Amazing Stories: Book 4 1991  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Various Directors
Cast: Sam Waterston, Helen Shaver, Dick Cavett, Tim Robbins, Max Gail, Kate McNeil, Chris Nash, Sid Caesar, Leo Rossi
Three episodes from the popular TV series are compiled in this video: "Mirror, Mirror" directed by Martin Scorsese–monsters that a director creates on the screen haunt him in real life. "Blue Man Down" directed by Paul Michael Glaser–a policeman blames himself for the death of his partner. "Mr. Magic" directed by Donald Petrie–an old man talented in slipping away finds one last act with the help of a deck of cards.
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AntiTrust 2001  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Peter Howitt
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Tim Robbins, Douglas McFerran, Richard Roundtree, Tygh Runyan, Yee Jee Tso, Nate Dushku, Ned Bellamy
When computer whiz Milo (Ryan Phillippe) accepts a job at NURV–a Seattle software company owned by Gary Winston (Tim Robbins), Milo's friend and partner, Teddy (Yee Jee Tso), declines the job offer because he believes in an open source code. Teddy fears that Winston is out to control the market and wants no part in his plans. Then Teddy is killed, and Milo begins to suspect Winston ordered not only the murder of Teddy but others who stood in his way as well.
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 Arlington Road 1999 R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mark Pellington
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble, Spencer Treat Clark, Stanley Anderson, Viviane Vives, Lee Stringer
The Langs–Oliver (Tim Robbins), Cheryl (Joan Cusack), and their three children–recently moved to the Washington, D.C. suburbs and now live across the street from Professor Michael Faraday (Jeff Bridges) and his young son. The families enjoy each other's company until Faraday, who specializes in domestic terrorism, grows suspicious of Oliver and checks into his background. This leads to questions of why the Lang family is now in the nation's capital.
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Bob Roberts 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Robbins
Cast: Tim Robbins, Alan Rickman, Giancarlo Esposito, Ray Wise, Rebecca Jenkins, John Ottavino, Pamela Reed, Gore Vidal, James Spader, Helen Hunt
The election process of United States politics is satirized in this film that was written and directed by its star, Tim Robbins.
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 Bull Durham 1988  R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, William O'Leary, Jenny Robertson, Max Patkin, David Neidorf, Danny Gans, Tom Silardi, Lloyd T. Williams, Rick Marzan, George Buck, Garland Bunting
When a minor league baseball team, North Carolina's Durham Bulls, hires veteran catcher Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) to coach a dumb, however talented, young pitcher Nuke LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), he clashes with free-spirited groupie Annie (Susan Sarandon) who has chosen Nuke as her lover of the season. Super performances by all (especially Sarandon and Costner) in a well-written and fun movie.
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Cadillac Man 1990  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher, Zack Norman, Annabella Sciorra, Lori Petty, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Bill Nelson, Eddie Jones
This amusing film stars Robin Williams as a philandering car salesman who will lose his job if he doesn't sell 12 cars in as many days. To further complicate matters, the jealous husband (Tim Robbins) of the dealership's resident sexpot holds them hostage, and Williams must use every sales tactic he knows to talk him out of killing them all.
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Catch a Fire 2006 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Mbuli, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo, Terry Pheto, Michele Burgers, Mpho Lovinga, Mxo, Jessica Anstey, Charlotte Savage
This political thriller is set during the 1980s in South Africa and is based on the true story of oil refinery foreman Patrick Chamusso who is uninvolved politically with the world in which he lives. But, after his refinery is sabotaged by an explosion and Patrick is the chief suspect, he undergoes days of torture as police Colonel Nic Vos (Tim Robbins) interrogates him. Patrick's wife, Precious (Bonnie Mbuli), is also brought in and beaten. Failing to obtain a confession, the police release Patrick and Precious, and Patrick heads to Mozambique where he trains in terrorist tactics with the anti-apartheid African National Congress and makes plans to blow up his old refinery.
