Adam at 6 A.M. 1970   G, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Scheerer
Cast: Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker, Charles Aidman, Marge Redmond, Louise Latham, Dana Elcar, Meg Foster, Anne Gwynne
Adam Gaines (Michael Douglas) is not happy with his life as a California college professor. Searching for inner-peace, he takes a summer hiatus laboring in the Missouri countryside.
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 The American President 1995  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, David Paymer, Richard Dreyfuss, Samantha Mathis, John Mahoney, Shawna Waldron, Anne Haney, Nina Siemaszko, Wendie Malick, Beau Billingslea, Joshua Malina
This Bill Clinton-like American President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) deals with media attention along with criticism when he (a widower) becomes involved with environmental lobbyist Sydney Wade (Annette Bening). Political enemies, including Kansas Senator Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss), have a field day when Shepherd and Wade begin their love affair. This film provides great satire on today's made-for-TV Washington, D.C., politics and how issues get lost in the race for ratings.
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 Basic Instinct 1992 R, 127 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Leilani Sarelle, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza, Bruce A. Young, Dorothy Malone, Denis Arndt, Wayne Knight, Stephen Tobolowsky, Chelcie Ross, Daniel von Bargen, Benjamin Mouton, Bill Cable, Jack McGee
A bisexual novelist, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), is a suspect in a murder that closely resembles the plot of her latest bestseller. San Francisco homicide Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) becomes attracted to her as he investigates Tramell for the ice pick murder. Meanwhile, Nick's partner Gus Moran (George Dzundza) and his psychiatrist Beth Gardner (Jeanne Tripplehorn) are concerned for Nick's safety as more murders occur. But, Nick's sexual attraction to Catherine is not helping the investigation, and Nick unwittingly enters into Catherine's cat-and-mouse game.
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Black Rain 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kate Capshaw, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Yusaku Matsuda, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Shigeru Koyama, Yuya Uchida, Miyuki Ono, John Spencer, Guts Ishimatsu, Luis Guzman, John Costelloe, Stephen Root, Richard Riehle
American police detective Nick Conklin (Michael Douglas) and his partner Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) take a Japanese yakuza gangster, Sato (Yusaku Matsuda), back to Osaka where he is to go on trial for murder. But, they inadvertently hand Sato over to yakuza members who are dressed like police. Now, Conklin is put in the position of trying to recapture Sato, and he gets help from Japanese cop Masahiro "Mas" Masumoto (Ken Takakura) and from bargirl Joyce Kingsley (Kate Capshaw) who has information on the yakuza gang. During the investigation, Vincent is killed, and Conklin and "Mas" blend their cultures to work on the crime together.
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The China Syndrome 1979 PG, 122 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: James Bridges
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, James Karen
A television news crew is doing a piece on the local nuclear power plant when an emergency occurs. Later, power plant personnel and newsmen disagree about what had occurred.
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A Chorus Line 1985 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges, Sharon Brown, Gregg Burge, Michael Douglas, Cameron English, Terrence Mann, Vicki Frederick, Janet Jones, Alyson Reed, Pat McNamara, Timothy Scott, Mansoor Najeeullah
In this film version of the long-running Broadway show, the off-stage lives of struggling performers are revealed as part of their auditions. While harsh director/choreographer Zach (Michael Douglas) puts those auditioning through their paces, his former girlfriend Cassie (Alyson Reed) appears at the theater to try out for the show, and Zach's own past rises to the fore.
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Coma 1978 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Crichton
Cast: Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn, Richard Widmark, Lois Chiles, Hari Rhodes, Tom Selleck, Ed Harris, Charles Siebert
This suspenseful tale, first presented in Robin Cook's novel, explores the possibilities of scientists gone berserk. In this case, too many patients reach a comatose state during surgery leading to the discovery of illegal medical experiments.
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Disclosure 1994 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland, Roma Maffia, Caroline Goodall, Dennis Miller, Dylan Baker, Allan Rich, Rosemary Forsyth, Suzie Plakson, Nicholas Sadler, Jacqueline Kim, Joe Urla, Michael Chieffo, Joseph Attanasio
Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas) and Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore) are both upper-management stars at DigiCom, a hi-tech computer company involved in a merger. On the eve of the merger, Johnson invites Sanders to her office, offers him a drink, and makes sexual advances. Roles become confused when Johnson accuses Sanders, and then Sanders accuses Johnson of sexual harassment.
