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An actor (Freeman) prepping for an upcoming
role meets a quirky grocery clerk (Vega),
and the pair hit the road to show one
another their respective worldsAn actor
(Freeman) prepping for an upcoming role
meets a quirky grocery clerk (Vega), and the
pair hit the road to show one another their
respective worlds |
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100 Feet 2008
After Marnie Watson kills her abusive
husband in self-defense, she is condemned to
house arrest... only to discover that the
house is possessed by the enraged and
violent spirit of her dead husband. |
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12 Monkeys
(1995) R
In the year 2035, convict James Cole (Bruce
Willis) volunteers reluctantly to be sent
back in time by scientists to discover the
origin of a deadly virus that wiped out
nearly all of the earth's population decades
earlier. But when Cole is sent mistakenly to
1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and
locked up in a mental hospital, where he
meets a psychiatrist (Madeleine Stowe) and
the son (Brad Pitt) of a famous virus expert
(Christopher Plummer).
Genre: Sci-Fi Thrillers, Psychological
Thrillers
This movie is: Suspenseful, Mind-bending,
Exciting |
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12 Rounds (2009) Helmed by Renny Harlin, this tense
actioner stars World Wrestling Entertainment
grappler John Cena as Det. Danny Fisher, a
New Orleans cop who must save his kidnapped
fiancée, Molly Porter (Ashley Scott), from
the clutches of notorious crime lord Miles
Jackson (Aidan Gillen). A battle of wits and
wills ensues as Fisher is forced to life
race around the Big Easy completing 12
near-impossible tasks and solving puzzles
dreamed up by Jackson. |
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1408 (2007) PG-13
In this thriller based on a Stephen King
story, writer and paranormal debunker Mike
Enslin (John Cusack) is determined to
demystify the ghostly events of room 1408 at
the Dolphin Hotel, even though the clerk
(Samuel L. Jackson) begs him to rethink his
plans. Mike needs to write another book, and
room 1408 may be his big ticket. But will he
survive even one night? This unrated version
includes extra footage and an alternate
ending; it does not include the theatrical
version ending.
Genre: Supernatural Horror, Dramas Based on
Bestsellers, Dramas Based on the Book
This movie is: Suspenseful, Mind-bending |
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17 Again (2009) PG-13
On the brink of a midlife crisis,
30-something Mike O'Donnell (Matthew Perry)
wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's
exactly what he gets when he wakes up one
morning to find he's 17 years old again.
With his adult mind stuck inside the body of
a teenager (Zac Efron), Mike actually has
the chance to reverse some decisions he
wishes he'd never made. But maybe they
weren't so bad after all. Leslie Mann and
Michelle Trachtenberg co-star.
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Days in Paris (2007) R
On their way home from an ill-fated Venice
vacation, Marion (Julie Delpy, who also
directs) and Jack (Adam Goldberg) stop in
Paris to visit Marion's parents. But their
sojourn in the City of Lights turns out to
be just as disastrous as their "romantic"
trip to Italy. Culture shock, run-ins with
Marion's myriad ex-lovers and uncomfortable
encounters with her belligerent parents
conspire to make Jack feel even more
estranged from his worldly paramour.
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2012 (2009)
An epic adventure about a global cataclysm
that brings an end to the world and tells of
the heroic struggle of the survivors. |
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2012 Doomsday
A Modern Christian Epic in the Tradition of
The Omega Code and Left Behind. |
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2012 Supernova (2009)
A scientist tries to save the Earth from the
deadly blast of a star gone supernova. |
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2081 (2009) |
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21 (2008) G-13
Struggling to come up with tuition for
medical school, Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess)
turns to one of his professors (Kevin
Spacey), who trains him and five fellow
students to become card-counting experts,
with the intent of swindling millions of
dollars out of Vegas casinos. The film is
based on the nonfiction best-seller Bringing
Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT
Students Who Took Vegas for Millions.
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Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug
dealer Montgomery Brogan (Norton)
reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining
hours before facing a seven-year jail term.
Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug
dealer Montgomery Brogan (Norton)
reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining
hours before facing a seven-year jail term.
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27 Dresses (2008) PG-13
Tired of being a perpetual bridesmaid after
helping 27 friends tie the knot, altruistic
Jane (Katherine Heigl) finds herself facing
her worst nightmare as her younger sister (Malin
Akerman) announces her engagement to the man
Jane secretly adores. But when Jane meets
the charming Kevin (James Marsden), will she
beat her sibling to the altar? Edward Burns
and Judy Greer also star in this breezy
romantic comedy from director Anne Fletcher.
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28 Days Later (2002) R
A killer virus (it turns those it infects
into homicidal maniacs) is accidentally
released from a British research facility.