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City of Ember 2008 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Gil Kenan
Cast: Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Tim Robbins, Harry Treadway, Liz Smith, Martin Landau, David Ryall, Ian McElhinney, B.J. Hogg, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones, Lucinda Dryzek, Matt Jessup, Lara McIvor, Myles Thompson
Ember is a dark place covered with dirt–an underground world that began a number of generations ago. Mayor Cole (Bill Murray) appears to be in charge, but he follows the orders of bureaucrat Sul (Martin Landau) in a world where power outages are common and food supplies are getting low. Although Loris Harrow (Tim Robbins) and his teenage son Doon (Harry Treadway) run their house on steam and rust, the outlook is not good. Doon and classmate Lina (Saoirse Ronan) want to escape, but they know that if they fail, BIG problems will result. Nevertheless, they piece together a plot that involves a metal box that just may provide the answers to their problems.
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 Code 46 2004 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Togo Igawa, Jeanne Balibar, Emil Marwa, Nina Fog, Bruno Lastra, Christopher Simpson, David Fahm, Taro Sherabayani, Nabil Elouhabi
In a future world, a story of doomed love unravels between an insurance investigator (Tim Robbins) who can read people's minds and a clerk (Samantha Morton) involved in the sale of forged passports.
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Cradle Will Rock 1999 R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Robbins
Cast: Hank Azaria, Ruben Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Bill Murray, Vanessa Redgrave
Set in 1936, this Tim Robbins story gives insight into how President Franklin Roosevelt's subsistence program for artists often proved suspect to redbaiters. In this case, a pro-labor musical does not stand a chance of making it when it is threatened by Congressional testimony about the production team's leftist leanings.
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Dead Man Walking 1995 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Robbins
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, R. Lee Ermey, Celia Weston, Lois Smith, Scott Wilson, Margo Martindale, Barton Heyman
Based on a real-life New Orleans nun, Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon), this film follows her fictionalized relationship with a Death Row inmate (Sean Penn) who begs for her help in saving him from his fate. Susan Sarandon won the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance, and three other nominations were received, including Best Actor and Director.
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Erik the Viking 1989 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, Terry Jones, Imogen Stubbs, Antony Sher, Freddie Jones, John Gordon Sinclair, Tsutomu Sekine, Gary Cady, Tim McInnerny, Samantha Bond
Eric (Tim Robbins) is tired of the Age of Ragnarok with its raping and pillaging. To find an alternative, he sets off on a journey to the end of the world accompanied by an unlikely bunch of groupies.
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Five Corners 1988 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro, Todd Graff, Elizabeth Berridge, Rose Gregorio, Gregory Rozakis, John Seitz, Rodney Harvey, Mike Starr
Linda (Jodie Foster) has been raped, and the rapist is about to be released from prison. She goes to Harry (Tim Robbins) for help, and his social consciousness compels him to come to the rescue.
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Fraternity Vacation 1985  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Frawley
Cast: Stephen Geoffreys, Sheree J. Wilson, Cameron Dye, Leigh McCloskey, Tim Robbins, Matt McCoy, Amanda Bearse, John Vernon, Nita Talbot, Barbara Crampton
Three fraternity brothers (Stephen Geoffreys, Cameron Dye, and Tim Robbins) head off to Palm Springs for Spring break after the father of one has paid off the other two to take his son along. Thus begins their adventure. For teens only.
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 High Fidelity 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack, Tim Robbins, Joelle Carter, Lili Taylor, Drake Bell, Ben Carr, Chris Rehmann, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Shannon Stillo
Set in the Chicago suburbs, this story is narrated by 30-something, record store owner Rob Gordon (John Cusack) who has not grown beyond the "obsession-with-music-and-chicks" stage. Rob's geeky co-owners of the record store are Barry (Jack Black) and Dick (Todd Louiso) who are so offbeat that they have been driving away customers. Meanwhile, Rob has other problems with his girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) who tires of him and starts dating Rob's neighbor Ian (Tim Robbins). Rob's solution to handling that problem is to track down his ex-girlfriends to find answers to his lack of success with women. The story is a wry and witty offering about music geeks and the rhythm of their lives: commitment, jobs, and falling in love.
