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[TRAILER] An American nurse (Sarah Michell Gellar) living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Feb 21, 2023 - 3 comments

Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman) is a private investigator, and with the help of his exasperated assistant Arlo (Ben Stiller) he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, his methods might be called frustrating. [more inside]
posted by fleacircus on Dec 11, 2022 - 9 comments

Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, femme fatale Bridget (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out. She stops in a small town, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike (Peter Berg). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 16, 2022 - 9 comments

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. Based on The New York Times magazine article "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" by Nathaniel Rich.
posted by ellieBOA on Feb 25, 2020 - 1 comment

Disney's musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business. Starring Christian Bale, Ann-Margret, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall, David Moscow, Michael Lerner, Max Casella, and dozens more. [more inside]
posted by witchen on Dec 28, 2016 - 17 comments

Released four years after the first Elm Street movie, The Serpent and the Rainbow (trailer) drops Bill Pullman into the middle of 1970s Haiti to investigate cases of alleged real-life Voodoo zombification. One of Wes Craven's more religious-themed movies, with a premise loosely based on the (arguably) non-fiction book by the same name, the film gives Craven a chance to build upon a real-world mystery in applying his signature concoction of visually stylish horror, twisting storylines, and the oft-blurred line between the dream world and reality.
posted by churl on Sep 9, 2015 - 5 comments

An emotionally distant and depressed writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after experiencing family tragedy. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Dec 27, 2014 - 7 comments