The 24 Hour Woman 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nancy Savoca
Cast: Rosie Perez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Patti LuPone, Karen Duffy, Diego Serrano, Wendell Pierce, Melissa Leo, Aida Turturro, Rosanna DeSoto, Drena DeNiro
Grace Santos (Rosie Perez) is the producer of a TV talk show and her husband, Eddie Diaz (Diego Serrano), is one of the co-hosts of the show. Now, unexpectedly, Grace finds herself pregnant and has major problems coping with work, pregnancy, and motherhood.
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A Brother's Kiss 1997  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Cast: Nick Chinlund, Michael Raynor, Cathy Moriarty, Rosie Perez, Justin Pierce, Joshua Danowsky, Marisa Tomei, John Leguizamo, Michael Rapaport, Adrian Pasdar
As a youngster, Nick was sodomized by a cop; his brother Lex then stabbed the cop and ended up in reform school. Now, as adults, Mick is a cop and Lex is still having trouble with the law. Then one day Lex calls with a problem: his drug dealer is threatening both his supply and his life.
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Fearless 1993 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce, John Turturro, Benicio Del Toro, Deirdre O'Connell, Rance Howard, John de Lancie, Spencer Vrooman, Daniel Cerny, Eve Roberts
The shock of a near-death experience affects the psyche of Max Klein (Jeff Bridges), and the only person he seems able to relate to is Carla Rodrigo (Rosie Perez) who was also in the same accident.
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Human Nature 2002  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Robert Forster, Mary Kay Place, Rosie Perez, Ken Magee, Sy Richardson, David Warshofsky
Puff (Rhys Ifans) has been raised in the wilds–until scientist Nathan Bronfman (Tim Robbins) gets into the act and decides to civilize him. But, Nathan's lover, Lila Jute (Patricia Arquette), (who has spent more than her share of years in self-imposed exile in the woods) disagrees with Nathan's intentions and believes it would be better for Puff to retain some of his wild side. 1 User Review
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| | GREAT FEEL GOOD DATE MOVIE | FUNNY 09/10/2009 | | NOT COMPLEX, NOT BORING, EASY TO FOLLOW & HILARIOUS |
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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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King of the Jungle 2001  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Cast: John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Julie Carmen, Cliff Gorman, Michael Rapaport, Marisa Tomei, Justin Pierce, Annabella Sciorra, Judy Reyes, Richie Perez
Seymour, a mentally challenged New York Knicks fan, lives with his civil rights activist mother in New York's Upper West Side. When his mother is murdered by a man with a grudge, Seymour gets a gun from his friend's houseboat and intends to get the killer himself.
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Night on Earth 1991 R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Isaach De Bankole, Beatrice Dalle, Roberto Benigni, Paolo Bonacelli, Lisanne Falk
Inventive Jim Jarmusch brings us five stories that happen simultaneously across the globe–all occurring in taxies. Set in Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinski, the international cast adds to the pleasure of this film.
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Pineapple Express 2008 R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Joe Lo Truglio, Ed Begley Jr., Noa Dunn, Amber Heard, Arthur Napiontek, Cleo King, Bill Hader
When lazy pothead Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) stops by the apartment of his dealer Saul Silver (James Franco), Saul offers him a rare strain of marijuana, Pineapple Express. Dale and Saul smoke for a few minutes, and then Dale, who is a process server, heads out to serve his subpoena on drug lord Ted Jones (Gary Cole). While waiting to approach Jones, Dale witnesses crooked cop Carol (Rosie Perez) and Jones kill a man. Dale panics and flees the scene, leaving behind his still-smoldering joint. Jones finds the joint, gets help from middle man Red (Danny McBride), and tracks it back to Saul and Dean. Now, hit men appear on the scene, and Dale and Saul try to escape while bullets and body parts fly through the air.
