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
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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28 Days 2000 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Diane Ladd, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Buscemi, Azura Skye, Alan Tudyk, Mike O'Malley, Reni Santoni, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Margo Martindale, Susan Krebs, Katie Scharf, Loudon Wainwright III
Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) gets so much into the spirit of her sister Lilly's (Elizabeth Perkins) wedding celebration that, high on drugs and alcohol, she "borrows" the wedding limo and crashes it into a neighbor's house. Next step: 28 days of rehab at Serenity Glen where Gwen sets out to beat the system as an alcoholic in denial.
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Airheads 1994  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Ernie Hudson, Amy Locane, Joe Mantegna, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, Reg E. Cathey, David Arquette, Michael Richards, Michelle Hurst
"The Lone Rangers" is a rock band, and its three members–Chazz," Rex, and Pip (Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler)–are trying to get their demo tape heard, but to no avail. They decide to take matters into their own hands by holding a local radio station hostage–using water pistols as weapons.
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Animal Factory 2000  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Buscemi
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke, Steve Buscemi, Tom Arnold, John Heard, Danny Trejo, Jake La Botz, Afemo Omilami
When a young hood, Ron Decker (Edward Furlong), is sent to prison at age 21, he runs into Earl Copen (Willem Dafoe) who assumes the role of mentor. Copen has learned how to survive in prison surroundings, takes Ron under his wing, and teaches him how to survive in the animal factory.
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 Armageddon 1998 PG-13, 150 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David, Steve Buscemi, Owen Wilson, William Fichtner, Michael Clarke Duncan
At the beginning of this nonstop action film, it is learned that an asteroid is headed on a course that will hit Earth. Oil driller Harry S. Stamper (Bruce Willis) becomes involved on behalf of the U.S. government when he is hired to take a space shuttle and land on the asteroid where he will drill holes and deposit explosives so the asteroid can be blasted off course.
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Art School Confidential 2006 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Anjelica Huston, Joel Moore, Ethan Suplee, Steve Buscemi, Adam Scott, Jack Ong, Michael Lerner
Aspiring artist Jerome Platz (Max Minghella) leaves his Long Island high school and enters Strathmore Institution's prestigious art school where he encounters bullies but falls in love with Audrey (Sophia Myles). To impress Audrey, Jerome passes off as his own the work of alcoholic artist Jimmy (Jim Broadbent), but then reality hits in the form of a mysterious strangler who is a serial killer looking for victim #6.
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Barton Fink 1991 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi, Richard Portnow, David Warrilow, Christopher Murney, I.M. Hobson
When New York playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) goes to Hollywood, he checks into a seedy hotel and becomes friends with Charlie Meadows (John Goodman). Fink has trouble writing his story, and, instead of getting over writer's block, he becomes a murder suspect. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor Michael Lerner for his role as the studio chief.
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Big Daddy 1999  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole & Dylan Sprouse, Josh Mostel, Leslie Mann, Allen Covert, Rob Schneider, Kristy Swanson, Joseph Bologna, Steve Buscemi, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Tim Herlihy
Well-educated Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has not taken advantage of employment opportunities, but fate steps in with a little boy, Julian (Cole and Dylan Sprouse), who has been dropped off at his apartment. Sonny adopts Julian and, as an indulgent dad, turns him into a spoiled kid who does whatever he wants. Then the REAL problems begin.
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 The Big Lebowski 1998 R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, John Turturro, Sam Elliott, David Thewlis, Ben Gazzara, Tara Reid, John Seymour Hoffman, Philip Moon, Mark Pellegrino, Peter Stormare, Flea
A case of mistaken identity brings together ex-surfer, now-bowler Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) and a pompous millionaire, Jeffrey "The Big" Lebowski (David Huddleston), whose wife Bunny (Tara Reid) owes money to Jackie Treehorn (Ben Gazzara). When Treehorn hires thugs to retrieve the money, they break into "The Dude's" house by mistake. Later, they kidnap Bunny, and "The Dude" agrees to help by delivering the $1 million ransom–and finds himself in the midst of the Los Angeles underworld and part of the schemes of the daughter of "The Big" Lebowski, Maude (Julianne Moore).
