1408 2007  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Cast: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Chris Carey, Len Cariou, Paul Kasey, Paul Birchard, Margot Leicester, Walter Lewis, Alexandra Silber, Andrew Lee Potts
Mike Enslin (John Cusack) makes a living writing about the supernatural, but he does not believe in ghosts–until he checks out room 1408 of Manhattan's Dolphin Hotel. Despite warnings from the hotel manager, Mr. Olin (Samuel L. Jackson), who tells Mike that the room will never be available because 56 people have died after checking into the suite, Mike forces Mr. Olin to rent him the room. Once in room 1408, Mike encounters a host of otherworldly faces, or are the horrors all in his mind? And, even more important, will Mike survive the night?
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 Against the Ropes 2004  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles S. Dutton
Cast: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Daly, Joseph Cortese, Charles S. Dutton, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Kerry Washington, Sean Bell, Dean McDermott, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Holt McCallany
Meg Ryan stars as Jackie Kallen in this true story about a little girl who spent her early years at her father's gym and, despite the odds, grew up to become a very successful boxing promoter.
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Barton Fink 1991  R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi, Richard Portnow, David Warrilow, Christopher Murney, I.M. Hobson
When New York playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) goes to Hollywood, he checks into a seedy hotel and becomes friends with Charlie Meadows (John Goodman). Fink has trouble writing his story, and, instead of getting over writer's block, he becomes a murder suspect. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor Michael Lerner for his role as the studio chief.
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Big Night 1996  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Holm, Minnie Driver, Campbell Scott, Allison Janney
Set in the 1950s, this is the story of Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and his brother Secundo (Stanley Tucci) who run an Italian restaurant, the Paradise. When the owner (Ian Holm) of the much more successful nightspot across the street talks the brothers into preparing one superb meal in return for which he supplies the means (Louis Prima) to save the Paradise, the "Big Night" is on in this story about how food connects us to each other–and to ourselves.
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 Cars 2006 G, 116 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Lasseter
Cast: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Jenifer Lewis, Paul Dooley, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond, John Ratzenberger, Richard Petty
In this animated, family comedy, race car Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is on its way to the Piston Cup Championships in California when it has an accident in Radiator Springs. The judge, Doc Hudson (voice of Paul Newman), orders Lightning McQueen to do community service, and in the process of trying to get out of work, Lightning bonds with some of Radiator Springs' inhabitants. Among the new acquaintances are the DA, Sally the Porsche (voice of Bonnie Hunt), and Mater the Tow Truck (voice of Larry the Cable Guy), Lightning learns a thing or two about what is really important. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Animated Feature. 1 User Review
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| | Coolest animated movie ever | Anonymous 03/16/2007 | | This movie is just pure fun and excitement. The adults liked it as much as the kids. |
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 A Civil Action 1998 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek, James Gandolfini, Bruce Norris, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan, Sydney Pollack
This story details Jan Schlichtmann's (Travolta) legal case against two corporations that leaked toxins into Boston's water supply. The fact that the focus is on the lawyer's efforts to win the case while downplaying the victims and their families seems out of kilter. Robert Duvall received a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
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 Galaxy Quest 1999 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure
Director: Dean Parisot
Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Robin Sachs, Patrick Breen, Missi Pyle, Justin Long, Jeremy Howard, Jed Rees, Kaitlin Cullum, Jonathan Feyer
The Tumians are aliens from Klatu Nebula who have patterned their lifestyle after the characters on the now-defunct TV show, "Galaxy Quest." When enemy aliens attack the Tumians, they recruit the cast of "Galaxy Quest" to command and operate a spaceship the aliens have modeled from the ship on the TV show. Tim Allen is excellent in his role as the spaceship Commander Peter Quincy.
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 Gattaca 1997 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal, Xander Berkeley, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Elias Koteas, Jayne Brook, Tony Shalhoub, Blair Underwood, Maya Rudolph, Una Damon, Elizabeth Dennehy
This science fiction fable contemplates a world in which genetic engineering is used to achieve human perfection. Vincent (Ethan Hawke) was born with a heart defect but will sacrifice almost anything to be employed at the Gattaca Corp. where he could achieve his dream: flying to the edge of the solar system. To get his foot in the door, Vincent assumes the identity of an athlete, Jerome (Jude Law). All goes well–until the head of Gattaca is murdered, and fingerprints are requested from all employees.
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The Great New Wonderful 2006 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Danny Leiner
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Thomas McCarthy, Judy Greer, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharat Saxena, Tony Shalhoub, Jim Gaffigan, Olympia Dukakis, Dick Latessa, Edie Falco, Stephen Colbert, Will Arnett, Rosemarie DeWitt
Found in this film are five overlapping stories about New Yorkers from very different backgrounds and their uniquely different problems dealing with life in the city one year after the attacks of 9/11.
