Focus

Focus is a 2015 American romantic crime comedy-drama film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and produced by Denise Di Novi.  The screenplay was written by Glenn Ficarra and john Requa.

Focus | Focus Movie Poster | 2015 | Will Smith | Margot Robbie | Adrian Martinez | Gerald McRaney | Rodrigo Santoro | BD Wong | Brennan Brown | Robert Taylor | Stephanie Honore | Griff Furst | Dominic Fumusa | Glenn Ficarra | John Requa | www.myalltimefavorites.com | www.myalltimefavoritemovies.com
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Rated:  R (movie contains brief nudity and sexual content)
Run Time:  1h 45min
Release Date:  February 27, 2015 (USA)
Genre:  Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Director:  Andy Tennant
Studio:  Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget:  $50.1 Million
Box Office:  $159.1 Million

Focus stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, Rodrigo Santoro, BD Wong, Brennan Brown, Robert Taylor, Stephanie Honore, Griff Furst and Dominic Famusa.

Focus is the story of Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith), seasoned and accomplished con-man whose game is thrown off by a beautiful blonde named Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie). Seeing potential in Jess as a player in next big con and even though she is a novice, he takes her under his wing and teaches her the tricks of the trade. All goes well until the two get closer than Nicky would like and after the con, Nicky ends the relationship and leaves her.

Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when Jess, now a legitimate femme fatale, unexpectedly shows up. Her appearance throws Nicky for a loop at a time when he cannot afford to be off his game in any way.

Nicky is working a long con involving Garriga (Rodrigo Santoro), an international race car owner and billionaire who is interested in purchasing a software program that will help his Formula 1 race team triumph. Nicky agrees to help Garriga sell a fake version  of the program to his competitors, but as the plan goes in motion he discovers Jess and Garriga are a couple. As old feelings complicate the new arrangement, Nicky mush also contend with the no-nonsense Owens (Gerald McRaney), Garriga’s head-of-security who openly distrusts Nicky.

While Jess swears that she is on Nicky’s side and also is conning the billionaire, in a business like Nicky’s where loyalty and trust are non-existent, it’s hard to know which side she is really on.

Movie Quotes

“There’s two kinds of people in the world. There’s hammers and there’s nails. You decide which one you want to be. There’s no room for heart in this game. It will get you killed.” – Nicky
“At the end of the day, this is a game of focus. It all comes down to focus. If you can focus someone on one thing, they don’t know what else you are doing in the background to potentially harm them.” – Nicky

“Never drop the con. Die with the lie.” – Nicky

“I can convince anyone of anything. I once convinced a man that a warehouse was the Federal Reserve. So I’m good.” – Nicky
“You’re Nicky Spurgeon. They call you the best inside man that’s ever been.” – Jess
“There’s a science to getting people to trust you and then you move in for the kill. It’s all about emotion and connection.” – Nicky

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Movie Stars

Will Smith as Nicky

Margot Robbie as Jess

Adrian Martinez as Farhad

Gerald McRaney as Owens

Rodrigo Santoro as Garriga

BD Wong as Liyvan

Brennan Brown as Horst

Robert Taylor as McEwen

Stephanie Honore as Janice

Griff Furst as Gareth

Dominic Famusa as Jared


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Knives Out

Knives Out is a 2019 American mystery crime drama film directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Ram Bergman and Rian Johnson.  The screenplay was written by Rian Johnson.

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Rated:  PG-13 (movie contains thematic elements including brief violence, some strong language, sexual references and drug material)
Run Time:  2h 11min
Release Date:  November 27, 2019 (USA)
Genre:  Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director:  Rian Johnson
Studio:  Lionsgate
Budget:  $40 Million
Box Office:  $294.8 Million

Knives Out stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Riki Lindhome, Edi Peterson, Frank Oz, M. Emmett Walsh and Joseph Gordon Levitt.

Knives Out is the story of Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), the renowned investigator who has been hired to look into the apparent murder of famed writer Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer). The culprit could be one of his family members: daughter Linda (Jamie Lee Curtis), son Walt (Michael Shannon), son-in-law Richard (Don Johnson), daughter-in-law Joni (Toni Collette), granddaughter Meg (Katherine Langford) or grandson Ransom (Chris Evans). Or maybe it’s his personal nurse Marta (Ana de Armas).

