 Against the Ropes 2004  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles S. Dutton
Cast: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Daly, Joseph Cortese, Charles S. Dutton, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Kerry Washington, Sean Bell, Dean McDermott, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Holt McCallany
Meg Ryan stars as Jackie Kallen in this true story about a little girl who spent her early years at her father's gym and, despite the odds, grew up to become a very successful boxing promoter.
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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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The Dead Girl 2006   R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Karen Moncrieff
Cast: Toni Collette, Rose Byrne, Mary Beth Hurt, Josh Brolin, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Giovanni Ribisi, Kerry Washington, Mary Steenburgen, Piper Laurie, Nick Searcy, James Franco, Christopher Allen Nelson
This story relates events taking place before and after the murder of Krista (Brittany Murphy) as the lives of diverse people begin to intertwine into five stories that build upon each other as a result of Krista's tragedy. In the fifth story, told in flashback, the viewer meets Krista, and some questions are answered about what led to her tragic end. 1 User Review
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| | good | ellie 03/05/2007 | | i liked it |
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 Fantastic Four 2005 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Hamish Linklater, Kerry Washington, Laurie Holden, David Parker, Kevin McNulty, Pascale Hutton
In this live-action adaptation of the Marvel series, Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) gets help from his former college classmate, billionaire Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon), to fund a space station. Then, four friends (Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis) head into outer space to research DNA and fly into a cosmic storm, gain superpowers, and become the "Fantastic Four"–much to the chagrin of Von Doom who blames his recent financial woes on failures of the space mission and obtains his own superpower with which he plots to destroy the "Fantastic Four" and gain control of the world.
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Laurence Fishburne, Doug Jones, Beau Garrett, Brian Posehn, Zach Grenier, Dawn Chubai, Kevin McNulty, Andy Stahl
In this comic book film, the Fantastic Four–Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), Sue Storm (Jessica Alba), Johnny Storm (Chris Evans), and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis)–are back. This time around, the Silver Surfer (Doug Jones, Voice of Laurence Fishburne) appears on the scene and ruins Sue and Reed's wedding. The Silver Surfer is an intergalactic traveler who has come to Earth to destroy it, and now the Fantastic Four step in to rescue their world. 1 User Review
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| | The Younger Brother | 1fatts 10/15/2007 | Story goes like this: There were two brothers who worked together in business. They were liars, cheats, devious, cruel and unprincipled. When the elder of the two died, the clergyman called to give the eulogy found himself in a quandary: he did not want to lie, but, on the other hand, he could find no one who had anything whatever positive to say about the deceased. People he spoke to could not stop themselves from going on and on about how repugnant the man had been ethically, socially, morally, personally and professionally. The best the clergyman could come up with in his eulogy was: "No one I spoke to had a single bad word to say about him."
As luck would have it, however, within a few weeks, the younger brother died as well. While he was also universally despised, he had simply not lived long enough to achieve the level of detestability that his older brother had mastered.
This proved the salvation of the poor clergyman, who could begin his eulogy with, "This was a man that we even more beloved than his older brother."
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is an even better film than the first Fantastic Four. |
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 The Human Stain 2003 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise, Wentworth Miller, Jacinda Barrett, Harry Lennix, Clark Gregg, Anna Deavere Smith, Lizan Mitchell, Kerry Washington, Phyllis Newman
After making a racist statement about two students, esteemed Professor Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) is forced to retire. But that's just the beginning of this story, which deals with the issue of those who "pass" for white.
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I Think I Love My Wife 2007 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Chris Rock
Cast: Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres, Steve Buscemi, Edward Hermann, Welker White, Samantha Ivers, Michael K. Williams, Cassandra Freeman, Stephen A. Smith, Wendell Pierce, Milan Howard, Christina Vidal
To the outsider, Richard Cooper (Chris Rock) appears to be living the good life as an investment banker married to Brenda (Gina Torres), and two kids complete the family. But there is a problem because Richard is bored with his life and lack of sex at home. He fantasizes about women he sees on the streets of Manhattan and is at the point of acting on his impulses when he runs into his old friend, Nikki (Kerry Washington), who is flirtatious and more than happy to lead him around town. Now the question is, "Will they, or won't they?"
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Lakeview Terrace 2008 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Ron Glass, Justin Chambers, Jay Hernandez, Regine Nehy, Jaishon Fisher, Robert Pine, Keith Loneker, Caleeb Pinkett, Robert Dahey, Ho-Jung, Dallas Raines, Michael Sean Tighe
Lakeview Terrace is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley where a racially mixed couple, Lisa and Chris Mattson (Kerry Washington and Patrick Wilson), have just purchased a home. LAPD officer Abel Turner (Samuel L. Jackson) lives next door, hates interracial couples, and sets out to make the lives of Lisa and Chris a living hell. He harasses the couple to the extent that they have no choice but to fight back.
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The Last King of Scotland 2006  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Abby Mikiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Sam Okello, Stephen Rwangyezi, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton
While on a medical mission to Uganda, young Dr. Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) is chosen by new President Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker) to serve as his personal physician. Amin is impressed with Garrigan's medical abilities and also with his Scottish heritage. Garrigan enjoys his new position and apparently is oblivious to the tortures and murders of those opposed to Amin–until he is clued in by British Agent Nigel Stone (Simon McBurney). Garrigan now sees the error of his ways and tries to escape from Uganda alive. Forest Whitaker received an Academy Award Best Actor.
