Tag Archives: chimpanzee

Curious George

IMDB Rating: 6.70
4179 votes

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The man with the yellow hat named Ted Shackleford works at a natural history museum that's fallen on hard times. The museum director's son wants to turn it into a parking lot, but Ted offers to bring back a mysterious idol from Africa that's guaranteed to pull in crowds. Unfortunately, the idol turns out to be three inches tall. But Ted accidentally brings back a lonely yet irrepressible monkey, soon dubbed George. They set off on a non-stop action, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.
Actors
GeorgeFrank Welker
Ted - Man with the Yellow HatWill Ferrell
KidShane Baumel
Also posted in 2006, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Being John Malkovich

IMDB Rating: 7.90
94607 votes

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A puppeteer discovers a hidden doorway in his office, which turns out to be a portal into John Malkovitch (the famous actor)'s mind. Upon entering the portal, one gets to be inside Malkovitch's mind for 15 odd minutes. As with any great discovery of this century, the ultimate question immediately arises : 'How can we make money out of this?' He and his co-worker promptly set out to exploit this discovery. It doesn't take long for things to go haywire
Actors
Craig SchwartzJohn Cusack
Lotte SchwartzCameron Diaz
Derek MantiniNed Bellamy
Also posted in 1999, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Planet of the Apes

IMDB Rating: 8.00
42101 votes

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After having their ship crash on a mysterious planet, two US astronauts wander across the desert plain. Thinking they are alone, the surprise comes when life forms appear, not just as mute human but as apes. Walking, talking apes. The apes see themselves as the original beings on the planet and do anything to keep all humans locked up.
Actors
George TaylorCharlton Heston
CorneliusRoddy McDowall
ZiraKim Hunter
Also posted in 1968, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

IMDB Rating: 6.10
5776 votes

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The third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius and Zira travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities — until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives!
Actors
CorneliusRoddy McDowall
Dr. ZiraKim Hunter
Dr. Lewis DixonBradford Dillman
Also posted in 1971, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Buddy

IMDB Rating: 4.60
910 votes

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This is a fact based story about an English socialite (Rene Russo) and her husband (Robbie Coltrane) who live in a mansion with a brood of animals including chimpanzees who are raised as her children. When she discovers an ailing baby gorilla, she decides to care for it as well. Years later, the gorilla is fully grown and its strength is sometimes out of control. However, the gorilla shows love for his mistress and obeys her commands. That all changes when she is invited to display the gorilla and chimps at the Chicago World's Fair. Accidentally freed by one of the chimps, the gorilla terrorizes the Fair. From that point on, he becomes moody and more uncontrollable until he attacks his mistress in a bestial rage.
Actors
Mrs. Gertrude 'Trudy' LintzRene Russo
Dr. Bill LintzRobbie Coltrane
Dick Croner, Trudy's AssistantAlan Cumming
Also posted in 1997, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family | Comments (0)

Life or Something Like It

IMDB Rating: 5.70
7993 votes

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A reporter, Lanie Kerrigan (Jolie), interviews a psychic homeless man (Shalhoub) for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead, he tells her that her life has no meaning, and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change the pattern of her life...
Actors
Lanie KerriganAngelina Jolie
PeteEdward Burns
Prophet JackTony Shalhoub
Also posted in 2002, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comments (0)

Doctor Dolittle

IMDB Rating: 5.90
2341 votes

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Doctor Dolittle is a world-renowned veterinarian who speaks a wide array of animal languages. He sets off from his home in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, England, in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. In so doing, he and his friends meet such exotic creatures as the Pushme-Pullyu and the Giant Moon Moth. This musical is the source of the hit song, "If I Could Talk To The Animals."
Actors
Dr. John DolittleRex Harrison
Emma FairfaxSamantha Eggar
Matthew MuggAnthony Newley
Also posted in 1967, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance | Comments (0)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

IMDB Rating: 7.20
7029 votes

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The sequel of the first movie, the New York Zoo Animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, still stranded on Madagascar, started to leave the island. All of a sudden, they landed in the wilderness of Africa. There, Alex soon meet the rest of his family and starting to have trouble communicating with them after much of his time at the Central Park Zoo.
Actors
AntonioHerman Almendarez
JulienSacha Baron Cohen
MauriceCedric the Entertainer
Also posted in 2008, Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Holy Mountain

IMDB Rating: 7.80
3887 votes

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A Christlike figure wanders through bizarre, grotesque scenarios filled with religious and sacrilegious imagery. He meets a mystical guide who introduces him to seven wealthy and powerful individuals, each representing a planet in the solar system. These seven, along with the protagonist, the guide and the guide's assistant, divest themselves of their worldly goods and form a group of nine who will seek out the Holy Mountain, in order to displace the gods who live there and become immortal.
Actors
The AlchemistAlejandro Jodorowsky
The ThiefHorácio Salinas
The Written WomanZamira Saunders
Also posted in 1973, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)
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