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Money Train

IMDB Rating: 5.10
7682 votes

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Two foster brothers (Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes) work as transit cops. While one's life is as good as it gets, the other's is a pit. After losing his job, getting dumped by his brother, and getting the crap kicked out of him by a loan shark for the umpteenth time, He implements his plan to steal the "money train," a train carrying the New York Subway's weekly revenue. But when things go awry, will his brother be able to save him in time?
Actors
JohnWesley Snipes
CharlieWoody Harrelson
Grace SantiagoJennifer Lopez
Also posted in 1995, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Holiday

IMDB Rating: 6.70
14087 votes

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Movie trailer editor, Amanda of Los Angeles, CA and journalist Iris of Surrey, England live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda having just broken up with her cheating boyfriend, Ethan and Iris having pined for her ex, Jasper, becoming engaged to the woman he left her for decide to take a vacation during Christmas. They come upon a website called home exchange and swap houses for two weeks both with a goal to forget their troubled love lives. But love ends up finding them anyways. Amanda starts a romance with Iris' older brother, Graham, a book editor and Iris starts a romance with a movie composer named Miles. With new found romance, both their lives change forever.
Actors
AmandaCameron Diaz
IrisKate Winslet
GrahamJude Law
Also posted in 2006, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Friends with Money

IMDB Rating: 6.20
5044 votes

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A drama about three married women, their husbands, and their lone single friend.
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ChristineCatherine Keener
DavidJason Isaacs
RichardTimm Sharp
Also posted in 2006, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Last Holiday

IMDB Rating: 6.40
3328 votes

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In morte veritas. Georgia Byrd clerks at a New Orleans department store. She defers pleasure: cooks gourmet meals, eats Lean Cuisine; likes a co-worker in silence; has savings, but hasn't left Louisiana. All that changes when an MRI discloses she has three weeks to live. She cashes her savings and heads to Europe's Grandhotel Pupp, where Chef Didier presides. She checks into the Presidential Suite, orders everything on the menu, snowboards, and comes to the attention of the chef and the hotel's powerful American guests: a Congressman, a Senator, a retail magnate, and his mistress. She has nothing to lose, so she tells them what she thinks. Will the truth set them free?
Actors
Georgia ByrdQueen Latifah
Sean MatthewsLL Cool J
Matthew KragenTimothy Hutton
Also posted in 2006, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Ice Harvest

IMDB Rating: 6.10
6151 votes

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A wickedly funny thriller that takes moviegoers on a wild ride brimming with larceny, lust and lethal behavior. In icebound Wichita, Kansas, it's Christmas Eve, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata (Connie Nielsen), who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town with Renata. But as daylight fades and an ice storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking - and the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with surprises.
Actors
Charlie ArglistJohn Cusack
Vic CavanaughBilly Bob Thornton
RenataConnie Nielsen
Also posted in 2005, Comedy, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Family Stone

IMDB Rating: 6.30
12580 votes

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The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight girlfriend home for the Christmas holiday, with plans of proposing. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, she begs her sister to join her for emotional support, triggering further complications.
Actors
Julie MortonClaire Danes
Sybil StoneDiane Keaton
Amy StoneRachel McAdams
Also posted in 2005, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

IMDB Rating: 7.80
24288 votes

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A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Actors
Harry LockhartRobert Downey Jr.
Gay PerryVal Kilmer
Harmony Faith LaneMichelle Monaghan
Also posted in 2005, Action, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Proposition

IMDB Rating: 7.50
7378 votes

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Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains at large has and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days.
Actors
Samuel StoteTom Budge
Charlie BurnsGuy Pearce
Martha StanleyEmily Watson
Also posted in 2005, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Rent

IMDB Rating: 7.10
13722 votes

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This film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark (Anthony Rapp) and Roger (Adam Pascal), two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Tracie Thoms, and Taye Diggs also star.
Actors
Mark CohenAnthony Rapp
Roger DavisAdam Pascal
Mimi MarquezRosario Dawson
Also posted in 2005, Drama, High IMDB rating, Musical, Romance | Comments (0)

Just Friends

IMDB Rating: 6.20
9863 votes

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When he confessed his love for his best friend during their formative high school years ago, Chris was met with a broken heart and a degrading humiliation. Only adding insult to injury was his larger than life frame which became a source of ridicule for cruel classmates. But years later and things having changed, Chris is now a hotshot record producer in Hollywood and the complete physical opposite of himself in high school. He's also got an up and coming act by the name of Samantha James who has a psychotic crush on her producer. When a freak accident occurs on the way to Paris, Chris is forced to return home with her in tow. Little does he know that he would come face to face with the friend that he tried so desperately to forget. With the chance to woo her again, Chris will do what he can despite his client's violent misgivings and a competitive rival suitor against him. No matter the crazy obstacles he must overcome, Chris will do whatever it takes to be more than just friends.
Actors
Chris BranderRyan Reynolds
Jamie PalaminoAmy Smart
Samantha JamesAnna Faris
Also posted in 2005, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)