Absolute Power 1997   R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, E.G. Marshall, Judy Davis, Mark Margolis, Melora Hardin, Kenneth Welsh, Richard Jenkins, Alison Eastwood, Penny Johnson, Elaine Kagan
Master thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses the President of the United States Allen Richmond (Gene Hackman) in the throes of an ugly sex scene that turns to murder. A cover-up ensues, Luther is the designated suspect, and his estranged daughter, Katie (Laura Linney), moves back into his life when she is appointed the prosecutor. 1 User Review
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| | petunia 04/29/2007 | | One of THE best in a long time, I have seen it twice already!!It is VERY suspensful & you're afraid to miss one second of it!! |
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Blaze 1989  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn, Garland Bunting, Richard Jenkins, Brandon Smith, Robert Wuhl, Eloy Casados
In the 1950s, Gov. Earl Long (Paul Newman) ruled the roost in Louisiana. This is the story of his involvement in back-room politics and his love affair with strip-teaser Blaze Starr (Lolita Davidovich).
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Blue Steel 1990  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Pena, Louise Fletcher, Philip Bosco, Kevin Dunn, Matt Craven, Richard Jenkins, Mary Mara, Mike Starr, Tom Sizemore, Skipp Lynch, Chris Walker, Mike Hodge
Policewoman Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills a holdup man on her first assignment. Her gun is picked up by mentally unbalanced Wall Street broker Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver) who then uses it to commit murders throughout the city with the rookie's name engraved on the bullets. The two become involved, and he makes it appear that she is the mass murderer.
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Burn After Reading 2008 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, David Rasche, J.K. Simmons, Olek Krupa, Michael Countryman, Kevin Sussman, J.R. Home, Hamilton Clancy, Armand Schultz, Jeffrey DeMunn
Ex-CIA analyst Osborne Cox's (John Malkovich) wife Katie (Tilda Swinton) has turned over to her lawyer the CD on which Osborne had listed his finances and his memoirs of days as a government spook. Katie is in love with Harry (George Clooney) and wants the CD to be used as evidence when she divorces Osborne. But, the lawyer loses the CD, and it turns up in the hands of health club workers Chad Feldheimer and Linda Litzke (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand) who decide to enter the game of blackmail and turn the CD into cash.
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Carolina Skeletons 1991 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Melissa Leo, Paul Roebling, Bill Cobbs, Henderson Forsythe, Clifton James, Richard Jenkins, G.D. Spradlin, Rosanna Carter, Trazana Beverley, Marc Macaulay
After a career in the Army, James Bragg (Louis Gossett Jr.) returns home in the early 1960s. He is haunted by the thought of his brother's execution 30 years previously for the rape and murder of two girls. Thus, he begins a search for the real killers, and he soon recognizes that there are those who do not want their secrets uncovered. Made for cable TV.
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 Changing Lanes 2002 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, Amanda Peet, Tina Sloan, Kim Staunton, William Hurt, Richard Jenkins, Dylan Baker, Akil Walker, Cole Hawkins, Ileen Getz, Jennifer Dundas, Matt Malloy
Road rage escalates to new heights between a Wall Street lawyer, Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck), and recovering alcoholic Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson) who is fighting a bitter custody battle with his estranged wife Valerie (Kim Staunton). When their cars sideswipe on FDR Drive in Manhattan, the accident sets off a chain of events that becomes more and more dangerous.
