 Alpha Dog 2007   R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis, Anton Yelchin, Dominique Swain, Lukas Haas, Matthew Barry, Vincent Kartheiser, Alex Solowitz, Frank Cassavetes, Alan Thicke, David Thornton
Drug dealer Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) parties and looks for thrills with friends around San Gabriel Valley. When Jake Mazursky (Ben Foster) refuses to pay off a debt, Johnny kidnaps Jake's younger brother, Zack (Anton Yelchin). Although Zack has a great time partying with his kidnappers and being away from parents (David Thornton and Sharon Stone), Johnny begins to realize the seriousness of kidnapping charges. Now, he must find a way out of the bad situation. 1 User Review
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| | A family must see movie | maria 06/15/2007 | The story is cruel but is the reflect of our society. As parents we don't know how to keep our children out of drugs, gangs and danger.
Emile Hirchs is really good. |
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Bookies 2003  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Illsley
Cast: Nick Stahl, Lukas Haas, Johnny Galecki, Rachael Leigh Cook, David Proval, John Diehl, Zuri Williams, Dwight Armstrong, Daniel Schwarz, Eric Benz
College friends Toby (Nick Stahl), Casey (Lukas Haas), and Jude (Johnny Galecki) are tired of losing money gambling so decide to get on the winning side by becoming bookies. It seemed to be a great idea when the money started rolling in, but too much business means a loss of business for the local crime boss.
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Boys 1996 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stacy Cochran
Cast: Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas, Skeet Ulrich, John C. Reilly, Bill Sage, Chris Cooper, James LeGros, Jessica Harper
John Baker Jr. (Lukas Haas), a student at a boarding school in Maryland, finds Patty Vare (Winona Ryder) unconscious as a result of a horseback-riding accident. He revives her and takes her to his dorm room. Slowly, others at the school learn of Patty's presence, and the mystery surrounding Patty's previous problems with the police is divulged.
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Breakfast of Champions 1999  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey, Glenne Headly, Lukas Haas, Omar Epps, Buck Henry, Vicki Lewis, Ken Hudson Campbell
In this film, based on Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 satire on consumerism in small-town America, Bruce Willis plays the Pontiac car dealer, Dwayne Hoover, who, despite his wealth, continually contemplates suicide.
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Brick 2006  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary, Emilie de Ravin, Noah Segan, Richard Roundtree, Meagan Good, Brian J. White, Jonathan Cauff, Reedy Gibbs, Cody Lightning
When the police fail in their efforts, teenager Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) investigates the murder of ex-girlfriend Emily (Emilie de Ravin) with help from his peer, The Brain (Matt O'Leary). Clues eventually link Emily to a local drug ring headed by The Pin (Lukas Haas) and the mysterious "brick."
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Convicts 1991  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Masterson
Cast: Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, James Earl Jones, Starletta DuPois, Carlin Glynn, Gary Swanson, Mel Winkler, Calvin Levels
Adapted from Horton Foote's play, this film is about young Horace Robedaux (Lukas Haas) and his lesson learned about injustice in the early 1900s' South as taught to him by Soll Gautier, a senile plantation-owner who uses Black convicts for back-breaking field labor. This film and "On Valentine's Day" are prequels to "1918."
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The Darwin Awards 2006 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Finn Taylor
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, Tim Blake Nelson, Wilmer Valderrama, David Arquette, Ty Burrell, Lukas Haas, Tom Hollander, Brad Hunt, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Dunn, Nora Dunn, D.B. Sweeney, Robin Tunney, Chris Penn
San Francisco Police Detective Michael Burrows (Joseph Fiennes) suffers with a major problem: he faints at the sight of blood. While trying to capture the "North Beach Serial Killer," Burrows' paranoia takes over, he fails to make the arrest, and is fired. Burrows has spent much of his time studying the Darwin Awards books that recognize people who have killed themselves when attempting something foolish, and he offers his knowledge to an insurance company. The company gives Burrows 30 days to prove that he has the ability to distinguish between legitimate and false claims. Off to the Midwest he goes with field agent Siri Tyler (Winona Ryder) and a film school student (Wilmer Valderrama) who is using Burrows for his thesis topic. The investigations begin as the trio runs across more than a few Darwinesque events leading to deaths.
