Any Given Sunday 1999  R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, Lauren Holly, Charlton Heston, Ann - Margret, Matthew Modine, LL Cool J, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, Bill Bellamy, Andrew Bryniarski, Lela Rochon
Professional football fills the screen in Oliver Stone's depiction of the sport's violent struggles brought on by the pressure of winning. Miami Sharks quarterback Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid) is injured, and Coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) pulls Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench to replace him. Willie excels and becomes a star player, which gives the new owner of the Sharks, Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the incentive to place pressures on D'Amato to win at any cost.
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Caught Up 1998  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Darin Scott
Cast: Bokeem Woodbine, Cynda Williams, Joseph Lindsey, Clifton Powell, Basil Wallace, Tony Todd, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg
Upon release from a five-year prison sentence, Daryl Allen (Bokeem Woodbine) has trouble adjusting to his changed world (his mother has died, his ex-girlfriend (Cynda Williams) and mother of his son has married another, and his job is gone). His new lover (Cynda Williams, in dual roles) has connections and gets him a job as a limo driver transporting dubious characters around town in this story in which NOBODY is who they seem to be. 1 User Review
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 Charlie's Angels 2000 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: McG
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Crispin Glover, John Forsythe, Matt LeBlanc, Luke Wilson, Tom Green, LL Cool J, Sean Whalen, Alex Trebek
Just like in the 1970s' TV show by the same name, Charlie (John Forsythe) is an off-screen voice that directs his investigators Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy Liu) to get ready for the next case. This time around, the investigation involves recovery of voice recognition software stolen by a rival, Roger Corwin (Tim Curry). Nothing changes: we still have a team of sexy babes rising to the bait.
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Deep Blue Sea 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgard, LL Cool J, Aida Turturro, Wayne Knight, Cristos, Frank Welker, Valente Rodriguez, Ronny Cox, Mary Kay Bergman
Scientists are experimenting on sharks in an underwater lab off Mexico when the sharks suddenly become very aggressive, break free from their confined area, and seem determined to consume the good doctors working in the lab.
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Deliver Us from Eva 2003  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Gary Hardwick
Cast: LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Essence Atkins, Robinne Lee, Meagan Good, Mel Jackson, Dartanyan Edmonds, Duane Martin, Kym Whitley, Jazsmin Lewis, Yuri Brown, Royale Watkins, Matt Winston, Ruben Paul, Kenya Moore
Eva (Gabrielle Union) drives her sisters' husbands crazy. Eva raised her three younger sisters and still feels that she must direct their lives. The husbands come up with a solution for the meddling: hire Ray (LL Cool J) to date Eva, move out of town with her, and then dump her. Good idea–until Ray falls in love with Eva.
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Edison 2005 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Edison Force
Director: David J. Burke
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J, Dylan McDermott, John Heard, Cary Elwes, Roselyn Sanchez, Damien Wayans, Andrew Jackson, Piper Perabo, Garfield Wilson
An intrepid cub reporter, Joshua Pollack (Justin Timberlake), uncovers a scandal involving elite super-cops, investigates, writes his story, and is promptly fired by his editor, Ashford (Morgan Freeman).
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Halloween: H20 1998 R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Williams, Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, LL Cool J, Adam Hann-Byrd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Janet Leigh, Chris Durand
Michael Myers (Chris Durand) is still at it–after 20 years–as he endlessly stalks his sister Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). This time the terror takes place at a boarding school where Laurie is headmistress.
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The Hard Way 1991 R, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: John Badham
Cast: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Penny Marshall, John Capodice, Luis Guzman, LL Cool J, Delroy Lindo, Christina Ricci, Mary Mara, Conrad Roberts, George Cheung, Frank Geraci, Sophie Maletsky
A pampered actor, Nick Lang (Michael J. Fox), wants to play a cop in his next movie. In order to research the role, he teams up with a real-life cop, Detective John Moss (James Woods). John happens to be on the trail of a serial killer when Nick meets him and uses the case for Nick's research. Lots of action and laughs.
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 In Too Deep 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Rymer
Cast: Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Hill Harper, Pam Grier, Veronica Webb, Jake Weber
A rookie cop, Jeff Cole (Omar Epps), infiltrates a Cincinnati cocaine ring, under the alias of J. Reid, to take down the powerful drug lord, Duane Keith Gittens, a.k.a. "God" (LL Cool J).
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 Kingdom Come 2001 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Doug McHenry
Cast: LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine, Anthony Anderson, Toni Braxton, Cedric the Entertainer, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Gant, Tamala Jones
Dysfunctional is an apt description of the Slocum family, and matters come to a head when family members gather for the funeral of patriarch "Daddy Bud."
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Last Holiday 2006 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gerard Depardieu, Jane Adams, Michael Estime, Susan Kellerman, Jascha Washington, Matt Ross, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kendall Mosby, Michael Nouri, Jaqueline Fleming
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, shy Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) cashes in her savings and flies off to a posh Czechoslovakian resort where she spends the holidays on a spending spree that impresses the other guests (Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, and Alicia Witt). Meanwhile, chemistry sparks the relationship between Georgia and Sean Matthews (LL Cool J) who she had admired from afar.
