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Heralded as one of the all-time great theatrical releases, "12 Angry Men" focuses on a jury's deliberations in a capital murder case. A 12-man jury is sent to begin deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old Latino accused in the stabbing death of his father, where a guilty verdict means an automatic death sentence. The case appears to be open-and-shut: The defendant has a weak alibi; a knife he claimed to have lost is found at the murder scene; and several witnesses either heard screaming, saw the killing or the boy fleeing the scene. Eleven of the jurors immediately vote guilty; only Juror No. 8 (Mr. Davis, played by Henry Fonda) casts a not guilty vote. At first Mr. Davis' bases his vote moreso for the sake of discussion after all, the jurors must believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty. As the deliberations unfold, the story quickly becomes a study of the jurors' complex personalities (which range from wise, bright and empathetic to arrogant, prejudiced and merciless), preconceptions, backgrounds and interactions. That provides the backdrop to Mr. Davis' attempts in convincing the other jurors that a "not guilty" verdict might be appropriate.
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Martin Balsam |
John Fiedler |
Lee J. Cobb |
E.G. Marshall |
Jack Klugman |
Ed Binns |
Jack Warden |
Henry Fonda |
Joseph Sweeney |
Ed Begley |
George Voskovec |
Robert Webber |
Rudy Bond |
James Kelly |
Billy Nelson |
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Sidney Lumet |
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Sonny Koufax is 32 years old. He's a law school graduate. He's got a nice apartment in Manhattan. There's just one problem. He does nothing, except sit on his butt and live off an investment that was the result of a meager lawsuit he won a year ago. But after his fed up girlfriend leaves him, he comes up with the ingenious idea to adopt a five year old boy to showcase his newfound maturity. But things don't go as planned, and Sonny finds himself the unlikely foster father that will change his perspective on just looking out for himself.
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Adam Sandler |
Joey Lauren Adams |
Jon Stewart |
Cole Sprouse |
Dylan Sprouse |
Josh Mostel |
Leslie Mann |
Allen Covert |
Rob Schneider |
Kristy Swanson |
Joseph Bologna |
Peter Dante |
Jonathan Loughran |
Steve Buscemi |
Tim Herlihy |
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Dennis Dugan |
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Cookie's Fortune unfolds over an eventful Easter weekend in the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The town residents are peaceful, kind folk--with the exception of Camille Dixon (Glenn Close)--a pushy theatre director with an incredibly shy younger sister, Cora (Julianne Moore), whose estranged daughter Emma (Liv Tyler) has just returned to town. On the heels of her latest play, Camille is shocked to discover that her Aunt Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt (Patricia Neal) has committed suicide. Terrified at the thought of how this will tarnish the family name, she eats the suicide note to make it look like a burglary. This set-up leads the police to one main suspect, Willis Richland (Charles S. Dutton), who also happens to be Cookie's best friend. Although the rest of the town is convinced Willis didn't commit the crime, an outside investigator (Courtney B. Vance) isn't so sure. As Easter Sunday and opening night of the play arrive, the truth comes out, revealing more secrets than anyone could have possibly imagined. Director Altman tells his story at a leisurely pace, beautifully recreating the eccentricities of small town life in this sweet-natured tale.
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Glenn Close |
Julianne Moore |
Liv Tyler |
Chris O'Donnell |
Patricia Neal |
Ned Beatty |
Courtney B. Vance |
Donald Moffat |
Lyle Lovett |
Danny Darst |
Matt Malloy |
Randle Mell |
Niecy Nash |
Rufus Thomas |
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Robert Altman |
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Based on a book by Andrew Neiderman, the film centers on a young lawyer who joins a New York firm only to discover that his boss has an increasingly bizarre personality.
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Keanu Reeves |
Al Pacino |
Charlize Theron |
Jeffrey Jones |
Judith Ivey |
Connie Nielsen |
Craig T. Nelson |
Tamara Tunie |
Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
Debra Monk |
Vyto Ruginis |
Laura Harrington |
Pamela Gray |
Heather Matarazzo |
George Wyner |
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Taylor Hackford |
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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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Tony Scott torna alle atmosfere thriller e senza tregua delle sue opere precedenti con un film tutto giocato sulla critica alle possibili privazioni della libertà del cittadino comune da parte dello Stato. Robert Dean è un giovane e promettente avvocato, che si trova coinvolto in un assurdo gioco di spie, perché un vecchio amico di scuola gli infila fra i regali di Natale un dischetto contenente le immagini di un omicidio commesso da un dirigente ambizioso e senza scrupoli della National Security Agency (potente organismo governativo responsabile delle operazioni spionistiche più complesse). La vita del protagonista è sconvolta e continuamente in pericolo. Un ex agente della NSA, interverrà in aiuto del giovane. Dopo essere sfuggiti numerose volte alla morte, i due si salveranno in un finale pieno di suspense e...con un po' di furbizia! Grande cast e grande azione per un film solido e ben girato.
