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383,960 | 449,021 | 443,527 | 5 | The Hamilton's are not exactly the Jones's next door . | Independent horror written and directed by the Butcher Brothers . The Hamilton family hides a deep dark secret . When the parents are killed in an accident , eldest son David ( Samuel Child ) relocates his siblings to a quiet California suburb . Twins Wendell ( Joseph McKelheer ) and Darlene ( Mackenzie Firgens ) have ... |
382,880 | 449,021 | 49,086 | 5 | Frontier scout befriends the Red Man . | COMANCHE is filmed in Durango , Mexico for a sense of authenticity . It is also one of the first Hollywood films to be sympathetic toward the Native American Indian . A Comanche attack on a Mexican village nets the capture of several woman and children including the lovely Margarita ( Linda Cristal ) . Black Cloud ( He... |
383,418 | 449,021 | 44,681 | 5 | Apache gold strikes interest . | Indians , gold-seekers and dance hall girls liven this hackneyed saga of a selfish politician trying to start an uprising in order to get to the gold on Apache land . Very good scenery and strong cast ; but the story is too predictable . The players include : Robert Young , Janis Carter , Jack Buetel and Reed Hadley . |
382,677 | 449,021 | 395,699 | 5 | A Navy S . E . A . L . pulls awkward duty . | Some situational laughs as Shane Wolf ( Vin Diesel ) a stout and tough Navy S . E . A . L . goes from dangerous duty to " do-do " duty . Wolf is assigned to protecting a military widow's ( Faith Ford ) five out-of-control kids . Involved in dangerous missions all over the world ; babysitting duty proves to provide its ... |
382,800 | 449,021 | 55,719 | 5 | An epic tale . Cast of thousands . | If it were 1962 and I just found my favorite seat at the theater , I would be engrossed with this action packed spectacle . There was a time when everyone loved cheering on the " under-dog " . Times change , and stories are told too many times over . . . like THE 300 SPARTANS . King Leonidis ( Richard Egan ) can't conv... |
382,727 | 449,021 | 144,120 | 5 | Is it true that love will set you free ? | For the hard-core Chucky fans . The lasting remains of Chucky are stolen from the police evidence room and a dizzy , twisted woman ( Jennifer Tilly ) puts the doll together again in order to find a home for her dead boyfriend's spirit . Demented , comedic , violent and gory . One humorous scene is where Chucky gets a "... |
384,347 | 449,021 | 102,007 | 5 | Can ghosts make you a believer ? | This made-for-TV horror / ghost story is suspenseful , somber , sometimes slow and at times far from believability . THE HAUNTED is partially based on a book by Jack Smurl and eyewitness testimony . In the mid-1980s , a Pittston , Pennsylavania family . . . the Smurls . . . start noticing things are just not right with... |
382,078 | 449,021 | 102,011 | 5 | Agree to disagree . There is love to be lost . | This snappy romantic comedy pits two Baltimore reporters , Dan Hanson ( Kevin Bacon ) and Lorie Bryer ( Elizabeth Perkins ) , writing for an editorial page with opposing opinions . . . Dan the conservative and Lorie the liberal . Their popularity grows as a romance blossoms and soon they have a TV show ' He said , She ... |
382,209 | 449,021 | 35,959 | 5 | Some love endures always . | Victor Fleming directs this sentimental star-studded fantasy that takes place during World War II . Spenser Tracy plays top flying Pete Sandige , who with his buddy Al ( Ward Bond ) , go out on a bombing mission before taking on the assignment of training young pilots . Pete's girl Dorinda ( Irene Dunne ) knows that hi... |
383,446 | 449,021 | 48,937 | 5 | Epic tale of power , jealousy and greed . | Ditch class . Put the books away . Watching this movie will hold your interest longer . Not to say the information should be written in stone , but Robert Rossen makes history a pleasure . This is a grand tale of the life of the Macedonian who set out to conquer the world in the 4th century B . C . The young Richard Bu... |
383,325 | 449,021 | 362,120 | 5 | Enough of being scared silly ? | Director David Zucker masterminds the fourth installment of the SCARY MOVIE series . Spoofs of THE GRUDGE , THE VILLAGE , SAW and WAR of the WORLDS . Cindy Campbell ( Anna Faris ) moves into a house that is haunted by a little boy . The who , why and when needs to be answered ; and an alien invasion threatens to eradic... |
384,105 | 449,021 | 35,937 | 5 | Don't underestimate " authority " . | Russell Wade plays an officer signing aboard a ship under the command of Captain Will Stone ( Richard Dix ) . It doesn't take Wade long to witness how the captain uses his " authority " in dealing with resentment towards crew members . Stone becomes obsessed with his power . Wade has trouble trying to convince the crew... |