Movie Quotes

“This is a twisted web and we are not finished untangling it, not yet.” – Benoit Blanc
“What is this, CSI: KFC?” – Ransom Drysdale 
“Look around. The guy basically lives in a Clue board.” – Detective Elliot

“I’ve never been to a will reading before.” – Marta Cabrera
“Think of it as a tax return performed by a community theater.” – Benoit Blanc

“Funny, Ransom, you skipped the funeral, but you’re early for the will reading.” – Walt Thrombey

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Movie Stars

Daniel Craig as Banoit Blanc

Chris Evans as Ransom Drysdale

Ana de Armas as Marta Cabrera

Jamie Lee Curtis as Linda Drysdale

Michael Shannon as Walt Thrombey

Don Johnson as Richard Drysdale

Toni Collette as Joni Thrombey

LaKeith Stanfield as Lieutenant Elliot

Christopher Plummer as Harlan Thrombey

Katherine Langford as Meg Thrombey

Jaeden Martell as Jacob Thrombey

Riki Lindhome as Donna Thrombey

Edi Peterson as Fran

Frank Oz as Alan Stevens

M. Emmet Walsh as Mr. Proofroc

Joseph Gordon Levitt as Detective Hardrock


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Absolute Power

Absolute Power is a 1997 American action crime drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Clint Eastwood and Karen S. Spiegel.  The screenplay was written by William Goldman and is based on the book ‘Absolute Power’ by David Baldacci.

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Rated:  R (movie contains violence, sexuality and language)
Run Time:  2h 1min
Release Date:  February 14, 1997 (USA)
Genre:  Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director:  Clint Eastwood
Studio:  Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing
Budget:  $50 Million
Box Office:  $50.1 Million

Absolute Power stars Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, Judy Davis, E.G. Marshall, Melora Hardin, Richard Jenkins, Alison Eastwood, Kimber Eastwood and Penny Johnson.

Absolute Power is the story of skilled master thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) who while breaks into the mansion of billionaire Walter Sullivan (E.G. Marshall) and finds himself at the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a Sullivan’s wife Christy (Melora Hardin) who was involved in a tryst with Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman), the President of the United States.

While executing what was supposed to be his last job, Luther was startled by the sound of people in the house and he hid in a secret room and from behind a one-way mirror, he sees that it’s Christy Sullivan, the wife of the owner of the house he is robbing and another man. The two of them are fooling around when the guy decides to liven things up by striking her.  She gets away, but he corners her and she grabs a letter opener and is about to stab him when he cries out for help and two men come in and shoot her dead.

It seems the man is President Alan Richmond and the two men are Secret Service Agents Bill Burton (Scott Glenn) and Tim Collins (Dennis Hasybert), who are assigned to him. Later, Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (Judy Davis) enters, and upon learning what happened, decides to cover it up and makes it appear she was killed by a burglar. After sanitizing the room, they are about to leave but they forgot the letter opener. Whitney comes out of the room and takes the letter opener and makes his get away, but when they return for the letter opener they discover Whitney and chase him, but he gets away.

Whitney tries to leave town, but when he learns just how corrupt and amoral Richmond is, he decides to play mind games with him and the others. Richmond, at the same time, tells them that Whitney must be silenced permanently.

Movie Quotes

“Go down a rope in the middle of the night? If I could do that, I’d be the star of my AARP meetings.” – Luther Whitney 
“Why’d you come?” – Kate Whitney
“I couldn’t have you thinking I was a murderer.” – Luther Whitney
“No, I mean why did you come to the restaurant this afternoon? You must have suspected something, or else you wouldn’t have been prepared.” – Kate Whiteny
“My daughter wanted to see me.” – Luther Whitney

“Because I swear to you, Kate. I swear to you on Mattie’s grave. Yeah, that’s right. Your mother’s grave, I’d kill myself before I lied about that.” – Luther Whitney

“I’d been married to my Rebecca for forty-seven years. When she died, I decided I never wanted that pain again. One thing I knew about Christy, she was going to outlive me.” – Walter Sullivan

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Movie Stars

Clint Eastwood as Luther Whitney

Gene Hackman as President Alan Richmond

Ed Harris as Seth Frank

Laura Linney as Kate Whitney

Scott Glenn as Bill Burton

Dennis Haysbert as Tim Collin

Judy Davis as Gloria Russell

E.G. Marshall as Walter Sullivan

Melora Hardin as Christy Sullivan

Richard Jenkins as Michael McCarty

Alison Eastwood as Art Student

Kimber Eastwood as White House Tour Guide

Penny Johnson Jerald as Laura Simon


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Paycheck

Paycheck is a 2003 American action crime drama film directed by John Woo and produced by John Woo, John Davis, Terence Chang and Michael Hackett.  The screenplay was written by Dean Gerogaris and is based on the story ‘Paycheck‘ written by Philip K. Dick in 1953.