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Action |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Will Smith |
Gene Hackman |
Jon Voight |
Lisa Bonet |
Regina King |
Stuart Wilson |
Laura Cayouette |
Loren Dean |
Barry Pepper |
Ian Hart |
Jake Busey |
Scott Caan |
Jason Lee |
Gabriel Byrne |
James LeGros |
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Tony Scott |
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Erin Brockovich
She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.
[2000,
USA] from $1.99
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Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother, desperate to find a job, but is having no luck. This losing streak even extends to a failed lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in. With no alternative, she successfully browbeats her lawyer to give her a job in compensation for the loss. While no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her lawfirm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation.
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Biography |
Drama |
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Julia Roberts |
David Brisbin |
Dawn Didawick |
Albert Finney |
Valente Rodriguez |
Conchata Ferrell |
George Rocky Sullivan |
Pat Skipper |
Jack Gill |
Irene Olga López |
Emily Marks |
Julie Marks |
Scotty Leavenworth |
Gemmenne de la Peña |
Erin Brockovich-Ellis |
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Steven Soderbergh |
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Few Good Men, A
In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop a...
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USA] from $1.99
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In this dramatic courtroom thriller, Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines (Wolfgang Bodison and James Marshall) who have been accused of murdering a colleague. He (Cruise) is known as being lazy and had arranged for a plea bargain. Downey's (Marshall) Aunt Ginny appoints Cmdr. Galloway (Demi Moore) to represent him. Also on the legal staff is Lt. Sam Weinberg (Kevin Pollak). The team rounds up many facts and Kaffee is discovering that he is really cut out for trial work. The defense is originally based upon the fact that PFC Santiago, the victim, was given a "CODE RED". Santiago was basically a screw-up. At Gitmo, screw-ups aren't tolerated. Especially by Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson). In Cuba, Jessup and two senior officers (J.T. Walsh and Kiefer Sutherland) try to give all the help they can, but Kaffee knows something's fishy. In the conclusion of the film, the fireworks are set off by a confrontation between Jessup and Kaffee.
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Crime |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Tom Cruise |
Jack Nicholson |
Demi Moore |
Kevin Bacon |
Kiefer Sutherland |
Kevin Pollak |
James Marshall |
J.T. Walsh |
Christopher Guest |
J.A. Preston |
Matt Craven |
Wolfgang Bodison |
Xander Berkeley |
John M. Jackson |
Noah Wyle |
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Rob Reiner |
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Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married (to a gangster). She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him. To avoid spoilers, someone dies, but who did what and why ?
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Romance |
Thriller |
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Richard Gere |
Kim Basinger |
Uma Thurman |
Eric Roberts |
Paul Guilfoyle |
Keith David |
Robert Harper |
Agustin Rodriguez |
Rita Zohar |
George Murdock |
Shirley Prestia |
Tony Genaro |
Katherine Cortez |
Wood Moy |
Corey Fischer |
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Phil Joanou |
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Lancelot lives by the sword. In fact, they're next door neighbours, so teaming up to fight for money comes pretty naturally. Lady Guinevere, on her way to marry King Arthur is ambushed by the evil Sir Malagant. Fortunately Lancelot is lurking nearby and he rescues his future queen. They fall in love, but Guinevere still fancies the idea of wearing a crown, so she honours her promise to Arthur. Can Lady Guinevere remain faithful, or will this Pretty Woman become a lady of the knight?
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Adventure |
Drama |
Romance |
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Sean Connery |
Richard Gere |
Julia Ormond |
Ben Cross |
Liam Cunningham |
Christopher Villiers |
Valentine Pelka |
Colin McCormack |
Ralph Ineson |
John Gielgud |
Stuart Bunce |
Jane Robbins |
Jean Marie Coffey |
Paul Kynman |
Tom Lucy |
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Jerry Zucker |
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Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of "robotophobic" Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner's (Smith) investigation into the murder of Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), who works at U.S. Robotics, in which a robot, Sonny (Tudyk), appears to be implicated, even though that would mean the robot had violated the Three Laws of Robotics, which is apparently impossible. It seems impossible because.. if robots can break those laws, there's nothing to stop them from taking over the world, as humans have grown to become completely dependent upon their robots. Or maybe... they already have? Aiding Spooner in his investigation is a psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin (Moynahan), who specializes in the psyches of robots.
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Action |
Mystery |
Sci-Fi |
Thriller |
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Will Smith |
Bridget Moynahan |
Alan Tudyk |
James Cromwell |
Bruce Greenwood |
Adrian Ricard |
Chi McBride |
Jerry Wasserman |
Fiona Hogan |
Peter Shinkoda |
Terry Chen |
David Haysom |
Scott Heindl |
Sharon Wilkins |
Craig March |
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Alex Proyas |
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