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Billy Bathgate 1991 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis, Steven Hill, Steve Buscemi, Billy Jaye, John Costelloe, Stanley Tucci, Xander Berkeley
Billy Bathgate (Loren Dean) rises from a poor New York City kid to one of the trusted followers of gangster Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman). Set during the Great Depression, Billy is given the job of watching after an attractive woman (Nicole Kidman) whose boyfriend (Bruce Willis) has been murdered.
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 Charlotte's Web 2006  G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, Thomas Haden Church, Andre Benjamin, Dominic Scott Kay, Sam Shepard, Abraham Benrubi, Kevin Anderson
Wilbur (voice of Dominic Scott Kay) is a pig saved from destruction by 12-year-old Fern (Dakota Fanning) who brings Wilber into her home and even to school. But enough is enough, and Wilbur is sent to live in a barn where he meets a menagerie of barn animals including geese–Gussy (voice of Oprah Winfrey) and Golly (Cedric the Entertainer)–horse Ike (voice of Robert Redford), and rat Templeton (voice of Steve Buscemi). But his best friend turns out to be a spider, Charlotte (voice of Julia Roberts), who sets out to save Wilbur from becoming Christmas dinner. 1 User Review
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| | Very interesting movie | battlin 01/06/2007 | | A little mature for my 5 year old, but he liked it. |
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 Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinque Lee, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Joseph Rigano, Vinny Vella, Vinny Vella Jr., Renee French, Cate Blanchett
Over a period of 18 years, Jim Jarmusch put together this series of amusing vignettes, which all revolve around coffee and cigarettes.
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Con Air 1997 R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Simon West
Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Steve Buscemi, Rachel Ticotin, Colm Meaney, M.C. Gainey, Monica Potter, Nick Chinlund, Dave Chappelle, Mykelti Williamson, Steve Eastin, Renoly Santiago
On a flight transporting convicts to a maximum-security prison, the convicts murder their guards, take over the plane, and head for South America. Also on board is Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) who is on his way home to begin his parole–after being unfairly imprisoned for eight years. Now, Poe is trapped on the hijacked plane, and, as the good hero, he cannot walk away from this fight.
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CrissCross 1992 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chris Menges
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Arliss Howard, James Gammon, David Arnott, Keith Carradine, J.C. Quinn, Steve Buscemi, Paul Calderon, Deirdre O'Connell, Annie McEnroe
Criss Cross (David Arnott) is a 12-year-old boy who deals with his newfound knowledge that his single mother, Tracy (Goldie Hawn), works as a stripper to make ends meet.
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Delirious 2007 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman, Gina Gershon, Callie Thorne, Kevin Corrigan, Richard Short, Elvis Costello, David Wain, Mel Gorham, Peter Appel, Doris Belack, Tom Aldredge, Nicole Vicius, Cinque Lee
Poor and homeless Toby Grace (Michael Pitt) wants to become an actor. He befriends NYC tabloid photographer Les Galantine (Steve Buscemi) who teams up with him, offers a job as his assistant, and introduces him to casting agent Dana (Gina Gershon). Dana helps Toby with his acting career, and Toby meets pop star K'Harma Leeds (Alison Lohman) at a press event. Toby and K'Harma get together, and now, with his connections, Toby is on the verge of gaining celebrity status, but that leaves Les back in the shadows.
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 Desperado 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Carlos Gomez, Tito Larriva, Angel Aviles, Danny Trejo, Carlos Gallardo, Angela Lanza, Abraham Verduzco, Albert Michel Jr., David Alvarado
Musician El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) turns into a killer when he heads for a Mexican city to avenge the death of the woman he loved. He has killed a number of drug lords, and now only one drug king, Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), remains on his list. Upon arriving in the town, El Mariachi is befriended by Carolina (Salma Hayek). But, there may be more to Carolina than meets the eye, and a bloody showdown lies ahead.
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 Domestic Disturbance 2001 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo, Matt O'Leary, Steve Buscemi, Chris Ellis, Nick Loren, James Lashly, Rebecca Tilney, Debra Mooney, Leland L. Jones, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Susan Floyd, William Parry, Suzanne Nystrom
Nice-guy Frank (John Travolta) and Susan (Teri Polo) are divorced but share custody of 12-year-old Jason (James Lashly). On the day of Susan's marriage to Rick (Vince Vaughn), Frank suspects that there is more to Rick than first meets the eye. In fact, Rick is a cold-blooded murderer, and Jason is about to witness Rick's dastardly deed. Now, it's up to Rick to come to Jason's rescue.