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 Don't Say a Word 2001  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Famke Janssen, Jennifer Esposito, Oliver Platt, Guy Torry, Shawn Doyle, Victor Argo, Conrad Goode, Paul Schulze, Lance Reddick, Aidan Devine, Alex Campbell
When psychiatrist Nathan Conrad's (Michael Douglas) daughter, Jessie (Skye McCole Bartusiak), is kidnapped, he must race against the clock to treat his patient Elisabeth Burrows (Brittany Murphy) who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and holds the key to Jessie's survival.
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Falling Down 1993 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday Weld, Frederic Forrest, Lois Smith, Raymond J. Barry, Michael Paul Chan, Macon McCalman, Joey Hope Singer, Ebbe Roe Smith, Kimberly Scott, D.W. Moffett, Steve Park
William 'D-Fens' Foster (Michael Douglas) is laid off from his job and ends up in a traffic jam on his way to his daughter's birthday party. He abandons his car and walks to a convenience store, which he demolishes with a baseball bat because the clerk is less than helpful. Next, 'D-Fens' attacks a gang that unsuccessfully retaliates, and 'D-Fens' steals their guns. Now, it is the mission of Detective Martin Prendergast (Robert Duvall) to hunt down 'D-Fens' and stop the terror that he is wreaking on the streets of Los Angeles.
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 Fatal Attraction 1987  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Stuart Pankin, Ellen Foley, Fred Gwynne, Tom Brennan, Lois Smith, Meg Mundy, Mike Nussbaum, J.J. Johnson, Michael Arkin, Sam Coppola, Eunice Prewitt
This film weaves the suspenseful story that results from the effect of a brief affair. The married man, Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), cannot rid himself of his illicit partner Alex Forrest (Glenn Close). Too late, he realizes her psychotic personality is bent on the destruction of his marriage to Beth (Anne Archer). Several Academy Award nominations include Best Picture, Actress (Close), Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), and Director. 1 User Review
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| | realistic happens every day | Anonymous 05/03/2009 | | THIS MOVIE HAS IT ALL. LOVE, MISTERY, REVENGE, FEAR, SORROW. I CAN RELATE. FOR ALL CHEATERS PLEASE TAKE THIS IN CONSIDERATION YOU CAN BE DESTORYING LIVES WITH ONE NIGHT OF LUST, IS IT WORTH IT. I THINK NOT! !..A MUST SEE FILM..! |
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The Game 1997  R, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Anna Katerina, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Martinet, Scott Hunter McGuire, John Aprea, Daniel Shorr, Elizabeth Dennehy, Florentine Mocanu, Caroline Barclay
Accepting an unusual birthday gift–for the "man who has everything"–from his brother Conrad (Sean Penn), wealthy recluse Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) enters the live-action "Game," a real-life game designed by Consumer Recreation Services. Nicholas' ordered lifestyle is turned upside down when he becomes deeply involved in the game and begins to suspect that his particular game is an attempt to steal his fortune, drive him insane, and even kill him.
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The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 R, 109 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Emily Mortimer, Brian McCardie, Bernard Hill, John Kani, Tom Wilkinson, Om Puri, Henry Cele, Kurt Egelhof
Two lions have killed 130 men, and a young engineer (Val Kilmer), who is part of a construction team building the East African Railway, joins forces with a hunter (Michael Douglas) to kill the beasts.
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Emma Stone, Anne Archer, Robert Forster, Daniel Sunjata, Noureen DeWulf, Emily Foxler, Catherine Haena Kim, Rachel Boston, Camille Guaty, Amanda Walsh
A committed bachelor Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) returns to his family estate for the wedding of his brother Paul (Breckin Meyer). It was Connor's deceased, womanizing Uncle Wayne (Michael Douglas) who taught young Connor how to treat women, and, on the eve of the wedding, Uncle Wayne delivers a message to Connor through the ghosts of Connor's past, present, and future jilted girlfriends. They will help Connor discover his "true" self and whether or not he will have the chance to find "true" love.
