An American Rhapsody 2001  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eva Gardos
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn, Mae Whitman, Agnes Banfalvy, Zoltan Seress, Zsuzsa Czinkoczi, Balazs Galko, Larisa Oleynik, Lisa Jane Persky, Kelly Endresz-Balanki, Andras Szoke, Erzsi Pasztor, Colleen Camp, Robert Lesser
A family flees Soviet-dominated Hungary and migrates to the U.S., but the parents (Nastassja Kinski and Tony Goldwyn) take their daughter Maria with them and must leave their baby daughter Suzanne behind. Six years later, the American Red Cross facilitates a reunion, and Suzanne (Kelly Endresz-Balanki) is brought to the U.S. where more problems ensue over the next nine years with a perplexed Suzanne failing to adapt to her new home and country. This is Suzanne's (now played by Scarlett Johansson) story as seen through her eyes as a 15-year-old who revisits Hungary in an attempt to come to terms with the circumstances of her life. An uplifting story for all ages.
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Boogeyman 2 2008  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror
Director: Jeff Betancourt
Cast: Tobin Bell, Renee O'Connor, Danielle Savre, Matt Cohen, David Gallagher, Michael Graziadei, Mae Whitman, Johnny Simmons, Lucas Fleischer, Suzanne Jamieson, Tom Lenk, Leslie Margherita
After watching the murder of their parents, Laura (Danielle Savre) and Henry (Matt Cohen) received therapy. Now, ten years later, Henry gets out of the asylum just as Laura enters the mental health facility trying to cure her phobia of the bogeyman. But this asylum is not the correct one for Laura because the bogeyman has managed to get inside and is attempting to kill all the residents.
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 The Gingerbread Man 1998 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger, Famke Janssen, Mae Whitman, Robert Duvall, Jesse James, Clyde Hayes, Troy Beyer, Julie Ryder Perce
Robert Altman brings this John Grisham tale to the screen, and the result is a very good film. The plot involves a high-powered lawyer, Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh), who is seduced by a sexy waitress, Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), whose father (Robert Duvall) is tormenting her. Magruder takes on her case, and very soon finds himself in a situation way over his head.
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Going Shopping 2005  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Henry Jaglom
Cast: Victoria Foyt, Rob Morrow, Lee Grant, Mae Whitman, Bruce Davison, Jennifer Grant, Cynthia Sikes, Martha Gehman, Pamela Bellwood, Juliet Landau, Robert Romanus, Robyn Peterson, Kim Kolarich, Jenny Gabrielle
Successful clothing designer Holly G. (Victoria Foyt) owns an upscale boutique in Santa Monica. But Holly's business manager and lover, Adam (Bruce Davison), has not been paying the rent, and Holly's business is about to go under. Holly already has had more than her share of problems with her mother Winnie (Lee Grant) and daughter Coco (Mae Whitman). So, now she faces big problems in both her personal and professional lives. Mother's Day is approaching, and Holly hopes that a big sale will save her boutique. The customers come, and the story revolves around women's obsessions with shopping and clothing, which are revealed when customers confess their uncontrolled shopping habits–all this and a possible romance for Holly in the form of the boyfriend (Rob Morrow) of one of the shoppers as director Henry Jaglom again deals with subjects of women and their obsessions. "Eating" (1990) and and "Babyfever" (1994) are Jaglom's previous films on these obsessions.
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Hope Floats 1998  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Forest Whitaker
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Michael Pare, Cameron Finley, Kathy Najimy, Bill Cobbs, Connie Ray, Mona Lee Fultz, Alissa Alban, Sydney Berry, Rachel Snow, Christina Stojanovich, Dee Hennigan
Birdee Pruitt (Sandra Bullock) heads home to Smithville, Texas, after a messy divorce. With daughter Bernice (Mae Whitman) in tow, she moves in with her slightly offbeat mother, Ramona (Gena Rowlands). Then one day she runs into an old boyfriend, Justin Matisse (Harry Connick Jr.), who always seems to appear when needed and helps Birdee put her life back together. 1 User Review
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 The Jungle Book 2 2003 G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Steve Trenbirth
Cast: John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, Tony Jay, Phil Collins, John Rhys-Davies, Jim Cummings, Connor Funk, Bob Joles, Jeff Bennett, Veena Bidasha, Brian Cummings, Bobby Edner, Jess Harnell
When Mowgli (Voice of Haley Joel Osment) misses his jungle friends and returns to the jungle, troubles await.
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Nights in Rodanthe 2008 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: George C. Wolfe
Cast: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Christopher Meloni, Viola Davis, Becky Ann Baker, Scott Glenn, Linda Molloy, Pablo Schreiber, Mae Whitman, Charlie Tahan, Carolyn McCormick, Ted Manson, Terri Denise Johnson, Jessica Lucas, Ato Essandoh
Unhappily married Adrienne (Diane Lane) is spending time alone at a friend's Rodanthe, North Carolina, beachfront inn while her husband Jack (Christopher Meloni) and children (Mae Whitman and Charlie Tahan) go off on vacation. Jack and Adrienne have been apart for months, and Jack has just told her that he wants to come back, but Adrienne isn't sure she wants to go along with that plan. The only other guest at the inn is divorced surgeon Paul (Richard Gere), and, as Adrienne and Paul talk, they become very interested in each other. Romance blooms just as a hurricane approaches, and by the end of the storm, their lives are changed. But, are they really ready to make a fresh start? 1 User Review
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| | one of the most captivating movies I have ever seen | al boater 04/30/2009 | | I loved the story, characters, settings, scenery, wild horses and I plan to tell others and to see it again. |
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 One Fine Day 1996 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Hoffman
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning, Jon Robin Baitz, Ellen Greene, Joe Grifasi, Anna Maria Horsford, Sheila Kelley, Pete Hamill, Gregory Jbara, Robert Klein, George Martin
This enjoyable, romantic comedy features Michelle Pfeiffer as single-mom Melanie Parker and George Clooney as single-dad Jack Taylor. When their tots miss the ferry for their school field trip, Melanie and Jack are forced into helping each other. They spend the day swapping kids to allow attendance at scheduled meetings in this satire of today's hectic schedules of working parents who try to meet responsibilities of both the workplace and the home.
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When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Ellen Burstyn, Tina Majorino, Lauren Tom, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mae Whitman, LaTanya Richardson, Eugene Roche, Gail Strickland, Susanna Thompson, Al Franken
Finally, alcoholism is portrayed as what it is–an illness and NOT a personality flaw. Meg Ryan plays Alice Green, wife, mother, and alcoholic, who hits her low point and recovery begins. The message is great, but there's not much entertainment value.
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| 1. An American Rhapsody (2001)
2. Boogeyman 2 (2008)
3. The Gingerbread Man (1998)
4. Going Shopping (2005)
5. Hope Floats (1998)
6. The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
7. Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
8. One Fine Day (1996)
9. When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
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