 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser, Ludacris, Thom Barry, James Remar, Devon Aoki, Amaury Nolasco, Michael Ealy, Jin Auyeung, Edward Finley
Now making a living in the street racing community, former Miami cop Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) joins forces with another ex-cop, Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson), to go undercover in a sting operation. Their job is to catch shady businessman Carter Verone (Cole Hauser) in his laundering of drug money schemes. Fast money and fast talk–but most of this movie is fast cars.
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48 Hrs. 1982  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Brion James, Sonny Landham, Jonathan Banks, Kerry Sherman, James Keane, Tara King, Greta Blackburn, Marot Rose, Denise Crosby
Convict Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) is granted a two-day furlough in which he is told to aid a San Francisco police detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) in the search for cop killers. This unlikely couple works well together as they intersperse comedy with violence, and the result is a top-notch Comedy/Action film. This is Eddie Murphy's screen debut.
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 Blade: Trinity 2004 R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Comedy / Thriller
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Mark Berry, John Michael Higgins, Callum Keith Rennie, Paul Levesque, Paul Anthony, Francoise Yip, James Remar, Michael Rawlins, Natasha Lyonne
Vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes), who is half-human/half-vampire, joins forces with the Nightstalkers, and, together, they fight Dracula (Dominic Purcell) who has been brought back from his undead state and renamed "Drake" in an effort to get rid of Blade once and for all.
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Blink 1994 R, 106 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar, Peter Friedman, Bruce A. Young, Laurie Metcalf, Matt Roth, Paul Dillon, Michael P. Byrne, Marilyn Dodds Frank
A woman (Madeleine Stowe), who was blinded 20 years ago by her mother during an alcoholic attack, regains her sight following surgery. Although her vision is blurry, she does witness a murderer leaving the scene of his crime. Enter the cop (Aidan Quinn), and the psychological drama begins.
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Boys on the Side 1995 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthew McConaughey, Billy Wirth, Anita Gillette, James Remar, Estelle Parsons
A lesbian musician, Jane (Whoopi Goldberg), is not gaining show business fame in the Big Apple, so she answers Robin's (Mary-Louise Parker) ad for help on a car trip to San Diego. In Pittsburgh, they pick up Holly (Drew Barrymore) who is not only pregnant but has a REAL problem with the baby's father. The trio embarks on an unusual trip that culminates with twists and turns in Phoenix when Robin learns that she has AIDS.
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The Cotton Club 1984  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Nicolas Cage, James Remar, Allen Garfield, Bob Hoskins, Fred Gwynne, Gwen Verdon, Lisa Jane Persky, Maurice Hines, Julian Beck, Novella Nelson, Laurence Fishburne
Set in Harlem during the 1920s' Jazz Age, this film involves intertwining stories set in the midst of music, gangsters, murder, and romance. One of the stories involves Harlem's Cotton Club coronet player Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere) who saves the life of gangster Dutch Schultz (James Remar), and Dutch returns the favor by inviting Dixie into his life. After going through an uneasy romance with Dutch's girlfriend Vera Cicero (Diane Lane), Dixie moves on to Hollywood and stars in gangster films. Lots of big names add to the fun. 1 User Review
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The Dream Team 1989   PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Michael Keaton, Peter Boyle, Christopher Lloyd, Stephen Furst, Dennis Boutsikaris, Lorraine Bracco, Milo O'Shea, Philip Bosco, James Remar, Jack Gilpin
This is a confusing film about some mental hospital patients who solve a murder case involving their doctor, who has witnessed a murder. Could be better, but good cast gets the job done.
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 Duplex 2003  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Eileen Essell, Harvey Fierstein, Justin Theroux, James Remar, Robert Wisdom, Swoosie Kurtz, Wallace Shawn, Maya Rudolph, Amber Valletta, Cheryl Klein
Alex and Nancy (Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore) move into the "perfect" duplex in the "perfect" neighborhood. But, they have one problem: Mrs. Connelly (Eileen Essel), a rent-controlled tenant who lives upstairs and carries her own set of problems. Troubles abound, and even more enter the picture when Alex and Nancy try to get rid of Mrs. Connelly.
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Exquisite Tenderness 1994  R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Surgeon
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Isabel Glasser, James Remar, Sean Huberle, Peter Boyle, Beverly Todd, Malcolm McDowell, Charles Dance, Walter Olkewicz, Gregory West, Walter Olkewicz
This surgeon, bent on revenge from the killing of his brother when he was a boy, uses his scalpel for things other than surgery.
