The American 1998  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Unwin
Cast: Matthew Modine, Diana Rigg, Brenda Fricker, Aisling O'Sullivan, Paul Hickey, Andrew Scott, Eva Birthistle, T.P. McKenna, Phillip O'Sullivan, Ian Fitzgibbon, Joe Pilkington, Ed Bishop, Alison McKenna, David Heap, Anita Reeves
Based on Henry James' 1877 novel, this story is set in the post-Civil War era when an American, Christopher Newman (Matthew Modine), arrives in Paris where he is more than a little impressed with European society. Christopher falls in love with Claire (Aisling O'Sullivan), but her mother Madame de Bellegarde (Diana Rigg) and her older brother Valentin (Andrew Scott) oppose Claire's marriage to Christopher because he does not represent French aristocracy. The problem might be solved when Christopher gains evidence that Madam de Bellegarde may have murdered her husband, and he finds himself in the position of blackmailing his way into European society.
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Any Given Sunday 1999 R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, Lauren Holly, Charlton Heston, Ann - Margret, Matthew Modine, LL Cool J, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, Bill Bellamy, Andrew Bryniarski, Lela Rochon
Professional football fills the screen in Oliver Stone's depiction of the sport's violent struggles brought on by the pressure of winning. Miami Sharks quarterback Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid) is injured, and Coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) pulls Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench to replace him. Willie excels and becomes a star player, which gives the new owner of the Sharks, Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the incentive to place pressures on D'Amato to win at any cost.
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Baby It's You 1983  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin, Jack Davidson, Frank Vincent, Fisher Stevens, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew Modine, Nick Ferrari, Leora Dana, Bill Raymond, Sam McMurray, Dolores Messina, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Marta Kober
The rich-girl-in-love-with-boy-from-the-other-side-of-the-tracks classic storyline is again used; this time however, it's the 1960s and Jill Rosen (Rosanna Arquette) is an intelligent, college bound Jewish girl, and Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo (Vincent Spano) is an Italian waiter with aspirations to become a singer. Good performances and script.
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 Birdy 1984 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young, Bruno Kirby, Nancy Fish, George Buck, Delores Sage, Marshall Bell
Two young blue-collar friends undergo a major test of their relationship when Birdy (Matthew Modine) ends up in a mental ward unable to deal with his Vietnam War memories. His friend Al (Nicolas Cage) sticks by Birdy and helps him out of his living Hell.
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The Blackout 1997  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Matthew Modine, Dennis Hopper, Claudia Schiffer, Beatrice Dalle, Sarah Lassez, Steven Bauer, Laura Bailey, Nancy Ferrara, Andrew Fiscella, Nicholas De Cegli, Vincent Lamberti, Victoria Duffy
Sex, drugs, alcoholism, violence–Director Ferrara's trademarks– are back in the character of Matty (Matthew Modine), an actor whose life is falling apart. Much of Matty's activities take place at a club owned by Mickey (Dennis Hopper), who is always taking videos of what goes on.
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The Browning Version 1994 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine, Julian Sands, Michael Gambon, Ben Silverstone, Maryam d'Abo, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Beattie, Mark Bolton, Tom Havelock, Walter Micklethwait
In this second film version of Terence Rattigan's 1948 play, Albert Albert Finney plays the old schoolmaster who is being retired to make way for more up-to-date courses rather than the Greek and Latin taught by the old, unloved master. Meanwhile, his wife (Greta Scacchi) is having an affair, which adds to his despair. This is a change of pace for director Mike Figgis, and he does a respectable job in painting a picture of changing from the old ways to the new.
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Bye Bye, Love 1995  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, Paul Reiser, Rob Reiner, Janeane Garofalo, Ed Flanders, Lindsay Crouse, Amy Brenneman, Maria Pitillo
This story follows the trials of three dads who are trying to learn the rules for being absentee dads and breaking into the dating game.
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Cutthroat Island 1995 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw, Harris Yulin, Patrick Malahide, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Paul Dillon, Rex Linn, Christopher Masterson, Carl Chase, Peter Geeves, Angus Wright, Ken Bones
The thrill of piracy on the high seas is brought to the screen in this film about beautiful Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) who is the daughter of a pirate. When her father dies, Morgan inherits her father's ship and sets out–as the ship's captain–to find pieces of a missing treasure map and to avenge her father's murder. Because the map is printed in Latin, Morgan joins forces with a well-educated slave, William Shaw (Matthew Modine), who can interpret the map. It isn't long before Morgan discovers that her nasty uncle, Dawg Brown (Frank Langella), is also searching for pieces of the map, and a battle ensues with lots of sword-fighting action.
