Tag Archives: father figure

The Departed

IMDB Rating: 8.40
95623 votes

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Two just-graduated officers from Massachusetts State Police Academy follow opposite sides of the law: William Costigan is assigned to work undercover with the Irish mobster Frank Costello to get evidences to arrest him. His true identity is only known by his superiors Dignam and Oliver Queenan. The protégée of Costello, Colin Sullivan, is promoted in the Massachusetts State Police and is the informer of Costello. Each police officer gives his best effort trying to disclose the identity of the other "rat".
Actors
Billy CostiganLeonardo DiCaprio
Colin SullivanMatt Damon
Frank CostelloJack Nicholson
Also posted in 2006, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Danny the Dog

IMDB Rating: 7.10
17347 votes

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A man treated like a dog and raised as a fighting machine his entire life, ends up in a coma and is taken in the care of good people, but his sinister owner is looking to retrieve his most prized possession: a non stop human weapon triggered by the collar leashed on his neck.
Actors
DannyJet Li
SamMorgan Freeman
BartBob Hoskins
Also posted in 2005, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Hellboy

IMDB Rating: 6.60
27879 votes

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In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.
Actors
HellboyRon Perlman
Trevor 'Broom' BruttenholmJohn Hurt
Liz ShermanSelma Blair
Also posted in 2004, Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (3)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

IMDB Rating: 6.80
101120 votes

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Ten years after the 'Phantom Menace' threatened the planet Naboo, Padmé Amidala is now a Senator representing her homeworld. A faction of political separatists, led by Count Dooku, attempts to assassinate her. There aren't enough Jedi to defend the Republic against the threat, so Chancellor Palpatine enlists the aid of Jango Fett, who promises that his army of clones will handle the situation. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi continues to train the young Jedi Anakin Skywalker, who fears that the Jedi code will forbid his growing romance with Amidala...
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Obi-Wan KenobiEwan McGregor
Sen. Padmé AmidalaNatalie Portman
Anakin SkywalkerHayden Christensen
Also posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Hearts in Atlantis

IMDB Rating: 6.70
9800 votes

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This is a gentle, innocent film about the reflections of an aging man (David Morse), who returns to his home town after the death of his best friend. Memories of life at age 11 floods back as it was a magical time that changed his life. Three 11 year old children (Anton Yelchin as Bobby, Mika Boorem as Carol, and Will Rothaar as Sully) share their lives. Carol & Bobby have a special affection for one another including sharing a kiss "by which all others will be measured". Bobby lives with his mother (Hope Davis), a bitter, vain woman who looks for pleasures for herself without sharing much with her son. Into their lives comes a mysterious new boarder (Anthony Hopkins), who befriends the boy but generates distrust from the mother. As time passes, the man and boy share confidences and special powers are revealed. The man warns the boy to be on the lookout for the "lowmen", who were seeking him. The two share a summer's adventures and come to love one another before the inevitable happens. A confrontation with a school bully (Timothy Reifsnyder) also changes everyone.
Actors
Ted BrautiganAnthony Hopkins
Robert 'Bobby' GarfieldAnton Yelchin
Elizabeth 'Liz' GarfieldHope Davis
Also posted in 2001, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (6)

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.
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James P. "Sulley" SullivanJohn Goodman
Mike WazowskiBilly Crystal
Boo/MaryMary Gibbs
Also posted in 2001, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (40)

Blade

IMDB Rating: 6.80
37148 votes

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When Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire during pregnancy, she did not know that she gave her son a special gift while dying: All the good vampire attributes in combination with the best human skills. Blade grew up to be a vampire hunter for revenge on his mother's death. The vampires, who managed to infiltrate nearly every major organization, need Blade's very special blood to summon La Magra, the blood god, in order to reign over the human cattle, as they call us.
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Blade/Eric Brooks/'The Daywalker'Wesley Snipes
Deacon FrostStephen Dorff
Abraham WhistlerKris Kristofferson
Also posted in 1998, Action, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

Léon

IMDB Rating: 8.50
92850 votes

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Mathilda, a twelve-year old New York girl, is living an undesirable life among her half-family. Her father stores drugs for two-faced cop Norman Stansfield. Only her little brother keeps Mathilda from breaking apart. One day, Stansfield and his team take cruel revenge on her father for stretching the drugs a little, thus killing the whole family. Only Mathilda, who was out shopping, survives by finding shelter in Léon's apartment in the moment of highest need. Soon, she finds out about the strange neighbour's unusual profession - killing - and desperately seeks his help in taking revenge for her little brother. Léon, who is completely unexperienced in fatherly tasks, and in friendships, does his best to keep Mathilda out of trouble - unsuccessfully. Now, the conflict between a killer, who slowly discovers his abilities to live, to feel, to love and a corrupt police officer, who does anything in his might to get rid of an eye witness, arises to unmeasurable proportions - all for the sake of a little twelve-year old girl, who has nearly nothing to lose.
Actors
LeonJean Reno
StansfieldGary Oldman
MathildaNatalie Portman
Also posted in 1994, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Last Action Hero

IMDB Rating: 5.50
17875 votes

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Danny Madigan knows all the first 3 Jack Slater movies in and out. The 4th one is just about to be released too, and with a magical ticket Danny really gets to know that movie in and out too, literaly speaking. During one of the action climaxes Danny is transported into the movie, into a world following other rules than the real one. Benedict, one of the evil guys, gets hold of the ticket and escapes out to the real world, a world where evil guys can actually win. Danny and Jack follows him back to the real world to get back the ticket and stop Benedict from killing the actor playing Jack.
Actors
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jack Slater/HimselfArnold Schwarzenegger
Danny MadiganAustin O'Brien
Also posted in 1993, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | Comments (0)

Look Who’s Talking

IMDB Rating: 5.40
15926 votes

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Mollie is a single mum who's on the lookout for a reliable and normal boyfriend. Her son Mikey, (unbeknownst to her) seems to have a better idea of which of the men she dates would make a good father figure! If only she could understand him...
Actors
James UbriaccoJohn Travolta
MollieKirstie Alley
RosieOlympia Dukakis
Also posted in 1989, Comedy, Romance | Comments (0)
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