Philip Baker Hall

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Magnolia

(1999)

Drama

An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Runtime:

189 min

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast:

Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall

8.0

83%

77

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Boogie Nights

(1997)

Drama

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on t...

Runtime:

156 min

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast:

Mark Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly

7.9

93%

85

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Zodiac

(2007)

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for three men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

Runtime:

157 min

Director:

David Fincher

Cast:

Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox

7.7

89%

78

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Dogville

(2003)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their fav...

Runtime:

178 min

Director:

Lars von Trier

Cast:

Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany

8.0

70%

60

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50/50

(2011)

Comedy, Drama

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Runtime:

100 min

Director:

Jonathan Levine

Cast:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston

7.7

94%

72

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The Insider

(1999)

Drama, History, Thriller

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.

Runtime:

158 min

Director:

Michael Mann

Cast:

Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall

7.8

96%

84

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The Rock

(1996)

Action, Adventure, Thriller

FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on co...

Runtime:

137 min

Director:

Michael Bay

Cast:

Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer, David Morse

7.4

68%

58

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

(1999)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring sc...

Runtime:

139 min

Director:

Anthony Minghella

Cast:

Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman

7.4

83%

76

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Enemy of the State

(1998)

Action, Drama, Thriller

A hotshot Washington criminal lawyer becomes the target of a rogue security executive videotaped in the act of murdering a congressman when the incriminating tape is surreptitiously slipped into his shopping bag by the videographer, who is fleeing the executive's assassins.

Runtime:

132 min

Director:

Tony Scott

Cast:

Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Jon Voight

7.3

72%

67

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Rush Hour

(1998)

Action, Comedy, Crime

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

Runtime:

98 min

Director:

Brett Ratner

Cast:

Jackie Chan, Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung

7.0

61%

60

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Midnight Run

(1988)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

An accountant embezzles $15 million of mob money, jumps bail and is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia.

Runtime:

126 min

Director:

Martin Brest

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina

7.5

94%

78

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Bruce Almighty

(2003)

Comedy, Fantasy

Bruce Nolan toils as a 'human interest' television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y., but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God—and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Cast:

Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, Catherine Bell, Lisa Ann Walter

6.8

48%

46

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Say Anything...

(1989)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.

Runtime:

100 min

Director:

Cameron Crowe

Cast:

John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Amy Brooks

7.3

98%

85

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Ghostbusters II

(1989)

Comedy, Fantasy

Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.

Runtime:

108 min

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Cast:

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis

6.6

53%

56

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Air Force One

(1997)

Action, Thriller

Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold his principles - and the integrity of the nation.

Runtime:

124 min

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Cast:

Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, William H. Macy

6.5

78%

61

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Hard Eight

(1997)

Crime, Drama

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Runtime:

102 min

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast:

Philip Baker Hall, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, F. William Parker

7.2

81%

78

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The Sum of All Fears

(2002)

Action, Drama, Thriller

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a ...

Runtime:

124 min

Director:

Phil Alden Robinson

Cast:

Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, James Cromwell, Ken Jenkins

6.4

59%

45

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Rush Hour 3

(2007)

Action, Comedy, Crime

After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Le...

Runtime:

91 min

Director:

Brett Ratner

Cast:

Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max von Sydow, Yvan Attal

6.2

18%

44

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The Matador

(2005)

Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane...

Runtime:

96 min

Director:

Richard Shepard

Cast:

Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Portia Dawson, Adam Scott

6.7

75%

65

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In Good Company

(2004)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made worse when Dan's new supervisor becomes romantically involved with his daughter an 18 year-old college student Alex.

Runtime:

109 min

Director:

Paul Weitz

Cast:

Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Dennis Quaid, Marg Helgenberger, David Paymer

6.4

83%

66

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Bad Words

(2013)

Comedy

A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby eventually discovers winning isn't necess...

Runtime:

89 min

6.7

65%

57

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The Amityville Horror

(2005)

Horror

This hair-raising remake of the 1979 horror hit depicts the ordeal of the Lutz clan, whose new home has a gory past and a legacy of demons. Before long, the family patriarch is plagued by nightmares and his daughter is seeing phantoms.

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Andrew Douglas

Cast:

Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jimmy Bennett

6.0

23%

33

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Rules of Engagement

(2000)

Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War

Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.

Runtime:

128 min

Director:

William Friedkin

Cast:

Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Greenwood

6.4

37%

45

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All Good Things

(2010)

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

Andrew Jarecki

Cast:

Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling, Kristen Wiig, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe

6.3

33%

57

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Mr. Popper's Penguins

(2011)

Comedy, Family

Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world up...

