11:14 (2005)  Five seemingly random story lines intersect at precisely 11:14 p.m. in this innovative drama-thriller written and directed by newbie filmmaker Greg Marcks. Even though they're strangers, Buzzy (Academy Award winner Hilary Swank), Mark (Colin Hanks), Cheri (Rachel Leigh Cook), Jack (Henry Thomas) and Eddie (Ben Foster) will become a part of one another's lives -- even if it kills them. Patrick Swayze and Barbara Hershey co-star. Cast: Hilary Swank, Colin Hanks, Rachael Leigh Cook, Henry Thomas, Ben Foster, Patrick Swayze. --R--  For violence, sexuality and pervasive languag.
  13 Conversations About One Thing (2002)  The "one thing" is happiness, and in this drama from writer-director Jill Sprecher, a superb cast (including John Turturro, Amy Irving, Matthew McConaughey, Clea DuVall and Alan Arkin) circles all the big questions about happiness, how to find it and how to hold onto it. The characters' stories intersect and coincide in this gorgeously shot, inventively edited film that creates a breathtaking sense of heightened realism. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea DuVall,  Amy Irving  --R--  For language and brief drug use.
13th Warrior, The (1999) It's feast or famine when Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan (Antonio Banderas), a 10th century Arab ambassador, is sent to make peaceful contact with the barbaric Vikings. Soon, he finds himself in the midst of a battle between the Norsemen and the Wendol, fearsome warriors known as the Eaters of the Dead. Ahmed is faced with a daunting choice: fight alongside the Vikings -- or die. Cast: Antonio Banderas, Omar Sharif, Diane Venora.  --R--
1408: Unrated Version (2007) In this thriller based on a Stephen King story, writer and paranormal debunker Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is determined to demystify the ghostly events of room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel, even though the clerk (Samuel L. Jackson) begs him to rethink his plans. Mike needs to write another book, and room 1408 may be his big ticket. But will he survive even one night? This unrated version includes extra footage and an alternate ending.
21 Grams (2003) The complex interconnected story of how the lives of a former drug addict and single mother, Christine (Naomi Watts), a terminally ill mathematics professor, Paul (Sean Penn), and a spiritual ex-convict, Jack (Benicio Del Toro), intersect after a car accident. Clea Duvall co-stars in this gritty drama that's ultimately about hope and redemption. Cast: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg --R-- For language, sexuality, nudity, some violence and drug use.
  About Schmidt (2002)  When insurance actuary Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) retires and his wife dies, he looks for life's meaning on a road trip to his daughter's (Hope Davis) upcoming wedding to a waterbed salesman (Dermot Mulroney). But Warren can't seem to get anything right. En route to the wedding, he shares his life through letters with a Tanzanian boy he's sponsoring for 73 cents a day … and soon, Warren discovers renewed purpose. --R-- For some language and brief nudity.
Adaptation (2002) Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is a Los Angeles screenwriter battling enormous feelings of insecurity and impotence as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief, a book by Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep) whose main character, John Laroche (Chris Cooper), searches for love. Add to the mix Charlie's twin brother, Donald (also played by Cage), and you have a surreal, Spike Jonze-directed gem about the search for passion. Cast:  Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Jay Tavare, Litefoot, Roger Willie, Jim Beaver, Cara Seymour, Doug Jones, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Farmer, Curtis Hanson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston, Caron Colvett. -- R -- For language, sexuality, some drug use and violent images. 
Affliction (1998) Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is sheriff of a Podunk New Hampshire town … and he's not doing well on the job. Debilitated from years of abuse by his malevolent father (Oscar-winner James Coburn), Wade is an abject, drunken failure on the job and family fronts. But when a local businessman is mysteriously killed during a deer hunt, Wade sees the case as a path to redemption. Co-Staring - Sissy Spacek, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True  --R--
  Alexander: (2004) Oliver Stone takes on the saga of Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell), the Macedonian warrior who became legendary for his military might. Although Alexander's leadership was unflinching and his politics cunning, his interior life was as complicated as he was and included a strange relationship with his mother (Angelina Jolie), a complex marriage and a male lover. This film spans two discs; both discs will be shipped to you simultaneously. Cast: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins. --R-- For violence and some sexuality/nudity.
Alfie (2004) Jude Law reprises the title role made famous by Michael Caine (who got an Oscar nod for his portrayal) and makes it his own in this stylish remake. Alfie (Law), a self-aware British cad living in New York, falls in lust too easily and can't commit to one woman, leaving a string of heartache in his wake. When one of his many lovers gets pregnant and it appears he's finally smitten with a woman for good, Alfie begins to question his existence. Cast:  Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps, Nia Long, Jane Krakowski, Sienna Miller, Susan Sarandon, Graydon Carter, Renee Taylor. -- R -- For sexual content, some language and drug use.
  All About My Mother (1999)  An Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film (Spanish), writer-director Pedro Almodovar's compassionate tribute to women examines the life of Manuela (Cecilia Roth), who leaves Madrid for Barcelona shortly after she witnesses her son's accidental death. She reunites with an old friend (Antonia San Juan), a pre-op transsexual prostitute, who introduces her to Rosa (Penelope Cruz), a pregnant nun. Their fast friendship binds them through many struggles. --R--  For sexuality including strong sexual dialogue, language, nudity and some drug content 
Along Came a Spider (2001)  When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) takes the case in hopes of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Teaming up with young security agent Jezzie Flannigan (Monica Potter), he attempts to track down the kidnapper. Will they find their man before it's too late, or will the spider claim another victim in its web? Cast:  Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Mika Boorem, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Moriarty, Dylan Baker. -- R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
American Pie (1999) A surprise hit comedy, American Pie follows four high school friends -- Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Oz (Chris Klein) -- through their sexually frustrated senior year as they strive for the most eagerly anticipated rite of adulthood: losing one's virginity. This sweet treat offers an affectionate look at a time in our lives when we try to hold onto our dignity -- and end up failing miserably.   Not Rated
American Pie 2 (2001)  Jim, Oz, Kevin and Stifler are back -- and hornier than ever! After their first year of college, the gang reunites and rents a beach house for the summer. Jim (Jason Biggs) prepares for a reunion with Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth), but finds he's falling for band camp maven Michelle (Alyson Hannigan). Substitute Super Glue and a porno tape for the apple pie from the first movie, and you've got a helluva sticky situation. Not Rated
Amityville Horror, The (2005)  Hapless home-buyers George (Ryan Reynolds) and Kathy (Melissa George) Lutz discover their dream home is possessed by evil spirits in this terrifying remake based on the popular book. The story begins when the Lutzes purchase a home with a bloody history: Ronald DeFeo killed his entire family in the same home just a year earlier. Soon after moving into the house, George, Kathy and their three children are terrorized by demonic forces. --  Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, More.  --  R - For violence and terror, sexuality, language and brief drug use.