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 Gypsy 1993 TV, 142 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Comedy
Director: Emile Ardolino
Cast: Bette Midler, Cynthia Gibb, Peter Riegert, Edward Asner, Christine Ebersole, Michael Jeter, Andrea Martin, Linda Hart, Anna McNeely, Jennifer Rae Beck, Tony Shalhoub, Sean Sullivan, Jeffrey Broadhurst, Rachel Sweet, Lacey Chabert
This TV remake of the Jules Styne/Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical is based on famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee (Cynthia Gibb) and involves her relationship with her domineering stage mother, Mama Rose (Bette Midler). Mama Rose has dreamed of stardom but having failed now concentrates on her daughters June (Jennifer Rae Beck) and Louise (Gibb) in her effort to turn them into vaudeville stars. Louise does succeed, but, instead of becoming a vaudeville star, she gains fame as burlesque stripper "Gypsy Rose Lee."
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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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Impostor 2002 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub, Mekhi Phifer, Tim Guinee, Shane Brolly, Lindsay Crouse, Gary Dourdan, Tracey Walter, Elizabeth Pena
The year is 2079, and respected scientist Spencer John Olham (Gary Sinise) has invented the ultimate weapon to fight aliens–just in time for agent Hathaway (Vincent D'Onofrio) to accuse him of being an alien himself. Now, it is up to Olham to clear his name.
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The Impostors 1998 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Tucci
Cast: Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Lili Taylor, Alfred Molina, Campbell Scott, Steve Buscemi, Isabella Rossellini, E. Katherine Kerr, Tony Shalhoub, Hope Davis
Starving actors Maurice (Oliver Platt) and Arthur (Stanley Tucci) stow away on a luxury liner. They are spotted, and the chase is on as they encounter numerous nut cases among the elite passengers.
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The Last Shot 2004 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Nathanson
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Tony Shalhoub, Calista Flockhart, Tim Blake Nelson, Buck Henry, Ray Liotta, Ian Gomez, Troy Winbush, Thomas McCarthy, W. Earl Brown
FBI agent Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin) works undercover to trap members of the Gotti family during a mob sting operation. He picks would-be screenwriter/producer Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick) to join his efforts. But, it doesn't take long for both of them to get swept away by the magic of moviemaking and end up way over their heads.
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A Life Less Ordinary 1997  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm, Ian McNeice, Stanley Tucci, Dan Hedaya, Maury Chaykin, Judith Ivey, Frank Kanig, Mel Winkler, Tony Shalhoub, K.K. Dodds
A disgruntled employee, Robert (Ewan McGregor), takes his Boss's daughter Celine (Cameron Diaz) hostage, but two angels (Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo) intervene.
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 Life or Something Like It 2002 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub, Christian Kane, James Gammon, Melissa Errico, Stockard Channing, Lisa Thornhill, Gregory Itzin, Max Baker
A successful Seattle newscaster, Lanie Kerigan (Angelina Jolie), interviews a psychic (Tony Shalhoub) who tells her she has only a few days left to live. This revelation spurs Lanie to question the choices she made when she adopted what she believed to be the perfect lifestyle.
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Made-Up 2003 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Shalhoub
Cast: Brooke Adams, Eva Amurri, Lynne Adams, Gary Sinise, Tony Shalhoub, Light Eternity, Jim Issa, Lance Krall, Kalen Conover
Sara (Eva Amurri) needs money to attend cosmetology school, so she decides to give her divorced mother, Elizabeth (Brooke Adams), a make-over, which, Sara hopes, will impress her father to the point that he will pay for her cosmetology training. All this occurs while Elizabeth's sister (Lynne Adams) makes a documentary of the proceedings.
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 The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Scarlett Johansson, Katherine Borowitz, Jon Polito, Richard Jenkins, Tony Shalhoub, Christopher Kriesa
Set in Santa Rosa after World War II, this drama revolves around Ed Crane (Billy Bob Thornton) who is married to Doris (Frances McDormand) and working in his brother-in-law Frank's (Michael Badalucco) barbershop. Ed suspects that Doris is having an affair with her boss, Big Dave Brewster (James Gandolfini). When Ed becomes intrigued by a get-rich scheme, he uses his suspicion to blackmail Big Dave for the $10,000 he needs for the venture. That marks the beginning of many twists and turns in this crime story.
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Men in Black 1997 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, Siobhan Fallon, Mike Nussbaum, Jon Gries, Sergio Calderon, Carel Struycken, Fredric Lehne, Richard Hamilton, Kent Faulcon, John Alexander
Federal agents–Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith)–are assigned to monitor alien activity in New York City. They uncover the diabolical plot of an intergalactic terrorist, Edgar (Vincent D'Onofrio), to destroy Earth. Now, Agent K and Agent J race against time to prevent Edgar from accomplishing his dastardly deed. The film won an Academy Award for Best Makeup and received two other nominations.
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Men in Black II 2002 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, Patrick Warburton, David Cross, Jack Kehler, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Peter Spellos, Michael Jackson, Michael Bailey Smith, Lenny Venito
Those MiB operatives–Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith)–are back, but Agent J must first get Agent K out of retirement and restore his memory that the MiB agency's neuralizer has wiped out. Then it's time to save the Earth, which is once again threatened by aliens out to destroy it.
