Magnolia
An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Alfred Molina Jason Robards John C. Reilly Julianne Moore Melora Walters Michael Bowen Philip Baker Hall Philip Seymour Hoffman Tom Cruise William H. Macy
A Few Good Men
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Christopher Guest Demi Moore J.A. Preston J.T. Walsh Jack Nicholson James Marshall Kevin Bacon Kevin Pollak Kiefer Sutherland Tom Cruise
The Color of Money
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Alvin Anastasia Bill Cobbs Elizabeth Bracco Helen Shaver John Turturro Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Paul Newman Randall Arney Robert Agins Tom Cruise
Born on the Fourth of July
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Oliver Stone
Stars: Caroline Kava Holly Marie Combs Kyra Sedgwick Mark Moses Raymond J. Barry Rob Camilletti Stephen Baldwin Tom Berenger Tom Cruise Vivica A. Fox
Tequila Sunrise
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
Director: Robert Towne
Stars: Arliss Howard Arye Gross Daniel Zacapa Eric Thiele Gabriel Damon J.T. Walsh Kurt Russell Mel Gibson Michelle Pfeiffer Raúl Juliá
Dangerous Minds
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
Director: John N. Smith
Stars: Beatrice Winde Bruklin Harris Courtney B. Vance George Dzundza John Neville Lorraine Toussaint Michelle Pfeiffer Renoly Santiago Robin Bartlett Wade Dominguez
I Am Sam
Although Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old, he has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam shames high-priced lawyer, Rita into taking his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
Director: Jessie Nelson
Stars: Brad Silverman Dakota Fanning Dianne Wiest Joseph Rosenberg Laura Dern Loretta Devine Marin Hinkle Michelle Pfeiffer Richard Schiff Sean Penn
After Earth
One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Stars: Chris Geere David Denman Diego Klattenhoff Glenn Morshower Jaden Martin Jaden Smith Lincoln Lewis Sophie Okonedo Will Smith Zoë Kravitz
Sophie’s Choice
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Stars: Greta Turken Josh Mostel Kevin Kline Marcell Rosenblatt Meryl Streep Moishe Rosenfeld Peter MacNicol Rita Karin Robin Bartlett Stephen D. Newman
Wild Wild West
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Stars: Frederique van der Wal Garcelle Beauvais Kenneth Branagh Kevin Kline M. Emmet Walsh Musetta Vander Salma Hayek Sofia Eng Ted Levine Will Smith
The Road to El Dorado
After a failed swindle, two con-men end up with a map to El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold," and an unintended trip to the New World. Much to their surprise, the map does lead the pair to the mythical city, where the startled inhabitants promptly begin to worship them as gods. The only question is, do they take the worshipful natives for all they're worth, or is there a bit more to El Dorado than riches? For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul
Stars: Armand Assante Duncan Marjoribanks Edward James Olmos Elton John Frank Welker Jim Cummings Kenneth Branagh Kevin Kline Rosie Perez Tobin Bell
No Strings Attached
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
Director: Ivan Reitman
Stars: Ashton Kutcher Cary Elwes Greta Gerwig Jake Johnson Kevin Kline Lake Bell Ludacris Mindy Kaling Natalie Portman Olivia Thirlby
Dave
Bill Mitchell is the philandering and distant President of the United States. Dave Kovic is a sweet-natured and caring Temp Agency operator, who by a staggering coincidence looks exactly like the President. As such, when Mitchell wants to escape an official luncheon, the Secret Service hires Dave to stand in for him. Unfortunately, Mitchell suffers a severe stroke whilst having sex with one of his aides, and Dave finds himself stuck in the role indefinitely. The corrupt and manipulative Chief of Staff, Bob Alexander, plans to use Dave to elevate himself to the White House - but unfortunately, he doesn't count on Dave enjoying himself in office, using his luck to make the country a better place, and falling in love with the beautiful First Lady...
Director: Ivan Reitman
Stars: Ben Kingsley Bonnie Hunt Charles Grodin Faith Prince Frank Langella Kevin Dunn Kevin Kline Laura Linney Sigourney Weaver Ving Rhames
The Villain
With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.
