 The Cider House Rules 1999   PG-13, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Michael Caine, Kathy Baker, Erykah Badu, Jane Alexander, Kieran Culkin, Kate Nelligan
As an infant, Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire) was adopted by Dr. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine) who ran the orphanage. Homer was raised to be the doctor's assistant for the abortions he performed while moonlighting. But Homer leaves the orphanage during World War II, joins an apple-picking crew, and falls in love with Candy (Charlize Theron). Seven Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Picture and Best Director; Michael Caine won for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys 2002  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Care
Cast: Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Emile Hirsch, Jodie Foster, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jake Richardson, Tyler Long, Melissa Suzanne McBride, Dylan Scott, Michele Seidman
It isn't enough that eighth-grader Francis Doyle (Emile Hirsch) and his best friend, Tim (Kieran Culkin), draw obscene comic books. Why not kidnap a cougar from the game preserve and set it loose in their teacher's (Jodie Foster) office? A very good coming-of-age comedy/drama set in the South during 1974.
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Father of the Bride 1991 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Martin Short, Kieran Culkin, George Newbern, B.D. Wong, Richard Portnow, Peter Michael Goetz, Eugene Levy, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Carmen Hayward, April Ortiz, Mina Vasquez, Gibby Brand
Annie Banks (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) is getting married to Brian (George Newbern), and her parents George and Nina (Steve Martin and Diane Keaton) go through emotional ups and downs preparing for the big day. The wedding will take place in their home, and, even then, George is upset at the costs. Wedding consultant Franck Eggelhoffer (a hilarious Martin Short) is called in, but problems for George continue as he gets closer to the day when Annie will move on to her new life with Brian and away from George.
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Father of the Bride Part II 1995  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, George Newbern, Eugene Levy, Kieran Culkin, B.D. Wong, Peter Michael Goetz, Jane Adams, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Rebecca Chambers, Dulcy Rogers, Kathy Anthony, April Ortiz
It is now four years after Annie Banks' (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) wedding, and she is going to have a baby. But wait–so is the mother-of- the-bride, Nina (Diane Keaton). Annie's father George (Steve Martin) is right back in the middle of plans, only this time it is maternity, not wedding, plans.
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Igby Goes Down 2002 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Burr Steers
Cast: Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Ryan Phillippe, Bill Pullman, Amanda Peet, Jared Harris, Rory Culkin, Kathleen Gati, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Bill Irwin, Celia Weston, Elizabeth Jagger, Gannon Forrester
Raised by schizophrenic father Jason (Bill Pullman) and self-absorbed mother Mimi (Susan Sarandon), 17-year-old Jason "Igby" Slocumb Jr. (Kieran Culkin) has problems coping. He is foisted off on his godfather, D.H. Baines (Jeff Goldblum), who decides Igby will spend weekdays in NYC and weekends in the Hamptons. But events don't proceed as planned in this dark comedy about the problems Igby faces growing up as a member of a wealthy, East Coast family.
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 It Runs in the Family 1994 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: My Summer Story
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Charles Grodin, Kieran Culkin, Mary Steenburgen, Christian Culkin, Al Mancini, Troy Evans, Roy Brocksmith, Glenn Shadix, Dick O'Neill, Wayne Grace, Whit Hertford, Geoffrey Wigdor
This sequel to "The Christmas Story" finds the 1940s Parker family–The Old Man (Charles Grodin), Mom (Mary Steenburgen), son "Ralphie" (Kieran Culkin) and younger son Randy (Christian Culkin)–spending their summer vacation amidst hillbilly neighbors, killer spinning tops, and Mom's attempts at collecting china.
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 The Mighty 1998  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Sharon Stone, Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Gena Rowlands, Harry Dean Stanton, Gillian Anderson, James Gandolfini, Meat Loaf, Jenifer Lewis, Joseph Perrino
Kevin Dillon (Kieran Culkin) is a brilliant schoolboy, but he suffers from a rare degenerative disease. Max Kane (Elden Henson) is an almost illiterate giant. The two are a mismatch; however, they team up when Kevin tutors Max, and, together, their imaginations take flight in the mythical world of Camelot.
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 Music of the Heart 1999 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn, Cloris Leachman, Gloria Estefan, Jane Leeves, Michael Angarano, Charlie Hofheimer, Jay O. Sanders, Kieran Culkin
A divorced music teacher, Roberta Guaspari (Meryl Streep) fights a 10-year, uphill battle against her principal and the school board to attain her dream of teaching violin lessons to inner-city kids in Harlem. Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress.
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Nowhere to Run 1993  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Harmon
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Ted Levine, Joss Ackland, Tiffany Taubman, Edward Blatchford, Anthony Starke, Leonard Termo, Luana Anders, Allan Graf, Jack Lucarelli, Tony Brubaker, Ron Stein, Manny Perry
Sam Gillen (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a fugitive from justice when he meets a widow (Rosanna Arquette) and her two children. Franklin Hale (Joss Ackland) is a land developer more interested in personal profit than the fact that he may be hurting people. Gillen steps in to save the day for the hapless family in this nearly hapless film.
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She's All That 1999 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Kevin Pollak, Anna Paquin, Kieran Culkin, Usher Raymond, Tim Matheson
After being dumped by his drop-dead-beautiful girlfriend, a high-school hero, Zach (Freddie Prinze Jr.), makes a bet that he can turn the gawkiest girl into a prom queen. You can guess the "rest of the story."
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| 1. The Cider House Rules (1999)
2. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
3. Father of the Bride (1991)
4. Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
5. Igby Goes Down (2002)
6. It Runs in the Family (1994)
aka: My Summer Story
7. The Mighty (1998)
8. Music of the Heart (1999)
9. Nowhere to Run (1993)
10. She's All That (1999)
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