At Sachem Farm 1998  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Uncorked
Director: John Huddles
Cast: Rufus Sewell, Nigel Hawthorne, Minnie Driver, Amelia Heinle, Michael E. Rodgers, Keone Young, Gregory Sporleder, Chalvay Srichoom, Jim Beaver
A somewhat dysfunctional family of transplanted Brits lives in the wine country of California. Ross (Rufus Sewell) is bankrupt and decides to sell the family's wine collection to finance yet another venture, but eccentric Uncle Cullen (Nigel Hawthorne) has plans of his own. An entertaining film.
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Beautiful 2000  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sally Field
Cast: Minnie Driver, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Kathleen Turner, Leslie Stefanson, Bridgette Wilson, Kathleen Robertson, Michael McKean, Gary Collins, Linda Hart
Mona (Minnie Driver) is determined to gain fame and fortune via the "Miss American Miss" contest. But first she must pawn off her illegitimate daughter, Vanessa (Hallie Kate Eisenberg), on her friend Ruby (Joey Lauren Adams). When Ruby is sent to jail for a crime she did not commit, Mona is forced to reevaluate her priorities.
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Big Night 1996  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Holm, Minnie Driver, Campbell Scott, Allison Janney
Set in the 1950s, this is the story of Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and his brother Secundo (Stanley Tucci) who run an Italian restaurant, the Paradise. When the owner (Ian Holm) of the much more successful nightspot across the street talks the brothers into preparing one superb meal in return for which he supplies the means (Louis Prima) to save the Paradise, the "Big Night" is on in this story about how food connects us to each other–and to ourselves.
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Circle of Friends 1995 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Minnie Driver, Chris O'Donnell, Saffron Burrows, Alan Cumming, Colin Firth, Geraldine O'Rawe, Aidan Gillen, Mick Lally, Britta Smith, John Kavanagh, Ruth McCabe, Ciaran Hinds, Marie Mullen, Marie Conmee, Tony Doyle
In 1957, close friends Benny (Minnie Driver), Eve (Geraldine O'Rawe), and Nan (Saffron Burrows) attend Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Unlike her friends, Benny must live at home and commute to school because her strict parents will not allow her to live on campus. The first day of school, Benny meets Jack (Chris O'Donnell), and they are attracted to each other but have problems because every night Benny must return home where she wards off the advances of her father's assistant Sean (Alan Cumming). Meanwhile, Nan falls for Simon (Colin Firth) who gets her pregnant and then dumps her. Nan plans to get Jack drunk and then claim that he is the father. Eve, who has fallen for Aidan (Aidan Gillen), catches on to Nan's plot and reveals all, which allows Jack and Benny to continue their romance.
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 Ella Enchanted 2004  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Vivica A. Fox, Joanna Lumley, Aidan McArdle, Patrick Bergin, Jimi Mistry, Eric Idle, Steve Coogan, Parminder Nagra
Fairy Godmother Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox) cast a spell on the infant Ella that gave her the gift of obedience. But now Ella (Anne Hathaway) is a young woman who finds the "gift" a problem when she is abused by her new, evil stepmother and step-sisters. So, Ella sets off on a journey to find Lucinda and get the spell removed. You guessed it, good things happen in the form of a handsome prince (Hugh Dancy) during Ella's search for Lucinda.
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 Good Will Hunting 1997  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Robin Williams, Casey Affleck, Stellan Skarsgard, Cole Hauser, John Mighton, Rachel Majorowski, Colleen McCauley
A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting (Matt Damon), just happens to be a genius. Although Will's early life (he was an orphan) provided few advantages, he now has a chance to realize a dream, but that experience may separate him from valued friendships of his past. Oscars were won for Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams) and Writing, and seven other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Supporting Actress (Minnie Driver).
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The Governess 1998 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Cast: Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Florence Hoath, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Harriet Walter, Arlene Cockburn, Emma Bird, Adam Levy, Bruce Myers
Beginning in London during the 1840s, this is the story of a Sephardic Jew, Rosina (Minnie Driver), who attempts to pass herself off as a gentile by changing her name to Mary Blackchurch and taking the position of governess in the Cavendish home in Scotland. There she becomes romantically involved with the father (Tom Wilkinson) in her effort to attain salvation.
