The Ugly Truth (
2009) | IMDb:
6.4
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.
Starring:
Katherine Heigl
,
Gerard Butler
,
Eric Winter
,
Nick Searcy
,
Bree Turner
,
John Michael Higgins
Man of the House (
2005) | IMDb:
5.4
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women.
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Cedric the Entertainer
,
Christina Milian
,
Paula Garcés
,
Monica Keena
,
Vanessa Ferlito
Collateral Damage (
2002) | IMDb:
5.5
Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing credited to Claudio 'The Wolf' Perrini.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Francesca Neri
,
Elias Koteas
,
Cliff Curtis
,
John Leguizamo
,
John Turturro
Rock Star (
2001) | IMDb:
6.3
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest.
Starring:
Jennifer Aniston
,
Mark Wahlberg
,
Dominic West
,
Timothy Olyphant
,
Jason Bonham
,
Jeff Pilson
Chain of Fools (
2001) | IMDb:
6
An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.
Starring:
Steve Zahn
,
Salma Hayek Pinault
,
Elijah Wood
,
Jeff Goldblum
,
David Cross
,
Tom Wilkinson
Sweet November (
2001) | IMDb:
6.7
Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out on taking the test and later that day she tracks him down. One thing leads to another and Nelson ends up living with her through a November that will change his life forever.
Starring:
Keanu Reeves
,
Charlize Theron
,
Jason Isaacs
,
Greg Germann
,
Lauren Graham
,
Michael Rosenbaum
Proof of Life (
2000) | IMDb:
6.3
Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
Pay It Forward (
2000) | IMDb:
7.2
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
The Replacements (
2000) | IMDb:
6.6
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs. But that impossible dream hinges on whether his replacements can hunker down and do the job. So, McGinty dusts off his secret dossier of ex-players who never got a chance (or screwed up the one they were given) and knits together a bad-dream team of guys who just may give the Sentinels their title shot.
Ready to Rumble (
2000) | IMDb:
5.3
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Directed by:
Brian Robbins
The Rainmaker (
1997) | IMDb:
7.2
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
Face/Off (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Nicolas Cage
,
Joan Allen
,
Alessandro Nivola
,
Gina Gershon
,
Dominique Swain
The Ghost and the Darkness (
1996) | IMDb:
6.8
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.
Boys on the Side (
1995) | IMDb:
6.5
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.
Starring:
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Drew Barrymore
,
Matthew McConaughey
,
James Remar
,
Billy Wirth
Directed by:
Herbert Ross
The Client (
1994) | IMDb:
6.7
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
Starring:
Brad Renfro
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Bradley Whitford
Sommersby (
1993) | IMDb:
6.2
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.
Starring:
Jodie Foster
,
Richard Gere
,
Bill Pullman
,
James Earl Jones
,
Lanny Flaherty
,
William Windom