 At First Sight 1999   PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis, Nathan Lane, Steven Weber, Bruce Davison, Ken Howard, Drena DeNiro, Allison Smith
A blind massage therapist, Virgil Adamson (Val Kilmer), falls in love with his client, Amy Benic (Mira Sorvino), and undergoes an operation to restore his sight. This film excels at depicting the effects of blindness: When Virgil first sees following the operation, he cries, "There is something wrong. This can't be seeing...Give me something in my hands." But, the storyline disappoints with its melodramatic unconvincing ending. 1 User Review
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| | enlightening | dj 06/05/2007 | | I thought is was good to show how someone that is different can get along in the world with the right support. It shows how a person can love another based on who they really are. It's like reading a book then watching a movie. Somehow the book was better because you are forced to imagine. And your imagination is better than a hollywood director. Anyway, I thought it was touching and moving and explained a lot about the human condition. We are all prejudice in one way or another, based on very little. |
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 Barcelona 1994  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Whit Stillman
Cast: Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen, Mira Sorvino, Jack Gilpin, Pep Munne, Nuria Badia, Thomas Gibson
Spain in general, Barcelona in particular, is the setting for this drama that contains romance and intrigue during the Cold War. It is the story of two American cousins (Taylor Nichols and Chris Eigeman) whose lives are touched by anti-American zealots and terrorists in Barcelona.
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Beautiful Girls 1996  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Rosie O'Donnell, Natalie Portman, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman, Max Perlich, Martha Plimpton, Richard Bright
Willie (Timothy Hutton) returns home for a high-school reunion and finds that the guys–including himself–have not grown up. Furthermore, the women in their lives are not ranked much higher on the maturity scale.
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Between Strangers 2002 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edoardo Ponti
Cast: Sophia Loren, Mira Sorvino, Deborah Kara Unger, Pete Postlethwaite, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Gerard Depardieu, Malcolm McDonald, Wendy Crewson, Andrew Tarbet, John Neville, Gerry Mendicino, Kathryn Winslow
The stories of three women, each trying to overcome past or current demons, are loosely intertwined through a shallow plot. Good cast, but not a great directorial debut for Sophia Loren's son Edoardo Ponti.
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Blue in the Face 1995 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Giancarlo Esposito, Roseanne, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gorham, Lily Tomlin, Lou Reed, Mira Sorvino, Madonna, Jim Jarmusch
Based on the improvisations of its actors, this film continues where "Smoke" left off. The six cast members are back, but now they are joined by a bizarre group including Roseanne, Lily Tomlin, and Michael J. Fox. This movie is delightful viewing.
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Famous 2000 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lisa Picard Is Famous
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Laura Kirk, Nat DeWolf, Daniel London, Griffin Dunne, Linda Blair, Sandra Bullock, Carrie Fisher, Buck Henry, Spike Lee, Mira Sorvino
Cameo roles by real stars fill the screen in this mockumentary about Lisa Picard (Laura Kirk) who is teetering on the verge of stardom while documentary filmmaker Andrew (Griffin Dunne) follows her every move.
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The Final Cut 2004  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Omar Naim
Cast: Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, James Caviezel, Mimi Kuzyk, Stephanie Romanov, Thom Bishops, Genevieve Buechner, Brendan Fletcher, Vincent Gale, Casey Dubois, Wanda Cannon, Liam Ranger
Sometime in the future, embryos are implanted with memory chips to record the stories of their lives. Editor Alan Hakman (Robin Williams) puts together footage that edits out the bad moments and leaves in only the good from those microchips. His work is shown at funerals to glorify the deceased. While preparing his next project, Alan uncovers information that will change his life forever.
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Free Money 1998 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Yves Simoneau
Cast: Marlon Brando, Charlie Sheen, Thomas Haden Church, Donald Sutherland, Mira Sorvino, Martin Sheen, Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Frank Fontaine
The "Swede" (Marlon Brando) is a prison warden who runs his family with the same discipline he uses on his prisoners. When his sons-in-law, Bud (Charlie Sheen) and Larry (Thomas Haden Church), tire of performing slave labor for Swede, they plan a train robbery as their means of escaping his clutches.
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Gods and Generals 2003 PG-13, 220 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Mira Sorvino, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Frankie Faison, Brian Mallon, Bruce Boxleitner, Royce D. Applegate, Cooper Huckabee, William Sanderson
In this prequel to "Gettysburg" (1993), the focus is on General "Stonewall" Jackson (Stephen Lang) and General Robert E. Lee (Robert Duvall) and the battles–Manasses, Fredericksburg, and Chancelorville–that took place before Gettysburg.