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 Double Whammy 2001 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman, Victor Argo, Chris Noth, Donald Faison, Maurice G. Smith, Keith Nobbs, Melonie Diaz
Things just aren't going well at work for NYC cop Ray Pluto (Denis Leary). He even throws out his back during a fast food restaurant robbery, with a child saving the day. Things aren't going well at his apartment building either, with several odd episodes unfolding. A so-so comedy.
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 Escape from L.A. 1996 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Georges Corraface, Peter Fonda, Pam Grier, Cliff Robertson, A.J. Langer, Valeria Golino, Bruce Campbell, Michelle Forbes, Jeff Imada, Ina Romeo, Peter Jason, Jordan Baker
It is the year 2013, and Los Angeles has suffered a catastrophic earthquake and has become a virtual island. Now, the U. S. President's daughter, Utopia (A.J. Langer), has hijacked Air Force Three and heads for Los Angeles with a black box on board the plane that contains codes for controlling energy satellites. Kurt Russell resumes his role (from 1981's "Escape from New York") as hero Snake Plissken whose mission is to save the world.
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 Fargo 1996  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Steve Reevis, Kristin Rudrud, John Carroll Lynch, Tony Denman, Gary Houston, Warren Keith, Larry Brandenburg, Bruce Bohne
This film by Joel and Ethan Coen is based on actual events that took place in Fargo, ND. Car salesman Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) plots to have his wife (Kristin Rudrud) kidnapped so he can collect the ransom from his wealthy father-in-law (Harve Presnell). Frances McDormand won an Oscar as Best Actress for her role as the pregnant policewoman. An Oscar also went to the Coens for Writing, and five other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (William H. Macy).
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Cast: Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin, Donald Sutherland, James Woods, Keith David, Jean Simmons, Matt McKenzie
This animated film is a video game brought to the screen. It is the year 2065, and alien phantoms are set to invade Earth. But they must reckon with a scientist, Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na), who teams up with the Deep Eyes military squadron led by Captain Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin). Aki, Edwards, and Aki's mentor, Dr. Sid (Donald Sutherland), work for a peaceful end to the problem. Meanwhile, alien hater General Hein (James Woods) has other plans.
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Floundering 1994 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter McCarthy
Cast: James LeGros, John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Maritza Rivera, Ebbe Roe Smith, Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Nelson Lyon, Jo Harvey Allen, Viggo Mortensen
John (James LeGros) is in his thirties, unemployed, and still trying to decide what to do with his life. Various characters come in and out of this life–set in post Rodney King-induced riots in L.A.–representing people from that era. He falls even farther down in the mire when he joins a group of reactionaries. This politically left-leaning non-story has its roots in the attitudes of the poor people of L.A. and shows right-wingers as people to hate.
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G-Force 2009 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hoyt Yeatman
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Penelope Cruz, Tracy Morgan, Nicolas Cage, Jon Favreau, Steve Buscemi, Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis, Will Arnett, Kelli Garner, Loudon Wainwright III, Chris Ellis, Tyler Patrick Jones, Niecy Nash, Dee Bradley Baker
In this Disney film, dastardly billionaire Leonard Saber (Bill Nighy) intends to take over the world by turning household appliances into robots. But, the government has a secret project that trains animals to become espionage agents–named G-Force. Led by Guinea Pig Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell), the G-Force sets out to save the world. Plenty of action–but scaled down for the young ones. Live action, animation, and 3D contribute to making this an entertaining film.
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 Ghost World 2001  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban, Teri Garr, Stacey Travis, Ashley Peldon, Dave Sheridan, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Tom McGowan
Adapted from a comic book series about high-school friends who try to find their place in the lonely, fake world of suburbia, this film is both funny and insightful. Extroverted Enid (Thora Birch) and her direct opposite, Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), plan to share an apartment but find their lives diverging as their interests change.
