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Ted Striker just got dumped by his long-time girlfriend Elaine Dickinson, who works as a stewardess at Trans American Airlines. In his wish to get her back, he follows her aboard the plane, although he has had a deep aversion against anything winged since he lost several men in the war. During flight, he tries to contact her again and again, but as the crew and many passengers get seriously ill due to a bad fish meal, he has no chance to get to her. In fact, Ted Striker seems to be the only healthy person aboard that has piloting experience. Now, it is up to him to get the bird down in Chicago safely, before the poisoning starts causing casualties. But Ted Striker's aversion really is a serious psychosis, which breaks open and needs to be cured - right now.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Lloyd Bridges |
Peter Graves |
Julie Hagerty |
Robert Hays |
Leslie Nielsen |
Lorna Patterson |
Robert Stack |
Stephen Stucker |
Otto |
Jim Abrahams |
Frank Ashmore |
Jonathan Banks |
Craig Berenson |
Barbara Billingsley |
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Jim Abrahams |
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Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. Now, in the oncoming twilight of their years, they are forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's Disease. After Fiona wanders away and is found after being lost, they agree she must go into a nursing home. For the first time in the five decades their relationship has spanned, they are forced to undergo a long-time separation since the nursing home has a "no-visitors" policy for the first 30 days of a patient's stay, so they can adjust to their new surroundings. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him, Fiona has transferred her affections to another man. The other man is Aubrey, a wheelchair bound mute patient at the nursing home. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness.
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Julie Christie |
Gordon Pinsent |
Olympia Dukakis |
Kristen Thomson |
Michael Murphy |
Wendy Crewson |
Alberta Watson |
Grace Lynn Kung |
Stacey LaBerge |
Lili Francks |
Andrew Moodie |
Deanna Dezmari |
Judy Sinclair |
Tom Harvey |
Carolyn Heatherington |
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Sarah Polley |
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A young man has dropped out of Queens College but desperately wants to please his father, a federal judge who's harsh with his son. At his father's insistence, Seth Davis closes a casino he operates in his own house, mostly for college students. Thinking he'll please dad, he takes a job in a small brokerage house, an hour from Manhattan, where trainees make cold calls to lists of well-paid men, and then apply high-pressure tactics to sell initial public offerings exclusive to the firm. He's terrific at sales. Once training is over, the pay is phenomenal, and Seth wonders why. Curiosity leads him to ethical dilemmas, encounters with the Feds, and new territory with his father.
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Crime |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Giovanni Ribisi |
Vin Diesel |
Nicky Katt |
Scott Caan |
Ron Rifkin |
Jamie Kennedy |
Taylor Nichols |
Bill Sage |
Tom Everett Scott |
Ben Affleck |
John Griesemer |
David Younger |
Russel Harper |
Mark Webber |
Christopher Fitzgerald |
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Booty Call
Some guys will do anything for a little somethin' somethin'.
[1997,
USA] from $1.99
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Bunz and Rushon are two best buddies who are looking forward to dating two ladies, Lysterine and Nikki. When the two boys get their lives altogether, they all fall in love. But will their lives stay peaceful?
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Jamie Foxx |
Tommy Davidson |
Amy Monique Waddell |
Wiley Moore |
Vivica A. Fox |
Tamala Jones |
Kam Ray Chan |
Ric Young |
Ammie Sin |
Scott LaRose |
Bernie Mac |
Olivia Yap |
Bill MacDonald |
John Moraitis |
Karen Robinson |
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Jeff Pollack |
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The Cooler is Bernie Lootz, and THE COOLER is a love story about the changing fortunes of this down-at-heels loser who has made a career out of spreading his virulent bad luck on the floor of Las Vegas' aging Shangri-La casino. When Bernie falls for a gorgeous cocktail waitress his bad luck is thrown into reverse.
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William H. Macy |
Alec Baldwin |
Maria Bello |
Shawn Hatosy |
Ron Livingston |
Paul Sorvino |
Estella Warren |
Arthur J. Nascarella |
Joey Fatone |
M.C. Gainey |
Ellen Greene |
Don Scribner |
Tony Longo |
Richard Israel |
Timothy Landfield |
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Wayne Kramer |
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A man in a suit at a Manhattan firm leaves work on Friday; he looks unhappy. He stops at a fortune teller's for a Tarot reading: "You are not where you belong," she tells him. That evening he quits his marriage and walks the streets of New York, passing from a classy bar to a gentleman's club, then to a high-class bordello, a mugging, a pawnshop, and a diner where someone does listen. He shares his insights with her and later with others. Violence, disappointment, and musings entwine as Edmond loses his moorings while believing he's found them. Where does he belong?
