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382,648 | 449,021 | 118,548 | 5 | Mr . President , are you really above the law ? | Not the best nor worst from director Clint Eastwood . A master thief ( Eastwood ) becomes a marked man after witnessing the President's ( Gene Hackman ) involvement in a murder . The story line is not the easiest to believe , but interesting enough . Some good performances by the likes of Ed Harris and Laura Linney . R... |
384,265 | 449,021 | 95,690 | 5 | Pizzia is not the only thing getting hot and sticky . | Coming of age or just hot to trot ; three young girls working at the Mystic Pizza Shop each have particular problems with the men in their lives . Julia Roberts makes her first real noticable appearance on the big screen . She is in love with a guy that may think he is too good for her . Lili Taylor uses sex as her own... |
383,899 | 449,021 | 35,317 | 5 | Sherlock takes on Nazi agents . | Arthur Conan Doyle's super sleuth Sherlock Holmes ( Basil Rathbone ) and his assistant Dr . Watson ( Nigel Bruce ) work seriously to save the British war effort . Holmes is again up against his arch enemy , Professor Moriarty ( Lionel Atwill ) , who is now working for the Nazi and they must be stopped for getting their... |
382,779 | 449,021 | 252,503 | 5 | Talk about bait and trade . . . where is the booty of this heist ? | David Mamet writes and directs this helter skelter caper about a veteran thief ( Gene Hackman ) who is being pressured into pulling off one more big heist by a greedy , ruthless gangster ( Danny DeVito ) . Hackman does what Hackman does . . . and superbly . DeVito's character is one slimy S . O . B . and Danny seems to... |
383,612 | 449,021 | 365,265 | 5 | Captivated attention . | The orphaned Fitzgerald girls , Ginger ( Katharine Isabelle ) and Brigitte ( Emily Perkins ) make their way across 19th century Canadian wilderness . While visiting an Indian campsite , they are given warning about what may be ahead for them in the snow covered woods . The girls take refuge in a trading fort containing... |
383,787 | 449,021 | 65,163 | 5 | Cowboys lasso carnivorous creatures from the past . | Special effects master Ray Harryhausen is at the top of his game . What sounds corny turns out to be a very interesting cult classic . Jim O'Connolly directs this western meets science fiction thriller about cowboys discovering a lost valley of prehistoric monsters / creatures . These historical finds are then suppose ... |
383,606 | 449,021 | 30,550 | 5 | Fast paced western . | Remember Saturday mornings at the movies ? This is a perfect example of the memories . Almost an hour of good guys , bad guys , pretty gal in trouble and gun play . Three saddle pals stop foreign spies from smuggling a dangerous chemical into Mexico . The chemical is used to make poison gas . Fast horses and stray bull... |
383,910 | 449,021 | 221,218 | 5 | It is not easy to hide in a house of glass . | This thriller has the chances of being a real chiller . . . but falls apart . The script leaves a lot to be desired in a story that has too many holes in it . Two orphaned kids ( Leelee Sobieski and Trevor Morgan ) go to live with a wealthy couple ( Stellan Skarsgard and Diane Lane ) who are not as benevolent as they s... |
381,968 | 449,021 | 39,017 | 5 | Sherlock Holmes and murder on a speeding train . | A mysterious murder on a fast moving train is not exactly a unique story line , but this Sherlock Holmes who-done-it is entertaining . Holmes ( Basil Rathbone ) and his faithful sideman Dr . Watson ( Nigel Bruce ) are hired to guard against the theft of Lady Margaret Carstairs ' ( Mary Forbes ) precious " Star of Rhode... |
383,483 | 449,021 | 191,397 | 5 | It is not who you were ; it is who you step up to be . | During a pro-football players strike , a savvy owner hires an unconventional coach ( Gene Hackman ) to keep the season alive with a rag tag motley crew led by Keanu Reeves . Reeves ' character must overcome his own demons before helping the " replacements " find short lived glory . This is comic relief , but not compar... |
383,561 | 449,021 | 118,670 | 5 | Beware of the one that makes his own rules . | This movie is also known as UNDER PRESSURE . The pressure of being an honored and highly recognized fire fighter , ( Charlie Sheen ) has driven his wife and small son away with his demeaning and demanding attitude . He carries a heavy chip on his shoulder and leaves no slack for those who come in contact with him . Con... |
382,718 | 449,021 | 70,643 | 5 | The under belly of human drama . | Great performances from Gene Hackman and Al Pacino . Two hitch hikers meet on the beaten path leading to an uncertain future . Hackman's character has been saving money in his shoe in hopes of someday buying a car wash . Dialogue on the rough side . This is a very moody piece about being down and surviving on your drea... |