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Hail, Hero! 1969 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller
Cast: Michael Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Teresa Wright, John Larch, Louise Latham, Charles Drake, Peter Strauss, Virginia Christine, John Qualen, Deborah Winters
Carl Dixon (Michael Douglas) takes on the task of trying to explain to his parents (Arthur Kennedy and Teresa Wright) his antiwar feelings and telling them that he will NOT fight in Vietnam.
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The In-Laws 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Robin Tunney, Lindsay Sloane, Ryan Reynolds, David Suchet, Candice Bergen, Maria Ricossa, Michael Bodnar, Vladimir Radian, Boyd Banks, Chang Tseng
On the eve of his son Mark's (Ryan Reynolds) wedding to Melissa (Lindsay Sloane), CIA agent SteveTobias (Michael Douglas) makes a late appearance at the dinner party being hosted by Mark's future in-laws (Albert Brooks and Maria Ricossa)–who just happen to be Steve's polar opposite. Almost instantly, the mild-mannered podiatrist father of the bride is pulled reluctantly into the world of international smuggling.
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 It Runs in the Family 2003 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Cameron Douglas, Diana Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Michelle Monaghan, Geoffrey Arend, Sarita Choudhury, Mark Hammer, Annie Golden, Audra McDonald
Kirk Douglas stars as the patriarch while his son, Michael, and grandson, Cameron, join in as members of a dysfunctional family that tries one more time to understand each other.
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It's My Turn 1980 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Claudia Weill
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin, Beverly Garland, Steven Hill, Dianne Wiest, Joan Copeland, John Gabriel, Charles Kimbrough, Jennifer Salt
Kate Gunzinger (Jill Clayburgh) finds her romantic interest in Chicago real estate developer Homer (Charles Grodin) is not so straight forward when she travels to her father's (Steven Hill) wedding and meets the bride's son Ben (Michael Douglas).
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 The Jewel of the Nile 1985 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Comedy
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Avner Eisenberg, Spiros Focas, Paul David Magid, Howard Jay Patterson, Randall Edwin Nelson, Samuel Ross Williams, Timothy Daniel Furst, Holland Taylor, Harrid Fillali
This sequel to "Romancing the Stone" is nearly as good as the original. This time around, Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is off writing a story about a desert leader, and Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) comes to her rescue while searching for the Jewel of the Nile.
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King of California 2007 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Cahill
Cast: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber, Kathleen Wilhoite, Anne L. Nathan, Arthur Santiago, Ashley Greene, Ian Hopps, Anna Khaja, Will Rothhaar
Abandoned by her mother, 16-year-old Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood) works double shifts at McDonalds in order to support herself. Miranda's father, Charlie (Michael Douglas), suddenly re-enters her life after spending two years in a mental hospital and involves her in his wild plan to uncover hidden gold in their California neighborhood. While institutionalized, Charlie read a diary written by a 17th century Spanish missionary who claimed that doublooms are hidden under what is now the neighborhood Costco. Together, father and daughter go in search of the cache, and, along the way, rekindle their relationship.
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Napoleon and Samantha 1972 G, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Bernard McEveety
Cast: Michael Douglas, Will Geer, Arch Johnson, Johnny Whitaker, Jodie Foster, Henry Jones, Vito Scotti, John Crawford, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby
Two children, Napoleon (Johnny Whitaker) and Samantha (Jodie Foster), work their way across Oregon with their pet lion searching for their benefactor (Michael Douglas). Disney.
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 One Day in September 1999 R, 94 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Michael Douglas
This film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 1972, the Munich Olympics was put on hold by Palestinian terrorists that took 11 Israeli athletes hostage. The following 24 hours are depicted in this excellent documentary.
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One Night at McCool's 2001 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman, Michael Douglas, Reba McEntire, Richard Jenkins, Andrew Dice Clay, Leo Rossi, Eric Schaeffer
Through flashbacks, told through second-hand testimony, the viewer learns versions of the story as told by three men: bartender Randy (Matt Dillon), detective Dehling (John Goodman), and lawyer Carl (Paul Reiser). All are involved with the devastatingly beautiful Jewel Valentine (Liv Tyler), but Jewel sees these three as mere patsies who could provide the means for getting whatever she wants.
