Bad Girls 1994  R, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, Drew Barrymore, James Russo, James LeGros, Robert Loggia, Dermot Mulroney, Cooper Huckabee
This is a modern Western in which four women (Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, and Drew Barrymore) are forced into living lives outside the law in order to survive.
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 Beverly Hills Cop 1984  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, James Russo, Jonathan Banks, Stephen Elliott, Paul Reiser, Gilbert R. Hill, Art Kimbro, Joel Bailey, Bronson Pinchot, Michael Champion
This is Eddie Murphy's first portrayal of Axel Foley, the Detroit "cop from Hell." When Foley tracks a friend's killer back to Southern California, he finds that the ultra-snooty citizens of Beverly Hills are not quite ready for him. Neither are the cops who find themselves involved with a big time cocaine smuggler. Murphy steals the show.
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The Blue Iguana 1988  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Lafia
Cast: Dylan McDermott, Jessica Harper, James Russo, Pamela Gidley, Tovah Feldshuh, Dean Stockwell, Yano Anaya, Flea, Michele Seipp, Katia Schkolnik, John Durbin, Don Pedro Colley, Pedro Altamirano
This spoof on private-eye movies involves the blackmail of bounty hunter Vince Holloway (Dylan McDermott) by I.R.S. agents (Tovah Feldshuh and Dean Stockwell). Under pressure, Holloway agrees to travel to the Latin American town of El Diablo to stop the illegal transfer of $20 million between crooked banker Cora (Jessica Harper) and gangster Reno (James Russo). Double crosses reign in a very tough environment.
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Charades 1998   R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: First Degree
Director: Stephen Eckelberry
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Erika Eleniak, Jack Scalia, James Wilder, James Russo, Karen Black, Kimberley Kates, Richard Hillman, Robert Fields, James Andronica
Quinn and his wife (James Wilder and Kimberly Kates) host a weekend barbecue for his co-workers. We soon find out that there is a motivation behind the party when Jude (Karen Black) shows up. Jude's husband, who had been the owner of the company, was murdered, and Jude intends to find out "whodunit." A mix of mystery, thriller, and black comedy.
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Cut Off 2006 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Gino Cabanas, Dick Fisher
Cast: Amanda Brooks, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Malcolm McDowell, Kurupt, Clint Howard, Patricia Rae, James Russo, Stephen Spacek, Faye Dunaway, Anne Archer
Growing up in the lap of luxury as the daughter of wealthy James and Marilyn Burton (Malcolm McDowell and Faye Dunaway), Patricia's (Amanda Brooks) life takes a giant turn-around when James cuts her off from the fortune she has been enjoying. What is Patricia to do? Her solution: join forces with her boyfriend, Joker (Kurupt), and rob a bank. The bank scheme fails, and they hijack an ambulance that happens to be carrying drug dealer Pauly (Thomas Ian Nicholas). Now, Patricia and Joker are backed into a corner, and their lives are in peril–unless Patricia can put things together and come up with a solution that will change her life.
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Detour 1999 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joey Travolta
Cast: Jeff Fahey, Michael Madsen, Gary Busey, James Russo, Tim Thomerson, Stacie Randall, Evan Rachel Wood, Jack Bannon, Bob Giovanni, David Snedeker
A con artist and two friends join forces in an ill-advised attempt to rob the crime syndicate. Too late, they discover this heist is no more than a setup, which catches them in the middle.
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 Donnie Brasco 1997 R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, Anne Heche, James Russo, Andrew Parks, Zach Grenier, Gretchen Mol, Val Avery, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano, Brian Tarantina, Rocco Sisto
Based on FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone's 1989 memoirs, this is the story of how Pistone/Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp) was able to infiltrate a Brooklyn mob, by acting as a mole, and win the trust of hit-man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). However, once he wins that trust, the two form a friendship that threatens to undermine Brasco's reason for infiltrating the gang. His friendship with Ruggiero also presents problems in his marriage to Maggie (Anne Heche) as well as his devotion to law and order.
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Freeway 1988 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Delia
Cast: Darlanne Fluegel, James Russo, Billy Drago, Richard Belzer, Michael Callan, Joe Palese, Kenneth Tobey, Steve Franken, Brian Kaiser, Julianne Dallara
Los Angeles freeway shootings in the 1980s provided the storyline for this low budget film. Psychotic sniper Edward Heller (Billy Drago) randomly shoots motorists on the freeway and then provides clues to radio psychiatrist Sunny Harper (Darlanne Fluegel) to show up the authorities who are trying to solve the case.
