A Bronx Tale (1993)
Crime | Drama
A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pesci, Lillo Brancato, Joe D'Onofrio
Director: Robert De Niro
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Comedy | Drama
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich
Director: James L. Brooks
The Sopranos (TV Series 1999-2007)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Meet Tony Soprano: your average, middle-aged businessman. Tony's got a dutiful wife. A not-so-dutiful son. A daughter named Meadow. An uncle who's losing his marbles. A hot-headed nephew. A not-too-secret mistress. And a shrink to tell all his secrets, except the one she already knows: Tony's a mob boss whose troubles are wrapped up in his two families. These days, it's getting tougher and tougher to make a killing in the killing business. Just because you're "made" doesn't mean you've got it made.
Starring: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Dominic Chianese, Tony Sirico, Steve Van Zandt, Robert Iler
Creator: David Chase
Bunohan / Return to Murder (2011)
Action | Drama
Adil, a young Muay Thai kick-boxer, has just fled an honor fight-to-the-death. Ilham, an assassin who is also Adil's stepbrother, is promptly hired by the organizer of the death match to kill the fugitive. Looking for somewhere to hide and recover, Adil and a childhood friend take shelter in the Bunohan boxing club where Adil started his career. Ilham, meanwhile, has never been back to Bunohan since the day he left many years ago. Upon returning, memories of loneliness and abandonment flood his mind, and he experiences waves of resentment and regret. Bakar, the third brother, has also come home from the city; ostensibly a respectful schoolteacher, he is in reality a greedy and ruthless person, and is trying to convince his father to sell a burial ground to a construction company.
Starring: Zahiril Adzim, Faizal Hussein
Director: Dain Said
Velayudham (2011)
Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller
Velu (Joseph Vijay) is a village milkman who raises and dotes on his younger sister Kaveri (Saranya Mohan). When her marriage is fixed, Velu decides to collect his hard-earned savings from the Building Society in Chennai. However, his indirect encounters with the Underworld mafia soon lands him in a dilemma of being mistaken as the Superhero "Velayutham" – a fictional character created by Bharathi (Genelia D'Souza), a journalist committed to eradicating terrorism.
Starring: Vijay, Genelia D'Souza, Hansika Motwani, Saranya Mohan, Santhanam
Director: M. Raja
Sleepless Fashion / Yu shi shang tong ju (2011)
Drama
Eight years after the idol drama Love Storm, Vic Chou and Vivian Hsu join hands once again in the big-screen comedy Sleepless Fashion. The charming stars team up with Canto-pop legend Alan Tam, singer Kimi Qiao, online celebrity the Chopsticks Brothers, and character actor Lam Suet in the hilarious, inspirational, and surprisingly touching underdog tale from poet-turned-director Yin Lichuan (writer of Zhang Yimou’s Under the Hawthorn Tree movie). Vic Chou sheds his idol image to play arrogant fashion magazine editor Zhou Xiaohui, who is fired by his treacherous boss Alex (Alan Tam) for being too overtly outstanding. Eager to fight back, Xiaohui assembles a ragtag team of professional losers, including nerdy runner Yinghong (Vivian Hsu), clueless rich kid Wuyang (Kimi Qiao), and a country bumpkin photographer (Wang Taili), to embark on their bittersweet road back to success.
Starring: Vic Chow, Vivian Hsu, Xiao Chun, Renlang Qiao, Alan Tam, Suet Lam
Director: Lichuan Yin
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Phenomenon (1996)
Drama | Fantasy
The main character observes a strange light on his birthday at a bar. The following days he becomes very intelligent and puts the intelligence to good use in his community. When word gets around he becomes known as a freak and everyone wants to figure out why this happened to a car mechanic. The government also wants to get their hands on it to put it to other uses.
Starring: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, Jeffrey DeMunn
Director: Jon Turteltaub
From Kokuriko Hill / From Up On Poppy Hill / Kokuriko-zaka kara (2011)
Animation | Drama
Umi Matsuzaka, the eldest sibling in a close-knit family of five, raises a pair of signal flags everyday at her seaside house in Yokohama Bay without fail in anticipation of the return of her father, who went missing in action during the Korean War. In school, Umi finds herself involved in a student movement seeking to prevent the demolition of an old club house. In the process, she falls in love with the newspaper club president Jun Kazama, only to find out that they might be related by blood.
Starring: Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita, Yuriko Ishida, Rumi Hiiragi
Director: Goro Miyazaki
A Simple Life / Tao jie (2011)
Drama
Roger is a successful movie producer with a housekeeper, Ah Tao, who has worked for his family over the course of four generations. Ah Tao has been a nanny and maid for Roger's family for nearly all her adult life, and he looks upon her as a member of the family rather than an employee. When Roger comes home one day to discover Ah Tao has suffered a severe stroke, its' clear she's no longer up to the demands of her job, and he agrees to help her relocate to a nursing home. Roger, the only member of his family still living in Hong Kong, is eager to help, but he's unsure of just how much he's supposed to do for her and is afraid to seem neglectful; Ah Tao, on the other hand, doesn't want to be a burden to Roger, and their relationship goes through an awkward period.
Starring: Andy Lau, Deannie Yip
Director: Ann Hui
Leatherheads (2008)
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport
Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that's the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter.
Starring: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Gerety
Director: George Clooney
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The Delta Force (1986)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes led by Major McCoy and by Colonel Alexander as been called into service to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner and who's involved in the hijacking and try to retake the plane before the terrorists kill all the hostages.
