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Letter: G Gangs of New York [2002]
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, History Actors: DiCaprio, Leonardo | Day-Lewis, Daniel | Diaz, Cameron | Broadbent, Jim | Thomas, Henry | Neeson, Liam | Gleeson, Brendan | Reilly, John C. | Lewis, Gary | Graham, Stephen | Marsan, Eddie | McCowen, Alec | Gilliard Jr., Larry | Seymour, Cara | Hemmings, David Directors: Scorsese, Martin As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in Manhattan's Five Points section. After years of incarceration, young Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon returns seeking revenge against the rival gang leader who killed his father. But Amsterdam's personal vendetta becomes part of the gang warfare that erupts as he and his fellow Irishmen fight to carve a place for themselves in their newly adopted homeland!
Garfield [2004]
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family Actors: Meyer, Breckin | Hewitt, Jennifer Love | Tobolowsky, Stephen | Murray, Bill | Arnold, Evan | Lawrence, Mark Christopher | Christelle, Vanessa | Krall, Daamen J. | Gifford, Rufus | Reicher, Randee | McKasson, Ryan | Moore, Susan | Brent, Eve | Hoag, Bill | Monks, Michael Directors: Hewitt, Peter Meet Garfield. One of life's greatest answers to the fattest cat in the world. All he does all day long is sleep, watch TV and eat lasagna. But things change for the fat cat when his faithful owner, Jon Arbuckle (Brecken Meyer) brings home a new rival for Garfield - a dog named Odie. Garfield opposes his new puppy rival until Odie runs away and is picked up by a nasty dog trainer, Happy Chapman. Now it's up to Garfield to finally leave his precious 'cul-de sac' and go on a daring rescue mission to rescue his opponent before its too late!
Gladiator [2000]
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama Actors: Crowe, Russell | Phoenix, Joaquin | Nielsen, Connie | Reed, Oliver | Harris, Richard | Jacobi, Derek | Hounsou, Djimon | Schofield, David | Shrapnel, John | Arana, Tomas | Moeller, Ralf | Clark, Spencer Treat | Hemmings, David | Flanagan, Tommy | Thorsen, Sven-Ole Directors: Scott, Ridley In Gladiator, victorious general Maximus Decimus Meridias has been named keeper of Rome and its empire by dying emperor Marcus Aurelius, so that rule might pass from the Caesars back to the people and Senate. Marcus' neglected and power-hungry son, Commodus, has other ideas, however. Escaping an ordered execution, Maximus hurries back to his home in Spain, too late to save his wife and son from the same order. Taken into slavery and trained as a gladiator by Proximo, Maximus lives only that he might someday take his revenge and fulfill the dying wish of his emperor. The time soon comes when Proximo's troupe is called to Rome to participate in a marathon of gladiator games held at the behest of the new emperor, Commodus. Once in Rome, Maximus wastes no time in making his presence known, and is soon involved in a plot to overthrow the emperor with his former-love Lucilla, Commodus' sister, after whom he lusts, and also the widowed mother of Lucius, heir to the empire after his uncle, and democratic-minded senator, Gracchus.
Godzilla [1998]
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Broderick, Matthew | Reno, Jean | Pitillo, Maria | Azaria, Hank | Dunn, Kevin | Lerner, Michael | Shearer, Harry | Field, Arabella | Lewis, Vicki | Savant, Doug | Danare, Malcolm | Goldman, Lorry | Aubert, Christian | Bergeron, Philippe | Bruynbroek, Frank Directors: Emmerich, Roland Following the French atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific, an unknown creature is spotted passing eastward through the Panama Canal. Scientist Niko Tatopolous is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard has been created by the explosions. Godzilla then makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city. Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military to fight the monster, will it be enough to save the people of New York?
Groundhog Day [1993]
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance Actors: Murray, Bill | MacDowell, Andie | Elliott, Chris | Tobolowsky, Stephen | Doyle-Murray, Brian | Geraghty, Marita | Paton, Angela | Ducommun, Rick | Overton, Rick | Duke, Robin | Bivins, Carol | Garson, Willie | Campbell, Ken Hudson | Podewell, Les | Sell, Rod Directors: Ramis, Harold A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the 'following' day he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day.
