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Made of Honour - 2008
Made of Honour -2008 directed by Paul Weiland. Made of Honour is a romantic comedy, that follows the niche storyline of "the girl next door'". Tom, played by Patrick Dempsey, first meets Hannah (played by Michelle Monaghan), in college. Tom accidently and unknowingly climbs into Hannah's bed. Hannah is the only girl that Tom hasn't slept with, instead the pair remain friends into adulthood. Now living as adults in New York, Tom lives by rules that protect him from falling in
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Mar 12 min read
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The Specialist -1994
Action Thriller An action thriller featuring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone, set in Miami, Florida, in the 90's. Sylvester Stallone play Ray Quick, an ex-CIA agent that specialised in bombs, before fleeing his old life, after a job went wrong. Sharon Stone plays Adriane/May, an orphaned girl, seeking revenge as an adult for the traumatic execution of her parents. Adriane has been recommended to reach out to Ray by Trent, Ray's ex-accomplice. Unknown to Ray, that Trent is
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Mar 12 min read
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Juliet Naked - 2018
Comedy romance - Juliet Naked. Starring Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne & Chris O'Dowd. Annie (Rose Byrne) works at a museum in her small hometown of Sandcliffe, England. She lives with her longtime boyfriend Duncan, who is a college teacher during the day and by night, Duncan is a dedicated and obsessed fan of an American rock star, Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). Tucker Crowe hasn't been sighted or created any new music since the 90's. Duncan has formed an online forum of die-hard Tuck
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Feb 272 min read
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Something's Gotta Give - 2003
Comedy/Romance/Drama Marin Klein (Amanda Peet) works as an Auctioneer in New York where she meets Harry Sanborn, played by Jack Nicholson. Harry is a bachelor and a music producer in the rap and hip-hop industry of New York. After recently meeting, Marin decides to take Harry to her mother's beautiful beach house in the Hamptons for the weekend. Unknown to Marin her mum, Erica Barry, is staying at the beach house for the weekend as well. Erica Barry, played by Diane Keating,
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Feb 162 min read
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The Switch - 2010
Comedy/Romance Jennifer Anniston plays Kassie, a middle-aged, single women living in New York, wanting to start a family, before her fertility chances are slim. Kassie's best friend Wally, played by Jason Bateman, doesn't agree with her decision to start a family with a complete stranger. Kassie is seeking a donor to help make her dream come true. She finds a donor, Roland (Patrick Wilson). Debbie, played by Juliette Lewis, throws Kassie a party to celebrate her potential pre
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Feb 82 min read
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Basic Instinct - 1992
Thriller Basic Instinct - 1992 An erotic thriller from the 90's, is a film that puts you at the edge of your seat. Suspects make you doubt your own thinking and unsure of who the killer is in this plot. One of my favorite thrillers of the 90's. Michael Douglas stars as the lead detective, Nick Curran, who's investigating the gruesome murder of retired rockstar Johnny Boz. The murder is gruesome and committed in a heat of passion. The police are led to investigate Boz's lover,
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Feb 52 min read
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Insomnia 2002
Thriller Insomnia - 2002 featuring Al Pacino, Hillary Swaink & Robin Williams. A teenage girl has been found in a small quiet town of Alaska, murdered and left at the town's waste facility. Police of the small-town invite robbery and homicide detectives in to assist them with the investigation. Al Pacino plays Will Dormer, who is currently under investigation from Internal Affairs for conspiring and contaminating evidence on a previous case he was working. Himself and his par
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Feb 53 min read
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The Ugly Truth -2009
Comedy/Romance TV Producer Abby (Katherine Heigl) is looking for true love and believes "Mr. Right" is out there and can tick every box on her checklist! Abby works as a news producer for a morning show, with ratings that aren't impressive to the news company's corporate bosses. Abby's boss decides to hire Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), who hosts the late-night show, The Ugly Truth, to help boost the ratings. Abby and Mike are surprised to meet each other at the office of the
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Feb 32 min read
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Wolf - 1994
Wolf is a film set in New York in 1994. Starring Jack Nicholas, who plays Will Randall, an editing publisher, who we see at the start of the film travelling on an ice sealed road, through the night to sign a book deal. On the way to New England, Will’s car loses control and he hits an animal. He gets out to see the damage done, when he sits with remorse and observes the animal laying on the road. The animal gains consciousness and bites Will on the hand, transferring its wolf
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Feb 33 min read
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