 American Psycho 2000  R, 101 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mary Harron
Cast: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Chloe Sevigny, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Matt Ross
Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 satirical novel about the lack of morality on Wall Street in the 1980s features Christian Bale as the young Yuppie who goes to work and, apparently, does nothing but watch TV, make dinner reservations, and listen to pop ballads. It is the nighttime scene at which he excels: macabre acts of sex, violence, and murder.
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 Around the Bend 2004  R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jordan Roberts
Cast: Michael Caine, Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Jonah Bobo, Glenne Headly, David Eigenberg, Robert Douglas, Carlos A. Cabarcas, Gerry Bamman, Jean Effron, Lily Knight, Rick Negron
After the funeral of family patriarch Henry Lair (Michael Caine), three generations of the family–(Jonah Bobo, Josh Lucas, and Christopher Walken)–set off on a trip through the Southwest distributing Henry's ashes, uncovering family secrets, and bonding.
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A Beautiful Mind 2001 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Christopher Plummer, Josh Lucas, Judd Hirsch, Vivien Cardone, Anthony Rapp, Jason Gray-Stanford, Austin Pendelton, Jillie Simon, Victor Steinbach, Tanya Clarke
This biography traces the life of paranoid-schizophrenic, math genius John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe) who overcame the odds to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Science. His life changes while he is working in cryptology at MIT where he meets Alicia (Jennifer Connelly). They fall in love and marry, but problems follow when Nash's paranoid schizophrenia sets in leading to years of illness with loyal Alicia standing by him in good times and bad. The film's four Academy Awards included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly). Four additional nominations were received, including Crowe for Best Actor.
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Coastlines 2002 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Nunez
Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Sarah Wynter, Josh Brolin, Scott Wilson, Josh Lucas, William Forsythe, Angela Bettis, Robert Wisdom, Daniel von Bargen, Edwin Hodge, Robert Claudini, Abigail Mavity, Steven Gilborn, Karen S. Gregan
Ex-con Sonny Mann (Timothy Olyphant) returns to his hometown in Florida where he asks for money owed to him by local crime boss Fred Vance (William Forsythe). Instead of paying the debt, Vance blows up Sonny's family home and kills Sonny's father in the process. Sonny moves in with his childhood friends Deputy Sheriff Dave Lockhart (Josh Brolin) and Dave's wife Ann (Sarah Wynter) and soon begins an affair with Ann, which threatens both the marriage and Sonny and Dave's lifelong friendship.
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The Deep End 2001 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker, Peter Donat, Josh Lucas, Raymond J. Barry, Tamara Hope, Jordon Dorrance, Margo Krindel, Georgann Johnson
One problem leads to another as Navy wife Margaret Hall (Tilda Swinton) tries to keep her son, Beau (Jonathan Tucker), out of big trouble while her admiral husband is away serving his country. Originally enjoyed as the 1947 novel, "The Blank Wall," and, later, the 1949 film, "The Reckless Moment," details are changed, but "The Deep End" retains the original myriad of plot twists and turns.
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 Glory Road 2006 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Gartner
Cast: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Mehcad Brooks, Emily Deschanel, Jon Voight, Damaine Radcliff, Alphonso McAuley, Al Shearer, Red West, Sam Jones III, Evan Jones
When Dan Haskins (Josh Lucas) is hired to coach men's basketball at Texas Western College, he finds that a group of disorderly White players make up the team. Haskins solution: recruit talented Black players. Haskins then leads his team all the way to the 1966 NCAA national championship. Based on a true story.
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The Hulk 2003 PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, Nick Nolte, Paul Kersey, Cara Buono, Todd Tesen, Kevin Rankin, Celia Watson, Lou Ferrigno, Mike Erwin, Stan Lee, Craig Damon, Regi Davis
Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) is heading up a group of scientists working on a genetic experiment when something goes terribly wrong with the "gammasphere," and he mutates into a powerful green giant, "The Hulk." Bruce's father, Dr. David Banner (Nick Nolte), starts to secretly use the ray and mutates dogs that he sends after Bruce's ex-girlfriend Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly). In the form of the Hulk, Bruce saves Betty, and Betty's father Gen. "Thunderball" Ross (Sam Elliott) takes him to a base that the Army has abandoned. At the base lab, Glen Talbot (Josh Lucas) takes over the Hulk and plots to use him for his own profit. Now, the Hulk escapes and lunges across the desert with the Army in hot pursuit. A good comic-book rendition but too intense for young children.
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 Poseidon 2006 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Jimmy Bennett, Jacinda Barrett, Andre Braugher, Mia Maestro, Kevin Dillon, Freddy Rodriguez, Kirk B.R. Woller, Gabriel Jarret
Good stunts and special effects highlight this disaster film about a capsized cruise ship in the North Atlantic Ocean. Survivors, led by John Dylan (Josh Lucas), trudge through twisted steel inside the upside-down ship in a desperate search for the means of escaping the wreckage.
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Restless 2000 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Jule Gilfillan
Cast: Catherine Kellner, David Wu, Sarita Choudhury, Geng Le, Josh Lucas, Chen Shiang-chyi, Matthew Faber, Rachel DeWoskin, Daming Chen, Biao Fu, Hu Xin, Stew Markel
This US/China co-production depicts the culture shock of the West meeting the East. In this case, it is two friends–Leah Quinn (Catherine Kellner) and Richard Kao (David Wu)–who have known each other since high school and, now, meet again in Beijing. Both become involved in romantic relationships that change their views of the world.