Game, The [1997]
Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller Actors: Kimberly Russell | Young, Harrison | Joe Frank | James Brooks | Douglas, Michael | Penn, Sean | Unger, Deborah Kara | Rebhorn, James | Donat, Peter | Baker, Carroll | Katarina, Anna | Mueller-Stahl, Armin | Martinet, Charles | McGuire, Scott Hunter | Mocanu, Florentine | Dennehy, Elizabeth | Barclay, Caroline | Schorr, Daniel | Aprea, John Directors: Fincher, David Nicholas Van Orton is a very wealthy San Francisco banker, but he is an absolute loner, even spending his birthday alone. In the year of his 48th birthday (the age his father committed suicide) his brother Conrad, who has gone long ago and surrendered to addictions of all kinds, suddenly returns and gives Nicholas a card giving him entry to unusual entertainment provided by something called Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Giving up to curiosity, Nicholas visits CRS and all kinds of weird and bad things start to happen to him.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [1999]
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama Actors: Whitaker, Forest | Tormey, John | Gorman, Cliff | Liu, Dennis | Minucci, Frank | Portnow, Richard | Vessey, Tricia | Silva, Henry | Ruffini, Gene | Adonis, Frank | Argo, Victor | Whitaker, Damon | Guay, Kenny | Viverito, Vince | Grills, Gano Directors: Jarmusch, Jim In New York, an African-American hit man follows Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai. He lives alone, in simplicity, with pigeons, calling himself Ghost Dog. His master, who saved his life eight years' ago, is part of the local mob. When the boss's daughter witnesses one of Ghost Dog's hits, he is expendable. The first victims are his birds, and in response, Ghost Dog goes right at his attackers but does not want to harm his master or the young woman. On occasion, he talks with his best friend, a French-speaking Haitian who sells ice cream in the park, and with a child, with whom he discusses books. Can he stay true to his code? And if he does, what is his fate?
Good Thief, The [2002]
Genres: Crime, Drama Actors: Kukhianidze, Nutsa | Embarek, Ouassini | Lavoine, Marc | Nolte, Nick | Karyo, Tchéky | Darmon, Gérard | Taghmaoui, Saïd | Kell, Patricia | Maurel, Julien | Kusturica, Emir | Munter, Roland | Zavatta, Warren | Trifard, Théo | Bridges, Sarah | Dromard, Nicolas Directors: Jordan, Neil Set against the glitzy backdrop of the French Riviera, aging gambler Bob Montagnet is about to gamble it all on the casino heist of a lifetime; a spectatcular sleight of hand--two heists, one real, one not, but which is which? Under the watchful eye of Roger, a policeman who would as soon save his longtime opponent as arrest him, Montagnet assembles a team that consists of partners Paulo and Raoul, technical mastermind Vladimer, former-drug-dealer-turned-informant Said, Anne, a young Eastern girl Montagnet rescued from prostitution, and the perfect complement to a double theft--identical twins Albert and Bertram.
Gossip [2000]
Genres: Drama, Thriller Actors: Marsden, James | Headey, Lena | Reedus, Norman | Hudson, Kate | Bogosian, Eric | Olmos, Edward James | Jackson, Joshua | Lawrence, Sharon | Coughlan, Marisa | Leung, Kwok-Wing | Mif | Poe | Lambert, Vicky | Massey, Kenya | Jenkins, Noam Directors: Guggenheim, Davis For a class project, three self absorbed college students decide to do their project on gossip to track it's growth. But, first they need some gossip so one night at a nightclub, they spot a guy (Jackson) and a girl (Hudson) making out before the girl passes out. Around the campus the girl is known for not giving out. The three decide to use that as their base and mix it into her boyfriend raping her when she was passed out. The gossip gets spread to the girl who only remembers passing out at the club. One of her friends suggest that maybe her boyfriend raped her.
