Tag Archives: kidnapping

The Mexican

IMDB Rating: 5.90
21180 votes

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Jerry Welbach is given two ultimatums. His mob boss wants him to travel to Mexico to get a priceless antique pistol called "The Mexican" or he will suffer the consequences. The other ultimatum comes from his girlfriend Samantha, who wants him to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures that being alive, although in trouble with his girlfriend is the better alternative so he heads south of the border. Finding the pistol is easy but getting it home is a whole other matter. The pistol supposedly carries a curse - a curse Jerry is given every reason to believe, especially when Samantha is held hostage by the gay hit man Leroy to ensure the safe return of the pistol.
Actors
Jerry WelbachBrad Pitt
Samantha BarzelJulia Roberts
Winston BaldryJames Gandolfini
Also posted in 2001, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance | Comments (11)

Joy Ride

IMDB Rating: 6.50
12496 votes

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The plot concerns Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker), a young man who decides to go cross-country to pick up his high school sweetheart, Venna Wilcox (Leelee Sobieski), from college. On his way there, he bails his brother, Fuller Thomas (Steve Zahn), out of jail. Fuller, looking for a good time, decides to ride with Lewis. During their trip to pick up Venna, Fuller coaxes Lewis into playing a cruel joke, through their CB radio, on a truck driver, known only as 'Rusty Nail' (voiced by Ted Levine). When the joke takes a deadly turn, Lewis, Venna, and Fuller find themselves being relentlessly stalked by the psychotic truck driver who is looking for more than an apology.
Actors
Fuller ThomasSteve Zahn
Lewis ThomasPaul Walker
VennaLeelee Sobieski
Also posted in 2001, Action, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (10)

Quicksand

IMDB Rating: 5.10
608 votes

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The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.
Actors
Martin RaikesMichael Keaton
Jake MellowsMichael Caine
Lela ForinJudith Godrèche
Also posted in 2001, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Saving Silverman

IMDB Rating: 5.40
10420 votes

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Two dim-witted former high school buddys and Neil Diamond fanactics, Wayne and J.D., plot to keep their friend Darren from marrying the wrong woman, a domineering and spiteful psychologist named Judith by kidnapping her and trying to set Darren up with his old high school girlfriend Sandy who plans to become a nun.
Actors
Wayne LefessierSteve Zahn
J.D. McNugentJack Black
Darren SilvermanJason Biggs
Also posted in 2001, Comedy, Crime, Romance | Comments (8)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

IMDB Rating: 8.70
232790 votes

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An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it! However he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign!
Actors
Everard ProudfootNoel Appleby
Frodo BagginsElijah Wood
Sam GamgeeSean Astin
Also posted in 2001, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (54)

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

Don’t Say a Word

IMDB Rating: 6.10
14383 votes

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A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick (Sean Bean), and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad (Michael Douglas) is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth (Brittany Murphy). Patrick immediately kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him.
Actors
Dr. Nathan R. ConradMichael Douglas
Patrick KosterSean Bean
Elisabeth BurrowsBrittany Murphy
Also posted in 2001, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Proof of Life

IMDB Rating: 6.10
13690 votes

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In a mountainous South American country, drug-dealing rebels kidnap Peter Bowman, a US engineer who works for an oil company's subsidiary. The company calls in a negotiator, Terry Thorne, an Aussie ex-soldier based in London. When the subsidiary goes bankrupt, the oil company washes its hands of the matter and pulls Thorne. Bowman's wife Alice begs him to stay. She and Peter's sister cobble together some money, Thorne talks ransom terms with the cash-strapped rebels, and Peter, chained high in the mountains, is sustained by a photo of Alice. When the politics of the situation change, so must Thorne's strategy. And what can Alice and he do about the attraction growing between them?
Actors
Alice BowmanMeg Ryan
Terry ThorneRussell Crowe
Peter BowmanDavid Morse
Also posted in 2000, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (9)

Reindeer Games

IMDB Rating: 5.30
10394 votes

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After being imprisoned for six years on a grand theft auto charge, Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) and his cellmate Nick (James Frain) are finally going to be paroled. After hearing endless stories during his incarceration of Nick's romantic correspondence to a woman named Ashley he has never met (Charlize Theron), Rudy is looking forward to returning to his family and having a fresh cup of hot chocolate. When Nick is killed during a prison riot, Rudy decides to assume Nick's identity upon release from prison and meet up with the unknown woman. Burdened with a base knowledge of Nick's Indian casino employment past, Rudy finds himself in too deep with Ashley's brother Gabriel (Gary Sinise) and is violently forced to cooperate with a casino robbery that Gabriel and his gang have been planning with Nick in mind.
Actors
Rudy DuncanBen Affleck
Gabriel MercerGary Sinise
Ashley MercerCharlize Theron
Also posted in 2000, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (5)
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