Tag Archives: greed

Jade

IMDB Rating: 4.70
3711 votes

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Someone does a nasty hatchet job on a San Fransisco big noise and the Assistant D.A. takes charge of the investigation. Through a web of blackmail and prostitution involving the Governor, an old lover of the law man emerges as a prime suspect and he has to deal with his personal feelings as well as the case.
Actors
David CorelliDavid Caruso
Trina GavinLinda Fiorentino
Matt GavinChazz Palminteri
Also posted in 1995, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

No Country for Old Men

IMDB Rating: 8.90
12096 votes

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Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.
Actors
Sheriff Ed Tom BellTommy Lee Jones
Anton ChigurhJavier Bardem
Llewelyn MossJosh Brolin
Also posted in 2007, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Last Seduction

IMDB Rating: 7.10
6106 votes

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Linda Fiorentino plays Bridget, a "femme fatale" who steals her husband's money and leaves from New York. She meets Mike, who falls in love with her and they become lovers. But Mike has no idea about Bridget's past and her plans to use him to get rid of her husband...
Actors
Bridget Gregory/Wendy KroyLinda Fiorentino
Clay GregoryBill Pullman
Phone Sales AgentMichael Raysses
Also posted in 1994, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Toy Story 2

IMDB Rating: 8.00
71913 votes

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While Andy is away at summer camp Woody has been toynapped by Al McWiggin, a greedy collector and proprietor of "Al's Toy Barn"! In this all-out rescue mission, Buzz and his friends Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex and Hamm springs into action to rescue Woody from winding up as a museum piece. They must find a way to save him before he gets sold in Japan forever and they'll never see him again!
Actors
Sheriff WoodyTom Hanks
Buzz Lightyear/Buzz Lightyear IITim Allen
Jessie, the Yodeling CowgirlJoan Cusack
Also posted in 1999, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (36)

Scrooge

IMDB Rating: 8.00
5553 votes

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Stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge is known as the meanest man in London. He overworks and underpays his humble clerk, Bob Cratchit, whose little son, Tiny Tim, is crippled and may soon die. He also has nothing to do with his nephew, Fred, because his birth cost the life of his beloved sister. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge has a haunting nightmare. He is visited by three ghosts and is given one last chance to change his ways and save himself from the grim fate that befell his business partner, Jacob Marley.
Actors
Ebenezer ScroogeAlastair Sim
Mrs. DilberKathleen Harrison
Bob CratchitMervyn Johns
Also posted in 1951, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Billy Madison

IMDB Rating: 6.10
22902 votes

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Billy Madison is a non-working, non-educated slacker who lives entirely off his dad. He spends his day drinking beer, reading girly magazines, and hanging out by the pool. When his father realizes that Billy is unfit to run the family business, Billy decides that he must go back to school and earn a real education. He figures it will be no problem going back to high school and learning over again, until he learns that his father bought Billy's passing grades all the way back in elementary school. Thus, Billy must return to elementary school and pass each grade one at a time in a short time, or else he loses his place as heir to the company. In addition, Billy tries to win the hand of Veronica, a sexy school teacher who thinks her students are more mature than Billy.
Actors
Billy MadisonAdam Sandler
Brian MadisonDarren McGavin
Veronica VaughnBridgette Wilson
Also posted in 1995, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Fargo

IMDB Rating: 8.20
105357 votes

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Fargo is based on true events that occurred in Minnesota in 1987 with the names changed to protect the victims. Jerry works in his father-in-law's car dealership and has gotten himself in financial problems. He tries various schemes to come up with money needed for a reason that is never really explained. It has to be assumed that his huge embezzlement of money from the dealership is about to be discovered by father-in-law. When all else falls through, plans he set in motion earlier for two men to kidnap his wife for ransom to be paid by her wealthy father (who doesn't seem to have the time of day for son-in-law). From the moment of the kidnapping, things go wrong and what was supposed to be a non-violent affair turns bloody with more blood added by the minute. Jerry is upset at the blood shed, which turns loose a pregnant sheriff from MN who is tenacious in attempting to solve the three murders in her jurisdiction.
Actors
Jerry LundegaardWilliam H. Macy
Carl ShowalterSteve Buscemi
Gaear GrimsrudPeter Stormare
Also posted in 1996, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (1)

The Family Man

IMDB Rating: 6.50
20656 votes

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A modern-day Frank Capra story. Jack Campbell, a successful and talented businessman, is happily living his single life. He has everything, or so he thinks. One day he wakes up in a new life where he didn't leave his college girlfriend for a London trip. He's married to Kate, lives in Jersey and has two kids. He, of course, desperately wants his life back for which he has worked 13 years for. He's president of P. K. Lassiter Investment House and not a tire salesman at Big Ed's. He drives a Ferrari and not a mini-van that never starts. And most importantly he doesn't wake up in the morning with kids jumping on the bed. After a bad start, day by day he's more confident in his new life and starts to see what he's been missing. Turns out money's good to have but that's not everything.
Actors
Don Cheadle
Nicolas Cage
Jeremy Piven
Also posted in 2000, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (11)

Deep Rising

IMDB Rating: 5.30
6972 votes

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When a band of ruthless hijackers invade the world's most luxurious cruise ship, they're shocked to discover the passengers have mysteriously vanished! But that doesn't mean they are alone! Something terrifying is lurking just out of sight: a deadly force from the unexplored depths of the ocean that begins to snatch the horrified intruders one by one!
Actors
John FinneganTreat Williams
Trillian St. JamesFamke Janssen
Simon CantonAnthony Heald
Also posted in 1998, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Blood Diamond

IMDB Rating: 7.80
32874 votes

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Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - an ex Mercenary from Zimbabwe - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.
Actors
Danny ArcherLeonardo DiCaprio
Solomon VandyDjimon Hounsou
Maddy BowenJennifer Connelly
Also posted in 2006, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)