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Rated:  PG-13 (movie contains intense action violence and brief language)
Run Time:  1h 59min
Release Date:  December 25, 2003 (USA)
Genre:  Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Director:  John Woo
Studio:  Paramount Pictures
Budget:  $61 Million
Box Office:  $96 Million

Paycheck stars Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, Michael C. Hall, Kathryn Morris, Ivana Milicevic, Peter Friedman and Michelle Harrison.

Paycheck is the story of Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck), a master of reverse engineering who gets paid by large corporations to crack the secrets of their competitors’ products and how they work. His latest job took 2 months to complete and he was paid handsomely. However, in exchange for the large paycheck, he also agrees to have his memory of all the work on the project wiped from his brain.

Jennings is the best in the business and is approached by James Rethrick (Aaron Eckhart), tech billionaire and head of Allcom, who wants to discuss a huge potential job opportunity with a very large payday. Without divulging  anything about the project itself, Rethrick promises him it will probably earn him eight figures but could take 2 to 3 years to complete. In order to learn more, Michael must contractually agree to take the job before he would find out anything about the actual project itself. He would also have to agree to a complete memory wipe back to the project start date to protect the secrets of Allcom. Standard procedure in Michael’s business but that is more than anyone has ever wiped which was incredibly risky.

Michael weighs the trade off of the large paycheck in exchange for losing up to 3 years of his life and memories, maybe more if something goes wrong. However, eight figures is hard to refuse and Jennings agrees and begins immediately. A marker is implanted in his cortex to pinpoint the start of the project which will be used as the reference point for his memory wipe upon completion. The contract states he must stay at Allcom for the duration of the project and also must turn in all of his personal effects to be returned when the project is completed.

Michael completes the job and goes to have his memory erased and collect his paycheck and his personal effects. Once his memory is erased, he finds out the project took 3 years and he earned $90 million dollars during his time on the job. When he goes to claim it and his stuff, he discovers that before his memory wipe he had waived his rights to the money and rather than the belongings he had checked in, he was handed an envelope with miscellaneous and random objects inside. Confused and angry with no memory of what had transpired, he is escorted out of Allcom.

Soon after, Jennings is arrested by the FBI who state he committed some act of treason and murder while working at Allcom. He remembers nothing. But, while in custody, he manages to escape using some of the items in the envelope he was given. Now he is a fugitive being chased by the FBI while at the same time, Rethrick is also after him and Michael soon realizes that the fate of the entire world might be in his hands.

Movie Quotes

“Look, if we know anything, we know that time travel’s not possible. Einstein proved that. right?” – Shorty
“Time ‘travel’, yes. But Einstein was very clear that he believed time viewing, theoretically, could be accomplished.” – Michael Jennings 
“Michael Jennings is not a super agent, he’s an engineer. Yet, somehow he managed to escape from a double-locked room. How? Was it fate? No. Fate was on our side. That means someone who knew, changed something.” – James Rethrick

“Let’s take a look at the future before we destroy this thing.” – Michael Jennings

“If you show someone their future, they have no future.” – Michael Jennings

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Movie Stars

Ben Affleck as Michael Jennings

Aaron Eckhart as Jimmy Rethrick

Uma Thurman as Rachel Porter

Paul Giamatti as Shorty

Colm Feore as Wolfe

Joe Morton as Agent Dodge

Michael C. Hall as Agent Klein

Kathryn Morris as Rita Dunne

Ivana Milicevic as Maya / Rachel

Peter Friedman as Attorney General Brown

Michelle Harrison as Jane


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A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 British-American action comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and John Cleese and produced by Michael Shamberg.  The screenplay was written by John Cleese and is based on the story by John Cleese and Charles Shamberg.

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Rated:  R (movie contains sexual content, language, crude humor and mature themes)
Run Time:  1h 48min
Release Date:  August 5, 1988 (USA)
Genre:  Romance, Comedy, Crime, Action
Director:  Charles Crichton and John Cleese
Studio:  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget:  $8 Million
Box Office:  $62.5 Million

A Fish Called Wanda stars John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Tom Georgeson, Maria Aitken, Cynthia Cleese, Patricia Hayes, Geoffrey Palmer and Stephen Fry.