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The Confession 1999 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Hugh Jones
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Jay O. Sanders, Kevin Conway, Anne Twomey, Richard Jenkins, Boyd Gaines, Chris Noth, Gerry Bamman
Following his son's death, Harry Fertig (Ben Kingsley) kills the three people he believes are responsible. Now, he hires the high-powered lawyer, Roy Bleakie (Alec Baldwin), to defend him when he is indicted for murder. 3 User Reviews
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| | intelligent script superbly acted | Anonymous 01/06/2008 | | I was riveted by Alec Baldwin's performance, even though I saw it on the small screen. He easily held his own with Ben Kingsley (Oscar for Gandhi); he gave a very powerful, sensitive dramatic performance that was as natural as breathing. The previous reviewer is right, it is a thinking person's movie. But it's not simply high-minded--there are unexpected twists and turns that paint a moral palette with many shades of grey, involving the two men and also Amy Irving's character. (Amy Irving is an 'ace' too.) That medical malpractice is at the heart of the matter made it all the more fascinating, considering the relevance.**** |
| | A poignant commentary on the world we live in. | gjbsport 12/05/2007 | | This is movie goes to the heart of our society. A man is considered insane because he confesses to his crime and expects, even demands, to be punished for that crime. It reveals the character of people. The power of one man to do the right thing regardless of the consequences. Considering the consequences ahead of time, the accepting them and then even demanding that they be enforced. Man's laws are arbitrary and can be subverted by clever, sleazy lawyers but God's law is immutable, it changes not and cannot be avoided through the slight of hand of men. It seemed that every person who had any dealing with Ben Kingsley's character was changed in some way. They seemed compelled to do the right thing just as he was doing by accepting responsibility for his actions. This movie didn't do well because it mentioned God, it moves along much like a book might, and it was too revealing of people's heart. It forced me to look at my life and reevaluate it. A thinking person's movie, it is not mindless entertainment. |
| | thought provoking | Anonymous 01/25/2007 | | The pivot of the movie is this line by Ben Kingsley were he tells Alec Baldwin " In life it is very difficult to know what the right thing is, but once you know what the right thing is, it is very hard to do any thing else". |
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 The Core 2003 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Tucci, DJ Qualls, Tcheky Karyo, Richard Jenkins, Alfre Woodard, Bruce Greenwood, Dion Johnstone, Nicole Leroux, Christopher Shyer, Ray Galletti, Eileen Pedde, Glenn Morshower
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) discovers that the electromagnetic forces within the Earth's core are collapsing. In an attempt to solve the problem, the Department of Defense sends Keyes and his team of gifted scientists aboard a subterranean craft piloted by "terranauts" Commander Robert Iverson (Bruce Greenwood) and Major Rebecca Childs (Hilary Swank). Their mission is to burrow beneath the Earth's surface to set off a nuclear device that will jump-start the core.
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A Couch in New York 1996  R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Chantal Akerman
Cast: Juliette Binoche, William Hurt, Stephanie Buttle, Barbara Garrick, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Richard Jenkins, Kent Broadhurst
Major problems occur when Henry Harriston (William Hurt) trades flats with Beatrice Saulnier (Juliette Binoche). First, Henry is attacked by Beatrice's lover, and then Beatrice is mistaken for Henry's assistant. What started out as a way to get some peace and quiet turns out to be anything but. But, it's not all that great.
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Courtship 1987 TV, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Cummings
Cast: Hallie Foote, William Converse-Roberts, Matthew Broderick, Amanda Plummer, Michael Higgins, Rochelle Oliver, Richard Jenkins, Steven Hill, Carol Goodheart
Horton Foote's story stars his daughter, Hallie Foote, as a young woman, Elizabeth, from a wealthy family in a small Texas community. When Elizabeth meets and takes an interest in a traveling salesman (William Converse-Roberts) her family disapproves. But Elizabeth will do anything to put distance between her and her abusive father.
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Descending Angel 1990 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Cast: Eric Roberts, George C. Scott, Diane Lane, Mark Margolis, Vyto Ruginis, Amy Aquino, Ken Jenkins, Elsa Raven, Richard Jenkins, Jan Rubes, Philip Akin, George Buza
Recently engaged Michael (Eric Roberts), while attempting to find out more about his future father-in-law (George C. Scott), uncovers the fact that he may have been a Nazi war criminal. Made for TV.
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Eddie 1996 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, John "Spider" Salley, Malik Sealy, John Benjamin Hickey, Troy Beyer
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg) is a dyed-in-the-wool New York Knicks fan who wins a contest and is rewarded with becoming the Knicks' new coach. The new manager, Wild Bill Burgess (Frank Langella), tapped her in a desperate attempt to boost the sagging attendance numbers.