Angel Heart (1987)  Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke), a down-and-out 1950s Brooklyn gumshoe, is hired by shady Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to locate a pop singer who reneged on a debt. Each time Harry makes contact with someone who might know the singer's whereabouts, though, he or she is killed in a horrible, ritualistic fashion. Harry's journey soon leads him to the sweltering, voodoo-filled swamps of Louisiana in search of a Satanic cult. Lisa Bonet co-stars. Cast: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu --R--
Animal House, National Lampoon's  (1978)  Knowledge is good, but swilling kegs of beer is more fun! Just ask the guys at the Delta House fraternity. Often imitated, but seldom equaled, Animal House spawned a generation of gonzo comedies and launched John Belushi's film career. Dean Wormer (John Vernon) puts the titular frat on double-secret probation, and it's up to Bluto, Flounder, Pinto and the rest of the brothers to get even. This edition includes retrospective featurettes and more. Cast:  John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, Mark Metcalf, Donald Sutherland, Cesare Danova, Mary Louise Weller, Martha Smith, James Daughton, Kevin Bacon. -- R -- Restricted. 
Apocalypse Now (1979)  The horror, the horror. Francis Ford Coppola disappeared into the Philippine jungle and emerged 2 years later with this film, possibly his greatest work. Based on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, the story follows Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) as he journeys upriver in search of the mysterious -- and completely insane -- Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). His mission: terminate Kurtz -- "with extreme prejudice." Cast:  Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms. - R -
Apocalypto (2006) Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson moves on from biblical fare to tackle the end of the Mayan civilization in this gripping action-adventure set just before Spain's conquest of Mexico and Central America in the 16th century. When an invading force threatens his peaceful existence, a courageous native risks everything to protect his way of life -- even if it means leaving his beautiful mate and unborn child behind. --R--
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)  It's New Year's Eve, and this police precinct is holding on by a thread, threatened with permanent closure due to budget constraints. With nothing more than a bare-bones operation to back him up, Detective Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke) must take on a deadly mob of criminals who have thrown down the gauntlet and are openly hunting down a heinous kingpin (Laurence Fishburne) in a battle for street sovereignty. Can this ragtag troop stop the bloodshed?  Cast:  Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello, Drea de Matteo, John Leguizamo, Aisha Hinds, Currie Graham, Brian Dennehy. -- R -- For strong violence and language throughout, and for some drug content.
Astronaut's Wife, The  (1999)  Johnny Depp is NASA astronaut Spencer Armacost, and Charlize Theron is his beautiful, schoolteacher wife Jillian -- a seemingly perfect couple. When Depp heroically returns from a space mission, all is well – well, almost. Depp's sudden personality quirks threaten their sanity, their future and their lives in this psychological thriller. (See the DVD filmographies for Depp and Theron for hidden bonus features.) --  Cast:  Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Gary Grubbs, Tom Noonan, Dawn Landon, Clea DuVall, Donna Murphy, Nick Cassavetes, Samantha Eggar, Lucy Lin, Blair Brown.  --  R -- For violence, language and a strong scene of sexuality.
Babel (2006) When an American couple (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) vacationing in Morocco fall victim to a random act of violence, a series of events unfolds across four countries that demonstrates both the necessity and impossibility of human communication. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu artfully weaves together three seemingly disparate stories of strangers in strange lands in this Oscar nominee for Best Picture and Golden Globe winner for Best Drama. Gael Garcia Bernal, Mahima Chaudhry, Jamie McBride, Koji Yakusho, Paul Terrell Clayton, Elle Fanning, Rinko Kikuchi and Adriana Barraza  co-star. --R-- 
Bad Santa (2003)  Two criminals (Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox) disguise themselves as Santa Claus and his elf and travel across the country to major malls, using the good will people have toward Santa to rob the mall stores blind. The plan is going along beautifully until the two reprobates meet an introverted 8-year-old boy who reminds them of the true meaning of Christmas. Bernie Mac, John Ritter and Cloris Leachman co-star. Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Tony Cox, John Ritter. --R--
Band Camp, American Pie Presents:  (2005) The guardians of good taste behind the American Pie franchise dish up a new recipe for ribald humor with this bawdy tale of teen shenanigans. As punishment for his offenses, Stifler's younger brother, Matt (Tad Hilgenbrinck), is sentenced to a summer at band camp. A chip off the family block, the junior horndog tumbles through a series of outrageous escapades involving hidden cameras, riotous pranks and, of course, plenty of female flesh. Cast:  Arielle Kebbel, Tad Hilgenbrinck, Jason Earles, Tara Killian, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Chris Owen, Carla Alaponte, Jasmine Dustin. N/R  Nudity
Basic Instinct (1992) Obsessed with cracking a murder case, a detective descends into San Francisco's forbidden underground where suspicions mount, bodies fall, and he finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival.  Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn. --R-- For strong violence, nudity and sensuality, and for drug use and language 
  Basic Instinct 2 (2006) Sharon Stone reprises her star-making role as seductive novelist Catherine Tramell in a sequel that begins where the ice pick left off. Charged with the murder of her fiance, Catherine faces questioning from Scotland Yard-appointed psychiatrist Michael Glass (David Morrissey), who has the training to withstand her mind games, but may not possess the willpower. Charlotte Rampling and David Thewlis provide able support. Cast: Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling, David Thewlis. --R-- For strong violence, nudity and sensuality, and for drug use and language 
Behind the Red Door (2002)  New York artist Natalie Haddad's (Kyra Sedgwick) photographs spell gloom and misery, but they merely hint at the dark years of her childhood. A serendipitous contract job set up by her agent (Stockard Channing) leads to an unexpected reunion with her long-estranged gay brother, Roy (Kiefer Sutherland), who holds a Machiavellian influence over Natalie. Why does he wield so much power over her? Natalie begins to reexamine the ties that bind. Cast:  Kyra Sedgwick, Kiefer Sutherland, Stockard Channing, Chuck Shamata, Hannah Lochner, Corey Staden, Phillip Craig, Jason Carter, Laura Press, Ian Ryan. -- R -- For language.
Beyond Borders (2003)  Nick (Clive Owen), a medical student turned international disaster relief worker, and Sarah (Angelina Jolie), a philanthropist socialite, gradually fall in love after meeting time and again against the backdrops of disasters and wars throughout the world. Teri Polo plays Sarah's sister Charlotte, a globetrotting journalist. Cast: Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen, Linus Roache, Teri Polo. --R--  For language and war-related violence.
Big Lebowski, The (1998) The writing-directing Coen brothers serve up their signature brand of offbeat comedy here. L.A. slacker "The Dude" (Jeff Bridges) suffers the indignity of having the favorite rug in his house peed upon by two thugs. (They've mistaken him for a millionaire whose wife owes on some bad bets.) From there, the plot contorts more than a rubberized freak at a circus sideshow. But it's all good fun. Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi. --R--
  Big White, The (2005) Financially strapped travel agent Paul Barnell (Robin Williams) is kicking himself for forgetting to cash in his missing brother's insurance policy, but his sprits soar when he finds a spare frozen body. The only problem is, two hit men (W. Earl Brown and Tim Blake Nelson) are desperately looking for it -- and a savvy insurance investigator (Giovanni Ribisi) smells something fishy. Holly Hunter, Alison Lohman and Woody Harrelson co-star. Cast: Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Alison Lohman, Giovanni Ribisi, Woody Harrelson. --R--  For language including sexual references and some violence  
Blade: Trinity (2004)  Recognizing that they're powerless to stop vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes), the vampires who rule the human race set up Blade to look like a serial killer, immediately prompting the FBI to go after him. But more trouble brews: Just as Blade realizes he's being pursued, Dracula (Dominic Purcell), the biggest bloodsucker of all time, is released, forcing Blade to enlist the help of a dream team of vampire killers known as the Nightstalkers. Cast:  Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Mark Berry, John Michael Higgins, Callum Keith Rennie. -- Not Rated
Blazing Saddles (1974)  Politically incorrect and relentlessly funny, Mel Brooks's take on Hollywood Westerns follows the tortured trail of freed slave Cleavon, who's elected sheriff of the racist town of Rock Ridge. He must foil a land-grabbing governor (Brooks) with help from a washed-up, pot-smoking gunslinger (Gene Wilder). This special 30th Anniversary edition includes commentary from Brooks, a cast-reunion documentary, additional scenes and more. Cast:  Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, David Huddleston, Liam Dunn, Alex Karras, John Hillerman, George Furth, Jack Starrett, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Carol DeLuise, Richard Collier, Charles McGregor, Don Megowan, Dom DeLuise. --R--
  Blood Diamond (2006) Set during Sierra Leone's bloody civil war in 1999, this thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer, a smuggler who sells "blood" diamonds used to finance terrorists. When Archer meets a local fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) whose son has been forced into a child army, the two men's lives become intertwined, and they set off on an adventure that leads them through the world's major diamond centers. DiCaprio and Hounsou earned Oscar nods for their performances. Cast: Jennifer Connell, Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Oscar Isaac, Arnold Vosloo --R-- For strong violence and language. 