A Fish Called Wanda is the story of four unlikely thieves who team up to plan and execute a large diamond heist in London worth £13 million. George Thomason (Tom Georgeson), a British gangster and his right-hand man Ken Pile (Michael Palin) recruit two arrogant Americans, Wanda Gerschwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) a grifter and Otto West (Kevin Kline), a weapons expert to steal the diamonds.

When the job goes badly, Wanda and Otto plan to double cross George by having him arrested for the heist, while they abscond with the jewels. With an anonymous tip, they are able to get George arrested with him not knowing who tipped the police off. In the process, George is being implicated by an elderly eye witness named Eileen Coady (Patricia Hayes) who saw the whole thing.

With George in jail, Wanda and Otto go to the agreed upon hiding place only to discover that he in turn has protected his investment by moving the jewels to a different location with Ken being the only other person who knows where they are. While in custody, George tasks Ken, an animal lover with an extreme stuttering problem, with killing Mrs. Coady before she is able to testify against him, as she is the crown’s primary witness.

Meanwhile, Wanda has a plan of her own and she attempts to seduce George’s stuffy defense Barrister, Archie Leach (John Cleese), to find out where George hid the diamonds so she can double cross everyone and make off with the loot.

Movie Quotes

“To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I’ve known sheep who could outwit you. I’ve worn dresses with higher IQ’s. But you think you’re an intellectual don’t you, ape” – Wanda
“Apes don’t read philosophy.” – Otto
“Yes they do, Otto. They just don’t understand it.” – Wanda 
“Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not ‘Every man for himself.’ And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up.” – Wanda

“Avoid the green ones. They’re not ripe yet.” – Otto

“Wanda, do you have any idea what it’s like being English? Being so correct all the time, being so stifled by this dread of, of doing the wrong thing, of saying to someone “Are you married?” and hearing “My wife left me this morning,” or saying, uh, “Do you have children?” and being told they all burned to death on Wednesday. You see, Wanda, we’re all terrified of embarrassment. That’s why we’re so… dead. Most of my friends are dead, you know, we have these piles of corpses to dinner. But you’re alive, God bless you, and I want to be, I’m so fed up with all this. I want to make love with you, Wanda. I’m a good lover – at least I used to be, back in the early 14th century. Can we go to bed?” – Archie Leach

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Movie Stars

John Cleese as Archie Leach

Jamie Lee Curtis as Wanda Gershwitz

Kevin Kline as Otto

Michael Palin as Ken Pile

Tom Georgeson as Georges Thomason

Maria Aitken as Wendy

Cynthia Cleese as Portia

Patricia Hayes as Mrs. Coaty

Geoffrey Palmer as Judge

Stephen Fry as Hutchison


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A Perfect Getaway

A Perfect Getaway is a 2009 American mystery adventure thriller film directed by David Twohy and produced by Ryan Kavanaugh, Mark Canton, Tucker Tooley and Robbie Brenner.  The screenplay was also written by David Twohy.

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Rated:  R (movie contains graphic violence, language including sexual references and some drug use)
Run Time:  1h 38min
Release Date:  August 9, 2009 (USA)
Genre:  Action, Adventure, Thriller, Romance, Drama
Director:  David Twohy
Studio:  Rogue Pictures
Budget:  $14 Million
Box Office:  $22.9 Million

A Perfect Getaway stars Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez, Marley Shelton, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Ruivivar and Dale Dickey.

A Perfect Getaway is the story of Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich), an adventurous couple enjoying their honeymoon on Kauai while getting ready to hike a gorgeous 11-mile trail to a spectacular secluded beach. On their way, the couple stops for Cleo (Marley Shelton) and Kale (Chris Hemsworth), another pair of newlyweds trying to hitch a ride by the side of the road. Cliff gets intimidated by Kale and tells the couple they need to find another ride and Cliff and Cydney drive off.

Cliff and Cydney get to the trail head and begin their adventure. A short while into the hike, they get to a narrow ridge in the trail and are unsure they can make it across. While contemplating turning around, another hiker, Nick (Timothy Olyphant) shows up and demonstrates how to cross a particularly tricky section of the trail and the trio continue to walk together.

