1492: Conquest of Paradise 1992   PG-13, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean, Angela Molina, Fernando Rey, Michael Wincott, Tcheky Karyo, Frank Langella, Mark Margolis
This celebration of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of America provides a complex look at the relationship of Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella in his quest for exploration.
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And God Created Woman 1988  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano, Frank Langella, Donovan Leitch, Judith Chapman, Jaime McEnnan, Benjamin Mouton, Dave Shelley, Einstein Brown, David Lopez
Convict Robin Shay (Rebecca De Mornay) dreams of becoming a rock star. She makes a deal with her lover to gain release from prison and start on her road to success.
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 Bad Company 1995  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Damian Harris
Cast: Ellen Barkin, Laurence Fishburne, Frank Langella, Michael Beach, David Ogden Stiers, Spalding Gray, Gia Carides, James Hong, Michael Murphy, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Tegan West, Fred Henderson, Michelle Beaudoin, L. Harvey Gold, Alan C. Peterson
Former CIA agent Nelson Crowe (Laurence Fishburne) joins the industrial espionage firm, Grimes Organization, and works with former Covert Operations operative Margaret Wells (Ellen Barkin). She convinces Crowe that they could overthrow the boss Vic Grimes (Frank Langella) and take over the operation. Blackmail and espionage ensue in their deadly game in which no one can be trusted.
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Body of Evidence 1993  R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Uli Edel
Cast: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Julianne Moore, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Jurgen Prochnow, Charles Hallahan, Frank Langella, Stan Shaw
When her rich lover dies, Rebecca Carlson (Madonna) inherits $8 million. The police are suspicious because they know that Rebecca enjoys rough sex and think that she may have caused her lover's death.
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The Box 2009 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Richard Kelly
Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne, Sam Oz Stone, Gillian Jacobs, Celia Weston, Deborah Rush, Lisa K. Wyatt, Kevin Robertson, Ian Kahn, Mark S. Cartier, Michele Durrett, John Magaro
A financially burdened couple, Nora and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden), are given a box, and a mysterious stranger, Arlington Steward (Frank Langella), tells them that if they press certain buttons on the box within 24 hours, they will receive $1 million. But, if they choose to push the buttons, an unknown person will die in the process. Nora does push the buttons, a person across town drops dead, and they do receive the $1 million. They suffer guilt and find themselves in a moral dilemma. Arthur investigates the origins of the box, and the trail leads to NASA, the NSA, government conspiracies, and aliens.
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Brainscan 1994 R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Flynn
Cast: Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, T. Ryder Smith, Amy Hargreaves, James Marsh, Victor Ertmanis, David Hemblen, Vlasta Vrana, Domenico Fiore, Claire Riley
Sixteen-year-old Michael (Edward Furlong) is a horror buff and spends hours each night playing video games on his computer. He orders an interesting-sounding CD game, "Brainscan," that puts him into the game–but with frightening consequences.
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Cutthroat Island 1995 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw, Harris Yulin, Patrick Malahide, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Paul Dillon, Rex Linn, Christopher Masterson, Carl Chase, Peter Geeves, Angus Wright, Ken Bones
The thrill of piracy on the high seas is brought to the screen in this film about beautiful Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) who is the daughter of a pirate. When her father dies, Morgan inherits her father's ship and sets out–as the ship's captain–to find pieces of a missing treasure map and to avenge her father's murder. Because the map is printed in Latin, Morgan joins forces with a well-educated slave, William Shaw (Matthew Modine), who can interpret the map. It isn't long before Morgan discovers that her nasty uncle, Dawg Brown (Frank Langella), is also searching for pieces of the map, and a battle ensues with lots of sword-fighting action.
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Dark Summer 2000 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Innocents
Director: Gregory Marquette
Cast: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Connie Nielsen, Mia Kirshner, Robert Culp, Anne Archer, Joseph Culp, James Quill, Frank Langella, Keith David, Kent Allen, Charles Knecht, Trae Thomas, Mark Adams, William L. Marshall, Blaine Hart
Cellist Gerard Huxley (Jean-Hugues Anglade) is traveling through the Midwest when he runs across disturbed sisters Megan and Dominique Denright (Connie Nielsen and Mia Kirshner). They are heading to Seattle to tell their mother that their father has died. Gerard hooks up with them, unfortunately, since the sisters leave a trail of blood behind. Now, Gerard is accused of the murders and must defend himself.
