 8MM 1999  R, 123 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, Anthony Heald, Chris Bauer, Catherine Keener, Myra Carter, Amy Morton, Jack Betts, Jenny Powell, Anne Gee Byrd, Rachel Singer, Luis Oropeza, Don Creech
Private-eye Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) has been leading a pretty boring life in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, UNTIL a wealthy widow, Mrs. Christian (Amy Morton), hires him to look into a possible slashing death she has viewed on her deceased husband's 8mm film. The investigation ensues–leading Welles into the pits of human degradation as he uncovers the grisly story of a snuff victim.
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 Bad Company 2002  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Gabriel Macht, Matthew Marsh, Peter Stormare, Kerry Washington, Garcelle Beauvais, Brooke Smith, Adoni Maropis, Daniel Sunjata, Dragan Micanovic, John Slattery, DeVone Lawson Jr., Wills Robbins, Marek Vasut
Jake Hayes (Chris Rock) is recruited by the CIA after his twin is killed while on a mission. But, the street-wise Hayes is not as polished as his brother and needs training. His brother's former partner, Gaylord Oakes (Anthony Hopkins), is chosen to teach Hayes how to impersonate his brother well enough to continue with the operation.
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Batman & Robin 1997 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, John Glover, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Elle Macpherson, Vivica A. Fox, Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen, Elizabeth Sanders, Jeep Swenson, John Fink, Michael Reid MacKay
Batman (George Clooney) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) have a double dose of trouble on their hands. Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) intends to take over Gotham City by putting it in a deep freeze while extreme environmentalist Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), with her lethal venom AND super-human sidekick, plots to rid the Earth of its animals–including HUMANS–to save plant life. Yes, the dynamic duo will be busy–even when joined by Butler Alfred's (Michael Gough) niece, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone). Robin: "I want a car; chicks dig the car." Batman: "This is why Superman works alone."
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Batman Forever 1995 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris O'Donnell, Nicole Kidman, Pat Hingle, Drew Barrymore, Debi Mazar, Michael Gough, Joe Grifasi, Elizabeth Sanders, Rene Auberjonois, Jessica Tuck, Philip Moon, Dennis Paladino
Batman (Val Kilmer) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) fight evil in Gotham City. This time around, the Riddler (Jim Carrey) and Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) join forces to outwit the Fearless Duo. Never fear, the city remains in the good hands of its loyal defenders.
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 The Client 1994  PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, J.T. Walsh, Anthony Edwards, Will Patton, William H. Macy, Ossie Davis, Bradley Whitford, Anthony Heald, Kim Coates, Kimberly Scott, David Speck
Adapted from John Grisham's best-selling novel, this film has all the suspense that has come to be expected from a Grisham tale. Eleven-year old Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) learns the secret of a Mafia killing. When he goes to the federal prosecutor for help, he is directed to a lawyer, Regina "Reggie" Love (Susan Sarandon). She helps Mark and his family get into the witness protection program and away from the clutches of the Mafia. Sarandon was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.
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Cousins 1989  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, Lloyd Bridges, William Petersen, Norma Aleandro, Keith Coogan, George Coe
"Cousins" is about weddings. When a couple of distant cousins sneak off for a lustful little rendezvous, their respective spouses, Maria and Larry (Isabella Rossellini and Ted Danson) get together. Larry doesn't care about his wife's infidelity; however, Maria tracks him down at work and asks if he thinks her husband and his wife are having an affair. Naturally, this is the beginning of their own affair.
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D.C. Cab 1983 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Mr. T, Charlie Barnett, Gary Busey, DeWayne Jessie, Irene Cara, Anne DeSalvo
Harold (Max Gail) owns a rundown taxi company whose cars are dilapidated and its drivers are out in left field. Then Albert (Adam Baldwin) arrives on the scene, and he tries to turn things around. But, it takes a kidnapping for the cabbies to heed Albert's advice.
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Dying Young 1991 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst, David Selby, Ellen Burstyn, Alex Trebek, Kevin O'Connor, George Martin, Tim Bohn
Hilary O'Neil (Julia Roberts) finds meaning in her life when she is hired as a nurse/companion to leukemia patient Victor Geddes (Campbell Scott).
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Falling Down 1993 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday Weld, Frederic Forrest, Lois Smith, Raymond J. Barry, Michael Paul Chan, Macon McCalman, Joey Hope Singer, Ebbe Roe Smith, Kimberly Scott, D.W. Moffett, Steve Park
William 'D-Fens' Foster (Michael Douglas) is laid off from his job and ends up in a traffic jam on his way to his daughter's birthday party. He abandons his car and walks to a convenience store, which he demolishes with a baseball bat because the clerk is less than helpful. Next, 'D-Fens' attacks a gang that unsuccessfully retaliates, and 'D-Fens' steals their guns. Now, it is the mission of Detective Martin Prendergast (Robert Duvall) to hunt down 'D-Fens' and stop the terror that he is wreaking on the streets of Los Angeles.
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 Flatliners 1990 R, 111 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, Kimberly Scott, Joshua Rudoy, Benjamin Mouton, Hope Davis, Aeryk Egan, Sanna Vraa, Marilyn Dodds Frank
Five young medical doctors take turns "flatlining" (showing no action on the EKG). After undergoing the experiences, they all show changes in personality that is directly related to flatlining.
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Flawless 1999 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Skipp Sudduth, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Nashom Benjamin, Wanda De Jesus, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Chris Bauer, Rory Cochrane
Following a stroke in which he lost his vocal cords, the ultraconservative homophobic Walt Koontz (Robert De Niro) finds that his rehabilitation program involves singing lessons. The problem is not with the lessons; it is the teacher, Rusty (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a drag queen who is particularly prejudiced against close-minded homophobes.