Further up the trail, the trio comes across a group of upset girls who were trying to get their cell phones to work after losing their signal while one girl was speaking to her father. On the call she learned that a young couple had been found dead in Honolulu. The victims had their teeth pulled out and fingerprints removed and the police are on the lookout for a man and a woman as suspects. As it turns out, Cliff and Cydney just came from there before they embarked on the trail and Nick mentions he was also just there.

The trio continues to hike when Nick decides to break off from them. He mentions that he just hiked back to get some things he forgot. Cliff and Cydney discuss whether they should stick with Nick who is walking back to his camp or if they should continue. Nick doesn’t mind either way. The couple was about to head off on their own when Cliff suddenly has a change of heart after spotting Cleo and Kale on the trail just below them. They stick with Nick and continue to a waterfall, where Nick’s girlfriend Gina (Kiele Sanchez) is lying down on a raft naked. Nick strips off his clothes and joins her in the water.

The next morning, the two couples trek their way towards the popular beach. It will not take them long to realize that both Nick and Gina are a little odd and suspiciously fit the description of the killers.

Movie Quotes

“I’m a goddamn American Jedi.” – Nick 
“He is really hard to kill.” – Gina

“Sometimes it seems like… like nothing exists until we get there, until we put our eyes on it. Like the whole world was manufactured for our wants and needs, ya know?” – Cliff

“I know that in some bent way, your need for detachment fits my need for attachment, that’s it.” – Cydney

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Movie Stars

Steve Zahn as Cliff

Timothy Olyphant as Nick

Milla Jovovich as Cydney

Kiele Sanchez as Gina

Marley Shelton as Cleo

Chris Hemsworth as Kale

Anthony Ruivivar as Chronic

Dale Dickey as Earth Mama


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The Italian Job

The Italian Job is a 2000 American action adventure crime thriller directed by F. Gary Gray and produced by Donald DeLine.  The screenplay was written by Donna Powers and Wayne Powers and is based on the 1969 original Screenplay written by Troy Kennedy Martin for the 1969 British film which was also called The Italian Job.

The Italian Job | The Italian Job Movie Poster | Mark Wahlberg | Charlize Theron | Donald Sutherland | Jason Stratham | Seth Green | Yaslin Bey | Mos Def | Edward Norton | 2003
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Rated:  PG-13 (movie contains violence and some  language)
Run Time:  1h 51min
Release Date:  May 30, 2003 (USA)
Genre:  Action, Crime, Thriller, Adventure
Director:  F. Gary Gray
Studio:  Paramount Pictures
Budget:  $60 Million
Box Office:  $176.1 Million

The Italian Job stars Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def  and Edward Norton.

The Italian Job is the story of John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) and Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) and their assembled team of professionals intent on committing a gold heist.

The rest of the team includes driver Handsome Rob (Jason Statham), explosives expert Left Ear (Mos Def), tech geek Lyle (Seth Green) and munitions expert Steve (Edward Norton). The team is assembled for one last big job, a gold heist involving stealing $35 million in gold bars from a heavily guarded safe in Venice, Italy. After successfully pulling off the heist, Steve double-crosses everybody and hires his own group of thugs to take the gold all for himself. The ambush occurs in the middle of a long bridge and after removing the gold he eliminates the rest of the team.

The van they had been traveling in had driven off the bridge with everyone in it and survived the chilly water. John Bridger was killed in the attempt and Charlie vows revenge on Steve for Bridger’s death and attempt to kill him. The team then plans an elaborate gold heist against Steve. However, without John Bridger, they need a safe cracker so they enlist the help of Bridger’s daughter Stella (Charlize Theron) to crack the safe in Steve’s Los Angeles mansion. Will they pull of the heist?

Movie Quotes

“I trust everyone, it’s the devil inside them I don’t trust.” – John Bridger 
“If there’s one thing I know, it’s never to mess with mother nature, mother in-laws and mother freaking Ukranians.” – Skinny

“Charlie, there are two kinds of thieves in this world: The ones who steal to enrich their lives, and those who steal to define their lives. Don’t be the latter. Makes you miss out on what’s really important in life.” – John Bridger

“I took John Bridger’s advice. I found somebody I want to spend the rest of my life with and I’m going to hold on to her forever.” – Charlie Croker

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Movie Stars

Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker

Charlize Theron as Stella Bridger

Donald Sutherland as John Bridger

Jason Statham as Handsome Rob

Seth Green as Lyle (Napster)

Mos Def as Left Ear

Edward Norton as Steve


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A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men is a 1992 American mystery thriller directed by Rob Reiner and produced by Rob Reiner, David Brown and Andrew Scheinman.  The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin.