Gone in Sixty Seconds [2000]
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller Actors: Fisher, Frances | Cage, Nicolas | Ribisi, Giovanni | Jolie, Angelina | Cross, T.J. | Scott, William Lee | Caan, Scott | Duval, James | Patton, Will | Lindo, Delroy | Olyphant, Timothy | McBride, Chi | Duvall, Robert | Eccleston, Christopher | Jones, Vinnie | Zabriskie, Grace Directors: Sena, Dominic Legendary car thief/booster Randall "Memphis" Raines (Nicolas Cage) retired from the criminal life in 1995. Now five years later after Auto Thieft in the greater Los Angeles/Long Beach district went down by 47%, his brother, Kip Raines (Giovanni Ribisi) takes over "the job", employed by British car broker Raymond Calitri. When one night Kip messes up stealing some cars, Memphis gets called back to the life he got out of. His most impossible mission: Steal 50 exotic cars all over Los Angeles and Long Beach and deliver them to Long Beach Harbor, Pier 14 by 8:00am, Friday morning, on the button, or watch Calitri kill Kip. And so Memphis, with the help of longtime friend Otto Halliwell (Robert Duvall) reassembles his old crew which includes sexy Sara "Sway" Wayland" (Academy award-winner Angelina Jolie), a renegade white-haired mechanic by day, bartender by night, to pull off the biggest mission ever. The only problem is the LAPD G.R.A.B. (Governor's Regional Auto Bureau) is on the lookout and Dt. Roland Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo) and his partner are keeping close eyes on Memphis and his team. Can the team pull this assignment off and collect $200,000 in cash? Will Kip finally realize that car boosting is dangerous? And can Memphis escape Castlebeck and the cops? It's a long shot, but they may have a chance. Cut to the chase.
Gosford Park [2001]
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery Actors: Smith, Maggie | Gambon, Michael | Scott Thomas, Kristin | Rutherford, Camilla | Dance, Charles | Somerville, Geraldine | Hollander, Tom | Wightman, Natasha | Northam, Jeremy | Balaban, Bob | Wilby, James | Blakley, Claudie | Fox, Laurence | Ford, Trent | Phillippe, Ryan Directors: Altman, Robert Set in the 1930's the story takes place in an old fashioned English country house where a family has invited many of their friends up for a weekend shooting party. The story centers around the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and friends. As the weekend goes on and secrets are revealed, it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it...?
Ghost Ship [2002]
Genres: Adventure, Horror, Thriller Actors: Byrne, Gabriel | Margulies, Julianna | Eldard, Ron | Harrington, Desmond | Washington, Isaiah | Dimitriades, Alex | Urban, Karl | Browning, Emily | Rettondini, Francesca | Brkic, Boris | Ruggiero, Bob | Gardiner, Iain | Bieshaar, Adam | Watt, Cameron | Giddens, Jamie Directors: Beck, Steve When Canadian Air Force pilot Jack Ferriman recruits the team to investigate a mysterious vessel he has spotted floating adrift off the coast of Alaska in a remote region of the Bering Sea, they discover the remains of the fabled Antonia Graza, thought lost at sea for more than 40 years. It's a hell of a find # the salvage rights alone could be worth a fortune. And by the law of the sea, any vessel discovered on international waters can be claimed by whomever is fortunate enough to find her and skilled enough to haul her back to port. But once onboard the eerie, cavernous ship, the crew of the Arctic Warrior discovers that the decaying vessel is anything but deserted. It's home to something more deadly and horrific than anything they've encountered in all their years at sea.
Ghostbusters II [1989]
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi Actors: Murray, Bill | Aykroyd, Dan | Weaver, Sigourney | Ramis, Harold | Moranis, Rick | Hudson, Ernie | Potts, Annie | MacNicol, Peter | Yulin, Harris | Margulies, David | Fuller, Kurt | Margolin, Janet | von Homburg, Wilhelm | Deutschendorf, William T. | Deutschendorf II, Henry J. Directors: Reitman, Ivan It's 5 years after the battle against Gozer. A restraining order has forbidden Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, and Egon Spengler from working as Ghostbusters, and as a result, they've had to find other jobs. Ray owns a book store called "Ray's Occult" and performs at children's birthday parties with Winston, Egon conducts experiments at the institute for advanced theoretical research, Dana Barrett broke up with Peter some time ago before marrying another guy, and Peter now hosts a local TV show called "The World of the Psychic". Dana, who is now the divorced mother of an 8-month-old baby named Oscar, works in the restoration department at the Manhattan Museum of Art. Strange things start happening when Oscar's baby carriage takes off by itself with Oscar in it, and it stops in the middle of 1st Avenue. While Dana's boss, Janosz Poha, is restoring a painting of a 16th-century tyrant named Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf, the painting comes to life. Vigo wants to live again by taking over Oscar's body. Vigo takes complete control of Janosz and orders Janosz to get Dana to cooperate. Janosz also has his own agenda. He wants Dana because he's in love with her. When Peter, Ray, and Egon try to help Dana, they are arrested and put on trial for violating the restraining order. When the ghosts of the killer Scoleri Brothers show up at the court room, the judge is forced to remove the restraining order against the guys so they can put the Scoleri Brothers in a ghost trap. After this, Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston re-open Ghostbusters, and mayor's assistant Jack Hardemeyer tries to slow them down any way he can, because he believes the Ghostbusters are frauds who will hurt the mayor's chances of becoming the governor of New York. The Ghostbusters and their lawyer, Louis Tully, refuse to be stopped by Jack. When Jack has the Ghostbusters put in the Parkview mental hospital, there is an eclipse and Janosz kidnaps Oscar for Vigo. The mayor wants the Ghostbusters on the job, and when the mayor hears that Jack had the Ghostbusters put in the Parkview mental hospital, he fires Jack and has the Ghostbusters released to try to rescue Oscar from Vigo, and Vigo intends to make it as hard as possible for the Ghostbusters.
