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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

InspiringIntenseUpliftingThought provoking

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Darabont
CAST:  Tim Robbins  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Bob Gunton  •  William Sadler

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Darabont
CAST:  Tim Robbins  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Bob Gunton  •  William Sadler

The Usual Suspects (1995)

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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Singer
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Gabriel Byrne  •  Benicio del Toro

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Singer
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Gabriel Byrne  •  Benicio del Toro

Blue Streak (1999)

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Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Les Mayfield
CAST:  Martin Lawrence  •  Luke Wilson  •  Peter Greene  •  Dave Chappelle

Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Les Mayfield
CAST:  Martin Lawrence  •  Luke Wilson  •  Peter Greene  •  Dave Chappelle

Coyote Ugly (2000)

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David McNally
CAST:  Piper Perabo  •  Adam Garcia  •  John Goodman  •  Izabella Miko

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David McNally
CAST:  Piper Perabo  •  Adam Garcia  •  John Goodman  •  Izabella Miko

Enemy of the State (1998)

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When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Scott
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Gene Hackman  •  Jon Voight  •  Lisa Bonet

When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Scott
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Gene Hackman  •  Jon Voight  •  Lisa Bonet

Fallen (1998)

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Hoblit
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  John Goodman  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Embeth Davidtz

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Hoblit
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  John Goodman  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Embeth Davidtz

Kissing a Fool (1998)

An egotistical television personality enlists the assistance of his best friend in putting the fidelity of his fiancé to the test in this amiable comedy of the sexes. Told in flashback, the film takes a familiar love-triangle scenario and gives it a bitter twist. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Ellin
CAST:  David Schwimmer  •  Jason Lee  •  Mili Avital  •  Bonnie Hunt

An egotistical television personality enlists the assistance of his best friend in putting the fidelity of his fiancé to the test in this amiable comedy of the sexes. Told in flashback, the film takes a familiar love-triangle scenario and gives it a bitter twist. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Ellin
CAST:  David Schwimmer  •  Jason Lee  •  Mili Avital  •  Bonnie Hunt

Shade (2003)

Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Nieman
CAST:  Stuart Townsend  •  Joe Nicolo  •  Gabriel Byrne  •  Carl Mazzocone Sr.

Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Nieman
CAST:  Stuart Townsend  •  Joe Nicolo  •  Gabriel Byrne  •  Carl Mazzocone Sr.

Sleepers (1996)

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Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Billy Crudup  •  Robert De Niro  •  Brad Pitt

Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Billy Crudup  •  Robert De Niro  •  Brad Pitt

Suicide Kings (1998)

Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter O'Fallon
CAST:  Christopher Walken  •  Henry Thomas  •  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Jeremy Sisto

Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter O'Fallon
CAST:  Christopher Walken  •  Henry Thomas  •  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Jeremy Sisto

The Fan (1996)

When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Scott
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Wesley Snipes  •  Ellen Barkin  •  John Leguizamo

When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Scott
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Wesley Snipes  •  Ellen Barkin  •  John Leguizamo

The Replacement Killers (1998)

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoine Fuqua
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Mira Sorvino  •  Michael Rooker  •  Kenneth Tsang

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoine Fuqua
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Mira Sorvino  •  Michael Rooker  •  Kenneth Tsang

The Specials (2000)

America's 7th Best Superhero Team, the Specials, are a group of geeks and oddballs. We get to see one day in their lives as fan and new member Nightbird joins the group, just in time for the group to get a new line of action figures. But the members' extreme ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Mazin
CAST:  Jordan Ladd  •  Rob Lowe  •  Jamie Kennedy  •  Thomas Haden Church

America's 7th Best Superhero Team, the Specials, are a group of geeks and oddballs. We get to see one day in their lives as fan and new member Nightbird joins the group, just in time for the group to get a new line of action figures. But the members' extreme ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Mazin
CAST:  Jordan Ladd  •  Rob Lowe  •  Jamie Kennedy  •  Thomas Haden Church

Fathers' Day (1997)

A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Billy Crystal  •  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Nastassja Kinski

A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Billy Crystal  •  Julia Louis-Dreyfus  •  Nastassja Kinski

Winchell (1998)

The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  Stanley Tucci  •  Glenne Headly  •  Paul Giamatti  •  Christopher Plummer

The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  Stanley Tucci  •  Glenne Headly  •  Paul Giamatti  •  Christopher Plummer

Telling You (1998)

Instead of moving on to bigger and better things after college graduation, two best buddies are embarrassed to find themselves working at a pizza parlor and avoiding old classmates who come in for a slice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert DeFranco
CAST:  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Peter Facinelli  •  Andy Berman  •  Matthew Lillard

Instead of moving on to bigger and better things after college graduation, two best buddies are embarrassed to find themselves working at a pizza parlor and avoiding old classmates who come in for a slice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert DeFranco
CAST:  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Peter Facinelli  •  Andy Berman  •  Matthew Lillard

The Apostate (2000)

A man of the cloth finds his faith challenged both by the death of one of his closest relatives and the aftermath of the crime in this thriller. When a man is murdered under mysterious circumstances, his brother, a Catholic priest (Richard Grieco), decides to start ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Gove
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Richard Grieco  •  Efrain Figueroa  •  Bridget White

A man of the cloth finds his faith challenged both by the death of one of his closest relatives and the aftermath of the crime in this thriller. When a man is murdered under mysterious circumstances, his brother, a Catholic priest (Richard Grieco), decides to start ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Gove
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Richard Grieco  •  Efrain Figueroa  •  Bridget White

The Making of '...And God Spoke' (1994)

A documentary on the making of a big budget Bible picture. This is a spoof that shows the inside action on a film set where everything that could possibly go wrong goes wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Borman
CAST:  Michael Riley  •  Stephen Rappaport  •  Ashlie Rhey  •  Monique Parent

A documentary on the making of a big budget Bible picture. This is a spoof that shows the inside action on a film set where everything that could possibly go wrong goes wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Borman
CAST:  Michael Riley  •  Stephen Rappaport  •  Ashlie Rhey  •  Monique Parent

Red Passport (2003)

Fabio Reyes, a former counterfeit artist who after serving 10 years of a 25 year sentence, wants nothing more than to rekindle his relationship with his long-lost daughter and live peacefully. But life isn't that fair and demons never die. As Fabio embarks on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Xavier
CAST:  Frank Molina  •  Frank Medrano  •  Sharon Angela  •  Maite Bonilla

Fabio Reyes, a former counterfeit artist who after serving 10 years of a 25 year sentence, wants nothing more than to rekindle his relationship with his long-lost daughter and live peacefully. But life isn't that fair and demons never die. As Fabio embarks on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Xavier
CAST:  Frank Molina  •  Frank Medrano  •  Sharon Angela  •  Maite Bonilla

Chameleon (1996)

An undercover agent uses his rare personality disorder in pursuing the drug-cartel leader responsible for the deaths of his wife and kids.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pavone
CAST:  Anthony LaPaglia  •  Kevin Pollak  •  Melora Hardin  •  Wayne Knight

An undercover agent uses his rare personality disorder in pursuing the drug-cartel leader responsible for the deaths of his wife and kids.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pavone
CAST:  Anthony LaPaglia  •  Kevin Pollak  •  Melora Hardin  •  Wayne Knight
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