A Few Good Men | A Few Good Men Movie Poster | Tom Cruise | Demi Moore | Jack Nicholson | J.T. Walsh | Kiefer Sutherland | Kevin Bacon | Kevin Pollak | Wolfgang Bodison | J.T. Walsh | Cuba Gooding Jr. | James Marshall | Noah Wyle | Christopher Guest | J.A. Preston | Rob Reiner | 1992 | www.myalltimefavoritemovies.com | myalltimefavorites.com
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Rated:  R (movie contains language)
Run Time:  2h 18min
Release Date:  December 11, 1992 (USA)
Genre:  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Suspense
Director:  Rob Reiner
Studio:  Columbia Pictures
Budget:  $40 Million
Box Office:  $243.2 Million

A Few Good Men stars Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, J.T. Walsh, Cuba Gooding Jr., Noah Wyle, Christopher Guest, Wolfgang Bodison, James Marshall and J.A. Preston.

A Few Good Men is the story of two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine in a hazing incident while stationed at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.  Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is a military lawyer who was assigned as counsel to defend Lance Corporal Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison) and Private First Class Louden Downey (James Marshall).

Lieutenant Kaffee is known for seeking plea bargains in his cases and has never seen the inside of a courtroom.  On his team are fellow lawyers, Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) and Lieutenant JG Sam Weinberg (Kevin Pollak).  The three of them fly to Cuba to meet with young accused Marines to investigate the murder scene and conduct interviews with other Marines on the base at the time of death.

After Kaffee and Galloway meet with the accused young Marines and after gathering evidence and strategizing, she realizes they have a sticky case on their hands.  The two Marines will follow won’t talk even to save themselves because it would go against the unwritten Marine code.  Although hazing is against the law and Marine policy, the Guantanamo commander, Colonel Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson) may have tacitly approved the hazing attack on the dead Marine.

Movie Quotes

“I want the truth!” – Lt. Kaffee 
“You can’t handle the truth!” – Col. Jessup

“What a relief.  I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to use the liar-liar-pants-on-fire defense.” – Lt. Kaffee

“There is nothing on this earth sexier, believe me, gentlemen, than a woman you have to salute in the morning.” – Col. Jessup

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Movie Stars

Tom Cruise as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee

Jack Nicholson as Colonel Nathen Jessup

Demi Moore as Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway

Kevin Bacon as Captain Jack Ross

Kiefer Sutherland as Lieutenant Jonathan Kendrick

Kevin Pollak as Lieutenant JG Sam Weinberg

Wolfgang Bodison as Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson

J.T. Walsh as Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Markinson

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Corporal Carl Hammaker

James Marshall as Private First Class Louden Downey

Noah Wyle as Corporal Jeffrey Barnes

Christopher Guest as Dr. Stone

J.A. Preston as Judge Julius Alexander Randolph

Aaron Sorkin as Man at Bar

Joshua Malina as Tom


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A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American crime drama directed by Robert De Niro and produced by Jane Rosenthal.  The screenplay was written by Chazz Palminteri and is based on a play written by Chazz Polminteri also called A Bronx Tale.

A Bronx Tale Movie Poster | A Bronx Tale | Robert De Niro | Chazz Palminteri | Lillo Brancato Jr. | Francis Capra | Joe Pesci | 1993
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Rated:  R (movie contains strong language and several scenes of violence)
Run Time:  2h 1min
Release Date:  September 29, 1993 (USA)
Genre:  Drama, Crime, Mobster
Director:  Robert De Niro
Studio:  Savoy Pictures
Budget:  $10 Million
Box Office: $17.3 Million

A Bronx Tale stars Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato Jr., Taral Hicks, Francis Capra, Joe Pesci, Kathrine Narducci, Clem Caserta, Joe D’Onofrio and Louis Vanaria.

A Bronx Tale is the story of Calogero Anello (Lillo Brancato Jr.), an Italian boy growing up in a Bronx neighborhood in the 1960’s.  As a 9 year old boy, Calogero witnesses a murder right outside of his building where mob boss Sonny LoSpecchio (Chazz Palminteri) apparently shoots a man over a dispute over a parking space.  The police come and ask Calogero’s father Lorenzo Anello (Robert De Niro) to bring Calogero down to the street level to identify the shooter.  Sonny and his crew are all lined up in front of Sonny’s Social Club and the police go down the line asking Calogero who shot the man.  Calogero looks at each man and says no.  The last in line is Sonny and he looks him in the eyes and says no.

