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James Spader Movies
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Genres:
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Jimmy Bennett,
Jake Short,
Kat Dennings,
Trevor Gagnon,
Devon Gearhart,
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Shorts is amusing and doesn't take itself seriously at all. It
resembles Malcolm in the Middle, with the central kid's narration, the
high-speed montages, and exaggeratedly eccentric characters.The plot winds around a strange rainbow-colored rock that grants
wishes. Inevitable, this results as you would expect, with carelessly
thought out wishes backfiring for some good-n...
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Genres:
Drama
History
Thriller
Starring:
James Spader,
Claire Forlani,
Paul Giamatti,
Alan Arkin,
Kenneth Welsh,
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It's a history lesson that many, who did not live through that times,
should
watch. Like most, I had only a passing understanding of what happened.
In
fact I listened to those who said Daniel Ellsberg was a traitor, and
thought
it an acceptable view. Having watched the movie, I now have a better
appreciation of the actual story behind the rhetoric. It is a must watch...
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Genres:
Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
James Spader,
Janine Eser,
John Lynch,
Nikolai Binev,
Leslie Stefanson,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Starring:
James Spader,
Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Jeremy Davies,
Lesley Ann Warren,
Stephen McHattie,
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Secretary is the first of its kind - a very dark love story.
First of its kind in that it deals with themes never seen before seen in
mainstream Hollywood cinema - S&M, sexual dominance and
submission.Maggie Gyllenhaal is outstanding in a potential minefield of a role - she
handles it with dignity and even provides some effective dark humour.The story here is that her character, Le...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
James Spader,
Leslie Stefanson,
David Keith,
John Livingston,
Robert Miano,
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An apparently disturbed/depressed loner is on the run after a daring bank
heist. He meets a woman who sympathizes with his vulnerability and they
begin a relationship which becomes jeopardized when she comes to suspect
that he is the murderous stickup man. To say more could jeopardize your
enjoyment of this movie.I had sadly resigned myself, before viewing this flick, to the fact t...
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Genres:
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
James Spader,
Marisa Tomei,
Keanu Reeves,
Ernie Hudson,
Chris Ellis,
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Joel Campbell (James Spader) is an FBI agent on leave. He literally
"left" his home base in Los Angeles, defeated, because of a
particularly hairy case involving an unusually devious, crafty and
risk-loving serial killer who went by the name of David Allen Griffin
(Keanu Reeves). The Watcher begins with Campbell resettled in Chicago,
trying to put his life back in order. But wh...
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Genres:
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Horror
Starring:
James Spader,
Angela Bassett,
Robert Forster,
Lou Diamond Phillips,
Peter Facinelli,
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A deep space "ambulance" ship receives a distress call from a mining
outpost on a rogue moon (it's been removed from its orbit) 3 thousand
light years away. Normally, that wouldn't be so unusual, but the
distress signal was specifically hailing this particular ship (like
calling someone inside an ambulance directly instead of dialing 911)
and when the source is revealed, female...
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Genres:
Fantasy
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
James Spader,
Polly Walker,
Michael Caine,
Maggie Smith,
Buck Henry,
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Genres:
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Danny Aiello,
Greg Cruttwell,
Jeff Daniels,
Teri Hatcher,
Glenne Headly,
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Yes. You've seen "grunge on the run" romantic comedies--Wild at Heart
(1990), Natural Born Killers (1994) come to mind, and poor waitress/crazy
old man romantic comedies, e.g., As Good As It Gets (1997)--well, this is a
mousy secretary/aging hit man romantic comedy.Somewhat. It's also a tongue-in-the cheek satire on all things that
Hollywood thinks movie-goers crave: cute dogs, s...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
James Spader,
Holly Hunter,
Elias Koteas,
Deborah Kara Unger,
Rosanna Arquette,
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I love this film. I have now viewed it three times and I still keep
getting something new out of each viewing. I think it's one of Cronenberg's best. It is not, however, for the
uninitiated. By that, I mean those who are not familiar with
Cronenberg's previous work, and those who have not read J.G. Ballard,
whose novel was the basis for this film. Cronenberg excels at bringing diff...
