300 2007   R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Giovani Cimmino, Stephen McHattie
In 480 B.C., when Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) led his army of over 100,000 against 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), the Persian army overwhelmed the Spartans. But, the valliant effort of the Spartan army inspired other Greeks to mount a resistance to the Persians. The result of their actions marks the beginning of the concept of democracy.
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Behind the Sun 2001 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Walter Salles
Cast: Jose Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany, Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Flavia Marco Antonio, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Caio Junqueira, Mariana Loureiro, Servilio De Holanda, Everaldo Pontes
This award-winning film, set in a Brazilian desert during April, 1910, reveals the effects on feuding families who see honor in revenge. Tonho (Rodrigo Santoro) receives orders from his father to avenge his brother's murder and performs the deed even though he knows that he will be the next one marked for death. For a brief time, Tonho and his young brother, Pacu (Ravi Ramos Lacerda), escape by running away with a traveling circus. But honor weighs heavily, and they return home to face Tonho's fate.
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Carandiru 2003 R, 148 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Hector Babenco
Cast: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Goncalves, Ivan de Almeida, Aiton Graca, Maria Luisa Mendonca, Aida Leiner, Rodrigo Santoro, Gero Camilo, Lazaro Ramos, Cair Blat
Based on the real experiences of Dr. Drauzio Varella who fought AIDS in Carandiru Prison in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this story provides a powerful view of life behind prison walls.
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: McG
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bernie Mac, Crispin Glover, Justin Theroux, Robert Patrick, Demi Moore, Luke Wilson, Matt LeBlanc, John Forsythe, Rodrigo Santoro, Shia LaBeouf, John Cleese, Eric Bogosian
The Angels–Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy Liu)–investigate a series of murders that are linked to the mystery of two stolen rings that, when put together, reveal all the names in the Federal Witness Protection plan. John Forsythe continues his long run as the voice of Charlie.
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Che 2008  R, 262 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria D. Sosa, Joaquim de Almeida, Pablo Duran, Ezequiel Diaz, Othello Rensoli, Franka Potente, Norman Santiago, Juan Salinas, Paty M. Bellott, Raul Beltran, Raul "Pitin" Gomez
This four-and-a-half hour film is divided into two parts. Part I begins in 1956 as Castro (Demian Bichir), along with his rebel force–including Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro)–arrive in Cuba, and the guerilla war begins as they overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara emerges as a revolutionary hero. In Part II, the year is 1966, and Guevara disappears and then resurfaces in the Bolivian jungles where he recruits a band of guerillas to spread the revolution throughout Latin America.
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Post Grad 2009  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Vicky Jenson
Cast: Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Michael Keaton, Carol Burnett, Rodrigo Santoro, Jane Lynch, Bobby Coleman, Catherine Reitman, Mary Anne McGarry, J.K. Simmons, Robert Arce, Vanessa Branch, Jeanie Hackett, Oscar Dillon, Shirley Jordan
Newly graduated from college, Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) has dreams for her future; however, they appear to be put on hold when her nemesis, Jessica Bard (Catherine Reitman), gets Ryden's dream job, and Ryden is forced to move back to her eccentric family's home. Her family–Dad (Michael Keaton), Mom ( Jane Lynch), little brother (Bobby Coleman), and Grandma (Carol Burnett)–is happy to have her home. But, Ryden is unhappy, except for the times she is with her best friend Adam (Zach Gilford). Finally, Ryden is offered what she believes is her ideal job, and now she has a bigger problem when Adam decides to attend graduate school far away. Is the "perfect" job really what Ryden needs to find happiness?
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Redbelt 2008 R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: David Mamet
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Joe Mantegna, Rodrigo Santoro, Ricky Jay, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Tim Allen, Randy Couture, John Machado, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Allison Karman, Renato Magno
Jiu-jitsu instructor Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor) believes that "competition is weakening" and has chosen to stay out of the ring and, instead, teach self-defense at his gym. Mike and his wife Sondra (Alice Braga) are struggling to make ends meet when, one night, a distraught lawyer (Emily Mortimer) fires a gun that destroys Mike's storefront window. This sets off a chain of events. Mike really needs money now, and his life changes dramatically. He meets promoters Jerry Weiss (Joe Mantegna) and Marty Brown (Ricky Jay) and action star Chet Frank (Tim Allen), and Mike finally agrees to fight in the ring to get the money he needs to pay off his debts.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast: Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Rodrigo Santoro, Brian Dennehy, Roger Allam, Victor Alfieri, Suzanne Bertish, Jane Bertish, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Sara James, Frank Crudele
This made-for-TV version of Tennessee Williams' 1958 novella stars Helen Mirren as the aging Karen Stone whose life changes when her wealthy husband, Tom (Brian Dennehy), dies during their trip to Italy. Karen then sets off on a series of sexual flings with gigolos arranged for by the Contessa (Anne Bancroft) until she is paired off with young Paolo di Lio (Olivier Martinez), and a doomed romance follows.
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| 1. 300 (2007)
2. Behind the Sun (2001)
3. Carandiru (2003)
4. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
5. Che (2008)
6. Post Grad (2009)
7. Redbelt (2008)
8. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
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