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Eat Pray Love

Friday, August 13th, 2010

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Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Let Yourself Go This August

 

Cast: James Franco … David
Julia Roberts … Elizabeth Gilbert
Javier Bardem … Felipe
Billy Crudup … Steven
Richard Jenkins … Richard
Viola Davis … Delia
Tuva Novotny
David Lyons
Arlene Tur … Armenia
Lidia Biondi
James Schram … Lip syncing traveler
Luca Argentero … Italian tourist guide
Stephanie Danielson … The Stewardess
Christine Hakim … Wayan
Bocker … Labradoodle
Elena Arvigo … Maria
Alyxx Morgen … Katherine Gilbert Murdoch
David Bianchi … Brazilian Patriot (voice)
Tj Power … Felipe's son
Amanda Henderson … Julia Robert's niece
A. Jay Radcliff … Andre

 

Plot: While trying to get pregnant, a happily married woman realizes her life needs to go in a different direction, and after a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey. Based on the memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert. Full summary » Add synopsis »

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Charlie St. Cloud

Friday, July 30th, 2010

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Fantasy, Romance, Drama See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

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Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Life is for living.

 

Cast: Zac Efron … Charlie St. Cloud
Amanda Crew … Tess Carroll
Ray Liotta … Florio Ferrente
Kim Basinger … Louise St. Cloud
Chris Massoglia … Sam St. Cloud (older)
Dave Franco … Sully
Donal Logue … Tink Weatherbee
Julia Maxwell … Rachel
Charlie Tahan … Sam St. Cloud
Augustus Prew … Alistair Wooley
Tegan Moss … Cindy
Brenna O'Brien … Salesclerk
Matt Ward … Derek Conners
Miles Chalmers … Latham
Jesse Wheeler … Green
Paul Duchart … Reverend Polk
Paul Chevreau … Hoddy Snow

 

Plot: Charlie St. Cloud is a young man overcome by grief at the death of his younger brother. So much so that… See » Add synopsis »

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Winter's Bone

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

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Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 100 min

Languages: English

Director:

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Writers: Debra Granik (screenplay) Anne Rosellini (screenplay) See »

 

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence … Ree Dolly
John Hawkes … Teardrop
Kevin Breznahan … Little Arthur
Dale Dickey … Merab
Garret Dillahunt … Sheriff Baskin
Shelley Waggener … Sonya
Lauren Sweetser … Gail
Ashlee Thompson … Ashlee
William White … Blond Milton
Casey MacLaren … Megan
Isaiah Stone … Sonny
Valerie Richards … Connie
Beth Domann … Alice
Tate Taylor … Satterfield
Cody Brown … Floyd

 

Plot: An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact. Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 4 wins See »

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Love Ranch

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

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Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

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Languages: English

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Tagline: When It Comes To Love… Everyone Pays A Price.

 

Cast: Joe Pesci … Charlie Botempo
Bryan Cranston
Helen Mirren … Grace Botempo
Gina Gershon
Scout Taylor-Compton … Christina
M.C. Gainey
Ling Bai
Taryn Manning … Mallory
Rick Gomez … Tom Macy
Gil Birmingham … Sheriff Cortez
Big Spence … Casino Player
Steven Michael Quezada … Drunk
Sergio Peris-Mencheta … Armando Bruza
Maulik Pancholy … Samir Singh
Emily Rios
Luce Rains … John
Raoul Trujillo
Mia Stallard … Chrissy
Leslie Jordan … Mr. Hainsworth
Elise Neal
Arron Shiver … Bernard
Rio Hackford … Rio
Niki J. Crawford … Tawny
Beth Bailey … Wife
Christopher Hagen … Chris
Esodie Geiger … Reba
Dylan Kenin … Corp. Walsh
Ryil Adamson … IRS Agent
Toni Staniewicz … Hitch-Hicker
Bob Jesser … Sportswriter #1
Mark Sivertsen … Horny Fan
Therese Olson … Angel
Victoria Monroe … High Roller / Gambler
Sharise Parviz … Sexy Gambler
Robert Anthony Brass … Reporter / Still Photographer
Brooke Peters … Ranch Girl
Jack Brunacini Jr. … Fight
Stephen Eiland … Fat Customer
Frank James Lockwood … Francisco Bruza
Bo Brown … Leroy Colter
Chris Ranney … Fight fan
Hugh Elliot … Harry Cozine
Dan Strakal … John
Andy Anderson … Roulette Player
William E. Marshall … Chet McGant
Jim Burleson … John
John McTasney … Delivery Man & Fight Fan
Robert Nathan Gleason … Fight Fan
Lucas CorVatta … Still Photographer
Frederick Robinson … John
Allan Pacheco … Ernie
Tom B. Gleason … Fight Fan
J. Ryan Montenery … Ringside Reporter
Jonathan Lund … Gym boxer