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 Riding in Cars with Boys 2001 PG-13, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, Adam Garcia, Lorraine Bracco, James Woods, Sara Gilbert, Desmond Harrington, David Moscow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rosie Perez, Peter Facinelli, Mika Boorem, Vincent Pastore, Maryann Urbano
Beverly (Drew Barrymore), a promising high-school student in 1968, learned she was pregnant, quit school, and married the father (Steve Zahn). Now, 20 years later, after a failed marriage and major conflicts with her son, Jason (Adam Garcia), she is ready to publish her memoirs. Director Penny Marshall goes for the humor instead of the pathos in this story. It works.
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 The Road to El Dorado 2000 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Bibo Bergeron, Will Finn, Don Paul, David Silverman
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos, Elton John, Jim Cummings, Frank Welker, Tobin Bell, Duncan Marjoribanks, Elijah Chiang, Cyrus Shaki-Khan
In this animated DreamWorks production, two con men–Miguel (voice of Kenneth Branagh) and Tulio (voice of Kevin Kline)–cheat at dice and get their hands on a map to the legendary city of gold: El Dorado. When they finally reach the city (after getting locked in the brig of a ship and managing a perilous escape in a dinghy), residents mistake them for gods. They join forces with the sexy Chel (voice of Rosie Perez), and the adventure accelerates. Great fun!
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Somebody to Love 1994 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
Cast: Rosie Perez, Harvey Keitel, Michael DeLorenzo, Stanley Tucci, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Anthony Quinn, Samuel Fuller, Steven Randazzo, Paul Herman, Gerardo Mejia, Sully Boyar, Elizabeth Bracco, Edward Lynch, Edward Bunker
Three characters–dancer Mercedes (Rosie Perez), gravedigger Ernesto (Michael DeLorenzo), and passe TV cowboy star Harry (Harvey Keitel)–strive for happiness, but their goals do not appear to be in reach. After Ernesto dances with Mercedes, he falls in love with her, but Mercedes is in love with Harry. Ernesto wants to give Mercedes gifts to gain her affection, and when Harry needs $10,000 to divorce his wife, Mercedes asks Ernesto for help. For Ernesto, it is a no-win situation, but he remains hopeful in spite of the disappointments.
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Untamed Heart 1993 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez, Kyle Secor, Willie Garson, Claudia Wilkens, James Cada, Gary Groomes, Pat Clemons, Lotis Key, Vanessa Hart, Vincent Kartheiser, Nancy Marvy, Wendy Feder, Charley Bartlett
When busboy Adam (Christian Slater) rescues waitress Caroline (Marisa Tomei) from some thugs, love blooms, and they form a relationship. However, bliss is delayed because Adam needs a heart transplant. Adam was raised by nuns who taught him that he has a baboon heart, and he refuses to believe the extent of his problem. Now, he has Cathy to love and guide him through whatever lies ahead.
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White Men Can't Jump 1992 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell, Cylk Cozart, Kadeem Hardison, Ernest Harden Jr., John Marshall Jones, Marques Johnson, David Roberson
Sidney and Billy (Snipes and Harrelson) are good playground basketball players (and hustlers) who team up in a contest for $5,000. They win, of course, that that's not the end of the story. Too long.
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Widows 2002  PG-13, 270 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Cast: Mercedes Ruehl, Rosie Perez, Brooke Shields, N'Bushe Wright, Jay O. Sanders, Jacob Davis, Timm Zemanek, Nigel Bennett, Colm Feore, Rod Wilson
When an art theft goes awry, the three thieves are killed. But that's not the end of the story; the three widows–Dolly, Linda, and Shirley (Mercedes Ruehl, Rosie Perez, and Brooke Shields)–join forces to complete the job while also finding the killer(s). Along the way they are joined by Bella (N'Bushe Wright) whose missing boyfriend may also have been killed. Originally a TV miniseries.
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| 1. The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
2. A Brother's Kiss (1997)
3. Fearless (1993)
4. Human Nature (2002)
5. It Could Happen to You (1994)
6. King of the Jungle (2001)
7. Night on Earth (1991)
8. Pineapple Express (2008)
9. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
10. The Road to El Dorado (2000)
11. Somebody to Love (1994)
12. Untamed Heart (1993)
13. White Men Can't Jump (1992)
14. Widows (2002)
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