Blankman 1994   PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens, Christopher Lawford, Lynne Thigpen, Jon Polito, Jason Alexander, Michael Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., John Moschitta Jr.
Darryl (Damon Wayans) decides to clean up the streets of his neighborhood after his grandmother is killed. Being an inventor of various gadgets, he comes up with a bulletproof suit, and with his brother (David Alan Grier) he is off and running as "Blankman." Mean and vulgar at times, and basically low-class trash.
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 The Contender 2000  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall, Mike Binder, Robin Thomas
U.S. President Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) nominates Ohio Senator Laine Hanson (Joan Allen) to replace his deceased Vice President. But problems rise to the surface during Hanson's House Judiciary Committee hearings when a background check reveals a dark secret in her past. Allen was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar and Bridges was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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Crossing the Bridge 1992  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Josh Charles, Jason Gedrick, Stephen Baldwin, Cheryl Pollak, Rita Taggart, Hy Anzell, Richard Edson, Ken Jenkins, Abraham Benrubi, David Schwimmer, Bob Nickman, Jeffrey Tambor
Three recent high school graduates are confronted with choices when they have an opportunity to make real money smuggling goods from Canada into Detroit.
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 Indian Summer 1993 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane, Bill Paxton, Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Pollak, Sam Raimi, Vincent Spano, Julie Warner, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
This is the story of seven adults, friends since childhood, who reunite at Camp Tamakwa where they spent time 20 years ago at summer camp. The reunion is filled with reminiscences and hopes for the future.
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 Minority Report 2002   PG-13, 145 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Kathryn Morris, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Stormare, Lois Smith, Steve Harris, Mike Binder, Neal McDonough, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jessica Capshaw, Richard Coca
Based on one of Philip K. Dick's great short stories, the plot adopts the premise that investigators can find and arrest killers before they commit murders. In a twist of fate, Detective John Adderton (Tom Cruise), who heads up the department in charge of predicting murders, is identified as a future killer. Now, he must uncover the circumstances to clear his name.
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Reign Over Me 2007 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Robert Klein, Melinda Dillon, Mike Binder, Jonathan Banks, Rae Allen, Paula Newsome, John de Lancie, Paul Butler
Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle) has it all: a great job, loving wife (Jada Pinkett Smith), and beautiful daughters. One evening, Alan runs into his college roommate Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) and learns that Charlie once had everything Alan has, but Charlie's wife and children died when the plane crashed into the World Trade Center on 9/11. Charlie now suffers post-traumatic stress disorder. When Alan realizes that Charlie needs help, their friendship is rekindled. Alan hangs out with Charlie and draws him back, at least part-way, into the normal world and, in the process recognizes and finds solutions for his own troubles.
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The Upside of Anger 2005 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Keri Russell, Evan Rachel Wood, Alicia Witt, Mike Binder, Tom Harper, Dane Christensen, Danny Webb, Suzanne Bertish, Magdalena Manville
After her husband walks out, suburban wife Terry (Joan Allen) is left with four daughters to raise. This is not an easy task as is evidenced by Terry's downhill slide from friendly mom to sarcastic shrew. Her attraction to next-door-neighbor, alcoholic Denny Davies (Kevin Costner), contributes to Terry's reliance on booze. But, Denny is basically a good guy and helps keep peace between mother and daughters–some of the time.
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| 1. Blankman (1994)
2. The Contender (2000)
3. Crossing the Bridge (1992)
4. Indian Summer (1993)
5. Minority Report (2002)
6. Reign Over Me (2007)
7. The Upside of Anger (2005)
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