Cherish 2002  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Finn Taylor
Cast: Robin Tunney, Tim Blake Nelson, Brad Hunt, Jason Priestley, Nora Dunn, Liz Phair, Lindsay Crouse, Ricardo Gil, Kelvin Han Yee, Stephen Polk
Socially inept computer programmer Zoe (Robin Tunney) leaves an after-hours office party where she drank too much and is carjacked by a stranger who flees the scene after mowing down a policeman. Now, Zoe must face manslaughter charges.
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The Craft 1996 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Robin Tunney, Skeet Ulrich, Cliff De Young, Helen Shaver, Christine Taylor, Breckin Meyer, Nathaniel Marston, Assumpta Serna, Jeanine Jackson, Brenda Strong
Four teenage girls (Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, and Robin Tunney) form a coven of witches. Alienated from classmates, the misfits take blood oaths and inflict voodoo revenge on the intended victims at their Catholic high school.
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The Darwin Awards 2006 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Finn Taylor
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, Tim Blake Nelson, Wilmer Valderrama, David Arquette, Ty Burrell, Lukas Haas, Tom Hollander, Brad Hunt, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Dunn, Nora Dunn, D.B. Sweeney, Robin Tunney, Chris Penn
San Francisco Police Detective Michael Burrows (Joseph Fiennes) suffers with a major problem: he faints at the sight of blood. While trying to capture the "North Beach Serial Killer," Burrows' paranoia takes over, he fails to make the arrest, and is fired. Burrows has spent much of his time studying the Darwin Awards books that recognize people who have killed themselves when attempting something foolish, and he offers his knowledge to an insurance company. The company gives Burrows 30 days to prove that he has the ability to distinguish between legitimate and false claims. Off to the Midwest he goes with field agent Siri Tyler (Winona Ryder) and a film school student (Wilmer Valderrama) who is using Burrows for his thesis topic. The investigations begin as the trio runs across more than a few Darwinesque events leading to deaths.
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 Empire Records 1995  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Moyle
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Liv Tyler, Debi Mazar, Robin Tunney, Rory Cochrane, Ethan Embry, Brendan Sexton III, Maxwell Caulfield, Renee Zellweger
This story takes place in just one day at a small-town record store where the teenage employees find TROUBLE is their middle names. There's not much here, but people seem to like it.
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Encino Man 1992  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Megan Ward, Robin Tunney, Rick Ducommun, Mariette Hartley, Richard Masur, Patrick Van Horn
The premise of this film is that two boys dig up a frozen caveman, thaw him out, and introduce him to the world. This movie ends up being better than one would think and is worth watching on a SLOW afternoon.
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 End of Days 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak, Robin Tunney, Rod Steiger, CCH Pounder, Derrick O'Connor, Miriam Margolyes, Udo Kier, Victor Varnado, David Weisenberg, Rainer Judd, Michael O'Hagan, Mark Margolis, Jack Shearer
Satan, in the guise of a Wall Street tycoon (Gabriel Byrne), has arrived in New York City with a mission that must be completed before the new millennium: find the "chosen" girl and mate with her. Ex-cop Jericho Cane (Arnold Schwarzenegger) enters the scene. His mission: find the girl before Satan does.
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 Hollywoodland 2006  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allen Coulter
Cast: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Robin Tunney, Bob Hoskins, Lois Smith, Molly Parker, Ted Atherton, David J. MacNeil, Dash Mihok, Kevin Hare, Kathleen Robertson, Joe Spano, Jeffrey DeMunn
Based on events following the death under questionable circumstances of George Reeves (Ben Affleck) who had played Superman on the popular TV show, this film shows how Reeves' mother Helen Bessolo (Lois Smith) hires private detective Louis Simo (Adrien Brody) to uncover the facts surrounding her son's death. Suspects rise to the fore. Toni Mannix (Diane Lane) heads the list as the lover Reeves dumped after a 10-year affair, and her husband, MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins), is also in the running–along with Reeves' new fiancee Leonore (Robin Tunny). The film goes back and forth between scenes of Simo's investigation and past events in Reeves' life showing just what a complex person he was.
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The In-Laws 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Robin Tunney, Lindsay Sloane, Ryan Reynolds, David Suchet, Candice Bergen, Maria Ricossa, Michael Bodnar, Vladimir Radian, Boyd Banks, Chang Tseng
On the eve of his son Mark's (Ryan Reynolds) wedding to Melissa (Lindsay Sloane), CIA agent SteveTobias (Michael Douglas) makes a late appearance at the dinner party being hosted by Mark's future in-laws (Albert Brooks and Maria Ricossa)–who just happen to be Steve's polar opposite. Almost instantly, the mild-mannered podiatrist father of the bride is pulled reluctantly into the world of international smuggling.
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Julian Po 1997 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Wade
Cast: Christian Slater, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks, Cherry Jones, Frankie Faison, Harve Presnell, Bruce Bohne, Roy Cooper, Zeljko Ivanek, Allison Janney
Julian Po's (Christian Slater) car breaks down outside a depressing, small town, so he has no choice but to clutch his suitcase and head for the town. As a stranger, Julian is regarded with suspicion–until he reveals that he is planning suicide. This knowledge spurs the townsfolk into action as players in their roles during the last days of Julian's life.