Carried by animals and humans, the virus is
impossible to contain and spreads across the
entire planet. Twenty-eight days later, a
small group of London survivors are caught
in a desperate struggle to protect
themselves from the infected.
Genre: Zombies, Sci-Fi Horror, United
Kingdom
This movie is: Suspenseful, Scary, Exciting,
Dark |
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3 Days of the Condor (1975) R
His name is Joe Turner -- code name, Condor.
In the next 24 hours, everyone he trusts
will try to kill him. Robert Redford stars
as the CIA researcher who returns from lunch
to find all his co-workers murdered.
Double-crossed and forced to go underground,
he kidnaps a young woman (Faye Dunaway) and
holds her hostage as he unravels the
mystery. Conspiracy films don't come any
better.
Genre: Espionage Thrillers, Classic
Thrillers, Mystery |
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300 (2007) R
Zack Snyder directs this faithful adaptation
of Frank Miller's (Sin City) graphic novel
about the storied Battle of Thermopylae, a
conflict that pitted the ancient Greeks
against the Persians in 480 B.C. The film,
which blends live-action shots with virtual
backgrounds to capture Miller's original
vision, co-stars Gerard Butler as the
Spartan King Leonidas, who leads his small
band of 300 soldiers against an army of more
than one million.
Genre: Adventures, Military & War Action,
Epics
This movie is: Exciting, Violent |
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40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) R
Stud-muffin Matt (Josh Hartnett) is dumped
by his girlfriend and then tests his resolve
by swearing off sex for the 40 days of Lent.
But his abstinence is severely tested when
he meets hottie Shannyn Sossamon. Hartnett's
a natural in the role (he attended a
parochial high school in Minnesota). A
must-see for dogmatic Catholic-school boys.
Genre: Romantic Comedies
This movie is: Romantic, Raunchy |
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40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's
never "done the deed" only finds the
pressure mounting when he meets a single
mother. |
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44 Inch Chest (2009)
A jealous husband and his friends plot the
kidnapping of his wife's lover with the
intention of restoring his wounded ego. |
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.45 (2006) NR
Trapped in a dangerous life of crime, Kat (Milla
Jovovich) wants to find a way out, but
first, she'll have to escape from Big Al
(Angus Macfadyen), a vicious drug dealer
with a powerful hold over her. The situation
becomes even more tense when Big Al's
trusted henchman (Stephen Dorff) falls for
Kat. Soon, the two devise a complex plot to
take out the crime lord. This thriller is a
potent mixture of jealousy, revenge and
intrigue.
Genre: Indie Dramas, Indie Action, Crime
Thrillers
This movie is: Suspenseful, Gritty, Violent |
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45 R.P.M. (2008)
In the Autumn of 1960, a fluke atmospheric
weather condition allows a young teenager,
Parry Tender, to receive a radio broadcast
from New York City... |
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5 Dollars A Day (2008)
The conservative son of a thrifty conman
begrudgingly joins his father on the road --
after being released from jail for one of
his dad's earlier crimes. |
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50 First Dates (2004)
Adam Sandler |
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500 Days of Summer (2009)
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who
doesn't believe true love exists, and the
young man who falls for her. |
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8 Mile (2002) R
The people of Detroit know 8 Mile as the
city limit, a border, a boundary. It is also
a psychological dividing line that separates
Jimmy Smith Jr. from where and who he wants
to be. A provocative fictional examination
of a critical week in Jimmy's life, 8 Mile
stars multi-platinum recording artist Eminem
in his first feature-film leading role,
along with Kim Basinger (as Jimmy's mother),
Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy and Eugene
Byrd.
Genre: Showbiz Dramas, Rap & Hip-Hop, Urban
& Dance
This movie is: Gritty, Dark |
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88 Minutes (2007) R
Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) -- a college
professor and occasional forensic
psychologist for the FBI -- finds himself in
a race against time when he receives a
mysterious phone call telling him he has
exactly 88 minutes left to live. Can he
track down his would-be killer before the
clock runs out? This real-time thriller from
director Jon Avnet co-stars Amy Brenneman,
Leelee Sobieski, Deborah Unger and William
Forsythe.
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8MM (1999) R
Director Joel Schumacher's mysterious
thriller pulls no punches. When a widow
hires private eye Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage)
to determine whether a snuff film in her
late husband's possession was faked or real,
Welles descends into an abyss of evil that
he can't shake. With porn-bookstore clerk
Max California (Joaquin Phoenix) as his
guide, Welles is drawn deeper into this
malevolent world, and what he finds could
cost him his sanity and his soul.
Genre: Crime Thrillers, Erotic Thrillers
This movie is: Suspenseful, Gritty, Dark,
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