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Flirting with Disaster 1996  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Tea Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins, David Patrick Kelly
New parents Mel (Ben Stiller) and Nancy (Patricia Arquette) have problems naming their son. Mel was adopted and wants to find his birth parents before coming up with a name. The fun really begins when Mel's adoptive parents (Mary Tyler Moore and George Segal) get in on the act.
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 Fun with Dick and Jane 2005 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dean Parisot
Cast: Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Carlos Jacott, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins, Richard Burgi, Jeff Garlin, Stacey Travis, Timm Sharp
Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) is a rising star at Globodyne Corporation, but there is a problem: the C.E.O. (Alec Baldwin) leaves the company under dire circumstances. Stocks plummet, Dick loses his job, and Dick and wife Jane (Tea Leoni) cannot pay their bills. To make ends meet, Dick and Jane begin robbing banks–and having fun in the process.
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Hannah and Her Sisters 1986  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, Maureen O'Sullivan, Dianne Wiest, Max von Sydow, Lloyd Nolan, Daniel Stern, Julie Kavnar, Joanna Gleason, J.T. Walsh, John Turturro, Richard Jenkins
Hannah (Mia Farrow) is the glue that holds her neurotic family together. She has had a successful career as an actress and is also an excellent wife and mother. But, when Hannah's husband Elliott (Michael Caine) falls in love with Hannah's sister Lee (Barbara Hershey) who, in turn, leaves her husband Frederick (Max von Sydow), the family hits a crisis point. Meanwhile, Hannah's other sister Holly (Dianne Wiest) has connected with Hannah's ex-husband Mickey (Woody Allen) who fears he has a brain tumor and is obsessed with death. And the trials and triumphs go on and on–from one Thanksgiving Day to another. Oscars were won by Allen (Best Screenplay), Caine (Best Supporting Actor), and Wiest (Best Supporting Actress). The film also received four other nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Ronny Cox, David Soul, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Gross, Doug Sheehan, Ronald G. Joseph, Teri Copley, Peter McRobbie, Richard Jenkins, Becky Ann Baker, Randal Patrick, Jaime Tirelli
This is the first in a series of made-for-TV movies based on actual FBI cases. Brutal bank robbers Michael and William (David Soul and Michael Gross) ply their trade in the Miami area. The chase is on as agents Ben and Gordon (Ronny Cox and Doug Sheehan) set a trap for the duo resulting in a bloody climax.
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Intolerable Cruelty 2003 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Drama
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Richard Jenkins, Billy Bob Thornton, Julia Duffy, Jonathan Hadary, Paul Adelstein, Tom Aldredge, Stacey Travis, Jack Kyle, Judith Drake, Irwin Keyes
When top-notch divorce lawyer Miles Massey (George Clooney) represented Marilyn Rexroth's (Catherine Zeta-Jones) philandering husband, Rex (Edward Herrmann), in their divorce, Rex came out the winner. Now, looking to recoup her losses, gold-digger Marilyn approaches Miles and asks him for a prenuptial agreement before her next marriage to wealthy, Texas oil man Howard D. Doyle (Billy Bob Thornton). Marilyn has plans to invalidate the prenuptial agreement and grab off Howard's assets. When Miles realizes what she has planned, he is mesmerized by her predatory powers and is drawn into his own, off-beat romance with her.
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It Could Happen to You 1994 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Andrew Bergman
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Isaac Hayes, Wendell Pierce, Seymour Cassel, Stanley Tucci, J.E. Freeman, Red Buttons, Richard Jenkins, Victor Rojas, Charles Busch, Robert Dorfman, Beatrice Winde, Ginny Yang
Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage), a New York policeman, finds himself short on change one day and tips coffee shop waitress Yvonne (Bridget Fonda) with half of his lottery ticket. When his ticket turns up a winner, Charlie honors his commitment and splits the $4,000,000 with the waitress. His wife Muriel (Rosie Perez) busies herself spending the loot while Charlie and Yvonne busy themselves with each other.