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Howard the Duck 1986 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Romance
Director: Willard Huyck
Cast: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Ed Gale, Chip Zien, Tim Rose, Steve Sleap, Peter Baird, Mary Wells, Lisa Sturz, Jordan Prentice, Liz Sagal, Dominique Davalos, Holly Robinson Peete
Comic book character Howard the Duck is brought to "life" in this film. Howard is mistakenly transported to Cleveland from his extraterrestrial homeland. In Cleveland, he meets and befriends a rock star, Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), who helps him avoid authorities until he can return to his home.
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The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Durning, Bruce Campbell, John Mahoney, Peter Gallagher, Steve Buscemi, Jon Polito, Joe Grifasi
In a ploy to drive down company stock prices, Mussberger (Paul Newman) plucks Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) from the mailroom and installs him in the presidential suite. Instead of losing business, Barnes proves himself adept in his new position, and stock prices rise. Different (what else would you expect from the Coen brothers?), 1950s look at big business out of control.
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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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I.Q. 1994 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Walter Matthau, Charles Durning, Lou Jacobi, Gene Saks, Joseph Maher, Stephen Fry, Frank Whaley, Tony Shalhoub, Keene Curtis, Alice Playten, Danny Zorn, Helen Hanft
With Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau) playing Cupid, Catherine Boyd (Meg Ryan) and Ed Walters (Tim Robbins) find each other in this romantic comedy. Ed starts out as an automobile mechanic (great looks–not so great mentality), but Einstein tutors him so that he can impress mathematician Catherine. It works.
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Jacob's Ladder 1990  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Macaulay Culkin, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Alexander, Ving Rhames, Perry Lang, Patricia Kalember, Eriq La Salle, Brian Tarantino, Anthony Alessandro, Brent Hinkley, S. Epatha Merkerson
Years ago, something happened to a battalion in Vietnam when American soldier Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) went through a traumatic experience that has left him with strange visions. Jacob has divorced his wife Sarah (Patricia Kalember) and feels responsible for a car accident in which his son Gabe (Macaulay Culkin) died. Jacob now has a new girlfriend, his coworker at the Post Office, Jezzie (Elizabeth Pena) but continues to experience the visions along with panic attacks. The truth behind Jacob's problems is searched for as Sarah, Jacob's chiropractor Louis (Danny Aiello), his comrade from Vietnam Paul (Pruitt Taylor Vince), and Michael (Matt Craven) all come to his aid. 1 User Review
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The Lucky Ones 2008 R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Neil Burger
Cast: Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena, Molly Hagan, Mark L. Young, Howard Platt, John Heard, Arden Myrin, Coby Goss, Vis Brown, Spencer Garrett, Katie Korby, Katherine LaNasa, Conner&William Manning, Glen Allen Pruett
Sgt. Fred Cheaver (Tim Robbins), Sgt. "T.K." Poole (Michael Pena), and Pvt. Colee Dunn (Rachel McAdams) are "the lucky ones" because they made it through Iraq alive and are headed home. When they get stranded at JFK Airport, the relative strangers (they just met on their incoming flight) rent the last available car and set out on a short trip that turns into a much longer one across country. They encounter more than a few problems along the way but end up with a newly found friendship among the three.
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Malice in Wonderland 1985 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Rumor Mill
Director: Gus Trikonis
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Alexander, Richard Dysart, Joyce Van Patten, Jon Cypher, Leslie Ackerman, Bonnie Bartlett, Joel Colodner, Rick Lenz, Mary McCusker, John Pleshette, Tim Robbins
Bitter rivals in Hollywood's gossip world, Louella Parsons (Elizabeth Taylor) and Hedda Hopper (Jane Alexander), feud and claw their way to reach the status of Top Gossip Queen.