Runtime:

94 min

Director:

Mark Waters

Cast:

Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond

6.0

48%

53

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The Contender

(2000)

Drama, Thriller

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.

Runtime:

126 min

Director:

Rod Lurie

Cast:

Gary Oldman, Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater

6.9

76%

59

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Fired Up!

(2009)

Comedy

2 Guys. 300 Girls. You Do the Math. The two most popular guys in high school decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. For the girls and for the glory.

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Will Gluck

Cast:

Nicholas D'Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, Molly Sims, Danneel Ackles

6.1

24%

31

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Coma

(1978)

Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young female doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients are having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas. The patients are then shipped off to an institute that looks after them. The young doctor suspects there is more to this than meets the eye.

Runtime:

113 min

Director:

Michael Crichton

Cast:

Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Richard Widmark, Rip Torn

6.9

81%

60

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Zabriskie Point

(1970)

Drama, Romance

An epic portrait of late Sixties America, as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: anthropology student Daria (who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert) and dropout Mark (who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot)...

Runtime:

113 min

Director:

Michelangelo Antonioni

Cast:

Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, Paul Fix, G. D. Spradlin, Bill Garaway

7.0

66%

N/A

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You Kill Me

(2007)

Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller

While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

John Dahl

Cast:

Ben Kingsley, Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson

6.5

78%

64

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Three O'Clock High

(1987)

Comedy

Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and touches him, Buddy challenges Jerry to an afterschool fight in the parking lot, which Jerry tries to avoid at all costs.

Runtime:

97 min

Director:

Phil Joanou

Cast:

Casey Siemaszko, Annie Ryan, Richard Tyson, Stacey Glick, Jonathan Wise

7.1

62%

36

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Clear History

(2013)

Comedy

Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business, assumes a new identity on Martha's Vineyard. He plots revenge when his former business partner moves to the same town.

Runtime:

100 min

Director:

Greg Mottola

Cast:

Larry David, Eva Mendes, Kate Hudson, Danny McBride, Jon Hamm

6.5

55%

N/A

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Eye for an Eye

(1996)

Crime, Thriller

It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

John Schlesinger

Cast:

Sally Field, Sally Field, Ed Harris, Ed Harris, Olivia Burnette

6.2

N/A

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Kiss of Death

(1995)

Action

Jimmy Kilmartin is an ex-con trying to stay clean and raise a family. When his cousin Ronnie causes him to take a fall for driving an illegal transport of stolen cars, Detective Calvin Hart is injured and Jimmy lands back in prison. In exchange for an early release, he is asked to help bring down a local crime boss named 'Little Junior...

Runtime:

101 min

Director:

Barbet Schroeder

Cast:

David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt, Kathryn Erbe

5.9

67%

N/A

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The Last Word

(2017)

Comedy, Drama

A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.

Runtime:

108 min

Director:

Mark Pellington

Cast:

Shirley MacLaine, Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Heche, Thomas Sadoski

6.6

37%

40

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The TV Set

(2007)

Comedy

As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every crass suggestion Lenny makes improves the show's response from test audiences and brings th...

Runtime:

87 min

Director:

Jake Kasdan

Cast:

David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer, Fran Kranz

6.5

64%

65

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Path to War

(2003)

Drama, History, TV Movie

A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.

Runtime:

165 min

Director:

John Frankenheimer

Cast:

Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Philip Baker Hall

7.4

N/A

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The Zodiac

(2005)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.

Runtime:

92 min

Director:

Alexander Bulkley

Cast:

Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin, William Mapother, Philip Baker Hall

5.4

26%

21

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Secret Honor

(1984)

Drama

In his New Jersey study, Richard Nixon retraces the missteps of his political career, attempting to absolve himself of responsibility for Watergate and lambasting President Gerald Ford's decision to pardon him. His monologue explores his personal life and describes his upbringing and his mother. A tape recorder, a gun and whiskey are h...

Runtime:

90 min

Director:

Robert Altman

Cast:

Philip Baker Hall

7.5

77%

N/A

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Psycho

(1998)

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own. Although this version is in color, features a different cast, and is set in 1998, it is closer to a shot-for-shot remake than most remakes, Gus Van Sant often copying Hitchcock's camera movements and editing, and Joseph Stefano's script is most...

Runtime:

105 min

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Cast:

Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy

4.6

39%

47

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