12 Rounds 2009  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: John Cena, Steve Harris, Ashley Scott, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez, Taylor Cole, Kyle Russell Clements, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, Travis Davis, Nick Gomez, Brian Stanton, Rosalind Rubin, Kim Collins, Billy Slaughter
New Orleans Detective Danny Fisher (John Cena) stops a thief, Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen), from committing a heist during which Miles' girlfriend is accidentally killed. Miles is sent to prison but escapes and sets out to exact revenge against Danny for his girlfriend's death. Miles kidnaps Danny's girlfriend Molly Parker (Ashley Scott) and demands that Danny complete 12 tasks–12 rounds–in one day in order to save Molly's life.
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Drowning Mona 2000  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Gomez
Cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Affleck, William Fichtner, Peter Dobson, Marcus Thomas, Kathleen Wilhoite, Tracey Walter
Everyone in Verplanck, NY, owns a Yugo and Mona (Bette Midler) drives hers into the Hudson River and drowns. The sheriff (Danny DeVito) suspects foul play and his suspicions are confirmed by an inspection of the car. The biggest problem confronting the sheriff is that virtually everyone in town hated the rotten Mona. The idea is clever, but somewhere along the way the execution failed.
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Illtown 1996 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Gomez
Cast: Michael Rapaport, Lili Taylor, Adam Trese, Kevin Corrigan, Paul Schulze, Angela Featherstone, Saul Stein, Tony Danza, Isaac Hayes
Drug dealer Dante (Michael Rapaport) is really a good guy who plays golf, loves his girlfriend Micky (Lili Taylor), and wants her to have his baby. Good drug dealers? What nonsense!
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Laws of Gravity 1992  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Gomez
Cast: Peter Greene, Edie Falco, Paul Schulze, Adam Trese, James Michael McCauley, Anibel Lierras, Arabella Field, Bill Sage, Saul Stein
This story chronicles the lives of small-time Brooklyn thieves–Jimmy (Peter Greene), Frankie (Paul Schulze), and Jon (Adam Trese)–as they step down into the world of big-time crime.
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New Jersey Drive 1995  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Gomez
Cast: Sharron Corley, Gabriel Casseus, Saul Stein, Gwen McGee, Andre Moore, Donald Faison
The dead-end lives of delinquent Black young men are depicted in this film. Jason (Sharron Corley) and Midget (Gabriel Casseus) are defying the laws of white civilization while setting up their own moral standards (if you do not have a fancy car, then steal one). This movie shows the futility of their world of instant gratification in a world that does not allow them to obtain their dreams.
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| 1. 12 Rounds (2009)
2. Drowning Mona (2000)
3. Illtown (1996)
4. Laws of Gravity (1992)
5. New Jersey Drive (1995)
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