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A Good Night to Die 2003 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Craig Singer
Cast: Michael Rapaport, Gary Stretch, Robin Givens, Ally Sheedy, Deborah Harry, Frank Whaley, Ralph Macchio, Lainie Kazan, Seymour Cassel, James Russo
This crime/comedy follows hit man Ronnie (Gary Stretch) as he tries to clean up the problems of fellow hit man August (Michael Rapaport), whom Ronnie got into the business three years before. Ronnie has just one day to take care of August's messes that the bosses are not happy about.
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A Kiss Before Dying 1991 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: James Dearden
Cast: Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow, Diane Ladd, James Russo, Martha Gehman, Ben Browder, Joie Lee, Rory Cochrane, James Bonfanti, Sarah Keller, Lia Chang, Shane Rimmer, Jim Fyfe, Briony Glassco
Young psychopath Jonathan Corliss (Matt Dillon) is dating Dorothy (Sean Young), the daughter of wealthy Thor Carlsson (Max von Sydow). Dorothy becomes pregnant and will lose her inheritance when Thor learns about the pregnancy. Jonathan solves the problem by murdering Dorothy. He meets Dorothy's sister Ellen (also played by Young), marries her, and gets a good position in Thor's company. But, when Ellen begins to investigate her sister's death, Jonathan tags Ellen as his next victim.
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 My Own Private Idaho 1991  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Udo Kier, Grace Zabriskie, Flea
Beautiful photography and fleeting images of nature highlight this story about Mike Waters (River Phoenix), a narcoleptic prostitute whose only friend is a hustler, Scott (Keanu Reeves). Scott is the son of Portland's mayor who, obviously, disapproves of his son's lifestyle, but Scott and Mike set off together in search of Mike's mother before going their separate ways. Strange, sex-filled film.
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 The Ninth Gate 1999  R, 130 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner, Barbara Jefford, Jack Taylor, James Russo, Jose Lopez Rodero, Toni Amoni, Willy Holt, Allen Garfield, Jaques Dacqmine, Joe Sheridan, Rebecca Pauly, Catherine Benguigue
Dean (Johnny Depp) is hired to find two missing copies of a book that give the "recipe" for conjuring up the devil. The third book is held by the man who hired Dean–but only one book is the real one. As Dean travels through Europe, it is clear that he's not the only one interested in the books. Dark and moody.
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 Open Range 2003 R, 135 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast: Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter, Diego Luna, James Russo, Abraham Benrubi, Dean McDermott, Kim Coates, Cliff Saunders, Peter MacNeill
Set in the American West, during the late 19th century when range wars still were being waged, this is the story of cattleman Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall) and his cattle crew–Kevin Costner and Diego Luna–who exact justice after one of their own (Abraham Benrubi) is killed. 1 User Review
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| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | BEAUTIFUL! Filmed in Calgary Canada ... Kevin Costner, Robert Duval, Annette Benning ... among others, were excellent is this Grand western. And, as westerns go, this one is WAY up there. This is great entertainment for all ages. |
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Panther 1995 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Cast: Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Courtney B. Vance, Marcus Chong, Joe Don Baker, Robert Culp, Richard Dysart, M. Emmet Walsh, James Russo, Mario Van Peebles
This is a fictionalized version of the 1960's Black Panthers and their movement to encourage guns in the fight against racial oppression.
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 Paris 2003  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ramin Niami
Cast: Chad Allen, Bai Ling, James Russo, Ron Jeremy, Biff Yeager, Nancye Ferguson, Belinda Waymouth, Jeni Chua, Irene Bedard, Raymond Ma, John Snyder, E.J. Callahan
L.A. cop Jason Bartok (Chad Allen) searches the seamy streets of L.A. and Las Vegas in search of Linda (Bai Ling) to deliver money that his corrupt partner, Leon (James Russo), took from a crime scene. He finds her and also finds love.
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Pendulum 2001 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James D. Deck
Cast: Rachel Hunter, James Russo, Matt Battaglia, Alaina Kalanj, Stephanie Vogt, Alissa Alban, Paige Carl Griggs, Ron Rogge, Scarlett McAlister, Pato Hoffmann, Robert Graham, Cliff Stephens
Dallas cop Amanda Reeve (former supermodel Rachel Hunter) is assigned to investigate the murder of a law professor at a prestigious college while others on the force investigate a serial killer who targets prostitutes. Despite her frustration over losing her lover, Amanda jumps into her assignment and finds that this may be a case of grades for sex. Ho-hum. Amanda is often confused, but so is the audience.