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 Grosse Pointe Blank 1997 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: George Armitage
Cast: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman, Mitch Ryan, Michael Cudlitz, Carlos Jacott, Benny Urquidez, Audrey Kissel, Duffy Taylor, Brian Powell
Martin Q. Blank (John Cusack), a professional assassin, heads to Grosse Pointe, Michigan for two purposes: his 10-year high-school reunion and a business venture as a hit man. Once in town, he runs into Debi (Minnie Driver), the girl he stood up at the high-school prom. Former classmates cannot comprehend Blank's world and think he is joking when he describes his occupation as "professional killer." Good dialogue enhances this strange comedy/thriller.
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Hard Rain 1998  R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Mikael Salomon
Cast: Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Minnie Driver, Randy Quaid, Edward Asner, Mark Rolston, Richard Dysart, Michael A. Goorjian, Dann Florek, Ricky Harris, Peter Murnik, Wayne Duvall, Betty White, Ray Baker, Lisa Fuhrman
Cascading water from a ruptured dam floods a town. During the torrential downpour, Jim (Morgan Freeman) tries to rob an armored truck, but the guard, Tom (Christian Slater), saves the loot and hides it. The real problem comes in retrieving the cash–with the sheriff (Randy Quaid) and Jim in hot pursuit.
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 High Heels and Low Lifes 2001 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Smith
Cast: Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Mark Williams, Danny Dyer, Michael Gambon, Darren Boyd, Simon Scardifield, Len Collin, Jane Partridge
In this crime/comedy, nurse Shannon (Minnie Driver) and her friend, Frances (Mary McCormack), overhear a phone conversation about a bank heist, which leads the two women into a plan to blackmail the robbers.
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 Hope Springs 2003 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Herman
Cast: Colin Firth, Heather Graham, Minnie Driver, Oliver Platt, Frank Collison, Mary Steenburgen, Mary Black, Chad Faust, Tony Alcantar, Bethoe Shirkoff
After Colin (Colin Firth) is dumped by fiancee Vera (Minnie Driver), he holes up in a Vermont hotel where hotel owner Joanie Fisher (Mary Steenburgen) fixes him up with Mandy (Heather Graham). But, just when romance appears to be blooming, Vera reappears on the scene.
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 An Ideal Husband 1999 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Oliver Parker
Cast: Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Jeremy Northam, Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver, John Wood, Lindsay Duncan, Peter Vaughan, Jeroen Krabbe, Ben Pullen
When Mrs. Laura Cheveley (Julianne Moore) arrives in London and approaches a successful government minister, Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam), with damaging information about his past, Chiltern turns to a wealthy bachelor, Lord Arthur Goring (Rupert Everett) for help in salvaging both his career and marriage. But Goring becomes the catalyst for unexpected relationships when he agrees to help his friend.
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Motherhood 2009 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Cast: Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Minnie Driver, Matthew & David Shallipp, Daisy Tahan, Alice Drummond, Stephanie Szostak, Celina Vignaud, Dale Soules, James Lecesne, Marceline Hugot, Victor Colicchio, Brian Tarantina, Kerry Bishe, Neal Huff
Emotionally distressed Eliza Welsh (Uma Thurman) lives in New York's West Village where she is planning her six-year-old daughter's birthday party. Eliza tries to find her sense of self as she meets small crises along the way while experiencing her life as wife of Avery (Anthony Edwards) and mother to her son and daughter.
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Owning Mahowny 2003 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin, John Hurt, Sonja Smits, Ian Tracey, Roger Dunn, Jason Blicker, K.C. Collins, Vince Corazza, Eric Fink, Michael Caruana, Matthew Ferguson, Conrad Dunn, Janine Theriault
Based on a true, Canadian bank-fraud case, this story revolves around compulsive gambler/bank manager Dan Mahony (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who finds a unique solution to his money woes.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 2004 PG-13, 143 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Simon Callow, Minnie Driver, Ciaran Hinds, Victor McGuire, Paul Brooke, Murray Melvin, Kevin McNally, James Fleet, Jennifer Ellison, Imogen Bain, Judith Paris
The phantom, a disfigured composer (Gerard Butler), dwells beneath and haunts the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with chorus singer Christine (Emmy Rossum), abducts her, and writes an opera especially for her. But will this be enough to make Christine forget the man she loves? Three Academy Award nominations were received.
