The Savages 2007 R, 113 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Tamara Jenkins Cast: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Cara Seymour, Tonye Patano, Guy Boyd, Debra Monk, Rosemary Murphy, Hal Blankenship, Joan Jaffe, Salem Ludwig
Wendy (Laura Linney) and Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the grown children of their abusive father Lenny (Philip Bosco), learn that Lenny is suffering from dementia and is dying. They fly to Arizona and bring Lenny back home to Buffalo where Wendy and Jon reunite under one roof for the first time since childhood and are forced to reconcile past differences in order to deal with their father's impending death. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Actress (Linney).
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 2009 R, 106 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini, Victor Gojcaj, Ramon Rodriguez, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, John Benjamin Hickey, Alex Kaluzhsky, Gary Basaraba, Katherine Sigismund, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jake Richard Siciliano
In this retelling of 1974's cult classic, Denzel Washington plays Walter Garber, the Transit Authority official who is accused of taking bribes and is demoted to the job of dispatcher. Garber is on duty when Ryder (John Travolta) and his three accomplices hijack a subway train and threaten to execute the passengers in one hour if the ransom of $1 million is not paid. Garber must now draw on his subway experience and race against time to save the hostages.
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| 1. The Savages (2007)
2. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
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