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Fatal Instinct 1993 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Nelligan, Sean Young, Christopher McDonald, James Remar, Tony Randall, Eartha Kitt
This had the possibility of being a good satire on the film world, but, while it does have very funny moments, it is not one of Reiner's best efforts.
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Fear X 2003 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast: John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger, James Remar, Jacqueline Ramel, William Allen Young, Stephen McIntyre, Gene Davis, Mark Houghton, Sharon Bajer, Victor Cowie
Shopping-mall security guard Harry (John Turturro) investigates his wife's murder, and clues lead him to a small, Montana town where he may–or may not–find the answers he seeks.
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 The Girl Next Door 2004 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Luke Greenfield
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar, Chris Marquette, Paul Dano, Timothy Bottoms, Donna Bullock, Jacob Young, Brian Kolodziej, Brandon Irons, Amanda Swisten, Ulysses Lee, Sung Hi Lee, Harris Laskaway
High school senior Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) falls in love with Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert), who has just moved into his neighborhood. Romance is in the air, and Matthew's friends Klitz (Paul Dano) and Eli (Chris Marquette) admire him. But, problems arise when Danielle's past as a porn star surfaces. Danielle's former boyfriend Kelly (Timothy Olyphant) lures Danielle back to Las Vegas to perform, and Matthew follows and tries to convince Danielle that there is much more to her life than appearing in porn videos.
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Hellraiser: Inferno 2000 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Nicholas Turturro, Doug Bradley, James Remar, Carmen Argenziano, Matt George, Michael Shamus Wiles, Winifred Freedman, Nicholas Sadler, Noelle Evans, Lindsay Taylor, Sasha Barrese, Kathryn Joosten, Jessica Elliot, Christopher Neiman
In this fifth "Hellraiser" entry, the evil Pinhead (Doug Bradley) battles bad cop Detective Joseph Thorne (Craig Sheffer) who has been exiled to Hades. The battle is fought over a mysterious puzzle box that provides directions for the only exit back from Hell.
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 Miracle on 34th Street 1994 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J.T. Walsh, Joss Ackland, James Remar, Mara Wilson, William Windom, Robert Prosky, Simon Jones, Jane Leeves, Katherine Narducci, Mary McCormack, Alvin Greenman, Allison Janney
A Manhattan department store manager, Dorey Walker (Elizabeth Perkins), hires Kris Kringle (Richard Attenborough) to play Santa Claus for the Christmas season. He does a great job and soon claims that he is, in fact, the real Santa. When Kris is framed for an assault and threatened with being placed in an insane asylum, a lawyer Bryan Bedford (Dylan McDermott) comes to his defense. Meanwhile, Dorey's young daughter Susan (Mara Wilson) has her own doubts about Santa, but Kris changes her mind, and she convinces the judge that he also should believe that legally, at least, Santa Claus is real. After winning the case, Bryan asks Dorey to marry him, and Susan gets her Christmas wish and something to believe in.
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 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 1997 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: Mortal Kombat II
Director: John R. Leonetti
Cast: Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, James Remar, Sandra Hess, Lynn "Red" Williams, Brian Thompson, Chris Conrad, Reiner Schone, Musetta Vander, Deron McBee, Marjean Holden, Irina Pantaeva, Litefoot, J.J. Perry, John Medlen
Good special effects abound in this martial arts film about Liu Kang (Robin Shou) and his fellow warriors protecting Earth from the evil plans of the Emperor Shao Kahn (Brian Thompson). As hateful mutants prepare to invade Earth, there are only six days in which to save Earth before it merges with Khan's Outerworld. And, the race against time begins.
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Partners 1982 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan, Robyn Douglass, Jay Robinson, Rick Jason, Bridget Fonda, Denise Galik, Joseph R. Sicari, Michael McGuire, James Remar, Jennifer Ashley, Darrell Larson, Tony March, Seamon Glass
Homosexual cop Kerwin (John Hurt) joins forces with straight cop Benson (Ryan O'Neal) to solve a murder case within San Francisco's gay world.