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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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Little Nikita 1988 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, Richard Bradford, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Richard Lynch, Loretta Devine, Lucy Deakins
Russia planted agents in San Diego 20 years ago; they are now "the family next door" and are very well accepted in the area. Then, when an FBI check is run on them, suspicion results. Sidney Poitier plays the agent who tracks down the real story.
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The Little Sister 1985 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Forbidden
The Tender Age
Director: Jan Egleson
Cast: John Savage, Tracy Pollan, Roxanne Hart, Jack Kehoe, Henry Tomaszewski, Richard Jenkins, Lauree Berger, Patty Collinge, Vanessa Hill, Peter Gerety, Ted Kazanoff, David F. Wheeler, Kevin Bacon
In this made-for-TV movie, probation officer Tim Donovan (John Savage) tries to help 18-year-old Nicki Davis (Tracy Pollan) change her lifestyle, which consists of hanging around with her drug-dealing boyfriend. In the process of aiding Nicki, Tim uncovers a dark secret in her past involving an incestuous relationship with her father (Richard Jenkins).
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 The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Scarlett Johansson, Katherine Borowitz, Jon Polito, Richard Jenkins, Tony Shalhoub, Christopher Kriesa
Set in Santa Rosa after World War II, this drama revolves around Ed Crane (Billy Bob Thornton) who is married to Doris (Frances McDormand) and working in his brother-in-law Frank's (Michael Badalucco) barbershop. Ed suspects that Doris is having an affair with her boss, Big Dave Brewster (James Gandolfini). When Ed becomes intrigued by a get-rich scheme, he uses his suspicion to blackmail Big Dave for the $10,000 he needs for the venture. That marks the beginning of many twists and turns in this crime story.
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Me, Myself & Irene 2000 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee, Jerod Mixon, Chris Cooper, Michael Bowman, Richard Jenkins, Robert Forster, Traylor Howard, Kate Forster, Mike Cerrone, Daniel Greene
Jim Carrey's slapstick humor reigns over this story in which he plays a very meek Rhode Island state trooper, Charlie Baileygates. Charlie avoids all confrontations, but his alter ego, Hank, is ALL confrontation. After Hank's sudden appearance, Charlie's career is in jeopardy. Enter Irene (Renee Zellweger), a prisoner assigned to Charlie to deliver to a New York police station. Things go from bad to worse, and diehard Carrey fans will enjoy it.
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The Mod Squad 1999  R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Silver
Cast: Claire Danes, Omar Epps, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Josh Brolin, Steve Harris, Michael Lerner, Toby Huss, Richard Jenkins, Larry Brandenburg
The Mod Squad–Julie Barnes (Claire Danes), Lincoln Hayes (Omar Epps), and Peter Cochran (Giovanni Ribisi)–are redeemed souls serving on the LAPD. As an updated version of the 1960's TV show, the Mod Squad is still investigating crime. This time around, it is a conspiracy behind the murder of their boss that draws the attention. From its opening scene, this film suffers from a downhill slide into mediocrity.
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The Mudge Boy 2003 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Burke
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Tom Guiry, Richard Jenkins, Pablo Schreiber, Zachary Knighton, Ryan Donowho, Meredith Handerhan, Beckie King, John(2) Alexander, Joshua J. Masters, Sandra Gartner, Tara O'Reilly
In this character study of 14-year-old farm boy Duncan Mudge (Emile Hirsch), Duncan is dealing with many issues, which include his mother's death, his father's (Richard Jenkins) disinterest in him, and a sexual attraction to Perry (Tom Guiry) that is going nowhere. As Duncan endures his misfortunes, the plot leads to a surprising finale.
