13 Moons 2002  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Karyn Parsons, Peter Dinklage, David Proval, Daryl Mitchell, Austin Wolf, Rose Rollins, Peter Stormare, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gareth Williams, Jennifer Beals, Elizabeth Bracco, Daryl Mitchell, Francesco Messina, Sam Rockwell
A single night in L.A. with a full moon is the setting for a group of unrelated stories of several quirky characters that intersect through a bail bondsman who encounters them.
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The Anniversary Party 2001  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Cast: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Kline, Phoebe Cates, Jane Adams, John C. Reilly, John Benjamin Hickey, Parker Posey, Denis O'Hare, Owen Kline, Greta Kline, Clara Demedrano, Norizzela Monterroso, Jennifer Beals
Joe and Sally Therrian (Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh) have reunited after a year's separation–just in time for their sixth wedding anniversary. Friends are invited to their home and presents exchanged, but, when the drug Ecstasy is passed around, the party takes a dreadful turn.
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Body and Soul 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Henry Kass
Cast: Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Michael Chiklis, Rod Steiger, Jennifer Beals, Tahnee Welch, Joe Mantegna, Jordan Ancel, Angelo Dimascio, T.J. Castronova, Nance Robbins, Barry Kivel, Brad Kaaya, Jeff Mayweather, Juan Javier Pena, Jason Cosa
In yet another remake of the 1947 classic, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini stars as Charlie "Kid" Davis who strikes out to find fame and fortune in the boxing ring.
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The Book of Eli 2010  R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Western
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits, Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones, Joe Pingue, Frances de la Tour, Chris Browning, Lateef Crowder, Richard Cetrone, Keith Davis, Don Tai
In the post-apocalyptic world, America has turned into a wasteland, and Eli (Denzel Washington) believes that he has received divine revelation. It is his responsibility to protect the last existing copy of the King James Bible that may hold the key to survival of the human race. Eli is on a long and perilous journey across America to reach the West Coast because he believes that God told him to go there. Along the way, Eli encounters Carnegie (Gary Oldman) who wants to obtain Eli's Bible in order to control the masses, and he will stop at nothing to obtain it. Carnegie's adopted daughter Solara (Mila Kunis) joins Eli on his quest to fulfill his destiny and promises to help Eli defeat the evil Carnegie.
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The Bride 1985 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Franc Roddam
Cast: Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown, Geraldine Page, David Rappaport, Cary Elwes, Guy Rolfe, Tony Haygarth, Quentin Crisp, Alexei Sayle, Phil Daniels, Veruschka von Lehndorff, Timothy Spall, Ken Campbell
This remake of the 1935 classic "Bride of Frankenstein" features Sting in the role of Doctor Frankenstein who is trying to create the perfect woman. He does succeed and names the woman "Eva" who is played by Jennifer Beals.
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Catch That Kid 2004 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Bart Freundlich
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Beals, Sam Robards, John Carroll Lynch, James LeGros, Michael Des Barres, Stark Sands, Lennie Loftin, Francois Giroday, Christine Estabrook, Kevin G. Schmidt, Audrey Wasilewski, Meagen Fay
Pre-teen Maddy (Kristen Stewart) solves the problem of how to pay for her disabled, daredevil father's (Sam Robards) hospital bills. With help from her friends (Corbin Bleu and Max Thieriot), Maddy will pull off a heist from the bank where her mother (Jennifer Beals) works.
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 Devil in a Blue Dress 1995  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, Tom Sizemore, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Lisa Nicole Carson, Mel Winkler, Terry Kinney, Albert Hall, Jernard Burks, Beau Starr, David Wolos-Fonteno, Scott Lincoln, John Roselius, Steven Randazzo
This is the film adaptation of Walter Mosley's novel about a Black man, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins" (Denzel Washington), who takes on the job of amateur detective after losing his job in Los Angeles during the late 1940s. De Witt Albright (Tom Sizemore) offers "Easy" money to find a White woman, Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals), who was engaged to mayoral candidate Todd Carter (Terry Kinney). As he searches for Daphne, "Easy" finds himself not only in a racist world but surrounded by blackmail and murder as well and must rely on help from his friend Mouse (Don Cheadle) to find Daphne and, finally, to even save his own life.