Ghost [1990]
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller Actors: Swayze, Patrick | Moore, Demi | Goldberg, Whoopi | Goldwyn, Tony | Lawrence, Stanley | Keene, Christopher J. | Breslau, Susan | Deignan, Martina | Kleber, Rick | Foley, Macka | Aviles, Rick | Leeds, Phil | Hugh, John | Tsoutsouvas, Sam | Breslau, Sharon Directors: Zucker, Jerry Sam and Molly are a very happy couple and deeply in love. Walking back to their new apartment after a night out at the theatre, they encounter a thief in a dark alley, and Sam is murdered. He finds himself trapped as a ghost and realises that his death was no accident. He must warn Molly about the danger that she is in. But as a ghost he can not be seen or heard by the living, and so he tries to communicate with Molly through Oda Mae Brown, a psychic who didn't even realise that her powers were real.
Gigli [2003]
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Romance Actors: Affleck, Ben | Camilleri, Terry | Backus, David | Venito, Lenny | Silver, Robert | Martínez, Luis Alberto | Bartha, Justin | Lopez, Jennifer | Walken, Christopher | Giebenhain, Todd | Sites, Brian | Casey, Brian | Bradford, Les | Bonfadini, David | Ketchum, Dwight P. Directors: Brest, Martin Gigli, a lowly and inept hitman, is assigned a job by the mob to kidnap a mentally retarded brother of a California district attorney. Gigli abducts the brother from his mental hospital and holds him hostage in his apartment. Ricki, a "lesbian assassin", is sent to oversee Gigli's job and make sure he doesn't screw it up. Comedic high jinks ensue as the two go on the lam and start to fall in love.
Guinevere [1999]
Genres: Drama, Romance Actors: Polley, Sarah | Rea, Stephen | Smart, Jean | Gershon, Gina | Dooley, Paul | Preston, Carrie | Letts, Tracy | Procter, Emily | McNight, Sharon | Watanabe, Gedde | Carlton Wilborn | Oh, Sandra | Guinan, Francis | Gross, Oded | Una, Grace Directors: Wells, Audrey Connie, an aging Bohemian photographer, meets mousy Harper, headed for Harvard Law from a high-powered San Francisco family, and immediately sees her beauty. He also guesses she has talent and invites her to be his pupil and share his bed. He's Alfred Stieglitz, she's Georgia O'Keefe, and he calls her his Guinevere. When she realizes she's the latest Guinevere in a string of ingenues, she bolts, only to return, sick of her family. She's blossoming, reading, learning, but hasn't yet taken her first photograph when he tells her they're going to L.A., broke, him drinking too much, to sell some photographs. On the trip, she finally snaps the shutter; so does her awe and dependence.
Goodbye Lover [1998]
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller Actors: Arquette, Patricia | Mulroney, Dermot | Parker, Mary-Louise | DeGeneres, Ellen | McKinnon, Ray | Rocco, Alex | Johnson, Don | Gregory, Andre | Neville, John | Kennedy, JoNell | Nelson, Akane | Cooney, Kevin | Stewart, Will Directors: Ben and Sandra are hot and provocative lovers, but Sandra is unfortunately married to Ben's younger brother Jake, and soon Jake will find out about Ben.
Gone with the Wind [1939]
Genres: Drama, Romance, War Actors: Gable, Clark | Leigh, Vivien | Howard, Leslie | de Havilland, Olivia | Mitchell, Thomas Directors: Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie.