382,752 | 449,021 | 43,767 | 5 | Pa Kettle , you're a grandpa . | The Kettles ( Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride ) become grandparents when Tom ( Richard Long ) and Kim ( Meg Randall ) present them with an 8 pound baby girl . The Kettles are still living in their modern prefab home and company is a comin ' . Kim's parents ( Ray Collins and Barbara Brown ) with their blue-blooded atti... |
383,196 | 449,021 | 91,541 | 5 | A different meaning to " bringin ' down the house " . | Richard Benjamin directs this comedy about a young couple and their misery trying to turn a dilapidated house into their dream home . Situational comedy makes up for the flimsy story line . Two young stars on their way up . . . Tom Hanks and Shelley Long work absolutely great together . Funny script with even funnier o... |
382,079 | 449,021 | 30,359 | 5 | A touching reunion . A movie of interest . | A struggling young actress ( Andrea Leeds ) keeps her past a secret in efforts to succeed by getting much sought advice from a famous stage actor ( Adolphe Menjou ) . When it is discovered this popular thespian is her estranged father , she decides to keep their relationship mum to the public in order to not damage his... |
384,024 | 449,021 | 405,469 | 5 | The little lion that tried to roar . | Interesting animated feature directed by Steve ' Spaz ' Williams . An all-star cast lends voice to a diverse group of animals from the New York Zoo . A young lion Ryan ( Greg Cipes ) is impatient with his coming of age and acquiring a roar like his dad Sampson ( Kiefer Sutherland ) . Sampson is living on a false reputa... |
382,660 | 449,021 | 431,420 | 5 | You know you did it and he knows you did it . | Sixty year old Tom Selleck still has that boyish macho charm working for him . Based on a Robert B Parker novel , Selleck plays Jesse Stone a former big-city detective turned laid-back police chief of a small fishing community Paradise , Massachuesetts . Stone still fights his demons , namely the thought of his ex-wife... |
382,483 | 449,021 | 151,738 | 5 | A newspaper copy editor becomes prom queen . | This is a very predictable little story ; but the finale is the most romantic I've seen in a while . A 25 year old copy editor for a Chicago paper gets her first assignment as an undercover reporter . She ethically blows her own cover , ruining her story ; but turns in an alternate story about her real experiences in h... |
383,611 | 449,021 | 330,691 | 5 | Jokers are wild and the stakes are deadly . | Also known as THE CARD PLAYER , this Italian horror film is intense enough to crack your white knuckles and turn your stomach inside out . A serial killer taunts a police detective ( Stefania Rocca ) into a video poker game , with the stakes being the mutilation and probable slaying of a young woman . The police depart... |
383,521 | 449,021 | 83,885 | 5 | Thrilling Sci-Fi . Animal , mineral or alien ? | Robert Urich is a retired cop from New York City on vacation with his daughter . While traveling on vacation , a flat tire enables him to get involved investigating a series of mysterious cattle mutilations . JoBeth Williams is the local sheriff having trouble convincing authorities of her ideas about the cause of the ... |
383,549 | 449,021 | 43,665 | 5 | Sometimes truth is hard to take . | The fear of Communism runs high . Truth or propaganda ? An FBI agent turns counterspy burrowing his way into the U . S . Communist Party . Documentary style Film-Noir . Watching this fifty some years after its release dilutes the original intentions . A case of do as I say ; not as I do . Frank Lovejoy is sometimes sto... |
384,523 | 449,021 | 91,637 | 5 | Blistering revenge and fire hot love in New Orleans . | This is a passionate drama that keeps heating up right to the interesting , but over blown finale . A rouge Chicago cop ( Richard Gere ) travels to ' The Big Easy ' and becomes a hit man in order to avenge the murder of his partner . This plot is nothing new , but the dynamic Gere pretty much takes control of the movie... |
384,348 | 449,021 | 43,641 | 5 | America's favorite cowboy turns doctor . | Hee-haw ! Gene Autry returns to Coffin Gap , where his father was murdered . Gene with his degree from Western University becomes the town's doctor . . . yep partner . . . Dr . Gene . Dusty Cosgrove ( Pat Buttram ) aids Gene in his search for the truth about his father's death ; and along the way helps settle a war bet... |
383,312 | 449,021 | 95,288 | 5 | Heartbreaking to see a bad imitation of Elvis . | Don't get me wrong . I do like most of Chris Columbus ' other projects . I do like David Keith , but he gives one of the worse portrayals of Elvis I have ever seen . This time flattery is not complimentary . It bothers me to see Elvis portrayed with a chip on his shoulder and with such an angry attitude . This was mean... |
383,119 | 449,021 | 294,594 | 5 | Religious relics cause more than concern . | This is a spine-tingling supernatural thriller about digging up the past and possibly seeing the future . A young woman , Cassie ( Christina Ricci ) is backpacking through a small English town when she is hit by an auto . Cassie suffers amnesia , but begins seeing visions of death . . . is it from the past or the futur... |