 

Plot: A drama centered around a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada. Based on real events. Add synopsis »

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Robin Hood

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

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Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 148 min

Languages: English

Director:

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Cast: Mark Strong … Sir Godfrey
Russell Crowe … Robin Hood
Cate Blanchett … Maid Marian
Kevin Durand … Little John
Matthew Macfadyen … Sheriff of Nottingham
Danny Huston … King Richard
Max von Sydow … Sir Walter Loxley
William Hurt … William Marshall
Mark Addy … Friar Tuck
Scott Grimes … Will Scarlet
Oscar Isaac … Prince John
Eileen Atkins … Eleanor of Aquitaine
Léa Seydoux … Princess Isabella
Bronson Webb … Jimoen
Robert Pugh … Baron Baldwin
Alan Doyle … Allan A'Dayle
Jamie Clark … Palace Guard
Joe Golby … Archer
Jessica Raine … Isabel of Gloucester
Lyia Terki … Gypsy
John Atterbury … Chancellor
Shara Bowden … Emily Pepper Harrow
James Fiddy … Nobleman

 

Plot: The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Full synopsis »

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Kick-Ass

Friday, March 12th, 2010

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Action, Comedy, Drama See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 117 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: I can't fly. But I can kick your ass. See »

 

Writers: Jane Goldman (screenplay) Mark Millar (comic book series) See »

 

Cast: Aaron Johnson … Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Garrett M. Brown … Mr. Lizewski
Clark Duke … Marty
Evan Peters … Todd
Deborah Twiss … Mrs. Zane
Lyndsy Fonseca … Katie Deauxma
Sophie Wu … Erika Cho
Elizabeth McGovern … Mrs. Lizewski
Christopher Mintz-Plasse … Chris D'Amico / Red Mist
Stu 'Large' Riley … Huge Goon
Johnny Hopkins … 1st Gang Kid
Ohene Cornelius … 2nd Gang Kid
Mark Strong … Frank D'Amico
Michael Rispoli … Big Joe
Corey Johnson … Sporty Goon

 

Plot: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so. Full summary » Add synopsis »

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Océans

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

All Genres:
Documentary, Drama See  »

Release Year: 2009

Country: France | Switzerland | Spain | Monaco

Runtime: Germany:100 min

Languages: English

Director: Jacques Perrin

Jacques Cluzaud (co-director)

Tagline:

 

Writers: Christophe Cheysson (co-writer) Jacques Cluzaud (written by) See »

 

Cast: Jacques Perrin … Narrator (French version)
Lancelot Perrin … Himself rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pierce Brosnan … Narrator (English version)
Rie Miyazawa … Narrator (Japanese)

 

Plot: An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world. Add synopsis »

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Mother and Child

Monday, September 14th, 2009

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Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Spain

Runtime: 125 min

Languages: English

Director:

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Cast: Naomi Watts … Elizabeth
Samuel L. Jackson … Paul
David Morse … Tom
Brittany Robertson … Violet
Annette Bening … Karen
Carla Gallo … Tracy
Kerry Washington … Lucy
Amy Brenneman … Dr. Stone
Tatyana Ali … Maria
Marc Blucas … Steven
Jimmy Smits … Paco
Lisa Gay Hamilton … Leticia
Cherry Jones … Sister Joanne
S. Epatha Merkerson … Ada
Elpidia Carrillo … Sofia
Eileen Ryan … Nora
Ahmed Best … Julian
David Ramsey … Joseph
LaTanya Richardson … Carol
Shareeka Epps … Ray
Lawrence Pressman … Dr. Morgan
Gloria Garayua … Melissa
Vincent De Paul … Restaurant Host
Simone Lopez … Christi
Sean Scarborough … Maria's Husband
Alexandria M. Salling … Young Karen
Maxine Hayden … Paul's Mother
Connor Kramme … Young Tom
Evette Cord … Agency Lawyer
Karen Graci … Nurse
Dawn Marie Deibert … Wedding Officiant
Juliette Amara … Ella
Brenda Ball … Paul's Niece

 

Plot: A drama centered around three women: A 50-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption 35 years ago, and an African American woman looking to adopt a child of her own. Full summary » Add synopsis »

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The Joneses

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

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Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min | Canada:93 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: They're not just living the American dream, they're selling it. See »

 

Writers: Derrick Borte (writer) Randy T. Dinzler (story)

 