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The Grey Zone 2001 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
Cast: David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Daniel Benzali, David Chandler, Allan Corduner, Natasha Lyonne, Mira Sorvino, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lisa Benavides, Lee Wilkof, Brian F. O'Byrne
The Holocaust is the background for this story about Sonderkomando Jews imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp who coerced fellow Jews to march into areas where they met certain death by gassing. But, in the midst of the horror, a few Jews plan and execute an uprising.
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 Home on the Range 2004 PG, 76 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Will Finn, John Sanford
Cast: Roseanne, Judi Dench, Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Randy Quaid, Steve Buscemi, G.W. Bailey, Lance LeGault, Charles Dennis, Richard Riehle, Joe Flaherty, Gregory Jbara
When their financially troubled farm is about to be taken over, the animals turn to bounty hunting to save the day.
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The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Durning, Bruce Campbell, John Mahoney, Peter Gallagher, Steve Buscemi, Jon Polito, Joe Grifasi
In a ploy to drive down company stock prices, Mussberger (Paul Newman) plucks Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) from the mailroom and installs him in the presidential suite. Instead of losing business, Barnes proves himself adept in his new position, and stock prices rise. Different (what else would you expect from the Coen brothers?), 1950s look at big business out of control.
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry 2007 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Nicholas Turturro, Allen Covert, Rachel Dratch, Richard Chamberlain, Nick Swardson, Blake Clark, Mary Pat Gleason, Matt Winston, Lance Bass
Larry Valentine (Kevin James) is a widower working as a New York City firefighter when he is told that only a spouse can claim life insurance benefits. This leaves his children out in the cold. As a solution, Larry and his fellow firefighter Chuck Levine (Adam Sandler), who just happens to be a womanizer, take part in a mock marriage to beat the system. After the fire department sends an inspector (Steve Buscemi) to investigate the "marriage," Chuck and Larry hire a lawyer, Alex McDonough (Jessica Biel). Alex believes their story and recommends that they go to Canada where they can be legally wed because in Canada gay marriage is legal. And, of course, gay jokes prevail throughout the film.
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I Think I Love My Wife 2007 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Chris Rock
Cast: Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres, Steve Buscemi, Edward Hermann, Welker White, Samantha Ivers, Michael K. Williams, Cassandra Freeman, Stephen A. Smith, Wendell Pierce, Milan Howard, Christina Vidal
To the outsider, Richard Cooper (Chris Rock) appears to be living the good life as an investment banker married to Brenda (Gina Torres), and two kids complete the family. But there is a problem because Richard is bored with his life and lack of sex at home. He fantasizes about women he sees on the streets of Manhattan and is at the point of acting on his impulses when he runs into his old friend, Nikki (Kerry Washington), who is flirtatious and more than happy to lead him around town. Now the question is, "Will they, or won't they?"
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Igor 2008 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Anthony Leondis
Cast: John Cusack, Myleene Klass, Robin Walsh, Matt McKenna, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi, Sean Hayes, Jess Harnell, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Coolidge, Jay Leno, Molly Shannon, Zoe Bright, Sophia Eraklis, A. Cheron Hall
In this animated spoof on horror shows, Igor (voice of John Cusack) is a hunchback slave who dreams of becoming a mad scientist. He sees his chance when his master, Dr. Glickenstein (voice of John Cleese), dies, and Igor enters the Evil Science Fair whose prize has been won year-after-year by Dr. Schadenfreude (voice of Eddie Izzard). With help from Brain (voice of Sean Hayes) and road-kill bunny Scamper (voice of Steve Buscemi), Igor makes his girl monster Eva (voice of Molly Walsh). But, Eva turns out to be anything but evil when Igor fails to activate her evil bone–and that is only the beginning of problems for Igor.
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The Impostors 1998 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Tucci
Cast: Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Lili Taylor, Alfred Molina, Campbell Scott, Steve Buscemi, Isabella Rossellini, E. Katherine Kerr, Tony Shalhoub, Hope Davis
Starving actors Maurice (Oliver Platt) and Arthur (Stanley Tucci) stow away on a luxury liner. They are spotted, and the chase is on as they encounter numerous nut cases among the elite passengers.
