Ellen Barkin
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Diner (1982, 110 min.) : Set in 1959, a band of long-time buddies since high school gather at a local diner to share their escapades and make sense of their lives. As one by one they drift off to join the mainstream of life they still cling to their shared boyhood dreams ; Liberty Heights (1999, 128 min.) : A Jewish family living in the Liberty Heights area of Baltimore experiences the social changes of 1954.
42) Mad dog time
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Mob boss Vic, recently released from a psychiatric hospital, returns to find both his confidantes and enemies vying to seize control of his empire. With Vic's friend and top enforcer Mickey Holiday by his side, what could go wrong? Plenty. Add to the mix a romantic roundelay involving Mickey and Vic's ex-girlfriend Grace and her sister Rita, and the stage is set for excitement.
43) The big easy
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When a hood's murder triggers a bloody gangland drug war, detective Remy McSwain is on the scene. He's a smooth-talkin' cop who fits right in with the easy style of Cajun country. Remy meets his match in Anne Osborne, a no-nonsense Assistant District Attorney in town to investigate police corruption. At odds with the moment they meet, their electrically charged attraction keeps the sparks flying.
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Class action: Two lawyers, father and daughter, face off against each other in a multimillion dollar lawsuit. The case concerns a potentially defective auto design that could involve corporate corruption and violations of legal ethics.
Man trouble: Harry is a wisecracking con man who owns a guard dog agency. When a singer seeks his aid after she is burglarized, Harry inadvertently makes them a target of hit men, an underworld mob boss and the singer's...
45) Mad dog time
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A mafia film unlike any other, as mob boss Vic, recently released from a psychiatric hospital who returns to find both his confidantes and enemies vying to seize control of his empire. With Vic's friend and top enforcer Mickey Holiday by his side what could go wrong? Plenty. Add to the mix a romantic roundelay involving Michey and Vic's ex-girlfriend, Grace and her sister, Rita and the stage is set for excitement.
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Ocean's eleven: New Year's Eve in Las Vegas. Roulette wheels spin and the champaign fizzes. It's the perfect time to steal a kiss or a $25 chip. But for Danny Ocean and his 10 partners in crime, it's the perfect moment to steal millions. Danny devises a scheme to knock out power to the Vegas strip, electronically rig five big casinos vaults and raid them all at the same time.
Ocean's eleven: Hollywood's A list stars come together to pull off the...
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Hope floats (1998 ; 114 min.): "Birdee Pruitt has a life most people would envy. But when her cheating husband reveals his infidelity to her on a national TV talk show, her perfect life comes crashing down. Devastated, Birdee and her young daughter head home to the small town she left behind. As mother and daughter struggle to adjust to their new lives, Birdee slowly gains the strength to open her heart and find hope again"--Container.
Someone like...
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The contractor : Retired marksman James Dial is haunted by his failure to assassinate one of the world's most notorious terrorists. He is approached by his old employers to finish the job in London, where the terrorist leader has been captured and is under heavy protection. The routine mission for the sniper turns into a nightmare as Dial is forced into hiding and relentlessly pursued by the British police and their lead investigator, Windsor. But...
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"...Focuses on the last days of mythic gunfighter Will Bill Hickok, consorting in Deadwood with Calamity Jane, observed by a longtime friend, and haunted by the ghosts of his past, from an old flame to a young man who announces his intention to kill Bill." -- Container.