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L.A. Story

IMDB Rating: 6.60
11398 votes

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In this spin on the traditional romantic comedy, Harris K. Tellemacher, a Shakespeare-quoting, Los Angeles TV weatherman is looking for something meaningful for his life. The Los Angeles Freeway sign informs him that the weather will change his life in two ways, and Harris begins to search for the meaning behind that message.
Actors
Harris K. TelemacherSteve Martin
Roland MackeyRichard E. Grant
Frank SwanKevin Pollak
Also posted in 1991, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The Poseidon Adventure

IMDB Rating: 7.00
10262 votes

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At midnight on New Years Eve the S.S. Poseidon is struck by a 90' tidal wave and is capsized. The Reverend Frank Scott leads nine Survivors; an elderly couple, Manny and Belle Rosen headed to Israel to see their grandson; A New York detective and his ex-prostitute wife, Mike and Linda Rogo on their second honeymoon to Italy; A young brother and sister, Robin and Susan Shelby going to meet their parents in Greece; A haberdasher James Martin; a pop singer Nonnie Parry, and a waiter from the ship Acres. They travel from the grand ballroom struggling through, steam, fire and rising water in the up-side-down ship to reach the bottom (the propeller shaft), now the top.
Actors
Rev. Frank ScottGene Hackman
Det. Lt. Mike RogoErnest Borgnine
James MartinRed Buttons
Also posted in 1972, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

War of the Worlds

IMDB Rating: 6.60
83334 votes

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Ray Ferrier is a dock worker who is finishing a night of work in the morning, because he works the night shift. But when he gets home his young daughter Rachel and teenage son Robbie are staying with him at his house in Bayonne, New Jersey, while his pregnant ex-wife Mary Anne and her new husband Tim visit her parents in Boston for the weekend. But then the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense! Witnessing, and barely escaping the horror, first-hand, it's up to Ray to protect his two kids from terrorist and races up to Boston before one of them gets murdered by a large tripod machine in its path!
Actors
Ray FerrierTom Cruise
Rachel FerrierDakota Fanning
Robbie FerrierJustin Chatwin
Also posted in 2005, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Orgazmo

IMDB Rating: 5.80
8661 votes

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Joe Young is a young Mormon actor who preaches the word of God in LA and can't get anything from it. One day he stumbles on the set of new porno movie shot by well known porn director Maxxx Orbison. Maxxx chooses Joe for the title part in his new movie Captain Orgazmo. Joe soon befriends short and skinny Ben Chapleski (his sidekick in the film), who invented a ray-gun which emits a light beam that causes the most intense orgasm in whoever it hits (called Orgasmorator). Unexpectedly movie Captain Orgazmo becomes a cult hit, and Joe's girlfriend Lisa accidentally sees the movie in the video store - and the problems begin.
Actors
Joe Young/OrgazmoTrey Parker
Ben Chapleski/Choda BoyDian Bachar
LisaRobyn Lynne Raab
Also posted in 1997, Comedy, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Phenomenon

IMDB Rating: 6.20
18744 votes

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The main character (John Travolta) observes a strange light on his birthday at a bar. The following days he becomes very intell-i-gent and puts the intell-i-gence to good use in his community. When word gets around he becomes known as a freak and everyone wants to figure out why this happened to a car mechanic. The government also wants to get their hands on it to put it to other uses.
Actors
George MalleyJohn Travolta
Lace PennaminKyra Sedgwick
Nate PopeForest Whitaker
Also posted in 1996, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Ask the Dust

IMDB Rating: 5.80
1734 votes

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L.A. in the early 1930's: racism, poverty, and disease color the Bunker Hill neighborhood where Arturo Bandini, a lover of men and beasts alike, has arrived from Colorado to write the great Los Angeles novel. After six months and down to his last nickel, he orders a cup of coffee, served by Camilla Lopez, beautiful, self-possessed, and Mexican. Arturo gets advice, encouragement, and an occasional check from H.L. Mencken, so he keeps writing and he keeps seeing Camilla. But, he's mean to her for no apparent reason, so the relationship sputters. A housekeeper from back East suggests a way out of his jealously and fears. "Camilla Bandini": is it in the cards?
Actors
Arturo BandiniColin Farrell
CamillaSalma Hayek
HellfrickDonald Sutherland
Also posted in 2006, Drama, Romance | Comments (0)

The Descent

IMDB Rating: 7.40
25533 votes

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A woman goes on vacation with her family and friends and her husband and her daughter encounters a tragic accident. One year later she goes hiking with her friends and they get trapped in the cave. With a lack of supply, they struggle to survive and they meet strange blood thirsty creatures.
Actors
SarahShauna Macdonald
JunoNatalie Jackson Mendoza
BethAlex Reid
Also posted in 2005, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

IMDB Rating: 5.20
16015 votes

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Intrepid British archaeologist Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) has made perhaps the most important archaeological discovery in history: an orb that leads to the mythical Pandora's Box. Unfortunately, the orb falls into the hands of Jonathan Reiss (Ciarán Hinds), an evil scientist who deals in killer viruses and hopes to sell the secrets of the box as the ultimate weapon. Recruited by British Intelligence to get the orb back from Reiss, Lara recruits Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler), a British marine turned mercenary (and her former love interest) to help. The two embark on an adventure that spans continents in an attempt to regain the orb...
Actors
Lara CroftAngelina Jolie
Terry SheridanGerard Butler
Jonathan ReissCiarán Hinds
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller | Comments (0)

Freaky Friday

IMDB Rating: 6.70
14842 votes

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The wide generation gap between Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) is more than evident. They simply cannot understand each other's preferences. On a Thursday night they have a big argument in a Chinese restaurant. Both receive a fortune cookie each from the restaurant owner's mother which causes them to switch bodies next day. As they adjust with their new personalities, they begin to understand each other more and eventually it's the mutual self-respect that sorts the things out.
Actors
Tess ColemanJamie Lee Curtis
Anna ColemanLindsay Lohan
RyanMark Harmon
Also posted in 2003, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (2)
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