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 Princess Mononoke 1997 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Minnie Driver, Billy Bob Thornton, Gillian Anderson, Jada Pinkett Smith, John DeMita, John Di Maggio, Keith David, Corey Burton, Debi Derryberry, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tara Strong
This is one animated adventure film that is NOT for children, but adults will be enthralled. Set in Japan during the Muromachi era, the story is about Ashitaka's (voice of Billy Crudup) search for the cure of a curse that a Tataraba has placed on him. Ashitaka travels far but arrives at his destination only to find himself amidst a battle between the forest animal gods and the iron miners whose work is killing the forest. Now, Ashitaka must attempt to bring peace between humanity and nature.
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Return to Me 2000 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Cast: David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Loggia, Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Joely Richardson, Eddie Jones, James Belushi, Marianne Muellerleile
Grace Briggs (Minnie Driver), a waitress with progressive heart disease, gets Elizabeth Rueland's (Joely Richardson) heart after a fatal car accident. One year later Elizabeth's widower, Bob (David Duchovny), dines at an Italian restaurant, and guess who's his waitress? Romance blooms, but will it survive the moment that they realize Grace lives only because of Elizabeth's transplanted heart?
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Sleepers 1996  R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Minnie Driver, Vittorio Gassman, Billy Crudup, Ron Eldard, Terry Kinney, Jonathan Tucker, Geoffrey Wigdor, Brad Renfro, Joseph Perrino
Four boys–Tommy (Jonathan Tucker), John (Geoffrey Wigdor), Michael (Brad Renfro), and Shakes (Joseph Perrino)–from New York's Hell's Kitchen spend time in reform school where they are sexually assaulted by prison guard Nokes (Kevin Bacon). The boys grow up, and Tommy (now played by Billy Crudup) and John (now played by Ron Eldard) kill Nokes in an act of revenge. The other two, newspaperman Shakes (now played by Jason Patric) and Assistant District Attorney Michael (now played by Brad Pitt), come to their aid along with Father Bobby (Robert De Niro). 1 User Review
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| | Truly a 'Sleeper' | rnjen63 09/14/2009 | | Cannot say enough about this film. Well acted, and truly could not have been cast better. Right and wrong; the age old battle,comes to age in this wonderfully plotted movie. Must see if you like layered stories. Resonated with struggles of a sense of justice achieved. Watch this!!! |
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 South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 1999 R, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy
Director: Trey Parker
Cast: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman, Isaac Hayes, Jesse Howell, Anthony Cross-Thomas, Franchesca Clifford, George Clooney, Minnie Driver, Eric Idle, Brent Spiner, Dave Foley, Deb Adair
Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny (all voiced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone) are ecstatic when an R-rated, Canadian film comes to South Park. But, almost immediately, a vigilante group forms–Mothers Against Canada–with plans for an all-out war. The war rages, and, oh yes, Kenny is killed.
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 Tarzan 1999 G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Rosie O'Donnell, Wayne Knight, Nigel Hawthorne, Lance Henriksen, Brian Blessed, Alex D. Linz, Taylor Dempsey, Jason Marsden, Debi Derryberry, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Cummings, Jack Angel
This animated Disney film begins with violent scenes that are inappropriate for very young children. But for those old enough to handle vicious killings, this story of Tarzan's (voice of Alex D. Linz as a youth and voice of Tony Goldwyn as an adult) childhood among the gorillas should entertain; however, parents should be aware that violence continues with a hanging death and an abundance of gunfire. An Oscar was received for the song "You'll Be in My Heart."
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| 1. At Sachem Farm (1998)
aka: Uncorked
2. Beautiful (2000)
3. Big Night (1996)
4. Circle of Friends (1995)
5. Ella Enchanted (2004)
6. Good Will Hunting (1997)
7. The Governess (1998)
8. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
9. Hard Rain (1998)
10. High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
11. Hope Springs (2003)
12. An Ideal Husband (1999)
13. Motherhood (2009)
14. Owning Mahowny (2003)
15. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
16. Princess Mononoke (1997)
17. Return to Me (2000)
18. Sleepers (1996)
19. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)
20. Tarzan (1999)
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