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 Flashdance 1983 R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Belinda Bauer, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Lee Ving, Cynthia Rhodes, Ron Karabatsos, Malcolm Danare, Philip Bruns, Micole Mercurio, Lucy Lee Flippin, Don Brockett, Durga McBroom
A Pittsburgh steel worker by day, Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) is a bar room dancer by night. Her dream is to study dance and, as she dances at the bar room, she dreams of being selected to study at the local ballet company. Her boyfriend is her wealthy boss Nick (Michael Nouri), and he gives Alex financial help toward her goal. Alex does come to terms with her dreams and finds the inner strength to turn them into reality. The music makes the movie, and "Flashdance...What a Feeling" won the Academy Award for Best Song.
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Four Rooms 1995 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Tim Roth, Valeria Golino, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Beals, Madonna, Marisa Tomei, Bruce Willis, Quentin Tarantino, Sammi Davis, David Proval, Ione Skye, Marc Lawrence, Lana McKissack, Amanda De Cadenet, Alicia Witt
In this comedy/drama, four directors (Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino) contributed their stories of what happens in four separate Los Angeles hotel rooms on New Year's Eve.
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The Grudge 2 2006  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Mystery
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals, Teresa Palmer, Misako Uno, Sarah Roemer, Matthew Knight, Takako Fuji, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher Cousins, Jenna Dewan, Ohga Tanaka, Yuya Ozeki
In this sequel to "The Grudge," that same mysterious curse that affected Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in the first film is back, and now Karen's sister, Aubrey (Amber Tamblyn), is a victim and is under investigation in Tokyo for the murder of her boyfriend. Will Karen and her friends be able to unlock necessary secrets to save their lives?
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In the Soup 1992  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals, Pat Moya, Will Patton, Jim Jarmusch, Carol Kane, Sully Boyar, Steven Randazzo, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Bracco, Rockets Redglare
Five-hundred pages of script, no money to get it produced, nor enough money to pay the rent on his sleazy NYC tenement is the plight of Aldolpho (Steve Buscemi). He's also interested in his standoffish neighbor Angelica (Jennifer Beals). Aldolpho advertises in the hopes of finding a backer, and his ad is answered by Joe (Seymour Cassel), a con artist. Together they search for money–often using illegal means–in this dark comedy.
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 The Last Days of Disco 1998 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Whit Stillman
Cast: Chloe Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Mackenzie Astin, Chris Eigeman, Matt Keeslar, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Beals, Edoardo Ballerini, Zachary Taylor, David Thornton, Matt Ross, Tara Subkoff, Burr Steers, Jaid Barrymore, Scott Beehner
Recent Hampshire College graduates Alice Kinnon (Chloe Sevigny) and Charlotte Pingress (Kate Beckinsale) spend their days working as editorial assistants, and their nights are spent at the disco where sex and drugs run rampant. But the disco is closing, and the insecurity of Alice and the self-absorption of Charlotte seem to epitomize the youth of their day: sheltered and parentally subsidized, but on the brink of new mature love and responsibility bringing a new meaning to their lives.
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Broderick, Campbell Scott, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Andrew McCarthy, Gwyneth Paltrow, Keith Carradine, Sam Robards, Martha Plimpton, David Gow
This is a biography of Dorothy Parker's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) life and wit revolving around the Algonquin Round Table where she and other writers met for lunch during the 1920s and 1930s.
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The Prophecy II 1998 R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Greg Spence
Cast: Christopher Walken, Russell Wong, Jennifer Beals, Brittany Murphy, Eric Roberts, Glenn Danzig, Steve Hytner, Bruce Abbott, William Prael, J.G. Hertzler, Renee Victor, Elizabeth Dennehy, Nicki Micheaux, Tom Towles, Danny Strong
This gory follow-on to the original finds Gabriel (Christopher Walken) being released by Lucifer, thus allowing Gabriel to continue his battle against humans and good angels (since God seems to favor those over the bad angels). But, he needs help from suicidal Izzy (Brittany Murphy) since he is not up on current-day technology.
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 Roger Dodger 2002 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dylan Kidd
Cast: Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Isabella Rossellini, Elizabeth Berkley, Jennifer Beals, Ben Shenkman, Mina Badie, Chris Stack, Marina Bacarin, Lisa Emery
Ladies'-man Roger (Campbell Scott) introduces his 16-year-old nephew, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg), to the world of sexual conquests when he takes him to a singles bar. They pick up two women (Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Berkley) who end up attracted not to cynical Roger but to naive Nick, instead.
