Michael Clayton 2007  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Gilroy
Cast: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Sean Cullen, Tom Wilkinson, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe, Ken Howard, Denis O'Hare, Robert Prescott, Austin Williams, Merritt Wever, David Lansbury, Bill Raymond, David Zayas
Corporate lawyer Michael Clayton (George Clooney) routinely gets damage control assignments from his Manhattan law firm, and when the firm's lead attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) suffers a mental breakdown during a deposition, Clayton steps in to meet the largest challenge of his career. It appears that Eden has uncovered the fact that the company, U/North, he was representing was guilty of putting a carcinogenic pesticide on the market and claiming innocence. Meanwhile, U/North's chief counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) steps in and offers a solution to relieve her employer from paying out billions. Will Clayton take the money and run, or will he stand firm in what he knows is right? The film received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Swinton); six other nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Clooney), Supporting Actor (Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Swinton), and Director.
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Saint Ralph 2005 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Michael McGowan
Cast: Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Gordon Pinsent, Shauna MacDonald, Tamara Hope, Michael Kanev, Frank Crudele, Chris Ploszczansky, Miranda Black, Sean Cullen, Paulette Sinclair
His father was killed during World War II, and now 14-year-old, Catholic schoolboy Ralph (Adam Butcher) has been told that only a miracle will save his comatose mother (Shauna MacDonald). Believing that his mother's recovery will result if he performs a miracle in the world of track, Ralph–under the guidance of his coach, Father Hibbert (Campbell Scott)–trains to compete in the Boston Marathon.
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A Wrinkle in Time 2003  PG, 139 min.
Genre: Family
Director: John Kent Harrison
Cast: Katie Stuart, Alfre Woodard, Alison Elliott, Kate Nelligan, Gregory Smith, David Dorfman, Chris Potter, Kyle Secor, Sean Cullen, Thomas Chambers, Sarah-Jane Redman, Norman Armour
Based on Madeleine L'Engle's children's series, this is the story of a brother and sister–Chris and Meg Murry (David Dorfman and Katie Stuart)–who journey to a mysterious planet in search of their scientist father (Chris Potter). Along to aid and abet on the voyage through time and space are their friend Calvin (Gregory Smith) and cosmic beings Mrs. Which (Kate Nelligan), Mrs. Who (Alison Elliott), and Mrs. Whatsit (Alfre Woodard).
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| 1. Michael Clayton (2007)
2. Saint Ralph (2005)
3. A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
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