382,611 | 449,021 | 338,188 | 5 | A family divided comes together in need . | Director Ron Howard strikes gold again with an intense western drama based on a novel by Thomas Eidson . The screenplay is the work of Ken Kaufman and New Mexico provides some very awesome scenery . The story is set in the 1880's when after a long disappearance a father ( Tommy Lee Jones ) finds the family he left behi... |
383,539 | 449,021 | 409,182 | 5 | Going down and not much time for air . | Directed and produced by Wolfgang Peterson and starring Kurt Russell . . . I really expected more and better . Another tale of Poseidon capsizing . Thirteen decks and 20-stories high , the Poseidon falls victim to a 150-foot rogue wave that flips the luxury ship over ; and as expected a desperate struggle to survive be... |
383,032 | 449,021 | 171,363 | 5 | A worn out plot with better special effects . | How many times have we seen a group of people lured into staying the night in the haunted Hill House ? Liam Neeson plays a doctor seeking individuals with sleeping disorders . The participants have to deal with terror and the fear of dying . How can you sleep when visions come out of the drapes ? Neeson alone can't sav... |
382,744 | 449,021 | 34,866 | 5 | Gene Autry saves the rodeo . | Thanks to the Encore Westerns channel for playing the fully restored HOME IN WYOMIN ' . Singing cowboy and radio star Gene Autry comes to the rescue to solve a murder mystery at the rodeo during a Frontier Days celebration . The rodeo promoter Tex Harrison ( James Seay ) has been drinking recklessly and has become invo... |
383,328 | 449,021 | 43,579 | 5 | Gene Autry in majestic Canada . | Columbia Pictures and director John English has U . S . Marshall Gene Autry on his Wonder Horse Champion with saddle buddy Scat Russell ( Pat Buttram ) in hot pursuit of bank robbers Pierre LaBlond ( Carleton Young ) and Raoul Duval ( Trevor Bardette ) . The bad guys cross the border into Canada , where Gene and Scat f... |
383,167 | 449,021 | 400,497 | 5 | What a wild ride ! | This sequel leaves the original THE LOVE BUG ( 1968 ) in a cloud of exhaust . Although times change , the fun loving ' 63 VW Beetle named Herbie still has a mind of his own . Maggie Peyton ( Lindsay Lohan ) is the 18 yr old daughter of a once big name stock car driver ( Michael Keaton ) . Maggie loves racing and is lin... |
384,236 | 449,021 | 47,904 | 5 | Cold war cat and mouse . | Almost forgotten film-noir with the pairing of George Raft and Edward G . Robinson . Commies , gangsters and intrigue . A communist spy concocts a plan to kidnap an important American atomic scientist . An infamous tough guy is employed to do the actual kidnapping . At the same time , a determined G-man plans to rescue... |
383,594 | 449,021 | 303,816 | 5 | Not just a walk in the woods . | Gore and paranoia is the fuel that keeps this quirky thriller burning . Written and directed by Eli Roth , this flick is not for one with a weak stomach . Five college students decide to spend a week in a cabin in the woods before joining the real world . Don't ask how or why . . . a flesh-eating virus is introduced to... |
384,022 | 449,021 | 65,542 | 5 | There is more than just being social . | Gene Kelly directs this occasionally funny western . Star power galore does not mean a top notch movie . John O'Hanlan ( James Stewart ) inherits a Texas landmark . . . well , its actually a popular whore house . Down on his luck O'Hanlan talks his good friend Harley Sullivan ( Henry Fonda ) to help him run it . Yes , ... |
382,311 | 449,021 | 221,928 | 5 | Imagination or omen ? | Following the tragic death of their young son , Ellen ( Amanda Plummer ) and her husband Martin ( Shawn Pertwee ) search for a new life and move into an old two story house in the country . Eerie things begin happening to Ellen ; she sees cryptic visions of her own death . Keeping this to herself is torture and the war... |
382,751 | 449,021 | 30,193 | 5 | A singing cowboy is executor of the will . | Cody Langham ( Carol Hughes ) is a girl from the east and attempts to run a ranch left to her by her father . Ranch foreman Gene Autry is named executor of the will and agrees to turn the ranch over to Cody when she marries a man of Gene's approval . The young woman is smitten with a scoundrel ( Craig Reynolds ) , who ... |
383,657 | 449,021 | 378,306 | 5 | Beware of someone who owns you and your secrets . | Harrison French ( Matt Davis ) is a young businessman who's career is headed for the crapper . On the way home from a gathering he accidentally runs over and kills his own brother-in-law on a rainy highway . The man to help cover up this crime is a smart and powerful attorney William Ashbury ( James Spader ) , who is t... |