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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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Interview 2007 R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Buscemi
Cast: Sienna Miller, Steve Buscemi, Michael Buscemi, Tara Elders, David Schecter, Molly Griffith, Elizabeth Bracco, James Villemaire, Jackson Loo, muMs da Schemer, Doc Dougherty, Donna Hanover
Former war correspondent, now political journalist Pierre Peders (Steve Buscemi) resents the fact that he has been assigned an article on B-movie star Kataya (Sienna Miller), and to make matters worse she is an hour late for the interview. When she finally arrives, Kataya is upset with Pierre's attitude, calls off the interview, and leaves. Pierre follows but, as he leaves the building, gets hurt in a traffic accident. Kataya takes him home to nurse his wounds, and a night of trying to out-manipulate each other in a perverse game of wits ensues.
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 The Island 2005 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ethan Phillips, Brian Stepanek, Noa Tishby, Siobhan Flynn
In the year 2019 an installation houses clones whose body parts are destined to go to the rich and famous who count on them as insurance against physical incapacities. The clones, however, have no clue of their situation and live for the nightly lottery drawing when the winner is promised a new beginning on a fabled "island." One clone, Lincoln (Ewan McGregor), becomes suspicious and escapes with a friend (Scarlett Johansson). When the installation manager (Sean Bean) discovers them missing, he sends a commando (Djimon Hounsou) to track them down, and the perilous chase is on.
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Kansas City 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Smith, Jane Adams
This entertaining film represents Director Robert Altman's memories of his hometown. The setting is 1934, and the plot involves a bizarre kidnapping. However, the real story is the interaction of a varied assortment of characters: gamblers, socialites, politicians, musicians, and–oh yes–just ordinary people.
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 King of New York 1990  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo, Wesley Snipes, Janet Julian, Joey Chin, Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Calderon, Steve Buscemi
Drug kingpin Frank White (Christopher Walken) returns to the streets of New York from a long stint in prison and again takes up his old trade. He and his gang have many enemies; both police and rivals don't like his multi-racial gang. This time, Frank has a new goal: he wants to help the poor by building a big hospital in their neighborhood. Extremely violent. 1 User Review
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| | Terrific cast, direction | dru 03/08/2009 | | Christopher Walken is brilliant. Non stop action. Terrific direction. |
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The Laramie Project 2002 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Moises Kaufman
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Jeremy Davies, Clea DuVall, Dylan Baker, Peter Fonda, Janeane Garofalo, Christina Ricci, Laura Linney, Summer Phoenix, Joshua Jackson, Amy Madigan, Nestor Carbonell
Laramie, Wyoming, hit the national newswires in 1998 when a gay college student was beaten, tied to a fence, and finally died. Moises Kaufman put together an ensemble cast that went to Laramie, interviewed people, and created a play incorporating their answers. This film is an adaptation of that play.
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The Last Outlaw 1994  R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Dermot Mulroney, Ted Levine, John C. McGinley, Steve Buscemi, Keith David, Daniel Quinn, Gavan O'Herlihy, Richard Fancy, Paul Ben-Victor
After being betrayed during a robbery, outlaw leader Graff (Mickey Rourke) sets out to kill each of his betrayers one-by-one.
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Lonesome Jim 2006 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Steve Buscemi
Cast: Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler, Mary Kay Place, Seymour Cassel, Kevin Corrigan, Jack Rovello, Rachel Strouse, Sarah Strouse, Mark Boone Junior, Jake La Botz, Michael Buscemi
Would-be-writer Jim (Casey Affleck) moves back to his parents' home in Indiana looking for support. But help does not come from his dysfunctional family. Instead, Anika (Liv Tyler) is the one who will provide Jim with the unconditional love he needs to function in the world.
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Love in the Time of Money 2002 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Mattei
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Jill Hennessy, Michael Imperioli, Rosario Dawson, Adrian Grenier, Malcolm Gets, Carol Kane, Vera Farmiga, Domenick Lombardozzi, Nahanni Johnstone
A series of vignettes involving New Yorkers looking for love and/or money is the theme used by writer-director Peter Mattei for this, his first, feature film.
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The Messenger 2009 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Oren Moverman
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Steve Buscemi, Yaya DaCosta, Lisa Joyce, Peter Francis James, Portia, Paul Diomede, Jahmir Duran-Abreau, Gaius Charles, Brendan Saxton III, Brian Adam DeJesus
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery (Ben Foster) returns home from the war in Iraq and begins work with the Casualty Notification Office. Capt. Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) serves as his mentor, and the two men form a bond. Will's job is to notify military families that their loved ones will never be coming home. This requires emotional detachment, but when Will delivers news to Olivia Pitterson (Samantha Morton) that her husband has died, he is drawn to her and is faced with the ethical dilemma of becoming involved with a vulnerable woman.
