Aspen Extreme 1993  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Patrick Hasburgh
Cast: Paul Gross, Peter Berg, Finola Hughes, Teri Polo, William Russ, Trevor Eve, Martin Kemp, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Julie Royer, Patrick T. Johnson
Friends T.J. (Paul Gross) and Dexter (Peter Berg) are tired of the Detroit rat race, so T.J. talks Dexter into moving to Colorado to be ski instructors. T.J. becomes popular, attracts a very rich woman (Finola Hughes), and soon moves in with her. Oh, yes, there is a love triangle, with T.J. also falling for disc jockey Robin (Teri Polo). Meanwhile, Dexter gets involved in the drug business and has to be bailed out by T.J. Good scenery, but that's about it for this film.
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 Collateral 2004  R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Richard T. Jones, Bodhi Elfman, Debi Mazar, Javier Bardem, Klea Scott, Emilio Rivera, Jamie McBride
Taxi driver Max (Jamie Foxx) dislikes the heavy daily L.A. traffic, so he drives at night when there is far less pressure–until he picks up Vincent (Tom Cruise). Max soon catches on that Vincent is a contract killer (the first victim is thrown out a window and lands on top of the taxi). Max is supposed to play the chauffeur on Vincent's rounds, which involves killing five people that night. Two Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Jamie Foxx)
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 Cop Land 1997   R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Noah Emmerich
Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone) was elected sheriff of Garrison, N.J., but his real heroes are the NYPD cops who live in his town. When Internal Affairs investigator Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro) arrives on the scene, he joins forces with Freddy, and together they uncover corruption and conspiracy among Freddy's heroes.
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Corky Romano 2001  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rob Pritts
Cast: Chris Kattan, Peter Falk, Vinessa Shaw, Peter Berg, Chris Penn, Fred Ward, Richard Roundtree, Matthew Glave, Roger Fan, Dave Sheridan
Corky Romano (Chris Kattan), the black sheep son of a Mafia boss (Peter Falk), goes undercover at the FBI where he is to steal the incriminating file on his father. His cover is so good that the FBI believes Corky is one of its super agents.
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Crooked Hearts 1991 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Bortman
Cast: Peter Berg, Vincent D'Onofrio, Noah Wyle, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Coyote, Cindy Pickett, Juliette Lewis, Wendy Gazelle, Marg Helgenberger, Joshua Jackson, Ian Tracey, Vincent Gale
Tom (Peter Berg) drops out of Berkeley and goes home to his dysfunctional family–father Edward (Peter Coyote), mother Jill (Cindy Pickett), and brother Charley (Vincent D'Onofrio)–and finds their relationships disintegrating. Will the family come together despite all their problems?
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Fire in the Sky 1993  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Horror / Mystery
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry Thomas, Noble Willingham, Kathleen Wilhoite, James Garner, Wayne Grace, Bradley Gregg, Georgia Emelin, Scott MacDonald, Robert Covarrubias, Bruce Wright, Kenneth White
This film is based on the true story of the alleged alien abduction of Arizona logger Travis Walton (D.B. Sweeney). After his disappearance, his logging crew claim that Travis was abducted by aliens. Special investigator Frank Watters (James Garner) doubts their story and investigates, but the men pass their lie detector tests. When Travis reappears a week later, he tells a fantastic story about where he has been.
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Friday Night Lights 2004  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Peter Berg, Josh Pate
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lee Jackson, Lee Thompson Young, Tim McGraw, Grover Coulson, Connie Britton, Connie Cooper, Kasey Stevens, Ryanne Duzich, Amber Heard, Morgan Farris
Based on H.D. Bessinger's novel is about the blue-collar town of Odessa, Texas, pinning its hopes on the1988 football season of the Permian High School Panthers, coached by Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton). The story involves hero-worship, economics, and racism in a world where winning or losing affects the entire community.