  Blow (2001)  Flying high on his own supply, charismatic drug dealer George Jung (Johnny Depp) is cocaine central for about 85 percent of the U.S. market during the 1970s. Jung becomes fabulously wealthy, marries a Colombian beauty (Penélope Cruz) and then loses it all when the feds zero in on his operation. A rags-to-riches-to-rags tale based on a true story. Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens, Jordi Molla, Ray Liotta. --R--
  Blue Velvet (1986) An innocent (Kyle MacLachlan) gets mixed up in a small-town murder mystery involving a kinky nightclub chanteuse (Isabella Rossellini) and a kidnapper (Dennis Hopper) with a penchant for snorting helium. One of the most bizarre (and critically acclaimed) movies of the 1980s, Blue Velvet inspired a generation of independent filmmakers with its dark look behind the all-American veneer of small-town life. Cast: Dennis Hopper, Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern --R-- 
Boiler Room (2000)  A college dropout (Giovanni Ribisi) with chutzpah to spare runs a successful gambling casino out of his Queens apartment. But then a friend comes knocking with a better deal: the chance to join an up-and-coming securities firm as a top-line stockbroker. There's only one hitch to this sure thing: The firm is shadier than the dark side of the moon. Cast:  Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Vin Diesel, Ron Rifkin, Jamie Kennedy, Ben Affleck, Tom Everett Scott, Scott Caan, Kirk Acevedo. -- R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
  Bonnie and Clyde (1967)  Serial bank robbers, sometime lovers and folkloric heroes, Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) barrel across depression-ravaged America on a shooting spree that ended in a deathly rain of bullets -- for them. Sexy and stylish, the film, directed by Arthur Penn, shattered the crime film mold, layering comedy onto mayhem and youthful criminality. Gene Wilder makes his first film appearance here. Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman --R--
  Bottle Rocket (1996)  Three best friends attempt to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But, these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the local 'godfather' who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers. Cast: Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, James Caan, Bob Musgrave --R--   
Boys on the Side  (1995)  Looking to jump-start her career, lesbian night-club singer Jane (Whoopi Goldberg) answers an ad placed by a woman named Robin (Mary-Louise Parker), an AIDS sufferer who wants a companion to drive from the Big Apple to Los Angeles. En route, they pick up Jane's friend Holly (Drew Barrymore), who's pregnant and running from her abusive boyfriend. The trio gets as far as Arizona before Robin falls ill, and they must learn to rely on one another. Cast:  Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthew McConaughey, James Remar. -- R --
Brave One, The (2007)  Oscar winner Jodie Foster stars in this dramatic thriller as Erica Bain, a New York City radio host who decides to take the law into her own hands after losing her fiancé in a brutal attack. With a determined cop (Terrence Howard) hot on her trail, Erica hunts down the assailants one by one, seeking her own brand of justice. Directed by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game), this gritty tale also stars Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen and Nicky Katt. --R--  For strong violence, language and some sexuality.
Breakfast Club, The  (1985)  A group of detention-bound high school students enters the library on a Saturday morning with nothing to say to one another. By 4 p.m., however, the jock (Emilio Estevez), the brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the criminal (Judd Nelson), the princess (Molly Ringwald) and the kook (Ally Sheedy) have terrorized the principal (Paul Gleason), bared their souls and started to understand one another in this seminal 1980s film from John Hughes. Cast:  Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Paul Gleason. -- R -- 
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)  This sequel to the hit movie Bridget Jones's Diary begins four weeks after the final events of the first film. The formerly single Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) discovers that life with her new beau, barrister Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), isn't everything it was cracked up to be, and neither is her new job as a news reporter for the "Sit Up Britain" television show. Co-stars Hugh Grant, Jacinda Barrett and Jim Broadbent.  --  Starring: Renee Zellweger, Gemma Jones, More.  --  R -- For language and some sexual content.
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)  Ambulance driver Frank Pierce (Nicolas Cage) -- on the verge of a nervous breakdown -- stumbles through three sleepless nights on the job accompanied by a callous crew (John Goodman, Ving Rhames and Tom Sizemore). As Frank navigates through the dead and dying, he finds humanity in an unlikely friendship with a heart-attack victim's ex-junkie daughter (Patricia Arquette). The film, helmed by Martin Scorsese, is based on Joe Connelly's memoir. --R-- For gritty violent content, drug use and language. 
Brokeback Mountain (2005) Two sheepherders -- Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar (Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger) -- meet and fall in love while working together near Wyoming's Brokeback Mountain in 1963. Over the next 20 years, their lives take different courses: Jack becomes a rodeo cowboy while Ennis remains a ranch hand. Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid and Michelle Williams co-star. Ang Lee directs screenwriter Larry McMurtry's adaptation of a short story by E. Annie Proulx. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid. --R--  For homosexuality, nudity, language and violence.
Butterfly Effect, The (2004)  If you could travel back in time and undo a horrible childhood, would you? This thriller poses that complex question when a young man named Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher), who's besieged by tragic memories, discovers a way to alter his past. But should he? And will it make a difference? Amy Smart, Kevin Schmidt and Eric Stoltz co-star. (Please note: This is a one-sided disc that includes the director's cut of the film, plus bonus features.) Cast:  Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, John Patrick Amedori, Melora Walters, Elden Henson, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott, Kevin Schmidt. -- R For violence, sexual content, language and brief drug use.
  Butterfly Effect 2, The (2006)  After his girlfriend, Julie (Erica Durance), and two best friends are killed in a tragic auto accident, Nick (Eric Lively) struggles to cope with his loss and grief. Suffering from migraine-like seizures, Nick soon discovers that he has the power to change the past via his memories. However, his time-traveling attempts to alter the past and save his one true love have unexpected and dire consequences in the present. Cast: Eric Lively, Erica Durance, Lindsay Maxwell, Gina Holden. --R-- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Caddyshack (1980)  All hell breaks loose when a wisecracking, parvenu land developer (Rodney Dangerfield) wants to covert a swanky country club into a condominium community. Chevy Chase costars as a suitably droll, well-heeled slacker who uses Zen philosophy in his golf game, while psychotic greenskeeper Bill Murray launches an all-out war against a relentless gopher. Ted Knight (as a dyspeptic club bigwig) plays straight man. Cast:  Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray, Scott Colomby, Cindy Morgan, Henry Wilcoxon, Albert Salmi. -- R for language.
