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It seems like forever since we've heard from director Joe Dante. Back in the '80s, he was one of the kings of teen-oriented thrillers, with titles like Gremlins and Innerspace on his resume. He continued working into the '90s but with increasingly ...
Whether suffused with tension or laced with humor, the heist movie has enjoyed enduring appeal since the heyday of film noir. Good heist movies proceed according to an established template that includes meticulous attention to the details of the sc...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-11-04
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, ...
Back in mid-'90s, director Curtis Hanson was known as a B-list filmmaker - someone who could cull a fair amount of tension out of workmanlike stories such as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and The River Wild. All of that changed in 1997, however, ...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-02-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, ...
For X-Men viewers, this is probably as straightforward as it gets: if you liked the first two, you're likely to appreciate the third. X-Men: The Last Stand isn't as taut or satisfying as X-Men 2, but it's better constructed and better paced than t...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-05-26
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, ...