Movies to Acquire
by Joey_Kinish | created - 01 Jul 2012 | updated - 13 Aug 2012 | PublicMovies which I've seen but which are not yet in my collection.
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1. Ash Wednesday (2002)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama
Ash Wednesday is set in the Manhattan of the early 1980's and is about a pair of Irish-American brothers (Burns and Wood) who become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob.
Director: Edward Burns | Stars: Brian Burns, Vincent Rubino, James Michael Cummings, Elijah Wood
Votes: 3,158 | Gross: $0.00M
2. Kissing a Fool (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Writer Jay and womanizing sportscaster Max have been friends since birth. Jay introduces his editor Samantha to Max and they hit it off. Max wants Jay to try to seduce Sam to test her before their wedding.
Director: Doug Ellin | Stars: David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, Mili Avital, Bonnie Hunt
Votes: 5,470 | Gross: $4.00M
3. Mumford (1999)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 9,501 | Gross: $4.55M
4. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sport
A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddie.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill
Votes: 59,460 | Gross: $30.70M
5. The Perfect Score (2004)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Leonardo Nam
Votes: 26,224 | Gross: $10.39M
6. London (I) (2005)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance
At a drug laden party in a New York loft, a young man tries to win back his ex-girlfriend.
Director: Hunter Richards | Stars: Jessica Biel, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, Joy Bryant
Votes: 24,753 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Hugo Pool (1997)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
An LA pool cleaner/Alyssa Milano falls in love with a young man with ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Director: Robert Downey Sr. | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Mark Boone Junior, Malcolm McDowell, Brendan Dawson
Votes: 2,097 | Gross: $0.00M
8. Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In this sequel to The Blue Lagoon (1980), two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and eventually become suntanned teenagers in love.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Brian Krause, Milla Jovovich, Lisa Pelikan, Courtney Barilla
Votes: 21,511 | Gross: $2.81M
9. The Comedians of Comedy (2005)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Documentary
Follow four comedians as they tour the States.
Director: Michael Blieden | Stars: Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Zach Galifianakis
Votes: 2,652 | Gross: $0.00M
10. She Hate Me (2004)
R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama
Fired from his job for exposing corrupt business practices, a former biotech executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci
Votes: 8,237 | Gross: $0.37M
11. Somersault (2004)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Damian de Montemas
Votes: 8,192 | Gross: $0.09M
12. Havoc (2005)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama
Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn
Votes: 20,397
13. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Tasked with destroying each other, an FBI agent and a rogue DIA agent soon discover that a much bigger enemy is at work.
Director: Wych Kaosayananda | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Talisa Soto, Gregg Henry
Votes: 21,025 | Gross: $14.29M
14. Interstate 60 (2002)
R | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Neal Oliver, a very confused young artist, takes a journey of a lifetime on a highway that doesn't exist on any map, going to places he's never heard of, searching for an answer and his dream girl.
Director: Bob Gale | Stars: James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Kurt Russell, Matthew Edison
Votes: 36,760
15. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A small-town girl wins a date with a male celebrity through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the male celebrity, and the girl's best friend.
Director: Robert Luketic | Stars: Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace, Nathan Lane
Votes: 29,424 | Gross: $17.07M
16. Idle Hands (1999)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.
Director: Rodman Flender | Stars: Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba
Votes: 46,733 | Gross: $4.00M
17. Lords of Dogtown (2005)
PG-13 | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Johnny Knoxville
Votes: 58,198 | Gross: $11.01M
18. The Good Night (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living experiences a mid-life crisis.
Director: Jake Paltrow | Stars: Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz, Keith Allen
Votes: 8,746 | Gross: $0.02M
19. All the Pretty Horses (2000)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas, Angelina Torres
Votes: 15,651 | Gross: $15.53M
20. Twice Upon a Yesterday (1998)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A shambling, out-of-work actor, desperate to win back the affections of his ex-girlfriend, unexpectedly stumbles upon a way to turn back the clock.
Director: Maria Ripoll | Stars: Lena Headey, Douglas Henshall, Penélope Cruz, Gustavo Salmerón
Votes: 2,782 | Gross: $0.26M
21. Amistad (1997)
R | 155 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 82,749 | Gross: $44.18M
22. Love and Mary (2007)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Mary is a sophisticated pastry chef who's struggling to keep the doors of her bakery open. Facing eviction, she decides to return home with her fiancé Brent to collect a sizable engagement ... See full summary »
Director: Elizabeth Harrison | Stars: Gabriel Mann, Lauren German, Whitney Able, Benjamin Gourley
Votes: 564
23. Standing Still (2005)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Standing Still is the story of a popular yet drunken actor who reconnects with a group of his college friends for a wedding several years after graduation.
Director: Matthew Cole Weiss | Stars: Jon Abrahams, Amy Adams, Aaron Stanford, Roger Avary
Votes: 2,428 | Gross: $0.04M
24. Cradle Will Rock (1999)
R | 132 min | Drama
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s U.S., focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack
Votes: 9,531 | Gross: $2.90M
25. Eight Men Out (1988)
PG | 119 min | Drama, History, Sport
A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: John Cusack, Clifton James, Jace Alexander, Gordon Clapp
Votes: 22,078 | Gross: $5.68M
26. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.
Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary
Votes: 41,929 | Gross: $31.62M
27.