  Capote (2005) Flamboyant yet mysterious, writer Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who penned the elegant Breakfast at Tiffany's, was the toast of New York society. But he was also able to channel the grit and grime of what may be one of the most notorious murder cases in Kansas history with his novel In Cold Blood. In researching the crime, Capote found himself in a dance with the devil: the ringleader behind the killings (Clifton Collins Jr.). Special features include two commentary tracks, a documentary and behind-the-scenes featurettes. Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Mark Pellegrino.  --R--  For some violent images and brief strong language 
  Casanova (2005)  Lasse Hallstrom's witty romantic comedy stars Heath Ledger as Jacamo Casanova, the infamous and dashing player of 18th century Venice who holds the key to every woman's heart -- all but one, that is. Francesca (Sienna Miller) detests the lothario's conquering approach to matters of love and rallies against him in her writing ... which only makes her more alluring. But to win her over, Casanova must first decide what kind of man he truly is. Cast: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Lena Olin, Oliver Platt, Omid Djalili, Lauren Cohan, Charlie Cox, Natalie Dormer, Victoria Arbiter.  --R--  For some sexual content.
Cell, The (2000)  Multitalented Jennifer Lopez stars as Catherine Deane, a psychotherapist who's experimenting with a technique that lets her enter her patients' psyches -- literally. Things start to get weird when an FBI agent (Vince Vaughn) asks Deane to help him solve a murder by exploring the gray matter of a comatose serial killer (Vincent D'Onofrio) in an attempt to find out where he drowned his final victim. Cast:  Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Musetta Vander, Marianne Jean-Baptiste. -- R For bizarre violence and sexual images, nudity and language.
Chamber, The (1996)Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall (Chris O'Donnell) takes on the death row clemency case of his unrepentant Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall (Gene Hackman) in this big-screen adaptation of a John Grisham novel. The pair's prickly meetings and Adam's visits with his alcoholic Aunt Lee (Faye Dunaway) force Hall to confront his family's dark past just as new evidence arises and suggests a government conspiracy in Cayhall's case.  Cast:  Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Chris O'Donnell, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, Lela Rochon, David Marshall Grant. -- R -- For violent images and some language.
Changing Lanes (2002)  As if New York City didn't have enough troubles, smarmy yuppie lawyer Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck) gets into a minor fender-bender on the F.D.R. Drive with a businessman (Samuel L. Jackson) who won't take any guff, and their road rage escalates into World War III. Probably should've taken the West Side Highway. Toni Collette plays Affleck's ex-girlfriend in this suspense thriller. Cast:  Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, William Hurt. --R-- For Language.
  Children of Men (2006) Alfonso Cuaron directs this film version of P.D. James's classic dystopian novel (and Oscar nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay), a futuristic drama set in a world in which humans have lost the ability to reproduce and subsequently face certain extinction. Things change when a single woman mysteriously becomes pregnant, prompting a conflicted government bureaucrat (Clive Owen) and his ex-wife (Julianne Moore) to join forces to protect her. Michael Caine co-stars. --R-- For violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity.
Chronicles of Riddick, The  (2004)    Where the smash hit sci-fi film Pitch Black leaves off, these Chronicles begin. It's been five years since escaped convict Riddick (Vin Diesel) exited that planet filled with terrifying flying beasties. And now, the man who can see in the dark finds himself caught in the middle of a galactic war waged by Lord Marshal (Colm Feore), the leader of a sect called the Necromongers. Dame Judi Dench and Thandie Newton co-star. Cast:  Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Karl Urban, Linus Roache, Nick Chinlund. -- Not Rated. 
Chrystal (2004) During a high-speed chase, Joe (Billy Bob Thornton) wrecks his car, in the process killing his young son and crippling his wife, Chrystal (Lisa Blount). After a 16-year stretch in prison, Joe returns to his hometown in the Ozark Mountains with one goal: to make amends with Chrystal, who still suffers intense physical and psychological pain. Harry Dean Stanton co-stars. --R-- For sexuality, nudity, drug content, violence and language.
Closer (2004)  In this drama based on a hit Broadway play, Academy Award-winning director Mike Nichols exposes the ugly core hiding behind the slick veneer of the relationships of four beautiful people -- a photographer (Julia Roberts) and her boyfriend (Clive Owen), and a romantic (Jude Law) and his quirky beloved (Oscar nominee Natalie Portman). When two of them embark on an illicit affair, a cascade of betrayal ensues, questioning the very meaning of love.  --  Starring: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, More.  -- R --For sequences of graphic sexual dialogue, nudity/sexuality.
  Code 46 (2004) In this futuristic sci-fi romance, William (Tim Robbins) is an insurance examiner whose company assigns him to investigate the use of papelles, fake travel insurance papers required by the strict government. Along the way, he meets Maria (Samantha Morton), the woman responsible for the phony papelles. Although he knows who she is, he engages in a fiery affair with her … but he'll have to end it within 24 hours, when his own papelles expire. Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Jeanne Balibar, Nabil Elouhabi. --R--  For scene of sexuality, including brief graphic nudity.
Cold Creek Manor (2003)  Location, location, location. A loving couple (Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone), along with their son and daughter, relocate from the city to the country, where they put the down payment on their dream home -- a sprawling farmhouse. But home sweet home quickly becomes a nightmare when the house's previous owner (Stephen Dorff) returns from prison ... and wants his house back … badly. Directed by Mike Figgis. -- Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Wilson, Dana Eskelson, Christopher Plummer, Simon Reynolds. -- R -- For violence, language and some sexuality.
Cold Mountain (2003)  Anthony Minghella directs this tale based on the best-selling book about wounded Civil War soldier Inman (Jude Law) making the long, treacherous journey to his home in Cold Mountain, N.C. Along the way, he thinks of his love, Ada (Nicole Kidman), who has fought for sanity and her father's farm's survival while Inman has been gone, even with a brave young drifter named Ruby (Renee Zellweger) there to lend a hand. Cast:  Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Natalie Portman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Giovanni Ribisi, Brendan Gleeson, Charlie Hunnam, Ray Winstone, Donald Sutherland. -- R -- For violence and sexuality.
Collateral (2004) Max (Oscar nominee Jamie Foxx) takes a job as a taxi driver to make ends meet, hoping to one day run his own business. Twelve years later, he's still driving the same cab and is about to have his craziest day on the job yet when he discovers that Vincent (Tom Cruise), who's just paid Max a handsome sum to be driven around all night, is a hit man. Now, it's up to Max to save the life of Vincent's final hit … while keeping his own life intact. Cast:  Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Richard T. Jones, Klea Scott, Bodhi Elfman, Debi Mazar, Javier Bardem, Emilio Rivera, Jamie McBride. -- R -- For violence and language.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)  Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) has it all -- a hot TV hit, "The Gong Show," and the love of a good woman (Drew Barrymore). But he's got one big secret: He's a CIA assassin who kills while purportedly escorting his game show winners on their vacation prizes. George Clooney directs and co-stars with Julia Roberts in this film based on the book of the same name, authored by the real-life Barris. Cast:  Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Rutger Hauer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, David Julian Hirsh, Jerry Weintraub, Robert John Burke, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt.  -- R -- For language, sexual content and violence.