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 North Country 2005 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Niki Caro
Cast: Charlize Theron, Elle Peterson, Thomas Curtis, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Renner, Richard Jenkins, Sissy Spacek, James Cada, Rusty Schwimmer, Linda Emond
Very loosely based on a 1980s' legal case, this is the story of Josey Ames (Charlize Theron) who had left her husband, moved in with her parents (Richard Jenkins and Sissy Spacek), and found work in the Minnesota Iron Range. But hazing, pornographic violence, and sexual threats appear to be the order of the day for the women who are outnumbered by the men in the mines. Josie endures abuse until she hires a lawyer (Sean Bean) to sue for sexual harassment, which marked the first successful case of its kind in the United States. Charlize Theron received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Frances McDormand was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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On Valentine's Day 1986 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Harrison
Cast: Hallie Foote, Michael Higgins, Richard Jenkins, William Converse-Roberts, Jeanne McCarthy, Matthew Broderick, Steven Hill, Irma P. Hall, Rochelle Oliver, Carol Goodheart, Tim Green, Bill McGhee
In this other prequel (along with "Convicts") to "1918" by Horton Foote, the activities in the small Texas town of Harrison are told. It's 1917, and Horace and Elizabeth (William Converse-Roberts and Hallie Foote) elope and try to survive living with alcoholic Bobby Pate (Richard Jenkins) in his home.
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One Night at McCool's 2001 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman, Michael Douglas, Reba McEntire, Richard Jenkins, Andrew Dice Clay, Leo Rossi, Eric Schaeffer
Through flashbacks, told through second-hand testimony, the viewer learns versions of the story as told by three men: bartender Randy (Matt Dillon), detective Dehling (John Goodman), and lawyer Carl (Paul Reiser). All are involved with the devastatingly beautiful Jewel Valentine (Liv Tyler), but Jewel sees these three as mere patsies who could provide the means for getting whatever she wants.
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 Outside Providence 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Corrente
Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Alec Baldwin, Jon Abrahams, Tommy Bone, George Wendt, Amy Smart, Jack Ferver, Adam LaVorgna, Gabriel Mann, Jonathan Brandis, Timothy Crowe, Richard Jenkins, Robert Turano
Set in the drug era of the 1970s, this coming-of-age story begins when Timothy Dunphy (Shawn Hatosy) gets into trouble with the police and his father (Alec Baldwin) ships him off to a New England prep school. Once there, Timothy finds more dope fiends to hang around with. He also manages to attract the beautiful Jane Weston (Amy Smart) who just might be able to turn his life around.
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 Random Hearts 1999 R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles S. Dutton, Bonnie Hunt, Dennis Haysbert, Sydney Pollack, Richard Jenkins, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Susanna Thompson, Peter Coyote, Dylan Baker, Lynne Thigpen, Bill Cobbs, Kate Mara, Susan Floyd
Washington, D.C., Internal Affairs Sergeant Dutch Van Den Broeck (Harrison Ford) learns that his wife has just been killed in a plane crash, and, to make matters worse, she was flying to Miami with her lover. Dutch tracks down the lover's widow, Kay Chandler (Kristin Scott Thomas), who turns out to be running for reelection in New Hampshire. Kay does not want news of the affair to reach the press or her daughter. But Dutch is obsessed with finding out all the details of the adulterous affair.
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Rumor Has It... 2005 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo, Richard Jenkins, Christopher McDonald, Steve Sandvoss, Mena Suvari, Mike Vogel, Lynn Wanlass
Sarah (Jennifer Aniston) believes that her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) is the real Mrs. Robinson from the movie, "The Graduate," and now she wants to find out just how she fits into the picture. So, she drops her fiance (Mark Ruffalo), quits her job, and sets out to uncover what really happened 30 years ago. At the end of her trail is Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), the man who slept with both her mother and grandmother, and surprises await.
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Say It Isn't So 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: J.B. Rogers
Cast: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones, Sally Field, Richard Jenkins, John Rothman, Jack Plotnick, Eddie Cibrian, Mark Pellegrino, Brent Hinkley
Black comedy reigns in this love story of Gilly Noble (Chris Klein) and Jo Wingfield (Heather Graham) who fall in love only to learn that they may be brother and sister. But Gilly believes it just isn't so and sets out to win Jo back.
