 Beloved 1998  R, 174 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Beah Richards, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Albert Hall, Irma P. Hall, Dorothy Love Coates, Carol Jean Lewis
Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) was a slave before the Civil War, but she now lives in Cincinnati in a house that is haunted. Paul (Danny Glover) appears on the scene to visit his friend Sethe, who he has not seen since plantation days. His visit seems to bring out more antics of the ghost who now calls herself "Beloved" and seems to have within her all the ghosts of Sethe's past life.
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Buddy 1997   PG, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Caroline Thompson
Cast: Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming, Irma P. Hall, Peter Elliott, Paul Reubens, John Aylward, Mak Wilson, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Mark Sealey, Robert Tygner, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Star Townsend, Peter Hurst
In the 1920s, a wealthy woman, Gertrude Lentz (Renee Russo), lived in her mansion with a myriad of geese, dogs, cats, fish, two chimpanzees, a parrot, and a gorilla. Based on her true story (the gorilla's name is Buddy), the plot involves the dilemma faced when Buddy grows from cute baby into a 900 lb. gorilla. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 04/29/2007 | | It is inspirational and a wonderful movie to share with your family |
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 Collateral 2004 R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Richard T. Jones, Bodhi Elfman, Debi Mazar, Javier Bardem, Klea Scott, Emilio Rivera, Jamie McBride
Taxi driver Max (Jamie Foxx) dislikes the heavy daily L.A. traffic, so he drives at night when there is far less pressure–until he picks up Vincent (Tom Cruise). Max soon catches on that Vincent is a contract killer (the first victim is thrown out a window and lands on top of the taxi). Max is supposed to play the chauffeur on Vincent's rounds, which involves killing five people that night. Two Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Jamie Foxx)
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A Girl Thing 2001 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lee Rose
Cast: Stockard Channing, Elle Macpherson, Kate Capshaw, Allison Janney, Glenne Headly, Rebecca De Mornay, Mia Farrow, Linda Hamilton, Irma P. Hall, Camryn Manheim
Psychiatrist Dr. Beth Noonan (Stockard Channing) has her hands full with her female patients' problems, even though she has enough problems of her own. The four patients' stories are separate "episodes" in this made-for-cable-TV comedy/drama.
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 The Ladykillers 2004   R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, Diane Delano, George(2) Wallace, John McConnell, Jason Weaver, Stephen Root, Lyne Odums
Professor G.H. Dorr (Tom Hanks) has ulterior motives when he rents a room in Bible reading, church-going, widow Marva Munson's (Irma P. Hall) house near the Mississippi River. Dorr and his friends (Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, and Ryan Hurst) plan to tunnel from Mrs. Munson's root cellar into a riverboat casino's vault. Pretending to be a classical music ensemble practicing in the basement, they play sacred music on a recorder to cover up noises from their tunneling. Problems develop when Mrs. Munson uncovers the plot and tells them to return the money. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/29/2008 | | Except for some lousy language, this movie was a riot. It had a great story line and an unexpected ending. |
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A Lesson Before Dying 1999 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer, Irma P. Hall, Brent Jennings, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Stuart Culpepper, Patty Mack, Elijah Kelley
Set in the South during the 1940s, Don Cheadle plays the role of Grant Wiggins–a teacher, who at the request of a condemned man's mother, Miss Emma (Irma P. Hall) and aunt Tante Lou (Cicely Tyson), goes to visit Jefferson (Mekhi Phifer) daily while he awaits execution. Jefferson was wrongly convicted in a brutal trial that took away his dignity; it falls on Wiggins to help restore this black man's self esteem.
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Meet the Browns 2008 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Margaret Avery, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Frankie Faison, Jenifer Lewis, Lance Gross, Irma P. Hall, Sofia Vergara, Chloe Bailey, Lamman Rucker, Mariana Tolbert
Brenda (Angela Bassett) is a single mother raising three children in a Chicago housing project where she struggles to make ends meet. She loses her job and then gets a letter telling her that the father she never met has died. Brenda decides to take the children to his small town in Georgia for the funeral. She is greeted by the Brown family who is surprised to learn that Brenda exists but accepts her, with varying degrees of enthusiasm, into the family. Now, Brenda is surrounded by kinfolk and finds herself romantically attracted to a family friend, former pro basketball player Harry (Rick Fox), who just might change her life forever.
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 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997  R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Lady Chablis, Alison Eastwood, Irma P. Hall, Jude Law, Jack Thompson, Paul Hipp, Anne Haney, Kim Hunter
New York reporter John Kelso (John Cusack) comes to Savannah to work on a society piece for "Town and Country" magazine. He meets a variety of colorful characters and stays on to cover antiques dealer Jim Williams' (Kevin Spacey) trial for the murder of his gay lover.
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Miss Lettie and Me 2002 G, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ian Barry
Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Burt Reynolds, Charles Robinson, Holliston Coleman, Irma P. Hall, Marguerite Hannah, Laura-Shay Griffin, Jennifer Crumbley, Sharon Blackwood
Embittered and isolated Lettie Anderson (Mary Tyler Moore) gets a visit from her nine-year-old grandniece, Travis (Holliston Coleman), and, together, they find love and understanding.