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The Postman 1997 R, 177 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, Daniel von Bargen, Tom Petty, Scott Bairstow, Giovanni Ribisi, Roberta Maxwell
In 2013–after the U.S. has been taken over by General Bethlehem (Will Patton) and his military group (the Helonists)–one man (Kevin Costner) saves the day when he dons a uniform and disguises himself as a postman traveling the countryside and spreading hope to the populace for a successful revolt against the Helonists. 1 User Review
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| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | Beautiful. Great entertainment for all ages. |
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Public Enemies 2009  R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christan Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Billy Crudup, Stephen Dorff, David Wenham, Stephen Graham, James Russo, Jason Clarke, John Judd, Rory Cochrane, John Kishline, Shawn Hatosy
During the 1930s, bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) obtains folk-hero status as he successfully robs banks and eludes the police. F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) is determined to put an end to a wave of bank robberies being performed by Dillinger as well as by others such as Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Pretty Boy Floyd (Channing Tatum). This story shows how Hoover names Dillinger the first "Public Enemy Number One" and assigns top F.B.I. agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) to use any means necessary to end the crime wave. Purvis gets help from reinforcements and directs F.B.I. forces toward the capture of Dillinger in a battle that ends outside the Biograph Theater. 1 User Review
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| | not good | Anonymous 07/09/2009 | | the acting was great, that's about it. |
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Sonic Impact 1999 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rodney McDonald
Cast: James Russo, Ice-T, Michael Harris, Mel Harris, Brittany Daniel, Sam Anderson, Heath Lourwood, Justin Lauer, Mike White, J. Kenneth Campbell
Criminal Jeremy Barrett (Michael Harris), while taken to prison aboard an airliner, breaks free from his captors and hijacks the plane. He blows a hole in the cockpit, and threatens to crash into the center of a city unless his demands are met. But wait, is that ex-SEAL and current FBI agent Nick Halton (James Russo) being lowered from a helicopter to the plane to save the day? Yes, and that's just one of the implausible goings-on in this film.
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Stealing Sinatra 2004 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: David Arquette, William H. Macy, Ryan Browning, Sam McMurray, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Brandy Heidrick, Kevin McNulty, Eric Johnson, Gillian Barber, Angelika Libera, James Russo, Desiree Zurowski
This film, based on a true story, revolves around three bumbling men who decide to kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. and use the ransom money to start a business. Weak.
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A Stranger Is Watching 1982 R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James Naughton, Shawn von Schreiber, Barbara Baxley, Stephen Joyce, James Russo, Frank Hamilton, Maggie Task, Roy Poole
Two years after Julie (Shawn von Schreiber) wrongfully identifies her mother's rapist murderer, the real killer, Artie Taggart (Rip Torn), kidnaps Julie and her father's lover, Sharon Martin (Kate Mulgrew). He takes them to his special hiding place in the bowels of Grand Central Station where he has plans for their futures.
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Trauma 1993 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Laura Johnson, James Russo, Brad Dourif, Frederic Forrest, Piper Laurie, Dominique Serrand, Hope Alexander-Willis, Ira Belgrade, Sharon Barr, Isabell O'Connor, Cory Garvin, Terry Perkins, Tony Saffold
After rescuing anorexic Aura (Asia Argento) when she threatened a suicidal leap off a bridge, David (Christopher Rydell) vows to protect her. Aura returns to her parents–Adriana and Stefan (Piper Laurie and Dominique Serrand)–who are professional mediums. That night, during a seance, Adriana is possessed by a spirit that identifies a serial killer in their midst. She runs outside, followed by Stefan and, later, by Aura who spots the killer holding up what she believes to be the severed heads of Adriana and Stefan. A psychopath is on the loose, and David helps Aura solve the mystery.
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We're No Angels 1989 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, James Russo, Ray McAnally, Hoyt Axton, Wallace Shawn, Bruno Kirby, John C. Reilly, Jay Brazeau, Ken Buhay, Elizabeth Lawrence, Bill Murdoch, Jessica Jickels, Frank C. Turner
During the Depression, escaped convicts Ned and Jim (Robert De Niro and Sean Penn) find refuge in a monastery along the Canadian border where they successfully masquerade as priests. Complications arise when Ned falls in love with hooker Molly (Demi Moore) whose deaf daughter Rosie (Jessica Jickels) becomes a major part of their purpose in life.
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| 1. Bad Girls (1994)
2. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
3. Bittersweet (1999)
4. The Blue Iguana (1988)
5. Charades (1998)
aka: First Degree
6. Cut Off (2006)
7. Detour (1999)
8. Donnie Brasco (1997)
9. Exposed (1983)
10. Extremities (1986)
11. Freeway (1988)
12. A Good Night to Die (2003)
13. A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
14. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
15. The Ninth Gate (1999)
16. Open Range (2003)
17. Panther (1995)
18. Paris (2003)
19. Pendulum (2001)
20. The Postman (1997)
21. Public Enemies (2009)
22. Sonic Impact (1999)
23. Stealing Sinatra (2004)
24. A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
25. Trauma (1993)
26. Voodoo Dawn (1998)
27. We're No Angels (1989)
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