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A Perfect Murder 1998 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, Sarita Choudhury, Michael P. Moran, David Suchet, Constance Towers, Novella Nelson, Will Lyman, Maeve McGuire, Laurinda Barrett, Reed Birney, Stephen Singer, Aideen O'Kelly, Vincent Smith
Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas) is an international investor, but he is in trouble financially. His wife Emily (Gwyneth Paltrow) is having an affair with David Shaw (Viggo Mortensen) who has entered into more than one scam directed at wealthy women. Emily is due to inherit a $1,000,000 trust fund, and Steven offers David $500,000 to murder Emily. Steven believes this will be the perfect murder, and all goes as scheduled–until Detective Mohamed Karaman (David Suchet) enters the picture.
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 Romancing the Stone 1984 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Alfonso Arau, Zack Norman, Manuel Ojeda, Holland Taylor, Mary Ellen Trainor, Ron Silver, Eve Smith, Joe Nesnow, Jose Chavez, Evita Munoz, Camillo Garcia, Rodrigo Puebla
Romantic novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), whose greatest excitement comes when she feeds her cat, is suddenly thrust into a world of danger and intrigue when she is ordered to deliver a package to her sister's kidnappers. She heads for the South American jungles where she is fortunate enough to run into soldier of fortune Jack T. Colton (Michael Douglas) who serves as her guide and knows more about the world than when to feed the kitty.
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Running 1979 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Lawrence Dane, Chuck Shamata, Eugene Levy, Philip Akin, Trudy Young, Jennifer McKinney
This film attempts to capture audience sympathy as Michael Andropolis (Michael Douglas), a failure in life, tries to make the Olympic Team.
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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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 Shining Through 1992 R, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Seltzer
Cast: Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, Liam Neeson, Joely Richardson, John Gielgud, Sylvia Syms, Francis Guinan, Patrick Winczewski, Mathieu Carriere, Wolf Kahler
In 1940, Linda Voss (Melanie Griffith) suspected her boss (Michael Douglas) of spying. However, it is not until the U.S. becomes involved in World War II that she learns that her suspicions were correct. He enlists her aid, and she agrees to be dropped behind enemy lines where she is to penetrate the household of a high German official.
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The Star Chamber 1983 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Sharon Gless, Yaphet Kotto, James Sikking, Joe Regalbuto, Don Calfa, John DiSanti, DeWayne Jessie, Jack Kehoe
Judges are frustrated with turning criminals free on technicalities and decide to mete out their own punishments without regard for constitutional law. Michael Douglas plays the decent judge who uncovers the diabolical plot. 1 User Review
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| | Sophia 08/30/2009 | | I loved this movie and have watched it over and over. Michael Douglas and the cast were excellent. |
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Summertree 1971 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Newley
Cast: Michael Douglas, Jack Warden, Brenda Vaccaro, Barbara Bel Geddes, Rob Reiner, Kirk Callaway, Bill Vint, Jeff Siggins, Garry Goodrow, William Smith
Poor Jerry–he drops out of college, finds himself selected by the Draft, and decides to flee to Canada. Kirk Douglas produced this so-so film.
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Traffic 2000 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steven Bauer, Jacob Vargas, Erika Christensen, Clifton Collins Jr., Tomas Milian, Miguel Ferrer, Jose Yengue, Emilio Rivera, Michael O'Neill
Interlocking stories allow this film to cover the cocaine world from several aspects. In one story, Tijuana cops (Benicio Del Toro and Jacob Vargas) are involved in efforts to crash a drug cartel, but they begin to suspect motives of authorities. Meanwhile, on the San Diego side of the border, DEA agents (Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman) arrest a big drug supplier (Steven Bauer), leaving his pregnant wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) in a precarious situation. Finally, an Ohio Supreme Court Justice (Michael Douglas) is appointed to head the U.S. war on drugs, but he has his own personal problems: a daughter who has been freebasing with friends. An excellent examination of the illegal drug world. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro). A nomination was also received for Best Picture. Based on the British miniseries "Traffik."