Starring: Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin, Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop, Robert Forster
Director: Menahem Golan
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Stuck (2007)
Comedy | Drama | Thriller
Brandi is a compassionate young retirement-home caregiver in-line for a promotion. Tom is a victim of the downsized economy, out of work and newly homeless. Their worlds collide when Brandi, driving home from a club after too many drinks and pills, accidentally hits Tom, the impact smashing his body head-first through her car's windshield. If discovered, this accident will destroy Brandi's future, so instead of saving him, she plans to let him pass and dispose of the body later. Faced with this, Tom knows he must escape if he wants to survive.
Starring: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard, John Dunsworth
Director: Stuart Gordon
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Mr. Gam's Victory / Superstar Gam Sa-Yong (2004)
Action | Drama | Sport
1982. It’s the first year of Korea's Pro-Baseball League. GAM is able to join the team just because the Sammi Superstars don’t have any left-hander pitcher. Unlike its name, Superstars, Sammi is the last place team in the league. GAM never becomes an ace, but throws as a mop-up relief pitcher in losing games. Nobody would expect him to win a game. Obviously the other team cheered with relief when GAM stood on the mound. Then one day, a perfect chance arrives for GAM. It’s a game with the best team in the League, the OB Bears. OB’s ace pitcher PARK Chul-soon is about to win his 20th consecutive game. No other pitcher in Sammi wants to go up against Park’s winning streak. This is the last and the first chance in his life for GAM to be an ace. Just once. Just one freaking game! Would will a dream come true for GAM Sa-yong?
Starring: Beom-su Lee, Jin-seo Yun, Yoo Gong, Hyeok-jae Lee, Seung-su Ryu
Director: Jong-hyeon Kim
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NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (TV Series 2003- )
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
From Donald P. Bellisario, an acclaimed producer, comes "NCIS," a hit spin-off of "JAG," that brings us the inner workings of the government agency that investigates all crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Leading this team that operates outside of the military chain of command is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), a skilled investigator and interrogator who is smart, tough and willing to bend the rules to get the job done. Working under Gibbs is Agent Anthony Dinozzo (Michael Weatherly), a former homicide detective who joined NCIS just a few years ago, but who has instincts that can come only from working on the streets. Joining them is Agent Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), a gifted forensic scientist whose dark wit matches her goth-style hair and clothes, and Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum), a medical examiner.
Starring: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Cote de Pablo, Brian Dietzen, Rocky Carroll
Creator: Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (TV Series 2003- )
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
From Donald P. Bellisario, an acclaimed producer, comes "NCIS," a hit spin-off of "JAG," that brings us the inner workings of the government agency that investigates all crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Leading this team that operates outside of the military chain of command is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), a skilled investigator and interrogator who is smart, tough and willing to bend the rules to get the job done. Working under Gibbs is Agent Anthony Dinozzo (Michael Weatherly), a former homicide detective who joined NCIS just a few years ago, but who has instincts that can come only from working on the streets. Joining them is Agent Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), a gifted forensic scientist whose dark wit matches her goth-style hair and clothes, and Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum), a medical examiner.
Starring: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Sasha Alexander
Creator: Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill
Mirror Mirror (2012)
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
A dark twist on the classic fairy tale, in which Snow White and the seven dwarfs look to reclaim their destroyed kingdom.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Sean Bean
Director: Tarsem Singh
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Hostage (2005)
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Devastated by an unspeakable tragedy while on the job as a hostage negotiator for the LAPD, Jeff Tally resigns and accepts a low-profile job as the chief of police in the sleepy town of Bristo Camino in Ventura County. On a slow Monday morning Talley's job becomes anything but quiet and sets him on a course that could change not only his professional but personal life forever.
When three delinquent teenagers follow a family home, intending to steal their car, they get more than they bargained for. The trio finds themselves trapped in a multi-million dollar compound on the outskirts of town with no way of escape. Panicked, they take the family hostage, placing Talley in a situation he never wanted to face again.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Ben Foster, Jonathan Tucker, Marshall Allman
Director: Florent Emilio Siri
Once Upon a Time in China / Wong Fei Hung (1991)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America totally westernised, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector. This proves to be difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local government. As violence escalates even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?
Starring: Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung, Steve Tartalia, Kent Cheng, Jonathan Isgar, Shi-Kwan Yen, Mark King
Director: Hark Tsui
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series 2009- )
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
NCIS: LOS ANGELES is a drama about the high stakes world of undercover surveillance at the Office of Special Projects (OSP), a division of NCIS that is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to the nation's security. By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets. Special Agent "G" Callen (Chris O'Donnell) is a chameleon who transforms himself into whomever he needs to be to infiltrate the criminal underworld. His partner is Special Agent Sam Hanna (LL COOL J), a former U.S. Navy SEAL who has seen action in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and a surveillance expert who uses state of the art monitoring equipment to look out for those in the field and feed them crucial information. Both Callen and Hanna report to Special Agent Lara Macy (Louise Lombard), the OSP team leader responsible for directing the operations and making life-or-death decisions. Assisting the team is Special Agent Kensi Lo (Daniela Ruah), the exceptionally bright daughter of a slain Marine who lives for the adrenalin rush that comes with undercover work, and Operational Psychologist Nate Getz (Peter Cambor), adept at getting into anybody's head, profiling the target and monitoring agents' states of mind before, during and after missions. Armed with the latest in high tech gear and sent regularly into life-threatening situations, this tight-knit team relies on each other to do what is necessary to protect national interests. Shane Brennan ("NCIS") is the executive producer for CBS Television Studios.
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Linda Hunt, Barrett Foa, Renée Felice Smith
Creator: Shane Brennan
Good Deeds (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds has always done what's expected of him, whether it's assuming the helm of his father's company, tolerating his brother's misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiancee, Natalie. But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey, a down-on-her-luck single mother who works on the cleaning crew in…
Starring: Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Thandie Newton
Director: Tyler Perry
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