Awake 2007  R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joby Harold
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin, Christopher McDonald, Sam Robards, Arliss Howard, Fisher Stevens, Georgina Chapman, David Harbour, Steven Hinkle, Denis O'Hare
Wealthy and successful Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen) needs a heart transplant and wants his friend Dr. Jack Harper (Terrence Howard) to perform the surgery. In the meantime, Clay marries Sam (Jessica Alba) who is his mother Lilith's (Lena Olin) assistant and the last person in the world Lilith wants her son to marry. The same night that Clay and Sam marry, he is told there is a heart for him, Dr. Larry Lupin (Christopher McDonald) administers the anesthesia, and the operation begins. But, the anesthesia is not working correctly, Clay can feel everything, and he learns that the doctors are going to kill him and take his money. Horror sets in for Clay in the operating room, while his new wife Sam struggles with her own decisions in the waiting room.
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Factory Girl 2006  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Hickenlooper
Cast: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Jimmy Fallon, Hayden Christensen, Mena Suvari, Shawn Hatosy, Illeana Douglas, Jack Huston, Armin Amiri, Tara Summers, Beth Grant, James Naughton, Edward Herrmann, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Don Novello
Debutante Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) drops out of college in 1965 and heads to New York hoping to escape a past filled with family tragedies. She meets young Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce) who tells her he will make her a star and features her in a series of art films. Edie gains stardom–only to find problems dealing with success, losing her grip on reality, and spiraling down into the world of drug and alcohol abuse.
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Jumper 2008   PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rooker, AnnaSophia Robb, Max Thieriot, Jesse James, Tom Hulce, Kristen Stewart, Teddy Dunn, Barbara Garrick
Teenager David Rice (Hayden Christensen) learns that he is capable of teleporting anywhere in the world. As a "jumper" he can land on any spot that he imagines and can reach forbidden corners. But, the "paladins" have a vendetta against the "jumpers," and Roland (Samuel L. Jackson) is determined to put a stop to the "jumpers" journeys. Now, eight years after David discovered his gift, he is living the good life–until Roland appears in David's living room armed with gyzmos to immobilize him. Roland is unsuccessful, and David escapes. He reconnects with childhood friend Millie (Rachel Bilson) and takes her to Rome. While visiting Rome, he meets another "jumper" Griffin (Jamie Bell), and David learns that he is not alone and that he is in the middle of a war between "jumpers" and "paladins." And the chase is on–with Roland in hot pursuit. 1 User Review
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| | Jumper 02/18/2008 | | great movie ! |
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Life as a House 2001 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen, Mike Weinberg, Scotty Leavenworth, Ian Somerhalder, Jamey Sheridan, Scott Bakula
Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, George (Kevin Kline) decides to devote his final three months to building his new house. He even manages to draw his troubled teenage son, Sam (Hayden Christensen), into the labor. As one might guess, the physical effort on the house extends into the emotional realm as well. Sappy.
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No Greater Love 1996 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Danielle Steel's 'No Greater Love'
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: Kelly Rutherford, Chris Sarandon, Nicholas Campbell, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Michael Landes, Gina Philips, Hayden Christensen, Susan Hogan, Daniel Pilon, Simon MacCorkindale, Christopher C. Fuller, Polly Shannon
Although she lost her parents and fiance in the Titanic disaster, 20-year-old Edwina (Kelly Rutherford) survived the sinking and now takes on the position of raising her siblings and running the family newspaper business. Will she ever be able to rid herself of haunting memories and live a life of her own? Based on Danielle Steele's novel.
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 Shattered Glass 2003  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Ray
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny, Melanie Lynskey, Steve Zahn, Rosario Dawson, Hank Azaria, Luke Kirby, Jamie Elman, Mark Blum, Chad Donella, Russell Yuen
Based on the true story of the 1990s' Washington, D.C. journalist, Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen), this drama tells of his career's meteoric rise and then steep fall when Glass was caught fabricating stories, sources, and quotes for his magazine, "The New Republic."
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002  PG, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Jack Thompson, Temuera Morrison, Rose Byrne, Daniel Logan, Anthony Daniels, Kenny(2) Baker, Jimmy Smits
As with previous entries, great special effects highlight this "Star Wars" feature film. It is now 10 years after "The Phantom Menace," and Queen Padme (Natalie Portman) is guarded by an adoring Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) takes off on an investigation of the planet Kamino. But, he is captured after discovering a plot to create an army of clones prepared to kill Padme and fight an intergalactic war. Will Obi-Wan Kenobi's distress call be answered in time?
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Silas Carson, Jay Laga'aia, Kenny(2) Baker, Temuera Morrison, Bruce Spence
This "Star Wars" prequel answers many questions–including how Anakin (Hayden Christensen) became Darth Vader after his showdown with Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in a light-saber duel that left him disfigured and in need of his black helmet disguise. Special effects are stunning.
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| 1. Awake (2007)
2. Factory Girl (2006)
3. Jumper (2008)
4. Life as a House (2001)
5. No Greater Love (1996)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'No Greater Love'
6. Shattered Glass (2003)
7. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
8. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
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