Posts Tagged ‘fraud’

Pacific Heights (1990)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Melanie Griffith | Matthew Modine | Michael Keaton | Mako | Nobu McCarthy | Laurie Metcalf | Carl Lumbly | Dorian Harewood | Luca Bercovici | Tippi Hedren | Sheila McCarthy | Guy Boyd | Jerry Hardin | Dan Hedaya | James Staley
Directors: John Schlesinger
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A yuppie couple buy a large house in an exclusive San Fransisco neighborhood. They renovate it and plan to rent two apartments on the first floor to cover the costs. A prosperous looking man moves in but is not the ideal tenant. He never pays any rent, drives the other tenants away and systematically ruins the lives of his landlords.

The Hoax (2006)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Richard Gere | Alfred Molina | Hope Davis | Marcia Gay Harden | Stanley Tucci | Julie Delpy | Eli Wallach | John Carter | Christopher Evan Welch | Zeljko Ivanek | David Aaron Baker | Peter McRobbie | John Bedford Lloyd | Okwui Okpokwasili | Stuart Margolin
Directors: Lasse Hallström
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Early in 1971, McGraw-Hill passes on Clifford Irving’s new novel. He’s desperate for money, so, against the backdrop of Nixon’s reelection calculations, Irving claims he has Howard Hughes’s cooperation to write Hughes’s autobiography. With the help of friend Dick Suskind, Irving does research, lucks into a manuscript written by a long-time Hughes associate, and plays on corporate greed. He’s quick-thinking and outrageously bold. Plus, he banks on Hughes’s reluctance to enter the public eye. At the same time, he’s trying to rebuild his marriage and deflect the allure of his one-time mistress, Nina Van Pallandt. Can he write a good book, take the money, and pull off the hoax?

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Czech Republic | USA
Actors: Monica Bellucci | Petr Ratimec | Barbora Lukesová | Anna Rust | Jeremy Robson | Matt Damon | Heath Ledger | Radim Kalvoda | Martin Hofmann | Josef Pepa Nos | Harry Gilliam | Miroslav Táborský | Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Marika Sarah Procházková | Mackenzie Crook | Richard Ridings
Directors: Terry Gilliam
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Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

Weekend at Bernie’s II (1993)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Andrew McCarthy | Jonathan Silverman | Terry Kiser | Troy Beyer | Barry Bostwick | Tom Wright | Steve James | Novella Nelson | Phil Coccioletti | Gary Dourdan | James Lally | Michael Rogers | Stack Pierce | Constance Shulman | Jennie Moreau
Directors: Robert Klane
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After their adventure at Bernie’s weekend house (events of “Weekend At Bernie’s”) accountants/programmers oafish Larry and up-tight Richard return to New York only to be blamed by the insurance company they all worked for Bernie’s theft of two million dollars and fired. Larry and Richard investigate and discover that the money is somewhere in St Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Meanwhile the Cartel Bernie was stealing the money for hires a Voodoo Queen to help them find the money. She tells Henry and Charles to steal Bernie’s body and raise it from the dead to lead them to the money. Unfortunately Henry and Charles goofed and Bernie can only move when he hears music. Richard, Larry and Bernie all go to St Thomas to find the money with the aid of Claudia only to be followed by Hummel, a company security officer, who believes that Larry and Richard stole the money as well as Henry and Charles. Who will get to the money first?…

S1m0ne (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Al Pacino | Benjamin Salisbury | Winona Ryder | Darnell Williams | Steve Rash | Ron Perkins | Jay Mohr | Catherine Keener | Evan Rachel Wood | Jeffrey Pierce | Jeff Williams | Rachel Roberts | Mitzi Martin | Carole Androsky | Christopher Neiman
Directors: Andrew Niccol
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The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress “Simone” to sub for the star—the first totally believable synthetic actress. The “actress” becomes an overnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she’s a real person. However, as Simone’s fame skyrockets, he cannot bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world.

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Adam Sandler | Emily Watson | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Luis Guzmán | Jason Andrews | Don McManus | David Schrempf | Seann Conway | Rico Bueno | Hazel Mailloux | Karen Kilgariff | Julie Hermelin | Salvador Curiel | Jorge Barahona | Ernesto Quintero
Directors: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) is a small business owner with seven sisters whose abuse has kept him alone and unable to fall in love. When a harmonium and a mysterious woman (Emily Watson) enter his life, his romantic journey begins.

Cruel Intentions (1999)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Drew Snyder | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Ryan Phillippe | Reese Witherspoon | Selma Blair | Louise Fletcher | Joshua Jackson | Eric Mabius | Sean Patrick Thomas | Swoosie Kurtz | Christine Baranski | Alaina Reed Hall | Deborah Offner | Tara Reid | Herta Ware | Hiep Thi Le
Directors: Roger Kumble
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Kathryn makes a bet that her step-brother, Sebastian, won’t be able to bed Annette (a virgin, who wants to wait until marriage) before the start of the school year. If he loses, Kathryn gets his Roadster, if he wins, he gets Kathryn

Changing Lanes (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ben Affleck | Samuel L. Jackson | Kim Staunton | Toni Collette | Sydney Pollack | Tina Sloan | Richard Jenkins | Akil Walker | Cole Hawkins | Ileen Getz | Jennifer Dundas | Matt Malloy | Amanda Peet | Myra Lucretia Taylor | Bruce Altman
Directors: | Roger Michell
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An attorney (Ben Affleck) in a rush to make a court appointment to file legal papers involving a multi-million dollar trust accidentally collides with an alcoholic insurance salesman (Samuel Jackson), who also is a rush for a court appointment involving the custody of his children. The attorney leaves the scene of the accident and strands the salesman, causing him to miss his custody hearing. During the process of the post-crash discussion, the attorney accidentally drops the papers he needs to present in court. The judge gives him until the end of the day to present the papers and thus begins a cat and mouse game between the proponents. A few questionable actions later on both parties’ part, they finally start questioning their actions and their lives. In the end, both come to new understanding of what is important and appear to be set in new ethical and moral directions. Contains mild violence and profanity.

Gattaca (1997)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ethan Hawke | Uma Thurman | Gore Vidal | Xander Berkeley | Jayne Brook | Elias Koteas | Maya Rudolph | Una Damon | Elizabeth Dennehy | Blair Underwood | Mason Gamble | Vincent Nielson | Chad Christ | William Lee Scott | Clarence Graham
Directors: Andrew Niccol
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Gattaca Corp. is an aerospace firm in the future. During this time society analyzes your DNA and determines where you belong in life. Ethan Hawke’s character was born with a congenital heart condition which would cast him out of getting a chance to travel in space. So in turn he assumes the identity of an athlete who has genes that would allow him to achieve his dream of space travel.

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio | Tom Hanks | Christopher Walken | Martin Sheen | Nathalie Baye | Amy Adams | James Brolin | Brian Howe | Frank John Hughes | Steve Eastin | Chris Ellis | John Finn | Jennifer Garner | Nancy Lenehan | Ellen Pompeo
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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An FBI agent tracks down and catches a young con artist who successfully impersonated an airline pilot, doctor, assistant attorney general and history professor, cashing more than $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in 26 countries.