 Danny Deckchair 2003  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Balsmeyer
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Justine Clarke, Rhys Muldoon, John Batchelor, Alan Flower, Julie Sobotta, Brian Langsworth, Steve Rassios, Madeleine James, Dina Gillespie
With matters deteriorating between Danny (Rhys Ifans) and his significant other, Trudy (Justine Clarke), Danny ties helium balloons to his deck chair, sails off through a dense storm, and lands in a tree hundreds of miles away. He is rescued by policewoman Glenda Lake (Miranda Otto) who gives Danny a reason to begin life anew.
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Doctor Sleep 2002  R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Close Your Eyes
Hypnotic
Director: Nick Willing
Cast: Goran Visnjic, Shirley Henderson, Miranda Otto, Paddy Considine, Fiona Shaw, Corin Redgrave, Claire Rushbrook, Josh Richards, Sarah Woodward, Andrew Woodall, Sophie Stuckey, Lauren Gabrielle Volpert
While treating police detective Janet Losey (Shirley Henderson) for smoking addiction, hypnotist Michael Strother (Goran Visnjic) makes an unguarded remark. Losey, recognizing that Strother has telepathic powers, puts pressure on him to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer.
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 Flight of the Phoenix 2004  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Moore
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto, Tony Curran, Sticky Fingaz, Jacob Vargas, Hugh Laurie, Scott Michael Campbell, Kevork Malikyan, Jared Padalecki, Paul Ditchfield
In this remake of the 1966 film, Dennis Quaid plays Captain Frank Towns who pilots a cargo plane filled with oil workers that crashes in the desert. With no immediate hope of being rescued, the crew makes a plane out of metal scraps in an effort to rescue themselves.
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Human Nature 2002  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Robert Forster, Mary Kay Place, Rosie Perez, Ken Magee, Sy Richardson, David Warshofsky
Puff (Rhys Ifans) has been raised in the wilds–until scientist Nathan Bronfman (Tim Robbins) gets into the act and decides to civilize him. But, Nathan's lover, Lila Jute (Patricia Arquette), (who has spent more than her share of years in self-imposed exile in the woods) disagrees with Nathan's intentions and believes it would be better for Puff to retain some of his wild side. 1 User Review
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| | GREAT FEEL GOOD DATE MOVIE | FUNNY 09/10/2009 | | NOT COMPLEX, NOT BORING, EASY TO FOLLOW & HILARIOUS |
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The Jack Bull 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Badham
Cast: John Cusack, John Goodman, L.Q. Jones, Miranda Otto, John C. McGinley, John Savage, Rodney A. Grant, Jay O. Sanders, Kurt Fuller, Rex Linn
In this made-for-HBO video the focus is on Myrl Redding (John Cusack), a Wyoming horse trader who has a run-in with Henry Ballard (L.Q. Jones) and ends up in front of Judge Tolliver (John Goodman). Tolliver throws the case out of court, which forces Myrl to wage a violent war that threatens Wyoming's bid for statehood.
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Julie Walking Home 2001 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Healer
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Miranda Otto, William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau, Ryan Smith, Bianca Crudo, Jerzy Nowak, Boguslawa Schubert, Mark Day, Michael D'Ascenzo, Maria Seweryn
Julie (Miranda Otto) is separated from her unfaithful husband (William Fichtner) when she learns that son Nick (Ryan Smith) has cancer. Unfortunately, Nick is allergic to chemotherapy, but Julie finds help when she travels to Poland with Nick and contacts faith-healer Alexei (Lothaire Bluteau). Alexei agrees to help Nick, and as treatments begin, Julie and Alexei fall in love.
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 War of the Worlds 2005  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, David Alan Basche, Yul Vazquez, Rick Gonzalez, Lenny Venito, Lisa Ann Walter, Daniel Franzese, Gene Barry
Adapted from H.G. Wells' 1898 novel, this story involves a deadbeat father, Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise), trying to regain a relationship with his children–Robbie (Justin Chatwin) and Rachel (Dakota Fanning)–when a three-legged alien that attacks humans appears on the scene. Will Ray be able to save his kids? Three Academy Award nominations were received (Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects).
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The Well 1997 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Samantha Lang
Cast: Pamela Rabe, Miranda Otto, Paul Chubb, Frank Wilson, Steve Jacobs, Genevieve Lemon, Simon Lyndon, Kati Edwards, Luke Harrison, Daniel Harrison
Teenage orphan Katherine (Miranda Otto) enters middle-aged spinster Hester's (Pamela Rabe) life and fills a void in the older woman's world. But that bonding is not enough to ensure happiness for these two dysfunctional women.
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 What Lies Beneath 2000  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Joe Morton, James Remar, Miranda Otto, Amber Valletta, Katharine Towne, Victoria Bidewell, Ray Baker
This horror film begins when Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) begins seeing things at her lakeside home in Vermont. While husband Norman (Harrison Ford) seems too preoccupied with his research to pay heed, muffled whispers, doors opening on their own, a tub that fills by itself, and a barking dog are dismissed as part of Claire's empty nest syndrome. Norman finally sends Claire to a psychologist (Joe Morton) who encourages her to seek answers from the spirit world.
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| 1. Danny Deckchair (2003)
2. Doctor Sleep (2002)
aka: Close Your Eyes
aka: Hypnotic
3. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
4. Human Nature (2002)
5. The Jack Bull (1999)
6. Julie Walking Home (2001)
aka: The Healer
7. Love Serenade (1996)
8. War of the Worlds (2005)
9. The Well (1997)
10. What Lies Beneath (2000)
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