Grind [2003]
Genres: Comedy, Sport Actors: Vogel, Mike | Vieluf, Vince | Kern, Joey | Brody, Adam | Morrison, Jennifer | London, Jason | Altice, Summer | Margera, Bam | Murphy, Erin | La Scala, Baron | Root, Stephen | McDonald, Christopher | Posehn, Brian | Acuña, Jason | Calarco, Donte Directors: La Scala, Casey While the rest of his high school graduating class is heading to the same old grind of college, skateboarder Eric Rivers and his best friends, Dustin, a goal-oriented workaholic, and misfit slacker Matt have one last summer roadtrip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboarding world—and getting paid to skate. When skating legend Jimmy Wilson's skate demo tour hits town, the boys figure that as soon as he sees their fierce tricks, he'll sign them up for his renowned skate team immediately, right? Unfortunately, the guys are intercepted by Jimmy's road manager and they can't get their foot in the door, much less their boards. But they do get some free advice: keep skating, stay true to yourself, and stay in the game—if you're good, you'll get noticed. Following their dream— and Jimmy's national tour—Eric, Dustin and Matt start their own skate team, reluctantly sponsored by Dustin and his college fund. After recruiting laid-back ladies man Sweet Lou to join their crew and provide the wheels for their tour, team Super Duper launches the ride of their lives in an outrageous road trip from Chi-town to Santa Monica. The professional scene doesn't exactly welcome nobody skaters, but these outsiders stick together through extreme misadventures. In their quest to go pro, they meet professional vert skating champions Bucky Lasek, Bob Burnquist and Pierre Luc Gagnon, skate pro Bam Margera and his crew Preston Lacy, Ehren Danger McGhehey and Jason Wee Man Acuña, as well as sexy skate chick Jamie as they grind handrails across America and force the skateboarding world to give 'em a piece of the action.
Godsend [2004]
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller Actors: Kinnear, Greg | Romijn, Rebecca | De Niro, Robert | Bright, Cameron | Mondesir, Merwin | Drayton, Sava | Simons, Jake | Downs, Elle | Inksetter, Edie | Bhaneja, Raoul | Levine, Jenny | Chambers, Thomas | Chambers, Munro | Christensen, Jeff | Odell, Deborah Directors: Hamm, Nick After their young son, Adam (Bright), is killed in an accident, a couple (Kinnear, Romijn-Stamos) approach an expert (De Niro) in stem cell research about bringing him back to life through an experimental and illegal cloning and regeneration process. When Adam comes back to them, however, he's.. different...
Gremlins [1984]
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror Actors: Axton, Hoyt | Louie, John | Luke, Keye | Steele, Don | Burgess, Susan | Brady, Scott | Moore, Arnie | Feldman, Corey | Carey Jr., Harry | Galligan, Zach | Miller, Dick | Cates, Phoebe | Holliday, Polly | Elson, Donald | Balaski, Belinda Directors: Dante, Joe Gremlins begins with inventor Rand Peltzer trying to find a quick gift for his son Billy before returning home from a New York trip. He settles on a unique pet in a Chinatown curio shop--a cute, furry creature known as a Mogwai. Before he leaves, he is warned by the shop's owner that three rules must be obeyed by a Mogwai owner: 1) Keep it away from bright light, 2) Don't get any water on it, and 3) Never, never ever feed it after midnight. Rand takes note of these rules and returns home with the Mogwai to his idyllic small-town home of Kingston Falls. Rand's gift is an instant hit: Billy loves his adorable new pet, naming it Gizmo and taking it everywhere he goes. Unfortunately, he and his friends also begin breaking the rules of Mogwai care. When water is accidentally spilled on Gizmo, it causes him to multiply and produce a number of mischievous little brothers. Among these is the mean-tempered Stripe. Soon enough, the new Mogwai get hold of some food after midnight and this causes them to change from cute fur-balls into nasty, scaly monsters dubbed 'Gremlins.'
