Absolute Power 1997   R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, E.G. Marshall, Judy Davis, Mark Margolis, Melora Hardin, Kenneth Welsh, Richard Jenkins, Alison Eastwood, Penny Johnson, Elaine Kagan
Master thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses the President of the United States Allen Richmond (Gene Hackman) in the throes of an ugly sex scene that turns to murder. A cover-up ensues, Luther is the designated suspect, and his estranged daughter, Katie (Laura Linney), moves back into his life when she is appointed the prosecutor. 1 User Review
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| | petunia 04/29/2007 | | One of THE best in a long time, I have seen it twice already!!It is VERY suspensful & you're afraid to miss one second of it!! |
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Alice 1990 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, Alec Baldwin, Blythe Danner, Judy Davis, William Hurt, Cybill Shepherd, Bernadette Peters, Gwen Verdon, Keye Luke
Alice (Mia Farrow) is an upscale Manhattan housewife who has been married for 16 years to Doug (William Hurt). She has lived a life with few problems, until events take a turn when she starts fantasizing about a stranger (Joe Mantegna) and considers an affair with him. Her Oriental herbalist, Dr. Yang (Keye Luke), gives Alice herbs that, among other things, make her invisible and cause men to fall for her. Alice plunges into her make-believe "Wonderland" but ultimately comes to terms with reality.
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Barton Fink 1991 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi, Richard Portnow, David Warrilow, Christopher Murney, I.M. Hobson
When New York playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) goes to Hollywood, he checks into a seedy hotel and becomes friends with Charlie Meadows (John Goodman). Fink has trouble writing his story, and, instead of getting over writer's block, he becomes a murder suspect. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor Michael Lerner for his role as the studio chief.
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Blood and Wine 1997  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis, Michael Caine, Harold Perrineau, Robyn Peterson, Mike Starr, John Seitz, Marc Macaulay
Florida wine dealer Alex Gates (Jack Nicholson) joins forces with Victor Spansky (Michael Caine). Together, they plot to steal a million-dollar necklace; they succeed, and then the real twists and turns of this excellent story begin.
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 The Break-Up 2006  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Cole Hauser, Jason Bateman, Judy Davis, Justin Long, Ivan Sergei, John Michael Higgins, Ann - Margret, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Billingsley, Vernon Vaughn
Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn) meet at a Cubs game at Wrigley Field, fall in love, and buy a condo together. During a family dinner party, problems erupt, and Brooke breaks up with Gary. But, neither Brooke nor Gary is willing to give up the condo, so each retreats to separate spaces inside the premises. Bad advice from family and friends leads to more problems in their mental battle as each connives to force the other out.
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Celebrity 1998  R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Hank Azaria, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Melanie Griffith, Famke Janssen, Michael Lerner, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, Winona Ryder
Kenneth Branagh mimics the Woody Allen persona in this film, which is a multi-layered story about people who want fame and notoriety. In reality, their methods to achieve that goal affect not only themselves but also the people around them.
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Children of the Revolution 1996 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Duncan
Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham, Richard Roxburgh, Geoffrey Rush, Rachel Griffiths
In this satirical comedy, Australian Joan's (Judy Davis) weekly letters to Stalin result in an invitation to the 1952 Party Congress where she sleeps with Agent "Nine" (Sam Neill) AND Stalin (F. Murray Abraham). Nine months later, a son, Joe (Richard Roxburgh) is born who grows up to be an agitator fighting for today's causes.
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Coast to Coast 2003 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Judy Davis, Selma Blair, Saul Rubinek, John Salley, Maximilian Schell, Fred Ward, Paul Mazursky, David Julian Hirsh, Kate Lynch, Richard Fitzpatrick
A couple (Richard Dreyfuss and Judy Davis) with marital problems drives across country from Connecticut to L.A. to attend their son's wedding. Along the way they visit friends, reminisce, and talk about their current situation.
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A Cooler Climate 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Sally Field, Judy Davis, Winston Rekert, Jerry Wasserman, Carly Pope, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gerard Plunkett, Alec Willows, Denalda Williams, Peter Yunker
Iris (Sally Field) is recently divorced and must seek work. She takes a job as housekeeper for bitter, wealthy Paula (Judy Davis), who takes her frustrations out on Iris. After Paula's marriage falls apart, a friendship with Iris develops. And now a word from our soapsuds sponsor.
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Deconstructing Harry 1997 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Billy Crystal, Demi Moore, Robin Williams, Judy Davis, Elisabeth Shue, Kirstie Alley, Bob Balaban, Richard Benjamin, Eric Bogosian
Three-times-married Harry Block (Woody Allen) is a novelist, suffering from writer's block, who has no qualms about using his family and friends as material for his stories. Often represented in thin disguises, the subjects of his novels become quite upset.
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Gaudi Afternoon 2001 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, Juliette Lewis, Christopher Bowen, Maria Barranco, Courtney Jines, Pep Molina, Victor Alvaro
Cassandra (Judy Davis) is stuck in Barcelona, Spain, and takes on a job of translating a novel into English. But, she needs to find additional work to get by, so when Frankie (Marcia Gay Hardin) offers her a job to find Frankie's missing husband, Cassandra takes it. But things aren't as they seem as Cassandra gets involved with a strange group of characters and their escapades.
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Heatwave 1982 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Judy Davis, Richard Moir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, Anna Maria Monticelli, John Gregg, John Meillon, Dennis Miller, Peter Hehir, Carole Skinner
This is a mystery-thriller involving political under-handed dealings in real estate construction involving $100 million. Judy Davis plays an idealist who opposes the building and Richard Moir plays the architect who has the project.