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 The Great Gatsby 2001 TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Markowitz
Cast: Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan, Francie Swift, Heather Goldenhersh, Matt Malloy, William Camp, Richard Jutras, Jerry Grayson
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tragedy is brought to the screen (originally the TV screen) again. This time Toby Stephens takes on the title role of the poor man who uses shady means to amass a fortune in order to win back his love (Mira Sorvino) who is strictly "upper crust." Beautifully photographed.
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The Grey Zone 2001 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
Cast: David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Daniel Benzali, David Chandler, Allan Corduner, Natasha Lyonne, Mira Sorvino, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lisa Benavides, Lee Wilkof, Brian F. O'Byrne
The Holocaust is the background for this story about Sonderkomando Jews imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp who coerced fellow Jews to march into areas where they met certain death by gassing. But, in the midst of the horror, a few Jews plan and execute an uprising.
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Human Trafficking 2005 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, Remy Girard, Isabelle Blais, Laurence Leboeuf, Vlasta Vrana, Celine Bonnier, Mark Antony Krupa, Lynne Adams, David Boutin, Emma Campbell, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Larry Day
Kidnapped women are forced into the international world of sex trading, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Kate Morozov (Mira Sorvino) is determined to bring an end to the slavery. Kate had experienced her own sexual exploitation and convinced Customs Enforcement Chief Bill Meehan (Donald Sutherland) to put her on the case so she could bring an end to the criminal activity. And the hunt goes on as Kate tracks down the ruthless crime lord Sergei Karpovici (Robert Carlyle) and shuts down the billion-dollar industry.
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Jake's Women 1996 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Alan Alda, Anne Archer, Lolita Davidovich, Julie Kavner, Mira Sorvino, Joyce Van Patten, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Ashley Peldon, Perry Anzilotti, Aasif Mandvi, Steven M. Porter, Yul Vazquez
This made-for-TV film is based on Neil Simon's play about a troubled writer (Alan Alda) whose imaginary conversations with people who are no longer part of his life, appear to keep him from acknowledging the cruel realities of his life.
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Lulu on the Bridge 1998 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Auster
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Willem Dafoe, Gina Gershon, Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Victor Argo, Don Byron, Richard Edson, Kevin Corrigan
Izzy Maurer (Harvey Keitel) was a successful jazz saxophone player UNTIL, in a random act of violence, he is shot while performing in a nightclub. As a result, Izzy is no longer able to play. Depression, love, more depression, and the hope for healing follow. Not a real upper!
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Mighty Aphrodite 1995 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Claire Bloom, Helena Bonham Carter, F. Murray Abraham, Olympia Dukakis, Jack Warden, Peter Weller, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapaport, David Ogden Stiers
Neurotic sports writer Lenny (Woody Allen) and his wife Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter) decide to search for the birth mother of his adopted son after the boy shows signs of brilliance. Surprises await them upon finding the mother. Mira Sorvino won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Woody Allen was nominated for the screenplay.
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 Mimic 1997 R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Giancarlo Giannini, Charles S. Dutton, Alexander Goodwin, F. Murray Abraham, Alix Koromzay, James Costa, Norman Reedus
Three years after an entomologist, Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino), developed a mutant insect to kill off deadly cockroaches, the Judas Breed mutants have evolved into a giant monster, very similar to human form, and they now threaten humanity.
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Parallel Lives 1994 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Linda Yellen
Cast: James Belushi, Liza Minnelli, James Brolin, Helen Slater, Jack Klugman, Ben Gazzara, Mira Sorvino, Lindsay Crouse, Paul Sorvino, Dudley Moore
Fraternity/sorority reunion time brings out the best and worst of participants–including murder. Not much here; it is really like an actor's workshop.
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Quiz Show 1994  PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Mira Sorvino, Johann Carlo, Elizabeth Wilson, Allan Rich, Martin Scorsese, Barry Levinson
Now this is a movie! Robert Redford directed this film based on the television quiz show scandals of the 1950s. This movie really captures the more naive era when people still believed what they saw on their television sets. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Paul Scofield), Director, and Writing.
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 The Replacement Killers 1998 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow, Kenneth Tsang, Carlos Gomez, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Collins Jr., Frank Medrano, Leo Lee, Patrick Kilpatrick, Randall Duk Kim, Andrew J. Marton, Sydney Coberly
Hit-man John Lee (Chow Yun-Fat) turns down an assignment because his target is a seven-year-old boy. Because of his refusal to kill the boy, his bosses send in hit men to get Lee, and the chase is on with Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) soon joining in the fray as John Lee and Meg try to escape from "The Replacement Killers."
