Civic Duty 2007  R, 94 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jeff Renfroe
Cast: Peter Krause, Kari Matchett, Richard Schiff, Khaled Abol Naga, Ian Tracey, P. Lynn Johnson, Benita Ha, Mark Brandon, Bruno Verdoni, Val Cole, Laurie Murdoch, Vanesa Tomasino
Laid off from his job, accountant Terry Allen (Peter Krause) spends too much of his time watching frightening news reports concerning security issues. Then, late one night he watches as Gabe Hassan (Khaled Abol Naga) moves into the neighborhood. Gabe carries only a few bags, and Terry is suspicious that this Middle-Easterner works for terrorists and is building bombs at home. Terry spies on Gabe and reports his findings to his wife Maria (Kari Matchett) and to FBI Agent Hillary (Richard Schiff), but both are skeptical about Terry's reports and are turned off by him. By now, Terry is obsessed with what he believes is a threat to his country, and his paranoid thinking leads him to the decision that he, as a patriot, must take matters into his own hands as the one American citizen in a position to stop Gabe.
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Crooked Hearts 1991  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Bortman
Cast: Peter Berg, Vincent D'Onofrio, Noah Wyle, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Coyote, Cindy Pickett, Juliette Lewis, Wendy Gazelle, Marg Helgenberger, Joshua Jackson, Ian Tracey, Vincent Gale
Tom (Peter Berg) drops out of Berkeley and goes home to his dysfunctional family–father Edward (Peter Coyote), mother Jill (Cindy Pickett), and brother Charley (Vincent D'Onofrio)–and finds their relationships disintegrating. Will the family come together despite all their problems?
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Emile 2003 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carl Bessai
Cast: Ian McKellen, Deborah Kara Unger, Theo Crane, Tygh Runyan, Chris Martin, Ian Tracey, Janet Wright, Frank Borg, Nancy Sivak
Years ago, Emile (Ian McKellen) abandoned his family, but now he is traveling back home to Canada to receive an honorary degree. As part of his journey, Emile visits his estranged niece, Nadia (Deborah Kara Unger), and her 10-year-old daughter, Maria (Theo Crane). Nadia has not forgiven him for leaving the family years before, but Emile does form a bond with Maria.
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Free Willy 3: The Rescue 1997 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Cast: Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Annie Corley, Vincent Berry, Patrick Kilpatrick, Tasha Simms, Peter LaCroix, Stephen E. Miller, Ian Tracey, Matthew Walker
This is yet another in the "Willy the Whale" series. Jesse (Jason James Richter) is a bit older now (16-years-old) and is determined to put a halt to illegal whaling. He teams up with the son of a whaling captain, and, together, the boys ensure Willy and other whales' safety–at least for now.
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Liberty Stands Still 2002  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Kari Skogland
Cast: Linda Fiorentino, Wesley Snipes, Oliver Platt, Martin Cummins, Ian Tracey, Brian Markinson, Jeff Seymour, Roger R. Cross, Hart Bochner, Tanya Allen
Liberty (Linda Fiorentino), an arms manufacturing executive, is handcuffed to a hotdog cart, which, in turn, is actually a bomb. A sniper (Welsey Snipes) has his high-powered rifle aimed at Liberty and is talking to Liberty on her cell phone. The bomb will go off if she hangs up. Contrived anti-gun statement.
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Man with a Gun 1995 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: David Wyles
Cast: Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly, Gary Busey, Robert Loggia, Ian Tracey, Bill Cobbs, Bill Dow, Jason Schombing, Garvin Cross, Andrew Guy
Loan shark Jack Rushton's (Gary Busey) ex-wife, Rena (Jennifer Tilly), steals an incriminating CD-ROM that could be used as evidence in court. Jack cannot risk the police getting their hands on it and hires assassin John Wilbur Hardin (Michael Madsen) to kill Rena. But, Jack is not aware that John and Rena are lovers. Rena concocts a scheme to kill her identical twin sister, Kathy, instead. Good plan–until John falls in love with Kathy.
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Owning Mahowny 2003 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin, John Hurt, Sonja Smits, Ian Tracey, Roger Dunn, Jason Blicker, K.C. Collins, Vince Corazza, Eric Fink, Michael Caruana, Matthew Ferguson, Conrad Dunn, Janine Theriault
Based on a true, Canadian bank-fraud case, this story revolves around compulsive gambler/bank manager Dan Mahony (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who finds a unique solution to his money woes.
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Stakeout 1987  R, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: John Badham
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Aidan Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Dan Lauria, Forest Whitaker, Earl Billings, Ian Tracey, Jackson Davies, J.J. Makaro
This adventure/comedy is about a couple of detectives (Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez) as they follow the trail of a killer (Aidan Quinn) who has left prison without the usual permission. Madeleine Stowe is the subject of the "Stakeout" since she was the ex-girlfriend of the killer. Love bites.
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| 1. Civic Duty (2007)
2. Crooked Hearts (1991)
3. Emile (2003)
4. Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
5. Liberty Stands Still (2002)
6. Man with a Gun (1995)
7. Owning Mahowny (2003)
8. Stakeout (1987)
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