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Montana 1998  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Jennifer Leitzes
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, Stanley Tucci, Robin Tunney, Robbie Coltrane, John Ritter, Ethan Embry, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Boone Junior, Jerry Grayson, Paul Calderon, Ajay Naidu, Karl Geary, Richard Zobel, Alan Manson, Raynor Scheine
In this double-crossing hit man story, the "heroine," Claire (Kyra Sedgwick), is sent off by her gangster boss (Robbie Coltrane) to track-down his runaway girlfriend, Kitty (Robin Tunney). Along on the mission are Claire's terminally ill hit man lover Nick (Stanley Tucci) and the boss' son, Jimmy (Ethan Embry). But, when Claire kills Jimmy during a rape attempt, the tables are turned, and Claire becomes the foil when the boss' right-hand man, Duncan (Philip Seymour Hoffman), takes over.
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Niagara, Niagara 1997 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Gosse
Cast: Robin Tunney, Henry Thomas, Michael Parks, Stephen Lang, John MacKay, Alan Pottinger, Candy Clark, John Ventimiglia, Dwight Ewell, Sol Frieder
Marcy (Robin Tunney), a young girl suffering with Tourette's Syndrome, and a troubled teen, Seth (Henry Thomas), head for Toronto in search of a doll with a "bobby styling head" that Marcy can't find in the stores of her New York town. Along the way, they fall in love, Marcy runs out of needed medication, and they are chased by law-enforcement officers
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 Paparazzi 2004 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Abascal
Cast: Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Hollander, Kevin Gage, Blake Michael Bryan, Tom Sizemore, Andrea Baker, Jordan Baker, Joe Basile, Lauren Birkell
When actions of persistent paparazzi nearly cost movie star Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) his life, Bo exacts revenge–focusing on ringleader Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore).
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families 1998 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter, Tony Bill
Cast: Robin Tunney, Michael Rapaport, Daryl Hannah, Tim Matheson, Barrow Davis, Joe Bostick, Brenda Devine, Alyssa Floroff, Trent McMullen, Arnold Pinnock
In this final episode based on true stories of people who aided the Jews during World War II, two more stories are told, including the family (Daryl Hannah and Tim Matheson) who hide Jews by making them part of the team's traveling circus.
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Riders of the Purple Sage 1996 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles Haid
Cast: Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Henry Thomas, Robin Tunney, Norbert Weisser, G.D. Spradlin, Bob L. Harris, Rusty Musselman, Lynn Wanlass, Jerry Wills
The often-filmed Zane Grey tale is updated in this good made-for-TV film, which still maintains the spirit of the book. Set in the late 1800s, Jane (Amy Madigan) defies a church-dictated marriage, which causes retribution. Jim Lassiter (Ed Harris), with revenge on his mind, comes to the aid of Jane. Perhaps the best of the films of this story.
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The Secret Lives of Dentists 2003 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary, Robin Tunney, Peter Samuel, Jon Patrick Walker, Gianna Beleno, Lydia Jordan, Cassidy Hinkle, Adele D'Man, Kevin Carroll, Kate Clinton
The idyllic lives of married dentists–Dr. David Hurst (Campbell Scott) and Dr. Dana Hurst (Hope Davis)–take a tailspin when David suspects Dana of being unfaithful and enters a world of hallucinations in which he thinks of his patient, Slater (Dennis Leary), as his secret confidant.
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Supernova 2000 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Sholder
Cast: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, Wilson Cruz, Knox White, Eddy Rice Jr., Kerrigan Mahan, Vanessa Marshall, Kevin Sizemore
Set in the 22nd century, this space saga chronicles the mission of a medical rescue ship, Nightingale 229. The crew–Captain and Pilot (Robert Forster), co-pilot (James Spader), medical officer (Angela Bassett), medical technician (Lou Diamond Phillips), paramedic (Robin Tunney), and computer technician (Wilson Cruz)–finds itself in peril after rescuing Troy Larson (Peter Facinelli) who appears to be a psychotic killer. Good special effects.
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Vertical Limit 2000 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Izabella Scorupco, Temuera Morrison, Stuart Wilson, Nicholas Lea, Roshan Seth, Ben Mendelsohn
Elliot Vaughn (Bill Paxton) stages a publicity stunt on K2 (the second highest mountain in the world). But plans go awry when an avalanche strands Elliot and two fellow climbers–Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney) and Tom McLaren (Nicholas Lea). Annie's brother, Peter (Chris O'Donnell), leads the rescue team and quickly learns that ingenious methods are needed to save the trapped trio.
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The Zodiac 2006 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alexander Bulkley
Cast: Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin, William Mapother, Brad William Henke, Rex Linn, Philip Baker Hall, Marty Lindsey, Shelby Alexis Irey, Natassia Costa, Nate Dushku, Kris Palm
This film about the late-1960s' Zodiac Killer focuses on the victims and families and takes place mostly in Vallejo, California, as the story follows fictional detective Sgt. Matt Parish (Justin Chambers) who becomes obsessed with identifying the elusive killer.
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| 1. Cherish (2002)
2. The Craft (1996)
3. The Darwin Awards (2006)
4. Empire Records (1995)
5. Encino Man (1992)
6. End of Days (1999)
7. Hollywoodland (2006)
8. The In-Laws (2003)
9. Julian Po (1997)
10. Montana (1998)
11. Niagara, Niagara (1997)
12. Paparazzi (2004)
13. Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998)
14. Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
15. The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)
16. Supernova (2000)
17. Vertical Limit (2000)
18. The Zodiac (2006)
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