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Raising Arizona

IMDB Rating: 7.50
31003 votes

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Colourful and unconventional slapstick comedy. Ex-con Hi and ex-cop Ed meet, marry and long for a child in the wilds of Arizona. When Ed discovers she's barren the God-given solution is presented: to snatch a baby from a set of quins. Thus begins a series of kidnappings, capers and rum goings-on that revolve around the helpless yet universally-loveable child. Hi's convict friends, his boss, and even the Lone Biker Of The Apocalypse become involved in the ever-twisting plot in the quest to own the baby.
Actors
H.I. McDunnoughNicolas Cage
Edwina 'Ed' McDunnoughHolly Hunter
Nathan Arizona Huffhines, Sr.Trey Wilson
Also posted in 1987, Action, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Factotum

IMDB Rating: 6.50
3886 votes

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This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
Actors
Henry ChinaskiMatt Dillon
JanLili Taylor
LauraMarisa Tomei
Also posted in 2005, Comedy, High IMDB rating | 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)

Jackie Brown

IMDB Rating: 7.50
53014 votes

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Jackie Brown is the name of a flight attendant who gets caught smuggling her boss' gun money on the airline she works for. Luckily for her, the Fed Ray Nicolet and the LA Cop Mark Dargus decide to team up in order to arrest the arms dealer she works for, whose name they don't even know. Here's when she has to choose one way: tell Nicolet and Dargus about Ordell Robbie (the arms dealer) and get her freedom -except that if Ordell suspects you're talking about him, you're dead- or keep her mouth shut and do some time. That's when she meets Max Cherry -her bail bondsman-, a late fifties, recently separated, burnt-out man, who falls in love with her. Then Jackie comes up with a plan to play the Feds off against Ordell and the guys he works with -Louis Gara and Melanie Ralston, among others- and walk off with their money. But she needs Max's help. No one is going to stand in the way of his million dollar payoff...
Actors
Denise Crosby
Jacqueline 'Jackie' BrownPam Grier
Ordell RobbieSamuel L. Jackson
Also posted in 1997, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Trading Places

IMDB Rating: 7.30
19486 votes

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Louis Winthorpe III is a successful Philadelphia commodity broker with mansion, manservant and girlfriend to match. Billy Ray Valentine is a hustling beggar. Winthorpe's employers, the elderly Duke brothers, make a bet that by switching the lifestyle of the two Billy Ray will make good and their man will take to a life of crime. Suddenly Louis finds himself uncomprehendingly with no job, no home and only a new acquaintance, glamorous hooker Ophelia, prepared to help him. So at least in one way things could actually be worse.
Actors
ColemanDenholm Elliott
Louis Winthorpe IIIDan Aykroyd
Duke & Duke EmployeeMaurice Woods
Also posted in 1983, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Pacific Heights

IMDB Rating: 6.20
5029 votes

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A yuppie couple buy a large house in an exclusive San Fransisco neighborhood. They renovate it and plan to rent two apartments on the first floor to cover the costs. A prosperous looking man moves in but is not the ideal tenant. He never pays any rent, drives the other tenants away and systematically ruins the lives of his landlords.
Actors
Patty PalmerMelanie Griffith
Drake GoodmanMatthew Modine
Carter HayesMichael Keaton
Also posted in 1990, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Money Pit

IMDB Rating: 5.70
10555 votes

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A young couple sinks their life savings into a house that was trashed by a rock group to the extent that it no longer has a main stairway or water. This creates strains on their relationship. Every home owner will recognize some of the situations they encounter.
Actors
Walter Fielding, Jr.Tom Hanks
Anna Crowley Beissart/Anna FieldingShelley Long
Max Beissart, the MaestroAlexander Godunov
Also posted in 1986, Comedy | Comments (0)

Oscar

IMDB Rating: 5.40
6582 votes

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Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise. He is faced with numerous problems: henchmen who know nothing but crime, the police who are convinced he is hatching a master plan, and Oscar, who has just got his daughter pregnant.
Actors
AldoPeter Riegert
ConnieChazz Palminteri
AceJoey Travolta
Also posted in 1991, Comedy, Crime | Comments (0)

The Score

IMDB Rating: 6.80
27610 votes

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Nick Wells, a professional criminal, decides to leave the business for good, since he nearly got caught on his last job. His plan is to live in peace with his girl Diane, running his Montreal jazz club NYC. Soon Max, his good friend and financial partner in the illegal affairs, comes along with an offer Nick can't refuse: A historical and priceless French sceptre has been discovered while being smuggled into the country. It is now under massive surveillance in the Montreal Customs House, and soon to be returned to France. Nick has to team up with Max' man inside, the young, talented and aggressive thief Jackie Teller to get the precious item, and suffer no more financial problems ever. Only one question remains: Who will trick whom out of their share?
Actors
Robert De Niro
Edward Norton
Marlon Brando
Also posted in 2001, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (14)