 Gloria 1999  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sharon Stone, Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Mike Starr, George C. Scott, Bonnie Bedelia, Antonia Rey, Don Billett, Sarita Choudhury
Gloria (Sharon Stone) is released from prison after taking the rap for her boyfriend, Kevin (Jeremy Northam). When she arrives at Kevin's place, she robs him and makes off with a seven-year-old boy, Nicky (Jean-Luke Figueroa), whose family has been murdered by one of Kevin's hit men. While Kevin may have written Nicky and Gloria off, this time it doesn't work because Nicky has a computer disk Kevin needs. So, the chase is on.
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The House of the Spirits 1993  R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Bille August
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vincent Gallo, Vanessa Redgrave, Maria Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sarita Choudhury, Jan Niklas, Teri Polo, Frank(2) Baker, Miriam Colon, Oscar A. Colon
Based on Isabel Allende's novel, this is the tale of 50 years in the lives of three generations of the prominent Trueba family of South America. The story begins in Chile during 1926 when Esteban Trueba (Jeremy Irons) falls in love with Rosa Del Valle (Teri Polo), but she dies. Twenty years later, Esteban meets Rosa's sister Clara (Meryl Streep), and they marry and have a daughter, Blanca. Later, Clara and Blanca (Winona Ryder) move out in order to get away from the violent Esteban. Esteban, who is now a senator, has his sister Ferula (Glenn Close) banned from his home. The country as well as Esteban's family are fighting, but Esteban finally renounces his power and oppression.
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 It Runs in the Family 2003 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Cameron Douglas, Diana Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Michelle Monaghan, Geoffrey Arend, Sarita Choudhury, Mark Hammer, Annie Golden, Audra McDonald
Kirk Douglas stars as the patriarch while his son, Michael, and grandson, Cameron, join in as members of a dysfunctional family that tries one more time to understand each other.
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Just a Kiss 2002 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fisher Stevens
Cast: Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick, Patrick Breen, Marisa Tomei, Marley Shelton, Taye Diggs, Sarita Choudhury, Joe Caldwell, Ron Rifkin, Kelly Cole
A group of neurotic, Manhattan friends experiences a series of fidelity lapses in their own relationships after Halley (Kyra Sedgwick) discovers boyfriend Dag (Ron Eldard) has enjoyed a fling with Rebecca (Marley Shelton).
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Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love 1996 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram, Naveen Andrews, Rekha, Pearl Padamsee, Ranjit Chowdhry, Khalid Tyabji, Arundhati Rao, Surabhi Bhansali, Garima Dhup, Kusum Haidar, Harish Patel, Avijit Dutt, Achala Sachdev
Set in 16th-century India, this film's plot is about a rivalry in the royal court between serving girl Maya (Indira Varma) and Princess Tara (Sarita Choudhury). Maya uses erotic skills learned through Kama Sutra–the Indian book of exotic love–to compete with the Princess.
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 Lady in the Water 2006 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban, Sarita Choudhury, Cindy Cheung, M. Night Shyamalan, Freddy Rodriguez, Bill Irwin, Jared Harris, Mary Beth Hurt, Noah Gray-Cabey, Joseph D. Reitman
After rescuing a "Narf" named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard) from his apartment swimming pool, superintendent Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) learns that she is a nymph from a fairy tale who is trying to make her way back home. But, Story is being pursued by a "Scrunt" (a wolf that camouflages itself to look like a lawn). In an effort to help, Cleveland recruits his apartment tenants to protect Story from harm.
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Mississippi Masala 1991  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury, Charles S. Dutton, Joe Seneca, Sharmila Tagore, Ranjit Chowdhry, Mohan Gokhale, Mohan Agashe, Tico Wells
This is an erotic inter-racial story about Demetrius (Denzel Washington), a Southern businessman, who falls in love with Mina (Sarita Choudhury) whose family has been expelled from Uganda.
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A Perfect Murder 1998  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, Sarita Choudhury, Michael P. Moran, David Suchet, Constance Towers, Novella Nelson, Will Lyman, Maeve McGuire, Laurinda Barrett, Reed Birney, Stephen Singer, Aideen O'Kelly, Vincent Smith
Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas) is an international investor, but he is in trouble financially. His wife Emily (Gwyneth Paltrow) is having an affair with David Shaw (Viggo Mortensen) who has entered into more than one scam directed at wealthy women. Emily is due to inherit a $1,000,000 trust fund, and Steven offers David $500,000 to murder Emily. Steven believes this will be the perfect murder, and all goes as scheduled–until Detective Mohamed Karaman (David Suchet) enters the picture.
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Restless 2000 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Jule Gilfillan
Cast: Catherine Kellner, David Wu, Sarita Choudhury, Geng Le, Josh Lucas, Chen Shiang-chyi, Matthew Faber, Rachel DeWoskin, Daming Chen, Biao Fu, Hu Xin, Stew Markel
This US/China co-production depicts the culture shock of the West meeting the East. In this case, it is two friends–Leah Quinn (Catherine Kellner) and Richard Kao (David Wu)–who have known each other since high school and, now, meet again in Beijing. Both become involved in romantic relationships that change their views of the world.
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The War Within 2005 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Castelo
Cast: Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji, Nandana Sen, Sarita Choudhury, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Varun Sriram, Anjeli Chapman, John Ventimiglia, Mike McGlone, Aasif Mandvi, Samrat Chakrabarti, Kamal Marayati
An engineering student, Hassan (Ayad Akhtar), is arrested in Paris and tortured by intelligence agents who mistakenly believe he is involved in terrorist activities. After his release, Hassan radically changes his position and joins a cell in the U.S. with plans to blow up part of NYC.
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| 1. Gloria (1999)
2. The House of the Spirits (1993)
3. It Runs in the Family (2003)
4. Just a Kiss (2002)
5. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
6. Lady in the Water (2006)
7. Mississippi Masala (1991)
8. A Perfect Murder (1998)
9. Restless (2000)
10. The War Within (2005)
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