From that point on, Sonny befriends Calogero over the objection of Lorenzo.  Calogero sneaks out any time he can and spends time with Sonny and delivers drinks to his patrons and collects tips.  Lorenzo tells Sonny to leave his son alone and Calogero continues.  All of the mobsters have nicknames and Sonny tells Calogero that his name is too long and reduces to to simply ‘C’.

Fast forward 6 years and C is in High School and hangs with his wannabe mob friends who are always starting trouble.  Sonny tells him to not hang out with his friends and to stay in school so he gets two educations.  One from school and one from the street.  At school, C develops a crush on Jane Williams (Taral Hicks) and asks Lorenzo and Sonny both for advice because Jane is a girl of color which might be frowned upon in that neighborhood in the ’60’s.  Lorenzo tells Calogero that it would be best to date a white girl and Sonny is supportive of C’s feelings and tells him he should pursue it stating you get three great loves in your life and Jane could be one of them if she passed the ‘Sonny Test’.

Movie Quotes

“The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.” – Lorenzo Anello 
“It was great to be Catholic and go to confession. You could start over every week.” – Calogero ‘C’ Anello

“The only thing that matters is what’s good for you and how you feel about each other. You gotta do what your heart tells you to do.” – Sonny LoSpecchio

“I don’t know about that, Father. Your guy may be bigger than my guy up there, but my guy is bigger than your guy down here.” – Calogero ‘C’ Anello

Official Movie Trailer

Movie Stars

Robert De Niro as Lorenzo Anello

Chazz Palminteri as Sonny LoSpecchio

Lillo Brancato Jr. as Calogero ‘C’ Anello

Taral Hicks as Jane Williams

Francis Capra as Cologero ‘C’ Anello (Young)

Joe Pesci as Carmine

Kathrine Narducci as Rosina Anello

Clem Caserta as Jimmy Whispers

Joe D’Onofrio as Slick

Louis Vanario as Crazy Mario


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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and produced by Bernard Williams. The screenplay was written written by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning.  It is a remake of the Henning and Shapiro script for the 1964 film ‘Bedtime Story’ staring Marlon Brando and David Niven.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Movie Poster | Steve Martin | Michael Caine | Glenne Headly | 1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Movie Poster

Rated:  PG (movie contains violence, sexuality and language)
Run Time:  1h 50min
Release Date:  December 14, 1988 (USA)
Genre:  Comedy, Crime
Director:  Frank Oz
Studio:  Orion Pictures
Budget:  $22 Million
Box Office:  $42 Million

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels stars Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris and Ian McDiarmid.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the story of two con men competing to swindle an American heiress out of $50,000. Lawrence Jamieson (Michael Caine) is a suave educated British con man who stages elaborate ruses to con rich women out of their wealth so he can maintain a lavish lifestyle. Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) is a less-refined American small-time hustler on the hunt for twenty-dollar bills and free meals.

Lawrence believes Freddy is a con man working his way through Europe known as the Jackal. Lawrence uses his inside ties in the police department to get Freddy out of his territory by putting him on a plane out of the country to avoid prosecution. Freddy meets one of Lawrence’s marks on the plane and she inquires how Freddy knows the prince and Freddy figures out that Lawrence is a con man as well. Freddy decides to blackmail Lawrence and forces him to teach him the art of the big con. During his tutelage Freddy and Lawrence team up on a few different wealthy women.

Eventually, Lawrence and Freddy have a difference in how to operate their joint cons, so they make a bet: the person who is able to con a mark out of $50,000 with get the French Riviera as their territory, with the other having to leave forever. With intelligence from Inspector Andre (Anton Rodgers) he alerts Lawrence about the arrival of American ‘Soap Queen’ Janet Colgate (Glenne Headly) who just arrived in the area and they make her the bet.

Movie Quotes

“Welcome to Hell.” – Arthur 
“A poacher who shoots at rabbits may scare big game away.” – Lawrence Jamieson

“May I take your trident, sir?” – Arthur

“Not mother?” – Freddy Benson

Official Movie Trailer

Movie Stars

Steve Martin as Freddy Benson

Michael Caine as Lawrence Jamieson

Glenne Headly as Janet Colgate

Anton Rodgers as Inspector Andre

Barbara Harris as Fanny Eubanks

Ian McDiarmid as Arthur


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