384,266 | 449,021 | 51,418 | 5 | It glides , it slides , it crawls , it rolls like jelly . | A meteorite slams to earth . After some poking and prodding , a gooey jelly-like substance slowly begins to devour the inhabitants of a small town . A young man ( Steve McQueen ) and his girlfriend ( Aneta Corsaut ) by chance stumble upon the answer to stopping the alien lifeform . At the time of release , a very popul... |
384,170 | 449,021 | 60,073 | 5 | Old Africa : Blood and Guts . | This documentary was three years in the making and is not for the weak of heart or stomach . You may find yourself so disgusted you'll stop watching ; or your curiosity will have your total attention to this offering from the directors of MONDO CANE . Africa in the 1960s was not only black and white , but also blood re... |
383,199 | 449,021 | 165,990 | 5 | The U . S Cavalry seeks safe passage . | This is a hackneyed western with few faults . I found it more interesting than I expected . Chuck Connors plays a young Cavalry Sargent that must take over a unit led by an injured and temporarily demented Lieutenant . This action takes place in Apache territory . . . the boys in blue hope to find safety in a fort that... |
382,027 | 449,021 | 60,048 | 5 | Guns and Apaches don't mix . | One of Audie Murphy's last movies is nothing to really brag about . But he is a genuine American military hero and extremely popular . Harsh Captain Bruce Coburn ( Murphy ) leads a group of the Cavalry to accept a shipment of forty valuable rifles : and hopes to avoid Cochise ( Michael Keep ) and the Apaches . Corporal... |
383,386 | 449,021 | 51,437 | 5 | Randolph Scott starts a family feud on the border . | Randolph Scott and director Budd Boetticher team up again with this average cowboy flick about loyalty and betrayal . Loner Tom Buchanan , on his way home to west Texas , stops along the California / Mexican border and is jailed falsely accused of being the parter of a young Mexican trying to avenge the rape of his sis... |
383,534 | 449,021 | 448,172 | 5 | Pictures don't lie . | This is a sequel to 8MM ( 1999 ) , but not a continued storyline . The career of a prominent politician ( Johnathon Schaech ) is about to derail . Everything looks in his favor to climb the political ladder . His fiancée ( Lori Heuring ) is beyond wealthy and her daddy ( Bruce Davidson ) is an Ambassador . Schaech's be... |
383,796 | 449,021 | 48,281 | 5 | All for one and . . . one for the money . | Dark , twisted and some what funny entertainment . Prof . Marcus ( Alec Guiness ) rents lodging from a little old lady Louisa Wilberforce ( Katie Johnson ) that is more enduring than meets the eye . The demented-looking Professor claims to be a musician and uses his room to gather his bumbling friends that pass for a m... |
383,359 | 449,021 | 120,832 | 5 | Sometimes life is a gamble . | Get a good grip and hang on . Director Brian De Palma gives us another one of those fast paced suspense filled thrillers . And what about Nicolas Cage ? Does he love to act or just show out ? I think Cage is very good at what he does and is manic enough to get your undivided attention . Cage plays a highly visible Atla... |
382,396 | 449,021 | 101,869 | 5 | Some like it slow . . . some like it rough . | This starts out a bit slow with the potential of being a dud . The action does heat up and actually finds a pulse and gets interesting . I admit my whole attention was on Marcia Gay Harden . Ray ( Armand Assante ) has been in prison for four years and upon his release he expects to go back to his old girlfriend Lacy ( ... |
384,436 | 449,021 | 95,223 | 5 | Involvement is natural . Survival is for the smartest . | This is an interesting above average made-for-TV crime drama about a Miami cop ( Jimmy Smits ) who lets his career and life get entangled with homicide , mobsters , a singer ( Markie Post ) and a sleazy ex-con ( John Diehl ) . This should broaden Smits ' fan base and for Post , she needs no help in using the best of he... |
382,705 | 449,021 | 482,599 | 5 | A haunting honeymoon . | A bit spooky . The real shame is waiting until the last fifteen minutes or so to really raise the hair on your neck . Photographer Benjamin Shaw ( Joshua Jackson ) and his new bride Jane ( Rachel Taylor ) fly to Japan so he can report for his new job , a very lucrative fashion shoot in downtown Tokyo . The honeymoon wi... |
384,362 | 449,021 | 413,267 | 5 | The King croaks . . . and Shrek revolts . | The third in the animated comedy series . Not on par with the first two , but still very funny and a hoot to watch . Shrek ( Mike Myers ) comes to the realization that being king is not meant for a smelly ogre . When Princess Fiona's ( Cameron Diaz ) father ( John Cleese ) , the King of Far , Far Away , croaks ; Shrek ... |
382,833 | 449,021 | 114,369 | 5 | Alarming . Down right chilling . The count begins . | Absolutely one of the best shockers to come along in a very long time . Two detectives ( Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman ) work in tandem trying to track down a ruthless serial killer , whose modus operandi is inspired by the seven deadly sins . Some very graphic after-the-fact violence . Pitt and Morgan could not appear ... |