Director: Albert Dupontel
Stars: Albert Dupontel Bernard Farcy Bouli Lanners Catherine Frot Christine Murillo Husky Kihal Jacqueline Hervé Nicolas Marié Philippe Duquesne Xavier Robic
And So It Goes
A self-centered realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he's suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her off at his home.
Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Alvin Crawford Andy Karl Diane Keaton Frances Sternhagen Frankie Valli Meryl Jones Williams Michael Douglas Mina Mirkhah Paloma Guzmán Sterling Jerins
Conan the Destroyer
Based on a character created by Robert E. Howard, this fast-paced, occasionally humorous sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) as he is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to safely escort a teen princess (Olivia D'Abo) and her powerful bodyguard (Wilt Chamberlain) to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagon. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan. The queen's plans fail to take into consideration Conan's strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro (Mako), the wild woman Zula (Grace Jones), and the inept Malak (Tracey Walter). Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land.
Director: Richard Fleischer
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Grace Jones Jeff Corey Mako Iwamatsu Olivia d'Abo Pat Roach Sarah Douglas Sven-Ole Thorsen Tracey Walter Wilt Chamberlain
Conan the Barbarian
A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: John Milius
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Ben Davidson Cassandra Gava Gerry Lopez James Earl Jones Mako Iwamatsu Max von Sydow Sandahl Bergman Valérie Quennessen William Smith
Commando
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Director: Mark L. Lester
Stars: Alyssa Milano Arnold Schwarzenegger Bill Duke Dan Hedaya David Patrick Kelly Drew Snyder James Olson Rae Dawn Chong Sharon Wyatt Vernon Wells
Haywire
Mallory Kane is a highly trained operative who works for a government security contractor in the dirtiest, most dangerous corners of the world. After successfully freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, she is double crossed and left for dead by someone close to her in her own agency. Suddenly the target of skilled assassins who know her every move, Mallory must find the truth in order to stay alive.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Antonio Banderas Bill Paxton Channing Tatum Eddie J. Fernandez Ewan McGregor Gina Carano Mathieu Kassovitz Michael Angarano Michael Douglas Michael Fassbender
What Just Happened
During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.
Director: Barry Levinson
Stars: Bruce Willis Catherine Keener John Turturro Kristen Stewart Lily Rabe Marin Hinkle Robert De Niro Robin Wright Sean Penn Stanley Tucci
Hellboy
Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.
Director: Neil Marshall
Stars: Alistair Petrie Brian Gleeson Daniel Dae Kim David Harbour Ian McShane Milla Jovovich Penelope Mitchell Sasha Lane Sophie Okonedo Stephen Graham
Smokin’ Aces
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Director: Joe Carnahan
Stars: Alex Rocco Ben Affleck Christopher Michael Holley Common Jeremy Piven Joseph Ruskin Martin Henderson Ray Liotta Ryan Reynolds Wayne Newton
Wild Hogs
Restless and ready for adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico bikers known as the Del Fuegos.
Director: Walt Becker
Stars: Dominic Janes Jill Hennessy John C. McGinley John Travolta M.C. Gainey Marisa Tomei Martin Lawrence Ray Liotta Tim Allen William H. Macy
Baby Geniuses
Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.
Director: Bob Clark
Stars: Christopher Lloyd Dan Monahan Dom DeLuise Kathleen Turner Kim Cattrall Peter MacNicol
Jingle All the Way
Meet Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company is constantly busy at his job, and he also constantly disappoints his son, after he misses his son's karate exposition, his son tells Howard that he wants for Christmas is an action figure of his son's television hero, he tries hard to to make it up to him. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man, now Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
Director: Brian Levant
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger E.J. De la Pena Jake Lloyd James Belushi Laraine Newman Martin Mull Phil Hartman Rita Wilson Robert Conrad Sinbad
Eraser
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.
Director: Chuck Russell
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Danny Nucci James Caan James Coburn James Cromwell Joe Viterelli Michael Papajohn Nick Chinlund Robert Pastorelli Vanessa Williams
True Lies
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Director: James Cameron
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Art Malik Bill Paxton Charlton Heston Eliza Dushku Grant Heslov Jamie Lee Curtis Marshall Manesh Tia Carrere Tom Arnold
Lincoln
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis David Strathairn Hal Holbrook Jackie Earle Haley James Spader Jared Harris Joseph Gordon-Levitt Lee Pace Sally Field Tommy Lee Jones
Rushmore
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.