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Sea of Love 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, William Hickey, Michael Rooker, Richard Jenkins, Paul Calderon, Gene Canfield, Larry Joshua, John Spencer
The newspaper's lonely-hearts column is somehow connected to a number of serial killings in New York. Two cops, Detectives Keller and Sherman (Al Pacino and John Goodman) are given the case, and Keller, in particular, goes after the solution with a vengeance.
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 Shall We Dance? 2004 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, Lisa Ann Walter, Omar Benson Miller, Anita Gillette, Richard Jenkins, Nick Cannon, Mya, Tamara Hope
Attorney John Clark (Richard Gere) is bored with his life, which includes teenaged daughter Jenna (Tamara Hope) and busy wife Beverly (Susan Sarandon). But John is fascinated with beautiful, young Paulina (Jennifer Lopez) who is an instructor at a dance studio. On impulse, John signs up for dance lessons and meets new friends–but keeps the old.
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Snow Falling on Cedars 1999 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Hicks
Cast: Ethan Hawke, James Cromwell, Richard Jenkins, Youki Kudoh, James Rebhorn, Max von Sydow, Sam Shepard, Rick Yune, Zeljko Ivanek, Jan Rubes
Flashbacks abound in this adaptation of David Guterson's novel about a 1950s courtroom drama in which a Japanese American, Kazuo Miyamoto (Rick Yune) is on trial for murder. A reporter, Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke), begins his own investigation and comes up with facts that neither the defense attorney (Max von Sydow) nor the prosecutor (James Rebhorn) are bringing out. But, Chambers' own World War II prejudices also stand in the way of the truth.
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Stealing Harvard 2002 PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Bruce McCulloch
Cast: Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Dennis Farina, Megan Mullally, Richard Jenkins, Tammy Blanchard, John C. McGinley, Chris Penn, Seymour Cassel, Martin Starr, Ken Magee, Zeus, Mary Gillis, Bruce McCulloch
When Noreen (Tammy Blanchard) needs money to finance her Harvard education, her Uncle John (Jason Lee) steps in. He enlists the aid of his also-not-so-bright friend, Duff (Tom Green), and it isn't long before the inept duo enter the criminal world as they attempt to steal the needed funds.
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Stealing Home 1988 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Kampmann, Will Aldis
Cast: Mark Harmon, Blair Brown, Jodie Foster, Harold Ramis, Jonathan Silverman, John Shea, William McNamara, Helen Hunt, Miriam Flynn, Richard Jenkins
Mark Harmon plays a star athlete who has just gotten his life together. He is shocked when he learns that his one true fan (Jodie Foster) has committed suicide.
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Step Brothers 2008 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Andrea Savage, Lurie Poston, Elizateth Yozamp, Logan Manus, Travis T. Flory, Lili Rose McKay, Shira Piven, Seth Morris, Wayne Federman
Both 39-year-old Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and 40-year-old Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) have never left their homes and live with their single parents. Now, their parents Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen) and Dr. Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) get married, and Brennan and Dale must share a bedroom. They are step-brothers, and they hate everything about each other–until they find a mutual enemy in Brennan's younger brother Derek (Adam Scott) who tries to convince his father to sell the house, sail around the world, and kick those two grown men out into the real world.
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The Tale of Despereaux 2008 G, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Frances Conroy, Richard Jenkins
Narrated by Sigourney Weaver, this is the tale of a brave, lop-earred mouse, Despereaux (voice of Matthew Broderick), who is banished from his home and bonds with outcast rat Roscuro (voice of Dustin Hoffman). When they learn that Princess Pea (voice of Emma Watson) has been kidnapped by her chambermaid Miggery (voice of Tracey Ullman), Despereaux and Roscuro set out to rescue Princess Pea from the revengeful rats who are plotting revenge against the humans.