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Miss Firecracker 1989 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Cast: Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, Scott Glenn, Ann Wedgeworth, Amy Wright, Christine Lahti, Trey Wilson, Bert Remsen
Based on Beth Henley's play, this is the story of Carnelle Scott (Holly Hunter) who is bored with her life in Yazoo City, Mississippi, so she enters a beauty contest and sets in motion a series of events that affect her cousin Elaine (Mary Steenburgen) and Elaine's brother Delmount (Tim Robbins).
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Mission to Mars 2000 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, Kim Delaney, Elise Neal, Jill Teed, Peter Outerbridge, Kavan Smith, Robert Bailey Jr., Marilyn Norry, Freda Perry, Lynda Boyd, Patricia Harras
Commander Luke Graham (Don Cheadle) leads a manned mission to Mars in the year 2020. They encounter a suspicious structure, and then a catastrophe occurs that kills three of the four crewmembers, leaving Graham as the sole survivor. Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise) leads his crew–(Tim Robbins, Connie Nielsen, and Jerry O'Connell)–on a rescue mission, and they find Graham still alive. Now they must figure out what to do.
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 Mystic River 2003 R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman, Adam Nelson, Emmy Rossum, Cameron Bowen, Tom Guiry, Spencer Treat Clark, Eli Wallach
Three childhood friends–Jimmy (Sean Penn), Dave (Tim Robbins), and Sean (Kevin Bacon)–reunite after Jimmy's 19-year-old daughter, Katie (Emmy Rossum), is found murdered. Sean is a policeman assigned to the case and finds clues pointing to Dave who had been abused as a boy. He must also deal with Jimmy's rage. Great acting in this one. Sean Penn won an Oscar for Best Actor, and Tim Robbins won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), and Director.
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No Small Affair 1984  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Jon Cryer, Demi Moore, George Wendt, Peter Frechette, Elizabeth Daily, Ann Wedgeworth, Jeffrey Tambor, Tim Robbins, Jennifer Tilly, Hamilton Camp
Awkward teen Charles Cummings (Jon Cryer) has a crush on an "older woman," Laura Victor (Demi Moore), and sets out to promote her rock-singing career as his way to impress her.
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Noise 2008 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Henry Bean
Cast: Tim Robbins, Margarita Levieva, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt, William Baldwin, Gabrielle Brennen, Maria Ballesteros, Eric L. Abrams, Jessica Almasy, Leora Barish, Michael J. Burg, Lou Carbonneau, Chuck Cooper, Catherine Curtin, Maryam Myika Day
Upper West Side lawyer David Owen (Tim Robbins) is annoyed with the noises in Manhattan. Finally driven to the breaking point, David becomes a crusader, "The Rectifier," breaking into cars and cutting lines in cars and stores to silence the alarm systems. He continues his vandalism–until he is arrested. His wife Helen (Bridget Moynahan) is disturbed by his actions, believes that he is having a nervous breakdown, and their marriage ends. But, that doesn't stop David. With encouragement from sympathetic Ekaterina (Margarita Levieva), David takes his case to New York's unsympathetic Mayor Schneer (William Hurt) who outmaneuvers David's efforts and also tries to gain the affections of Ekaterina.
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Nothing to Lose 1997 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston, Michael McKean, Steve Oedekerk, Irma P. Hall, Adrien Brody, Rebecca Gayheart
Nick Beame (Tim Robbins) teams up with less-than-competent thief T. Paul (Martin Lawrence) to rob his boss' safe. BUT they are not the only ones with those plans, and the other robbers have no intention of letting Nick and T. Paul in on the action.