383,888 | 449,021 | 100,814 | 5 | The ground begins shakin ' ! Perfection will not be the same . | The small desert town of Perfection , Nevada is being rattled by strong underground tremors . Pulses start pounding when the town is terrorized by the cause of the powerful vibrations . . . earth worm-like creatures that measure 30 foot long . A little off beat and quirky . Sometimes a bit silly and very light on intel... |
384,449 | 449,021 | 213,203 | 5 | Those lovable " rag-a-muffins " take on Paris . | Very good animated comedy . And true to the TV series , out of the mouths of babes comes potty talk and there is always the heavy helping of potty humor . The Pickle clan along with Chuckie Finster and his widowed father find themselves at a Japanese theme-park in Paris where the greedy proprietor Coco LaBouche ( Susan... |
382,521 | 449,021 | 118,055 | 5 | That's all the news that is news . Film at eleven . | A seasoned TV journalist ( Robert Redford ) molds . . . and falls for . . . an engaging , ambitious news woman ( Michelle Pfeiffer ) . A strong , romantic story that also gives a glimpse of behind the scenes TV journalism . Redford and Pfeiffer are magical together . The finale is sad , but intelligent . A charming mov... |
384,156 | 449,021 | 167,752 | 5 | It isn't always easy to get along with your neighbors . | This is a ' get on your nerves ' thriller . Juliette Lewis is a New York decorator that inherits her dead aunt's apartment . She wants to move in against the wishes of her boyfriend , a popular TV weather man played by William Hurt . Shelley Duvall plays the building's busy body / snoop . Strange things start making li... |
382,364 | 449,021 | 22,357 | 5 | How much can crime buy ? | This is a great gangster movie with a very talented cast . Wallace Beery plays a Capone-type hoodlum that allows nothing to stand in his way . Well , tax problems do put his power and glory on the skids . The veteran actor Lewis Stone is a ' high brow ' crime lord . Usual good guy Ralph Bellamy is a bootlegger / night ... |
382,729 | 449,021 | 113,243 | 5 | The trials and tribulations of computer wizardry . | This movie has some brilliant moments . This is computer wizard heaven / hell . Some young students / hacking computer ' geeks ' stumble upon an embezzlement scheme and use their wizardry to thwart the criminal masterminds . I admit watching this for one reason . . . Angelina Jolie . Even with a ' butch ' haircut , she... |
383,604 | 449,021 | 91,680 | 5 | Chaos on Nantucket . Goofy comedy . | Very good cast of cut ups for a goof ball , high spirited comedy . John Cusack plays an art student with his mind set on being a cartoonist . He spends his vacation on Nantucket Island in New England with some pretty strange and wacky friends . The adorable Demi Moore is a struggling singer that needs help saving her f... |
382,583 | 449,021 | 419,984 | 5 | A returning nerd is the talk of the town . | Craig Gillespie directs this comedy about Mr . Woodcock ( Billy Bob Thornton ) , the junior-high gym teacher from hell . He runs his class like a drill instructor . John Farley ( Seann William Scott ) returns to town for an honorary award for writing a popular best selling self-help book . He grew up chubby with very l... |
384,069 | 449,021 | 486,051 | 5 | It leaves you cold and shivering in the wind . | Produced by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney , good pedigree . Greg Jacobs directs this cold ride . A female student ( Emily Blunt ) is desperate to get home for the Christmas holiday . Instead of taking the bus , she excepts a ride with a classmate ( Ashton Holmes ) . He appears a little timid , but on the other h... |
383,105 | 449,021 | 118,247 | 5 | Another view from " The Nautilus " . | This is a pretty fair TV version of the Jules Verne novel . No way does this come close to the 1954 classic starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason . The U . S . S . Abraham Lincoln is commissioned to investigate attacks of ships at sea . The ship is carrying marine scientist Henry Arronax ( Richard Crenna ) and his daug... |
383,797 | 449,021 | 299,658 | 5 | Colorful battle of Broadway divas . | No doubt director Bob Marshall does Bob Fosse proud ; but I guess I was expecting more . Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Velma Kelley , a popular Chicago nightclub star who gains more fame than she needs after shooting her cheating husband . Velma's notoriety soon begins to fade when an aspiring stage performer , Roxie Hart... |
382,438 | 449,021 | 64,757 | 5 | 007 always completes his assignment , even against an archenemy . | This installment of the James Bond series will probably always be the source of argument . A lot say this is the best written so far ; while a lot of 007 fans are not thrilled in the least with the wooden-like George Lazenby as Bond , James Bond . I feel as many do , it is a shame that Sean Connery declined to continue... |
383,410 | 449,021 | 338,526 | 5 | More than one man can handle . | Overblown and a bit silly , but more than enough rousing CGI action to hold your interest . Scripted chaos with elementary cheesy dialogue . Let your eyes overrule your brain and VAN HELSING is a never-ending battle against the forces of evil . Fabled monster hunter Van Helsing ( Hugh Jackman ) is summoned to take on F... |
