 American Gangster 2007   R, 158 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez, Malcolm Goodwin, Ruby Dee, Armand Assante, Carla Gugino, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) takes over the Harlem drug world in 1963 when he sees a big business opportunity: he buys drugs in the Middle East and then manages to use military planes to smuggle the drugs into the United States. Although Frank keeps a low profile, police officer Detective Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) spots him at a boxing match where Frank is wearing a chinchilla coat–given to him by his wife Eva (Lymari Nadal)–and he is sitting in front of Mafia boss Dominic Cattano (Armand Assante). Roberts is an honest cop, but his department is corrupt, and Detective Trupo (Josh Brolin) works to compromise Frank's integrity. Violence erupts in the attempt to pin down Lucas, and during the confrontation between Roberts and Trupo only one will emerge victorious. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee).
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Derailed 2005  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, RZA, Addison Timlin, Tom Conti, Xzibit, Giancarlo Esposito, Sandra Bee, David Morrissey, Rachael Blake, William Armstrong, Richard Leaf
Charles (Clive Owen) and Lucinda (Jennifer Aniston) are in a hotel room about to begin an adulterous affair when a stranger (Vincent Cassel) bursts into the room, knocks Charles unconscious, and rapes Lucinda. Because both are married to others, Charles and Lucinda decide to not report the crime to the police–a mistake that leads to blackmail and more danger in the near future.
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Funny People 2009  R, 140 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, RZA, Torsten Voges, Aziz Ansari, Allan Wasserman, Wayne Federman, Rod Man
Stand-up comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) learns that he suffers from a rare form of leukemia and has less than one year to live. George meets young Ira Wright (Seth Rogen) who dreams of becoming a comedian, and he offers Ira the job of working as his assistant and performing as his opening act. Meanwhile, George tries to reunite with his former girlfriend Laura (Leslie Mann), but her husband Clarke (Eric Bana) does not agree to the plan. Now, George learns that his disease has gone into remission, and he reevaluates his lifestyle and decides to find what will really give his life meaning.
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| 1. American Gangster (2007)
2. Derailed (2005)
3. Funny People (2009)
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