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Directed by George C. WolfeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Melodrama,
RomanceActors Richard Gere,
Diane Lane,
James Franco,
Viola Davis,
Christopher Meloni,
Becky Ann BakerRating60%
While picking up his son and daughter for a weekend visit, Jack (Christopher Meloni) tells his estranged wife Adrienne (Diane Lane) that he still "loves her" and wants to move back home. (It is made clear that Jack left his family for another woman.) Adrienne suggests that his remorse is due to his falling out with the other woman, but in any event says she needs time and space to think. The rift that this causes between the daughter and her mother is palpable. Typical teenage angst and rebellion follow and Adrienne is sure she is losing her daughter over the events that are unfolding in her marriage., 1h15
Origin USAGenres Thriller,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Horror,
Musical,
AnimationThemes Films about animals,
Films about magic and magicians,
Films about dogs,
Wolves in film,
Les fées,
Werewolves in film,
Witches in film,
Comedy horror films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Frank Welker,
Casey Kasem,
Matthew Lillard,
Mindy Cohn,
Grey DeLisle,
Wayne KnightRating65%
The Mystery, Inc. gang visit a Halloween carnival on Halloween night; however, when the magician "The Amazing Krudsky" (voiced by Wayne Knight) does not allow Scooby to see his show, he and Shaggy accidentally expose Krudsky as a fraud during one of his acts, resulting in the gang getting kicked out of the carnival. Later, the rebellious Fairy Princess Willow (voiced by Hayden Panettiere) enters Krudsky's tent, where he secretly reveals his wishes to become a real magician. The fairy inadvertently causes Krudsky to notice her on the Goblin Scepter in a spell book, which can be combined with fairy magic to control Halloween. Krudsky then gets an idea to obtain the scepter and rule the world with it. Willow decides to toy with him, but while flying, she accidentally slams her small body against a metal chair knocking her out; Krudsky then crushes her with his flyswatter. When he notices her cry of pain from being crushed, he sees that she is a real fairy, kidnaps her, and absorbs her magical powers, thus becoming a real magician.Directed by Éric Le RochGenres ComedyActors Jean-Pierre Durand,
Philippe Manesse,
Pierre AucaigneRating57%
Christian Bodin a invité une équipe de reporters à le suivre dans sa vie à la ferme, pendant les 10 jours précédant son mariage avec Claudine Billotte... C'était sans compter sur le caractère de sa mère, Maria Bodin, qui n'aime pas bien qu'on soit à l'observer comme ça, non mais, des fois... , 1h11
Origin USAGenres Documentary,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Documentary films about music and musicians,
Documentaire sur une personnalité,
Musical filmsActors Philip Glass,
David ByrneRating72%
Wild Combination begins with interviews of Russell's parents discussing their youngest offspring's childhood. The film describes how Russell as a young boy is obsessed with Timothy Leary and insecure about his acne. Leaving Iowa for San Francisco in the late sixties, he joins a Buddhist collective and befriends Allen Ginsburg. Russell decides to move to New York in the early seventies, where he starts working as the musical director of the Kitchen and becomes part of the downtown scene of artists, sharing an apartment building with Allen Ginsburg and Richard Hell. Russell engages in nearly every music scene the city has to offer: disco at David Mancuso's Loft, rock at CBGB, minimal composition at the Kitchen, and Allen Ginsberg's poetry recitations. In 1978, Russell begins dating Tom Lee, whom he stays with until his AIDS-related death in 1992.Smother (2008)
on 26 september 2008 , 1h32
Directed by Vince Di MeglioOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceActors Diane Keaton,
Dax Shepard,
Liv Tyler,
Mike White,
Ken Howard,
Jerry LambertRating46%