Glimmer Man, The [1996]
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: Seagal, Steven | Wayans, Keenen Ivory | Gunton, Bob | Cox, Brian | Jackson, John M. | Johnson, Michelle | Tobolowsky, Stephen | Jason, Peter | Cutrona, Ryan | Gant, Richard | Mailhouse, Robert | Strong, Johnny | Stock, Jesse | Vega, Alexa | Cox, Nikki Directors: Gray, John Jack Cole is a soft spoken, mystical, new age New York cop with a checkered past. He is transferred to Los Angeles to help Los Angeles cop Jim Campbell solve a series of brutal murders in which the victims are crucified. The murders that have happened since Jack arrived in Los Angeles just don't sit right with him. When the killer, known as the "Family Man", kills Ellen DunLeavy, who happens to be Jack's ex wife and the mother of his two kids, and Ellen's husband Andrew DunLeavy, it becomes personal - especially when Jack's prints are found on Ellen's body. Jack meets with his military mentor Smith, not knowing that Smith is in cahoots with local crime boss Frank Deverell.
Gingerbread Man, The [1998]
Genres: Thriller Actors: Branagh, Kenneth | Davidtz, Embeth | Downey Jr., Robert | Hannah, Daryl | Bérenger, Eric | Janssen, Famke | Whitman, Mae | James, Jesse | Duvall, Robert | Hayes, Clyde | Beyer, Troy | Perce, Julia Ryder | Darst, Danny | Seiler, Sonny | Hartridge, Walter Directors: Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her, and when he learns her nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of his law firm behind Mallory, has Dixon arrested and subpoenas her ex-husband Pete to testify against Dixon in court. Dixon is sent to an asylum, but escapes from there and the lives of many people are in danger.
Grifters, The [1990]
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: Huston, Anjelica | Cusack, John | Bening, Annette | Munroe, Jan | Weems, Robert | Tobolowsky, Stephen | Noonan, Jimmy | Holden, Richard | Jones, Henry | Laskin, Michael | Jones, Eddie | Baron, Sandy | Hancock, Lou | Sartain, Gailard | Harling, Noelle Directors: Frears, Stephen When con artist Roy Dillon (Cusack) is visited by his Mother, Lilly (Huston), who is also a con artist, she sends Roy off to the hospital because of a blow to the gut he suffered while working the grift. Roy's girlfriend, Myra (Bening), the third con artist, comes to visit Roy, and we discover that Lilly and Myra don't get along. After he is released from the hospital, Roy and Myra go on a little trip, where he is propositioned to be partners in crime with Myra. Everything soon falls apart for the three con artists, which leads to a bloody climax.
Great Race, The [1965]
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Sport Actors: Lemmon, Jack | Curtis, Tony | Wood, Natalie | Falk, Peter | Wynn, Keenan | O'Connell, Arthur | Vance, Vivian | Provine, Dorothy | Storch, Larry | Martin, Ross | Macready, George | Kaplan, Marvin | Smith, Hal | Pyle, Denver | Bryant, William Directors: Edwards, Blake Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention. The Blake Edwards style of slapstick and song originated with this movie. A dedication to Laurel and Hardy appears at the beginning of the film. Edwards' tribute to Stan and Ollie can be seen most clearly in the interaction between Professor Fate and his cohort Max, as well as in the operatic Pottsdorf pie fight.
Ghost Busters [1984]
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi Actors: Murray, Bill | Aykroyd, Dan | Weaver, Sigourney | Ramis, Harold | Moranis, Rick | Potts, Annie | Atherton, William | Hudson, Ernie | Margulies, David | Tash, Steven | Runyon, Jennifer | Jovan, Slavitza | Ensign, Michael | Drummond, Alice | Charney, Jordan Directors: Reitman, Ivan Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler are three scientists at Columbia University in New York City. When their grant expires, the guys are fired and they go into business as a ghost extermination company called "Ghostbusters". Their first customer is orchestra cello player Dana Barrett, who was scared out of her apartment on the 22nd floor of a high rise apartment building on Central Park West. It seems that Dana's neighbor, Louis Tully, is also being affected by the strange happenings in the apartment building. Armed with proton guns, the Ghostbusters become wildly popular, and they are joined by Winston Zeddmore, who is looking for a job with good pay. Overzealous Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agent Walter Peck thinks the Ghostbusters are frauds, and he has the Ghostbusters put in jail. Peck is forced to believe the Ghostbusters when New York City is put under siege by an ancient Sumerian God named Gozer the Gozerian, who is channeled through the apartment building that Dana and Louis live in, and the mayor has no choice but to let the Ghostbusters out of jail to face Gozer.
