2012 2009  PG-13, 158 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Thomas McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Buric, Beatrice Rosen, Johann Urb, George Segal, Chin Han, Stephen McHattie, Jimi Mistry
According to the Mayan calendar, Earth will come to an end on December 21, 2012. Scientist Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor) warns U.S. President Wilson (Danny Glover) that the end of the world is coming. The date arrives, and catastrophes ensue. An earthquake causes Los Angeles to erupt, Las Vegas is demolished, and a volcano destroys Yellowstone National Park. Those disasters are combined with more devastation taking place all over Earth. Meanwhile, Jackson Curtis' (John Cusack) plans to connect with his children at Yellowstone include a harrowing plane ride to Yellowstone where he meets crazy Charlie (Woody Harrelson) who has a map leading to space arks hidden by the government for use if the Mayan prediction proves true.
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 Blood Diamond 2006  R, 138 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Arnold Vosloo, Kagiso Kuypers, David Harewood, Basil Wallace, Ntare Mwine, Antony Coleman, Benu Mabhena, Jimi Mistry, Marius Weyers, Stephen Collins, Ato Essandoh
During Sierra Leone's civil war in the 1990s, South African diamond smuggler Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mende fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) get help from crusading journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly) enabling them to journey through rebel territory in search of a rare pink diamond that Solomon has buried near his village. If they succeed, Solomon will be reunited with his family, and Danny just might get the chance to change his life. Extreme violence. Five Oscar nominations were received, including Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou).
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Born Romantic 2000  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Kane
Cast: Craig Ferguson, Ian Hart, Jane Horrocks, Adrian Lester, Catherine McCormack, Jimi Mistry, David Morrissey, Olivia Williams, Kenneth Cranham, Paddy Considine
The lives of six young singles in London overlap against the backdrop of a salsa club. Serving as the connectors are cab drivers–especially Jimmy (Adrian Lester), who is more than willing to impart psychological advice.
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East Is East 1999  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Damien O'Donnell
Cast: Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Jordan Routledge, Archie Panjabi, Emil Marwa, Chris Bisson, Jimi Mistry, Raji James, Ian Aspinall, Lesley Nicol, Emma Rydal, Ruth Jones
In early 1970s' England, a Pakistani family's seven children rebel against their father George Khan's (Om Puri) culture and opt for the less restricted lifestyle that has been demonstrated by their English mother Ella (Linda Bassett). The family resides in Salford, Manchester, where traditions are quite different from those in Pakistan. Now, chaos ensues as Khan tries to keep his dysfunctional family in line.
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 Ella Enchanted 2004 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Vivica A. Fox, Joanna Lumley, Aidan McArdle, Patrick Bergin, Jimi Mistry, Eric Idle, Steve Coogan, Parminder Nagra
Fairy Godmother Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox) cast a spell on the infant Ella that gave her the gift of obedience. But now Ella (Anne Hathaway) is a young woman who finds the "gift" a problem when she is abused by her new, evil stepmother and step-sisters. So, Ella sets off on a journey to find Lucinda and get the spell removed. You guessed it, good things happen in the form of a handsome prince (Hugh Dancy) during Ella's search for Lucinda.
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The Guru 2003 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Cast: Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean, Dash Mihok, Emil Marwa, Ronald Guttman, Malachy McCourt, Raahul Singh, Ajay Naidu, Anita Gillette, Christine Baranski
Dance teacher Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) migrates from India with dreams of Hollywood stardom but ends up in NYC in "reel" life featured in porn films and in "real" life as the guru of sex.
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My Kingdom 2001 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Boyd
Cast: Richard Harris, Lynn Redgrave, Tom Bell, Emma Catherwood, Aidan Gillen, Louise Lombard, Paul McGann, Jimi Mistry, Reece Noi, Lorraine Pilkington
As in Shakespeare's "King Lear," this modern-day story involves a power struggle between three daughters. This time the father is a crime boss, and it is his illegal business ventures that the women covet.
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The Mystic Masseur 2001 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ismail Merchant
Cast: Om Puri, Aasif Mandvi, Ayesha Dharker, James Fox, Sakina Jaffrey, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jimi Mistry, Zohra Sehgal, Grace Maharaj, Danesh Khan
Set in 1940s' and 1950s' Trinidad, this story revolves around a schoolteacher (Aasif Mandvi), who returns to his rural home and sets out to become a writer and a mystic.
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 Touch of Pink 2004  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Cast: Jimi Mistry, Kyle MacLachlan, Sue Mathew, Kristen Holden-Reid, Veena Sood, Brian George, Raoul Bhaneja, Liisa Repo-Martell, Andrew Gillies, Malika Mendez
While living in London, gay Ismali-Canadian Alim (Jimi Mistry) gets a visit from his mother, Nura (Sue Mathew), who convinces him to go to Toronto for a cousin's wedding. Then Alim's alter-ego, Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan), appears on the scene with a string of advice tips on how to prepare for the occasion. 1 User Review
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| 1. 2012 (2009)
2. Blood Diamond (2006)
3. Born Romantic (2000)
4. East Is East (1999)
5. Ella Enchanted (2004)
6. The Guru (2003)
7. My Kingdom (2001)
8. The Mystic Masseur (2001)
9. Touch of Pink (2004)
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