382,057 | 449,021 | 161,216 | 5 | Organizing activities can be harmful to your health . | Robert Greenwald directs this brilliant biopic of ' 60s counter-culture rabble-rouser Abbie Hoffman ( Vincent D'Onofrio ) following his involvement with civil rights demonstrations in the south ; his association with the infamous Chicago 7 and his disappearance underground in the ' 70s . Great mix of actual historic fo... |
383,114 | 449,021 | 805,526 | 5 | All things are possible . | A movie about football and faith . Shiloh Christian Academy has a football team that has not had a winning season in six years . Coach Grant Taylor ( Alex Kendrick ) is down trodden and losing his faith . Facing problems with unhappy team boosters that want his job terminated . His car won't run . And he and his wife f... |
383,694 | 449,021 | 285,487 | 5 | Crazy is as crazy does . | Eriq La Salle directs , writes and stars in CRAZY AS HELL . A well known psychiatrist , Dr . Ty Adams ( Michael Beach ) comes to Sedah State Mental Hospital with an around the clock film crew to shoot a documentary about his non-traditional approach in treating mental illness . Dr . Delazo ( Ronny Cox ) runs the instit... |
381,961 | 449,021 | 264,395 | 6 | Sir , Watch your back , Sir ! | John McTierman directs this sometime confusing , but intriguing military drama . Sergeant West ( Samuel L . Jackson ) is a reviled legendary Army Ranger that is " fragged " while commanding a Special Forces training mission in a hurricane-battered Panamanian rain forest . Two survivors ( Giovanni Ribisi and Brian Van H... |
382,021 | 449,021 | 118,636 | 6 | A young man questions an elderly neighbor . | Brandon Boyce brings a Stephen King novella to the screen . Bryan Singer directs this moody and dark look at furthering education . A brilliant young student ( Brad Renfro ) hungers for more knowledge of the Holocaust . He cleverly discovers an elderly neighbor ( Ian McKellen ) is in fact a runaway Nazi . Blackmail and... |
383,631 | 449,021 | 118,632 | 6 | Do as I say ; not do as I do . | Written and directed by Robert Duvall who stars in this drama about a fervent , volatile Pentecostal preacher who is struggling with his own personal demons . Duvall is dynamic as the colorful ' Sonny ' Dewey . Less than interesting in support are Farrah Fawcett and Billy Bob Thornton . The subject matter did not flesh... |
382,264 | 449,021 | 105,121 | 6 | All in the name of perfection . | Once again director / writer Wes Craven delivers the thrills and chills . A young boy ( Brandon Adams ) is persuaded by a hapless crook ( Ving Rhames ) to break into his landlord's house to steal a gold coin collection . The house turns out to be an overly secured mansion that was formerly a funeral home . The demented... |
383,415 | 449,021 | 233,469 | 6 | With nothing else to lose . . . | Like it or not Schwarzenegger gets the job done . A Los Angeles firefighter pursues a Columbian terrorist responsible for the deaths of his wife and young son . Sporadic action keeps you in your seat with full attention . Enough gun play and various size explosions keep everyone happy . The supporting cast is super . Y... |
382,042 | 449,021 | 122,474 | 6 | Mockumentary of meeting between The King and The President . | This is a tongue in cheek look at an actual meeting between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon . On December 21 , 1970 , Elvis , armed with a gun and chemically enhanced , met in the Oval Office with President Nixon . The reason for the meeting was Elvis ' request for a badge from the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Dru... |
383,354 | 449,021 | 105,156 | 6 | Body language speaks wonders . | Drew Barrymore plays Ivy a Lolita-like teen that gradually moves in with a shy reclusive classmate Sylvie ( Sara Gilbert ) and the presence of the streetwise Ivy starts a chain reaction of mixed emotions . Sylvie's self destructive mother ( Cheryl Ladd ) is jealous of her husband's ( Tom Skerritt ) reaction to Ivy's se... |
383,210 | 449,021 | 248,667 | 6 | The mouth that roared . | Michael Mann directs an interesting glimpse into the life of Muhammad Ali ( Will Smith ) . The years 1964 to 1974 show us the winning of the world's championship of boxing , losing it and then the renowned Rumble in the Jungle . As well as the refusal to be drafted into military service and relationships with some dive... |
384,424 | 449,021 | 35,279 | 6 | Underrated Hitchcock good vs evil . | An aircraft factory worker ( Robert Cummings ) is accused of starting a devastating fire that killed his best friend . He avoids being arrested and sets out on a cross country trip to catch the real arsonist . Norman Lloyd is part of a sabotage ring trying to interrupt normal functioning of the US Government . Priscill... |