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Equinox 1993 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, Fred Ward, Marisa Tomei, Tyra Ferrell, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tate Donovan, Lori Singer, M. Emmet Walsh, Gailard Sartain
Henry Petosa and Freddy Ace (both played by Modine) are twin brothers who were separated at birth. They meet and the results make for a good story as they have led extremely diverse lives.
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Fluke 1995 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Carlo Carlei
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Nancy Travis, Max Pomeranc, Ron Perlman, Jon Polito, Bill Cobbs, Samuel L. Jackson, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Federico Pacifici, Clarinda Ross, Adrian Roberts, Deborah Hobart, Bart Hansard, Libby Whittemore
In this "talking dog" film, a Chocolate Labrador (voice of Matthew Modine) discovers that he was once a man, Thomas P. Johnson (also played by Modine) who was killed in an accident, and now he is back on Earth as a dog named Fluke. He returns to his wife and son–Carol and Brian (Nancy Travis and Max Pomeranc)–in time to save them from an evil acquaintance, Jeff Newman (Eric Stoltz).
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 Full Metal Jacket 1987 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Ed O'Ross, Kevyn Major Howard, John Terry
Based on Gustav Hasford's book, this film follows Marine Corps recruits–Pyle, Animal Mother, and Joker (Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, and Matthew Modine) as they endure the trials of basic training under tough Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey). The story then moves on to the heat of the Vietnam landscape during the Tet Offensive as they employ the lessons learned in training. This powerful war film adeptly exhibits the rigors of survival.
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Funky Monkey 2004 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Harry Basil
Cast: Matthew Modine, Seth Adkins, Roma Downey, Bodhi Elfman, Jeffrey Tambor, Fred Ward, Gilbert Gottfried, Justine Basil, Pat Finn, Michael Diamant
A secret government laboratory makes kung-fu fighters out of chimpanzees. Employee Jack McCall (Matthew Modine) doesn't agree with what is going on, so he takes off with the chimp. When the government recovers the chimpanzee, Matthew and new-found friend, young genius Michael (Seth Adkins), team up to recover the chimp and stop the testing. Mindless family fun.
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Gross Anatomy 1989 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Cast: Matthew Modine, Daphne Zuniga, Christine Lahti, Todd Field, John Scott Clough, Alice Carter, Robert Desiderio, Zakes Mokae, J.C. Quinn, Clyde Kusatsu
Joe (Matthew Modine) doesn't take medical school seriously, joking his way through his first year. His teacher (Chrisine Lahti) and his lab partner (Daphne Zuniga) try to change his attitude, realizing that he has untapped potential.
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The Hotel New Hampshire 1984 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Rob Lowe, Nastassja Kinski, Amanda Plummer, Lisa Banes, Joely Richardson, Wallace Shawn, Wilford Brimley, Matthew Modine, Paul McCrane, Seth Green, Wally Aspell, Timothy Webber, Jonelle Allen
A wacky family is in the hotel business but disaster after disaster keeps happening to these souls who are accidents waiting to happen.
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In the Shadows 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Cast: James Caan, Joey Lauren Adams, Matthew Modine, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeff Chase, Lillo Brancato, Cat Wallace, Scott Waugh, Paul Louis
A hit man's (Matthew Modine) current job is to murder a stuntman (James Caan). But when he falls in love with the target's daughter (Joey Lauren Adams), he decides to become a stuntman himself.
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Jacob 1994 TV, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Peter Hall
Cast: Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sean Bean, Joss Ackland, Giancarlo Giannini, Irene Papas, Juliet Aubrey, Cecilia Dazzi, Christoph M. Ohrt, Yvonne Scio, Philip Locke, Daniel Newman
The love story of the Bible's Jacob and Rachel (Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle) is told in this made-for-TV film. After fleeing his home to avoid his older brother's wrath and finding Rachel, he must become a servant to Rachel's father (Giancarlo Giannini) in order to gain Rachel's hand in marriage. But there are many hardships to overcome to realize life's dreams.