Confidence (2003) James Foley helmed this suspenseful drama boasting a stellar cast. Con man Jake Vig (Ed Burns) just may have swindled the wrong guy in Lionel Dolby. Soon after the gig, two of his cronies turn up dead, and he discovers that Lionel is the accountant of a crime boss known as The King (Dustin Hoffman). To repay him, Jake makes banker Morgan Price his next target. But Morgan's backed by the mob, and an old nemesis (Andy Garcia) is on Jake's tail.  Cast:  Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Morris Chestnut, Leland Orser, Louis Lombardi, Paul Giamatti, Brian Van Holt, Donal Logue, Luis Guzman, Franky G., Robert Forster. -- R --For language, violence and sexuality/nudity
  Consenting Adults (1992)  Richard and Priscilla Parker (Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and Kay Otis (Kevin Spacey and Rebecca Miller). Spacey, in one of his first feature roles, is charismatic as the evil neighbor, with an appeal worthy of an Alfred Hitchcock villain. Cast: Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller. --R--  For sexuality, and for violence and language.
Constantine (2005)  --  John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) is a private investigator who believes in things that go bump in the night -- which makes him somewhat of an eccentric in a world ruled primarily by logic. So, it comes as a surprise to him when a female cop (Rachel Weisz) seeks his counsel after her twin sister dies in what first appears to be a suicide. She wants definitive proof of the cause of death … but the answers may only come with blind faith on her part.  --  Starring: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, More  -- R -- For violence and demonic images.
  Crash (1996)  Adapted from the novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard, David Cronenberg's controversial film explores the titillating link between car crashes and human desire. After being seriously scarred in a near-fatal collision, television director James Ballard (James Spader) finds his soul mate in fellow crash victim Dr. Helen Remington (Holly Hunter). Together, the pair probes the eroticism of the automobile and the sexual violence of auto accidents. Cast: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette, Elias Koteas, Deborah Unger.  --R-- Strong Sexual Content and Violence.
Crash (2005)  A 36-hour period in the diverse metropolis of post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles is the theme of this unflinching drama that challenges audiences to confront their prejudices. Lives combust when a Brentwood housewife and her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple all converge. Director Paul Haggis's gritty film stars Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon and Jennifer Esposito.  Cast:  Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser . -- R -- For language, sexual content and some violence.
Daddy and Them (2001)  An Alabama family reunites to support their Uncle Hazel (Jim Varney), who's on trial for murder. Struggling musician Claude (Billy Bob Thornton, who also wrote and directed) and his wife, Ruby (Laura Dern), are among the family members who return, but no sooner do they unpack their bags than they get caught in a web of family infighting. Diane Ladd, Andy Griffith, Kelly Preston, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ben Affleck co-star. --R-- For strong language.
Dancer Upstairs, The  (2002) Augustin Rejas (Javier Bardem) attempts to find the mysterious Ezequiel -- the leader of a revolution being fermented by native people of a Latin American nation. But weighing equally heavy on Rejas's psyche is his attraction to the teacher (Laura Morante) of his daughter's ballet class. The affair provides solace to the emptiness of his marriage and his frustration in the search for Ezequiel, but it's not a cure-all. Directed by John Malkovich. Cast:  Javier Bardem, Laura Morante, Juan Diego Botto, Elvira Mínguez, Alexandra Lencastre, Oliver Cotton, Luis Miguel Cintra, Javier Manrique, Abel Folk, Marie-Anne Berganza. --- R -- For strong violence, and for language.
  Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2001) The setting's a flashy San Fernando Valley strip club where the dancers bare their souls as well as their bodies. Starring Daryl Hannah, Jennifer Tilly, Sheila Kelley and Sandra Oh, the drama incisively examines the personal lives of these professional dancers -- their struggles and dreams. The cast spent hours experimenting and improvising their parts, and it shows. The movie unspools like a slow, sinuous lap dance. Cast: Christina Cabot, Charlotte Ayanna, Daryl Hannah, Sheila Kelley, Sandra Oh. --R-- 
Departed, The (2006)  To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise in Martin Scorsese's multiple Oscar-winning crime thriller, including Best Director and Best Picture. While an undercover cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) curries favor with the mob kingpin (Jack Nicholson), a career criminal (Matt Damon) rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them. Martin Sheen co-stars. --R-- For strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material.
  Derailed (2005)  Charles (Clive Owen), a successful ad exec and devoted family man, meets a sexy woman (Jennifer Aniston) on his morning commute. Their flirtatious, casual affair turns serious (but not in the way either expected) when a criminal pulls them into a dangerous plot. Now, with their lives thrown off-kilter, Charles and his paramour must turn the tables on the bad guys to save their families. Mikael Hafstrom directs.     --R-- For strong brutal violence, pervasive language and some strong sexual content.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)  Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider) continues his self-appointed quest to please women as a he-whore in this sequel to Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Sent to a school for gigolos in England, Deuce is thrilled to discover the existence of a secret society of man-whores; unfortunately, it appears someone is killing off the high-class gigolo cadets. Everything comes to a head at the 73rd Annual Man Whore Awards. Mike Bigelow (no relation!) directs.  Eddie Griffin, Til Schweiger, Douglas Sills, Carlos Ponce, Charles Keating co-star/ --R--
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) In this compelling neonoir set in 1948 Los Angeles, war veteran "Easy" Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is looking for work. When a stranger asks him to locate a missing woman, it sounds like a surefire way to snag some quick cash. But Rawlins gets more than he bargained for and soon becomes entangled in a murder mystery. --R-- For violence, sexuality and language.
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)  Okwe (Chjwetel Ejiofor), an illegal immigrant working as a night porter at a posh London hotel, stumbles across evidence of a bizarre murder. He and Senay (Audrey Tautou), a Turkish chambermaid -- and fellow undocumented worker -- venture into the city's seedy underworld to find out what happened. Stephen Frears directs this gritty urban thriller.  Cast: Audrey Tautou, Sergi Lopez, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo. --R--  For sexual content, disturbing images and language 
  Domino (2005)  Tony Scott pilots an intriguing action thriller based on the life of Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley), the offspring of actor Laurence Harvey and model Pauline Stone. Blessed with her mother's beautiful face, Domino eschews a career in the fashion industry for a life as a bounty hunter. The film's all-star supporting cast includes Mena Suvari, Lucy Liu, Christopher Walken, Macy Gray, Dabney Coleman and Brian Austin Green. Cast: Keira Knightley, Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Lucy Liu, Jacqueline Bisset. --R-- For strong violence, pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug use.
Door in the Floor, The  (2004)  In this fascinating drama based on John Irving's novel A Widow for One Year, writer Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges) and his wife, Marion (Kim Basinger), struggle to cope with the deaths of their teenage boys while still caring for their daughter, Ruth (Elle Fanning). But they're failing, so Ted, desperate to make some kind of change, hatches a plan: He hires an appealing assistant (Jon Foster), and soon, Marion's having an affair with him. Cast:  Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Mimi Rogers, Bijou Phillips, Elle Fanning.  -- R -- For strong sexuality and graphic images, and language.
