All the President's Men 1976  PG, 139 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Meredith Baxter, F. Murray Abraham, Stephen Collins, Penny Fuller, John McMartin, Robert Walden, Frank Wills
Based on the bestseller by Washington journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, this award-winning film tells the story of the Watergate break-in and the investigation that led to President Nixon's resignation. The screenplay adaptation by William Goldman won an Academy Award, as did Jason Robards for Best Supporting Actor. Nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Jane Alexander).
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 Because I Said So 2007  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Stephen Collins, Ty Panitz, Matt Champagne, Colin Ferguson, Tony Hale, Sophina Brown
Daphne (Diane Keaton) is the loving mother of three daughters. Two of them–sensible psychologist Maggie (Lauren Graham) and smart and sexy Mae (Piper Perabo)–have settled down and married. However, charming but insecure Milly (Mandy Moore) has not found a husband, so Daphne steps in. She places an ad in the online personals, "older woman seeks younger man for her daughter..." and the interviews begin.
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Between the Lines 1977  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jeff Goldblum, Jill Eikenberry, Bruno Kirby, Gwen Welles, Stephen Collins, Lewis J. Stadlen, Michael J. Pollard, Lane Smith
A publishing tycoon has his eye on a successful underground newspaper in Boston, but if he succeeds in purchasing the paper, the move will have no small impact on the newspaper's staff.
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 Blood Diamond 2006 R, 138 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Arnold Vosloo, Kagiso Kuypers, David Harewood, Basil Wallace, Ntare Mwine, Antony Coleman, Benu Mabhena, Jimi Mistry, Marius Weyers, Stephen Collins, Ato Essandoh
During Sierra Leone's civil war in the 1990s, South African diamond smuggler Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mende fisherman Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) get help from crusading journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly) enabling them to journey through rebel territory in search of a rare pink diamond that Solomon has buried near his village. If they succeed, Solomon will be reunited with his family, and Danny just might get the chance to change his life. Extreme violence. Five Oscar nominations were received, including Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou).
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Brewster's Millions 1985 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Hume Cronyn, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Pat Hingle, Tovah Feldshuh, Stephen Collins, Peter Jason, David White, Jerome Dempsey, David Wohl, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan
This version of George Barr McCutcheon's novel involves baseball player Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) who will inherit $300 million if he can obey the will's stipulations, which include spending all of the money within one month and keeping the inheritance a secret. His friends–baseball catcher Spike Nolan and girlfriend Angela (John Candy and Lonette McKee)–do not understand the reason behind Brewster's spending spree and try to help, but that task proves overwhelming.
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Brinks: The Great Robbery 1976 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Carl Betz, Stephen Collins, Burr DeBenning, Michael V. Gazzo, Darren McGavin, Leslie Nielsen, Cliff Gorman, Art Metrano, Jenny O'Hara
The "perfect crime" committed in 1950 was the Boston Brinks holdup–"perfect," that is, until the FBI cracked the case.
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Chiefs 1983   TV, 200 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jerry London
Cast: Charlton Heston, Paul Sorvino, Billy Dee Williams, Keith Carradine, Brad Davis, Stephen Collins, Danny Glover, John Goodman, Tess Harper, Leon Rippy
This made-for-TV miniseries is filled with suspense as a small town's police chief (Billy Dee Williams) reopens a 40-year-old murder case that his predecessors were unable to bring to conclusion. 3 User Reviews
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| | BEST MOVIE | Anonymous 11/12/2009 | | I was only a youngster at the time my family and I sat down to watch this movie in the 80s considering I was born in 1980. This movie left me stunned, captivated!! I remeber this movie so vividly in my mind. I've only seen it once in my life and I would love to purchase this movie buy dvd,vhs... |
| | It was an excellent movie I would love to purchase it. | mshelen3 02/22/2007 | | |
| | to buy Chiefs | Lorilee 01/28/2007 | | i would like to buy or rent this movie |
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Drive Me Crazy 1999  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Schultz
Cast: Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier, Stephen Collins, Mark Metcalf, William Converse-Roberts, Faye Grant, Susan May Pratt, Chris Park, Ali Larter, Mark Webber
Nicole Maris (Melissa Joan Hart) needs a date for her prom and finds one in the person of her next-door neighbor, Chase Hammond (Adrian Grenier)–but not before she gives him a fashion makeover in preparation for the big night.
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The First Wives Club 1996 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hugh Wilson
Cast: Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dan Hedaya, Eileen Heckart, Stephen Collins, Stockard Channing, Rob Reiner
Following the suicide of their friend over her husband's infidelity, three women seek revenge against their own ex-husbands who have left them for younger women.