382,317 | 449,021 | 39,808 | 5 | The dreams a life is built on . | A funny classic comedy about a milquetoast ( Danny Kaye ) henpecked by his domineering mother and fiancee . This constant under achiever finds refuge in his grandiose daydreams . He gets caught up in his dreams to the point that everyone thinks he is crazy . The cast also features : Ann Rutherford , Fay Bainter , Boris... |
383,069 | 449,021 | 351,283 | 5 | Footloose and freedom bound . | Animated enjoyment . . . definitely not the best I've seen , but crude humor gives it a little lift and a PG rating . Marty the zebra ( Chris Rock ) is bored with being in the NYC Central Park Zoo and decides to bust out and maybe find " the wild " . After Marty's escape , he is discovered missing by his friends Alex t... |
384,031 | 449,021 | 765,487 | 5 | A bloody mess . | This remake of Herschell Gordon Lewis ' 1970 gore feature directed by Jeremy Kasten is dark and a vision of bloody mayhem . Montag the Magnificent ( Crispin Glover ) is a master of illusion who performs at rave-like venues . He uses females from the audience to participate in his act . These luscious ladies are disembo... |
382,384 | 449,021 | 47,559 | 5 | Robot invasion from Venus . | Not all that bad . Simplistic special effects , but I guess par for the early 1950s Sci-Fi / Horror flicks . With the Cold War and fear of UFO landings , TARGET EARTH takes advantage of innocent imagination . Nora ( Kathleen Crowley ) is unsuccessful in her suicide attempt . She awakens to an almost deserted Chicago . ... |
384,153 | 449,021 | 95,925 | 5 | A legend is summoned back to life to do evil . | With the famed Stan Winston directing you can expect amazing and superb creature effects . A farmer ( Lance Henriksen ) enlists demonic aid to avenge the death of his young son . High energy and run amuck terror with top notch visuals . Not exactly a gross out , but the hairs on your neck will rise . Backing up Henriks... |
381,993 | 449,021 | 156,115 | 5 | Always beware of the finger on the trigger . | Very interesting action flick . An elite assassin ( Kristy Swanson ) for a covert U . S . agency decides not to pull the trigger on her latest assignment . She spots her target who is a well known TV reporter ( David Dukes ) playing with his child and decides to not take his life . Now she and her target are hunted dow... |
383,317 | 449,021 | 87,233 | 5 | For romantics only ; love is alive . | I do not get tired of watching this movie . I really like the story and relationship development . A chance meeting in a book store and commuter train sparks a mutual romantic interest . Both people seem to be trapped in unhappy marriages and this chance meeting soon becomes planned meetings and a full blown romantic r... |
382,812 | 449,021 | 78,437 | 5 | Gore in the jungle . | Director Ruggero Deodato's JUNGLE HOLOCAUST is part of his cannibal trilogy and a part of the rash of such to flow out of Italy in the 70's . An oil company prospector and one of his researchers lands haphazardly in the Amazon jungle near a vacated company base camp . Mossimo Foschi and Ivan Rassimov are captured by a ... |
383,591 | 449,021 | 65,854 | 5 | If these walls could talk . | If you enjoy the look and feel of Hammer films you'll enjoy this collection of four chilling tales from Shepperton Studios . Peter Duffell directs these stories embracing the history of a desolate country estate that has experienced its share of shock . A very fine gathering of talent featuring : Christopher Lee , Pete... |
383,425 | 449,021 | 117,777 | 5 | What a mobster will do for love . | Based on true events , but how accurate this movie depicts the facts is of question . This is a very interesting story . It does get a little slow in parts , and keeps you waiting for fever pitch that never arrives . John Turturro plays mobster Sam Giancana , who while in Las Vegas falls in love with Phyllis McGuire , ... |
383,655 | 449,021 | 378,109 | 5 | One man's treasure may belong to someone else . | INTO THE BLUE is beautifully photographed and most of the underwater scenes are astounding . Jared ( Paul Walker ) and Sam ( Jessica Alba ) are joined by old friend Bryce ( Scott Caan ) and his new squeeze Amanda ( Ashley Scott ) as they dive into the shark-infested waters of the Bahamas . Jared and Bryce have dreamed ... |
382,882 | 449,021 | 906,584 | 5 | The world's first superstar . . . Elvis . | Jumping on the Elvis documentary bandwagon , ELVIS : THE JOURNEY , takes a look at the development of a meteoric talent that burst into a supernova . From humble beginnings to American royalty . In-dept look that is not exactly fresh , it seems most is taken from the documentary ELVIS : THE MISSING YEARS ( 2001 ) . The... |