Noah Cooper, (Dax Shepard) a therapist, gets fired from the office where he has worked for many years. When he arrives home he finds his wife's cousin, Myron Stubbs, (Mike White) has moved in. Later that evening his mother, Marilyn (Diane Keaton) also arrives with her dogs and asks whether she can stay. Even though Noah is displeased, he allows Marilyn to stay. He discovers his mother has left his father, suspecting that he had an affair. He and Marilyn get hired at a carpet store, but because of Marilyn's stupid tasks both of them get fired. Meanwhile his relationship with his wife, Clare, (Liv Tyler) deteriorates and she subsequently leaves. Marilyn spies her husband and they have an encounter. Her husband, Gene (Ken Howard) confesses that he has tried to cheat on her twice. Noah's grandmother, Helen Cooper (Selma Stern) dies, and at the funeral Noah and Maryiln debate. Noah gets moved by his mother's words and realises that his decision not to have a baby was wrong and rushes to Clare to apologize. The film ends with Marylin and Myron moving in together elsewhere., 2h25
Directed by Uli EdelOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Historical,
CrimeThemes Films about terrorism,
Political filmsActors Moritz Bleibtreu,
Martina Gedeck,
Johanna Wokalek,
Bruno Ganz,
Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina,
Nadja UhlRating72%
In 1967, the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, visits West Berlin to attend a performance at the Deutsche Oper. Angered at the Shah's repressive policies in governing Iran, a number of young Germans show up to protest his appearance. The German police and the Shah's forces attack the German protesters and one of them, Benno Ohnesorg, is shot and killed without provocation by Karl-Heinz Kurras., 1h26
Genres Drama,
Science fictionThemes Films about sexuality,
Mars in film,
LGBT-related films,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Yu BoRating46%
The story revolves around a young man from the planet Mars, who is known as E.T., who arrives on Earth totally naked, and soon befriends a young Chinese man, Xiao Bo, who takes him home and teaches him several languages, mathematics, geography, world history, art and the natural sciences. The two become increasingly close, and eventually fall in love. The Chinese man is bisexual, and has both a boyfriend and girlfriend who befriend E.T., and also fall in love with him. The girl tries to conceive a baby with E.T., after which he falls into a coma., 1h55
Directed by Gordon ChanOrigin ChineGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Fantasy,
ActionActors Donnie Yen,
周迅 (Zhou Xun),
Zhao Wei,
Chen Kun,
Betty SunRating62%
The film is set sometime in the late Qin dynasty or early Han dynasty. In the desert, General Wang Sheng and his men attack a Xiongnu camp, where Wang chances upon a maiden called "Xiaowei" and brings her home. Xiaowei is actually a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts to maintain her lovely and youthful appearance. Trouble brews when Xiaowei falls in love with Wang, who already has a wife, Peirong., 1h15
Directed by Michael HegnerOrigin GermanGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Films about animals,
Christmas films,
Film d'animation mettant en scène un animalActors Vesa Vierikko,
Tommi Korpela,
Jussi Lampi,
Risto Kaskilahti,
Hannu-Pekka Björkman,
Norm MacdonaldRating60%
Niko, a young reindeer, was told by Oona, his mother, that his father is one of the "Flying Forces", Santa's flying sled reindeer. Niko dreams of joining his dad as a flying reindeer but he is unable to fly. While trying to fly with the encouragement of Julius, a flying squirrel who takes on the role of a mentor and father figure, the other young reindeer teased Niko. To avoid further teasing, Niko and his friend Saga leave their protected valley so Niko can practice without any disruptions. Niko gets spotted by two of the wolves, and escapes to his herd in panic, not thinking about the repercussions. While the herd is fleeing the valley, Niko overhears others talking of how his actions have damaged the herd. He decides to leave the herd in an attempt to find his father and Santa's Fell., 1h58
Directed by D.J. CarusoOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
ActionThemes Films about computing,
Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Road movies,
Chase films,
Jumeaux ou jumellesActors Shia LaBeouf,
Michelle Monaghan,
Rosario Dawson,
Julianne Moore,
Michael Chiklis,
Anthony MackieRating65%
Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) is a Stanford University dropout who learns his identical twin brother Ethan, a first lieutenant in the US Air Force, has been killed. Following the funeral, Jerry is surprised to find $750,000 in his bank account. Later he finds his Chicago apartment filled with weapons, ammonium nitrate, classified DOD documents, and forged passports. He receives a phone call from a woman (Julianne Moore) who warns that the FBI is about to arrest him and he needs to run., 1h32
Origin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
Comedy,
Horror comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
HorrorThemes Sports films,
Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Films set in the future,
Auto racing films,
Political films,
Road movies,
Comedy horror films,
Dystopian filmsActors Violent J,
Shaggy 2 Dope,
Stephen Blackehart,
Dustin Fitzsimons,
Richard Benedict,
Elissa DowlingRating25%
In the year 2030, a civil war breaks out in the United States. In a final attempt to restore order, the president declares martial law. In 2033, a massive prison camp known as "the Red Zone" is built in a desolate city that soon holds over one million insane, violent felons. The United States is declared safe.Choke (2008)
on 26 september 2008 , 1h32
Directed by Clark GreggOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Children's filmsActors Sam Rockwell,
Anjelica Huston,
Kelly Macdonald,
Jonah Bobo,
Brad William Henke,
Paz de la HuertaRating63%
Victor Mancini is a sex addict who works as a reenactor of life in Colonial America. He works with his best friend, Denny, who is also a reformed sex addict. To support his hospitalized mother, Ida, Victor cons others by intentionally choking at restaurants to get money from his rescuers., 1h55
Directed by Neil BurgerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
HistoricalThemes Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Political films,
Road moviesActors Tim Robbins,
Rachel McAdams,
Michael Peña,
Kerry Bishé,
Molly Hagan,
Mark L. YoungRating68%
Having completed his latest tour of duty, which kept him overseas for nearly two years, middle-aged Sgt. Fred Cheaver has retired from military service and is returning home to his wife and son in suburban St. Louis. Pfc. Colee Dunn and Sgt. T.K. Poole each have a thirty-day leave, and both are headed to Las Vegas. Colee plans to visit the family of her boyfriend, a soldier who was killed in action after saving her life, and T.K. wants to engage the services of a sex surrogate he hopes will cure the impotence he is experiencing as the result of a shrapnel injury before he reunites with his girlfriend., 1h45
Directed by Philippe FalardeauOrigin CanadaGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaActors Daniel Brière,
Suzanne Clément,
Antoine L'Écuyer,
Micheline Bernard (actrice canadienne),
Denis Gravereaux,
Jean MaheuxRating73%
The story begins with a boy hanging himself in a tree, for fun. Léon is a 10-year-old kid, with a tendency to vandalize, lie, prank, steal or even attempt suicide. He is not necessarily suicidal, but to escape punishments for his other deeds, he uses the suicide trick to get out of blame. When his parents were making fighting, he sets fire to the bed, simply to make them stop. The story circulates around the evolving love of Léon, and another girl that lives next door, whose name is Lea. She is regularly beaten by her uncle, and dreams of a normal childhood, specifically showing a desire for Barbie dolls. Their love proves to be difficult however, as at first Leon cannot admit that he likes her, but when he confesses his love, Lea throws him off by replying that she too loves herself. Léon's mother moves away when she and her husband have had a big argument, and leaves the next day for Greece. Léon and his brother struggle to accept this, and try several different ways to get in touch with her, such as running away to Greece, ringing her, or trying to find her home address. Leon follows Lea's plan to go to Greece but really Lea wants to look for her father. Lea runs off to look for her father but her father moved over a year ago, according to the woman living in the house where he once lived. Leon and Lea return but Leon's father is furious and Leon jumps off a high ledge to attempt suicide but fails. One day, a woman that resembles Léons mother arrives from Greece, and delivers both messages and gifts from her. She is most probably a daughter. She also secretly gives Léon's brother the telephone number for her mother, and he telephones her many times in the dead of night; leaving expensive bills for Léon (the chronic liar) to take blame for. The story ends with Léon going to a local bowling alley where he often goes to spend time, but this time he places his head where the bowling ball hits the pins, and awaits the impact of the ball. Though he wakes up, and realizes that life may not be for him, but he is made for life., 2h18