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The Phantom 1996 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Remar, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Patrick McGoohan, Samantha Eggar, Jon Tenney
Created by writer/cartoonist Lee Falk in 1936, the Phantom is a superhero whose goal is to make right the wrongs in this world. The first Phantom vowed 400 years ago to accept the mission, and the oath has been passed on for 20 generations. Now the Phantom (Billy Zane) is on the trail of the Pirates of the Sengh Brotherhood who are trying to take over control of the planet.
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The Quest 1996 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Aki Aleong, Jack McGee, Shane Meier, Abdel Qissi, Louis Mandylor, Ryan Cutrona, Matt Lyon, Jen Sung Outerbridge, Chang Ching Peng Chaplin
While escaping from the police, New York City pickpocket Chris Dubois (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is kidnapped by gun smugglers and then rescued by pirate captain Lord Dobbs (Roger Moore). Dobbs later turns Chris over to master kickboxer Khao (Aki Aeong). Khao trains Chris to be a kickboxer, which leads to him entering a martial arts competition in the Lost City of Tibet. Along for the trip are Lord Dobbs, competitor Maxie Devine (James Remar), and reporter Carrie Newton (Janet Gunn). If Chris wins the competition, he will win the coveted Golden Dragon as his reward.
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Ratatouille 2007  G, 110 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan, James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Jake Steinfeld
In this Pixar film, Remy the rat (voice of Patton Oswalt) wants nothing more than to become a gourmet chef. To achieve that goal, he teams up with a human, Linguini (Lou Romano), who works as a garbage boy at Paris' once-five-star restaurant, Gusteau's. Auguste Gusteau (Brad Garrett) had written a book, "Anyone Can Cook," that Remy cherishes. Gusteau is no longer living, but that doesn't stop Remy from being able to communicate with him and gaining great culinary ideas. Remy hides under Linguini's chef's hat and gives him directions for concocting delicious recipes. Now, Gusteau's is becoming a very popular restaurant once again–despite Skinner (Ian Holm) the greedy manager of Gusteau's who has his own faulty ideas of how to run a restaurant The film received an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and received four other Academy Award nominations.
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Renaissance Man 1994 PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, Cliff Robertson, James Remar, Lillo Brancato, Kadeem Hardison, Ben Wright, Ed Begley Jr., Stacey Dash
This story is about an unemployed advertising man (Danny DeVito) who takes a job that proves to be challenging when he teaches Shakespeare to a bunch of U.S. Army misfits. Teacher and students excel, big time.
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 Rent-a-Cop 1988  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jerry London
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, James Remar, Dionne Warwick, Robby Benson, Richard Masur, Bernie Casey, Michael Rooker
After a Chicago cop (Burt Reynolds) is kicked off the force for dishonesty (a bum charge), he goes to work as a department store security man (dressed as Santa Claus). Liza Minnelli plays a hooker who Reynolds saves from the bad guy (James Remar). She knows a good thing when she sees it and latches on to Reynolds as her hero and protector. etc., etc., etc.
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Rites of Passage 1999 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Salva
Cast: Dean Stockwell, James Remar, Jason Behr, Robert Glen Keith, Jaimz Woolvett, Joseph Kell, Thomas G. Waites, Rondell Sheridan, Marianna Elliott, Brenda James
After D.J. (Robert Glen Keith) catches his father, Del (Dean Stockwell), with a mistress, father and son decide to go their cabin to talk it out. Upon arrival, D.J.'s estranged brother, Campbell (Jason Behr), is already there. It has been some time since Del had seen the gay son after past confrontations, but Campbell joins in the discussion. When two convicts show up, one of whom knows Campbell things are really get dicey.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990 R, 93 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Harrison
Cast: Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey, Matthew Lawrence, Robert Sedgwick, Julianne Moore, James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong, Robert Klein, Steve Buscemi, Donald Van Horn, Paul Greeno, Alice Drummond, Philip Lenkowsky
Newspaper delivery boy Timmy (Matthew Lawrence) is imprisoned by mad cannibal housewife Betty (Deborah Harry) who plans to eat him. Timmy tries to forestall his fate by telling three horror stories. The stories include Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lot 249," in which a college student (Christian Slater) is confronted by a mummy he has raised from the dead. Stephen King's "Cat From Hell" features a millionaire (William Hickey) hiring a hit man (David Johansen) to track down a cat that killed his family, and "Lover's Vow" is about an artist (James Remar) who makes a deal with the devil.