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 Wall Street 1987 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Terence Stamp, Sean Young, Sylvia Miles, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Saul Rubinek, Tamara Tunie, Franklin Cover, Chuck Pfeiffer, John C. McGinley, James Karen
Ruthless financier Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) primes rookie stockbroker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) for an evil, backstabbing career in the world of high finance. Bud's life becomes high powered, and he moves into an upscale apartment and gets a beautiful girlfriend Darien (Daryl Hannah). All goes well–until Gekko instructs Bud to undermine Blue Star airlines where Bud's father Carl (Martin Sheen) is a union leader. The plan is to break down the company and steal retirement funds. This is too much for Bud to handle, and he ends up helping the authorities catch Gekko in illegal practices. Michael Douglas won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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 The War of the Roses 1989 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sagebrecht, Sean Astin, G.D. Spradlin, Peter Donat, Dan Castellaneta, Gloria Cromwell, David Wohl
A married couple (Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner) finds that a simple, civilized divorce is not in the cards for them as they systematically fight over every material possession.
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When Michael Calls 1972 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Shattered Silence
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Douglas, Karen Pearson, Larry Reynolds, Al Waxman, Alan McRae, Chris Pellet, Steve Weston, Robert Warner, John Bethune, Gerald McRaney, Marian Waldman
In this mystery thriller, Helen (Elizabeth Ashley) receives weird phone calls from a voice sounding like her nephew who died 15 years ago. During the phone calls, the voice on the other end identifies certain people who then die under suspicious circumstances. Will Helen be the next victim?
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Wonder Boys 2000 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Richard Thomas, Jane Adams, Richard Knox, Philip Bosco, Michael Cavadias, Alan Tudyk, Kelly Bishop, George Grizzard, Bingo O'Malley
Writer/professor Grady (Michael Douglas) had a bestseller seven years ago, but he can't seem to finish his current effort. Grady gets the chancellor (Frances McDormand) pregnant–whose husband (Richard Thomas) is Grady's boss. Grady's agent is hounding him, and his wife has left him. Meanwhile, Grady and a student (Tobey Maguire) embark on a road trip in search of a Marilyn Monroe artifact. Good acting, directing, and story do justice to Michael Chabon's book. Bob Dylan's song "Things Have Changed" won an Academy Award.
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 You, Me and Dupree 2006 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Seth Rogen, Amanda Detmer, Ralph Ting, Todd Stashwick, Bill Hader, Jason Winer, Billy Gardell, Lance Armstrong
Newlyweds Carl and Molly Peterson (Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson) are enjoying their lives together when Carl's best friend Randy Dupree (Owen Wilson)–fired from his job and homeless–moves in with them for "a few days." In those "few days," Randy manages to order HBO, take over the answering machine, and throw his own party. Carl asks him to leave, Molly allows him to return, and havoc ensues in this romantic comedy.
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1. Adam at 6 A.M. (1970)
2. The American President (1995)
3. Basic Instinct (1992)
4. Black Rain (1989)
5. The China Syndrome (1979)
6. A Chorus Line (1985)
7. Coma (1978)
8. Disclosure (1994)
9. Don't Say a Word (2001)
10. Falling Down (1993)
11. Fatal Attraction (1987)
12. The Game (1997)
13. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
14. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
15. Hail, Hero! (1969)
16. The In-Laws (2003)
17. It Runs in the Family (2003)
18. It's My Turn (1980)
19. The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
20. King of California (2007)
21. Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
22. One Day in September (1999)
23. One Night at McCool's (2001)
24. A Perfect Murder (1998)
25. Romancing the Stone (1984)
26. Running (1979)
27. The Sentinel (2006)
28. Shining Through (1992)
29. The Star Chamber (1983)
30. Summertree (1971)
31. Traffic (2000)
32. Wall Street (1987)
33. The War of the Roses (1989)
34. When Michael Calls (1972)
aka: Shattered Silence
35. Wonder Boys (2000)
36. You, Me and Dupree (2006)
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