Dr. T & the Women (2000) Wealthy, successful gynecologist Sullivan Travis (Richard Gere) loves his seemingly perfect life. Unfortunately, his wife has a sudden mental breakdown, his lesbian daughter prepares to tie the knot with a man, daughter No. 2 obsesses over conspiracies, and his sister-in-law imbibes a gallon or two of champagne daily. Luckily, Travis discovers a woman (Helen Hunt) who may hold the answers to his problems. Co-Staring - Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Shelley Long and Tara Reid --R--
  Crank (2006) Hit man Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) tears through the streets of Los Angeles in a race to save his own life and his girlfriend Eve (Amy Smart) in this ticking time bomb of a thriller. The freelance killer is poisoned when a mob job goes wrong, and the clock starts ticking when Chelios learns he can elude death if he keeps his adrenaline pumping. With no time to waste, Chelios rampages through the city hoping to save Eve and find an antidote. Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Robin Wilson and Jose Pablo Cantillo co-star. --R-- For strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and drug use.
Double Whammy (2001)  Ray Pluto (Denis Leary) is a detective down on his luck. Branded a wiseguy, his life is truly far from comical: Since his wife and child died, he spends nights smoking weed and watching half-naked cheerleaders on TV. But while buying lunch one day, a gunman bursts into the restaurant, and Ray sees his chance to redeem himself … only his back goes out just then, and 6-year-old Ricky (Kevin Johnson Olson) saves the day instead. Cast:  Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman, Donald Adeosun Faison, Chris Noth, Victor Argo, Keith Nobbs, Melonie Diaz, Daniel Margotta, Maurice G. Smith.   -- R -- For language, violence, some sexuality and drug use.
Easy Rider (1969)  On the way to becoming the ultimate 1960s counterculture film, Dennis Hopper's antiestablishment road movie (his directorial debut) garnered widespread critical acclaim. Flush with cash from a cocaine sale and looking for the "real America," motorcycle mavericks Billy (Hopper) and Wyatt (Peter Fonda) are joined by boozy American Civil Liberties Union lawyer George Hanson (Jack Nicholson, in an Oscar-nominated performance) as they hit the road. Cast: Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson --R-- 
  Edison Force (2005) A reporter fresh from journalism school (Justin Timberlake, in his feature-film debut) uncovers a hot story of lies and deception within the Edison police department and does everything in his power to unravel it. Reluctantly helping him in his crusade are his jaded boss (Oscar winner Morgan Freeman) and an investigator (Oscar winner Kevin Spacey) who works for the city's smooth-talking district attorney (Cary Elwes). Cast: Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J. --R--  For strong violence and language, and brief drug use.
Enemy of the State (1998)  Hotshot Washington lawyer Robert Dean (Will Smith) becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket in this Tony Scott-directed thriller. Soon, a rogue National Security Agency surveillance team (headed by Jon Voight) sets out to destroy him. Gene Hackman more or less resurrects his character from The Conversation, the 1970s classic concerned with similar themes. Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Jake Busey. --R--  For language and violence.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)  This offbeat romantic comedy (which won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay) stars Jim Carrey as Joel, who opts for a procedure in which memories of his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), are erased after he learns she's already had the surgery done. But as his doctor begins to wipe out traces of Clementine, Joel decides he doesn't want to lose what's left of their relationship, so he squirrels away the memories somewhere else in his brain. Cast:  Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson, Elijah Wood. -- R For language, some drug and sexual content.
  Exorcism of Emily Rose, The (2005)  Attorney Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) always manages to keep her emotions in check when she's in the middle of a case, but she finds herself unraveling when she decides to represent a priest (Tom Wilkinson) who's conducted an exorcism gone horribly awry. The highly charged case, in which Erin battles an overconfident state lawyer (Aaron Douglas) who thinks he has a slam dunk, leaves her questioning her life choices, career prospects and beliefs.  Cast: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Aaron Douglas, Jennifer Carpenter.  Not Rated.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)  Director Stanley Kubrick's last silver-screen odyssey dishes up a chillingly distant examination of carnal desire and obsession. A rhubarb about fidelity with his wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), sends Dr. Bill Hartford (Tom Cruise) reeling into the Manhattan night. He soon finds himself in a surreal succession of sexually charged encounters, capped off by a clandestine visit to an upper-crust orgy where what he witnesses could get him snuffed.  Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Madison Eginton. --R--  For strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material.
Fallen (1998)  Assigned to nab a killer before he or she strikes again, tough homicide detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) knows it's a dangerous assignment, and that he's uniquely suited to the task. But there's more to it than he realizes. Turns out he's not just up against a killer -- he must face an evil spirit that can morph from one innocent bystander to the next. Cast:  Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, Elias Koteas, James Gandolfini. -- R --
  Fargo (1996) Frances McDormand earned an Oscar for her turn as pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson, who's sharper than her Northern Minnesota dialect suggests. The intrepid Gunderson bangs on doors and asks questions to unravel a kidnapping plot and the string of murders it provokes. McDormand receives grand support from William H. Macy as a car dealer who conspires with hotheaded kidnappers Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare. --R-- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Fatal Attraction (1987)  Happily married New York lawyer Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) finds himself attracted to his colleague Alex (Glenn Close), and the two enjoy a passionate tryst while Dan's wife (Anne Archer) and child are away. But the one-night stand comes back to haunt Dan when Alex refuses to let him go and begins to stalk him and his family. Just how far will she go to get what she wants? Cast: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Hamilton Latzen. --R--  
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Hunter S. Thompson's classic account of a drug-addled trip to Las Vegas hits the screen in style thanks to director Terry Gilliam. Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his lawyer (Benicio Del Toro) cross the Nevada desert in a convertible crammed with every conceivable form of hallucinogenic. Their psychedelic nightmare -- complete with flying bats and trash-filled bathtubs -- is stunningly depicted. Cast:  Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Gary Busey, Cameron Diaz. -- R --  For pervasive extreme drug use and related bizarre behavior, strong language, and brief nudity.
  Final Destination (2000)  Terminal literally means terminal at this airport! After boarding a charter flight bound for Paris, high school student Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) and a few of his classmates cave in to a sixth sense about impending doom. They exit the 747 and before you can say "black box," the plane crashes, killing everyone aboard. The teens may have dodged a bullet, but the grim reaper soon comes calling -- with "payment due" on his mind. Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke. --R-- For violence and terror, and for language.
  Final Destination 3 (2006)  Set six years after the original film, this chilling third installment follows the efforts of Wendy Christensen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) to prevent her premonition from coming true after she foresees herself and her friends in a deadly roller-coaster mishap. But when Wendy's vision becomes reality, the survivors must face the consequences of cheating death. Ryan Merriman and Kris Lemche are among the cast of characters. Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Alexz Johnson, Jamie Isaac Conde --R--  For strong horror violence/gore, language and some nudity.
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) From director Clint Eastwood comes this riveting World War II drama that recounts the story of six soldiers instantly immortalized when they were photographed raising the American flag atop Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi. Based on the book of the same name, the film reconstructs the events that preceded and followed the snapshot that came to symbolize the U.S. troops' triumph and America's indestructible spirit. Ryan Phillippe and Barry Pepper star. Cast: Paul Walker, Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Jamie Bell --R--  For sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language.
Flawless (1999)   Homophobe Walt Koontz (Robert De Niro) suffers a debilitating stroke and must take theraputic singing lessons (for his paralyzed larynx). But the guy doling out the lessons happens to be his next-door neighbor, Rusty Zimmerman (Philip Seymour Hoffman) -- a florid drag queen who despises bigoted straight people. With luck, maybe the two men will meet in the middle. Cast:  Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Christopher Bauer, Rory Cochrane. -- R -- For pervasive language and strong violence.
