Agent Cody Banks 2003  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon, Keith David, Cynthia Stevenson, Arnold Vosloo, Daniel Roebuck, Ian McShane, Darrell Hammond, Martin Donovan, Connor Widdows, Marc Shelton, Chris Gauthier, Harry Van Gorkum, Eliza Norbury
After the CIA recruits and trains teenager Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz), he is ready to perform covert operations but must still deal with his problem of becoming tongue-tied around girls. Wouldn't you know it! His first case involves befriending Natalie (Hilary Duff) and then spying on her scientist father Dr. Connors (Martin Donovan).
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Amateur 1994  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Lowensohn, Damian Young, Chuck Montgomery, Michael Imperioli, Dave Simonds, Pamela Stewart
An ex-nun porno-writer (Isabelle Huppert), an amnesiac pornographer (Martin Donovan), and an unsuccessful starlet (Elina Lowensohn) provide the backdrop for this existential tale of entwining events and characters.
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Flirt 1995 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Bill Sage, Martin Donovan, Parker Posey, Dwight Ewell, Geno Lechner, Peter Fitz, Miho Nikaido, Kumiko Ishizuka, Chikako Hara
A lover flirts with two partners while trying to decide which one to love. This basic theme is used three times in three cities of New York, Berlin, and Tokyo in this somewhat successful experiment in storytelling.
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 The Great Gatsby 2001 TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Markowitz
Cast: Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan, Francie Swift, Heather Goldenhersh, Matt Malloy, William Camp, Richard Jutras, Jerry Grayson
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tragedy is brought to the screen (originally the TV screen) again. This time Toby Stephens takes on the title role of the poor man who uses shady means to amass a fortune in order to win back his love (Mira Sorvino) who is strictly "upper crust." Beautifully photographed.
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Hard Choices 1985 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rick King
Cast: Margaret Klenck, Gary McCleery, John Seitz, John Sayles, John Snyder, Martin Donovan, Larry Golden, Judson Camp, J.T. Walsh, Liane Alexandra
Fifteen-year-old Bobby (Gary McCleery) is in deep trouble after he unknowingly participated in a robbery and subsequent police shooting. Social worker Laura (Margaret Klenck) gets involved with his case when it looks as if he will be tried as an adult with life imprisonment a probability. When it becomes clear that Laura will not be able to get him out, she takes matters into her own hands, springs Bobby out of jail, and they take off. Now the problems really begin.
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The Haunting in Connecticut 2009  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Cornwell
Cast: Virginia Masden, Martin Donovan, Kyle Gallner, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew, Sophi Knight, Ty Wood, Erik J. Berg, John Bleuthner, D.W. Brown, John B. Lowe, Adriana O'Neil, Will Woytowich, Darren Ross, James Durham
Sara Campbell's (Virginia Madsen) son Matt (Kyle Gallner) has cancer, and she convinces her husband Peter (Martin Donovan) to purchase a home close to the hospital in order to save Matt the long drives to and from the hospital for treatments. The house is a former funeral parlor, and, as soon as the Campbells move in, Matt starts having visions of a young boy and an evil mortician. Matt meets fellow cancer patient Reverend Popescu (Elias Koteas), and, believing that the house is haunted, the Campbells ask Popescu to exorcise the house. Will he succeed, or will the terrors become even worse?
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Hollow Reed 1996 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Angela Pope
Cast: Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson, Ian Hart, Jason Flemyng, Sam Bould, Shaheen Khan, Kelly Hunter, Tim Crouch, Jane Hill, Simon Chandler
When Martyn Wyatt (Martin Donovan) admits to being homo-sexual, his marriage to Hannah (Joely Richardson) unravels, and he loses custody of their son, Oliver. But it soon becomes apparent that Oliver is suffering from beatings at the hands of Hannah's lover, Frank Donally (Jason Flemyng), which leaves Martyn with no choice but to go through the court system in his fight for Oliver.
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 Insomnia 2002  R, 117 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Paul Dooley, Jonathan Jackson, Katharine Isabelle, Oliver Zemen
When police detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) accidentally kills his partner, Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan), during a murder investigation, he opts for an alibi and does not confess. Unfortunately, there was a witness (Robin Williams) who sets out to blackmail Dormer. Now, Dormer has the murder case to solve and the blackmailer to deal with, while a local detective (Hilary Swank) is doing her own investigation into Eckhart's death.
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Living Out Loud 1998 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah, Martin Donovan, Richard Schiff, Elias Koteas, Suzanne Shepherd, Clark Anderson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Lin Shaye
Divorcee Judith Nelson (Holly Hunter) is so lonely that she gets involved with her doorman, Pat Francato (Danny DeVito), for whom she feels sorry. Their evolving friendship, however, leads to self-fulfillment for them both.
