 A Bug's Life 1998  G, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Lasseter
Cast: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Phyllis Diller, Jonathan Harris, Bonnie Hunt, David Hyde Pierce, Madeline Kahn, Richard Kind, Edie McClurg
When a group of ants is harassed by grasshoppers, one ant, Flik, recruits his fellow ants to fight off the bully, Hopper, and his grasshopper cohorts.
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 Clifford 1994  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Flaherty
Cast: Martin Short, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Grodin, Dabney Coleman, G.D. Spradlin, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Kind, Jennifer Savidge, Brandis Kemp, Ben Savage, Don Galloway, Tim Lane
Who better could play a spoiled and very precocious young boy, Clifford, than Martin Short? Clifford's Uncle Martin (Charles Grodin) plays the foil as this 10-year-old nephew wrangles his way to Dinosaurworld.
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Cold Around the Heart 1997  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Cold Heart
Director: John Ridley
Cast: David Caruso, Kelly Lynch, Stacey Dash, Chris Noth, John Spencer, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Richard Kind, Kirk Baltz, Jennifer Jostyn, Tom McGowan
A jewel thief, Ned Tash (David Caruso), picks up a pregnant hitchhiker, Bec Rosenberg (Stacey Dash), and gets more than he bargained for when she pulls a gun on him–a fitting reward for Tash who is tracking down his double-crossing lover, Jude (Kelly Lynch). Jude, in turn, has made off with $250,000 worth of diamonds, which the pair had stolen during a murderous heist.
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 Everyone's Hero 2006  G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Colin Brady, Christopher Reeve, Dan St. Pierre
Cast: Jake T. Austin, Rob Reiner, Brian Dennehy, Raven-Symone, Robert Wagner, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Kind, Dana Reeve, Mandy Patinkin, Forest Whitaker, Gideon Jacobs
In this animated adventure, Chicago Cubs pitcher Lefty Maginnis (voice of William H. Macy) obeys instructions from his club's owner (voice of Robert Wagner) to steal Babe Ruth's (voice of Brian Dennehy) pet bat, Darlin' (voice of Whoopi Goldberg). The stadium caretaker's son, Yankee Irving–a.k.a. "Everyone's Hero"–(voice of Jake T. Austin) spots Lefty stealing the bat and sets off with a talking baseball, Screwie (voice of Rob Reiner), on a thousand-mile trek to regain the bat and bring it back to Babe Ruth in time for the 1932 World Series.
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The Grand 2008  R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Zak Penn
Cast: Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines, Richard Kind, Chris Parnell, Ray Romano, Werner Herzog, Gabe Kaplan, Mike Epps, Judy Greer, Estelle Harris, Michael McKean, Michael Karnow, Jason Alexander
In this mockumentary, the Grand Championship of Poker is being held in Las Vegas. Newly released from rehab "One Eyed Jack" Faro (Woody Harrelson) is trying to win the $10,000,000 in order to keep his grandfather's hotel casino away from the wrecking ball. His task is not easy as he joins five other eccentric characters–siblings Lainie and Larry Shwartzman (Cheryl Hines and David Cross), autistic Harold Melvin (Chris Parnell), internet poker player Andy Andrews (Richard Kind), and Las Vegas regular "Deuce" Fairbanks (Dennis Farina)–duking it out at the table while other players and relatives provide amusing moments.
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Hacks 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Sink or Swim
Director: Gary Rosen
Cast: Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind, Dusty Kay, Tom Arnold, Robert Patrick, Ryan O'Neal, Ricky Jay
TV script-writer Brian (Stephen Rea) is given the task of coming up with a new TV series–but he's out of ideas. Then, while at his routine poker game with his buds, Brian sees a couple on a balcony and gets an idea for the series. He meets the balcony-girl, offers to buy her life story, and then disappears with her. Well-known cast, but the film didn't hit it big.
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 The Producers 2005 PG-13, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Susan Stroman
Cast: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Eileen Essell, Michael McKean, David Huddleston, Andrea Martin, Debra Monk, Jon Lovitz, Richard Kind, Meg Gillentine, Kevin Ligon
Broadway producer Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) and his neurotic accountant, Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick), hatch a scheme to raise more money than is necessary to produce a musical that they know will flop, and then they can keep the surplus money for themselves.
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A Serious Man 2009  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cast: Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolff, Amy Landecker, Alan Mandell, Adam Arkin, Jessica McManus, Brent Braunschweig, David Kang, Benjy Portnoe, Ari Hoptman, Peter Breitmayer, Jon Kaminski Jr.