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 Dave 1993  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Parley Baer, Stefan Gierasch, Faith Prince, Laura Linney, Tom Dugan, Anna Deavere Smith, Charles Hallahan
Dave Kovic (Kevin Kline), who looks exactly like U.S. President Bill Mitchell (also played by Kline), runs an employment agency specializing in temp. work. The President's Chief-of-Staff Bob Alexander (Frank Langella) asks Dave to stand in for the President at a luncheon, and Dave agrees. While Dave is attending the luncheon, the President suffers a stroke when he is having sex with his mistress. In order to keep the indiscretion a secret, Dave agrees to continue his impersonation of the President. It doesn't take long for Dave to learn how to run the government and promote changes he feels will improve the country. And, in the process, he also falls in love with the President's wife Ellen (Sigourney Weaver). 1 User Review
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| | asmara 08/20/2009 | | where can i buy this fantastic movie? been trying to buy one for years. Help!! |
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Doomsday Gun 1994 TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Young
Cast: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kitchen, Francesca Annis, Tony Goldwyn, Aharon Ipale, James Fox, Rupert Graves, Clive Owen
This semi-documentary is based on the true story of Saddam Hussein's efforts to obtain a superior weapon, leading to his dealings with Canadian Gerald Bull (Frank Langella) who is willing to sell his services to the highest bidder.
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 Dracula 1979 R, 109 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Romance
Director: John Badham
Cast: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Tony Haygarth, Trevor Eve, Janine Duvitski, Jan Francis, Teddy Turner, Sylvester McCoy, Kristine Howarth, Joe Belcher, Ted Carroll, Frank Birch, Gabor Vernon
A vampire must have blood, and Dracula knows how to find it! Once again, the story of Count Dracula's (Frank Langella) visit to London, from his home in Transylvania, is told. Although this version is not the best production of Dracula, special effects do add a unique dimension, and the acting is good.
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Eddie 1996 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, John "Spider" Salley, Malik Sealy, John Benjamin Hickey, Troy Beyer
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg) is a dyed-in-the-wool New York Knicks fan who wins a contest and is rewarded with becoming the Knicks' new coach. The new manager, Wild Bill Burgess (Frank Langella), tapped her in a desperate attempt to boost the sagging attendance numbers.
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Frost/Nixon 2008 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Patty McCormack, Andy Milder, Kate Jennings Grant, Geoffrey Blake, Gabriel Jarret, Jim Meskimen, Clint Howard
This film analyzes events before, during, and after the 1977 television interview of Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) by David Frost (Michael Sheen) during which they dealt with questions about the Watergate scandal that brought down Nixon's presidency. Nixon chose Frost as the man to interview him, and the result, as is demonstrated in this film, was a battle of wits. The film received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Langella), and Director
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Good Night, and Good Luck 2005  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Clooney
Cast: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, Thomas McCarthy, Matt Ross, Reed Diamond, Robert John Burke
This film recreates events surrounding the March, 1954, TV broadcast when journalist Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) took on Senator Joseph McCarthy on his show, "See it Now." George Clooney's film inter-cuts between Murrow and the real Senator McCarthy bring a sense of reality to the film. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (David Strathairn), and Director.
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I'm Losing You 1998 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Wagner
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Andrew McCarthy, Frank Langella, Elizabeth Perkins, Salome Jens, Buck Henry, Gina Gershon, Amanda Donohoe, Ed Begley Jr., Laraine Newman
When Perry Needham Krohn (Frank Langella), a movie producer, learns that he is dying of cancer, the tragedy serves as a catalyst for his highly dysfunctional family. The ensuing saga is pure soap opera.
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 Jason and the Argonauts 2000 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Nick Willing
Cast: Jason London, Jolene Blalock, Dennis Hopper, Frank Langella, Natasha Henstridge, Derek Jacobi, Brian Thompson, Mark Lewis Jones, Diana Kent, Tom Harper, Olivia Williams, Angus Macfadyen, Adrian Lester, Ciaran Hinds
Jason (Jason London), an exiled prince, learns of his true identity and sets out to reclaim his birthright, but his treacherous uncle, Pelias (Dennis Hopper), has usurped the throne and threatens to kill Jason. Jason is very clever and makes a deal to deliver the Golden Fleece to Pelias. Thus the adventure begins as Jason sails off on his quest.