384,312 | 449,021 | 101,345 | 6 | Why isn't paradise like paradise ? | Possibly considered a spoilerThis fact based story made for TV movie contains romance , intrigue , misconception , fear , mystery and murder . And taken from the pages of a novel by famed attorney Vincent Bugliosi . A psychotic low life ( Hart Bochner ) on the run from the law convinces a younger lover ( Rachel Ward ) ... |
382,791 | 449,021 | 264,323 | 6 | Why don't detour signs also say BEWARE ? | Wheather or not Herschell Gordon Lewis ' 2000 MANIACS ( 1964 ) needed a sequel or not . . . here it is . Director and co-writer Tim Sullivan infuses tongue-in-cheek humor with gore and splatters . This film is crammed full of the sort of scenes you would expect in a very low-budget B-movie . Photography says different ... |
384,341 | 449,021 | 439,815 | 6 | Seat-squirming comic horror . | Kudos to director James Gunn for this fun Sci-Fi , horror , comedy combo . This is a real hoot ! A sleepy little town called Wheelsy , with a foul-mouthed mayor Jack MacReady ( Gregg Henry ) and a brand new sheriff Bill Pardy ( Nathan Fillion ) , is plagued by evil from outer space that resembles over-sized slugs . Far... |
384,349 | 449,021 | 466,909 | 6 | Haunting and scary remake ! | Just like putting a shine on the perfect apple . John Moore directs this remake of the 1976 classic starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick . Same situations with maybe more profound violence . Godson of the President and a recently appointed U . S . foreign diplomat , Robert Thorn ( Liev Schreiber ) , exchanges an orphan... |
383,877 | 449,021 | 112,744 | 6 | Revenge turns to obsession . | Pathetic , disjointed and slow . Written and directed by Sean Penn , this film's focus is on Freddy Gale ( Jack Nicholson ) , who's daughter was killed by a drunk driver . Gale mistakenly thinks the best thing for the family is abandon them and vow to murder the guy who did it . Gale is a shady jeweler that has turned ... |
382,139 | 449,021 | 361,467 | 6 | Teenage dreams meet girl power . | Welsh director Sara Sugarman provides a nice little escape with Gail Parent's screenplay . Lola ( Lindsay Lohan ) is a New York teenager transplanted in the suburbs of New Jersey , where she tries to survive on wits and imagination . Lola's mom ( Glenne Headly ) and younger twin sisters have no clue to what makes the f... |
383,308 | 449,021 | 427,392 | 6 | Beware of who you trust . | This version of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel . This INVASION is written by David Kajganich and has the lovely Nicole Kidman to carry the movie . The space shuttle has crashed and investigators find something not of this earth in the debris . A very mysterious epidemic soon infects m... |
384,262 | 449,021 | 87,810 | 6 | A young photographer has a big crush . | Cute . Cozy . A dash of sizzle . Jon Cryer is a high school student , who has devoted his life to photography . He accidentally takes a shot of a young woman ( Demi Moore ) that will become his obsession . Moore plays a singer trying to get her career started . Cryer spends his life savings ( $6 , 000 ) on putting Moor... |
383,817 | 449,021 | 470,055 | 6 | A reunion hard to forget . | A birthday party and reunion of old high school friends goes terribly wrong . Two single couples and a new pair of parents look forward to a nice weekend aboard a luxury yacht . A small baby in tow is not what spoils the party . Hopping into the water for a refreshing swim , no one remembered to lower the ladder necess... |
383,079 | 449,021 | 145,404 | 6 | Die hard football fan keeps his favorite team alive . | Mac Davis plays a devoted fan and the radio voice of his alma mater Nowata High School . After a very long losing streak , the school administration decides to do away with the football team . Davis starts missing the Friday night games and decides to buy up commercial time and broadcast fantasy games featuring a winni... |
383,311 | 449,021 | 91,209 | 6 | A nail biter . Very good thriller . | This will drain you dry . It will wear you down to a frazzle . C . Thomas Howell is in for the ride of his life . He is driving through the desert and is terrorized by a psychotic hitchhiker , Rutger Hauer . This has to be Hauer's finest performance . What a menacing character , ruthless and relentless . The dialogue i... |
383,589 | 449,021 | 186,566 | 6 | Ride that rocket , cowboy ! The team gathers one more time . | NASA is in a pinch . A Russian communications satellite is about to crash after an obsolete guidance system fails . The system was designed by Dr . Frank Corvin ( Clint Eastwood ) retired Air Force test pilot . Corvin and his old crew team up to ride to the rescue . The aging astronauts are as humorous as they are fit ... |
382,619 | 449,021 | 118,688 | 6 | Crime fighters and partners to the end . | ZAP . POW . ZING . I was surprised that I watched the whole movie . I had my doubts at first . This is not the best of the Batman movies , but it does hold your interest . It is wonderful to watch . The scenery , backdrops , and music gave this thing a life . I like George Clooney , but not as Batman . Uma Thurman's Po... |