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Secondhand Lions 2003  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim McCanlies
Cast: Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Katt, Josh Lucas, Michael O'Neill, Deirdre O'Connell, Eric Balfour, Christian Kane, Kevin Haberer, Emmanuelle Vaugier
Shy, 14-year-old Walter (Haley Joel Osment) spends the summer in Texas with his cranky great-uncles–Garth (Michael Caine) and Hub (Robert Duvall). Despite a less-than-promising beginning, the three bond and learn about life from each other. 2 User Reviews
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Session 9 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Josh Lucas, Peter Mullan, Brendan Sexton III, Charley Broderick, Lonnie Farmer, Larry Fessenden, Jurian Hughes
It seemed like an easy job for an asbestos abatement crew–Phil (David Carouso), Mike (Stephen Gevedon), Hank (Josh Lucas), Gordon Fleming (Peter Mullan), and Jeff (Brendan Sexton III). But, tearing down an old mental hospital appears to be bringing out their psychological frailties.
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 Stealth 2005  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Richard Roxburgh, Joe Morton, Ian Bliss, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Denkha, Rocky Helton, Nicholas Hammond
When a robot fighter jet malfunctions and is out of control, it is up to Navy pilots Lt. Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), Kara Wade (Jessica Biel), and Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx) to take it down before it causes the next world war.
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Sweet Home Alabama 2002 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andy Tennant
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Fred Ward, Mary Kay Place, Jean Smart, Candice Bergen, Ethan Embry, Melanie Lynskey, Dakota Fanning
Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) appears to have it made; she has obtained the status of a top fashion designer and has been proposed to by one of NYC's most eligible bachelors (Patrick Dempsey). But, there is one little problem: she must first return to Alabama and obtain a divorce from the husband (Josh Lucas) she left seven years ago.
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 Undertow 2004 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Devon Alan, Dermot Mulroney, Shiri Appleby, Kristen Stewart, Robert Longstreet, Pat Healy, Bill McKinney, Terry Loughlin, Eddie Rouse, Patrice Johnson
Widower John Mann (Dermot Mulroney) has retreated into an idyllic life of farming with his sons Chris (Jamie Bell) and Tim (Devon Alan). When John's fresh-out-of-prison brother, Deel (Josh Lucas), appears on the scene, tragedy follows close behind him.
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An Unfinished Life 2005  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman, Josh Lucas, Camryn Manheim, Becca Gardner, Lynda Boyd, P. Lynn Johnson, Rob Hayter, R. Nelson Brown
Although the experience is not easy for them, the lives of cowboy Einar (Robert Redford); his estranged daughter-in-law Jean (Jennifer Lopez); and the granddaughter he never knew, 10-year-old Griff (Becca Gardner), change for the better through reconciliation when Jean and Griff move into Einar's Wyoming ranch.
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The War 2007  TV, 840 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Cast: Keith David, Rebecca Holtz, Kevin Conway, Eli Wallach, Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Adam Arkin, Carolyn McCormick, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson
In Ken Burns' 15-hour documentary, veterans of World War II from four American towns–Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota–describe what the fighting was like and the impact it had on all Americans. Battle scenes contain historical footage and are backed by realistic sound effects in stories about bravery amidst the adversity of war.
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The Weight of Water 2000  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Catherine McCormack, Sarah Polley, Sean Penn, Josh Lucas, Elizabeth Hurley, Ciaran Hinds, Ulrich Thomsen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Katrin Cartlidge, Vinessa Shaw, Richard Donat, Joseph Rutten, John Walf, Adam Curry, John Maclaren
Photojournalist Jean James (Catherine McCormack) is researching a sensational axe murder that occurred in 1873. Along with her husband Thomas (Sean Penn), his brother Rich (Josh Lucas), and his brother's girlfriend Adaline (Elizabeth Hurley), she heads to a New Hampshire seacoast town–scene of the murder–and finds an eyewitness account of the affair. The audience goes back and forth between the past deceit and Jean's growing uneasiness over her own similar situation: she is convinced that her husband is having an affair with his brother's girlfriend.
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 Wonderland 2003 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: James Cox
Cast: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Josh Lucas, Franky G, Tim Blake Nelson, Carrie Fisher, Eric Bogosian, Ted Levine, M.C. Gainey, Faizon Love
Looking for clues leading to the truth behind a 1981 quadruple homicide at 8763 Wonderland in Laurel Canyon is the focus of this film that is made even more interesting because one of the suspects was porn star John Holmes (Val Kilmer).
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| 1. American Psycho (2000)
2. Around the Bend (2004)
3. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
4. Coastlines (2002)
5. The Deep End (2001)
6. Glory Road (2006)
7. The Hulk (2003)
8. Poseidon (2006)
9. Restless (2000)
10. Secondhand Lions (2003)
11. Session 9 (2001)
12. Stealth (2005)
13. Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
14. Undertow (2004)
15. An Unfinished Life (2005)
16. The War (2007)
17. The Weight of Water (2000)
18. Wonderland (2003)
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