Tag Archives: mother son relationship

The Fifth Element

IMDB Rating: 7.20
62610 votes

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Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element (played by Milla Jovovich) can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. She is helped by ex-soldier, current-cab-driver, Corben Dallas (played by Bruce Willis), who is, in turn, helped by Prince/Arsenio clone, Ruby Rhod. Unfortunately, Evil is being assisted by Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman), who seeks to profit from the chaos that Evil will bring, and his alien mercenaries.
Actors
Korben DallasBruce Willis
Jean-Baptiste Emanuel ZorgGary Oldman
Father Vito CorneliusIan Holm
Also posted in 1997, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Devil’s Advocate

IMDB Rating: 7.10
31340 votes

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Kevin Lomax, a ruthless young Florida attorney that never lost a case, is recruited by the most powerful law firm in the world. In spite of his mother's disagreement, which compares New York City to Babylon, he accepts the offer and the money that comes along. But soon, his wife starts feeling homesick as she witnesses devilish apparitions. However, Kevin is sinking in his new cases and pays less and less attention to his wife. His boss and mentor, John Milton, seems to always know how to overcome every problem and that just freaks Kevin right off.
Actors
Kevin LomaxKeanu Reeves
John MiltonAl Pacino
Mary Ann LomaxCharlize Theron
Also posted in 1997, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Starship Troopers

IMDB Rating: 6.70
36816 votes

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Set on the future earth, Johnny rico is a young student dating a girl named Carmen. When Carmen decides to join the military in order to become a class citizen (citizenship is only achieved through serving your country), Johnny follows and joins as well. He soon realizes that he joined for the wrong reasons but just as he is about to quit, an asteroid that originated from the orbit of planet "klendathu" hits Buenos Aires (his home town) and kills his family. Johnny and his fellow troopers set out to destroy the planet's inhabitants: a type of deadly and very large scaled space bugs. Through a seemingly ordinary action flick, director paul verhoeven creates a subtle anti-war theme, that shows us a fascist and military world far more frightening than WW2's Germany, Italy or Russia, the kind of world that is actually functioning.
Actors
Johnny RicoCasper Van Dien
Dizzy FloresDina Meyer
Carmen IbanezDenise Richards
Also posted in 1997, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Jerry Maguire

IMDB Rating: 7.30
39203 votes

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Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player. Can Jerry resurrect his career while still staying true to himself?
Actors
Jerry MaguireTom Cruise
Rod TidwellCuba Gooding Jr.
Dorothy BoydRenée Zellweger
Also posted in 1996, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance, Sport | Comments (0)

The River Wild

IMDB Rating: 6.10
5744 votes

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Gail (Meryl Streep) is a professional at water rafting. She twigs every day, and she is in a very good shape. She takes her family, one day, to a rafting trip down the river, but she has no idea that the planed trip is about to become a nightmare. Two escaping robbers with a handgun, meet the family in the way, and join them to the trip. Only later the Gail realize that their new friends are dangerous criminals, but it's too late. The two men force them to stay together, and to keep cruising down the river. The family's life are risked not only by the 2 men, but also by the river which becomes more stormy and wilder.
Actors
Gail HartmanMeryl Streep
WillaStephanie Sawyer
RoarkeJoseph Mazzello
Also posted in 1994, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Forrest Gump

IMDB Rating: 8.20
106111 votes

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The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he's too stupid to realize the significance of his actions. Forrest becomes representative of the baby boomer generation having walked through life blindly.
Actors
Forrest GumpTom Hanks
Jenny CurranRobin Wright Penn
Lt. Dan TaylorGary Sinise
Also posted in 1994, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Man Without a Face

IMDB Rating: 6.40
5847 votes

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The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was incinerated and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He is also suspected of being a pedophile. He is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicion and hostility to be ignited. McLeod inculcates in his protege a love of justice and freedom from prejudice which sustains him beyond the end of the film.
Actors
Justin McLeodMel Gibson
Charles E. 'Chuck' NorstadtNick Stahl
Catherine PalinMargaret Whitton
Also posted in 1993, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Philadelphia

IMDB Rating: 7.50
21015 votes

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Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer infected with AIDS, is fired from his conservative law firm in fear that they might contract AIDS from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him.
Actors
Andrew BeckettTom Hanks
Joe MillerDenzel Washington
Judge TateRoberta Maxwell
Also posted in 1993, Drama, High IMDB rating | 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)

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

IMDB Rating: 3.20
6547 votes

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A tough detective's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, eventually helping him with a case he's on.
Actors
Sgt. Joe BomowskiSylvester Stallone
Tutti BomowskiEstelle Getty
Lt. Gwen HarperJoBeth Williams
Also posted in 1992, Action, Comedy | Comments (0)