Bottle Shock (
2008) | IMDb:
6.8
Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier heads to California in search of cheap wine that he can use for a blind taste test in the French capital. Stumbling upon the Napa Valley, the stuck-up Englishman is shocked to discover a winery turning out top-notch chardonnay. Determined to make a name for himself, he sets about getting the booze back to Paris.
Starring:
Alan Rickman
,
Chris Pine
,
Bill Pullman
,
Rachael Taylor
,
Freddy Rodríguez
,
Dennis Farina
Directed by:
Randall Miller
What Happens in Vegas (
2008) | IMDb:
6.1
During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.
The Grand (
2007) | IMDb:
5.9
The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson
,
Werner Herzog
,
Dennis Farina
,
David Cross
,
Cheryl Hines
,
Richard Kind
Directed by:
Zak Penn
Purple Violets (
2007) | IMDb:
6.4
Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially after running into her first love Brian Callahan, a successful crime novelist. Kate is Patti's best friend since college; she's a tough-talking schoolteacher who plays therapist to all Patti's problems, while she's got a few of her own.
Starring:
Selma Blair
,
Patrick Wilson
,
Edward Burns
,
Debra Messing
,
Dennis Farina
,
Dara Coleman
Directed by:
Edward Burns
You Kill Me (
2007) | IMDb:
6.4
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
Directed by:
John Dahl
Paparazzi (
2004) | IMDb:
5.7
A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
Starring:
Cole Hauser
,
Robin Tunney
,
Dennis Farina
,
Daniel Baldwin
,
Tom Sizemore
,
Tom Hollander
Stealing Harvard (
2002) | IMDb:
5.1
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
Directed by:
Bruce McCulloch
Big Trouble (
2002) | IMDb:
6.4
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."
Snatch (
2000) | IMDb:
8.2
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Reindeer Games (
2000) | IMDb:
5.8
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Starring:
Ben Affleck
,
Charlize Theron
,
Gary Sinise
,
Dennis Farina
,
Clarence Williams III
,
Danny Trejo
The Mod Squad (
1999) | IMDb:
4.3
Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.
Saving Private Ryan (
1998) | IMDb:
8.6
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Out of Sight (
1998) | IMDb:
7
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.
Eddie (
1996) | IMDb:
5.2
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima
Starring:
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Frank Langella
,
Dennis Farina
,
Richard Jenkins
,
Lisa Ann Walter
,
John Benjamin Hickey
Get Shorty (
1995) | IMDb:
6.9
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Romeo Is Bleeding (
1993) | IMDb:
6.6
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
Starring:
Gary Oldman
,
Lena Olin
,
Annabella Sciorra
,
Juliette Lewis
,
Roy Scheider
,
David Proval