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 The Player 1992 R, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts, Rod Steiger, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Ray Walston, Bruce Willis
Film studio executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) accidentally kills a screenwriter, and a police detective (Whoopi Goldberg) investigates while stars–playing themselves–react in this satire on the Hollywood scene. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Director.
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Pret-a-Porter 1994 R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Ready to Wear
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Kim Basinger, Tim Robbins, Julia Roberts, Sally Kellerman, Linda Hunt, Tracey Ullman, Stephen Rea, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Danny Aiello
The week-long unveiling of Paris designs is an "event" captured by this film. If you like fashion excess and shallow (but good-looking) people hopping into bed, this is the film for you. Actually, when subplots are deleted, this film is, in itself, one big satire on the fashion industry.
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The Secret Life of Words 2005 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Camara, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Steven Mackintosh, Eddie Marsan, Julie Christie, Daniel Mays, Dean Lennox Kelly, Danny Cunningham, Emmanuel Idowu, Reg Wilson, Leonor Watling, Peter Wright
After working in a factory for 10 years, insecure and hearing-impaired Hanna (Sarah Polley) finally takes a vacation. Hanna has always kept to herself and chooses an out-of-season, Northern Ireland seaside town for her break from work. While she is visiting Ireland, there is an accident on an offshore oil rig, and Hanna offers to take care of burn victim Josef (Tim Robbins). She meets an eccentric band of workers on board the rig but keeps to herself. However, as Hanna tends to Josef's needs, he breaks through her shell, and they come together through the healing experience.
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 The Shawshank Redemption 1994  R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Gil Bellows, Mark Rolston, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn, David Proval, Larry Brandenburg, Neil Guintoli, Brian Libby, Joseph Ragno, Jude Ciccolella
Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) has been falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to Shawshank State Prison in Maine. Once there, he learns just how tough prison can be. One shining light in his newfound Hell is Red (Morgan Freeman) who shows Andy how to work the prison system to survive. Set in the 1940s, this film is based on a Stephen King short story. Seven Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Picture and Actor (Morgan Freeman).
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Short Cuts 1993 R, 189 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Jack Lemmon, Frances McDormand, Tim Robbins, Tom Waits, Lily Tomlin, Madeleine Stowe, Zane Cassidy, Anne Archer, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn
This is another Robert Altman film, presented in true Altman style, with many story lines played by almost as many stars. It is based on a dozen Raymond Carver stories and involves complex, intersecting tales of middle-class Los Angeles residents during a couple of days. The characters are dysfunctional couples who arrive at crisis points in their lives and do not seem capable of making the right decisions. Altman was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
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The Sure Thing 1985 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines, Lisa Jane Persky, Tim Robbins, Nicollette Sheridan, George Memmoli, Garry Goodrow, Marcia Christie, Robert Anthony Marcucci, Sarah Buxton, John Putch, Frantz Turner
An unlikely couple–Walter and Alison (John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga)–is forced to get acquainted when they share a ride on their way to California. He is on his way to meet his "sure thing" and she to meet her boyfriend. Cusack and Zuniga bring a lot to their characters and allow this movie to be a winner.
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Tapeheads 1988 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Fishman
Cast: John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Mary Crosby, Doug McClure, Connie Stevens, Clu Gulager, Jessica Walter, Susan Tyrrell, Lyle Alzado, Katy Boyer
The world of rock music in Los Angeles is the subject for this funny movie about a con man (John Cusack) and a talent video-man (Tim Robbins) who team up to get a piece of the action.
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Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny 2006 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Liam Lynch
Cast: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Jason Reed, Tim Robbins, Ben Stiller, Ronnie James Dio, Paul F. Tompkins, Troy Gentile, Ned Bellamy, Meat Loaf, Fred Armisen, Kirk Ward, Amy Poehler, David Grohl
Fans of Jack Black and Kyle Gass will enjoy this fictionalized account of the forming of their band "Tenacious D" and how it rose from an obscure beginning to fame and fortune.