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Lady in White 1988 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Frank LaLoggia
Cast: Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco, Katherine Helmond, Jason Presson, Renata Vanni, Angelo Bertolini, Jared Rushton, Gregory Levinson, Joelle Jacobi, Lucy Lee Flippin, Tom Bower
One Halloween night, schoolboy Frankie (Lukas Haas) is locked in a classroom where he witnesses the reenactment of young Amanda's (Katherine Helmond) murder years ago. Then, he and Amanda's ghost work together to solve not only her murder but those of nine other children as well.
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Last Days 2005 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Patrick Green, Nicole Vicius, Ricky Jay, Ryan Orion, Harmony Korine, Thadeus A. Thomas, Riley G. Matthews Jr.
Set in Seattle, this rock & roll story is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain's life, but it is not really about him. Michael Pitt takes on the role of the heron addicted rock star in this film's glimpse into a very troubled mind.
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Lathe of Heaven 2002 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Philip Haas
Cast: James Caan, Lukas Haas, Lisa Bonet, David Strathairn, Sheila McCarthy, Serge Houde, Suzanne Desautels, Belinda Hum, Tetsuro Shigematsu, Jonathan Higgins
This made-for-cable TV remake of Ursula K. LeGuin's novel stars Lukas Haas as the young man whose visions and dreams begin to come true. Trouble lies ahead when he goes to a psychiatrist (James Caan), who has plans for putting the dreams together to form his own Utopia. Stick with the 1980 version.
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Leap of Faith 1992  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson, Lukas Haas, Troy Evans, Meat Loaf, M.C. Gainey, John Toles-Bey, Philip Seymour Hoffman
This comedy/drama involves an evangelical preacher (Steve Martin) who is determined to con the locals of a small Kansas town, but his partner (Debra Winger) is leery and tries to get him to leave town.
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 Mars Attacks! 1996 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Lukas Haas, Tom Jones, Jim Brown, Natalie Portman, Pam Grier, Lisa Marie
Martians in flying saucers invade Lockjaw, Kentucky; Washington, D.C.; and Nevada. President Dale's (Jack Nicholson) science advisor, Prof. Donald Kessler (Pierce Brosnan), tells him the purpose of their arrival is peaceful.. But, General Decker (Rod Steiger) advises the President to annihilate them. Meanwhile, the aliens are actually in the process of "vaporizing" Earth's inhabitants with their ray-guns while President Dale and Nevada land speculator Art Land (also played by Nicholson) rise and fall with the occasion.
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 Material Girls 2006 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Lukas Haas, Maria Conchita Alonso, Brent Spiner, Ty Hodges, Marcus Coloma, Obba Babatunde, Reagan Dale Neis, Henry Cho, Misti Traya
Teenage heiresses Tanzie and Ava Marchetta (Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff) must face the realities of life when the cosmetics company inherited from their father begins to fail. After a rough start (they accidentally burn down their home), the sisters begin to realize that they can, and must, use their own unique abilities to regain success.
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Music Box 1989 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat, Lukas Haas, Michael Rooker, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Albert Hall, Mari Torocsik, J.S. Block, Sol Frieder, Elzbieta Czyzewska, Magda Szekely Marburg, Felix Shuman, Michael Shillo
Following her father Michael Laszlo's (Armin Mueller-Stahl) arrest for being a Nazi sympathizer, Ann Talbot (Jessica Lange) agrees to defend her father. Laszlo was a Hungarian immigrant who came to the United States during World War II, claiming to be a farmer. It is now 50 years later, and he faces deportation because he has lied about his occupation. A trial awaits him in Hungary for wartime atrocities. Ann is convinced that her father is innocent, but as the trial progresses, she struggles emotionally as her father's guilt becomes more and more evident. Lange received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Rambling Rose 1991 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Laura Dern, Lukas Haas, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, John Heard, Kevin Conway, Robert John Burke, Lisa Jakub
Rose (Laura Dern) moves in with a Southern family to take care of their children. "Daddy" (Robert Duvall) is not prepared for the temptations of Rose, but "Mother" (Diane Ladd) protects and loves her despite a scandal. Dern received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Ladd was nominated for Supporting Actress.
