 After the Sunset 2004  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris, Russell Hornsby, Chris Penn, Obba Babatunde, Troy Garity, Rex Linn, Rachael Harris, Tom McGowan
FBI Agent Stan Lloyd (Woody Harrelson) has vowed to capture master jewel thief Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) and has followed his trail for years. Max is now claiming retirement and living in the Bahamas with his lover/accomplice (Salma Hayek). When Stan learns that a valuable diamond is scheduled for display on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, he enlists the aid of island police officer Sophie (Naomie Harris) with plans to nab Max when he tries to steal the diamond.
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Bandits 2001  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Bruce Willis, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton, Troy Garity, Stacey Travis, Brian F. O'Byrne, Bobby Slayton, January Jones, Azura Skye, Peggy Miley, William Converse-Roberts, Richard Riehle, Micole Mercurio, Anthony Burch, Scott Burkholder
Prison friends–Joe (Bruce Willis) and Terry (Billy Bob Thornton)–hijack a cement truck, break out of prison, and begin a series of bank heists that turns them into folk heroes. Plans go well, until a neurotic housewife (Cate Blanchett) is taken hostage only to become their lover. She just cannot decide between them so opts for both. A fun comedy caper.
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Barbershop 2002 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Anthony Anderson, Leonard Earl Howze, Michael Ealy, Keith David, Jazsmin Lewis, Lahmard J. Tate, Tom Wright, Sonya Eddy, Jason Winston George, DeRay Davis
Calvin (Ice Cube) inherits a South Side barbershop but wants out. His solution: sell the shop to Lester (Keith David) with the promise that the storefront sign will remain the "Barbershop." But problems quickly develop when Calvin learns that Lester plans to turn the shop into a strip joint called the "Barbershop," and Calvin realizes he has more to lose than the family business.
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2004 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Queen Latifah, Harry Lennix, Robert Wisdom, Jazsmin Lewis, Carl Wright, DeRay Davis, Kenan Thompson, Garcelle Beauvais
In this sequel to 2002's "Barbershop," Calvin (Ice Cube) and his opinionated crew, including barber Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) are back. This time around, Calvin encounters a new problem: a development company plans to open a high-tech hair salon featuring "honeys in bikinis" as its barbers directly across the street from Calvin's barbershop. This means that Calvin's "Barbershop" is in jeopardy–and the fight is on.
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Milwaukee, Minnesota 2004 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allan Mindel
Cast: Troy Garity, Alison Folland, Randy Quaid, Bruce Dern, Hank Harris, Debra Monk, Josh Brolin, Holly Woodlawn, John Judd, Suzanne Petri
Champion ice fisherman Albert (Troy Garity) suffers mental disabilities but has won a lot of cash in tournaments while being protected by his domineering mother, Edna (Debra Monk). Now Edna has been killed in a car crash, and there are people–Tuey (Alison Folland), Jerry (Randy Quaid), and Stan (Hank Harris)–who want to get their hands on Albert's money.
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On Golden Pond 1981  PG, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity
This story is about growing up and growing old as seen through a man and his daughter who has a rocky past. Henry Fonda plays Norman Theyer, an old man with a feisty attitude, and Jane Fonda stars as his insecure daughter Chelsea. There is plenty of humor with touching moments in this excellent film. Katharine Hepburn as Ethel, Norman's understanding wife, received an Oscar for Best Actress. Henry Fonda also won an Oscar for Best Actor. In addition to one other Oscar for Screenplay, there were seven nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), and Director.
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Steal This Movie! 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kevin Pollak, Donal Logue, Kevin Corrigan, Alan Van Sprang, Troy Garity, Ingrid Veninger, Stephen Marshall
This biography of the 1960s anti-war activist Abby Hoffman (Vincent D'Onofrio) successfully compresses much of Hoffman's political and personal life into a forceful story. Director Robert Greenwald utilizes a series of flashbacks mainly narrated by Hoffman's widow, Anita (Janeane Garofalo), and attorney Gerry Lefcourt (Kevin Pollak).
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Sunshine 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rose Byrne, Benedict Wong, Troy Garity, Mark Strong, Chipo Chung, Paloma Baeza, Archie Macdonald, Sylvia Macdonald
In the year 2057 Earth is freezing, and eight astronauts board the Icarus II spaceship and set off on a dangerous mission. They are carrying a bomb that they plan to shoot off into the dying Sun in order to reignite it and save the Earth. Sixteen months after they left Earth, they receive a distress beacon from the first spaceship, Icarus I, and must decide whether or not to change course and check on Icarus I or to continue with their appointed course. Will a change of course benefit Earth, or will there be dire consequences?
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| 1. After the Sunset (2004)
2. Bandits (2001)
3. Barbershop (2002)
4. Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
5. Milwaukee, Minnesota (2004)
6. On Golden Pond (1981)
7. Steal This Movie! (2000)
8. Sunshine (2007)
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