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Junior 1994 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, Frank Langella, Pamela Reed, Judy Collins, James Eckhouse, Aida Turturro, Stefan Gierasch, Lawrence Tierney
Dr. Alexander Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a geneticist who is so involved with his newest project that, when he is replaced by Dr. Diana Reddin (Emma Thompson), he takes his own fertility drug to further the experiment. Of course, Hesse becomes pregnant, and his resulting confinement is the subject of this very funny film.
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 Lolita 1997 R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain, Suzanne Shepherd, Keith Reddin, Erin J. Dean, Joan Glover, Ed Grady, Michael Goodwin
After two years of rejection by major studios in Hollywood, this adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel was aired on Showtime. Jeremy Irons brings out all of Humbert's sick personality as he lusts after young Lolita (Dominique Swain), the daughter of Humbert's landlady, Charlotte Haze (Melanie Griffith).
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Masters of the Universe 1987 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Gary Goddard
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty, Jon Cypher, Courteney Cox, James Tolkan, Chelsea Field, Christina Pickles, Tony Carroll
First it was toy action figures, then a TV cartoon series for the young ones, and now He-Man (Dolph Lundgren) comes to the movies in this fantasy action story. He-Man takes on his arch rival, Skeletor (Frank Langella), to save the planet Eternia, but a cosmic key sends both to Earth's California, where He-Man enlists the aid of two teens. Disappointing.
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The Men's Club 1986 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Roy Scheider, Treat Williams, Richard Jordan, Frank Langella, David Dukes, Craig Wasson, Stockard Channing, Cindy Pickett, Jennifer Jason Leigh
This story about a group of nearly 40-year-olds who get together for a stag party depicts all that is macho about some men and their destructive attitudes toward women.
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Moses 1996 TV, 188 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Frank Langella, David Suchet, Christopher Lee, Anna Galiena, Enrico Lo Verso, Geraldine McEwan, Maurice Roeves, Anthony Higgins, Philippe Leroy, Philip Stone, Anton Lesser
This made-for-TV account of the Old Testament prophet Moses is highlighted by the fine performance of Ben Kingsley in the title role. The story begins with the baby Moses being placed in a basket by his mother and floated down the Nile to save him from the wicked pharaoh who called for the death of all Hebrew children. Found by a princess, he is raised in luxury, but his destiny is to lead his people out of Egypt to the promised land.
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 The Ninth Gate 1999 R, 130 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner, Barbara Jefford, Jack Taylor, James Russo, Jose Lopez Rodero, Toni Amoni, Willy Holt, Allen Garfield, Jaques Dacqmine, Joe Sheridan, Rebecca Pauly, Catherine Benguigue
Dean (Johnny Depp) is hired to find two missing copies of a book that give the "recipe" for conjuring up the devil. The third book is held by the man who hired Dean–but only one book is the real one. As Dean travels through Europe, it is clear that he's not the only one interested in the books. Dark and moody.
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Sphinx 1981 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Maurice Ronet, John Gielgud, Martin Benson, John Rhys-Davies, James Cossins, Victoria Tennant, Saeed Jaffrey, Tutte Lemkow
This is a silly story about an Egyptologist, Erica Baron (Lesley-Anne Down), who witnesses a murder, escapes her own death, and is thrown into a dungeon, which just happens to be filled with ancient treasures.
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Stardom 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: 15 Moments
Director: Denys Arcand
Cast: Jessica Pare, Dan Aykroyd, Charles Berling, Bruce Taylor, Camilla Rutherford, Thomas Gibson, Frank Langella, Patrick Huard, Tony Calabretta, Larry Day
The rise and fall of fashion supermodel Tina Menzhal (Jessica Pare) is chronicled in this so-so spoof of one young girl's experiences with fame in the fashion industry.
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Starting Out in the Evening 2007 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew Wagner
Cast: Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor, Adrian Lester, Jessica Hecht, Michael Cumpsty, Jeff McCarthy, Patti Perkins, Karl Bury, Anitha Gandhi, Dennis Parlato, Sean T. Krishnan, Joel West
The life of aging, out-of-print novelist Leonard Schiller (Frank Langella) is changed when grad student Heather Wolfe (Lauren Ambrose) enters the scene. She wants to write her master's thesis on Leonard's novels and asks for his assistance. Leonard is flattered and agrees to help, but his reclusive 34-year-old daughter Ariel (Lili Taylor) is suspicious of Heather's attentions. Ariel is also just coming out of a long depression and worries over whether or not she wants ex-boyfriend Casey (Adrian Lester) back in her life and fathering the baby she so desperately wants. Will these four mismatched people find the steps necessary to help themselves find new beginnings?
