 Along Came a Spider 2001  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Jay O. Sanders, Dylan Baker, Mika Boorem, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Moriarty, Raoul Ganeev, Billy Burke, Anton Yelchin, Kimberly Hawthorne, Anna Maria Horsford, Scott Heindl, Christopher Shyer
In this follow-up to "Kiss the Girls," Morgan Freeman is back as Detective Alex Cross, and his new case is the abduction of a congressman's daughter, Megan Rose (Mika Boorem). The perpetrator is Gary Soneji (Michael Wincott) who spent two years waiting for the opportunity to pull off the kidnapping. Now, despite losing his partner, Cross takes on the job and tries to save the day.
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 Die Another Day 2002  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Samantha Bond, Kenneth Tsang, Emilio Echevarria, Mikhail Gorevoy, Lawrence Makoare, Colin Salmon
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels the world–from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, to Hong Kong, Cuba, London, and Iceland–seeking revenge against his enemies. His trek begins when he is released from prison in North Korea and sets off to track down terrorist Zao (Rick Yune) in Cuba. While in Cuba, Bond meets fellow spy Jinx (Halle Berry) and then he heads to London where he encounters millionaire Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) who has his own devious plans and invites Bond to Iceland. Bond and Jinx work as a team and try to put an end to the evil deeds of Zao, Graves, and other villains.
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 The Edge 1997   R, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau, L.Q. Jones, Kathleen Wilhoite, David Lindstedt, Mark Kiely, Eli Gabay, Larry Musser
Supermodel Mickey Morse (Elle MacPherson) is flying to a photo shoot with her billionaire husband Charles (Anthony Hopkins) and photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin). The plane crashes on a lake and they find that they must learn to work as a team in order to survive their trek back to civilization.
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Mulholland Falls 1996 R, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Jennifer Connelly, John Malkovich, Treat Williams, Bruce Dern, Daniel Baldwin
Set in the 1950s, this is the true story about an elite LAPD unit: the Hat Squad. They were so-named because of their stylish suits and wide-brimmed hats. The crime fighters consisted of Max Hoover (Nick Nolte), Ellery Coolidge (Chazz Palminteri), Eddie Hall (Michael Madsen), and Arthur Relyea (Chris Penn). When a prostitute, Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly), is found murdered, her list of men she was involved with turns up including Max Hoover whose wife, Katherine (Melanie Griffith), has no inkling of her husband's infidelity.
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 Next 2007  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles, Jose Zuniga, Jim Beaver, Jason Butler Harner, Michael Trucco, Enzo Cilenti, Laetitia Danielle, Nicolas Pajon, Sergej Trifunovic
Las Vegas magician Chris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) has a secret gift of clairvoyance that allows him to see two minutes into the future–a talent that allows him to "win" at the blackjack tables. As a child, Chris underwent numerous medical experiments as doctors examined his condition. Now, as an adult, he has changed his name to escape the medical establishment. But, a terrorist group is threatening to blow up Los Angeles, and FBI Counter Terror agent Callie Ferres (Julianne Moore) is determined to find Chris and convince him that he should use his clairvoyance to prevent the catastrophe. And the chase is on as Chris and new girlfriend Liz (Jessica Biel) head through the Arizona desert with Callie in pursuit.
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Once Were Warriors 1994 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachael Morris
Violence is everywhere–in the bars, among street gangs, and in the homes. This intense story revolves around the Hekes' squalid household, a dysfunctional Maori family living in New Zealand. With an alcoholic father, the five Hekes children must endure watching their mother taking abuse. This film forces us to see the damage of domestic violence.
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 XXX: State of the Union 2005 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss, Nona Gaye, Xzibit, Michael Roof, Sunny Mabrey, John G. Connolly, Ramon De Ocampo, Barry Sigismondi
This time around, XXX/Darius Stone (Ice Cube) joins forces with NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) whose mission is to uncover the sinister military group, led by Secretary of Defense Gen. George Octavius Deckert (Willem Dafoe), that is plotting to attack Washington, D.C. during the President's (Peter Strauss) State of the Union address.
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| 1. Along Came a Spider (2001)
2. Die Another Day (2002)
3. The Edge (1997)
4. Mulholland Falls (1996)
5. Next (2007)
6. Once Were Warriors (1994)
7. XXX: State of the Union (2005)
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