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 Runaway Jury 2003  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven, Nick Searcy, Stanley Anderson, Cliff Curtis, Nestor Serrano, Jennifer Beals, Leland Orser, Gerry Bamman, Joanna Going
Based on John Grisham's novel about jury tampering, this film centers on a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the murder gun. Lawyer Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) tries to prove that the company did not follow federal regulations in allowing the sale of the weapon. Meanwhile, as part of the defense team, Fitch (Gene Hackman) assesses the potential jurors to ensure that the verdict will favor the gun company. But, juror Nick Easter (John Cusack) appears to have his own plans for swaying the jury. And a mysterious woman, Marlee (Rachel Weisz), contacts both Fitch and Rohr with her own deal to sway the jury in favor of the highest bidder. 1 User Review
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| | Riveting | rnjen63 09/14/2009 | | Have said this many times by mouth........Great movie,must see!!! Intriguing and exciting. Very well cast! Have seen many times, and am never disappointed! Watch this, you won't be bored or indifferent. Strikes a chord of sympathy you didn't know you had. Stellar performances by all!!! |
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Split Decisions 1988 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: David Drury
Cast: Gene Hackman, Craig Sheffer, Jennifer Beals, Jeff Fahey, John McLiam, Carmine Caridi, James Tolkan, Eddie Velez, Harry Van Dyke, David Labiosa, Anthony Trujillo, Victor Campos, Tom Bower, Julius Harris, John Thomas
Gene Hackman plays Dan McGuinn who works to get his son, Eddie (Craig Sheffer), into the ring as an Olympic-quality fighter. His older brother, Ray (Jeff Fahey), lost his big chance when he bowed out of amateur fighting to earn big bucks in third-class fights.
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Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying 2000  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David MacKay
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Tom Berenger, Jennifer Beals, Jeffrey Nordling, Peter Kelamis, Jay Brazeau, Jill Teed, Daryl Shuttleworth, Avery Raskin, Chilton Crane
A group afraid of flying complete therapy for the phobia, and to celebrate they take a flight to L.A. Wouldn't you know it–hijackers kill the pilot and threaten to kill the passengers. A really bad film that has no relationship with "Turbulence" except the need for a passenger to land the plane.
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The Twilight of the Golds 1997 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ross Kagan Marks
Cast: Garry Marshall, Faye Dunaway, Jill Bernstein, Mark Shunkey, Jennifer Beals, Brendan Fraser, Jon Tenney, Sean O'Bryan, John Schlesinger, Rosie O'Donnell
Phyllis Gold (Faye Dunaway) has a genetic test performed on her unborn child and discovers that he will be predisposed to homosexuality. Her problem: whether or not to undergo an abortion.
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 Vampire's Kiss 1989 R, 96 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Comedy
Director: Robert Bierman
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Beals, Maria Conchita Alonso, Elizabeth Ashley, Kasi Lemmons, Jessica Lundy, Bob Lujan, Michael Knowles, John Michael Higgins, Jodie Markell, Johnny Walker, Boris Leskin, David Hyde Pierce, Marc Coppola
A Manhattan literary agent Peter Lowe (Nicolas Cage) behaves in a neurotic manner and takes out his frustration on his secretary Alva (Jennifer Beals). Then, one night, he is sure he has been bitten by a vampire and that he will become one, also. Are the events imagined, or is Peter really becoming a vampire? Cage's performance helped make this film a cult classic.
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| 1. 13 Moons (2002)
2. The Anniversary Party (2001)
3. Body and Soul (2000)
4. The Book of Eli (2010)
5. The Bride (1985)
6. Catch That Kid (2004)
7. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
8. Flashdance (1983)
9. Four Rooms (1995)
10. The Grudge 2 (2006)
11. In the Soup (1992)
12. The Last Days of Disco (1998)
13. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
14. The Prophecy II (1998)
15. Roger Dodger (2002)
16. Runaway Jury (2003)
17. Split Decisions (1988)
18. Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (2000)
19. The Twilight of the Golds (1997)
20. Vampire's Kiss (1989)
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