Tag Archives: life

Short Circuit

IMDB Rating: 6.00
9849 votes

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Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by lightning. He develops self-awareness, consciousness, and a fear of the reprogramming that awaits him back at the factory. With the help of a young woman, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his creator that he has truly become alive.
Actors
Steve Guttenberg
Fisher Stevens
Ally Sheedy
Also posted in 1986, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi | 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)

Big Fish

IMDB Rating: 8.00
64787 votes

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The story revolves around a dying father and his son, who is trying to learn more about his dad by piecing together the stories he has gathered over the years. The son winds up re-creating his father's elusive life in a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tales, the son begins to understand his father's great feats and his great failings.
Actors
Ed Bloom (Young)Ewan McGregor
Ed Bloom (Senior)Albert Finney
Will BloomBilly Crudup
Also posted in 2003, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Donnie Darko

IMDB Rating: 8.30
103769 votes

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Donnie Darko gets along badly with his family, with his teachers and with his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him; and he has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a friend named Frank, who is either a large purple bunny, or man in a large purple bunny costume. Either way, Donnie is the only one who can see him. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his room, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie's mental illness, if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure.
Actors
Drew Barrymore
Jena Malone
Donnie DarkoJake Gyllenhaal
Also posted in 2001, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Man on the Moon

IMDB Rating: 7.30
30093 votes

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Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian Andy Kaufman. Kaufman, along with his role on "Taxi," was famous for being the self-declared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world. After beating women time and time again, Jerry Lawler (who plays himself in the movie), a professional wrestler, got tired of seeing all of this and decided to challenge Kaufman to a match. In most of the matches the two had, Lawler prevailed with the piledriver, which is a move by spiking a guy head-first into the mat. In one of the most famous moments in this feud was in the early 80s when Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler on "The Late Show with David Letterman," got into fisticuffs with Lawler, and proceeded to sue NBC.
Actors
Andy Kaufman/Tony CliftonJim Carrey
Stanley KaufmanGerry Becker
Little Michael KaufmanGreyson Erik Pendry
Also posted in 1999, Biography, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (18)