Directed by JooneOrigin USAGenres Erotic,
Comedy,
Adventure,
PornographicThemes Seafaring films,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
Pirate filmsActors Jesse Jane,
Belladonna,
Evan Stone,
Manuel Ferrara,
Sasha Grey,
Céline TranRating76%
Captain Edward Reynolds brags about his victory over the dreaded pirate Victor Stagnetti to his loyal companion Jules; he has even assembled a new crew for his ship, including Ai Chow and Olivia, Serena's cousin. It is Olivia who informs the crew that the governor of Jamaica has ordered Serena's arrest and Olivia is on board to protect the crew from enemies, and to convince Edward and Jules to ask for Serena's pardon. When they finally go to Jamaica and ask Governor Littleton to pardon Serena, he is more interested in Jules' appearance than anything else. They convince the governor, who first sends them on a mission to kill another group of pirates and find another hidden treasure., 1h27
Origin USAGenres Science fiction,
HorrorThemes Medical-themed films,
Post-apocalyptic films,
Films about religion,
Films set in the future,
Zombie films,
Films about viral outbreaks,
Political films,
Dystopian films,
Disaster filmsActors Lee PerkinsRating32%
Edges of Darkness tells the tales of three groups of survivors held up in an apartment complex during a zombie apocalypse. With their food supply dwindling, a vampire couple kidnaps a young girl. They intend to bleed her slowly to survive, but things don't go exactly as planned. Dean, an obsessed horror writer is holed up with his neglected wife, Dana. Dean keeps his sanity by burying himself in his writing. He installs a new processor to run his computer on their limited generator power, but soon finds out there's a high price to pay. Heather, a survival nut, rescues a young mother and her son from a horde of zombies. She takes them back to the complex. However, she soon discovers the mother and son are on the run from a group of renegade priests hellbent on destroying the boy., 1h37
Origin USAGenres Drama,
ComedyThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about drugsActors Fairuza Balk,
Peter Bogdanovich,
Frances Conroy,
Madison Davenport,
Brad Dourif,
Chris MessinaRating61%
Peter Hadley (Jeremy Strong) is an overachieving medical student at UCLA. He is given failing grades on his final exam by his professor, who also happens to be his father (Peter Bogdanovich). Unable to graduate, he becomes bitter and disillusioned. He then meets up with the actress who played the part of his patient in his final exam, the free-spirited part time jazz singer Bogart (Fairuza Balk). The two of them go back to her apartment after a night at a jazz club and have casual sex. Afterwards she gets up to go for a drive and asks Peter if he'd like to come, to which he agrees. The two of them drive north through the night and Peter eventually dozes off. When he wakes up, he finds that Bogart has driven all the way to Humboldt County. It is here that he meets her family. Jack (Brad Dourif) and Rosie (Frances Conroy) took her in when her family abandoned her, and they became her surrogate parents. He also meets Max (Chris Messina), Jack and Rosie's son and Charity (Madison Davenport), Max's daughter., 1h32
Origin USAGenres Thriller,
HorrorActors George Wendt,
Tiffany Shepis,
Daniel Roebuck,
Tony Todd,
Brinke Stevens,
Lloyd KaufmanRating23%
The plot revolves around a 32-year-old psychotherapist as he begins to suspect that the local religious cult has been murdering the town's citizens. He soon becomes sucked into a web of mysterious happenings, with the cult of the 'Bryans' being the focal point. The film uses the 'found footage' format, and claims that the film is a compilation of security footage.2:22 (2008)
on 24 september 2008 , 1h44
Origin CanadaGenres Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Heist films,
Gangster films,
EscroquerieActors Robert Miano,
Val Kilmer,
Peter Dobson,
Bruce Kirby,
Sean Power,
Gabriel ByrneRating51%