Comedy Central Roasts (2003– )
Episode:
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
(2011)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy
It's Charlie Sheen's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Seth MacFarlane, Kate Walsh, Jeffrey Ross
Votes: 5,630
28.
Comedy Central Roasts (2003– )
Episode:
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
(2009)
TV-MA | 84 min | Comedy
It's the "Queen of Mean", Joan Rivers turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Whitney Cummings, Jeffrey Ross
Votes: 1,165
29.
Comedy Central Roasts (2003– )
Episode:
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
(2008)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy
The aggravatingly amiable star of "Full House," "America's Funniest Home Videos"
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Bob Saget, John Stamos, Jeffrey Ross, Susie Essman
Votes: 2,185
30. Cool World (1992)
PG-13 | 102 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
When Jack Deebs was behind bars he found escape by creating Cool World, a cartoon series featuring a vixen named Holli Would. The flesh proves weaker than ink, however, as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Kim Basinger, Janni Brenn, Brad Pitt
Votes: 24,946 | Gross: $14.11M
31. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (1998 TV Special)
Unrated | 89 min | Comedy
This edition of Saturday Night Live represents the most versatile actor and stand-up comedian ever! Dana always played crazy characters from Church Lady, Ross Perot, George Bush, Garth ... See full summary »
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller | Stars: Dana Carvey, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Jon Lovitz
Votes: 989
32. Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1991)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Music
Those rambunctious kids are back in school and back in trouble in a smash sequel to the 1978 worldwide hit. Corey Feldman leads a rock and roll rally at Ronald Reagon High, but must triumph... See full summary »
Director: Deborah Brock | Stars: Corey Feldman, Larry Linville, Mary Woronov, Evan Richards
Votes: 1,308
33. Dream Machine (1991)
PG | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Barry drives his parents to the airport, then tunes a rich woman's piano. He gets her cheating husband's Porsche. The husband's body's in the trunk. Then there's the fraternity's extreme initiation ritual. Will he get his dream girl?
Director: Lyman Dayton | Stars: Corey Haim, Evan Richards, Jeremy Slate, Randall England
Votes: 942
34. Whatever It Takes (2000)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern-day remake of the Cyrano DeBergerac tale.
Director: David Raynr | Stars: Shane West, Marla Sokoloff, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Manu Intiraymi
Votes: 11,995 | Gross: $8.74M
35. Higher Learning (1995)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, rape, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Connelly
Votes: 21,541 | Gross: $38.29M
36. Mini's First Time (2006)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A rebellious girl hooks up with an escort agency, where her stepfather is a client.
Director: Nick Guthe | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jeff Goldblum
Votes: 8,620 | Gross: $0.05M
37. Lost & Found (I) (1999)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
In order to impress his beautiful French neighbor, Dylan Ramsey dognaps her pet pooch so he can return him and become a hero. Unfortunately, things do not work out as planned.
Director: Jeff Pollack | Stars: David Spade, Sophie Marceau, Ever Carradine, Stephanie Chang
Votes: 6,900 | Gross: $6.55M
38. Gossip (I) (2000)
R | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Three college students base their class project around gossip and how fast it spreads, which soon spirals out of control.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson
Votes: 17,550 | Gross: $5.11M
39. Melinda and Melinda (2004)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two alternating stories, one comedy and the other tragedy, about Melinda's attempts to straighten out her life.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Will Ferrell, Vinessa Shaw, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 33,205 | Gross: $3.83M
40. High Art (1998)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance
A young female intern at a small magazine company and a drug-addicted lesbian photographer slowly fall in love while exploiting each other to advance their respective careers.
Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson, Gabriel Mann
Votes: 11,111 | Gross: $1.93M
41. American Dreamz (2006)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Music
A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 25,227 | Gross: $7.19M
42. Saved! (2004)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
When a girl attending a Christian high school becomes pregnant, all of her former friends turn on her and she is ostracized and demonized.
Director: Brian Dannelly | Stars: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit
Votes: 48,971 | Gross: $8.94M
43. Try Seventeen (2002)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a young man who enters college only to discover that he can learn more about life and love from his neighbors in the apartment building where he lives.
Director: Jeffrey Porter | Stars: Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, Mandy Moore, Chris William Martin
Votes: 6,212
44. Winter Passing (2005)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
An editor offers actress/bartender Reese $100,000 for her late mom's letters from her novelist dad. She heads home from NYC to get them and finds her dad living in the garage while two strangers live in the house.
Director: Adam Rapp | Stars: Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, Darrell Larson
Votes: 8,900 | Gross: $0.10M
45. Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Romance
At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from an affluent neighborhood.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison, Herman Osorio
Votes: 25,560 | Gross: $16.93M
46. Aberdeen (2000)
106 min | Drama
A mom dying in Aberdeen, Scotland, asks her coke snorting, nympho, London lawyer daughter to get her estranged, alcoholic dad in Oslo, Norway, to Aberdeen. He's drunk at the airport, so they travel together by car and ferry.
Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, Jean Johansson, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 3,465 | Gross: $0.06M
47. The Go-Getter (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection with the car-owner and with himself as well.
Director: Martin Hynes | Stars: Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward, Judy Greer
Votes: 5,241
48. Happenstance (2000)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
How, thanks to what's known as the "Butterfly theory" (a random series of unlinked events), can a young woman and a young man meet ?
Director: Laurent Firode | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Faudel, Eric Savin, Nathalie Besançon
Votes: 3,948 | Gross: $0.13M
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