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Hold the Dream 1986 TV, 190 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Jenny Seagrove, Stephen Collins, John Mills, Liam Neeson, James Brolin, Claire Bloom, Suzanna Hamilton, Nigel Havers, Fiona Fullerton
This TV miniseries is a follow-up to "A Woman of Substance" as Emma Harte (Deborah Kerr), now 80 years old, turns over her lucrative business to granddaughter Paula (Jenny Seagrove). The greedy relatives are not at all happy about that decision. Not nearly as good as the original.
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Jumpin' Jack Flash 1986 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Romance / Thriller
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, Jonathan Pryce, James Belushi, John Wood, Roscoe Lee Browne, Annie Potts, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Peter Michael Goetz, Sara Botsford, Jeroen Krabbe, Lynne Marie Stewart, Vyto Ruginis
Bored computer operator Terry Dolittle (Whoopi Goldberg) works at Manhattan's First National Bank and sends personal messages. She receives a reply from British spy Jack (Jonathan Pryce), using the code name "Jumpin' Jack Flash," who needs help getting out of the Soviet Union. Terry loves spy movies and decides to help Jack. Her decision results in her finding herself in the dangerous world of spies where she is kidnapped by the KGB and given truth serum. Will she be able to overcome her desperate situation and warn Jack in time for him to escape?
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My New Gun 1992 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stacy Cochran
Cast: Diane Lane, James LeGros, Stephen Collins, Tess Harper, Bruce Altman, Maddie Corman, Bill Raymond, Suzzy Roche, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patti Chambers, Stephen Pearlman
Life for suburban housewife Debbie (Diane Lane) turns to chaos after her husband, Gerald (Stephen Collins), brings a .38 revolver home, and their oddball neighbor Skippy (James LeGros) helps himself to the gun.
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Scarlett 1994 TV, 360 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Joanne Whalley, Timothy Dalton, Barbara Barrie, Sean Bean, Annabeth Gish, Julie Harris, Stephen Collins, John Gielgud, Melissa Leo, Jean Smart
This highly advertised TV miniseries is a sequel to "Gone with the Wind." It's now 1873; Scarlett (Joanne Whalley) still wants Rhett (Timothy Dalton), so she heads to Charleston to win his love. After that fails and she has an illegitimate child, she leaves for Ireland and nobility, but her troubles are just beginning. There are better ways to spend six hours.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 G, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Stephen Collins, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta, Grace Lee Whitney, Mark Lenard, Billy Van Zandt, Roger Aaron Brown, Gary Faga
Captain Kirk (William Shatner) takes the Enterprise out of dry dock after a two-year refitting. His old crew is with him, and Kirk's mission is to prevent a gigantic alien power, calling itself "V'ger," from reaching Earth. Kirk must uncover what "V'ger's" true purpose is in order to secure the safety of Earth. The special effects alone make this film one worth watching.
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Stella 1990 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason, Eileen Brennan, Linda Hart, Ben Stiller, William McNamara, Charles W. Gray
This is an update to Olive Higgins Prouty's novel "Stella Dallas," though it strays far afield from the book or earlier movie versions. As Stella's daughter matures, her single mother (Midler) decides it is time for the father to contribute financially to the daughter. 2 User Reviews
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| | TINKERXL@YAHOO.COM 09/30/2009 | | One of her best movies, be prepared to cry |
| | lady_harley47 05/16/2009 | | great acting by Midler |
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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story 1992 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Till Murder Do Us Part
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Meredith Baxter, Stephen Collins, Michelle Johnson, Kelli Williams, Stephen Root, Lori Hallier, Christine Jansen, Debra Jo Rupp, Tricia O'Neil, Jordan Christopher Michael, Aaron Freeman
This made-for-TV movie is based on a true story of insanely jealous housewife Betty Broderick (Meredith Baxter) who broke into the home of her ex-husband, Dan (Stephen Collins), and new wife Linda (Michelle Johnson) and shot them while they slept.
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| 1. All the President's Men (1976)
2. Because I Said So (2007)
3. Between the Lines (1977)
4. Blood Diamond (2006)
5. Brewster's Millions (1985)
6. Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976)
7. Chiefs (1983)
8. Choke Canyon (1986)
9. The Dark Mirror (1984)
10. Drive Me Crazy (1999)
11. The First Wives Club (1996)
12. Hold the Dream (1986)
13. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
14. Loving Couples (1980)
15. My New Gun (1992)
16. Scarlett (1994)
17. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
18. Stella (1990)
19. A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)
aka: Till Murder Do Us Part
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