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Nothing to Lose 1997 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston, Michael McKean, Steve Oedekerk, Irma P. Hall, Adrien Brody, Rebecca Gayheart
Nick Beame (Tim Robbins) teams up with less-than-competent thief T. Paul (Martin Lawrence) to rob his boss' safe. BUT they are not the only ones with those plans, and the other robbers have no intention of letting Nick and T. Paul in on the action.
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On Valentine's Day 1986 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Harrison
Cast: Hallie Foote, Michael Higgins, Richard Jenkins, William Converse-Roberts, Jeanne McCarthy, Matthew Broderick, Steven Hill, Irma P. Hall, Rochelle Oliver, Carol Goodheart, Tim Green, Bill McGhee
In this other prequel (along with "Convicts") to "1918" by Horton Foote, the activities in the small Texas town of Harrison are told. It's 1917, and Horace and Elizabeth (William Converse-Roberts and Hallie Foote) elope and try to survive living with alcoholic Bobby Pate (Richard Jenkins) in his home.
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Our America 2002 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Josh Charles, Roderick Pannell, Brandon Hammond, Vanessa Williams, Serena Lee, Irma P. Hall, Peter Paige, Mykelti Williamson, Gene Mack, Neil Crone, Chris Collins, Dan Willmott
After teenagers Lloyd Newman (Brandon Hammond) and LeAlan Jones (Roderick Pannell) are hired by NPR to work as reporters, they use past knowledge to uncover the gang that was responsible for a five-year-old boy being tossed from a 14th-story window in one of Chicago's housing projects.
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Patch Adams 1998 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Josef Sommer, Irma P. Hall, Harve Presnell, Frances Lee McCain, Peter Coyote, Daniella Kuhn, Harold Gould, Michael Jeter, James Greene, Bruce Bohne
Robin Williams performs well as the real-life West Virginia physician, "Patch" Adams, an ex-mental patient who is now in medical school. Patch uses humor to challenge both the medical establishment and fellow students to become more personal in their relationships with patients. Based on a true story.
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A Slipping-Down Life 1999 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Toni Kalem
Cast: Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, Irma P. Hall, John Hawkes, Sara Rue, Veronica Cartwright, Marshall Bell, Shawnee Smith, Bruno Kirby, Tom Bower, Clea DuVall, Lew Temple
A young woman (Lili Taylor), whose life seems to be going nowhere, obsesses over a rock singer and carves his name on her forehead. While this act makes her a celebrity, it also clears the way for her own liberation.
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 Soul Food 1997 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Cast: Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Brandon Hammond, Jeffrey D. Sams, Irma P. Hall, Carl Wright, John M. Watson Sr.
The story of members of an African American family living in Chicago is seen through the eyes of young Ahmad (Brandon Hammond) who has the innate ability to perceive beyond what people intend for others to see.
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Square Dance 1987 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Home Is Where the Heart Is
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Winona Ryder, Rob Lowe, Deborah Richter, Guich Koock, Elbert Lewis, Charlotte Stanton, J. David Moeller, Irma P. Hall, Dixie Taylor
This coming-of-age film is the story of 13-year-old Gemma (Winona Ryder) who lives with her crotchety grandfather (Jason Robards) in rural Texas. Her estranged mother (Jane Alexander) arrives and takes Gemma to Fort Worth for the summer. While there, Gemma meets mentally-challenged Rory (Rob Lowe), with whom she spends much time. Meanwhile, the deeply religious Gemma and her promiscuous mother head for a confrontation.
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Steel 1997  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Kenneth Johnson
Cast: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree, Irma P. Hall, Ray J, Charles Napier, Kerrie Keane, Eric Pierpoint, Tembi Locke
John Henry Irons (Shaquille O'Neal) was once a designer of military weapons. Now those same weapons are being used by gangs, terrorists, and neo-Nazis. The weapons designer makes use of his Uncle Joe's (Richard Roundtree) junkyard; becomes a real man of "steel"; and, as a superhero, comes to the rescue.
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They Still Call Me Bruce 1987  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Orr, Johnny Yune
Cast: Johnny Yune, Robert Guillaume, David Mendenhall, Pat Paulsen, Joey Travolta, Bethany Wright, Carl Bensen, Donald Gibb, J. David Moeller, Irma P. Hall
The predecessor to this movie, "They Call Me Bruce?" wasn't too good, but it was a lot better than this one. A Korean searches for the American who saved his life during the Korean War.
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| 1. Beloved (1998)
2. Buddy (1997)
3. Collateral (2004)
4. A Family Thing (1996)
5. A Girl Thing (2001)
6. The Ladykillers (2004)
7. A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
8. Meet the Browns (2008)
aka: Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
9. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
10. Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
11. Nothing to Lose (1997)
12. On Valentine's Day (1986)
13. Our America (2002)
14. Patch Adams (1998)
15. A Slipping-Down Life (1999)
16. Soul Food (1997)
17. Square Dance (1987)
aka: Home Is Where the Heart Is
18. Steel (1997)
19. They Still Call Me Bruce (1987)
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