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 Superman Returns 2006 PG-13, 157 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden, Parker Posey, Sam Huntington, Eva Marie Saint, Frank Langella, John Di Maggio, Kal Penn, Tristan Lake Leabu, David Fabrizio, Ian Roberts, Doug Abrahams, Todd Williams
After disappearing for six years, Superman (Brandon Routh) returns to Metropolis as Clark Kent and finds that the citizens of Metropolis have learned to live without him. Add to that the fact that his beloved Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) is in a relationship with Richard White (James Marsden), and they have a five-year-old son, Jason (Tristan Lake Leabu). Now, Superman must deal with those problems and, at the same time, face arch-enemy Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) on a journey that will take him into the realm of outer space.
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 Sweet November 2001  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs, Greg Germann, Liam Aiken, Lauren Graham, Michael Rosenbaum, Frank Langella, Tom Bullock, Robert Joy
In this forgettable remake of the 1968 "Sweet November," Keanu Reeves takes on the role of the workaholic businessman, Nelson, who moves in with the free-spirited Sarah (Charlize Theron) as her "man of the month." 1 User Review
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| | it is a ROMANTIC-DRAMA not a comedy! | ima 08/30/2009 | | the movie does not end well, and the female main character is suffering the last part of the movie...I for sure did not laugh at this movie, it was a sweet and romantic as well as sad, with lessons to learn in the end....it is NOT a comedy! |
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The Tale of Despereaux 2008 G, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Frances Conroy, Richard Jenkins
Narrated by Sigourney Weaver, this is the tale of a brave, lop-earred mouse, Despereaux (voice of Matthew Broderick), who is banished from his home and bonds with outcast rat Roscuro (voice of Dustin Hoffman). When they learn that Princess Pea (voice of Emma Watson) has been kidnapped by her chambermaid Miggery (voice of Tracey Ullman), Despereaux and Roscuro set out to rescue Princess Pea from the revengeful rats who are plotting revenge against the humans.
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Those Lips, Those Eyes 1980 R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, Tom Hulce, Jerry Stiller, Herbert Berghof, Joseph Maher, George Morfogen, Kevin McCarthy, Marshall Colt, Rose Arrick
While interning in Cleveland summer stock in the 1950s, Harry Crystal (Frank Langella) dreams of starring on Broadway in this insightful story about the perils of the thespian world.
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True Identity 1991 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles(3) Lane
Cast: Lenny Henry, Frank Langella, Charles(3) Lane, J.T. Walsh, James Earl Jones, Michael McKena, Melvin Van Peebles, Bill Raymond, Andreas Katsulas, Peggy Lipton
Miles Pope (Lenny Henry) is a New York actor who disguises himself as a white hit man to escape gangster Carver (Frank Langella). British comedian Lenny Henry really makes this movie work as he provides some good moments of humor.
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The Twelve Chairs 1970 G, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise, Mel Brooks, Bridget Brice, Robert Bernal, Diana Coupland, Andreas Voutsinas, Vlada Petric, David Lander
A Russian nobleman (Ron Moody) gets help from a thief (Frank Langella) in retrieving 12 chairs of a dining-room set. One of the chairs has a fortune in jewels hidden in the seat.
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The Wrath of God 1972 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ken Hutchison, Frank Langella, Rita Hayworth, Victor Buono, John Colicos, Gregory Sierra, Paula Pritchett
This is Rita Hayworth's last film. In it, she played Senora De La Plata, the wife of a psychotic rebel in a south-of-the-border town.
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| 1. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
2. And God Created Woman (1988)
3. Bad Company (1995)
4. Body of Evidence (1993)
5. The Box (2009)
6. Brainscan (1994)
7. Cutthroat Island (1995)
8. Dark Summer (2000)
aka: Innocents
9. Dave (1993)
10. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
11. Doomsday Gun (1994)
12. Dracula (1979)
13. Eddie (1996)
14. Frost/Nixon (2008)
15. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
16. I'm Losing You (1998)
17. Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
18. Junior (1994)
19. Lolita (1997)
20. Masters of the Universe (1987)
21. The Men's Club (1986)
22. Moses (1996)
23. The Ninth Gate (1999)
24. Sphinx (1981)
25. Stardom (2000)
aka: 15 Moments
26. Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
27. Superman Returns (2006)
28. Sweet November (2001)
29. The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
30. Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
31. True Identity (1991)
32. The Twelve Chairs (1970)
33. The Wrath of God (1972)
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