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Mimic (1997)
on 22 august 1997 , 1h42
Directed by Guillermo del ToroOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
Fantasy,
HorrorThemes Films about animals,
Medical-themed films,
Natural horror films,
Films about insects,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autismActors Mira Sorvino,
Jeremy Northam,
Josh Brolin,
Alexander Goodwin,
Charles Dutton,
Giancarlo GianniniRating60%
In Manhattan, cockroaches are spreading the deadly "Strickler's disease" that is claiming hundreds of the city's children. Entomologist Susan Tyler (Mira Sorvino) uses genetic engineering to create what her colleague (and husband) Peter Mann (Jeremy Northam) and she call the Judas breed, a large insect (looking like a cross between a termite and a praying mantis) that releases an enzyme that kills off the disease-carrying roaches by speeding up their metabolism. The Judas breed works spectacularly and the crisis is abated. The released population was all-female and designed with a lifespan of only a few months, so that it would only last one generation., 2h4
Directed by Ridley ScottOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ActionThemes Feminist films,
Seafaring films,
Politique,
Transport films,
Political films,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors Demi Moore,
Viggo Mortensen,
Anne Bancroft,
Jim Caviezel,
Jason Beghe,
Daniel von BargenRating60%
A Senate Armed Services Committee interviews a candidate for the position of Secretary of the Navy. Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft) from Texas criticizes the Navy for not being gender-neutral. Behind the curtains, a deal is struck: If women compare favorably with men in a series of test cases, the military will integrate women fully into all branches of the Navy., 1h24
Directed by Andy CadiffOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
AdventureActors Christopher McDonald,
Janine Turner,
Cameron Finley,
Erik von Detten,
Erika Christensen,
Adam ZolotinRating51%
Beaver (Cameron Finley) gets his heart set on a bicycle in a store window, but does not think his parents will shell out that money for it. Eddie Haskell (Adam Zolotin) tells him that if he sucks up to his father (Christopher McDonald), by signing up for football, he will be sure to get it on his upcoming birthday. He enrolls on the football team and doggedly endures the practices, despite his disadvantage of being smaller than most his teammates. As Eddie predicted, Ward is glad Beaver signed up for football, as evidenced by a brief fantasy Ward has of Beaver making a touchdown while several professional football players all fail to tackle him. However, the first game of the season ends poorly when he passes the ball to a kid on the opposing team when he mistakingly remembered him as a friend from summer camp. On the first day of school five days later, Ward and June (Janine Turner) tell Wally to drop Beaver off and pick him up for a few days because he has never ridden his bike there before. At school he sits beside a very pretty girl named Susan Akatsu (Brenda Song) and has a kind teacher named Miss Landers (Grace Phillips). After school Eddie asks Wally to come to the soda shop to see him flirt with Karen (Erika Christensen). Eddie does not want Beaver to follow them, so Wally leaves him alone at the bike rack telling him he will be back in a second., 1h45
Directed by Roger ChristianOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Comedy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films about education,
Films about computingActors Patrick Stewart,
Vincent Kartheiser,
Brenda Fricker,
Bradley Whitford,
Matt Craven,
Annabelle GurwitchRating52%
, 1h37
Directed by Brett RatnerOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Road movies,
Buddy films,
Chase filmsActors Chris Tucker,
Charlie Sheen,
Heather Locklear,
Elise Neal,
Michael Wright,
Paul SorvinoRating61%