Director: Wes Anderson
Stars: Bill Murray Brian Cox Dipak Pallana Jason Schwartzman Luke Wilson Mason Gamble Olivia Williams Sara Tanaka Seymour Cassel Stephen McCole
The Mummy Returns
Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.
Director: Stephen Sommers
Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Alun Armstrong Arnold Vosloo Brendan Fraser Dwayne Johnson Freddie Boath John Hannah Oded Fehr Patricia Velásquez Rachel Weisz
The Mummy
Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Stephen Sommers
Stars: Arnold Vosloo Bernard Fox Brendan Fraser Erick Avari John Hannah Jonathan Hyde Kevin J. O'Connor Oded Fehr Patricia Velásquez Rachel Weisz
Last Action Hero
Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend.
Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Anthony Quinn Arnold Schwarzenegger Art Carney Austin O'Brien Charles Dance F. Murray Abraham Frank McRae Mercedes Ruehl Robert Prosky Tom Noonan
Total Recall
Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police - controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen, the leader of the free world - Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter to find the head of the underground resistance and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.
Director: Len Wiseman
Stars: Bill Nighy Bokeem Woodbine Bryan Cranston Colin Farrell Currie Graham Jessica Biel John Cho Kate Beckinsale Steve Byers Will Yun Lee
Total Recall
Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who planted the chip.
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Dean Norris Marshall Bell Michael Ironside Rachel Ticotin Ray Baker Ronny Cox Rosemary Dunsmore Roy Brocksmith Sharon Stone
Twins
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Director: Ivan Reitman
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Bonnie Bartlett Chloe Webb Danny DeVito David Caruso Hugh O'Brian Kelly Preston Marshall Bell Nehemiah Persoff Trey Wilson
Predator 2
Ten years after a band of mercenaries first battled a vicious alien, the invisible creature from another world has returned to Earth—and this time, it’s drawn to the gang-ruled and ravaged city of Los Angeles. When it starts murdering drug dealers, detective-lieutenant Mike Harrigan and his police force set out to capture the creature, ignoring warnings from a mysterious government agent to stay away.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Stars: Adam Baldwin Bill Paxton Danny Glover Gary Busey Jr. Kent McCord Kevin Peter Hall María Conchita Alonso Morton Downey Robert Davi Rubén Blades
Predator
Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Bill Duke Carl Weathers Elpidia Carrillo Jesse Ventura Kevin Peter Hall R. G. Armstrong Richard Chaves Shane Black Sonny Landham
Righteous Kill
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
Director: Jon Avnet
Stars: 50 Cent Al Pacino Brian Dennehy Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg John Leguizamo Melissa Leo Robert De Niro Sterling K. Brown Trilby Glover
Stardust
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Stars: Charlie Cox Claire Danes Jason Flemyng Mark Strong Michelle Pfeiffer Peter O'Toole Ricky Gervais Robert De Niro Rupert Everett Sienna Miller
Behind the Candelabra
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Boyd Holbrook Cheyenne Jackson Dan Aykroyd Debbie Reynolds Matt Damon Michael Douglas Nicky Katt Paul Reiser Rob Lowe Scott Bakula
Traffic
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Amy Irving Benicio del Toro Catherine Zeta-Jones Dennis Quaid Don Cheadle Jacob Vargas Michael Douglas Michael O'Neill Russell G. Jones Tomás Milián
A Perfect Murder
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
Director: Andrew Davis
Stars: Constance Towers David Suchet Gwyneth Paltrow Maeve McGuire Michael Douglas Michael P. Moran Novella Nelson Sarita Choudhury Viggo Mortensen Will Lyman
Meet the Fockers
Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man, Jack Byrnes and his wife, Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker's parents. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.
Director: Jay Roach
Stars: Alanna Ubach Barbra Streisand Ben Stiller Blythe Danner Dustin Hoffman Owen Wilson Robert De Niro Shelley Berman Teri Polo Tim Blake Nelson
Little Fockers
It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house.
Director: Paul Weitz
Stars: Barbra Streisand Ben Stiller Blythe Danner Dustin Hoffman Harvey Keitel Jessica Alba Laura Dern Owen Wilson Robert De Niro Teri Polo