Tag Archives: best friend

All or Nothing

IMDB Rating: 7.50
2497 votes

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Penny's love for her partner, taxi-driver Phil, has run dry. He is a gentle, philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a supermarket. Their daughter Rachel cleans in a home for elderly people, and their son Rory is unemployed and aggressive. The joy has gone out of Phil's and Penny's life, but when an unexpected tragedy occurs, they are brought together to rediscover their love. All or Nothing is set on a London working-class housing estate over a long weekend, and also tells the stories of a range of Phil and Penny's neighbors, some of whom become involved in the family's lives, and all of whom experience an emotional journey.
Actors
PhilTimothy Spall
PennyLesley Manville
RachelAlison Garland
Also posted in 2002, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Count of Monte Cristo

IMDB Rating: 7.40
22633 votes

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'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.
Actors
Edmond Dantes/Count of Monte CristoJames Caviezel
Fernand Mondego, Count of MorcerfGuy Pearce
Abbé Faria, Edmond's d'If MentorRichard Harris
Also posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (15)

The Princess Diaries

IMDB Rating: 5.80
11514 votes

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A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne. While Mia makes up her mind, she's pressed into taking princess lessons from her grandmother.
Actors
Queen Clarisse RenaldiJulie Andrews
Mia ThermopolisAnne Hathaway
JoeHector Elizondo
Also posted in 2001, Comedy, Family | Comments (9)

Last Orders

IMDB Rating: 7.20
1831 votes

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1989, South London. Jack, an ebullient butcher, has died, and his last orders are to cast his ashes off the Margate Pier. His wife of 50 years, Amy, stays home, with the excuse of a visit to their mentally-disabled daughter. Jack's three closest friends, Ray, Vic, and Lenny - along with Jack's son Vince - head for Margate. Each has memories of Jack and of friendships, family, and conflicts. It's Vince's relationship with his dad that's the most complex, and Ray's long friendship with both Jack and Amy that holds things together. The last orders - to go to Margate and strew the ashes - become an invitation to recall what's done, what's left, and what's important.
Actors
Jack DoddsMichael Caine
Vic TuckerTom Courtenay
Lenny 'Len'David Hemmings
Also posted in 2001, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Quicksand

IMDB Rating: 5.10
608 votes

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The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.
Actors
Martin RaikesMichael Keaton
Jake MellowsMichael Caine
Lela ForinJudith Godrèche
Also posted in 2001, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Pearl Harbor

IMDB Rating: 5.30
52048 votes

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The above summaries do a great job of describing the dynamics of the love triangle that develops between the two pilots that fall in love with the same nurse. The movie also does a credible job of displaying the war from the American side with FDR and our side. It also shows the strategy of Japan as they plan for and execute all facets of the attack on Pearl Harbor. While all details may not be historically correct, I believe that they do the job well - all things considered. Historic events that were altered were probably done so in an attempt to also make this movie the entertaining epic that it is.
Actors
Capt. Rafe McCawleyBen Affleck
Capt. Danny WalkerJosh Hartnett
Nurse Lt. Evelyn JohnsonKate Beckinsale
Also posted in 2001, Action, Drama, Romance, War | Comments (24)

Monsters, Inc.

IMDB Rating: 7.90
62896 votes

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James P. Sullivan (AKA "Sulley") and Mike Wazowski pick up their paychecks at Monsters Inc., the utility company that generates energy from the goose bumps of children. Sulley, the No. 1 scream-generator at the plant accidentally lets in a little girl into the monster world. Since monsters are actually terrified of children it's a major cause for alarm and a major headache for Sulley and Mike.
Actors
James P. "Sulley" SullivanJohn Goodman
Mike WazowskiBilly Crystal
Boo/MaryMary Gibbs
Also posted in 2001, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (40)

The Next Best Thing

IMDB Rating: 4.50
4264 votes

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A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie (Madonna), the other a gay man, Robert (Rupert Everett) - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
Actors
Abbie ReynoldsMadonna
Robert WhittakerRupert Everett
Ben CooperBenjamin Bratt
Also posted in 2000, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comments (4)

Final Destination

IMDB Rating: 6.60
27091 votes

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When a boy starts having a premonition of Flight 180 crashing, he tells his friends before they board that it is a bad idea and to not to take the flight. His friends listen to him and don't go and soon after the plane crashes. Now since his friends didn't get on the plane one by one they are getting killed in mysterious ways.
Actors
Alex Chance BrowningDevon Sawa
Clear RiversAli Larter
Carter HortonKerr Smith
Also posted in 2000, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (16)