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Lift 2001 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: DeMane Davis, Khari Streeter
Cast: Kerry Washington, Lonette McKee, Eugene Byrd, Barbara Montgomery, Samantha Brown, Sticky Fingaz, Todd(2) Williams, Annette Miller, Jacqui Parker, Naheem Allah
Niecy (Kerry Washington) enjoys her good "day" job as a window dresser in a department store. But her real job is that of an expert shoplifter. Now pregnant, she decides to prove her love for her unloving mother by stealing a necklace her mother admires. This heist is beyond her normal theft, and she must solicit the help of a jewel thief.
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 Little Man 2006  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Tracy Morgan, Kerry Washington, John Witherspoon, Chazz Palminteri, Lochlyn Munro, Fred Stoller, Damien Wayans, Gary Owen, Linden Porco, Gabriel Pimental, John DeSantis, Dave Sheridan
Darryl Edwards (Shawn Wayans) and his wife, Vanessa (Kerry Washington), open their door and find a baby in a basket with a note asking them to take care of the little boy. The "infant" is actually a vertically challenged criminal, Calvin (Marlon Wayans), who had earlier hidden a stolen diamond in Vanessa's bag and now plans to retrieve it. And the fun begins.
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Miracle at St. Anna 2008 R, 160 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alfonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi, Matteo Sciabordi, John Turturro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington, D.B. Sweeney, Omero Antonutti, Robert John Burke, Omari Hardwick
In the 1980s, postal worker Hector Negron (Laz Alfonso) unexpectedly shoots a customer, and now Daily News reporter Tim Boyle (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) searches for the story behind the shooting. Through flashbacks, the story is told about four World War II soldiers–Cpl. Negron, Sgt. Stamps (Derek Luke), Sgt. Cummings (Michael Ealy), and Pfc. Train (Omar Benson Miller)–from the all-Black "Buffalo Soldier" Division who are trapped behind enemy lines. Their fellow soldiers have been killed, and they are the sole survivors, but they find relative safety in an Italian village and relate to some of the residents. As the flashbacks progress, they reveal how Negron's shooting relates to an encounter in that village 40 years ago.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David, Chris Weitz, Rachael Huntley, Michelle Monaghan, Stephanie March, Jennifer Morrison, Perrey Reeves
John and Jane (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) fall madly in love and marry. But, they each have a secret: unbeknownst to the other: they are both hired assassins. When the truth is uncovered, each is assigned to kill the other.
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Our Song 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim McKay
Cast: Kerry Washington, Anna Simpson, Melissa Martinez, Marlene Forte, Ray Anthony Thomas, Rosalyn Coleman, Carmen Lopez, Tyrone Brown, Lorraine Berry, Natasha Frith
Best friends–Lanisha Brown (Kerry Washington), Jocelyn Clifton (Anna Simpson), and Maria Hernandez (Melissa Martinez)–live in Brooklyn and share dreams and sorrows as they take their first steps into adulthood. A good coming-of-age story.
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 Ray 2004 PG-13, 152 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Aunjanue Ellis, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard, David Krumholtz, Wendell Pierce
Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for his portrayal of soul singer Ray Charles, which begins with Ray's (C.J. Sanders) early life in Georgia when he went blind at age seven, but his mother encouraged him to go on with his life and develop his talent. He becomes a successful musician and rises in the music world. But, his weakness for women and drugs intervenes–until Ray rises above his personal demons and finds his place as a beloved performer. The film received one other Academy Award and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture and Director.
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 Save the Last Dance 2001 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Fredro Starr, Terry Kinney, Bianca Lawson, Vince Green, Garland Whitt, Elisabeth Oas, Artel Great, Cory Stewart, Jennifer Anglin, Kim Tlusty, Dorothy Martin, Felicia Fields
This story begins with Sara (Julia Stiles) riding a train to Chicago where she will live with her estranged father (Terry Kinney). Once a promising dancer, Sara blames herself for the car accident that killed her mother because she was rushing to Sara's audition. Now Sara is unhappily enrolled in an inner-city school, which is very different from her small-town school. Fortunately, she meets Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas) who also loves dancing. With Derek's help, will Sara get over her grief and dance again? You guessed it!
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 She Hate Me 2004 R, 140 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Ossie Davis, Jamel Debbouze, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Reynaldo Rosales, John Turturro, Q-Tip
Jack Armstrong (Anthony Mackie) was fired after he exposed corrupt business practices, and now he is desperate for cash–until a big deal comes along: Jack will impregnate lesbians and get paid big money for it.
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 The United States of Leland 2003 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams, Martin Donovan, Ann Magnuson, Kerry Washington, Sherilyn Fenn, Matt Malloy
After committing a shocking murder, world-famous novelist Albert T. Fitzgerald's (Kevin Spacey) son Leland (Ryan Gosling) is confined to a juvenile detention center. Leland's teacher Pearl Madison (Don Cheadle) is an aspiring writer, and it doesn't take long for Pearl to see a career-enhancing book in the story about why Leland committed the crime.
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1. Against the Ropes (2004)
2. Bad Company (2002)
3. The Dead Girl (2006)
4. Fantastic Four (2005)
5. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
6. The Human Stain (2003)
7. I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
8. Lakeview Terrace (2008)
9. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
10. Lift (2001)
11. Little Man (2006)
12. Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
13. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
14. Our Song (2000)
15. Ray (2004)
16. Save the Last Dance (2001)
17. She Hate Me (2004)
18. The United States of Leland (2003)
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