382,112 | 449,021 | 113,497 | 5 | This game is like no other . | Roll doubles and look out . Elaborate special effects highlight this tale about two kids who release an imprisoned player trapped for decades in a supernatural board game . Story line is quite stupid , but this is so much fun to watch . Robin Williams does his thing . A young Kirsten Dunst is charming in this preview o... |
383,330 | 449,021 | 175,142 | 5 | A no boundaries over-the-top comedy . | SCARY MOVIE is not scary ; but it is hilarious . Keenen Ivory Wayans directs and his brothers Shawn and Marlon write . After a beautiful classmate ( Carmen Electra ) is murdered ; a clueless group of friends realize that there is a serial killer among them . Laugh out loud funny . Is this a spoof of a satire or a satir... |
383,257 | 449,021 | 52,969 | 5 | Attack of large rodents wearing bad hair pieces . | Ray Kellogg directs a lower than low budget B feature . Sci-fi or horror ? Either way this is pretty cheesy fare . Imagine a group of people trapped in a cabin surrounded by mutant shrews . Almost comical are the demon rodents ; looking like dogs wearing body wigs of carpet scraps . This one is still scary for little k... |
384,511 | 449,021 | 43,106 | 5 | Water has its value ; money is money . | Popular Indiana born cowboy Rocky Lane's heyday was probably the 1940's and 50's , although he worked from 1929 till the mid 60's . VIGILANTE HIDEOUT is evocative of his cowboy roles . Rocky and his faithful stallion Black Jack come to the rescue of eccentric Nugget Clark ( Eddy Waller ) , who is trying to help his nei... |
382,683 | 449,021 | 814,343 | 5 | Be careful of what you ask for . | This movie is actually better than you might think . Several college students end up spending a rainy Thanksgiving holiday in the dorm and one , Lauren ( Kandis Erickson ) is certain she shares her room with the ghost of a little girl . Things get to be too creepy and there is a séance in an attempt to rid the room of ... |
383,970 | 449,021 | 117,894 | 5 | A gypsy curse succeeds where diets don't . | Based on an interesting Stephen King novel , THINNER has just enough edge to keep you wide eyed and interested . Michael McDowell's screenplay is faithful to King's story . Billy Halleck ( Robert John Burke ) is an obese man who is fed up with dieting . Things change after an unfortunate accident causes a gypsy to plac... |
384,290 | 449,021 | 39,768 | 5 | Is it a bribe or blackmail ? | Robert Montgomery directs and stars in this seldom seen piece of Film-Noir . A hard-boiled war vet ( Montgomery ) arrives in the small town of San Pablo as the community is preparing its annual fiesta . He gets the help of a carousel owner ( Thomas Gomez ) and an alluring young woman ( Wanda Hendrix ) to track down a p... |
382,462 | 449,021 | 420,294 | 5 | A sadistic killer is born . | THE BEGINNING is full of guts , gore and blood ; but doesn't have the power of say the original . Not exactly a lame retread , this movie does have some real spine-tingling moments . You may have to wait a while between squirms and squeals . . . its worth it . A baby boy is thrown away and dug from a dumpster and raise... |
383,537 | 449,021 | 39,780 | 5 | Gene Autry : a decoy for the law . | This Republic Picture has Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys accused of bank robbery . To prove their innocence , Gene and the boys are used as decoys to find the missing money . A dude ranch is renovated and who is among the first to check into the Serenity Ranch ; dudes for sure , two rival groups of gangsters with ... |
384,365 | 449,021 | 898,294 | 5 | Homage to Elvis the entertainer . | This 2004 documentary is a tribute to Elvis Presley by his friends and peers . Honestly , how could anyone know in 1954 , when Sun single 209 " That's All Right " was released that the young 19-year-old truck driver would become one of the world's most beloved entertainers ? A musical legacy that will never be matched ... |
382,138 | 449,021 | 452,573 | 5 | Investigation of The Burmuda Triangle . | A six-hour Sci-Fi Channel mini-series that starts out real promising and gradually gets murkier and deeper into disbelief . . . wait . . . this IS science fiction . Don't get me wrong . . . this is a very interesting project full of cool special effects . After the loss of several of his cargo ships , a billionaire ( S... |
384,155 | 449,021 | 129,136 | 5 | Disturbing lives intersect in the under belly of NYC . | Over acted , under acted , moody , dark and depressing . This movie is very interesting if you give it a chance . A young woman ( Angelina Jolie ) falls in love with the man that accidentally killed her brother in a botched robbery . I mainly watched this movie because of Miss Jolie , who is becoming my favorite naught... |
384,393 | 449,021 | 343,535 | 5 | Baseball helps mend a city . | This informative documentary takes a look at the 1968 Detroit Tigers and the team's effect on a torn and divided city after the explosive race rioting of 1967 . Sporting only three blacks on the team the Tigers winning the World Series helps blacks and whites find common ground in putting their differences in the past ... |