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Going Overboard 1989  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Valerie Breiman
Cast: Adam Sandler, Tom Hodges, Lisa Collins, Peter Berg, Ricky Paull Goldin, Warren Selko, Billy Zane, Adam Rifkin, Steven Brill, Terry Moore, Scott LaRose, Burt Young
Although he holds the menial job of a cruise ship waiter, Shecky Moskowitz (Adam Sandler) dreams of being a standup comic. Guess what? Shecky's chance comes when the ship's comedian is believed lost at sea, and now he has the opportunity to prove himself.
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The Great White Hype 1996 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans, Peter Berg, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, Jamie Foxx, Corbin Bernsen, John Rhys-Davies
This comedy about the boxing world is based loosely on the style of fight-promoter Don King. Samuel L. Jackson plays the King-like character, the Reverend Fred Sultan whose hopes are pinned on heavyweight champion James "The Grim Reaper" Roper (Damon Wayans). From backroom promotion tactics to ringside fight scenes, this is one funny movie.
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Hancock 2008 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head, Eddie Marsan, David Mattey, Maetrix Fitten, Thomas Lennon, Johnny Galecki, Hayley Marie Norman, Dorothy Cecchi, Michelle Lemon, Akiva Goldsman, Michael Mann, Brad Leland
Los Angeles superhero John Hancock (Will Smith) is a sarcastic, anti-social alcoholic whose good deeds cause mayhem and are so destructive that they are causing the city millions to repair his damage following a "rescue." Citizens are fed up with him, but his image may change after Hancock saves the life of public relations executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman). After Hancock rescues Ray from the path of an oncoming train, Ray takes him home and is determined to change Hancock's lifestyle. But, Ray's wife Mary (Charlize Theron) wants no part of the superhero because he is a bad influence on their young son Aaron (Jae Head). Nevertheless, Ray has a plan for Hancock that may–or may not–result in changing his image and bringing the public back to his support.
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The Kingdom 2007  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Sullivan, Jeremy Piven, Kyle Chandler, Richard Jenkins, Frances Fisher, Danny Huston, Kelly AuCoin, Anna Deavere Smith, Tom Bresnahan
While watching a softball game on their Saudi Arabian compound, American men, women, and children are gunned down leaving more than 100 dead. The Saudis are investigating when FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) gets permission for his team (Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman) to assist and advise in the efforts. But, they are given only five days to perform their investigation and help find the criminal responsible for the attack. When Fleury and his group find that they are not welcome and that they lack the trust of their Saudi counterparts, they get aid from Saudi Arabian police officer Colonel Fares Al Ghazi (Ashraf Barhom), and, together, they narrow the evidence down to the work of an anti-Western Wahhabi extremist who is part of a jihad determined to destroy Western business interests. 1 User Review
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| | I Give a **** Rating !!! | EDROCK 10/02/2009 | | |
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The Last Seduction 1994 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, J.T. Walsh, Bill Nunn, Bill Pullman, Jack Shearer, Donna Wilson
First aired on HBO, this film epitomizes all that a seductress should be. Physically abused by her husband Clay (Bill Pullman), Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) heads out of town with Clay's money in tow, and ends up in Beston, N.Y. where she immediately attracts and uses Mike Swale (Peter Berg). Sex oozes in this film as Bridget uses her unique methods for survival of the fittest.
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 Lions for Lambs 2007 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Michael Pena, Andrew Garfield, Peter Berg, Kevin Dunn, Derek Luke, Larry Bates, Christopher May, David Pease, Heidi Janson, George Back, Kristy Wu
This film cuts to three different locations as it targets politicians, journalists, scholars, and the American public. In Washington, D.C., journalist Janine Roth (Meryl Streep) interviews Sen. Jasper Irving (Tom Cruise) on a planned offensive in the war in a northern Afghan province. The film inter-cuts to a California university where Professor Stephen Malley (Robert Redford) tries to encourage his student, Todd (Andrew Garfield), by telling him about two former students–Ernest Rodriguez (Michael Pena) and Arian Finch (Derek Luke)–who are part of that military offensive discussed by Irving. Now the story moves to the mountains of Afghanistan where Rodriguez and Finch are stranded because of the policy shift discussed by Irving and may never be able to return home to their loved ones.