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Thriller |
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William H. Macy |
Frances Bay |
Rebecca Pidgeon |
Joe Mantegna |
Denise Richards |
Wendy Thompson |
Vincent Guastaferro |
Ling Bai |
Matt Landers |
Dulé Hill |
Russell Hornsby |
Aldis Hodge |
Debi Mazar |
Mena Suvari |
Jeffrey Combs |
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Stuart Gordon |
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Set against the glitzy backdrop of the French Riviera, aging gambler Bob Montagnet is about to gamble it all on the casino heist of a lifetime; a spectatcular sleight of hand—two heists, one real, one not, but which is which? Under the watchful eye of Roger, a policeman who would as soon save his longtime opponent as arrest him, Montagnet assembles a team that consists of partners Paulo and Raoul, technical mastermind Vladimer, former-drug-dealer-turned-informant Said, Anne, a young Eastern girl Montagnet rescued from prostitution, and the perfect complement to a double theft—identical twins Albert and Bertram.
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Crime |
Drama |
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Nutsa Kukhianidze |
Ouassini Embarek |
Marc Lavoine |
Nick Nolte |
Tchéky Karyo |
Gérard Darmon |
Saïd Taghmaoui |
Patricia Kell |
Julien Maurel |
Emir Kusturica |
Roland Munter |
Warren Zavatta |
Théo Trifard |
Sarah Bridges |
Nicolas Dromard |
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Neil Jordan |
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Rannulph Junnah is the best golfer in Savannah. He's living well and has a girl, Adele Invergordon, who's the daughter of a wealthy landowner. The First World War starts, though, and Junnah goes to Europe to fight. The only survivor of a dangerous mission, Junnah doesn't return to Savannah for 15 years. In 1930, he returns, and Adele's father has already committed suicide during the Depression. Pressured by tax collectors to sell the golf course her father built to pay off debts, Adele, now older, vows to bring to Savannah the greatest match ever played on the greatest golf course, her late father's. She's able to round up the 2 greatest golfers of their time, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen to play for $10,000. The townspeople insist on having "one of their own" compete also, and Rannulph Junnah is rounded up. Junnah now hangs out with bums and is an alcoholic, as he has lost his authentic swing from 15 years ago. At first he turns down the offer. He gets his old clubs and balls and starts practicing. He has lost his ability. Suddenly, Bagger Vance shows up. He offers to be Junnahs's caddy and help him regain his "authentic swing". He does, and Junnah agrees to play in the big match.
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Romance |
Sport |
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Will Smith |
Matt Damon |
Charlize Theron |
Bruce McGill |
Joel Gretsch |
J. Michael Moncrief |
Lane Smith |
Peter Gerety |
Michael O'Neill |
Thomas Jay Ryan |
Trip Hamilton |
Dermot Crowley |
Harve Presnell |
Danny Nelson |
Bob Penny |
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Robert Redford |
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Maverick is recreated from the character James Garner created in the 1950s TV program. Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot for the reward, all with a light hearted air. He joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvelous, though fake, southern accent as the two both try and enter the game.
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Adventure |
Comedy |
Western |
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Mel Gibson |
Jodie Foster |
James Garner |
Graham Greene |
Alfred Molina |
James Coburn |
Dub Taylor |
Geoffrey Lewis |
Paul L. Smith |
Dan Hedaya |
Dennis Fimple |
Denver Pyle |
Clint Black |
Max Perlich |
Art LaFleur |
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Richard Donner |
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This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed too. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discover's Kitty's infidelity with one dashing and witty Diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amidst the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late?
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Naomi Watts |
Edward Norton |
Liev Schreiber |
Toby Jones |
Diana Rigg |
Juliet Howland |
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang |
Maggie Steed |
Lorraine Laurence |
Johnny Lee |
Li Feng |
Gesang Meiduo |
Alan David |
Lucy Voller |
Ian Rennick |
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John Curran |
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The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.
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Crime |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Michael Keaton |
Michael Caine |
Judith Godrèche |
Rade Serbedzija |
Matthew Marsh |
Xander Berkeley |
Kathleen Wilhoite |
Rachel Ferjani |
Elina Löwensohn |
Clare Thomas |
Hermione Norris |
William Beck |
Jean-Yves Berteloot |
Jean-Pierre Castaldi |
Colin Stinton |
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John Mackenzie |
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