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, Pamela Bellwood, Mark Blankfield, Mike Douglas, Elizabeth Wilson, John Glover, Rick Baker
Pat Kramer (Lily Tomlin) is a housewife who has an intolerance to brand name foods, soaps, etc. To her husband's (Charles Grodin) dismay, she shrinks in physical size until she is only a fraction of her former self.
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 The Lost Boys 1987 R, 97 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander, Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth, Alex Winter, Nori Morgan, Chance Michael Corbitt, Alexander Bacon Chapman
Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam's (Corey Haim) family moves from Iowa to Santa Carla, California, where Michael immediately gets involved with a gang of vampires. When Sam notes something strange is going on, he gets help from his friends to retrieve Michael from the vampires' clutches.
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The Number 23 2007 R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra, Michelle Arthur, Mark Pellegrino, Paul Butcher, David Stifel, Patricia Belcher, Ed Lauter, Walter Soo Hoo
Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) is a dog catcher who slowly goes insane while reading a book given to him by his wife Agatha (Virginia Madsen). The book involves Detective Fingerling's (also Carrey) obsession with the number 23 and how it drives him to murder his lover Fabrizia (also Madsen) and frame her lover (Danny Huston). As Walter reads the book, Agatha experiences growing concerns over what the book is doing to him and asks her friend Dr. Isaac French (also Huston) for help. But Walter believes there is more to the book and the number 23 than meets the eye and sets out to get to the bottom of the mystery.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 2004 PG-13, 143 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Simon Callow, Minnie Driver, Ciaran Hinds, Victor McGuire, Paul Brooke, Murray Melvin, Kevin McNally, James Fleet, Jennifer Ellison, Imogen Bain, Judith Paris
The phantom, a disfigured composer (Gerard Butler), dwells beneath and haunts the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with chorus singer Christine (Emmy Rossum), abducts her, and writes an opera especially for her. But will this be enough to make Christine forget the man she loves? Three Academy Award nominations were received.
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 Phone Booth 2003 R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell, Katie Holmes, Paula Jai Parker, Arian Ash, Tia Texada, John Enos III, Keith Nobbs, Richard T. Jones
When Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell) picks up a ringing, pay telephone, the voice on the line tells Stu that there is a high-power rifle aimed at him and that he will be shot if he tries to leave the phone booth. Will Stu win this deadly game of wits?
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 St. Elmo's Fire 1985 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell, Joyce Van Patten, Jenny Wright, Matthew Laurance, Gina Hecht, Blake Clark, Jon Cutler
The "Brat Pack" star in this film about new college graduates finding jobs in Washington D.C. and experiencing life in Georgetown. Each has one problem or another and the lesson learned in this movie is that friends will help you through whatever problems come into your yuppie life.
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Tigerland 2000 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins Jr., Tom Guiry, Shea Whigham, Russell Richardson, Nick Searcy, Afemo Omilami, Keith Ewell, Matt Gerald, James Macdonald, Stephen Fulton, Arian Waring Ash, Tyler Cravens, Michael Edmiston
On their way to Vietnam during the 1970s, recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk in Louisiana. When one draftee, Roland Bozz (Colin Farrell), doesn't exactly play by the rules, it isn't long before others follow suit. But, Bozz's actions backfire when his superiors see the insubordination as a sign of intelligence and regard him as a future leader. Their week in the Louisiana swamp, Tigerland, just might prove as dangerous as Vietnam when the men make decisions about whether or not they will go to war.
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 A Time to Kill 1996 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Spacey, Patrick McGoohan, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Platt, M. Emmet Walsh, Brenda Fricker, Charles S. Dutton, Ashley Judd, Nicky Katt, Joe Seneca, Beth Grant
Based on John Grisham's novel, this story involves a Black father, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson), whose 10-year-old daughter is raped by two White rednecks in the town of Canton, Mississippi. When the rednecks are brought to court, Carl appears with a rifle and kills the defendants. Carl's friend, lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughy), agrees to defend him and receives help from young law clerk Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock). Meanwhile, the situation gets out of control, and, as the KKK, led by Freddie Lee Cobb (Kiefer Sutherland) rises to the fore, Jake finds himself in grave danger.
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 Veronica Guerin 2003 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciaran Hinds, Brenda Fricker, Don Wycherley, Barry Barnes, Simon O'Driscoll, Emmet Bergin, Charlotte Bradley, Mark Lambert, Garrett Keogh, Maria McDermottroe
This screenplay is based on the true story of Irish journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett) who, after writing about Dublin's drug dealers, was assassinated by them.
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The Virginia Hill Story 1974 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Dyan Cannon, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield, John Vernon, Herbert Anderson, Robby Benson, John Quade, Liam Dunn, Conrad Janis, Tom Reese
Told in flashback as she is testifying, this is the story of Hollywood starlet Virginia Hill (Dyan Cannon) who was the lover of Mafia gangster Bugsy Siegel (Harvey Keitel). Siegel went into debt opening a gambling casino in Las Vegas, upset opponents, and was murdered by rival mobsters.
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| 1. 8MM (1999)
2. Bad Company (2002)
3. Batman & Robin (1997)
4. Batman Forever (1995)
5. The Client (1994)
6. Cousins (1989)
7. D.C. Cab (1983)
8. Dying Young (1991)
9. Falling Down (1993)
10. Flatliners (1990)
11. Flawless (1999)
12. The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
13. The Lost Boys (1987)
14. The Number 23 (2007)
15. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
16. Phone Booth (2003)
17. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
18. Tigerland (2000)
19. A Time to Kill (1996)
20. Veronica Guerin (2003)
21. The Virginia Hill Story (1974)
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