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Kettle of Fish 2006 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Claudia Myers
Cast: Matthew Modine, Gina Gershon, Christy Scott Cashman, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kevin J. O'Connor, Lois Chiles, Stephen Mailer, Ewa Da Cruz, Fisher Stevens, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ranjit Chowdhry, Gloria Reuben
When sax player and lifelong bachelor Mel (Matthew Modine) decides to make a commitment and move in with his girlfriend Inga (Ewa Da Cruz), he sublets his apartment to biologist Ginger (Gina Gershon). Later, after Mel and Inga break-up, Mel moves back to his old apartment, which he must share with Ginger because she refuses to find another apartment. At first, Mel and Ginger have problems sharing the apartment, and Mel's obsession with Diana (Christy Cashman) doesn't help. But, as time passes, sparks fly, and Mel and Ginger begin to catch on to the fact that they are meant to be together.
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Married to the Mob 1988 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Oliver Platt, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Charles Napier, David Johansen, Joe Spinell, Captain Haggerty, Marlene Willoughby, Ellen Foley, O'Lan Jones, Anthony J. Nici
When her mobster husband is killed, Angela (Michelle Pfeiffer) heads for New York with her son and enjoys delightfully funny experiences as she finds that it is not easy to extricate herself from her past. Dean Stockwell received an Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actor).
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 Memphis Belle 1990 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr., John Lithgow, David Strathairn, Jane Horrocks
This story is based on the true experiences of the 10 men who made up the crew of the "Memphis Belle," a giant World War II B-17 bomber. These airmen had been promised that they would be sent home following the dangerous mission of bombing Bremen, Germany.
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Mrs. Soffel 1984 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann, Jennifer Dundas, Trini Alvarado, Terry O'Quinn, Danny Corkill, Harley Cross, Pippa Pearthree
Taking place around the beginning of the 19th century, this film deals with the role of women. Mrs. Soffel (Diane Keaton) is a prison warden's wife who reads the Bible to her husband's convicts. Two prisoners (Mel Gibson and Matthew Modine) play on her sympathy, and she aids them in their escape.
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Nobody's Baby 2001 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Seltzer
Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Gary Oldman, Radha Mitchell, Mary Steenburgen, Gordon Tootoosis, Anna Gunn, Peter Greene, Robyn Adamson, Ed O'Neill, Matthew Modine
Not-too-bright Billy (Skeet Ulrich), on the run after a prison break, comes upon an auto wreck and rescues the only survivor: a baby girl. He is soon joined by his friend and co-escapee Buford (Gary Oldman), who thinks the baby may bring a good ransom payment. But Billy enjoys being a father, and Buford must come up with another scheme in this very funny (at times) flick.
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Pacific Heights 1990 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Michael Keaton, Matthew Modine, Mako, Nobu McCarthy, Laurie Metcalf, Dorian Harewood, Luca Bercovici, Tippi Hedren, Dan Hedaya
In order to aid financing the restoration of their San Francisco home, a couple (Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine) rents space in their home as apartments. They get more than they bargained for when their socio-path tenant (Michael Keaton) creates major problems.
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Private School 1983  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Private School...For Girls
Director: Noel Black
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Kathleen Wilhoite, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Fran Ryan, Ray Walston, Sylvia Kristel, Jonathan Prince, Kari Lizer, Richard Stahl, Julie Payne, Frances Bay, Frank Aletter
This teen-sexploitation film features plenty of nudity as the boys from a boys academy mix in their own unique ways with the girls attending a private girls' school.
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The Real Blonde 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley, Marlo Thomas, Bridgette Wilson, Buck Henry, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner
New Yorkers Joe (Matthew Modine) and Mary (Catherine Keener) have been living together for years–trying to make livings in the entertainment world–in this story highlighted by clever dialogue concerning meaningful relationships but not featuring much of a plot.
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Redeemer 2002 TV, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Matthew Modine, Obba Babatunde, Michele Greene, Frank Fontaine, Vlasta Vrana, Tyrone Benskin, Cas Anvar, Chip Chuipka, Eugene Clark, Benz Antoine, Larry Day, Christian Paul
Novelist Paul Freeman (Matthew Modine) volunteers to teach a writing class in a prison–partly in hopes of finding a story for his next book. He meets Charles Henderson (Obba Babatunde), an ex-Black Panther, who has been in prison for 20 years after a man was accidentally killed during a break-in. Paul becomes interested in the case and finds that there may be a cover-up by government officials. Made for TV.