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Reservation Road 2007 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Terry George
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly, Mark Ruffalo, Mira Sorvino, Elle Fanning, Sean Curley, Samuel Ryan Finn, Eddie Alderson, Susan Powell, Cordell Clyde, Antoni Corone, Kevin Herbst, John Slattery
A hit-and-run car crash on Reservation Road impacts the lives of two families. It all begins when college professor Ethan Learner (Joaquin Phoenix), his wife Grace (Jennifer Connelly), and their children–Josh (Sean Curley) and Emma (Elle Fanning)–are on their way home from a concert. Meanwhile, attorney Dwight Arno (Mark Ruffalo) and his son Lucas (Eddie Alderson) are returning home from a Red Sox game. Dwight is distracted and accidentally runs over 10-year-old Josh. He then flees the scene. Ethan and Grace are shocked and want to catch the killer. Grace soon gives up, but Ethan is obsessed and hires a lawyer who just happens to be Dwight Arno. How long will it take before the facts come out, and the inevitable confrontation takes place?
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 1997 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Mirkin
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming, Julia Campbell, Mia Cottet, Kristin Bauer, Elaine Hendrix, Vincent Ventresca, Camryn Manheim
Romy (Mira Sorvino) and Michelle (Lisa Kudrow) head for their 10-year high-school reunion in a borrowed Jaguar and a fabricated success story: Post-It-Notes was their invention! This is a well-written, directed, and acted spoof on teenage insecurities that often follow one through life.
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 Summer of Sam 1999 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli, Saverio Guerra, Brian Tarantina, Bebe Neuwirth, Anthony LaPaglia, Ben Gazzara
Set during the summer of 1977, when "Son of Sam"–David Berkowitz–was on his killing spree in the Bronx, this Spike Lee drama examines the sexual freedom of the era. The plot revolves around a group of Italian-Americans who love the disco life but are affected by the fear Berkowitz caused when one murder victim after another is discovered in their neighborhood.
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Sweet Nothing 1996 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Michael Imperioli, Mira Sorvino, Paul Calderon, Patrick Breen, Richard Bright, Maria Tucci, Chris Marquette, Michelle Casey, Joyce Phillips, Lisa Louise Langford
Angel (Michael Imperioli) is a husband and father who gets involved with drugs–using and selling–with the support of his wife, Monika (Mira Sorvino). Both naively believe no harm will come from Angel's moneymaking enterprise.
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 The Triumph of Love 2001 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clare Peploe
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Fiona Shaw, Ben Kingsley, Jay Rodan, Ignazio Oliva, Rachael Stirling, Luis Molteni
The Princess of Sparta (Mira Sorvino) sits on the throne her father usurped. She falls in love with the rightful heir (Jay Rodan) and determines to marry him, give him back the throne, and live happily ever after. But a problem exists. He has been raised by an enlightened couple–the philosopher, Hermocrates (Ben Kinglsey), and his sister, Dontine (Fiona Shaw)–who have taught him enlightenment principles and to detest the princess because of what she represents.
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Wisegirls 2002 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Anspaugh
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Mariah Carey, Melora Walters, Arthur J. Nascarella, Saul Stein, Joseph Siravo, Christian Maelen, Anthony Alessandro, Noam Jenkins, Jeremiah Sparks
Three waitresses, Meg, Raychel, and Kate (Mira Sorvino, Mariah Carey, and Melora Walters), become close friends while working in a restaurant. When her boss is killed, Meg realizes that the restaurant is run by the mob, and sets out to uncover more about the mobsters. In the process, she also finds out more about her friends. An OK, mob movie.
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for Mighty Aphrodite (1995) |
1. Amongst Friends (1993)
2. At First Sight (1999)
3. Barcelona (1994)
4. Beautiful Girls (1996)
5. Between Strangers (2002)
6. Blue in the Face (1995)
7. Famous (2000)
aka: Lisa Picard Is Famous
8. The Final Cut (2004)
9. Free Money (1998)
10. Gods and Generals (2003)
11. The Great Gatsby (2001)
12. The Grey Zone (2001)
13. Human Trafficking (2005)
14. Jake's Women (1996)
15. Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
16. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
17. Mimic (1997)
18. Norma Jean and Marilyn (1996)
19. Parallel Lives (1994)
20. Quiz Show (1994)
21. The Replacement Killers (1998)
22. Reservation Road (2007)
23. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
24. Summer of Sam (1999)
25. Sweet Nothing (1996)
26. The Triumph of Love (2001)
27. Wisegirls (2002)
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