The Messengers 2007 PG-13, 84 min. Genre: Horror
Director: Oxide Pang, Danny Pang Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller, John Corbett, Evan&Theodore Turner, William B. Davis, Brent Briscoe, Dustin Milligan, Jodelle Ferland, Michael Daingerfield, Tatiana Maslany, Shirley McQueen, Anna Hagan, Blaine Hart
The Solomon family has left a troubled lifestyle in Chicago and has hopes of a better life on a secluded farm in North Dakota where father Roy (Dylan McDermott) and mother Denise (Penelope Ann Miller) plan to raise sunflowers. They also hope to straighten out teenage daughter Jess (Kristen Stewart) whose drinking resulted in her three-year-old brother, Ben (Evan and Theodore Turner), being hurt in a car accident that has left him mute. But plans to raise those sunflowers are beset by a big problem: Jess and Ben are seeing ghosts in their farmhouse. To make matters even more complicated, those ghosts are invisible to all but Jess and Ben, and no one believes Jess when she complains that the house is haunted.
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Passengers 2008 R, 94 min. Genre: Drama / Horror
Director: Rodrigo Garcia Cast: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, Andre Braugher, Dianne Wiest, David Morse, William B. Davis, Ryan Robbins, Clea DuVall, Chelah Horsdal, Karen Austin, Don Thompson, Stacy Grant, Conner Dwelly, Andrew Wheeler, Elzanne Fourie
A plane has crashed, and Claire (Anne Hathaway) is assigned by her mentor Perry (Andre Braugher) to counsel the survivors and help them cope with their tragic experience. Most of the passengers remain remote and do not open up their feelings to Claire. But, one passenger, Eric (Patrick Wilson), and Claire begin a relationship that turns to romance. When the other passengers start to disappear, one-by-one, Claire is determined to uncover the facts behind the mystery–even when she becomes suspicious that Eric holds the key to what is happening.
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The X-Files: Fight the Future 1998 PG-13, 121 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Bowman Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe Danner, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville, Terry O'Quinn, Glenne Headly
FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) head for Dallas, Texas, where they investigate an explosion in a high-rise building. This leads to uncovering the secret behind a black ooze that uses humans as hosts. Are they treading on a high-level government cover-up?
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| 1. The Messengers (2007)
2. Passengers (2008)
3. The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
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