Franklin Maurice Hatchett (Chris Tucker) is a small-time car wash hustler and ticket scalper who owes money to a local gang leader named Carmine (Damian Chapa). He gets dimed out to the police by an investigating news reporter named James Russell (Charlie Sheen) after unintentionally thwarting Russell's attempts to have him confess his crimes on camera, and is taken to jail. When placed on a prison transport unit, he is handcuffed to a French criminal named Raymond Villard. The transport unit is attacked on a bridge, with mercenaries killing all the police officers and prisoners except for Franklin and Villard; the mercenaries are Villard's men, but since he is handcuffed to Hatchett he decides to bring him for the moment, and they escape on a helicopter with another French criminal named Dubray. While on the helicopter, Hatchett overhears the two discussing the location of a cache of stolen diamonds. Hatchett then jumps out of the helicopter after realizing that Villard and Dubray plan to kill him. While eating at a local diner, Franklin and Villard's mugshots are shown on the news as the two men who killed several police officers. Two other officers in the diner then recognize Franklin, and chase him into the street. He is able to elude them, and decides to call Russell after seeing his face on an advertisement., 2h58
Directed by John FrankenheimerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
HistoricalThemes Films about disabilitiesActors Gary Sinise,
Mare Winningham,
Clarence Williams III,
Angelina Jolie,
Joe Don Baker,
Mark ValleyRating70%
George Wallace portrays the political life of a complex man. Initially an ordinary Southern judge, Wallace transforms himself to achieve political success and glory, becoming one of the most reviled political figures in America. Finally, a failed assassination attempt which leaves him paralyzed and in pain leads him to realize what he has become., 1h36
Directed by Brian Trenchard-SmithOrigin USAGenres Science fictionThemes Disaster films,
American disaster filmsActors Connie Sellecca,
Jessica Walter,
William DevaneRating43%
Persuadé que Nemesis, un astéroïde géant, va s'écraser sur Terre, le docteur Carl Sorenson s'empare d'une base de missiles militaires. L'astrophysicien veut envoyer deux missiles nucléaires sur Nemesis afin de le détruire. Mais, le gouvernement américain demande à Catherine, la fille du Dr Carl Sorenson, de ramener le forcené à la raison..., 1h53
Directed by Gabriele SalvatoresOrigin ItalieGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Thriller,
Fantasy,
ActionThemes Films about computing,
Jeu,
Political films,
Cyberpunk films,
Dystopian films,
AnticipationActors Christophe Lambert,
Diego Abatantuono,
Stefania Rocca,
Emmanuelle Seigner,
Silvio Orlando,
Amanda SandrelliRating61%
The film tells the story of a virtual reality game designer, Jimi (Christopher Lambert), who discovers that the main character of his game, Solo (Diego Abatantuono), has achieved sentience due to an attack by a computer virus. Asked by his creation (who feels everything the character in the game feels, including multiple deaths) to eliminate its existence, Jimi sets out to erase the game from the server of his employer, Okasama Star, before it's commercially released on Christmas Day, and thus spare Solo further suffering., 1h15
Directed by Clive A. SmithOrigin SuedeGenres Comedy,
Adventure,
Musical,
AnimationThemes Films about magic and magicians,
Musical films,
Children's filmsActors Melissa Altro,
Catherine O'Hara,
Eileen Brennan,
Gordon Pinsent,
Dave Thomas,
Wayne RobsonRating52%
The film begins with Pippi sailing around the world with her father, Captain Efraim Longstocking, her pet horse, Horse, her pet monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and various members of the ship's crew. One night during a hurricane, the captain is washed over board into the sea. As he drifts off, he calls to Pippi that he will "meet her in Villa Villekulla". To that effect, Pippi and her pet animals make their way home, Villa Villekulla, to await his return. Not long after arriving, she makes friends with the two children across the street — Tommy and Annika, who are captivated by her free spirit and fun-loving attitude. They soon convince her to go to school (for the first time in her life) where she gets into trouble, despite winning the hearts of her classmates.Fire (1997)
on 22 august 1997 , 1h48
Directed by Deepa MehtaOrigin CanadaGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about families,
Feminist films,
Films about music and musicians,
Politique,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
LGBT-related films,
Musical films,
Political films,
Bollywood,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Nandita Das,
Shabana Azmi,
Javed Jaffrey,
Vinay Pathak,
Kulbhushan Kharbanda,
Ram Gopal BajajRating71%
The film opens with young Radha sitting in a mustard field with her parents. Her mother tells her a story of a person who wanted to see the ocean; then she explains that sometimes one must learn to see some things (through her mind's eye) without looking.