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A Midnight Clear 1991 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross, Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Frank Whaley, John C. McGinley, Larry Joshua, Curt Lowens, Rachel Griffin, David Jensen
An American intelligence group is on reconnaissance in the Ardennes Forest during World War II. They come upon a group of German soldiers who would rather have snowball fights and exchange Christmas gifts than wage war. But tragedy strikes in this good film that demonstrates the futility of war.
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 The Rundown 2003 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken, Ewen Bremner, Jon Gries, William Lucking, Ernie Reyes Jr., Stuart F. Wilson, Dennis Keiffer, Garrett Warren, Toby Holguin, Stephen Bishop, Paul S. Power, Chuck Norman
Bounty hunter Beck (Dwayne Johnson) enters the Amazon jungle looking for mobster Billy Walker's (William Lucking) son Travis (Seann William Scott). But, after Beck locates Travis, many pitfalls stand in his way–including a goon squad, rebels, jungle traps, and monkeys.
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Shocker 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp, Michael Murphy, Jessica Craven, Camille Cooper, Peter Berg, Sam Scarber, Ted Raimi, Keith Anthony-Lubow-Bellamy, Virginia Morris, Emily Samuel, Richard(2) Brooks, Peter Tilden, Bingham Ray
A psychotic, Horace (Mitch Pileggi), slashes his way through entire families until he is caught with help from young Jonathan (Peter Berg) and electrocuted. But, Horace had made a pact with the Devil and returns as an evil spirit, possessing others and making them continue the killings. The ultimate goal is to take revenge on Jonathan. Plenty of satire and rip-offs of other films. Fun, in a sordid sort of way.
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 Smokin' Aces 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Joe Carnahan
Cast: Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Jason Bateman, Peter Berg, Common, Alicia Keyes, Nestor Carbonell, Taraji P. Henson, Martin Henderson, Joseph Ruskin, Alex Rocco, Wayne Newton
Las Vegas magician-turned-gangster Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven) has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Mob, and FBI agents Richard Messner (Ryan Reynolds) and Donald Carruthers (Ray Liotta) are assigned to protect the witness. But, word spreads that Mob boss Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin) has taken out a contract of $1 million on Buddy. Now, a myriad of bounty hunters, thugs, and wanna-be cons descend on Lake Tahoe where the FBI has put Buddy in a high-roller penthouse to protect their witness while working out the deal. Carruthers and Messner have their work cut out for them. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 02/02/2007 | | Very entertaining film. Loved the action, the actors were outstanding in each of there rolls. Not for everybody, but very original and well made. |
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Very Bad Things 1998 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Stern, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jon Favreau, Jeremy Piven, Leland Orser, Joey Zimmerman, Tyler Cole Malinger, Carla Scott
Kyle Fisher (Jon Favreau) and his friends head to Las Vegas for his bachelor party. A prostitute is invited, one of the men has sex with her, and now she is dead. Hearing reports of noises, the security guard comes to the door, spots the corpse, and he is murdered too. What is to be done with two bodies that must be disposed of? 2 User Reviews
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| 1. Aspen Extreme (1993)
2. Collateral (2004)
3. Cop Land (1997)
4. Corky Romano (2001)
5. Crooked Hearts (1991)
6. Fire in the Sky (1993)
7. Friday Night Lights (2004)
8. Going Overboard (1989)
9. The Great White Hype (1996)
10. Hancock (2008)
11. The Kingdom (2007)
12. The Last Seduction (1994)
13. Lions for Lambs (2007)
14. A Midnight Clear (1991)
15. Never on Tuesday (1988)
16. The Rundown (2003)
17. Shocker (1989)
18. Smokin' Aces (2007)
19. Very Bad Things (1998)
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