382,990 | 449,021 | 61,389 | 6 | Harsh are the winds of war . | Cornel Wilde directs , writes and produces this story of a U . S . Marine invasion of a Japanese held island . Wilde plays Capt . MacDonald who with the help of Gunnery Sgt . Honeywell ( Rip Torn ) leads anxious troops against savvy Japanese snippers . The use of stop motion and flash backs adds to the look of this war... |
384,172 | 449,021 | 78,215 | 6 | Scenic drama . Family fare . Stranded ! | Beautiful scenery , romantic and just enough action . A Seattle yachtsman , his two daughters , a stowaway and a young reporter are stranded on an Alaskan island . At times a little too " touchy , feely " , but a tender and warm family flick . Robert Logan is convincing as the cool dad and Miki Jamison-Olsen is very go... |
383,438 | 449,021 | 38,991 | 6 | Who is living with a dark past life to hide ? | Orson Welles directs this story by Victor Trivas . An escaped Nazi war criminal ( Welles ) is living in a small town where he is a respected professor at a school for boys . Part of his cover is to marry the lovely Loretta Young . Things go well until an agent searching out war criminals ( Edward G . Robinson ) comes t... |
384,395 | 449,021 | 365,229 | 6 | Another chapter with similar verses . | Tense drama of life imitating art . A popular suspense novelist ( Candice Bergen ) with a myriad of phobias is terrorized when a couple of strangers appear at her isolated beach house . Murder is the theme and it takes big time nerve and little savvy to survive . Bryan Brown as well as Bergen are tremendous and believa... |
382,110 | 449,021 | 52,293 | 6 | Mountain man moves moonshine to Memphis . | Arthur Ripley directs this cult classic crime / Noir . War vet Robert Mitchum returns home to ramrod the family moonshine business . This hard headed bootlegger takes on the Feds and the Mob while burning the roads in his whiskey laden hot rods . If that is not enough , he must keep his young brother ( James Mitchum ) ... |
384,004 | 449,021 | 400,525 | 6 | Robbery induces the guilt factor . | Funny guy Harold Ramis produces and directs this dark comedy set on Christmas Eve . Charlie Arglist ( John Cusack ) is a mob lawyer that convinces partner-in-crime Vic ( Billy Bob Thornton ) it is time to lay low after stealing a little over two million dollars from his boss ( Randy Quaid ) . At least the ice storm mus... |
384,053 | 449,021 | 160,459 | 6 | A teenage prank gets out of hand . Suspense prevails . | A very talented double cast of characters and excellent use of flashbacks makes for a very good dark drama . Four young friends meet in an abandon quarry and a devious prank turns into an accidental double murder . The four go their separate ways and meet again as adults when the authorities get close to solving the cr... |
382,552 | 449,021 | 294,918 | 6 | Convicted and more than willing to die . | This depressing , but interesting drama depicts dysfunction as well as perseverance . Gary Gilmore ( Elias Koteas ) was convicted of a double murder and set to be executed by the state of Utah in 1977 . This would be of interest from coast to coast for being the first execution in America in ten years after a declared ... |
382,484 | 449,021 | 43,687 | 6 | A touching and informative biography of a true hero . | This is a powerful story of the trials and tribulations of Jim Thorpe , a hero in the true sense of the word . Burt Lancaster plays the extremely talented Native American Indian . We see the football heroics at Carlisle College ; being stripped of his coveted Olympic medals , and the sinking into an alcoholic oblivion ... |
382,793 | 449,021 | 26,605 | 6 | Spectacular gladiator movie . | RKO Radio epic in grand style . Title is taken from a Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel , the movie does not employ its plot , story line or characters . Even an opening disclaimer denies any historical content besides using the eruption of Mount Vesuvious in 79 AD . as climatic backdrop . Marcus ( Preston Foster ) , an A... |
383,235 | 449,021 | 61,015 | 6 | A bevy of lovelies are out to catch the same man . | Elvis Presley plays Mike McCoy , the leader of a small time combo on the road . Millionaire Howard Foxhugh played by Carl Betz wants McCoy to sing solo for his daughter's birthday . Daughter Cynthia is aptly played by Shelley Fabares . Entering the plot further , Foxhugh wants the singer to drive his new race car in an... |
384,293 | 449,021 | 1,032,755 | 6 | A Guy Ritchie crime caper . | Discribing ROCKnROLLA is like trying to do a play-by-play of five blind mice with catnip on their tales hiding in a cat carriage . A very manic crime comedy with plenty of action . London's underworld becomes the playground of every schemer and criminal big and small . Russian mob elements orchestrate a lucrative river... |