382,781 | 449,021 | 51,496 | 5 | Lessons of life learned on the cattle trail . | Interesting and innocent enough western tale of a daydreaming hotel clerk ( Jack Lemmon ) joining up with ramrod Glenn Ford on a cattle drive to Mexico . Lemmon hopes to win back the charms of his former girlfriend ( Anna Kashfi ) and finds there is a lot to learn about life and death on the cattle trail . Ford and Lem... |
384,126 | 449,021 | 40,142 | 5 | An interesting look at a baseball legend . | William Bendix physically resembles the first great home run slugger of baseball , Babe Ruth . This movie do doubt is very attractive to young boys of many generations . Keep in mind this is a candy coated version of the rowdy and ribald character's life . All the myths are here , and you see how The Babe earned his ad... |
384,188 | 449,021 | 331,488 | 5 | Memories fueled by fear . | Karin ( Gina Philips ) is an advertising exec that honors her dying grandmother's wish of returning to the crumbling estate on which she was raised until she was thirteen and prepare it for sale on the real estate market . She has bad memories from her past , but reluctantly goes to the rundown estate . Thinking she is... |
382,360 | 449,021 | 36,241 | 5 | Lust in the dust . | Highly anticipated . Hyped to the hilt . Howard Hawks directs with the aid of Howard Hughes . This western depicts the relationships between Billy the Kid ( Jack Buetel ) , Doc Holliday ( Walter Huston ) and Sheriff Pat Garrett ( Thomas Mitchell ) . Cowboys , Indians and gun play are not the main feature . . . the debu... |
382,032 | 449,021 | 404,163 | 5 | Don ' t risk what you can't afford to lose . | Cleverly written with a splash of suspense . Don't even forget about a dark side . People always want more than they have ; more money , more time , more love . . . more life . A group of individual's lives are connected through an addiction to gambling . Kim Basinger is a perplexed writer that has lost almost all of h... |
384,432 | 449,021 | 106,156 | 5 | It came from out of the sky . | This adaption of Stephen King's novel leaves a lot to be desired . Even the book was a slow read ; but some major elements of the novel and lead characters were totally reworked for the movie and King's intent is by the wayside . A UFO crash lands in the forest guarding Haven , Maine and the impact burrows the craft in... |
384,399 | 449,021 | 331,468 | 5 | From the city to the country and down the Devil's throat . | Not quite as scary as the trailer , but worth a look see . A family has decided it is time to get away from the hectic city life ; so the couple ( Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone ) decide to buy a sprawling run-down farmhouse . Very soon they realize that their dream home has become a nightmare . The previous owner ( Ste... |
383,680 | 449,021 | 90,293 | 5 | Deadly germs cause havoc . | A small community in Utah stands by in disbelief and fear . There is a leak at Biotek , supposedly an agriculture research lab . These germs , exposed to the air , forces the ultra secretive building to be sealed off . Citizens want their loved ones rescued ; not knowing that some are infected and are dropping dead . B... |
382,894 | 449,021 | 280,609 | 5 | A training mission examines survival skills . | A troop of British soldiers on a routine training exercise in the Scottish highlands discover they are sharing a forest with a pack of savage wild animals . Taking refuge in an abandoned farmhouse , the soldiers have a lot to think about when a zoologist ( Emma Cleasby ) explains they are the prey of a pack of overly d... |
384,247 | 449,021 | 55,478 | 5 | How a man loathes a woman . | Kind of creepy . Low budget film noir directed by Ned Hockman . Filmed mostly around Oklahoma City , Norman and Lexington Oklahoma . A black and white drama about an unemployed man Gerald Winslow ( Skip Homeier ) that physically and emotionally tortures his wife Ellen ( Beverly Garland ) . She craves her husband's love... |
382,512 | 449,021 | 839,880 | 5 | Unsavory family tradition . | Creepy and not as bad as you may have heard . Another flick from After Dark Horrorfest and definitely better than some of the earlier releases . Three attractive sisters find out that a grandfather they never knew has died and left them a motel and lake property . Of course , it is in the middle of nowhere . One sister... |
384,496 | 449,021 | 496,350 | 5 | The star of her own nightmare . | Its a chiller . Better than average special effects . A story that seems to just not come clear . Claire ( Gabrielle Anwar ) is a stressed out , sophisticated author of children's books . She will soon take the lead role in a story a little too heavy and scary for a kid's book . She has frightening dreams and even sket... |