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 Miller's Crossing 1990 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J.E. Freeman, Albert Finney, Steve Buscemi, Danny Aiello, Mike Starr, Olek Krupa
In this, another great, or at least near great, Coen Brothers film, we find ourselves in the midst of gangster wars ala the thirties with modern tools. Tom (Gabriel Byrne) is an apparently heartless gangster who is loyal to kingpin Leo (Albert Finney) and is now caught up in a gang war. The prize: control of the city. Lots of black humor, extreme violence, and interesting twists.
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 Monster House 2006 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Gil Kenan
Cast: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Steve Buscemi, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Jason Lee, Kevin James, Jon Heder, Nick Cannon, Ryan Newman, Kathleen Turner
DJ (voice of Mitchel Musso), Chowder (voice of Sam Lerner), and Jenny (voice of Spencer Locke) discover a house that is alive and swallowing people who come near. Halloween is coming. Will they be able to convince those in authority of the danger present in the neighborhood before the the house eats Trick-or-Treaters who enter the property? The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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 Monsters, Inc. 2001 G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Peter Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Cast: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Bonnie Hunt, Bob Peterson, John Ratzenberger, Frank Oz, Kay Panabaker, Jack Angel, Patti Deutsch, Pat Fraley
Monsters, Inc. is a power company run by monsters in the city of Monstropolis. To generate electricity, the scare assistants enter children's closets, and the ensuing screams are turned into electrical energy. There is a crisis in the land: screams are becoming hard to find, and rolling blackouts are predicted. Mike (voice of Billy Crystal) and Sulley (voice of John Goodman) are the company's best scream producers, but when they allow a little girl (voice of Mary Gibbs) from Earth to enter their domain, chaos becomes the order of the day. Randy Newman's song "If I Didn't Have You" won an Oscar, and his musical score was nominated. The film was also nominated for Best Animated Feature, a new category.
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Mr. Deeds 2002 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, Jared Harris, Peter Gallagher, Allen Covert, Roark Critchlow, Peter Dante, Conchata Ferrell, Gideon Jacobs, Erick Avari, Harve Presnell, Blake Clark, J.B. Smoove
After small-town pizza shop owner Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) inherits a $40 billion media conglomerate, he heads for New York to do business. Once there, he finds himself the object of prey by greedy stockholders and becomes the subject for tabloid journalists–especially Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder) who poses as a school nurse to obtain information that will give her the scoop on Deeds. But, in the process, Babe ends up falling in love with Deeds who is equally smitten with her. This is an updated version of Frank Capra's award-winning 1936 classic, "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."
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Mystery Train 1989 R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Youki Kudoh, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Cinque Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Sy Richardson, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Joe Strummer
Three stories are told, with the common thread being a rundown hotel in Memphis and its two-person staff who watch after the assorted strange people that come and go. Segments include two touring Japanese teens obsessed with 1950s rock 'n roll; an Italian woman, who is taking her dead husband home, sees the ghost of Elvis; and three men who stay at the hotel after too much to drink results in a shooting.
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 Reservoir Dogs 1992 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Lawrence Tierney, Randy Brooks, Quentin Tarantino, Lawrence Bender, Kirk Baltz, Edward Bunker, Steven Wright, David Steen, Linda Kaye, Michael Sottile
Crime boss Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) masterminds a jewelry store heist bringing together a crew and giving them aliases–Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), and Nice Guy Eddie (Chris Penn). Plans go terribly awry because there is an informer in their midst, and the robbers gather at an abandoned warehouse where they try to uncover who among them is the traitor who clued in the police. The story is told in flashbacks and is very violent, but the plot's twists and turns are riveting.
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Rising Sun 1993 R, 129 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Kevin Anderson, Mako, Ray Wise, Stan Shaw, Tia Carrere, Steve Buscemi
This film version of Michael Crichton's novel has much of the suspense of the book. It is a tale of mystery and intrigue set in the financial world of Japan and is well worth your time.