Cast: Amber Heard … Jenn
Demi Moore … Kate
David Duchovny … Steve
Gary Cole … Larry
Glenne Headly … Summer
Catherine Dyer … Sylivia
Ben Hollingsworth … Mick Jones
Lauren Hutton … KC
Chris Williams … Billy
Ashley LeConte Campbell … Mary Beth
Robert Pralgo … Alex 'The Hammer' Bayner
Justin Price … Skateboarder / high school Jock
Mark Oliver … Man #1
Andrew DiPalma … Will
Kim Wall … Bethany
Christine Evangelista … Naomi
Wilbur Fitzgerald … Golfer
Ric Reitz … Bob
James Belyeu … Waiter #1
Ron Clinton Smith … Policeman
Jason MacDonald … Guy #2
Steve Barnes … Guy #1
Jenson Goins … Ami
Ava Lauren Borte … Girl at country club
Tiffany Morgan … Melanie Baynor
Christoph Vogt … Mover
Charles Van Eman … Golfer 2
Roy McCrerey … Rich Guy
Sonya Thompson … Restaurant Patron
Jacob G. Akins … Furniture Mover
Jayson Warner Smith … Maitre De
Hayes Mercure … Tim
Joe Narciso … Henry
John Atwood … Ken
Jennifer Van Horn … Loretta
Danielle Barnum … Sommelier
Jason Horgan … Mr. Stallings
Ella Archer Borte … Girl 2 at country club
Sandra Kahlert Borte … Mother at country club
Gregory Wright … Steve's friend on Lawn mower
Joel Chivington … Kid taking golf lesson
Kip Watson … Makeup Artist
Jake Akins … Furniture Mover

 

Plot: A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they’re living there, they don’t exactly come clean with their neighbors. Full summary » Add synopsis »

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Mao's Last Dancer

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

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Release Year: 2009

Country: Australia

Runtime: Canada:117 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English | Mandarin

Director:

Tagline: Before You Can Fly You Have To Be Free.

 

Writers: Jan Sardi (screenplay) Cunxin Li (based on the autobiography by)

 

Cast: Bruce Greenwood … Ben Stevenson
Kyle MacLachlan … Charles Foster
Joan Chen … Niang
Chi Cao … Li Cunxin – as an adult
Amanda Schull … Elizabeth Mackey
Shuangbao Wang … Dia (as Shuang Bao Wang)
Chengwu Guo … Li Cunxin – as a teenager
Wen Bin Huang … Li Cunxin – as a child
Aden Young … Dilworth
Madeleine Eastoe … Lori
Camilla Vergotis … Mary McKendry
Penne Hackforth-Jones … Cynthia Dodds
Jack Thompson … US Federal Judge
Christopher Kirby … Mason (as Chris Kirby)
Suzie Steen … Betty Lou

 

Plot: A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese… See » Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations See »

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Get Low

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

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Comedy, Drama See  »

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | Germany | Poland

Runtime: Canada:100 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Every secret dies somewhere.

 

Cast: Bill Murray … Frank Quinn
Lucas Black … Buddy
Robert Duvall … Felix Bush
Gerald McRaney … Horton
Sissy Spacek … Mattie Darrow
Bill Cobbs … Rev. Charlie Jackson
Linds Edwards … WKNG Announcer
Scott Cooper … Carl
Chandler Riggs … Tom
Andrea Powell … Bonnie
Lori Beth Edgeman … Kathryn Robinson
Blerim Destani … Gary
Kelly Finley … Sissy
Shawn Knowles … Lee
Rebecca Grant … Joan
Alexis Walters … Wealthy Town Girl
Jade Moser … Town Girl
Tomasz Karolak … Orville
Catherine Thornton … Funeral Attendee
Alex Corrado … Phil Norton
Steven Stadler … Funeral Guest
Arin Logan … Mary Lee Stroup
Marc Gowan … Aaron Feldman
Rob Crowe … Funeral Attendee
Mercedes Laine … Featured Poor Girl
Zoe Leigh Sarris … Belle
James Guy … Boy 1
Matt Leili … Funeral Attendee

 

Plot: A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party… while he was still alive. Add synopsis »

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Io sono l'amore

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

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Release Year: 2009

Country: Italy

Runtime: 120 min

Languages: Italian | Russian | English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Luca Guadagnino (story) Luca Guadagnino (screenplay) … See »

 

Cast: Tilda Swinton … Emma Recchi
Flavio Parenti … Edoardo Recchi Jr.
Edoardo Gabbriellini … Antonio Biscaglia
Alba Rohrwacher … Elisabetta Recchi
Pippo Delbono … Tancredi Recchi
Diane Fleri … Eva Ugolini
Maria Paiato … Ida Roselli
Marisa Berenson … Allegra Recchi
Waris Ahluwalia … Mr. Kubelkian
Gabriele Ferzetti … Edoardo Recchi Sr. rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martina Codecasa … Delfina
Mattia Zaccaro … Gianluca Recchi