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Short Cuts 1993 R, 189 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Jack Lemmon, Frances McDormand, Tim Robbins, Tom Waits, Lily Tomlin, Madeleine Stowe, Zane Cassidy, Anne Archer, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn
This is another Robert Altman film, presented in true Altman style, with many story lines played by almost as many stars. It is based on a dozen Raymond Carver stories and involves complex, intersecting tales of middle-class Los Angeles residents during a couple of days. The characters are dysfunctional couples who arrive at crisis points in their lives and do not seem capable of making the right decisions. Altman was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
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Streamers 1983  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, George Dzundza, Albert Macklin, B.J. Cleveland, Bill Allen, Paul Lazar
Lives of paratroopers about to be sent to Vietnam erupt into violence when they discover one of them is a homosexual in this very intense and revealing story.
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The Transporter 2 2005 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng, Keith David, Hunter Clary, Shannon Briggs, Francois Berleand, Jeff Chase, Raymond Tong, Jeff Chase, Gregg Weiner, Gregg Davis
Transporter-for-hire Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has taken the job of chauffeuring young Jack (Hunter Clary), who is the son of Drug Enforcement Chief Billings (Matthew Modine), and his wife, Audrey (Amber Valletta). When Jack is kidnapped, Frank leaps into action to rescue him and, in the process, solves a biological crime involving a deadly virus.
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Vision Quest 1985 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Ronny Cox, Michael Schoeffling, Harold Sylvester, Charles Hallahan, J.C. Quinn, Raphael Sbarge, Forest Whitaker, Daphne Zuniga
Goodness and hard work will win every time is again proven in this movie about a young athlete (Matthew Modine).
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What the Deaf Man Heard 1997 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Kent Harrison
Cast: Matthew Modine, Claire Bloom, Judith Ivey, James Earl Jones, Jerry O'Connell, Bernadette Peters, Tom Skerritt, Anne Bobby, Stephen Spinella, Jake Weber
Sammy (Matthew Modine) was left on a bus headed for Georgia by his mother when Sammy was 10. Since she had told him not to say a word if they were separated, he never spoke. He was taken in and grew up as a handyman, but, true to his mother's admonition, he stayed silent. People in town assumed that he could not hear nor speak, so would confide in him when they needed to talk. Then along comes Archibald (James Earl Jones), the junkman, who learns the truth. Not bad. Made for TV.
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Wind 1992 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Carroll Ballard
Cast: Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson, Jack Thompson, Stellan Skarsgard, Rebecca Miller, Ned Vaughn, Peter Montgomery, Elmer Ahlwardt, James Rebhorn, Michael Higgins, Saylor Creswell
Winning the America's Cup is the biggest prize in yacht racing, and that's what this film is all about. Will Parker (Matthew Modine), sailing for owner Morgan Weld (Cliff Robertson), loses the Cup race and also loses his girlfriend, Kate (Jennifer Grey), to boot. Despondent, he tracks her down. Her new boyfriend (Stellan Skarsgard) designs innovative airplanes and Will talks him into designing a boat. That accomplished, Will is ready to regain the America's Cup. Excellent photography that captures the thrill of the racing, but otherwise the film drags somewhat.
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| 1. The American (1998)
2. Any Given Sunday (1999)
3. Baby It's You (1983)
4. Birdy (1984)
5. The Blackout (1997)
6. The Browning Version (1994)
7. Bye Bye, Love (1995)
8. Cutthroat Island (1995)
9. Equinox (1993)
10. Fluke (1995)
11. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
12. Funky Monkey (2004)
13. Gross Anatomy (1989)
14. The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
15. In the Shadows (2001)
16. Jacob (1994)
17. Kettle of Fish (2006)
18. Married to the Mob (1988)
19. Memphis Belle (1990)
20. Mrs. Soffel (1984)
21. Nobody's Baby (2001)
22. Pacific Heights (1990)
23. Private School (1983)
aka: Private School...For Girls
24. The Real Blonde (1997)
25. Redeemer (2002)
26. Short Cuts (1993)
27. Streamers (1983)
28. The Transporter 2 (2005)
29. Vision Quest (1985)
30. What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
31. Wind (1992)
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