Godfather, The [1972]
Genres: Crime, Drama Actors: Brando, Marlon | Pacino, Al | Caan, James | Castellano, Richard S. | Duvall, Robert | Hayden, Sterling | Conte, Richard | Lettieri, Al | Keaton, Diane | Vigoda, Abe | Shire, Talia | Russo, Gianni | Marley, John | Bond, Rudy Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Through Michael's life the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don't want to follow the old ways and look out for community and "family". An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don's influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don's fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family.
Godfather: Part III, The [1990]
Genres: Crime, Drama Actors: Pacino, Al | Keaton, Diane | Shire, Talia | Garcia, Andy | Wallach, Eli | Mantegna, Joe | Hamilton, George | Fonda, Bridget | Coppola, Sofia | Vallone, Raf | D'Ambrosio, Franc | Donnelly, Donal | Bright, Richard Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford In the final instalment of the Godfather Trilogy, an aging Don Michael Corleone seeks to legitimize his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworld but is kept back by the ambitions of the young. While he attempts to link the Corleone's finances with the Vatican, Michael must deal with the machinations of a hungrier gangster seeking to upset the existing Mafioso order and a young protoge's love affair with his daughter.
Goodfellas [1990]
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama Actors: De Niro, Robert | Liotta, Ray | Pesci, Joe | Bracco, Lorraine | Sorvino, Paul | Low, Chuck | DiLeo, Frank | Sivero, Frank | Darrow, Tony | Starr, Mike | Vincent, Frank | Adonis, Frank | Scorsese, Catherine | Mastrogiacomo, Gina | Shepherd, Suzanne Directors: Scorsese, Martin This film views the mob lives of three pivotal figures in the 1960's and 70's New York. Ray Liotta plays Henry Hill, a local boy turned gangster in a neighborhood full of the roughest and toughest. Joe Pesci plays Tommy Devito, a pure bred gangster, who turns out to be Henry's best friend. Robert De Niro plays Jimmy Conway, the man who puts the two of them together, and runs some of the biggest hijacks and burglaries the town has ever seen. After an extended jail sentence, Henry must sneak around the back of the local mob boss, Paulie Cicero, played by Paul Sorvino, to live the life of luxury he has always dreamed of. In the end, the friends end up in a hell of a jam, and must do anything they can to save each other, and stay alive.
Game of Their Lives, The [2005]
Genres: Drama, History, Sport Actors: Butler, Gerard | Bentley, Wes | Jenik, Richard | Rodan, Jay | Mandylor, Louis | Jean-Louis, Jimmy | Bryan, Zachery Ty | Vargas, Nelson | Rhys-Davies, John | Rossdale, Gavin | Bertrand, Maria | Kinney, Terry | Erker, Joe Directors: Anspaugh, David In 1950, few soccer players in the United States played the game with any particular degree of expertise. Most Americans had heard about the soccer only by hearsay, even though it was the world's most popular sport, and when the United States was invited to compete in the World Cup in Brazil, the country turned out to have no soccer team to call their own. The U.S. set out to recruit players in the soccer breeding ground of St. Louis, Missouri, where they found a group of young friends with almost absolute lack of an appropriate experience, only an unabashed love of the game.
Good Shepherd, The [2004]
Genres: Drama, Thriller Actors: Slater, Christian | Parker, Molly | Rea, Stephen | Pinsent, Gordon | Beatty, Nancy | Flores, Von | Kash, Daniel | Paxton, Alex | Hughes, Jordan | Podhora, Roman | Lawrence, Shawn | Glazer, Colin | Gregson, Joan | Harper, Kyra | Murray, Duane Directors: Webb, Lewin CHRISTIAN SLATER plays a worldly and urbane priest who is forced to challenge his comfortable existence as an ecclesiastical spin-doctor when he comes to believe in the innocence of a young priest accused of murder. His only ally, a journalist, is also his former sweetheart...
Good Night to Die, A [2003]
Genres: Action, Comedy, Thriller Actors: Rapaport, Michael | Stretch, Gary | Cassel, Seymour | Givens, Robin | Harry, Deborah | Kazan, Lainie | Macchio, Ralph | Russo, James | Sheedy, Ally | Whaley, Frank | Cathey, Reg E. | Fortier, Penelope | Dedio, Joey | Bilich, Steve | Caplan, Henry Directors: Singer, Craig One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three years ago. August has become a real problem for some of the bosses around town, and Ronnie will soon find out just what his Frankenstein's monster will cost him.
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