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Romance & Cigarettes 2006 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: John Turturro
Cast: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Mandy Moore, Mary-Louise Parker, Aida Turturro, Christopher Walken, Barbara Sukowa, Elaine Stritch, Eddie Izzard, Amy Sedaris, P.J. Brown, Adam LeFevre
In this off-beat musical, Kitty (Susan Sarandon) confronts her Queens construction worker husband, Nick (James Gandolfini), with evidence of pornography he has written. It turns out that Nick is having an affair with sexy underwear salesgirl Tula (Kate Winslet), and Kitty has the solution. With their three daughters–Rosebud (Aida Turturro), Constance (Mary-Louise Parker), and Baby (Mandy Moore)–supporting her, Kitty kicks Nick out of the house leaving him to make up his own mind of what he really should do. Throughout their trials, everyone seems to sing and dance in this down and dirty musical love story.
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Somebody to Love 1994 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
Cast: Rosie Perez, Harvey Keitel, Michael DeLorenzo, Stanley Tucci, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Anthony Quinn, Samuel Fuller, Steven Randazzo, Paul Herman, Gerardo Mejia, Sully Boyar, Elizabeth Bracco, Edward Lynch, Edward Bunker
Three characters–dancer Mercedes (Rosie Perez), gravedigger Ernesto (Michael DeLorenzo), and passe TV cowboy star Harry (Harvey Keitel)–strive for happiness, but their goals do not appear to be in reach. After Ernesto dances with Mercedes, he falls in love with her, but Mercedes is in love with Harry. Ernesto wants to give Mercedes gifts to gain her affection, and when Harry needs $10,000 to divorce his wife, Mercedes asks Ernesto for help. For Ernesto, it is a no-win situation, but he remains hopeful in spite of the disappointments.
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 2002 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Steve Buscemi, Mike Judge, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment, Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor
Those Cortez kids–Carmen and Juni (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara)–are at it again. This time they travel with rival spy kids–Gary and Gerti Giggles (Matt O'Leary and Emily Osment)–to the mysterious island of Yukara where big trouble awaits in the form of a mad scientist.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990 R, 93 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Harrison
Cast: Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, David Johansen, William Hickey, Matthew Lawrence, Robert Sedgwick, Julianne Moore, James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong, Robert Klein, Steve Buscemi, Donald Van Horn, Paul Greeno, Alice Drummond, Philip Lenkowsky
Newspaper delivery boy Timmy (Matthew Lawrence) is imprisoned by mad cannibal housewife Betty (Deborah Harry) who plans to eat him. Timmy tries to forestall his fate by telling three horror stories. The stories include Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lot 249," in which a college student (Christian Slater) is confronted by a mummy he has raised from the dead. Stephen King's "Cat From Hell" features a millionaire (William Hickey) hiring a hit man (David Johansen) to track down a cat that killed his family, and "Lover's Vow" is about an artist (James Remar) who makes a deal with the devil.
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Trees Lounge 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Buscemi
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Mark Boone Junior, Chloe Sevigny, Michael Buscemi, Anthony LaPaglia, Elizabeth Bracco, Daniel Baldwin, Carol Kane, Samuel L. Jackson
Tommy Basilio (Steve Buscemi) is an unemployed mechanic who spends much of his waking hours in a bar, the Trees Lounge, on Long Island. Although a comedy, this film provides great insight into the world of alcoholism as the ensemble cast presents a portrait of blue-collar problems with the society in which they live.
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Twenty Bucks 1993 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keva Rosenfeld
Cast: Linda Hunt, David Rasche, George Morfogen, Sam Jenkins, Elisabeth Shue, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Lloyd, Diane Baker, Brendan Fraser, William H. Macy
A 20-dollar bill begins its journey at an ATM and changes hands numerous times in this story that follows its variety of transactions and the lives it touches. Some of the "short stories" are quite interesting.