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Running Free 1999 G, 82 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Adventure
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Cast: Chase Moore, Jan Decleir, Maria Geelbooi, Arie Verveen, Lukas Haas, Graham Clarke, Patrick Lyster, Morne Visser, Dan Robbertse, Nicholas Trueb, Robin Smith, Iluce Kgao
During 1944, while a cargo of work horses is aboard a ship headed to Africa, one of the mares gives birth to a foal, Lucky (Lucky's thoughts are narrated by Lukas Haas). When their ship docks, Lucky is separated from his mother and must go on without her. After a long train ride, the horses arrive in a mining town, and Lucky is adopted by orphaned stable boy Richard (Chase Moore). When the town's residents are forced to escape from enemy fire, Lucky is abandoned by Richard. Lucky flees into the nearby desert where he meets other animals and a young Bushman girl Nyka (Maria Geelbooi) who teach him lessons in how to survive in the wild environment.
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Shattered Spirits 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Martin Sheen, Melinda Dillon, Matthew Laborteaux, Lukas Haas, Roxana Zal, Jill Schoelen, Jenny Gago, Gaby Mandelik, Lenny Hicks, Dyana Ortelli
A family reaches the depths of despair when the father (Martin Sheen) is mired in his own selfish world of alcohol abuse.
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Solarbabies 1986  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Alan Johnson
Cast: Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Lukas Haas, Charles Durning, Peter DeLuise, Adrian Pasdar, Frank Converse, Terrence Mann, Sarah Douglas
This is one of Mel Brooks' WORST films. It deals with a group of young people imprisoned in a fortress; their escape is dependent on a mystical force.
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Testament 1983 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Lynne Littman
Cast: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas Haas, Lilia Skala, Leon Ames, Rebecca De Mornay, Lurene Tuttle, Kevin Costner, Philip Anglim, Mako, Mico Olmos, Gerry Murillo, J. Brennan Smith
This excellent film examines the consequences of nuclear war and its inherent tragedy through the Wetherly family's–mother Carol (Jane Alexander), daughter Mary Liz (Roxana Zal), and sons Brad and Scottie (Rossie Harris and Lukas Haas)–attempts to survive their remaining days. After the attack, their small town of Hamlin outside of San Francisco is cut off from the rest of the world as radiation takes its toll, and Carol tries to help her children cope with the tragedy. Jane Alexander received an Oscar nomination.
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The Tripper 2007 R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror
Director: David Arquette
Cast: Lukas Haas, Balthazar Getty, Jaime King, Courteney Cox, Paul Reubens, David Arquette, Thomas Jane, Jason Mewes, Rick Overton, Richmond Arquette, Brad Hunt, Paz de la Huerta, Marsha Thomason
This attack on the morally righteous right-wing political establishment involves a group of hippie friends attending an annual music festival in the woods. This time, the festival turns into a scene of terror when a psycho killer–who, as a boy, was traumatized by hippies in the same woods being used for the festival. The killer wears a Ronald Reagan mask, brandishes an ax, and chops up the hippies, which, needless to say, accounts for plenty of blood and gore in this film.
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 Witness 1985  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Danny Glover, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone, Angus MacInnes, Viggo Mortensen, Brent Jennings, Frederick Rolf, John Garson, Beverly May, Ed Crowley
When an Amish mother Rachel Lapp (Kelly McGillis) is returning home from a trip, her young son Samuel (Lukas Haas) witnesses a brutal murder in a men's room. Police Captain John Book (Harrison Ford) is sent to the family home to protect the boy from the killers, and romance follows. The film won Academy Awards for Best Writing and Film Editing and received six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, and Director.
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| 1. Alpha Dog (2007)
2. Bookies (2003)
3. Boys (1996)
4. Breakfast of Champions (1999)
5. Brick (2006)
6. Convicts (1991)
7. The Darwin Awards (2006)
8. Johns (1996)
9. Lady in White (1988)
10. Last Days (2005)
11. Lathe of Heaven (2002)
12. Leap of Faith (1992)
13. Mars Attacks! (1996)
14. Material Girls (2006)
15. Music Box (1989)
16. Rambling Rose (1991)
17. Running Free (1999)
18. Shattered Spirits (1986)
19. Solarbabies (1986)
20. Testament (1983)
21. The Tripper (2007)
22. Witness (1985)
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