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Mindhunters 2004  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, LL Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller, Eion Bailey, Clifton Collins Jr., Will Kemp, Kathryn Morris, Patricia Velasquez, Cassandra Bell, Trevor White
As part of their training for the FBI psychological program, seven young agents are sent to a remote island where they are to track down a serial killer, the Puppetmaster. But the game turns deadly serious when one of them turns out to be a serial killer who is killing off the other trainees, one by one. Now, those remaining must look for clues to figure out who is trying to murder them.
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Out of Synch 1995 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Debbie Allen
Cast: LL Cool J, Victoria Dillard, Ramy Zada, Howard Hesseman, Yaphet Kotto, Isaac Hayes, Aries Spears, Debbie Allen, Norm Nixon, Tim Reid
DJ Jason (LL Cool J) has spent jail time for drugs and now is in debt to drug dealer Danny (Ramy Zada). Jason is approached by LA detective Caldwell (Howard Hesseman) to work undercover at one of Danny's clubs to get the goods on Danny. But along comes Danny's girlfriend (Victoria Dillard) who talks Jason into stealing money from Danny. She then takes off with the money, and Danny takes off after Jason. Get the picture? Yes, Caldwell is on the take from Danny.
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 Rollerball 2002  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Naveen Andrews, Oleg Taktarov, David Hemblen, Paul Heyman, Janet Wright, Andrew Bryniarski, Kata Dobo, Eugene Lipinski, Xu Zhi, John Kesler, Michelle Leblanc
The year is 2005, and rollerball–a renegade sport combining roller derby, motocross, and lacrosse–is all the rage. When team owner Alexi (Jean Reno) sacrifices his players to raise ratings, the team members try to expose the corruption.
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 S.W.A.T. 2003 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Clark Johnson
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt, Olivier Martinez, Reg E. Cathey, Larry Poindexter, Page Kennedy, Domenick Lombardozzi, Denis Arndt, James DuMont, Lindsey Ginter
After being kicked off L.A.P.D.'s Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team, Jim Street (Colin Farrell) is given a second chance by Sgt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) and joins a S.W.A.T. team escorting drug kingpin Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez) to a federal facility in the California desert. The team encounters many problems along the way–including Montel making an offer on live-TV of $1 million to anyone who can get him out of police custody. A well-made police action thriller.
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Slow Burn 2007 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Wayne Beach
Cast: Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, Mekhi Phifer, Jolene Blalock, Guy Torry, Taye Diggs, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McGill, Frank Schorpion, Donny Falsetti, Barbara Alexander, Joe Grifasi, Richard Jutras, Arthur Holden, Fisher Stevens
District Attorney Ford Cole (Ray Liotta) has plans to run for mayor when he learns that his assistant D.A. and lover Nora Timmer (Jolene Blalock) has been arrested for killing a record store employee (Mekhi Phifer). Nora claims self-defense, but Cole's bid for mayor is in jeopardy. Then a stranger Luther Pinks (LL Cool J) presents another version of Nora's story. Other suspects rise to the fore, and the complex web of deceit continues.
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Touch 1997 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Christopher Walken, Skeet Ulrich, Bridget Fonda, Tom Arnold, Gina Gershon, Janeane Garofalo, Lolita Davidovich, Paul Mazursky, John Doe, Conchata Ferrell, LL Cool J, Maria Celedonio, Anthony Zerbe, Breckin Meyer
Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich) is a healer who can perform miracles through his touch. He is a confused young man who Bill Hill (Christopher Walken) hopes to exploit–with help from Lynn (Bridget Fonda)–as a member of his evangelism business.
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 Toys 1992 PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright Penn, LL Cool J, Donald O'Connor, Arthur Malet, Jack Warden, Debi Mazar, Jamie Foxx
When his father dies, Leslie Zevo (Robin Williams) fights his uncle (Michael Gambon) who wants to turn the family toy company into a munitions factory. This film has the right elements in Robin Williams and Barry Levinson, but it just does not make the grade.
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Woo 1998 R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Cast: Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Dave Chappelle, Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes, LL Cool J, Duane Martin, Paula Jai Parker, Michael Ralph, Darrel Heath
Tim Jackson (Tommy Davidson) is a straitlaced legal assistant who is set up with the party-loving Woo (Jada Pinkett Smith), and they seem to experience everything that can go wrong on a date.
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| 1. Any Given Sunday (1999)
2. Caught Up (1998)
3. Charlie's Angels (2000)
4. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
5. Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
6. Edison (2005)
aka: Edison Force
7. Halloween: H20 (1998)
8. The Hard Way (1991)
9. In Too Deep (1999)
10. Kingdom Come (2001)
11. Last Holiday (2006)
12. Mindhunters (2004)
13. Out of Synch (1995)
14. Rollerball (2002)
15. S.W.A.T. (2003)
16. Slow Burn (2007)
17. Touch (1997)
18. Toys (1992)
19. Woo (1998)
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