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Nadja 1994 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cast: Elina Lowensohn, Peter Fonda, Suzy Amis, Galaxy Craze, Martin Donovan, Karl Geary, Jared Harris, David Lynch, Jack Lotz, Isabel Gillies, Jose Zuniga, Bernadette Jurkowski, Jeff Winner, Sean, Nic Ratner
In this black-and-white, dream-like film, vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) has killed Count Dracula, and Dracula's daughter, Nadja (Elina Lowensohn), takes her father's ashes to Brooklyn where she visits her brother Edgar (Jared Harris). Edgar is ill and is being nursed by his live-in lover Cassandra (Suzy Amis). Meanwhile, Van Helsing is on Nadja's trail because he knows that if Dracula's ashes are not properly disposed of, he will come back to life. Van Helsing finds Nadja and kills her, but Nadja has now taken over Cassandra's body, and a new life begins for Nadja.
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Onegin 1999 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Fiennes
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Martin Donovan, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Alun Armstrong, Harriet Walter, Irene Worth, Jason Watkins, Francesca Annis
Based on Alexander Pushkin's 1833 narrative poem, this story involves an aristocrat, Evgeny Onegin (Ralph Fiennes) who spurns the advances of the beautiful Tatyana Larina (Liv Tyler). But, six-years later, when they meet in St. Petersburg, it is Evgeny who is smitten and Tatyana who is now uninterested in him.
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The Opposite of Sex 1998 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Roos
Cast: Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Galecki, Ivan Sergei, Heather Lee, William Lee Scott, Megan Blake, Colin Ferguson, Dan Bucatinsky, Chauncey Leopardi
Sixteen-year old Dedee Truitt (Christina Ricci) moves into the home of her homosexual brother, Bill (Martin Donovan). She comes on to Bill's lover, Matt (Ivan Sergei), and, in the process, wreaks havoc on the lives of everyone around her.
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Pipe Dream 2002 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Walsh
Cast: Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart, Kevin Carroll, Peter Jacobson, Guinevere Turner, Jill Hennessy, Natalie B. Pyper, Anthony Arkin, Marla Sucharetza, Kevin Sussman
In a scheme to attract beautiful actresses, a NYC plumber, David (Martin Donovan), convinces his friend and casting agent (Kevin Carroll) to put out a call for a bogus audition. Then, he steals parts of his neighbor Toni's (Mary-Louise Parker) un-produced screenplay. The ploy works, and soon David is directing a movie. Toni now recognizes her chance for success, goes along with the sham, and even feeds David directing instructions.
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Portrait of a Lady 1996 PG-13, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelley Winters, Richard E. Grant, Shelley Duvall, John Gielgud, Christian Bale
This film is based on Henry James' classic novel about Isabel Archer's (Nicole Kidman) 19th-century journey to Europe where she encounters a myriad of both good and evil characters.
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The Quiet 2006 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jamie Babbit
Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Camilla Belle, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Shawn Ashmore, Katy Mixon, David Gallagher, Shannon Marie Woodward, Steve Uzzell, Ken Thomas, Rudy Costa, Maria Cash
Orphaned deaf-mute Dot (Camilla Belle) moves in with her godparents–Olivia and Paul Deer (Edie Falco and Martin Donovan)–and their popular cheerleader daughter, Nina (Elisha Cuthbert). There is a dark secret in this home: Nina is having an incestuous affair with her father, and Dot's presence will have a decisive impact on the family.
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples 1997 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter, Lynne Littman
Cast: Dana Delany, Martin Donovan, Jan Rubes, Hugo Haenen, Tom Jansen, Linda Hamilton, Alfred Molina, Nicholas Kilbertus, Paulo Costanzo, Scott Speedman
Like the other entries in the "Rescuers" TV series, this episode features two stories. The first involves the Vos family's sheltering of a steady stream of Jews during World War II. The second story revolves around events in a school that has been turned into a refuge for Jewish children.
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RFK 2002 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Cast: Linus Roache, James Cromwell, David Paymer, Martin Donovan, Ving Rhames, Kevin Hare, Sean Gregory Sullivan, Sergio Di Zio, Marnie McPhail, Jacob Vargas, Corinne Conley, David Gardner
This docudrama covers the time span from November 23, 1963, John F. Kennedy's assassination, until June 6, 1968, when Robert Kennedy was killed, and deals with how Robert established his political position, independent from that of his slain brother.
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The Rook 1994 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Eran Palatnik
Cast: Martin Donovan, John MacKay, Michael Finesilver, Fritz Fox, Karen Abrahams, Alice Connorton, David P. Dawson, Diane Grotke, Damon Rice, Douglas Stone
Government inspector John Cross (Martin Donovan) arrives in the bizarre alternate reality of Sutheridge, England–where telephones ring like alarm clocks, electricity lights rooms, and transportation is by horse-drawn carriages. Cross' mission is to investigate a murder in which the victim had strange designs drawn on her skin. The plot thickens and thins and is, at times, difficult to follow in this strange philosophical murder mystery.
