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Patty HearstPatty Hearst (1988)
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Natasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames
Intense depiction of Patty Hearst's kidnapping, confinement and brain–washing by 'urban guerillas' the SLA, from that specialist in American…
Casualties of WarCasualties of War (1989)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox, John Leguizamo
A squad of soldiers become caught in the moral dilemma of wartime Vietnam. Platoon leader Sean Penn goes beyond the call of duty while Michael J.…
HomicideHomicide (1991)
Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, Natalija Nogulich
An absorbing, sophisticated psychological drama from the playwright–turned–director who blessed the genre with HOUSE OF GAMES. Joe…
Pulp FictionPulp Fiction (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
With just his second film, Quentin Tarantino not only became a household name but a massive cultural phenomenon. He miraculously surpasses…
Kiss of DeathKiss of Death (1994)
Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson
David Caruso (NYPD Blue) does fine in his big–screen debut as a redeemed petty crook lured back into the void between the cops and the…
Dangerous GroundDangerous Ground (1997)
Dir. Darrell James Roodt
Feat. Ice-Cube, Elizabeth Hurley, Ving Rhames
Lowbrow blaxploitation pic masquerading as politically impassioned drama sees Ice–Cube returning to less–than–stable South African…
Con AirCon Air (1997) Recommended
Dir. Simon West
Feat. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich
The prison genre meets the airborne thriller(!) but invigorated no end by super–slick production and direction and the ever–dependable…
RosewoodRosewood (1997)
Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Ving Rhames, Jon Voight, Don Cheadle
A black community in 1920s Florida is plagued by mobs of local rednecks in this impassioned melodrama from Dir. John Singleton's ('Boyz in the…
Don King: Only in AmericaDon King: Only in America (1998) Recommended
Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis Hall
Ving Rhames combs up as the notorious boxing impressario in this admirable, Emmy–award winning bio. Avoids all reductions of a rather…
Out of SightOut of Sight (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames
Neatly complementing JACKIE BROWN, novelist Elmore Leonard is adapted here in purely cinematic terms by the director of SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE. An…
Body CountBody Count (1998)
Dir. Robert Patton-Spruill
Feat. David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, John Leguizamo
Derivative thriller following a group of thieves coping with the aftermath of a botched museum heist. RESERVOIR DOGS with a B–list cast, but…
Bringing Out the DeadBringing Out the Dead (1999)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Ving Rhames
Drawn from the hell–bent memoirs of a New York ambulance driver, this sees dir. Scorcese returning to home–turf, a script by Paul…
American TragedyAmerican Tragedy (2000)
Dir. Lawrence Schiller
Feat. Ving Rhames, Ron Silver, Christopher Plummer
Heavyweight TV movie of the OJ Simpson trial, with Ving Rhames and Ron Silver and Christopher Plummer suiting up to defend the former football star…
Lilo and StitchLilo and Stitch (2002)
Dir. Dean Deblois, Chris Sanders
Feat. Ving Rhames, David Ogden Steers, Tia Carrere
An oddball cartoon–feature, where Hawaiian girl Lilo adopts Stitch, who she thinks is a dog, but is actually a dangerous…
Dark BlueDark Blue (2002) Recommended
Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames, Brendan Gleeson
Unexpectedly sharp police drama lifted from a James Ellroy story and placed into Los Angeles on the eve of the 1992 riots. Expressing the…
Dawn of the DeadDawn of the Dead (2004) Recommended
Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Jake Weber, Kevin Zegers, Mekhi Phifer
Tight–edged remake of George Romero's original zombie–fest, again reprising a tense battle between a small posse of post–apocalypse…
Mission: Impossible 3Mission: Impossible 3 (2006)
Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Keri Russell
Propulsive and hyper–violent third outing for Tom Cruise as US superagent Ethan Hunt, here on a globe–jetting mission to foil a vile…
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryI Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel
Broad 'dude' comedy effort from Adam Sandler (and co.) in which a very het. New York City fireman marries his best buddy to benefit from benefit…
Phantom PunchPhantom Punch (2008)
Dir. Robert Townsend
Feat. Ving Rhames, Stacey Dash, Nicholas Turturro
Adding to the growing canon of boxer biopics, this takes a bull–headed look at the great Sonny Liston's story of…
SurrogatesSurrogates (2009)
Dir. Jonathan Mostow
Feat. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike
Bruce Willis is called to action in this glassy, futuristic thriller, set in a world in which humans live their everyday lives through lifelike…
Give 'Em Hell MaloneGive 'Em Hell Malone (2009)
Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames, French Stewart
A tough as nails private investigator squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to protect…
Goods, The: Live Hard Sell HardGoods, The: Live Hard Sell Hard (2009)
Dir. Neal Brennan
Feat. Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin
Profoundly vulgar comedy with smooth–talking Jeremy Piven attempting to turn around a struggling car dealership, aided by his crack team of…
PiranhaPiranha (2010)
Dir. Alexandre Aja
Feat. Elisabeth Shue, Richard Dreyfuss, Jerry O'Connell
Stupefyingly gory remake has the man–eating fish dining out on exhibitionist students while Sheriff Shue must do her best to protect the…
Won't Back DownWon't Back Down (2012)
Dir. Daniel Barnz
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac
A well–meaning but preachy social drama of community action, centred on two spirited mothers determined to bring change to an ailing inner city…
Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Mission Impossible 5) (2015)
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Feat. Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner
Tom Cruise and team return to take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – a rogue organization as highly skilled as…
Mission: Impossible - FalloutMission: Impossible - Fallout (Mission Impossible 6) (2018) Recommended
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Feat. Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames
Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt in this highly regarded sixth installment of the film franchise. The stakes are higher than ever with…
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Mission Impossible 7) (2023)
Dir. Christopher McQuarrie
Feat. Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson
The Impossible franchise jumps into the somewhat possible scenario of an A.I. singularity event. The heavy apocalyptic subject is balanced by…

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