384,390 | 449,021 | 56,585 | 6 | Things aren't the same on the ranch . | Elvis Presley plays a singing rodeo cowboy waiting for the rodeo season to open and takes a job at a dude ranch / health spa for models and well-to-do women . The adorable Jocelyn Lane plays the cowboy / handyman's love interest . The ranch manager ( Julie Adams ) also has eyes for the singing distraction . Hidden trea... |
383,835 | 449,021 | 415,778 | 6 | Knowing the truth is dangerous . | The President ( Jack Scalia ) has been assassinated and is that crocodile tears the First Lady ( Anne Archer ) is shedding ? White House Secret Service agent ( Cuba Gooding Jr . ) and a strong willed Pulitzer Prize winning reporter ( Angie Harmon ) start putting together the pieces to prove conspiracy . Top to bottom a... |
383,385 | 449,021 | 56,606 | 6 | The crowned King is a murderer . | Legendary Roger Corman directs this remake of the 1939 classic of the same title . This period piece is made into a horror / melodrama that chills your spine . Atmospheric B & W . Bloody events and plot twists thread through this low-budget feature . Vincent Price plays the hunchbacked Richard III , who ruthlessly tort... |
382,585 | 449,021 | 435,770 | 6 | A stranger with a mystical touch . | The small town of Antioch is slowly divided by the magic touch of a mysterious stranger . Robby Henson directs this adaptation of a novel by Frank Peretti . The charismatic stranger Brandon Nichols ( Edward Furlong ) appears to have the power to heal , nevertheless he also has an aura about him that is of pronounced me... |
382,945 | 449,021 | 233,142 | 6 | Elvis impersonators knock ' em dead in Vegas . | Thomas J . Murphy ( Kevin Costner ) and Michael Zane ( Kurt Russell ) ramrod a gang of ex-cons in a blatant robbery of a Vegas casino . It is Elvis International Convention time , so these daring criminals dress up as Elvis and pull of a violent robbery with high damage and body count . The group implodes on itself lea... |
383,470 | 449,021 | 47,947 | 6 | Change of plans . . . a trip to Mars . | Although it has George Pal written all over it ; it is not his best project , but a pretty darn good Sci-Fi flick for its time . A team of American astronauts assemble a space station called " The Wheel " to enable a spaceship to be built . Gen . Samuel Merritt ( Walter Brooke ) and his crew that includes his son Capta... |
383,963 | 449,021 | 70,290 | 6 | Be a man , sailor ! | Very colorful comedic drama best rented or watched on commercial-fee uncut cable for best effect . A pair of career petty officers ( Jack Nicholson and Otis Young ) are given the detail of transferring a young sailor ( Randy Quaid ) from one Navy brig to another . The hard-ass officers decide to have a little fun along... |
383,266 | 449,021 | 66,434 | 6 | Futuristic environment . A trip farther than tomorrow . | What a way to start a meteoric career . The first major project written and directed by George Lucas . Sci-Fi from the expanding corners of a mastermind . A look so far into the future , it is still timeless . We get a view of a very technical , mechanized society in a subterranean world in the 25th century . Forget lo... |
383,907 | 449,021 | 277,027 | 6 | The walrus looks for Lucy in the sky . | A wonderful movie about a mentally challenged man ( Sean Penn ) fighting for custody of his daughter ( Dakota Fanning ) who has been taken by the State to place in a foster home . The man seeks help from an attorney ( Michelle Pfeiffer ) to represent him in court . Penn is fantastic , but I'm afraid that Miss Fanning h... |
383,602 | 449,021 | 83,798 | 6 | A serious laugh at the moody films of the 40's . | I had to watch this a second time to appreciate it . The story is not the most impressive ; but the concept is . Steve Martin plays a detective in a parody of classic film noir . The movie features actual scenes cut from several films and blended with precision . These skillful splices feature some of the great names f... |
382,918 | 449,021 | 34,891 | 6 | When there is a will there is a way . | Noel Coward in his account of a WWII destroyer and its valiant crew . The use of flash backs sometimes muddle the story's progression , but are vital for insights of the main characters . Very good acting from Coward , John Mills , Celia Johnson , Bernard Miles and Joyce Carey . |
382,952 | 449,021 | 91,474 | 6 | A serial killer is asked to help find another . | This is the first in the Dr . Hannibal Lecter trilogy . William Peterson is a Special Agent with the FBI and is called on to help track and find a serial killer before he strikes again . The manhunter pays a visit to another killer , Hannibal Lecter ( Brian Cox ) , whom he helped put in prison . Talking to Dr . Lecter ... |
382,979 | 449,021 | 264,472 | 6 | Desperate times call for desperate measures . | A devious attorney ( Ben Affleck ) and a recovering alcoholic ( Samuel L . Jackson ) are involved in a collision on the freeway and that is just the beginning of a very bad day for both men . Both are late for court dates and both pay the piper for being late . The lawyer has the other man's credit screwed and a very i... |