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Paulie 1998 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: John Roberts
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Bruce Davison, Jay Mohr, Trini Alvarado, Buddy Hackett, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Matt Craven, Bill Cobbs, Tia Texada, Laura Harrington
Paulie (voice of Jay Mohr) is a parrot that can do more than speak–it can also reason mentally. Paulie helps Marie (Hallie Kate Eisenberg), a young girl who stutters. But when the two are separated, Paulie spends years searching for Marie. Despite adversities, Paulie flies the skies searching for Marie who has moved across country.
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Quick Change 1990 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray
Cast: Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, Jason Robards, Jack Gilpin, Phil Hartman, Stanley Tucci, Bob Elliott, Bill Raymond, Victor Argo, Tony Shalhoub, Garry Goodrow
Grimm, Phyllis, and Loomis (Bill Murray, Geena Davis, and Randy Quaid) find that robbing a bank is relatively easy compared to the getaway. This movie, adapted from the 1981 novel by Jay Cronley, is a fast-paced, humorous film that has one wondering what will go wrong next.
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 The Siege 1998  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila, Ahmed Ben Larby, Mosleh Mohamed, Lianna Pai, Mark Valley, Jack Gwaltney, David Proval, Lance Reddick, Aasif Mandvi, Jeremy Knaster, William Hill
U.S. Army General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis) is forced to team up with FBI agent Anthony "Hub" Hubbard (Denzel Washington) in an all-out effort to stop terrorist attacks on New York City. Devereaux declares martial law, the Army moves in, and due process of law is forgotten.
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 Spy Kids 2001 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Alan Cumming, Tony Shalhoub, Teri Hatcher, Cheech Marin, George Clooney, Danny Trejo
Professional spies Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) and Ingrid Cortez (Carla Gugino) turn their backs on the business when they fall in love, marry, and raise children. Later, when they accept a spy job for old time's sake, their children (Daryl Sabara and Alexa Vega) find themselves in roles of rescuers. The high-tech gadgets alone make this a family comedy worth viewing.
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor, Sylvester Stallone, Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment, Ryan Pinkston, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, George Clooney, Salma Hayek
The Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone) has designed a new reality game, and now those Spy Kids find themselves in cyberspace when Juni (Daryl Sabara) enters a video game to save his sister, Carmen (Alexa Vega).
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That Championship Season 1999 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Sorvino
Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Terry Kinney, Tony Shalhoub, Gary Sinise, Paul Sorvino, Gailard Sartain, Jerri Manthey, Carol Lawrence, Joe Bays, Susan M. Carr
A reunion of four high-school basketball champs–Phil (Vincent D'Onofrio), James (Terry Kinney), George (Tony Shalhoub), and Tom (Gary Sinise)–and their coach (Paul Sorvino) turns into a "tell-all" fest that will change their lives forever.
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Thir13en Ghosts 2001  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
aka: 13 Ghosts
Thirteen Ghosts
Director: Steve Beck
Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, F. Murray Abraham, Rah Digga, JR Bourne, Alec Roberts, Kathryn Anderson, John DeSantis, Matthew Harrison, Jacob Rupp, Mike Crestejo, Aubrey Culp, Mikhael Speidel
After his Uncle Cyrus (F. Murray Abraham) dies, nephew Arthur (Tony Shalhoub) inherits Cyrus' mansion and moves in with teenage daughter Kathy (Shannon Elizabeth) and young son Bobby (Alec Roberts). The mansion is filled with gadgets that, to the new occupants' horror, unleash ghosts that want one more ghostly member. Can the family escape before one of them becomes the 13th ghost?
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The Tic Code 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Gregory Hines, Polly Draper, Chris Marquette, Desmond Robertson, Carlos McKinney, Richard A. Berk, John B. Williams, Tony Shalhoub, Carol Kane, Bill Nunn
Gifted 10-year-old Miles (Chris Marquette) dreams of becoming a jazz pianist. He manages to fit the twitches and eye rolling inherent in his neurological Tourette's Syndrome into a stunning performance when he is teamed with father-figure Tyrone (Gregory Hines), a saxophone player who also has Tourette's Syndrome.
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| 1. 1408 (2007)
2. Against the Ropes (2004)
3. Barton Fink (1991)
4. Big Night (1996)
5. Cars (2006)
6. A Civil Action (1998)
7. Galaxy Quest (1999)
8. Gattaca (1997)
9. The Great New Wonderful (2006)
10. Gypsy (1993)
11. I.Q. (1994)
12. Impostor (2002)
13. The Impostors (1998)
14. The Last Shot (2004)
15. A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
16. Life or Something Like It (2002)
17. Made-Up (2003)
18. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
19. Men in Black (1997)
20. Men in Black II (2002)
21. Paulie (1998)
22. Quick Change (1990)
23. The Siege (1998)
24. Spy Kids (2001)
25. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
26. That Championship Season (1999)
27. Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
aka: 13 Ghosts
aka: Thirteen Ghosts
28. The Tic Code (1998)
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