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Saved! 2004 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Dannelly
Cast: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo, Eva Amurri, Chad Faust, Elizabeth Thai, Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Kett Turton, Julia Arkos
This satire on the hypocrisy of religious pseudo-morality centers around students at American Eagle Christian High School. Sixteen-year-old Mary (Jena Malone) finds herself pregnant after talking her gay boyfriend (Chad Faust) into having sex with her. Meanwhile, Hilary (Mandy Moore)–when not griping about her wheelchair-bound brother, Roland (Macaulay Culkin)–is busy trying to get Mary kicked out of school.
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The Sentinel 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Clark Johnson
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria Parker, Martin Donovan, Ritchie Coster, Kim Basinger, Blair Brown, David Rasche, Kristin Lehman, Raynor Scheine, Chuck Shamata, Paul Calderon, Raoul Bhaneja, Yanna McIntosh, Clark Johnson
When a plot is suspected that involves assassinating President Ballentine (David Rasche), all of the White House Secret Service agents are given polygraph tests. Over-the-hill agent Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) has been secretly "servicing" the First Lady (Kim Basinger), and he fails the test. Even though his failure is for the wrong reason, Garrison is relieved of his duties. But, Garrison perseveres in trying to save the President's life, and his efforts lead to a confrontation with his once-good friend and fellow agent David Breckinridge (Kiefer Sutherland).
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Simple Men 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas, Elina Lowensohn, Martin Donovan, Chris Cooke, Jeffrey Howard, Holly Marie Combs, Mark Bailey, Joe Stevens, Damian Young, Marietta Marich
Immediately following a botched computer heist, Bill (Robert John Burke) is double-crossed by his partner/girlfriend. He then sets off with brother Dennis (Bill Sage) in search of their long-lost father who has escaped from prison. Quirky characters.
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Somebody Is Waiting 1996  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Donovan
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Nastassja Kinski, Johnny Whitworth, Shirley Knight, Rebecca Gayheart, Brian Donovan, John Pyper-Ferguson, Tyler Cole Malinger, Lynn Fine, Michael Malota
Leon (Johnny Whitworth) unsuccessfully attempts to protect his brothers and sister from their abusive, alcoholic father (Gabriel Byrne) in this poor excuse for drama.
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Spanish Fly 1998 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Daphna Kastner
Cast: Daphna Kastner, Martin Donovan, Danny Huston, Antonio Castro, Toni Canto, Felipe Velez, Chantal Rios, Yoima, Pablo Scola, Nieve de Medina
Although troubled with problems of her own concerning her Spanish father, American journalist Zoe (Daphna Kastner) travels to Madrid to write about macho men in Spain. While researching her story, Zoe forms relationships with a number of men. Will one of them be "Mr. Right"?
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Surviving Desire 1991 TV, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Martin Donovan, Mary B. Ward, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson, Julie Sukman, Gary Sauer, James Michael McCauley, John MacKay, Thomas J. Edwards, George Feaster
Jude (Martin Donovan) is a college professor just going through the motions in his literature class, and Sofie is the only one of his students who listens to his lectures. Their story makes for a pleasant film that was originally shown on PBS' "American Playhouse."
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Trust 1990 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson, John MacKay, Edie Falco, Gary Sauer, Marko Hunt, Matt Malloy, Suzanne Costollos, Karen Sillas
Pregnant Maria (Adrienne Shelly) has dropped out of high school and is now estranged from her family. But when she meets a troubled young man, Matthew Slaughter (Martin Donovan), they form a friendship that changes both of them and gives hope for the future.
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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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Wind Chill 2007 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Gregory Jacobs
Cast: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan, Ned Bellamy, Ian A. Wallace, Donny James Lucas, Chelan Simmons, Darren Moore, Linden Banks, Caz Odin Darko, Heath Horejda
On Christmas break, college classmates (Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes) share a ride home from Pennsylvania to Delaware. With a winter storm advisory in effect, they take a shortcut along a snow-covered country road on which they are overtaken by a speeding car and are forced off the road into a snow bank. They try to get help, but those they encounter are not friendly and, in fact, are ghosts who were victimized by a highway patrolman (Martin Donovan) in the 1950s. To make matters worse, the ghost of that same patrolman keeps driving his phantom car past them and increases the terror of an already horrific night.
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| 1. Agent Cody Banks (2003)
2. Amateur (1994)
3. Apartment Zero (1988)
4. Flirt (1995)
5. The Great Gatsby (2001)
6. Hard Choices (1985)
7. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
8. Hollow Reed (1996)
9. Insomnia (2002)
10. Living Out Loud (1998)
11. Nadja (1994)
12. Onegin (1999)
13. The Opposite of Sex (1998)
14. Pipe Dream (2002)
15. Portrait of a Lady (1996)
16. The Quiet (2006)
17. Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1997)
18. RFK (2002)
19. The Rook (1994)
20. Saved! (2004)
21. The Sentinel (2006)
22. Simple Men (1992)
23. Somebody Is Waiting (1996)
24. Spanish Fly (1998)
25. Surviving Desire (1991)
26. Trust (1990)
27. The United States of Leland (2003)
28. Wind Chill (2007)
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