383,738 | 449,021 | 91,499 | 6 | They had a mind of their own . | Stephen King directs and adapts his short story " Trucks " for the screen . Not exactly the best thing King has been involved in ; but given a chance this juvenile driven story is not all that bad . A meteor storm with radiation somehow animates various size machines . . . lawn mowers , soft drink machines to semi truc... |
382,766 | 449,021 | 43,547 | 6 | War on land and in the sky . John Wayne . Wow ! | A clash of leadership skills and methods pit Robert Ryan against John Wayne during the battle of Guadalcanal . The Wildcats squadron is needed to help the ground troops in their advancement . Plus to deal with the Japanese naval and flying forces makes for a very busy movie . A gathering of different personalities make... |
384,260 | 449,021 | 147,800 | 6 | Sisters . . . nothing alike . | Romantic comedy about high school sisters different as night and day . Bianca Stratford ( Larisa Oleynik ) is cute and popular , but her extremely strict father ( Larry Miller ) will not let her date until her older sister does . That is a slight problem since sister Kat ( Julia Stiles ) is smug with an intellect that ... |
384,018 | 449,021 | 100,935 | 6 | Desperate love on the run . | Director David Lynch excels at the weird magic he weaves . A love starved young woman is on the run with a paroled murderer . A psycho mother puts a private eye and a deranged hit man on their trail . Some scenes are hard to watch ; and then there are those typical Lynch scenes that you still don't know what the hell y... |
383,049 | 449,021 | 897,361 | 6 | A sensual thriller . A visual treat . | This is a grisly drama that is torture-driven . Aubrey Fleming ( Lindsay Lohan ) is a high school student with a flare for creative writing . She writes of a fictional character , a stripper named Dakota Moss . Things get strange when Aubrey is abducted by a sadistic killer . After and extensive search , Aubrey is foun... |
382,303 | 449,021 | 264,508 | 6 | Searching for shelter may be hazardous ; even deadly . | From the works of macabre master H . P . Lovecraft comes DAGON . Paul ( Ezra Godden ) and Barbara ( Raquel Merono ) are vacationing off the coast of Spain when their yacht is damaged in a storm . The small town along the shore is not what it appears to be . The population is made up of pale-skinned people , who are slo... |
383,111 | 449,021 | 66,518 | 6 | Lusty vampire mesmerizes . | Not exactly a Hammer Films classic , but really worthy of watching . There is the great Hammer color and plenty shots of bouncing bosoms and this time a bit more . . . a lot more . Ingrid Pitt plays a voluptuous lesbian vampire posing as a needy house guest . She will attack men just in order to ravish and drain young ... |
382,488 | 449,021 | 43,456 | 6 | Classic sci-fi that survives the test of time . | One of the most intellectual sci-fi flicks ever made . This is masterfully directed by Robert Wise . It still radiates with sullen suspicion and paranoia . Michael Rennie plays a visitor from a far away planet making an exploratory stop on earth . He is disappointed that men on earth and their attitudes toward others i... |
384,044 | 449,021 | 338,619 | 6 | Only the strong survive . | ESPN Original movie directed and written by Mike Robe using a novel by Jim Dent as a template . Tom Berenger is outstanding as the legendary football icon Paul " Bear " Bryant . This is suppose to be the true-life story of that infamous first preseason training camp when Bryant took charge of the Aggies of Texas A & M ... |
383,953 | 449,021 | 875,948 | 6 | Interesting enough to sustain attention . | Why is disaster so interesting ? KILLER WAVE leaves room for some improvement , but all-in-all is not really bad . Massive torrential waves begin battering the east coast without any logical explanation . Is it really Mother Nature at work or is she getting some help ? Multi-millionaire businessman Victor Bannister ( T... |
383,815 | 449,021 | 113,367 | 6 | Glimpse into the life of a musical genius . | A made-for-TV documentary centering on Brian Wilson , founder and heart and soul of one of America's foremost musical groups . Sunshine , surfing , fast cars and California girls . . . subjects of some of the most cheerful songs written by Brian for his group the Beach Boys . The Beach Boy sound in the mid 1960's was u... |
384,005 | 449,021 | 276,919 | 6 | Combination of drama and tragedy . | Nicole Kidman plays Grace , a beautiful fugitive , that finds her way to a small isolated town named Dogville . She is hiding from her gangster father ( James Caan ) and is befriended by Dogville's self appointed spokesman Tom Edison , Jr ( Paul Bettany ) . Grace ends up working an hour a day for each Dogville family i... |
382,747 | 449,021 | 65,547 | 6 | A land baron's empire is in jeopardy . | A rather odd western , but its ' The Duke ' . John Chisum ( John Wayne ) owns cattle , horses and land farther than the eyes can see . An envious land-grabbing developer Lawrence Murphy ( Forrest Tucker ) comes to Lincoln and starts buying stores , setting up a bank ; and buying the law with full intent to disrupt a ca... |