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The Unborn 2009 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Ethan Kutkosky, Idris Elba, Jane Alexander, Atticus Shaffer, James Remar, C.S. Lee, Rhys Coiro, Michael Sassone, Craig J. Harris, Rachel Brosnahan
Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) is living a tortured life–enduring nightmares and hallucinations. After her father (James Remar) tells her that her twin brother died in utero, Casey visits her grandmother Sofi (Jane Alexander) who tells her that the Jewish demon, dybbuk, entered her brother's body while they were at Auschwitz and has been haunting the family ever since. Casey consults spiritual advisor Rabbi Sendak (Gary Oldman) who agrees to perform an exorcism and, hopefully, release the curse and allow Casey to survive.
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 The Warriors 1979 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, David Patrick Kelly, Lynne Thigpen, Mercedes Ruehl, Marcelino Sanchez, Terry Michos, Roger Hill, Ginny Ortiz, John Snyder
New York City gangs are the centerpiece for this fast-paced film. Although innocent, the "Warriors" are accused of killing a gang leader. Swan (Michael Beck) takes charge of the "Warriors" as they are chased from the Bronx across the City by other gangs while they try to escape to their own turf of Coney Island. Lots of violence.
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Wedlock 1991 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Deadlock
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen, James Remar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Basil Wallace, Grand L. Bush, Denis Forest, Glenn Plummer, Belle Avery
Set in the near future, Frank (Rutger Hauer) is in prison for stealing millions in diamonds, which have not been recovered. He is in a unisex prison where each convict is linked to an unknown partner, and if they are separated by more than 100 yards, explosive collars on each will detonate. Frank finds out that his partner is Tracy (Mimi Rogers), and the two plan an escape. The escape is successful, and they head for the diamonds. But members of his gang, including his fiancee, are on their trail.
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 What Lies Beneath 2000  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Joe Morton, James Remar, Miranda Otto, Amber Valletta, Katharine Towne, Victoria Bidewell, Ray Baker
This horror film begins when Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) begins seeing things at her lakeside home in Vermont. While husband Norman (Harrison Ford) seems too preoccupied with his research to pay heed, muffled whispers, doors opening on their own, a tub that fills by itself, and a barking dog are dismissed as part of Claire's empty nest syndrome. Norman finally sends Claire to a psychologist (Joe Morton) who encourages her to seek answers from the spirit world.
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White Fang 1991 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ethan Hawke, Seymour Cassel, James Remar, Susan Hogan, Bill Moseley, Clint Youngreen, Pius Savage, Aaron Hotch, Charles Jimmie Sr., Clifford Fossman, Irvin Sogge, Tom Fallon, Dick Mackey, Suzanne Kent
This Disney production, based on Jack London's classic story, is set in Alaska and is the tale of young Jack Conroy's (Ethan Hawke) adventures while searching for his father's lost gold mine. Along the way, Jack rescues a mixed dogwolf, White Fang, that, by story's end, saves Jack and the gold.
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Wild Bill 1995 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, David Arquette, Keith Carradine, Bruce Dern, Marjoe Gortner, James Gammon, James Remar
Although this film begins with Wild Bill Hickok's (Jeff Bridges) early days as a gunslinger, most of the movie involves Wild Bill's later life as an opium-smoking older man living in Hollywood with his wife, Calamity Jane (Ellen Barkin). Some would call this revisionist history.
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| 1. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
2. 48 Hrs. (1982)
3. Band of the Hand (1986)
4. Blade: Trinity (2004)
5. Blink (1994)
6. Boys on the Side (1995)
7. The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
8. The Cotton Club (1984)
9. The Dream Team (1989)
10. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
11. Duplex (2003)
12. Exquisite Tenderness (1994)
aka: The Surgeon
13. Fatal Instinct (1993)
14. Fear X (2003)
15. The Girl Next Door (2004)
16. Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
17. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
18. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
aka: Mortal Kombat II
19. Partners (1982)
20. The Phantom (1996)
21. The Quest (1996)
22. Ratatouille (2007)
23. Renaissance Man (1994)
24. Rent-a-Cop (1988)
25. Rites of Passage (1999)
26. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
27. The Unborn (2009)
28. The Warriors (1979)
29. Wedlock (1991)
aka: Deadlock
30. What Lies Beneath (2000)
31. White Fang (1991)
32. Wild Bill (1995)
33. Windwalker (1980)
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