382,206 | 449,021 | 51,627 | 5 | Command is not always honorable . | Howard W . Koch directs this black & white action packed sage brush yarn . A band of Apaches with every intention of a peaceful surrender are slaughtered by a detachment from Fort Bowie , where Major Wharton ( J . Ian Douglas ) rules with an iron hand . Colonel James Garrett's ( Kent Taylor ) wife Alison ( Jan Harrison... |
382,450 | 449,021 | 218,967 | 5 | Life becomes thought provoking . | Not exactly the knee slapping comedy you think , but a ' feel good ' life altering decision maker . One of Manhattan's richest and ruthless businessmen ( Nicolas Cage ) is transformed into a suburban working stiff with wife and children . Tea Leoni leads the supporting cast that features Don Cheadle , Harve Presnell , ... |
384,136 | 449,021 | 261,322 | 5 | One stitch at a time . | Low budget with some better than average special effects . Mrs . Lucy Albright is a sorceress that fashions her outer self out of stitching together skin and body parts of her victims . She checks into a quiet New England boarding house with the full intent of stealing the guest's souls and turning them into paper doll... |
383,080 | 449,021 | 48,728 | 5 | It takes a thief to catch a thief . | A light romantic offering from director Alfred Hitchcock . Cary Grant is a former cat burglar that is getting the blame for a rash of jewelry heists on the French Riviera . A beautiful and wealthy tourist , Grace Kelly , applies her charms on the reformed thief . Grant is cool and suave as ever . Miss Kelly is fabulous... |
382,675 | 449,021 | 257,516 | 5 | Avoid the bite that binds . | Thank you , Wes Craven . Right when we needed another werewolf flick . It is obvious that Craven loves having fun making a movie . Too be exact , there are more smiles than signs of fright on the character's faces . Ellie ( Christina Ricci ) and her nerdy brother Jimmy ( Jesse Eisenberg ) are on their way home one nigh... |
383,002 | 449,021 | 109,951 | 5 | Can't we try to get along ? Sophisticated humor . | This is a well written comedy . Some of it is dry , but very potent . The former First Lady Tess Carlisle is played to perfection by Shirley MacLaine . She has her own reasons for picking Doug Chesnic ( Nicolas Cage ) to head up her Secret Service security detail . Chesnic is puzzled and reluctant , because the former ... |
382,179 | 449,021 | 51,691 | 5 | Brother against brother in old Arizona Territory . | Very familiar western plot , but well worth watching . Two young brothers witness the hanging of their father and are forced to grow up on their own . One becomes a sheriff and of course the other an outlaw . Good enough to keep your interest . Cast includes Forrest Tucker , Mark Stevens , Gale Robbins and Bill Henry . |
384,115 | 449,021 | 829,193 | 5 | Blues at harvest time . | Picture 1950's Alabama at harvest time . Tyrone Purvis ' ( Danny Glover ) former swinging little juke joint , The Honeydripper lounge , whistles a lonesome long-gone blues . Business is no business and he may be forced to shut ' er down . But wait , he may be able to save the Honeydripper with just one big ass rockin '... |
382,279 | 449,021 | 339,412 | 5 | And now batting again . . . | Stan Ross ( Bernie Mac ) of the Milwaukee Brewers is his own number one fan . Vain as the devil and as jaded , the big slugger on a slumping team achieves his career milestone . . . 3 , 000 hits . He is more than happy to rejoice in his elite distinction that should be an automatic election into the hallowed Hall of Fa... |
381,964 | 449,021 | 257,076 | 5 | When the going gets tough ; the rough get rougher . | Raucous , explosive , predictable and close to being forgettable . The top LAPD brass wants to repair and polish a tarnished reputation by bringing back from retirement Sgt . " Hondo " Harrelson ( Samuel L . Jackson ) to hand pick a special S . W . A . T . team to take care of extremely dangerous situations . The last ... |
382,899 | 449,021 | 369,735 | 5 | Mama may have met her match . | Not outrageously funny like I was hoping ; but funny enough to tell your friends about . Beautiful , but not so lucky in love , yoga instructor Charlotte ' Charlie ' Cantilli ( Jennifer Lopez ) finally meets the man of her dreams . . . and he's a doctor . Kevin Fields ( Michael Vartan ) is successful and his own man . ... |
382,091 | 449,021 | 36,037 | 5 | World War II drama . | Average war drama based on a John Brophy novel . The immortal sergeant is British Sgt . Kelly ( Thomas Mitchell ) in charge of a 14-man patrol in the desert of WWII Libya . Kelly is tough , but compassionate and held in high regard by the men in his unit . The group becomes smaller as only six survive an air attack in ... |
382,187 | 449,021 | 187,750 | 5 | A persistent cop evens the score . | William Baldwin is a Denver policeman that come hell or high water will avenge the killing of his wife during a drug bust gone bad . Some blatant violence and the obligatory , mostly implied sexuality for spice . The story is a little hackneyed , but you have to root for the frustrated Baldwin . Brigitte Bako is absolu... |
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