Tag Archives: mistaken identity

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

IMDB Rating: 6.30
10810 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Janeane Garofalo plays Dr. Abby Barnes, the "Truth About Cats and Dogs" radio question-and-answer show host who unwittingly entices a listener over the radio with her soothing voice and personality. This listener, Brian, tries to meet the Abby from the radio, but Noelle, played by Uma Thurman, is mistaken for the real thing when Brian comes to the studio. Instead of clearing things up right away, the self-conscious Abby allows her best friend, Noelle, a tall, stunning blonde, to take her place for a while. Abby takes on the made-up persona of Donna, while thinking Brian would never go for her, a short, cute, brunette, who thinks she's unattractive. As the real Abby woos Brian over the phone and radio, Noelle, the pseudo-Abby, takes her place in the flesh. As time goes on, Abby feels more and more confident that Brian would rather have the beautiful Noelle than the simply attractive Abby.
Actors
NoelleUma Thurman
AbbyJaneane Garofalo
BrianBen Chaplin
Also posted in 1996, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Flirting with Disaster

IMDB Rating: 6.70
6188 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Five months after the birth of his son, Mel Coplin remains unable to name the child until he has met his own biological parents and discovered who he "really is." He, his wife Nancy, and his social-worker-in-training Tina Kalb jet off to California to meet his birth mother—who turns out not to be his mother, due to an error with the agency's adoption records. The quartet sets out in search of Mel's real parents, with tensions growing because of the sexual chemistry lacking between Mel and Nancy and growing between Mel and Tina.
Actors
Mel CoplinBen Stiller
Nancy CoplinPatricia Arquette
Tina KalbTéa Leoni
Also posted in 1996, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Chumscrubber

IMDB Rating: 7.10
5753 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
The Chumscrubber starts out with Troy,a normal teenager who supplies "feel good" pills to everyone in his high school(this way he spreads happiness all around). But when his friend Dean pays him a visit, Dean discovers Troy has hung himself in his bedroom during one of his mother's pool parties.After the death,three local teens: Billy,Lee,and Crystal, want what's left of Troy's stash of pills and they know that Dean is the only one who knows where they are. But when Dean refuses to get the pills, the three teens kidnap Dean's little brother, until they realize they've kidnapped the wrong kid.
Actors
Mrs. JohnsonGlenn Close
Dr. Bill StiffleWilliam Fichtner
Mayor Michael EbbsRalph Fiennes
Also posted in 2005, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Forgotten

IMDB Rating: 5.80
18798 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
A grieving mother, Telly Paretta, is struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist and her husband tell her that she has created eight years of memories of a son she never had. But when she meets the father of one of her son's friend who is having the same experience, Telly embarks on a mission to prove her son's existence and her sanity.
Actors
Telly ParettaJulianne Moore
SamChristopher Kovaleski
Sam at 5Matthew Pleszewicz
Also posted in 2004, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Life of Brian

IMDB Rating: 8.20
59301 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
The Monty Pyton team tells the life, death and resurrection (?) of Brian from Nazareth, an unwilling prophet who wants to free his land from the oppression of Rome. When Brian covers a huge wall with the writing "ROMANI ITE DOMUM" (Romans go home), a local revolutionary group begins to take him seriously...
Actors
Wise Man #2/Brian Cohen/Biggus DickusGraham Chapman
Wise Man #1/Reg/Jewish Official/Centurion/Deadly Dirk/ArthurJohn Cleese
Man Even Further Forward/Revolutionary/Jailer/Blood & Thunder Prophet/Frank/Audience Member/CrucifeeTerry Gilliam
Also posted in 1979, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (1)

Toy Story 2

IMDB Rating: 8.00
71913 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
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)

Saving Private Ryan

IMDB Rating: 8.40
172681 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother...
Actors
Captain John H. MillerTom Hanks
Sergeant Mike HorvathTom Sizemore
Pvt. Richard ReibenEdward Burns
Also posted in 1998, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (1)

The Tuxedo

IMDB Rating: 4.90
11691 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Jimmy Tong (Chan) is just a lowly chauffeur for millionaire Clark Devlin (Isaacs), until Devlin has an accident that puts him in the hospital. Tong is sent back to fetch some things for Devlin and unknowingly tries on Devlin's tuxedo and finds that it gives extraordinary powers to anyone that dons the suit. This discovery thrusts Tong into world of international intrigue and espionage and pairs him with an inexperienced partner (Hewitt).
Actors
Jimmy TongJackie Chan
Del BlaineJennifer Love Hewitt
Clark DevlinJason Isaacs
Also posted in 2002, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (3)

Terror by Night

IMDB Rating: 7.00
1358 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond owned by Carstairs' mother, Lady Margaret. Believing the diamond will be stolen on a train trip from London to Edinburgh, Holmes deftly switches diamonds with Lady Margaret while in her compartment. Soon after, Roland is murdered and the fake diamond is stolen. Red herrings abound as Holmes, aided by Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade, discover the murderer's hiding place and deduce that long-time foe Moriarty's henchman Colonel Sebastian Moran is somehow involved in the crime.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Major Duncan-BleekAlan Mowbray
Also posted in 1946, Adventure, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)