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Husbands and Wives 1992 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson, Lysette Anthony, Ron Rifkin, Blythe Danner, Cristi Conaway
This is another brilliant Woody Allen comedy/drama about four individuals whose marriages are undergoing stress; they become interested in each others' mates.
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Impromptu 1991 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Lapine
Cast: Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Julian Sands, Ralph Brown, Georges Corraface, Anton Rodgers, Emma Thompson, Anna Massey
Novelist Aurore Lucie Dupin, better known as George Sand (Judy Davis), was famous for her wild lifestyle and many lovers, but the frail musician Frederic Chopin (Hugh Grant) was her favorite. This is her story, at least as legend has it. Fun.
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 Marie Antoinette 2006 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Marianne Faithfull, Steve Coogan, Clara Braiman, Melodie Berenfeld, Judy Davis, Jason Schwartzman, Rose Byrne, Al Weaver, Shirley Henderson, Molly Shannon, Rip Torn, Jean-Christophe Bouvet
In 1770, the 14-year-old daughter of the Empress Maria Teresa (Marianne Faithfull), Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) was engaged to the Dauphin Louis-Auguste (Jason Schwartzman) and traveled to France for the marriage, which was planned to seal the alliance between Austria and France. Marie arrives at Versailles, marries the Dauphin, and enters into a world where she must produce an heir to gain security. But, Louis does not cooperate, and by the time she becomes queen, Marie Antoinette has alienated both royalty and the public. An Oscar was received for Best Costume Design.
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My Brilliant Career 1979 G, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max Cullen, Patricia Kennedy, Aileen Britton, Tony Hughes, Peter Whitford, Alan Hopgood
Set in Australia at the end of the 19th century, this is an excellent film relating the story of young Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) who is determined to be a writer and enjoy an independent lifestyle.
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The New Age 1994 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Tolkin
Cast: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Patrick Bauchau, Adam West, Rachel Rosenthal, Samuel L. Jackson, John Diehl, Audra Lindley, Corbin Bernsen
An upscale Los Angeles couple, Peter (Peter Weller) and Katherine Winter (Judy Davis), lose their jobs, look for new meanings in life, and ultimately end up in the divorce courts.
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A Passage to India 1984 PG, 163 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Alec Guinness, Nigel Havers, Richard Wilson, Antonia Pemberton, Saeed Jaffrey, Art Malik, Michael Culver, Clive Swift, Roshan Seth, Ann Firbank
David Lean succeeds again in this story that takes place in 1928 when a young Englishwoman (Judy Davis) leaves for India, where she is to marry. During a visit to the Marabar caves, she is apparently raped, an event which ends in a court trial. Academy Awards were received for Best Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) and Musical Score. There were also nine other nominations, including Best Picture, Actress, and Director.
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The Ref 1994 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Glynis Johns, Raymond J. Barry, Richard Bright, Christine Baranski, Adam LeFevre, Ellie Raab
Gus (Denis Leary) just cannot quite make it in his chosen field–burglary! One Christmas Eve, his burglary attempt becomes so fouled up that he must take his victims captive in their own home. There he is faced not only with their arguing but also with all of the relatives who come to "celebrate" the holiday.
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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Sto 1995 TV, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Glenn Close, Judy Davis, Jan Rubes, Wendy Makkena, Susan Barnes, William Converse-Roberts, William Allen Young, Kevin McNulty, Vic Polizos, Molly Parker
Glen Close takes on the role of Margarethe Cammermeyer in this true story of Cammermeyer's legal fight to prevent the U.S. Army from discharging her when her status as a homosexual was revealed. Close won an Emmy for her role in this film, and costar Judy Davis also was awarded the Emmy for her depiction of Cammermeyer's lover, Diane.
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 Swimming Upstream 2003 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl, David Hoflin, Craig Horner, Brittany Byrnes, Deborah Kennedy, Mark Hembrow, Mitchell Dellevergin
Based on Australian swimming great Tony Fingleton's autobiography, this film reveals how Tony used swimming triumphs as a means to gain the respect of his alcoholic father. In the end, he quits the world of swimming competition and heads to college.
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Where Angels Fear to Tread 1991 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Rupert Graves, Barbara Jefford, Helen Mirren, Giovanni Guidelli, Thomas Wheatley, Sophie Kullmann, Vass Anderson, Sylvia Barter, Eileen Davies, Siria Betti, Anna Lelio
Wealthy and newly widowed Lilia Herriton (Helen Mirren) goes on holiday in Italy with her younger companion, Caroline (Helena Bonham Carter). In Italy, Lilia meets and marries the very unsuitable Gino Carella (Giovanni Guidelli). The marriage causes a clash between her deceased husband's family and Lilia. Matters worsen when Lilia becomes pregnant and dies in childbirth–leaving the Herriton family (Rupert Graves and Judy Davis) determined to take custody of the baby.
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| 1. Absolute Power (1997)
2. Alice (1990)
3. Barton Fink (1991)
4. Blood and Wine (1997)
5. The Break-Up (2006)
6. Celebrity (1998)
7. Children of the Revolution (1996)
8. Coast to Coast (2003)
9. A Cooler Climate (1999)
10. Deconstructing Harry (1997)
11. Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
12. Heatwave (1982)
13. High Tide (1988)
14. Husbands and Wives (1992)
15. Impromptu (1991)
16. Kangaroo (1986)
17. Marie Antoinette (2006)
18. My Brilliant Career (1979)
19. Naked Lunch (1991)
20. The New Age (1994)
21. A Passage to India (1984)
22. The Ref (1994)
23. Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Sto (1995)
24. Swimming Upstream (2003)
25. Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
26. Who Dares Wins (1982)
aka: The Final Option
27. The Winter of Our Dreams (1981)
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