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Trapped in Paradise 1994 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Gallo
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, Donald Moffat, Madchen Amick, Richard Jenkins, Richard B. Shull, Sean McCann, John Ashton, Angela Paton
The three unsavory Firpo brothers (Nicolas Cage, Dana Carvey, and Jon Lovitz) rob the bank in the town of Paradise that happens to have citizens so good that the brothers wish they had never stolen from them.
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The Visitor 2008 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Cast: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry, Richard Kind, Tzahi Moskovitz, Amir Arison, Neal Lerner
Sixty-two-year-old, Connecticut economics Professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) has lost his purpose in life. When he attends a conference in New York City, he finds a young couple–Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira)–residing in his seldom-used Manhattan apartment. They had rented the apartment from a con man who knew that Walter was not living there. Walter allows them to stay, and that decision opens up a new world for him. Tarek teaches Walter how to play the African drum, and Walter is delighted to discover the world of jazz. When Tarek is arrested as an illegal immigrant, Walter comes to his aid. Tarek's mother Mouna (Hiam Abbass) arrives in the city looking for her son, and romance also enters Walter's world. Cultural differences have fallen by the wayside. Jenkins received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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What Planet Are You From? 2000 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, Judy Greer, Danny Zorn, Harmony Smith, Richard Jenkins
Out there in the cosmos is a planet, and on that planet are people who want to rule the universe; Earth is their next target. They are REALLY boring: they have no emotions and no genitals. They decide to send one of their own (Garry Shandling) to Earth, after fitting him with the appropriate body parts, to foster a child to assist in their quest (how that helps, this viewer is not sure). One problem on Earth is that, when aroused, his "equipment" makes a whirring noise, an irritating consequence of the equipment. He meets Susan (Annette Bening) and decides she's the one.
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The Witches of Eastwick 1987 R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Miller
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Keith Jochim, Carel Struycken, Helen Lloyd Breed, Caroline Struzik
Satan (Jack Nicholson) is a dyed-in-the-wool womanizer who the witches (Cher, Susan Sarandon, Veronica Cartwright, and Michelle Pfeiffer) decide to use as their object of some voodoo fun.
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 Wolf 1994 R, 126 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Plummer, Richard Jenkins, Eileen Atkins, Ron Rifkin, Prunella Scales, David Hyde Pierce, Om Puri, Brian Markinson, Peter Gerety, Bradford English, Stewart J. Zully
Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is a New York publishing editor who is unceremoniously fired by his new boss, Raymond Alden (Christopher Plummer). Then, one night while on a lonely road in Vermont under a full moon, Will hits a wolf, and the wolf bites him. After being bitten, Will gets new energy and falls in love with Alden's daughter, Laura (Michelle Pfeiffer). But, grisly events ensue as Will turns into the dangerous fox that bit him.
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| 1. Absolute Power (1997)
2. Blaze (1989)
3. Blue Steel (1990)
4. Burn After Reading (2008)
5. Carolina Skeletons (1991)
6. Changing Lanes (2002)
7. The Confession (1999)
8. The Core (2003)
9. A Couch in New York (1996)
10. Courtship (1987)
11. Descending Angel (1990)
12. Eddie (1996)
13. Flirting with Disaster (1996)
14. Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
15. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
16. In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)
17. The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
18. Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
19. It Could Happen to You (1994)
20. The Kingdom (2007)
21. Little Nikita (1988)
22. The Little Sister (1985)
aka: Forbidden
aka: The Tender Age
23. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
24. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
25. The Mod Squad (1999)
26. The Mudge Boy (2003)
27. North Country (2005)
28. On Valentine's Day (1986)
29. One Night at McCool's (2001)
30. Outside Providence (1999)
31. Random Hearts (1999)
32. Rumor Has It... (2005)
33. Say It Isn't So (2001)
34. Sea of Love (1989)
35. Shall We Dance? (2004)
36. Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
37. Stealing Harvard (2002)
38. Stealing Home (1988)
39. Step Brothers (2008)
40. The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
41. Trapped in Paradise (1994)
42. The Visitor (2008)
43. What Planet Are You From? (2000)
44. When You Remember Me (1990)
45. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
46. Wolf (1994)
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