382,681 | 449,021 | 355,954 | 6 | Death does not play favorites . | Mick Garris directs and creates this screenplay based on the works of macabre master Stephen King . RIDING THE BULLET refers to the awesome amusement park roller-coaster young Alan Parker ( Jonathan Jackson ) was too scared to ride after eagerly standing in line . Parker since became a college student obsessively dwell... |
383,270 | 449,021 | 35,769 | 6 | Viva la France . Very good war drama . | Directed by Tay Garnett , who was a Naval pilot in WWI , this war drama has substance . French soldiers , believing that WWII is over , unwittingly surrender to German forces and are placed in a POW camp . A terrific and realistic look at being held prisoner under the thumb of the Nazis . A very good collection of tale... |
382,693 | 449,021 | 454,824 | 6 | Americans join French fliers in the " The Great War " . | In 1914 , before America joined the fighting in WWI , American men volunteered to fly single engine fighter planes as members of the Lafayette Escadrille . The Allied Powers of France , Italy and England had their backs pinned to the wall by the German juggernaut . Although some young American men disagreed with war , ... |
382,089 | 449,021 | 814,314 | 6 | Your future is in his future . | Heartfelt drama culminates in tears of joy . Get your crying towel and give your emotions free reign . Ben Thomas ( Will Smith ) is an IRS agent that strays from the mold . Thomas has his demons and is searching for redemption to help cleanse a harrowing secret . His conscience is heavy and his life presents a minor co... |
383,938 | 449,021 | 91,790 | 6 | Romantic comedy about young love . | Writer John Hughes has the 80's pegged . But this story could have been set in the 50's or 60's and still worked well . That is why I think this movie is so relevant . Devotion , friendship , and self worth are quizzed . The young actors were better than expected . I have watched this over a dozen times and I don't car... |
383,113 | 449,021 | 65,580 | 6 | The Countess needs virgins ! | Under par horror from the famed Hammer Studios . There is the Gothic atmosphere , bright red blood and well rounded bosoms . . . but it just feels COUNTESS Dracula doesn't have the ' bite ' it needs . The tale is based very loosely on the legend of a noblewoman obsessed with the natural aging process . Wrinkles , wrink... |
382,959 | 449,021 | 104,685 | 6 | Love eternal does not mean everlasting . | This is a moody and frank story of an Australian couple and how relationships change when the husband falls in love with his wife's sister . Lisa Harrow is the pent-up wife of J . P . ( Bruno Ganz ) and Kerry Fox is Vicki the younger sister and temptress . I saw this on IFC and was really reeled in with the straight fo... |
382,365 | 449,021 | 22,430 | 6 | Good triumphs over bad again ! | This movie directed by William Wellman is nothing elaborate or scenic , but a real good feel good picture . The typical good versus bad with pride and patriotism mixed in . Law abiding citizens are terrorized by gangsters . One family endures mobster threats , violence and kidnapping after members of the family witness... |
383,465 | 449,021 | 454,864 | 6 | Fear of the unknown . Tense and scary . | A film from Larry Fessenden that builds to chaotic fear . In this snowbound thriller , Ron Perlman plays Ed Pollack , an ultra-macho leader of a team of oil scouts assessing the environment from their Alaskan base just outside the Arctic Circle . Not only is cabin fever a problem for the isolated crew , but there seems... |
382,699 | 449,021 | 419,946 | 6 | All he knows what to do . . . . is be a Marine . | Underrated explosive action flick . WWE Champion John Cena plays John Triton , a heroic Marine , who is unwillingly discharged from the war in Iraq . Back in the states , he finds being a security guard is just not him . With intentions to take a short vacation , his beautiful wife Kate ( Kelly Carlson ) is kidnapped b... |
383,981 | 449,021 | 52,993 | 6 | Powerful western drama . | A super director , John Sturges ; two macho leading men , Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn ; plus a very interesting story makes for a better than your typical western . Douglas plays a lawman avenging the rape and murder of his wife . Long time friend , Craig Belden ( Quinn ) is a rich land baron / rancher / town owner ... |
383,346 | 449,021 | 56,891 | 6 | The importance of one last kiss . | To this very day , I still don't know if this is an homage or mockery of Elvis . A top of the heap rock ' n ' roller is drafted into the Army . A publicity agent and struggling song writer scheme up a plan to capitalize on the situation . Have the singer / draftee Conrad Birdie sing a song and bestow one last kiss on a... |
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