Gully Mercer (Mick Rossi) leads a group of pro-league criminals (Robert Miano, Aaron Gallagher, Jorge A. Jiminez, and Val Kilmer) in the city of Toronto. They plan a seemingly "foolproof" heist for a lazy high-class hotel on New Year's Eve, set to take place at exactly 2:22 A.M. But when things go horribly wrong, friendship, loyalty and trust are pushed to the limit., 1h28
Origin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
CrimeActors Simon Phillips,
Rula Lenska,
Eric Cantona,
Ashlie Walker,
Mike Reid,
Aurélie AmblardRating42%
Waking up in London with amnesia next to a dead body, Jack has just enough time and sense to disappear before the police arrive. In an attempt to lie low, he heads to Paris to visit the ex he can’t remember. But a guy like Jack attracts trouble, and an encounter with the mysterious Girl X draws him and the woman he loves back into a world he’s trying hard to avoid … and to remember., 2h32
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Historical,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about sexuality,
Bisexuality-related films,
LGBT-related films,
Musical films,
LGBT-related films,
HIV/AIDS in film,
LGBT-related filmActors Will Chase,
Renée Elise Goldsberry,
Adam Kantor,
Eden Espinosa,
Tracie Thoms,
Rodney HicksRating80%
, 2h2
Directed by Alex KendrickOrigin USAGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about religion,
Films about the labor movement,
Disaster filmsActors Kirk Cameron,
Erin Bethea,
Ken Bevel,
Ric Young,
Alex Kendrick,
Chelsea NobleRating64%
In 1983, young Catherine (Danielle Brooks) always dreamed of marrying a man like her father (Ron Rowe). She asks, in a child's innocence, if she could marry her father. Her mother (Joy Joiner) tells her no, that he is already her husband and their love will never be done., 1h55
Directed by Erik PoppeOrigin NorvegeGenres DramaActors Pål Sverre Hagen,
Anneke von der Lippe,
Pål Sverre Hagen,
Trine Dyrholm,
Trond Espen Seim,
Ellen Dorrit PetersenRating75%
As a teenager, Jan Thomas Hansen (Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen) and a friend run off with young boy Isak in a stroller left outside a cafe by the mother. The boy runs away, slips, and falls on a rock, suffering an apparently fatal head injury. Pressured by his friend, Jan Thomas, afraid of the consequences, carries the boy into a nearby river with a strong current, where he sets him adrift. Jan Thomas testifies that the boy was killed by the fall, but he is convicted of murder. While in jail, he plays the organ for church services. , 1h30
Origin DanemarkGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
AnimationActors Casper Christensen,
Iben Hjejle,
Klaus Bondam,
Puk Scharbau,
Rasmus BjergRating57%
In the film a corporate backed rocket takes off from Denmark, supposedly to explore Saturn for natural resources. The crew consists of wannabe astronaut Per Jensen, military instructor and hardliner Sgt. Arne Skrydsbøl, Fisse-Ole ("pussy-Ole"), tour chef and caterer Jamil Ahmadinejad, and two pilots., 2h3
Directed by Lee Yoon-kiGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Transport films,
Road moviesActors Jeon Do-yeon,
Ha Jeong-woo,
Kim Hye-ok,
Oh Ji-eun,
Gi Ju-bong,
Choi Il-hwaRating69%
Lee Yoon-ki's deadpan comedy trails a pair of former lovers – he's a charismatic romantic and she's a no-nonsense realist – who bump into each other one year down the road. Hee-soo isn't the type of person to say what's on her mind, but you can tell that something is wrong. When, at a horseracing stadium, she tracks down her ex-boyfriend Byung-woon, her voice is laced with fury. "I want my money," she says, skipping even the barest of greetings. Byung-woon, for his part, looks like a man trapped. Despite his nervous smiles and warm assurances (that seem slightly dodgy), you can guess from the outset that he doesn't have the ₩3.5 million (US$3 500) that he borrowed from her a year earlier. "Don't worry," he tells her, "for sure I can get it for you by the end of the day." Not believing him, but not willing to let him out of her sight until she gets paid, she accompanies him for the day as he visits various old friends and acquaintances (all women) and tries to sweet talk his way into a loan. As both day and debt are whittled down, the pair fall back into old patterns, rehash unsettled gripes, and slowly come to see each other in a new light., 1h34