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Vibes 1988 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Cyndi Lauper, Peter Falk, Julian Sands, Googy Gress, Elizabeth Pena, Karen Akers, Michael Lerner, Aharon Ipale, John Kapelos, Ray Stoddard, Park Overall, Max Perlich, Steve Buscemi, Rodney Kageyama
Museum curator Nick Deezy (Jeff Goldblum) and hairdresser Sylvia Pickel (Cyndi Lauper) are studying psychic phenomena with New York University's Dr. Harrison Steele (Julian Sands) as their professor. Both Sylvia and Nick have psychic powers and come to the aid of Harry Buscafusco (Peter Falk) who wants them to travel to Ecuador in search of his missing son. Actually, Harry is a con-man searching for an Incan lost city of gold and believes that, using their psychic powers, Sylvia and Nick will find it. But, they aren't the only ones searching for the treasure. Dr. Steele is on their trail planning to use the treasure, which he believes has psychic powers that would allow him to rule the world–after getting rid of Nick and Sylvia. Will Nick and Sylvia overcome the dangers that lie ahead, and, in the process, will they find love?
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The Wedding Singer 1998 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Musical
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Allen Covert, Matthew Glave, Ellen Albertini Dow, Angela Featherstone, Steve Buscemi, Billy Idol, Alexis Arquette, Christina Pickles, Jodi Thelen, Frank Sivero, Patrick McTavish, Gemini Barnett
In this amusing love story that is reminiscent of the 1980s, Robby Hart (Adam Sandler) is a New Jersey singer who performs at weddings. Hart suffers a Jekyll and Hyde personality–either naively infatuated with a waitress, Julia (Drew Barrymore)–while they are both engaged to marry others–or performing like a pompous lout. Party, party, party!
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Who Do I Gotta Kill? 1992  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Me and the Mob
Director: Frank Rainone
Cast: James Lorinz, Tony Darrow, John Costelloe, Vincent Pastore, Frank Gio, Richard Bright, Sandra Bullock, Stephen Lee, Anthony Michael Hall, Steve Buscemi
Things just aren't going right for Jimmy (James Lorinz). His latest novel isn't selling, his girlfriend left him (right in the middle of sex), he's kicked out of his favorite bar, and he can't seem to come up with a storyline for his next book. He even fails in suicide attempts. So when it is suggested that he write a real-life account of the underworld, he joins the mob. It just keeps on going downhill from there in this low budget effort. It was even renamed as "Me and the Mob" for video release to capitalize on the popular "Married to the Mob."
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Zandalee 1991 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, Erika Anderson, Joe Pantoliano, Viveca Lindfors, Marisa Tomei, Zach Galligan, Aaron Neville, Steve Buscemi, Ian Ambercrombie
A young woman (Erika Anderson) leaves her husband (Judge Reinhold) for what she hopes will be an exciting sexual outing with his old friend (Nicolas Cage).
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| 1. 13 Moons (2002)
2. 28 Days (2000)
3. Airheads (1994)
4. Animal Factory (2000)
5. Armageddon (1998)
6. Art School Confidential (2006)
7. Barton Fink (1991)
8. Big Daddy (1999)
9. The Big Lebowski (1998)
10. Billy Bathgate (1991)
11. Call Me (1988)
12. Charlotte's Web (2006)
13. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
14. Con Air (1997)
15. CrissCross (1992)
16. Delirious (2007)
17. Desperado (1995)
18. Domestic Disturbance (2001)
19. Double Whammy (2001)
20. Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
21. Escape from L.A. (1996)
22. Fargo (1996)
23. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
24. Floundering (1994)
25. G-Force (2009)
26. Ghost World (2001)
27. The Grey Zone (2001)
28. Home on the Range (2004)
29. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
30. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
31. I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
32. Igor (2008)
33. The Impostors (1998)
34. In the Soup (1992)
35. Interview (2007)
36. The Island (2005)
37. Kansas City (1996)
38. King of New York (1990)
39. The Laramie Project (2002)
40. The Last Outlaw (1994)
41. Living in Oblivion (1995)
42. Lonesome Jim (2006)
43. Love in the Time of Money (2002)
44. The Messenger (2009)
45. Miller's Crossing (1990)
46. Monster House (2006)
47. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
48. Mr. Deeds (2002)
49. Mystery Train (1989)
50. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
51. Rising Sun (1993)
52. Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
53. Somebody to Love (1994)
54. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
55. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
56. Trees Lounge (1996)
57. Twenty Bucks (1993)
58. Vibes (1988)
59. The Wedding Singer (1998)
60. Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1992)
aka: Me and the Mob
61. Zandalee (1991)
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