 Brotherhood of the Wolf 2001  R, 142 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Action / Horror / Mystery
Director: Christophe Gans
Cast: Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Vincent Cassel, Emilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Jean Yanne, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Edith Scob, Hans Meyer, Jeremie Renier, Jacques Perrin, Johan Leysen, Bernard Farcy, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Nahon
According to French legend, in the year 1765 trouble brewed in the form of a beast that killed humans in the mountains of France. Two brave men–one, enlightened Parisian Fronsac (Samuel Le Bihan), and the other, wise native American Iroquois Mani (Mark Dacascos)–are sent by King Louis XV to investigate the uncivilized, backward Gevaudan province, which is far removed from Paris society.
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 The Brothers Grimm 2005  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Peter Stormare, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Headey, Monica Bellucci, Petr Ratimec, Barbara Lukesova, Anna Rust, Jeremy Robson, Miroslav Taborsky, Roger Ashton-Griffiths
The legendary Grimm brothers–Jake and Will (Heath Ledger and Matt Damon)–travel among the villages of 18th-century Germany where they con the locals into believing that they can protect them from enchanted creatures and even perform exorcisms. The scam works–until they encounter a real curse.
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 Dracula 1992 R, 130 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Bill Campbell, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, Jay Robinson, Monica Bellucci
This film won Academy Awards for Best Sound Effects, Costume Design, and Makeup. Dracula (Gary Oldman) is a tragic figure who journeys to find his reincarnated lover (Winona Ryder) while evading Dr. Abraham Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) and his group of vampire hunters.
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 Irreversible 2002  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Gaspar Noe
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon, Jo Prestia, Stephane Drouot, Jean-Louis Costes, Mourad Khima, Christophe Lemaire, Gaspar Noe
This story begins with Marcus (Vincent Cassel) and Pierre (Albert Dupontel) being handcuffed by police and then relates the circumstances leading to the arrest, which involve Alex's (Monica Bellucci) brutal rape (10 minutes of film time) followed by Marcus and Pierre setting out to find the attacker (Joe Prestia) and administer their own form of justice.
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Joseph 1995 TV, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Paul Mercurio, Ben Kingsley, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren, Alice Krige, Dominique Sanda, Warren Clarke, Monica Bellucci, Stefano Dionisi, Valeria Cavalli, Kelly Miller, Michael Angelis
This TV miniseries provides a good retelling the Biblical story of Joseph (Paul Mercurio). Joseph's brothers, jealous of his being the favorite son and his ability to interpret dreams, sell Joseph into slavery to the Egyption Pharaoh. Joseph eventually rises to a powerful position in the government and, eventually, is reunited with his family.
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Like a Fish Out of Water 1999  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Herve Hadmar
Cast: Tcheky Karyo, Monica Bellucci, Dominique Pinon, Michel Muller, Mehmet Ulusoy, Gerard Ismael, Beatrice Palme, Jose Garcia, Andre Pousse, Karine Nuris
Who doesn't like a spy film? This take-off on 1960s' spy flicks follows meek Desire (Michel Muller) who is engaged to the beautiful Myrtille (Monica Bellucci). But Myrtille isn't what she seems; she and her cohorts are con artists and want Desire's help.
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Malena 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana, Pietro Notarianni, Gaetano Aronica, Gilberto Idonea, Angelo Pellegrino, Gabriella Di Luzio, Pippo Provvidenti
This offering by Giuseppe Tornatore begins during the summer of 1940; 12-year-old Renato (Guiseppi Sulfaro) joins with other boys in town who ogle the beautiful Malena (Monica Bellucci) whenever she passes by. But two years later, Malena has suffered a run of bad luck: her husband is killed in the war, and she turns to prostitution in order to survive. Young Renato realizes that Malena is not the woman of his dreams, but he remains her defender.
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 The Matrix Revolutions 2003 R, 129 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ian Bliss, Mary Alice, Monica Bellucci, Nona Gaye, Clayton Watson, Harold Perrineau, Lambert Wilson, Harry Lennix, Anthony Zerbe, Rupert Reid
As the citizens of Zion are mobilizing for an all-out battle against the machines, Neo (Keanu Reeves) lies in a comatose state in a subway station between the Matrix and the Real World. Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) holds a vigil over Neo's unconscious body and works with Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to free him. They succeed, and Neo again meets with The Oracle (Mary Alice). Now, with aid from Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith), Neo and Trinity enter the dangerous machine world where Neo makes a deal with the Deus Ex Machina to end the war and, hopefully, save the world.