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 Top Gun 1986 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Romance
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, John Stockwell, Rick Rossovich, Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Barry Tubb, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Whip Hubley, James Tolkan, Adrian Pasdar
Tom Cruise plays Navy pilot Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell at the Fighter Weapons School at Miramar, California, where jet pilots compete for the title of "Top Gun." While at school, he falls in love with one of the instructors, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (Kelly McGillis), leading to complications in the classroom. A Best Song Academy Award was won for "Take My Breath Away," and the film was nominated for three addtional Oscars.
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Toy Soldiers 1984 R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: David Fisher
Cast: Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Terri Garber, Rodolfo De Anda, Mary Beth Evans, Tim Robbins, Tracy Scoggins, Willard E. Pugh, Jim Greenleaf, Jay Baker
Attempts by co-ed Amy (Terri Garber) and Buck (Cleavon Little) to rescue children from war-torn Central America are met with a myriad of obstacles.
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 The Truth About Charlie 2002 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins, Joong-Hoon Park, Ted Levine, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Christine Boisson, Stephen Dillane, Simon Abkarian, Sakina Jaffrey
This remake of "Charade" (1967) stars Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins, and Mark Wahlberg in the original Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Walter Matthau roles. The story is about a woman who finds her husband has been murdered and their money gone. When two men step in to help solve the murder, it isn't easy to figure who is the good guy and who is the bad.
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 War of the Worlds 2005 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, David Alan Basche, Yul Vazquez, Rick Gonzalez, Lenny Venito, Lisa Ann Walter, Daniel Franzese, Gene Barry
Adapted from H.G. Wells' 1898 novel, this story involves a deadbeat father, Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise), trying to regain a relationship with his children–Robbie (Justin Chatwin) and Rachel (Dakota Fanning)–when a three-legged alien that attacks humans appears on the scene. Will Ray be able to save his kids? Three Academy Award nominations were received (Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects).
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Zathura 2005 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, Frank Oz, John(2) Alexander, Derek Mears, Douglas Tait, Joe Bucaro III, Jeff Wolfe
Shortly after their divorced dad (Tim Robbins) leaves for the office, squabbling, young brothers–Danny (Jonah Bobo) and Walter (Josh Hutcherson)–discover an old board game called "Zathura." When Danny starts playing with pieces of the game, a meteor shower invades the living room and hurls the house and boys into orbit around Saturn. Now, the only way to get home is to stop the bickering and to finish the game. But, can Danny and Walter stop their fighting long enough to succeed?
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1. Amazing Stories: Book 4 (1991)
2. AntiTrust (2001)
3. Arlington Road (1999)
4. Bob Roberts (1992)
5. Bull Durham (1988)
6. Cadillac Man (1990)
7. Catch a Fire (2006)
8. City of Ember (2008)
9. Code 46 (2004)
10. Cradle Will Rock (1999)
11. Dead Man Walking (1995)
12. Erik the Viking (1989)
13. Five Corners (1988)
14. Fraternity Vacation (1985)
15. High Fidelity (2000)
16. Howard the Duck (1986)
17. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
18. Human Nature (2002)
19. I.Q. (1994)
20. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
21. The Lucky Ones (2008)
22. Malice in Wonderland (1985)
aka: The Rumor Mill
23. Miss Firecracker (1989)
24. Mission to Mars (2000)
25. Mystic River (2003)
26. No Small Affair (1984)
27. Noise (2008)
28. Nothing to Lose (1997)
29. The Player (1992)
30. Pret-a-Porter (1994)
aka: Ready to Wear
31. The Secret Life of Words (2005)
32. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
33. Short Cuts (1993)
34. The Sure Thing (1985)
35. Tapeheads (1988)
36. Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny (2006)
37. Top Gun (1986)
38. Toy Soldiers (1984)
39. The Truth About Charlie (2002)
40. War of the Worlds (2005)
41. Zathura (2005)
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