  Freedomland (2005)  Richard Price's best-selling novel leaps to the big screen in this racially charged thriller, directed by veteran producer Joe Roth (Mona Lisa Smile, Bachelor Party). When a single mother (Julianne Moore) reports that her teenage son was murdered by a black man from the projects, an intrepid African-American detective (Samuel L. Jackson) and a white journalist (Edie Falco) team up to dig for details. But what they unearth is hard to believe. Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard. --R-- For language and some violent content. 
French Connection, The  (1971) Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman), a foul-mouthed, violent narcotics detective, pursues a suave French drug dealer (Fernando Rey) through New York City with Captain Ahab-like zeal. Director William Friedkin took the provocative stance that both the narcs and the smugglers use similar thuggish ends to get what they need. This thrilling Best Picture Oscar winner (based on a true story) is famous for its riveting car-vs.-elevated-train chase. Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Al Fann. -- R -- Restricted. 
  Friends with Money (2006) Set in Los Angeles, Nicole Holofcener's bittersweet tale examines the evolving lives of four women friends: married and financially secure Jane (Frances McDormand), Franny (Joan Cusack) and Christine (Catherine Keener), and their single friend Olivia (Jennifer Aniston). As the friends move from one group event to the next, the complexity of married life for Jane, Franny and Christine is revealed, while Olivia struggles to find herself. Cast: Jennifer Aniston,  Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand. --R-- For language, some sexual content and brief drug use.
From Hell (2001)  A movie that posits the true identity of Jack the Ripper, From Hell stars Johnny Depp as an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of the Ripper's prostitute targets (Heather Graham). The directing Hughes brothers laudably attempt to break out of their pigeonhole as "black directors" and demonstrate (like Ang Lee) that they can genre-bend with the best of them. Not for the squeamish! Cast:  Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Paul Rhys. - R - For strong violence/gore, sexuality, language and drug content.
  Full Metal Jacket (1987)  One of the most authentic portraits of warfare ever captured on film, Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket teems with howling madness, stark images and troubling questions about duty, honor and sacrifice. Raw recruits (including Matthew Modine) suffer the grueling ordeal of basic training and battle with the Viet Cong over the city of Hue during the Tet Offensive. Cast: Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio,,R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood. --R--
Garden State (2004)   Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff, who also directed) returns to his hometown in New Jersey after a decade away to attend his mother's funeral. Having just weaned himself off antidepressants, the young man begins to see his life in a new light, which leads him to confront his psychologist father (Ian Holm) and forge a connection with a new friend (Natalie Portman). This whimsical comedy premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Cast:  Zach Braff, Ian Holm, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Jean Smart. -- R -- For language, drug use and a scene of sexuality
Ghost Ship (2002) In this horror film directed by Steve Beck, salvagers discover a long-lost 1953 passenger ship floating lifeless on the Bering Sea, and the crew of the Arctic Warrior (including Gabriel Byrne and Julianna Margulies) is sent to patch up the boat and bring it to shore. But once the crew boards the vessel, they notice a bizarre series of occurrences and soon become trapped inside the ship … which they quickly realize is far from abandoned. Cast:  Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington, Isaiah Washington, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Dimitriades, Karl Urban, Emily Browning, Francesca Rettondini. -- R -- For strong violence, gore, language and sexuality.
Gift, The  (2000)  Gifted with visions of the future, Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) struggles to support her three sons by giving psychic readings for her fellow townsfolk. When the authorities find a drowned woman's body, Annie starts having visions of the brutal murder and who committed it. She soon realizes she's the only one who can testify to what truly happened … and that she could be the killer's next target. Cast: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes. --R--  For violence, language, and sexuality/nudity.
Girl, Interrupted (1999) Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) gets sent to a mental institution for a short stay. Instead, Susanna spends the next year avoiding her fears, descending into the skewed world of people who belong on the inside -- including the seductive, dangerous Lisa (Oscar winner Angelina Jolie). If Susanna wants independence, she must face her fears. An evocative drama based on a true story. --R-- For strong language and content relating to drugs, sexuality and suicide.
  Girl Next Door, The (2004) Matthew (Emile Hirsch) is a high school senior with more get-up-and-go than most teens his age possess; in fact, Matthew has big dreams of achieving a career in politics. What's more, he's just fallen in love with his new neighbor, beautiful 19-year-old Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). But love travels a rocky road when he discovers (along with the rest of the town) that Danielle is an ex-porn star. Better rethink the political career!  Cast: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Nicholas Downs, Timothy Olyphant.  --R--  
Golden Bowl, The (2000)   Another triumph from the producing-directing team of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, The Golden Bowl (adapted from the classic novel by Henry James) pits an American industrialist (Nick Nolte) and his daughter against two well-connected but impoverished social climbers (Uma Thurman and Jeremy Northam) who'd rather marry for money than lower their station. Together, they engage in a subtle, fascinating dance with misdirection at its heart. Cast: Uma Thurman, Jeremy Northam, Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte, Anjelica Huston, James Fox, Madeleine Potter, Peter Eyre, Nickolas Grace.-- R --
  Goodbye Lover (1999) Obsessively cheerful Sandra Dunmore (Patricia Arquette) is married to hard-drinking ad executive Jake (Dermot Mulroney) and having a fling with his brother Ben (Don Johnson) in this stylish noir directed by Roland Joffe. Ben, meanwhile, is also bedding his secretary (Mary-Louise Parker). When all the sex and betrayal lead to a death and a hefty life-insurance payout, cynical detective Rita Pompano (Ellen DeGeneres) tries to unravel the case. Cast:  Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Ellen DeGeneres,   Mary-Louise Parker, Don Johnson. --R--
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)  When his manic radio show proves a colossal morale-booster, Armed Forces Radio deejay Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) gets sent to Vietnam. His monkeyshines -- lampooning any and all sacred cows -- tickle the troops but land him in hot water with his superiors, who'd like the broadcast to be sanitized and uncontroversial. Then, after encountering war's horror firsthand, Cronauer makes the egregious mistake of telling his audience the truth. …                                                                           Cast: Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker   --R-- 
Good Shepherd, The (2006)  Matt Damon and Robert De Niro (who also directs) star in this partially fact-based drama that examines the early history of the CIA as seen through the eyes of a dedicated agent. An upstanding, sharp-minded Yale student, Edward Wilson (Damon) is recruited to work for the fledgling CIA during World War II. Though loyal to his country, Wilson begins to feel the job eroding his ideals, filling him with distrust and destroying his personal life. --R--
Gone But Not Forgotten (2004) Television director Armand Mastroianni helms this faithful adaptation of Phillip M. Margolin's best-selling novel, co-starring Brooke Shields, Lou Diamond Phillips and Marilu Henner. When an Oregon woman disappears without a trace, the only clue is a withering black rose with a note that reads "gone but not forgotten." Now, it's up to a tough female attorney to follow the evidence, find a missing private eye and unravel the mystery. Cast: Brooke Shields, Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Marilu Henner --NR--
Gothika (2003)  A criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) awakens to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution where she works; she's being accused of murdering her husband (Charles S. Dutton), but has no memory of committing the murder. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.  Cast:  Halle Berry, Penelope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., Charles Dutton, Bronwen Mantel, Bernard Hill, Dorian Harewood, John Carroll Lynch, Amy Sloan. -- R -- For violence, brief language and nudity.