Set in 1967, this story involves the problems of physics professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) whose life seems to be unraveling when his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) tells him that she is leaving him for his colleague Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed). Meanwhile, Larry's unemployed brother Arthur (Richard Kind) follows Larry to share the motel room where Larry ends up after Judith tells him the marriage is over. Larry's pot-smoking son Danny (Aaron Wolff) and daughter Sarah's taking money from Larry's wallet do not help either. Adding to Larry's problems is the fact that his job appears to be in jeopardy. Finally, Larry seeks advice from three rabbis. But, will they really give Larry the advice that he needs to cope with his problems?
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The Station Agent 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Benjamin, Raven Goodwin, Michelle Williams, Jayce Bartok, Paula Garces, Ileen Getz, Joe Lo Truglio, Josh Pais, Richard Kind
As an adult, 4' 5" tall Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) is a loner who draws attention wherever he goes, but his dwarfism does not stand in the way of his love for trains. When he inherits an abandoned train depot in New Jersey, his solitary life takes a turn when he makes two new friends: a snack vendor, Joe (Bobby Cannavale), and an artist, Olivia (Patricia Clarkson).
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992 G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Phil Roman
Cast: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, Henry Gibson, Rip Taylor, Sydney Lassick, Tony Jay, Michael Bell, Ed Gilbert, David L. Lander, Howard Morris, Tino Insana, Don Messick
Tom and Jerry are just as lovable in this full-length version as they are in their shorter cartoon stories. In this case, Tom and Jerry (voices of Richard Kind and Dana Hill) team up to rescue a young girl from her governess and lawyer.
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Tom Sawyer 2000 G, 89 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Adventure
Director: Phil Mendez, Paul Sabella
Cast: Rhett Akins, Mark Wills, Lee Ann Womack, Alecia Elliott, Betty White, Richard Kind, Hank Williams Jr., Don Knotts, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Daniels, Hynden Walch, Clea Lewis, Dean Haglund, Kevin Michael Richardson, Dee Bradley Baker
In this animated adventure based on Mark Twain's classic novel, the characters are presented as animals. For example, Tom (voice of Rhett Akins) and Becky (voice of Lee Ann Womack) are cats, while Huck (voice of Mark Wills) is a fox. As in Twain's story, Tom falls in love with Becky; Tom and Huck step in and save the accused after witnessing a murder; and, of course, they find that buried treasure. The young ones should like this toe-tapping, western-music filled with songs by Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, and Lee Ann Womack.
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Vice Versa 1988 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Gilbert
Cast: Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Corinne Bohrer, Swoosie Kurtz, David Proval, Jane Kaczmarek, William Prince, Gloria Gifford, Beverly Archer, Richard Kind, Charles Lucia, Ajay Naidu
Smugglers have hidden a mysterious oriental skull inside Marshall Seymour's (Judge Reinhold) luggage. Now he is home, and he and his son Charlie (Fred Savage) make wishes to trade places with each other. Guess what? The skull is magical, and the wishes are granted. Now Charlie's mind is in Marshall's body, Marshall's mind is in Charlie's body, and both must survive in worlds they know nothing about.
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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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 The Wild 2006 G, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Steve "Spag" Williams
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo, William Shatner, Richard Kind, Greg Cipes, Colin Hay, Miles Marsico, Jack De Sena, Lenny Venito, Joseph Siravo
Jealous of his father Samson's (voice of Kiefer Sutherland) ability to attract attention with his majestic roar, lion cub Ryan (voice of Richard Kind) escapes from Manhattan's Central Park Zoo and stows away on a ship heading for Africa. This forces Samson and his animal friends to form a rescue party. Their mission is to find Samson, but, once in Africa, they head right into the midst of wildebeast leader Kazar (voice of William Shatner) who has plans to move the wildebeasts to the top of the food chain.
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| 1. A Bug's Life (1998)
2. Clifford (1994)
3. Cold Around the Heart (1997)
aka: Cold Heart
4. Everyone's Hero (2006)
5. The Grand (2008)
6. Hacks (1997)
aka: Sink or Swim
7. The Producers (2005)
8. A Serious Man (2009)
9. The Station Agent (2003)
10. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
11. Tom Sawyer (2000)
12. Vice Versa (1988)
13. The Visitor (2008)
14. The Wild (2006)
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