Excess Baggage

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(1997)

Genre: Comedy/Action/Drama

Director: Marco Brambilla

Writers: Max D. Adams, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Producers: Bill Borden, Casey Grant, Carolyn Kessler, Alicia Silverstone

Synopsis: In this combination caper comedy and offbeat romance, Emily (Alicia Silverstone) is a wealthy but petulant young woman desperate to get the attention of her millionaire father, Alexander Hope (Jack Thompson). In fact, she's so desperate that she decides to stage her own kidnapping. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Alicia Silverstone
• Benicio Del Toro
• Christopher Walken
• Harry Connick Jr.

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Gattaca

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(1997)

Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama

Director: Andrew Niccol

Writer: Andrew Niccol

Producers: Danny DeVito, Georgia Kacandes, Joshua Levinson, Gail Lyon, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher

Synopsis: A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Ethan Hawke
• Jude Law
• Uma Thurman

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The Game

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(1997)

Genre: Thriller

Director: David Fincher

Writers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris

Producers: John D. Brancato, Ceán Chaffin, Michael Ferris, Steve Golin, Jonathan Mostow

Synopsis: Wealthy financier Nicholas Van Orton gets a strange birthday present from wayward brother Conrad: a live-action game that consumes his life. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Michael Douglas
• Sean Penn
• Deborah Kara Unger
• James Rebhorn

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Short Review: Unlike the majority of the film's viewers, I did not enjoy The Game at all really. Mainly because of the story. I found it annoying, and at times just plain silly. I was really disappointed because I am a huge David Fincher fan, and respect Michael Douglas and Sean Penn greatly. I must warn you as well - it's a film with no answers. There are many exceptions when I don't mind an open ended plot with a few unanswered questions, but this film was not one of those. 

Addicted to Love

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(1997)

Genre: Comedy/Romance

Director: Griffin Dunne

Writer: Robert Gordon

Producers: Caroline Baron, Johanna Demetrakas, Robert F. Newmyer, Susan E. Novick, Jeffrey Silver, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Synopsis: Maggie's and Sam's former partners are in love; she wants revenge and he wants his lost love back, so they work together to break up the happy couple. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Meg Ryan
• Matthew Broderick
• Kelly Preston

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Manhattan Murder Mystery

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(1997)

Genre: Comedy/Mystery

Director: Woody Allen

Writer: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman

Producers: Robert Greenhut, Joseph Hartwick, Charles H. Joffe, Thomas A. Reilly, Helen Robin, Jack Rollins

Synopsis: Allen plays a N.Y.C. book editor, Larry Lipton, married to Carol (Diane Keaton, who replaced Mia Farrow at the last minute, for reasons well publicized at the time). Carol is a free spirit, ever willing to try new experiences, but Larry is a wet blanket. When it begins to look like a neighbor has killed his wife, Carol is eager to investigate the mystery, but Larry thinks her suspicions are nonsensical and doesn't want to leave his apartment. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Diane Keaton
• Woody Allen
• Alan Alda
• Anjelica Huston
• Jerry Adler

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12 Angry Men

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(1997) (Remake)

Genre: Drama

Director: William Friedkin

Writer: Reginald Rose

Producers: Terence A. Donnelly

Synopsis: Made for cable television remake of the 1957 classic about twelve jurors quick to condemn a Latino youth on trial for murdering his father before reviewing the evidence. Juror #8 holds out with a verdict of not guilty, thus setting the stage for arguments and reasons why or why not the boy may be guilty. (Written by Humberto Amador)

Cast:

• Courtney B. Vance
• Ossie Davis
• George C. Scott
• Armin Mueller-Stahl
• Dorian Harewood
• James Gandolfini
• Jack Lemmon
• Tony Danza
• Hume Cronyn
• Mykelti Williamson
• Edward James Olmos
• William Peterson

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The Devil's Advocate

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(1997)

Genre: Drama/Thriller

Director: Taylor Hackford

Writer: Andrew Niederman, Jonathan Lemkin, Tony Gilroy

Producers: Barry Bernardi, Stephen Brown, Taylor Hackford, Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson, Arnon Milchan, Erwin Stoff, Michael Tadross, Steven White

Synopsis: Based on a book by Andrew Neiderman, the film centers on a young lawyer who joins a New York firm only to discover that his boss has an increasingly bizarre personality. (Written by Erik Schuit)

Cast:

• Keanu Reeves
• Al Pacino
• Charlize Theron
• Jeffrey Jones
• Judith Ivey
• Connie Nielsen
• Craig T. Nelson
• Tamara Tunie

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Boogie Nights

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(1997)

Genre: Drama

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Michael De Luca, Lawrence Gordon, Lynn Harris, Lloyd Levin, Daniel Lupi, John S. Lyons, JoAnne Sellar

Synopsis: The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the 1970s and 1980s. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Mark Wahlberg
• Julianne Moore
• Burt Reynolds
• Don Cheadle
• John C. Reilly
• William H. Macy
• Heather Graham
• Luis Guzmán

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U-Turn

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(1997)

Genre: Drama/Thriller

Director: Oliver Stone

Writer: John Ridley

Synopsis: When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a (unbeknownst to him) young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband. (Written by Jason Ihle)

Cast:

• Sean Penn
• Jennifer Lopez
• Nick Nolte
• Claire Danes
• Joaquin Phoenix
• Billy Bob Thornton
• Bo Hopkins
• Liv Tyler (cameo)

 

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L.A. Confidential

 

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 (1997)

Genre: Drama

Director: Curtis Hanson

Writer: James Ellroy, Brian Helgeland

Synopsis: 1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime. (Written by Greg Bole)

Cast:

• Kevin Spacey
• Russel Crowe
• Guy Pearce
• James Cromwell
• Kim Basinger
• Danny DeVito

 

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Good Will Hunting

 

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 (1997)

Genre: Drama

Director: Gus Van Sant

Writer: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Synopsis: A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting has a gift for maths that can take him light-years beyond his blue-collar roots, but to achieve his dream he must turn his back on the neighborhood and his best friend. To complicate matters, two strangers enter the equation: a washed-up shrink who starts to coach Will through his transformation, and a med student who shows him that there can be a pretty face along with his life of the mind. (Written by Damien Saunders)

Cast:

• Matt Damon
• Robin Williams
• Ben Affleck
• Minnie Driver

 

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The Ice Storm

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 (1997)

Genre: Drama

Director: Ang Lee

Writer: Rick Moody

Synopsis: 1973, suburban Connecticut; middle class families experimenting with casual sex, drink, etc., find their lives out of control. (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Kevin Kline
• Joan Allen
• Sigourney Weaver
• Tobey Maguire
• Christina Ricci
• Elijah Wood
• Katie Holmes

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