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Genres:
Fantasy
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Kurt Russell,
James Spader,
Alexis Cruz,
Viveca Lindfors,
Mili Avital,
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What grabbed me about this movie was the potential it had. There was
just so much that could be done with this dynamite idea. That alone
made this an essential part of my movie collection.The movie itself is quite average and while worth seeing, isn't going
to knock your socks off. The acting is from adequate to good; the
effects were well done and quite nicely not overdone.So it's...
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Genres:
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Jack Nicholson,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
James Spader,
Kate Nelligan,
Richard Jenkins,
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"Wolf" posits that the werewolf bite is not necessarily a curse, if what you
really crave is a more wild and natural lifestyle than is possible in our
"civilized" society. Quite cleverly, the story is set in a publishing
company, an environment that is both civilized and predatory at the same
time. Nicholson gives one of his best performances of recent years here, playing
aga...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
John Cusack,
James Spader,
Imogen Stubbs,
Mandy Patinkin,
Richard Widmark,
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True Colors is an intelligently plotted drama that never insults your
intelligence. John Cusack is excellent as Peter Burton, a man with an
amazing knack to manipulate people. James Spader is also excellent as Tim
Gerrity, who becomes Burton's best friend. Not a moment of this movie is
wasted, nor a single line of dialog. We see Burton advance his political
career by hook a...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Susan Sarandon,
James Spader,
Jason Alexander,
Kathy Bates,
Eileen Brennan,
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
James Spader,
Andie MacDowell,
Peter Gallagher,
Laura San Giacomo,
Ron Vawter,
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"sex, lies and videotape" is a low-key drama that REALLY showcases Stephen
Soderbergh's true talents. The film was made on a modest budget and is
mainly dialogue-driven, yet I was deeply fascinated from start to finish.
This is another film that sends out a message to all aspiring directors:
You don't need a large budget to make a truly great motion picture!
Soderbergh hasn...
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Genres:
Crime
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
James Spader,
Cynthia Gibb,
Jim Haynie,
Robert Picardo,
Rod Loomis,
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Andrew McCarthy,
Jami Gertz,
Robert Downey Jr.,
James Spader,
Tony Bill,
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"Less Than Zero" was one of my favorite novels of all time, combining a
"Catcher in the Rye" for the excessive L.A. in the '80's sorta mentality.
Unfortunately this film was in production during the very height of the
"just say no to drugs" Nancy Reagan campaign. I remember reading in the
L.A.
Times how the producers were stating that they changed the character Clay
to
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Diane Keaton,
Sam Shepard,
Harold Ramis,
Kristina Kennedy,
Michelle Kennedy,
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Genres:
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Starring:
Andrew McCarthy,
Kim Cattrall,
Estelle Getty,
James Spader,
G.W. Bailey,
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I was a little bit disappointed to see that this movie is a 4.8 on
IMDb. After all it's not that bad. It's a funny story with a romantic
plot. No, of course it isn't Oscar material, and it's not the ultimate
comedy. But it's just a feel good movie that you'll enjoy if you're
into cheesiness.Honestly, if you're telling me that you couldn't laugh a...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Molly Ringwald,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Jon Cryer,
Annie Potts,
James Spader,
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Writer John Hughes has the 80's pegged. But this story could have been set
in the 50's or 60's and still worked well. That is why I think this movie is
so relevant. Devotion, friendship, and self worth are quizzed. The young
actors were better than expected. I have watched this over a dozen times and
I don't care if some people refer to this as a "chick flick".A young girl falls in...
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Genres:
Romance
Sci-Fi
Starring:
James Spader,
Belinda Bauer,
Peter Kowanko,
Clark Johnson,
Jacqueline Brookes,
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Horror
Starring:
Shannon Presby,
Lori Loughlin,
James Spader,
John Philbin,
David H. MacDonald,
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Don't let people sway you, folks. This movie is outstanding! It features
some disreputable Southern stereotypes and death by roller coaster and
lighter fluid, not to mention the brilliant actor John Philbin in a
typically memorable performance as "Gid". The production values are strong
(including music by the great Lalo Schifrin) and the script is fast-paced
and doesn't waste t...
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