Tim Parati

A Time to Kill (1996)

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A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Sandra Bullock  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Kevin Spacey

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Sandra Bullock  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Kevin Spacey

Cat's Eye (1985)

Three short stories by shock-meister Stephen King are linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick (James Woods) tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Teague
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  James Woods  •  Alan King  •  Kenneth McMillan

Three short stories by shock-meister Stephen King are linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick (James Woods) tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Teague
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  James Woods  •  Alan King  •  Kenneth McMillan

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Vanilla Ice  •  Paige Turco  •  Michelan Sisti  •  Mark Caso

The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Vanilla Ice  •  Paige Turco  •  Michelan Sisti  •  Mark Caso

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

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Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. Elmo's blanket gets sucked into colorful, swirling tunnel into Grouchland, the yuckiest place on earth. Elmo goes on an adventure to Grouchland to retrieve his blanket.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Halvorson
CAST:  Kevin Clash  •  Mandy Patinkin  •  Vanessa Williams  •  Sonia Manzano

Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. Elmo's blanket gets sucked into colorful, swirling tunnel into Grouchland, the yuckiest place on earth. Elmo goes on an adventure to Grouchland to retrieve his blanket.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Halvorson
CAST:  Kevin Clash  •  Mandy Patinkin  •  Vanessa Williams  •  Sonia Manzano

The Crow (1994)

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Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven—watched over by a hypnotic crow—returns from the grave to exact revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Proyas
CAST:  Brandon Lee  •  Rochelle Davis  •  Ernie Hudson  •  Michael Wincott

Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven—watched over by a hypnotic crow—returns from the grave to exact revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Proyas
CAST:  Brandon Lee  •  Rochelle Davis  •  Ernie Hudson  •  Michael Wincott

The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Courtney Love  •  Edward Norton  •  Brett Harrelson

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Courtney Love  •  Edward Norton  •  Brett Harrelson

The Ultimate Gift (2007)

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When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must complete before he can get any money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O. Sajbel
CAST:  James Garner  •  Drew Fuller  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Ali Hillis

When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must complete before he can get any money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael O. Sajbel
CAST:  James Garner  •  Drew Fuller  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Ali Hillis

Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)

Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiefer Sutherland
CAST:  Vincent Gallo  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Max Perlich  •  Rod Steiger

Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiefer Sutherland
CAST:  Vincent Gallo  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Max Perlich  •  Rod Steiger

Muppets from Space (1999)

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It's hard to believe Gonzo's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Hill
CAST:  Steve Whitmire  •  Dave Goelz  •  Bill Barretta  •  Frank Oz

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It's hard to believe Gonzo's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Hill
CAST:  Steve Whitmire  •  Dave Goelz  •  Bill Barretta  •  Frank Oz

The Great Debaters (2007)

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The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denzel Washington
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Jurnee Smollett  •  Nate Parker  •  Forest Whitaker

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denzel Washington
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Jurnee Smollett  •  Nate Parker  •  Forest Whitaker

The Bay (2012)

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Kristen Connolly  •  Jane McNeill  •  Michael Beasley  •  Christopher Denham

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Kristen Connolly  •  Jane McNeill  •  Michael Beasley  •  Christopher Denham

Hick (2011)

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A pistol-packing teen meets an unstable rebel and a cocaine-snorting drifter as she hitchhikes her way out West.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derick Martini
CAST:  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Blake Lively  •  Eddie Redmayne  •  Alec Baldwin

A pistol-packing teen meets an unstable rebel and a cocaine-snorting drifter as she hitchhikes her way out West.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derick Martini
CAST:  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Blake Lively  •  Eddie Redmayne  •  Alec Baldwin

Safe Haven (2013)

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Julianne Hough  •  Josh Duhamel  •  Cobie Smulders  •  David Lyons

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Julianne Hough  •  Josh Duhamel  •  Cobie Smulders  •  David Lyons

Target Earth (1998)

Unlikely heroes must overcome incredible dangers to save mankind from the threat of an alien invasion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Markle
CAST:  Janell McLeod  •  John R. Copeman  •  Tim Parati  •  John C. McGinley

Unlikely heroes must overcome incredible dangers to save mankind from the threat of an alien invasion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Markle
CAST:  Janell McLeod  •  John R. Copeman  •  Tim Parati  •  John C. McGinley

The Tempest (1998)

An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic is set in the Mississippi bayous during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Bender
CAST:  Peter Fonda  •  John Glover  •  Harold Perrineau  •  Katherine Heigl

An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic is set in the Mississippi bayous during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Bender
CAST:  Peter Fonda  •  John Glover  •  Harold Perrineau  •  Katherine Heigl

Cabin Fever (2002)

A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Rider Strong  •  Jordan Ladd  •  James DeBello  •  Cerina Vincent

A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Rider Strong  •  Jordan Ladd  •  James DeBello  •  Cerina Vincent

My Own Love Song (2010)

A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Dahan
CAST:  Madeline Zima  •  Renée Zellweger  •  Forest Whitaker  •  Elias Koteas

A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Dahan
CAST:  Madeline Zima  •  Renée Zellweger  •  Forest Whitaker  •  Elias Koteas

Two Tickets to Paradise (2006)

Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.B. Sweeney
CAST:  John C. McGinley  •  D.B. Sweeney  •  Moira Kelly  •  Rodney Pike

Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.B. Sweeney
CAST:  John C. McGinley  •  D.B. Sweeney  •  Moira Kelly  •  Rodney Pike

Takedown (2000)

Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Chappelle
CAST:  Skeet Ulrich  •  Angela Featherstone  •  Donal Logue  •  Christopher McDonald

Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Chappelle
CAST:  Skeet Ulrich  •  Angela Featherstone  •  Donal Logue  •  Christopher McDonald

Golden Years (1991)

When an explosion at a top-secret government lab injures an elderly janitor, no one could have expected the terrifying results. Exposure to mysterious chemicals causes him to undergo a bizarre transformation. He is slowly... incredibly... growing younger every day. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allen Coulter  •  Stephen Tolkin  •  Kenneth Fink  •  Michael Gornick
CAST:  Keith Szarabajka  •  Felicity Huffman  •  Ed Lauter  •  R. D. Call

When an explosion at a top-secret government lab injures an elderly janitor, no one could have expected the terrifying results. Exposure to mysterious chemicals causes him to undergo a bizarre transformation. He is slowly... incredibly... growing younger every day. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allen Coulter  •  Stephen Tolkin  •  Kenneth Fink  •  Michael Gornick
CAST:  Keith Szarabajka  •  Felicity Huffman  •  Ed Lauter  •  R. D. Call