 

Plot: A tragic love story set at the turn of the millennium in Milan. The film follows the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of passion and unconditional love. Add synopsis »

 

Awards: 2 wins See »

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The City of Your Final Destination

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

All Genres:
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Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: France:114 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Germany:120 min (European Film Market) | USA:118 min

Languages: English | Spanish

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Anthony Hopkins … Adam
Omar Metwally … Omar Razaghi
Laura Linney … Caroline
Charlotte Gainsbourg … Arden Langdon
Hiroyuki Sanada … Pete
Norma Aleandro … Mrs. Van Euwen
Alexandra Maria Lara … Deirdre
Kate Burton … Lucy rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norma Argentina … Alma
Eliot Mathews … Deirdre's Escort

 

Plot: 28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi wins a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund… See » Add synopsis »

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I Love You Phillip Morris

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

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Comedy, Drama See  »

Release Year: 2009

Country: France | USA

Runtime: Germany:102 min (European Film Market)

Languages: English

Director: Glenn Ficarra

John Requa

Tagline: The Conman who wouldn't go straight See »

 

Cast: Jim Carrey … Steven Russell
Ewan McGregor … Phillip Morris
Leslie Mann … Debbie
Rodrigo Santoro … Jimmy Kemple rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ted Alderman … Friend of Steven's
Nicholas Alexander … Steven's Brother
Michael Beasley … Prison Release Guard
Tony Bentley … Racist client
Allen Boudreaux … Harris County Sheriff Deputy
Sean Boyd … Policeman
Brennan Brown … Larry Bukheim
Marcus Lyle Brown … Young Doctor
Marylouise Burke … Barbara Bascombe
Beth Burvant … Sara
Trey Burvant … Blake
Edward D. Caiado … Miami Cop
Clay Chamberlin … Arnie
Dameon Clarke … Houston Lawyer
Ken Clement … Corrections Officer
Antoni Corone … Lindholm
David Dahlgren … Physician
Harrison C. Davies … Twink
Tommy Davis … Todd
Kibwe Dorsey … Gym Trainer
Lela Edgar … Blonde Wife
J.D. Evermore … Bossy Guard
Griff Furst … Mark
Jeff Galpin … Lead Officer
Larry Gamell Jr. … Driving Cop
Jim Garrity … Night Guard
Geraldine Glenn … Mandi / police receptionist
Annie Golden … Eudora
Douglas M. Griffin … Steven's Attorney
Jessica Heap … Secretary
Brent Henry … Prison Guard
Randy Herman … Steven's Dance Partner
Louis Herthum … Doctor
Tim Hickey … Blonde Inmate
Keith Hudson … Produce Manager
Jaime San Andres … Swat
DeVere Jehl … Samuel
David Jensen … Judge
Kennon Kepper … Little Steven
Jacqueline King … Lawyer
Elton LeBlanc … Fireman #1
Laurie Lee … Courtroom Spectator
Sharon K. London … Clerk
Audrey Lynn … Harried Woman
Marc Macaulay … Houston Cop
Reginald Mack … Jail Guard
Sammi-Jack Martincak … Stephanie @ 12
David Joseph Martinez … Harris County Sheriff
James B. McDaniel … Prison Inmate
Ann Mckenzie … Facelift Wife
Wendy Michaels … Housewife
Randall Newsome … Cop
Lance E. Nichols … Houston Judge
Victor Hugo Palacios … S.W.A.T.
Gianni Palermo … Inmate (as Giovanni Di Pietro)
Antonino Paone … Cab driver
Liann Pattison … Mrs. Lindholm
Henry Pelitire … Harrison County Sheriff Deputy
Nicholas Rich … K-9 cop
Denise Robin … Steven's sister
Johnny Rock … New Cellmate
Andrew Sensenig … Screecher
Morgana Shaw … Steven's Mom
Michael Showers … Gary
Andy Sims … County corrections officer
Lisa Mackel Smith … Care Center Rep.
Derek Southers … Prisoner
David Stanford … Paramedic
Elizabeth Tranchant … Nosey Neighbor
Jeremy Dean Turner … Aryan Gang Prisoner
Martha Twombly … Church member
Deneen Tyler … Caretaker
Jake Austin Walker … Church Boy
Jaycie Taylor Walker … Church Girl
Michael Wozniak … Phillip's friend
Jaymon Yates … First Prisoner

 

Plot: Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life… See » Full synopsis »

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