Directed by Benoît Delépine,
Gustave KervernOrigin FranceGenres ComedyThemes Films about the labor movementActors Yolande Moreau,
Bouli Lanners,
Benoît Poelvoorde,
Albert Dupontel,
Mathieu Kassovitz,
Francis KuntzRating64%
Un patron délocalise son usine de textiles et déménage l’intégralité de ses machines en une nuit sans prévenir les ouvrières qu'ils emploient. Celles-ci décident de mettre leurs indemnités en commun. Sur proposition de Louise (Yolande Moreau), elles font appel à Michel, un tueur professionnel, pour assassiner le patron indigne. Hélas, ce tueur à gages (Bouli Lanners) se révèle totalement incompétent et lâche. Louise, l’ouvrière analphabète, va devoir l'assister pour qu’il puisse exécuter son contrat., 2h4
Directed by Alan BallOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Black comedyThemes Films about families,
Films about sexualityActors Aaron Eckhart,
Toni Collette,
Maria Bello,
Peter Macdissi,
Summer Bishil,
Carrie PrestonRating68%
Set in 1990 amidst the Kuwait War of 1990-91, Towelhead tells the coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old Lebanese American girl named Jasira (Summer Bishil). She first lives with her mother in Syracuse, New York, but when her mother's live-in boyfriend helps Jasira shave her pubic hair, her mother sends Jasira to live with her old-fashioned and domineering Lebanese father Rifat (Peter Macdissi) in suburban Houston, Texas. Jasira is alienated from her father: he is strict, does not allow her to use tampons, and prefers spending time with his new girlfriend, Thena; yet she experiences a sexual awakening there, sparked in part by the adult magazines she finds when baby-sitting the next-door neighbor boy Zack Vuoso (Chase Ellison), son of Travis Vuoso (Aaron Eckhart). While Jasira is home alone one night, Mr. Vuoso comes over to retrieve one of his magazines and he ends up raping her. She befriends a classmate, Thomas Bradley (Eugene Jones), eventually becoming sexually active with him. Mr. Vuoso becomes jealous of Jasira's relationship with Thomas and, pretending he has to go to Iraq the next morning, he rapes Jasira. When Rifat finds one of Mr. Vuoso's adult magazines at his house, he beats Jasira, and she seeks refuge at the home of Melina (Toni Collette) and her husband, Gil, neighbors that were aware of Mr. Vuoso's inappropriate behavior from the beginning. Eventually, Jasira reveals that she was raped by Mr. Vuoso, and he is arrested., 2h13
Origin JaponGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Social science fictionThemes Dystopian filmsActors Shota Matsuda,
Riko Narumi,
Takashi Tsukamoto,
Takayuki Yamada,
Akira Emoto,
Sano KazumaRating69%
Ikigami takes place in a dystopian society where the government has implemented the "Prosperity Law". This law dictates 1 in 1000 random citizens ages 18~24 will die for the state in a mandatory lottery. Death occurs at a preset date and time, which is when an injected nano-capsule, received at an early age, explodes. The law is meant to create appreciation for life by instilling fear in order make people live the best possible lives., 1h52
Directed by Ryan LittleOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ActionThemes Sports films,
Rugby,
Rugby à XVActors Sean Faris,
Gary Cole,
Penn Badgley,
Arielle Kebbel,
Sean Astin,
Neal McDonoughRating70%
Rick Penning (Sean Faris) is a high school rugby player who is the captain of his team in which all of the players only improve via drugs and alcohol. After losing the championship to the Highland Rugby Team, who is also the team's rival, Rick drinks and drives, resulting in a crash that seriously injures his girlfriend, Tammy. Thus, he loses his position on the team and is sentenced to a boys' Juvenile Detention Center in Salt Lake City. Feeling bad for him, the center's manager, Marcus (Sean Astin) puts him on the Highland rugby team (much to his chagrin), coached by Larry Gelwix (Gary Cole). He suddenly becomes influenced by brotherhood and manages to cope with his homesickness and death of his first true friend, Kurt (Michael J. Pagan). Soon he finds himself again in the national championships—against his old team, who is coached by his distanced father, Richard Penning (Neal McDonough) and which has labeled him a renegade. Highland wins the tournament again, and Rick reconciles with Richard.