 Along Came a Spider 2001  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Jay O. Sanders, Dylan Baker, Mika Boorem, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Moriarty, Raoul Ganeev, Billy Burke, Anton Yelchin, Kimberly Hawthorne, Anna Maria Horsford, Scott Heindl, Christopher Shyer
In this follow-up to "Kiss the Girls," Morgan Freeman is back as Detective Alex Cross, and his new case is the abduction of a congressman's daughter, Megan Rose (Mika Boorem). The perpetrator is Gary Soneji (Michael Wincott) who spent two years waiting for the opportunity to pull off the kidnapping. Now, despite losing his partner, Cross takes on the job and tries to save the day.
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Blue Crush 2002 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Stockwell
Cast: Kate Bosworth, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake, Mika Boorem, Chris Taloa, Kala Alexander, Ruben Tejada, Kaupena Miranda, Asa Aquino, Faizon Love, Fiji, Shaun Robinson, Paul Hatter, Tamayo Perry
Hawaiian surfers Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth), Eden (Michelle Rodriguez), Lena (Sanoe Lake), and Penny (Mika Boorem) work at a luxury hotel and spend the rest of their time surfing. Anne Marie is preparing for the upcoming Rip Masters surfing contest that she dreams of winning. Life becomes complicated when a pro football team checks into the hotel, and romance blooms between Anne Marie and NFL quarterback Matt Tollman (Matthew Davis). Now, Marie must decide between Matt and her dedication to surfing. Good surfing moments.
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 Carolina 2003 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marleen Gorris
Cast: Julia Stiles, Alessandro Nivola, Shirley MacLaine, Mika Boorem, Azura Skye, Edward Atterton, Randy Quaid, Dwight Armstrong, Anna Ortiz, Jennifer Coolidge, Daveigh Chase, John Capodice
Carolina (Julia Stiles) leaves her meddling Grandma Mirabeau (Shirley MacLaine) and moves to California in search of a peaceful life. But "peaceful" turns out to be just a dream when two men (Alessandro Nivola and Edward Atterton) vie for Carolina's affection.
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Dirty Dancing 2 2004  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
aka: Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Director: Guy Ferland
Cast: Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward, John Slattery, Jonathan Jackson, January Jones, Mika Boorem, Rene Lavan, Mya, Polly Cole, Chris Engen, Marisol Padilla Sanchez, Tommy Kavelin, Wilmer Cordero, Charlie Rodriguez
Just before the Cuban Revolution, American teen Katey (Romola Garai) and her family move to Havana when her father's company transfers him there. Katey falls for a sexy dancer, Javier (Diego Luna), and secretly takes dancing lessons from him. The couple enters a dance competition, which, of course, will bring their relationship out into the open.
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The Education of Little Tree 1997  PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Friedenberg
Cast: James Cromwell, Joseph Ashton, Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Leni Parker, Mika Boorem, Christopher Heyerdahl, Christopher Fennell, Rebecca Dewey, Bill Rowat
A young Cherokee orphan, Little Tree (James Cromwell), tries to find important meanings of life handed down through his ancestors that are hard to balance with the cruel world he inhabits.
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Jack Frost 1998  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Troy Miller
Cast: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Joseph Cross, Henry Rollins, Scott Kraft, Dweezil Zappa, Eli Marienthal, Andrew Lawrence, Will Rothhaar, Mika Boorem, Benjamin Brock, Taylor Handley, Moon Unit Zappa
Charlie (Joseph Cross) is 11 years old when his father, Jack Frost (Michael Keaton), is killed in an automobile accident just before Christmas. The next year Jack comes back, reincarnated as a snowman, and tries to heal the family and teach Charlie how to deal with life without a father.
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 Mighty Joe Young 1998 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth, David Paymer, Regina King, Linda Purl, Naveen Andrews, Lawrence Pressman, Mika Boorem
Mighty Joe Young, that mutant gorilla, is brought to the United States to protect him from vicious poachers. But the poachers follow, the gorilla escapes, and a rampage through Hollywood ensues.
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 The Patriot 2000 R, 160 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Tcheky Karyo, Rene Auberjonois, Lisa Brenner, Tom Wilkinson, Donal Logue, Leon Rippy, Adam Baldwin, Jay Arlen Jones, Gregory Smith, Mika Boorem
In 1780 the British thought they had a stronghold on South Carolina, but guerilla activities helped to confuse Cornwallis as he squandered his strength chasing American forces across the area. The famous "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion understood the role of a guerilla force and proceeded to snap up, one by one, the British posts that Cornwallis had carefully set up in South Carolina. In this rewrite of history, "Swamp Fox" is transformed into the "Ghost," Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), widower and father of seven children. Another history rewrite takes place in the perception of slavery: slaves seem happy to serve their masters. In reality, in the South more than 10,000 African Americans supported the British forces and were relocated to Nova Scotia, Florida, Jamaica, and Africa at the end of the war. But if you are looking for rousing action and great special effects–and are willing to go along with the premise that the American Revolution was won because Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) led the guerrillas against the evil British (especially Col. William Tavington (Jason Isaacs))–then this movie will prove entertaining.
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 Riding in Cars with Boys 2001  PG-13, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, Adam Garcia, Lorraine Bracco, James Woods, Sara Gilbert, Desmond Harrington, David Moscow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rosie Perez, Peter Facinelli, Mika Boorem, Vincent Pastore, Maryann Urbano
Beverly (Drew Barrymore), a promising high-school student in 1968, learned she was pregnant, quit school, and married the father (Steve Zahn). Now, 20 years later, after a failed marriage and major conflicts with her son, Jason (Adam Garcia), she is ready to publish her memoirs. Director Penny Marshall goes for the humor instead of the pathos in this story. It works.
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 Sleepover 2004 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Nussbaum
Cast: Alexa Vega, Mika Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington, Sara Paxton, Brie Larson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Douglas Smith, Katija Pevec, Steve Carell, Jeff Garlin, Kallie Flynn Childress
Fourteen-year-old girlfriends celebrate the last day of junior high school with a slumber party–complete with a scavenger hunt in competition with the "popular" girls at school–in this comedy aimed at early teens.
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| 1. Along Came a Spider (2001)
2. Blue Crush (2002)
3. Carolina (2003)
4. Dirty Dancing 2 (2004)
aka: Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
5. The Education of Little Tree (1997)
6. Jack Frost (1998)
7. Mighty Joe Young (1998)
8. The Patriot (2000)
9. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
10. Sleepover (2004)
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