Great Expectations (1998)  In this Americanized version of Charles Dickens's classic novel, set in modern-day New York, young Finn (Ethan Hawke) develops a lifelong crush on Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow), the niece of the eccentric Ms. Dinsmoor (Anne Bancroft). A mysterious benefactor makes it possible for Finn to attend art school in the city, where he runs into his now-engaged love. But when she agrees to pose for him, it unlocks the hope -- and fear -- in his heart. Cast: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Hank Azaria, Anne Bancroft --R--  
Green Mile, The (1999) Director Frank Darabont's powerful adaptation of Stephen King's supernatural tale is set on death row in a Southern prison. The cellblock's head guard, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), develops a poignant relationship with inmate John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a gentle giant who has the power to heal people's ailments. Edgecomb soon recognizes Coffey's gift and desperately tries to help the falsely convicted man stave off his execution. Cast: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, James Cromwell, Bonnie Hunt, Harry Dean Stanton. -- R -- For violence, language and some sex-related material.
Greenfingers (2000)  A (green) thumbs-up for this affecting true-life tale about hardened con Colin Briggs (Clive Owen), who gets a new lease on life -- behind prison bars -- as an award-winning gardener. Wonderful in support are David Kelly as a prisoner chum of Briggs's who coaxes him out of his shell and Helen Mirren as a world-class gardener who fears for her daughter when she falls for Briggs. Cast:  Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, David Kelly, Warren Clarke, Danny Dyer, Paterson Joseph. -- R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
  Happy Accidents (2001) Ruby Weaver (Marisa Tomei) is tired of being the "enabler" in relationships and has decided to give up the role of doormat. She's also on the verge of giving up on love. But a sweet, small-town guy, Sam Deed (Vincent D'Onofrio), changes her mind, and it seems Ruby's finally found a sane boyfriend. Or has she? Soon, Sam's divulging that he's a time traveler from the year 2470 … and Ruby must decide whether love conquers all. Cast: Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nadia Dajani, Holland Taylor  --R-- For language.
Happy Endings (2005) Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern and Jason Ritter star in this unusual comedy, written and directed by Don Roos, that gathers a series of connected vignettes about the randomness of love and life. A documentary filmmaker threatens to reveal a woman's long-held secret; a father and his son find out that they're both seeing the same woman; a gay man discovers his partner may (or may not) be the father of their friend's baby; and more. Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale. --R--  For sexual content, language and some drug use.
Happy Hour (2004) Once, Tulley (Anthony LaPaglia) was a writer on the way up, destined to author the next great American novel. But then, life happened, and now he's an adman who has only one thing to look forward to: happy hour. Still, his best pal (Eric Stoltz) hopes he'll turn things around, as does Natalie (Caroline Feeney), the woman who believes in him. But even if he manages to find the will to write again, Tulley may not have enough time after all. Co-Staring; Robert Vaughn, Sandrine Holt and Thomas Sadoski --R-- 
Hard Eight (1996)    Boogie Nights director Paul Thomas Anderson's first film charts the relationship between world-weary card shark Sydney (Phillip Baker Hall) and reckless youth John (John C. Reilly). After showing him how to exploit casinos' perks, Sydney takes John under his wing. Years later, the surrogate father and son are successful gamblers -- until John falls for a hooker (Gwyneth Paltrow) and gets mixed up with a shady stranger (Samuel L. Jackson). Cast:  Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson. -- R --
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) Sometimes, it takes a strange night to put everything into focus. That's what happens to Harold (John Cho), a Korean-American banker, and his roommate, Kumar (Kal Penn), an Indian-American med school student. Both men are at a crossroads in life, about to make major decisions that will affect the course of their future. They arrive at wisdom by accident as they drive around their New Jersey city to find the best stoner fix: White Castle burgers. Cast:  John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garces, Neil Patrick Harris, David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Christopher Meloni. -- Not Rated
Heartbreak Kid (2007)  The Farrelly brothers loosely adapt the 1972 hit of the same name into this romantic comedy starring Ben Stiller as Eddie Cantrow, a newlywed who marries a dreamy woman (Malin Akerman) only to learn at the honeymoon that she's a total nightmare. As this discovery sets in, Eddie meets the real girl of his dreams (Michelle Monaghan). The charmer also stars funnymen Jerry Stiller, Carlos Mencia and Rob Corddry. --R-- For strong sexual content, crude humor, language, and a scene of drug use involving a minor.
Heaven (2002) Philippa Paccard (Cate Blanchett), deeply disappointed by the police's lax investigation following her husband's drug death, takes the law into her own hands and ends up imprisoned. Filippo (Giovanni Ribisi), a young police officer involved with Philippa's questioning, begins to fall in love with her and decides to help her escape. The unequal lovers end up as fugitives from justice -- but how long can they keep hiding? Cast:  Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone, Stefania Rocca, Alessandro Sperduti, Mattia Sbragia, Stefano Santospago, Alberto Di Stasio, Giovanni Vettorazzo, Gianfranco Barra. -- R -- For a scene of sexuality.
Hide and Seek (2005)   In this psychological thriller, widowed father David Callaway (Robert De Niro) desperately tries to prevent his disturbed, 9-year old daughter (Dakota Fanning) from slipping into insanity. Concerned by her inability to cope with her mother's death, David discovers that his little girl is spending time with a creepy imaginary friend -- who has vengeance on his mind. Famke Janssen, Elisabeth Shue, Dylan Baker and Amy Irving costar. --  Starring: Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, More.  --  R -- For frightening sequences and violence. 
  History of Violence, A (2005)  Operating a diner in a small-town community, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) and his wife (Maria Bello) are the picture of normalcy. But when Tom prevents a robbery and enjoys hero status in the local media, he attracts the wrong kind of attention from mobsters (Ed Harris and William Hurt) who think he's someone else. David Cronenberg (The Fly) directs this taut suspense-thriller based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ed Harris.  --R--  For strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.
Homegrown (1998)  After their boss, Malcolm, gets killed, Jack (Billy Bob Thornton), Carter (Hank Azaria) and Harlan (Ryan Phillippe) decide to co-opt Malcolm's lush marijuana business and cash in on $5 million worth of pot. Unfortunately, the trio never bargained on how difficult -- and dangerous -- it is to sell so much ganja. Will their dreams go up in a puff of smoke?  Cast:  Billy Bob Thornton, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Lithgow, Ryan Phillippe, Hank Azaria, Ted Danson, Judge Reinhold, Kelly Lynch, Jon Tenney, Jon Bon Jovi. -- R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Hostage (2005)  --  Former L.A. hostage negotiator Jeff Tally (Bruce Willis) thought he'd left the past behind when he quit his job after not only failing to persuade a suicidal maniac to reconsider his choices, but also losing an innocent child in the process. Now, his quiet existence as police chief of bucolic Bristo Camino is shattered when a family linked to the mob is taken hostage by wayward thieves, one of whom is a serial killer. Can Jeff pull this one off?  --  Starring: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, More  --  R -- For strong graphic violence, language and some drug use.
House of Sand and Fog (2003)  When her husband dumps her, an alcoholic woman, Kathy Nicolo (Jennifer Connelly), finds her house in the California hills seized in foreclosure and put up for public auction by local sheriff deputies (including Ron Eldard). An exiled Iranian air force co