Tag Archives: accidental suicide

Let’s Go to Prison

IMDB Rating: 5.60
3962 votes

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John Lyshitski is a car stealing slacker, with a weed problem, and has been in Illinois' Rossmore State Penitentiary so many times, he knows it's entire population of both staff and cons by their fast names. Cursed with the old ill luck of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in possession of the wrong car, he's been deemed a lost cause repeat offender in the eyes of everyone else. When the heartless judge, who has been behind most of his sentences, goes to the big court house in the sky, John decides to ruin the man's legacy by having the judge's only offspring, Nelson Biederman IV, thrown in the slammer along with him. Here, the world-class selfish jerk learns a certain old lesson the hard way: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. But has John somewhat gone too far in the payback department?
Actors
John LyshitskiDax Shepard
Nelson Biederman IVWill Arnett
BarryChi McBride
Also posted in 2006, Comedy, Crime | Comments (0)

Narc

IMDB Rating: 7.40
13051 votes

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An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly under the scrutiny of internal affairs. They follow leads, informants turn up dead, Nick's wife is unhappy he's back on the street, Henry's protective of the dead cop's wife. Nick reads and re-reads the case file, broods, watches Oak's heavy-handed style, sometimes joining in. The brass want to close out the case, Nick and Henry stay on it, and bits of evidence point them to an auto body shop. What actually happened; will Nick ever know?
Actors
Elvin DowdDan Leis
Det. Sgt. Nick TellisJason Patric
Walter DandridgeLloyd Adams
Also posted in 2002, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Planet Terror

IMDB Rating: 7.80
17105 votes

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After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
Actors
Cherry DarlingRose McGowan
El WrayFreddy Rodríguez
Dr. William BlockJosh Brolin
Also posted in 2007, Action, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Intolerable Cruelty

IMDB Rating: 6.50
19416 votes

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Miles Massey, a prominent Los Angeles divorce attorney has everything—and in some cases, two of everything. Despite his impressive client list, a formidable win record, the respect of his peers and an ironclad contract (the Massey pre-nup) named after him, he's reached a crossroads in his life. Sated on success, boredom has set in and he's looking for new challenges. All that changes when Miles meets his match in the devastating Marylin Rexroth. Marylin is the soon-to-be ex-wife of his client Rex Rexroth, a wealthy real estate developer and habitual philanderer. With the help of hard charging private investigator Gus Petch, she has Rex nailed and is looking forward to the financial independence a successful divorce will bring. But thanks to Miles' considerable skills, she ends up with nothing. Not to be outdone, Marylin schemes to get even and as part of her plan, quickly marries oil tycoon Howard Doyle. Miles and his unflappable associate, Wrigley, unwittingly dig themselves in deeper and deeper as they go head-to-head with Marylin. Underhanded tactics, deceptions and an undeniable attraction escalate as Marylin and Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes.
Actors
Miles MasseyGeorge Clooney
Marylin RexrothCatherine Zeta-Jones
Donovan DonalyGeoffrey Rush
Also posted in 2003, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (4)

Grindhouse

IMDB Rating: 8.20
27473 votes

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An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that combines two feature-length segments into one double-bill designed to replicate the grind house theatergoing experience of the 70s and 80s. In "Death Proof," a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women with his car. In "Planet Terror," a small-town sheriffs' department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called "sickos." A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner (Freddy Rodriguez) take on the zombie army. The two films will be fused together by fake movie trailers.
Actors
AbbyNaveen Andrews
AnnouncerWill Arnett
OmarLauren Bacall
Also posted in 2007, Action, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Freedom Writers

IMDB Rating: 7.40
3637 votes

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A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Actors
Erin GruwellHilary Swank
Scott CaseyPatrick Dempsey
SteveScott Glenn
Also posted in 2007, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Thin Red Line

IMDB Rating: 7.20
29413 votes

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In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the pacific. A group of young soldiers is brought in as a relief for the battle-weary Marine units. The exhausting fight for a key-positioned airfield that allows control over a 1000-mile radius puts the men of the Army Rifle company C-for-Charlie through hell. The horrors of war forms the soldiers into a tight-knit group, their emotions develop into bonds of love and even family. The reasons for this war get further away as the world for the men gets smaller and smaller until their fighting is for mere survival and the life of the other men with them.
Actors
First Sergeant Edward WelshSean Penn
Corporal FifeAdrien Brody
Private WittJames Caviezel
Also posted in 1998, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (0)