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The Passion of the Christ 2004  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Monica Bellucci, Mattia Sbragia, Claudia Gerini, Christo Jivkov, Luca Lionello, Francesco Cabras, Sergio Rubini, Toni Bertorelli, Roberto Bestazzoni, Rosalinda Celentano, Francesco De Vito, Hristo Shopov, Fabio Sartor
The final 12 hours and crucifixion of Jesus Christ are depicted in this film, which begins with Jesus (James Caviezel) praying after the Last Supper. Jesus has been betrayed by Judas (Luca Lionello) and is condemned to death. He is brought before Pontius Pilate (Hristo Shopov) for sentencing. He is severely beaten and forced to carry his cross to the hill near Jerusalem where he is crucified, dies, and is buried but resurrects from the dead on the third day. The film received three Academy Award nominations.
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Remember Me, My Love 2003 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Cast: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Laura Morante, Nicoletta Romanoff, Silvio Muccino, Monica Bellucci, Gabriele Lavia, Enrico Silvestrin, Giulia Michelini, Silvia Cohen, Alberto Gimignani
Giulia (Laura Morante) fights to keep her family together despite crises rising to the fore; for example, husband Carlo (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) rekindles his love for high-school girlfriend Alessia (Monica Bellucci). To add to Giulia's problems, her post-adolescent children are making all the wrong life-altering decisions, and yet Giulia continues to micromanage her family.
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 She Hate Me 2004 R, 140 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Ossie Davis, Jamel Debbouze, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Reynaldo Rosales, John Turturro, Q-Tip
Jack Armstrong (Anthony Mackie) was fired after he exposed corrupt business practices, and now he is desperate for cash–until a big deal comes along: Jack will impregnate lesbians and get paid big money for it.
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Shoot 'Em Up 2007 R, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Michael Davis
Cast: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Daniel Pilon, Ramona Pringle, Julian Richings, Tony Munch, Scott McCord, Sidney&Lucas Mende-Gibson, Wiley M. Pickett
Strong, silent Smith (Clive Owen) encounters a pregnant woman (Ramona Pringle) who is being attacked by a thug. He intervenes and ends up delivering her baby (Sidney & Lucas Mende-Gibson) in the midst of a gun fight. The woman dies, and Smith escapes with the infant in tow. After figuring that the baby is the target, Smith takes the infant to a lactating prostitute (Monica Bellucci) to serve as a wet nurse. Now, Smith hunts down the criminal mastermind Hertz (Paul Giamatti) to find out just why he wants the infant killed. And gun battles ensue throughout the chase.
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 Tears of the Sun 2003 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser, Johnny Messner, Eamonn Walker, Malick Bowens, Tom Skerritt, Nick Chinlund, Charles Ingram, Paul Francis, Chad Smith, Awaovieyi Agie
Lt. A.K. Waters (Bruce Willis) leads his crew of Navy SEALS on a mission into Nigeria to rescue American Christian missionary Dr. Lena Hendricks (Monica Bellucci). When Dr. Hendricks refuses to leave without the compound's many refugees, Lt. Waters agrees to take them on a long trek over the mountains to safety in Cameroon.
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 Under Suspicion 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Thomas Jane, Monica Bellucci, Miguel Angel Suarez, Pablo Cunqueiro, Nydia Caro, Isabel Algaze, Jackeline Duprey, Luis Caballero, Patricia Beato, Sahyly Yamile, Marisol Calero, Hector Travieso, Vanessa Shenk
Set in Puerto Rico, this psychological thriller centers around the interrogation of prominent tax attorney Henry Hearst (Gene Hackman) who spends a night at the local police station being questioned by Capt. Victor Benezet (Morgan Freeman) and Detective Felix Owens (Thomas Jane).
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| 1. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
2. The Brothers Grimm (2005)
3. Dracula (1992)
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
4. Irreversible (2002)
5. Joseph (1995)
6. Like a Fish Out of Water (1999)
7. Malena (2000)
8. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
9. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
10. Remember Me, My Love (2003)
11. She Hate Me (2004)
12. Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
13. Tears of the Sun (2003)
14. Under Suspicion (2000)
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