There's a one inside of us.
Max (Max Records) imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts -- Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander -- crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways. Voices by Chris Coop…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 20, 2009 at 10:35pm —
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Guy Ritchie doing what he does best.
Thandie Newton and Gerard Butler co-star in director Guy Ritchie's crime thriller about crooks from London's underworld who set out to nab millions of dollars left for the taking when a Russian mobster's real estate scam falls apart. Tom Wilkinson plays a powerful crime boss, with Jeremy Piven and rapper Ludacris appearing as record producers who g…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 19, 2009 at 12:20pm —
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The 21st century Fight Club, without the brain-busting plot.
When Sean Arthur (Channing Tatum),an unmotivated young man who hustles counterfeit merchandise in New York City, meets seasoned street-fighting coach Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard) by chance, his whole life changes. Sean's fights are dangerous, but he sets out to win the prize money at stake and the respect of those around hi…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 19, 2009 at 12:44am —
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I actually like Shakespeare now because of this film.
What if a penniless William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) fell in love with a noblewoman (Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow) while struggling to write a comedy with the unlikely title "Romeo and Ethel the Sea Pirate's Daughter?" Might the emotional turmoil inspire him to recraft the play into a tragedy with a more familiar-soundi…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 18, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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An old geezer takes flight.
After a lifetime of dreaming of traveling the world, 78-year-old homebody Carl (voiced by Ed Asner) is lured into an unbelievable adventure, thanks in part to the persistence of Russell, an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer (Jordan Nagai). Together, the unlikely pair embarks on a thrilling odyssey full of jungle beasts and rough terrain.
This is Pixar's first hit at a…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 18, 2009 at 12:18pm —
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Finally these two all-stars meet up but in a jail.
It's 1932; Ray (Eddie Murphy) is a small-time hustler, and Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence) is a bank teller with a taste for gambling. When Ray picks Claude's pocket to pay off a debt, the two men are framed and land in the same jail for 60 years; trouble is, they can't stand each other! Stuck in a work camp, they hope to be proved…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 17, 2009 at 2:24pm —
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All in the title.
Desperate to save their marriage, one couple convinces three other couples to go in on a group rate price for an island retreat designed for troubled unions. But the "mandatory therapy" brews up nothing but trouble for everyone. Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis and Faizon Love star in this comedy penned by Favreau.
The movie tries…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 17, 2009 at 12:04am —
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Sean Connery trying to be a Russian, nothing else is better than that.
When a Soviet nuclear sub headed toward American waters drops off U.S.scanners, the Yanks scramble to take defensive steps. But CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) convinces the brass that the sub's commander (Sean Connery) has something other than a first strike in mind.
Now getting ready to…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 14, 2009 at 7:28pm —
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Don't go to sleep!
Paranormal Activity movie centers on a young couple, Katie and Micah, who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. The movie is presented through the camera set up by the couple to capture the paranormal activity.
Now with any mockumentary horror film, right from the get go you know there's going to be contrasts to The Blair Witch Project, and…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 14, 2009 at 1:29pm —
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Turks are so evil.
A young American Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) is arrested in Turkey for smuggling hashish and then is sentenced to unreasonable time in a hellish Turkish prison, where he begins to self-destruct, until he musters the courage to plan his escape.
This film was based on the book from the real Billy Hayes, and it shows just how crazy you can…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 10:32pm —
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Could this crap actually happen?
While undergoing a heart transplant, Clay (Hayden Christensen) experiences "anesthetic awareness," a condition that allows him to see and feel everything that's happening to him but leaves him paralyzed and unable to do anything about it. From his unique and painful vantage point, Clay learns troubling truths about his young wife (Jessica Alba) as she stru…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:49pm —
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I don't like it but Warren Beatty is starting to grow on me here.
California Sen. Jay Bulworth (Warren Beatty), reduced by years of compromise and scheming, hires a hit man to put him out of his misery. Kicking off an election campaign with nothing to lose, Bulworth lets his mouth get his ass in hot water.
Now for me I like a lot of satirical films, such as Natural Born Killers and also This…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:47pm —
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Wow, Jerry Lee Lewis is a creep.
This rockin' biopic depicts the meteoric rise of rock and roll's most daring living legend, Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid). Concentrating on the years from 1956 to 1959, the film features the songs and escapades that catapulted Lewis to the top of the charts, as well as his controversial third marriage to his 13-year-old cousin, Myra (Winona Ryder), wh…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:45pm —
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Sam Mendes takes the indie road.
Away We Go is a film about a young couple who are expecting their first child. After learning that the child's paternal grand parents are moving away, the couple decides they have no reason to remain in their rural town, and begin visiting family and friends across the United States and Canada to try to find the perfect place to raise their soon-to-be…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:43pm —
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Very first Gen-X romantic comedy.
A budding romance between noble under achiever Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) and high school valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye) is threatened when Diane's overly possessive, disapproving father (John Mahoney) interferes with their relationship. With a prized scholarship to study abroad hanging in the balance, Diane must find a way to make both men happy.…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:41pm —
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What were you thinking Al Pacino?!?!?!
Jack Gramm (Al Pacino)-- a college professor and occasional forensic psychologist for the FBI-- finds himself in a race against time when he receives a mysterious phone call telling him he has exactly 88 minutes left to live. Can he track down his would-be killer before the clock runs out?
About 15 minutes into this piece of junk I liter…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:39pm —
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Was not expecting what I got.
After they bomb a napalm plant during the Vietnam War, Arthur and Annie Pope (Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti) are fugitives, never able to settle down in one place for too long. Years later, their son (River Phoenix) falls in love with a young woman (Martha Plimpton) and must decide whether to keep running with his family or stay put and risk…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:18pm —
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Clint Eastwood doing what he does best.
Retired gunslinger William Munny (Clint Eastwood) reluctantly takes one last job -- and even more reluctantly accepts a boastful youth (Jaimz Woolvett) as a partner. Together, they learn how easily complicated truths are distorted into simplistic myths about the Old West. Richard Harris, Morgan Freeman, and Gene Hackman also star.
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:14pm —
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Somebody needs to burn this film.
In this satire skewering Hollywood movie making, Eric Idlestars as a film editor who gets a shot at directing a big-budget film (starring Sylvester Stallone and Whoopi Goldberg, no less) but is foiled by his producer (Ryan O'Neal). The premise builds on the age-old showbiz tradition of directors pulling their names from projects an…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:13pm —
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If Jack Black and Micheal Cera were my ancestors, I would probably be insane.
Banished from their primitive village after the tribe elders deem them too lazy, Zed (Jack Black) and Oh (Michael Cera) leave everything they've ever known behind and embark upon an adventure-filled journey through the ancient world.
This is pretty much a remake of History of The World: Part 1, where at least that m…
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Added by Dan O'Neill on October 11, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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