Fearless 1993  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce, John Turturro, Benicio Del Toro, Deirdre O'Connell, Rance Howard, John de Lancie, Spencer Vrooman, Daniel Cerny, Eve Roberts
The shock of a near-death experience affects the psyche of Max Klein (Jeff Bridges), and the only person he seems able to relate to is Carla Rodrigo (Rosie Perez) who was also in the same accident.
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Good Advice 2001 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon, Denise Richards, Jon Lovitz, Rosanna Arquette, Estelle Harris, Barry Newman, Lisa Rinna, John de Lancie, Francoise Surel
Ryan (Charlie Sheen) is a successful stockbroker until he sleeps with the wrong woman and gets bad advice from the woman's husband. Now he's out of work, and his live-in girlfriend, Cindy (Denise Richards), leaves him and heads to Brazil. When Cindy's boss, for whom she writes an advice column for a newspaper, wants to know where her column is, Ryan starts writing it. Ryan falls for the boss, Page (Angie Harmon), in this comedy that's better than most direct-to-video films.
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore, Madeline Zima, John de Lancie, Kevin Skousen, Mitchell Laurance, Justin Zaremby
A doctor commits suicide after he is accused of molesting Claire (Annabella Sciorra), one of his patients, followed by accusations from other women. His wife (Rebecca De Mornay) takes on a pseudonym and is hired by Claire's family as a nanny. The intent: revenge on Claire for causing the death of the doctor. A good psychological thriller.
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 Little Women 1978  TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, Ann Dusenberry, Greer Garson, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Plumb, William Shatner, Robert Young, Cliff Potts, John de Lancie, Richard Gilliland, William Schallert, Virginia Gregg, Joyce Bulifant, Carlene Watkins
This is a good TV adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's famous novel about the four March sisters–Meg (Meredith Baxter), Jo (Susan Dey), Amy (Ann Dusenberry), and Beth (Eve Plumb)–growing up in the Civil War era. Dorothy McGuire and Greer Garson are particularly good in their roles as Marmee and Aunt Katherine March.
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Multiplicity 1996 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin, Richard Masur, Zack Duhame, Katie Schlossberg, Eugene Levy, Ann Cusack, John de Lancie, Brian Doyle-Murray
When Doug Kinney (Michael Keaton) finds it is impossible to provide time for both work and family, he has himself cloned so he can be in many places at the same time.
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Pathology 2008  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Marc Schoelermann
Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, Alyssa Milano, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, John de Lancie, Mei Melancon, Keir O'Donnell, Buddy Lewis, Dan Callahan, Larry Drake, Med Abrous, Alan Blumenfeld
When Dr. Ted Grey (Milo Ventimiglia) begins his residency at the University Hospital in Philadelphia, he meets a group of pathologists who are led by Jack Gallo (Michael Weston). They play a deadly game in which one of them kills a victim, and then the others set out to find the means by which the murder was performed. Grey joins the group and, too late, learns that he could be slated as a victim. Now, he must watch his every move in what develops into a deadly cat-and-mouse game in which Grey must either kill or be killed.
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Reign Over Me 2007 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Robert Klein, Melinda Dillon, Mike Binder, Jonathan Banks, Rae Allen, Paula Newsome, John de Lancie, Paul Butler
Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) has it all: a great job, loving wife (Jada Pinkett Smith), and beautiful daughters. One evening, Alan runs into his college roommate Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) and learns that Charlie once had everything Alan has, but Charlie's wife and children died when the plane crashed into the World Trade Center on 9/11. Charlie now suffers post-traumatic stress disorder. When Alan realizes that Charlie needs help, their friendship is rekindled. Alan hangs out with Charlie and draws him back, at least part-way, into the normal world and, in the process recognizes and finds solutions for his own troubles.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... 1994 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Colm Meaney, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, John de Lancie, Denise Crosby
It's hard for Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew to remember where or when they are, as they bounce back and forth between the past, present and future. Meanwhile, a space anomaly must be figured out in this film, the swan song for the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series.
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Taking Care of Business 1990 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Filofax
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: James Belushi, Charles Grodin, Anne DeSalvo, Loryn Locklin, Stephen Elliott, Hector Elizondo, Veronica Hamel, Mako, Gates McFadden, John de Lancie
Die-hard Cubs' fan/car thief Jimmy (James Belushi) is serving his last two days in prison and wins a pair of World Series tickets to the final game–which includes the Cubs. When the warden refuses to let Jimmy out early, the prison-mates spring Jimmy. Meanwhile, rich businessman Spencer (Charles Grodin) leaves his filofax (holding his personal information, money, and mansion keys) at an airport. Yes, Jimmy finds the filofax and starts the search for Spencer to claim the reward that is offered for the return of the filofax. In the process, he ends up assuming Spencer's identity. Low-level fun, but the Cubs in the World Series? Get real.
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Woman on top 1999 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fina Torres
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Murilo Benicio, Harold Perrineau, Mark Feuerstein, John de Lancie, Anne Ramsay, Ana Gasteyer, Analu DeCastro, Thais DeSaCurvelo, Eliana Guttman
In this romantic comedy, a Brazilian beauty, Isabella (Penelope Cruz), suffers an extreme case of motion sickness; she controls it by taking on the driving force in all situations–whether in the car or in bed. When husband Toninho (Murilo Benicio) cheats on her, Isabella escapes to San Francisco and her transsexual friend, Monica (Harold Perrineau Jr.). She is soon starring in a very successful cooking show, which suddenly suffers problems after Toninho appears in town.
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| 1. Fearless (1993)
2. Good Advice (2001)
3. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
4. Little Women (1978)
5. Multiplicity (1996)
6. Pathology (2008)
7. Reign Over Me (2007)
8. Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (1994)
9. Taking Care of Business (1990)
aka: Filofax
10. Woman on top (1999)
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