3:10 to Yuma 2007  R, 117 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Tudyk, Luce Rains, Gretchen Mol, Lennie Loftin, Rio Alexander, Johnny Whitworth, Benjamin Petry, Kevin Durand
Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale) lost his leg during the war, and now he and his wife Alice (Gretchen Mol) and sons William (Logan Lerman) and Mark (Benjamin Petry) are about to lose their Arizona ranch to the expanding Southern Pacific Railroad. Dan sees a way out of his financial problems when he is offered $200 to transport stagecoach robber Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to Contention City where he is to catch the 3:10 train on the way to his hanging at the Yuma prison. Also serving with Dan on the assignment are Tucker (Kevin Durand) who burned down Ben's barn, railroad boss Grayson Butterfield (Dallas Roberts), Pinkerton agent Byron McElroy (Peter Fonda), and Dan's teenage son William. As Dan and Ben match wits along the trek, they also encounter problems with Apaches and Ben's gang–led by Charlie Prince (Ben Foster)–on what turns out to be a dangerous journey to catch the 3:10 to Yuma. Two Academy Award nominations were received. 1 User Review
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| | Very western in a good way | Anonymous 09/24/2007 | | Best western in a few years, includes action, brains and strange but loveable twist. |
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 Cop Land 1997   R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Noah Emmerich
Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone) was elected sheriff of Garrison, N.J., but his real heroes are the NYPD cops who live in his town. When Internal Affairs investigator Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro) arrives on the scene, he joins forces with Freddy, and together they uncover corruption and conspiracy among Freddy's heroes.
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Girl, Interrupted 1999 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, Vanessa Redgrave, Travis Fine, Mary Kay Place, Elisabeth Moss, Angela Bettis, Jillian Armenante, Drucie McDaniel, Joanna Kerns
This story is adapted from the memoirs of Susanna Daysen (Winona Ryder) and relates the time when she was a patient at Boston's Claymore psychiatric hospital in the mid-1960s. She recalls stories of "friends"–sociopath Lisa (Angelina Jolie), pampered Daisy (Brittany Murphy), and burn victim Polly (Elizabeth Moss)–who she encounters during her 18-month stay. Susanna works with her psychiatrist, Dr. Sonia Wick (Angelina Jolie), and is guided by nurse Valerie (Whoopie Goldberg). Susanna leaves friends behind when she reclaims her independence and moves out of the institution and on with her life. Jolie won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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Heavy 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Liv Tyler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, Evan Dando, Deborah Harry, Joe Grifasi, David Patrick Kelly, Marian Quinn, Meg Hartig, Zandy Hartig
Victor (Pruitt Taylor Vince) is an overweight, timid guy working in a diner and employed by his mother (Shelley Winters). Love blooms when he meets Callie in this thoughtful film about ordinary people whose lives are changed by Callie as she unites their worlds.
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 Identity 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: James Mangold
Cast: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, Rebecca De Mornay, John C. McGinley, William Lee Scott, Jake Busey, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Leila Kenzle, Carmen Argenziano, Marshall Bell, Matt Letscher
Travelers–limo driver Ed (John Cusack), prostitute Paris (Amanda Peet), actress Caroline (Rebecca De Mornay), police officer Rhodes (Ray Liotta) and his prisoner Robert Maine (Jake Busey), newlyweds Lou and Ginny (William Lee Scott and Clea DuVall), and married couple George and Alice (John McGinley and Leila Kenzle)–seek refuge from a storm in a seedy hotel run by Larry (John Hawkes). But safety is short-lived as they discover that they are being killed off–one by one.
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 Kate & Leopold 2001 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer, Natasha Lyonne, Bradley Whitford, Philip Bosco, Paxton Whitehead, Spalding Gray, Charlotte Ayanna
Stressed-out marketing executive Kate (Meg Ryan) meets her true love, Leopold (Hugh Jackman)–never mind that he has arrived into the present from the Victorian era of 1878! A good comedy about time travel.
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 Walk the Line 2005 PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller, Larry Bagby, Shelby Lynn, Tyler Hilton, Waylon Payne, Shooter Jennings, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Johnathan Rice, Dan Beene, Clay Steakley
His life, music, and rocky romance with June Carter (Reese Witherspoon) are the focus of this biography of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix). The story begins with Cash's early childhood in Arkansas during the Great Depression and then moves on to his time spent in the military, marriage to Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin), and the beginning of his musical career. His marriage to Vivian fails as Cash's career rises, and he becomes addicted to drugs. On tour, he meets June Carter, she helps him overcome his drug addiction, and Cash proposes to June while performing at a show. Witherspoon won the Best Actress Academy Award, and four other nominations were received, including Best Actor (Phoenix).
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| 1. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
2. Cop Land (1997)
3. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
4. Heavy (1995)
5. Identity (2003)
6. Kate & Leopold (2001)
7. Walk the Line (2005)
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