Pistor, Natja Brunckhorst, Susanne Bredehoft
In this romantic thriller, Franka Potente takes on the role of Sissi, a psychiatric nurse working at Birkenhof Asylum. Her life crosses that of drifter Bodo (Benno Furmann). After Bodo causes an accident and then saves Sissi's life, she becomes obsessed with the idea that Bodo is the man of her dreams and pursues him.
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 Run Lola Run 1998 R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Animation
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri, Armin Rohde, Joachim Krol, Ludger Pistor, Suzanne von Borsody, Sebastian Schipper, Julia Lindig, Lars Rudolph, Andreas Petri
Lola (Franka Potente) is a tattooed punkette whose boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), inadvertently leaves 100,000 marks on the train. The money was being taken to a gangster, and Manni now has only 20 minutes to recover the loot. In desperation, Manni calls Lola for help, which sets her off and running to find the cash.
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Try Seventeen 2002 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: All I Want
Director: Jeffrey Porter
Cast: Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, Mandy Moore, Chris Martin, Deborah Harry, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Pearl, Andrew Jackson, Malcolm Scott, Aloma Wright, Frank C. Turner, Daniella Evangelista
Young Jones Dillon (Elijah Wood) decides that college is not for him after a very short stay. He moves into an apartment building where he intends to become the writer he has always wanted to be, befriends the offbeat inhabitants of the building, and learns lessons about life.
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| 1. Anatomy (Anatomie) (2000)
2. Anatomy 2 (Anatomie 2) (2003)
3. Blow (2001)
4. The Bourne Identity (2002)
5. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
6. Che (2008)
7. I Love Your Work (2005)
8. The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
9. Run Lola Run (1998)
10. Try Seventeen (2002)
aka: All I Want
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