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Dante Spinotti

Dante Spinotti, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born August 22, 1943) is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer. Spinotti was born in Tolmezzo, Italy. Among the more notable films he has worked on are The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, and L.A. Confidential. Spinotti also was the cinematographer for Brett Ratner...
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Heat

Heat is a 1995 American crime film written and directed by Michael Mann. It stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Val Kilmer. The film was released on December 15, 1995. De Niro plays Neil McCauley, a professional burglar who is a calm and methodical...

Initial release date:

  • 1995

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 171 min (103 hs )

Screenplay by:

Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk is a 1991 film, directed by Michael Lehmann. Bruce Willis stars in the title role and also co-wrote the story. Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, David Caruso, Lorraine Toussaint, Frank Stallone, Richard E. Grant, and Sandra...

Initial release date:

  • May 24, 1991

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 100 min (60 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 65,000,000 (US$)

The Family Man

The Family Man is a 2000 comedy-drama film, directed by Brett Ratner and starring Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni. Cage produced the film under his Saturn Films production company. The film centers on a man, who sees what could have been had he made a...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 22, 2000

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 126 min (75.6 hs )

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American film based on the 1990 crime fiction novel of the same title by James Ellroy, the third in his L.A. Quartet novel cycle. Both the book and the film tell the story about a group of Los Angeles police in the 1950s,...

Initial release date:

  • 1997

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 138 min (82.8 hs )

The Insider

The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. The 60 Minutes story originally aired in November 1995 in an altered form because CBS’ then...

Initial release date:

  • 1999

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 157 min (94.2 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 68,000,000 (US$)

Nell

Nell is a 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. The film was directed by Michael Apted, and was based on Mark Handley's play...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 14, 1994

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 113 min (67.8 hs )

Beaches

Beaches (AKA Forever Friends), is a 1988 Academy Award-nominated movie adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the novel of the same name by Iris Rainer Dart. It was directed by Garry Marshall, and stars Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 21, 1988

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 123 min (73.8 hs )

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Manhunter

Manhunter is a 1986 thriller film based on Thomas Harris's novel Red Dragon. Written and directed by Michael Mann, it features Brian Cox as the popular character Hannibal Lecter (although the character's name is spelled "Lecktor" in this film) and...

Initial release date:

  • 1986

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 119 min (71.4 hs )

Red Dragon

Red Dragon is a 2002 thriller film, based on the novel of the same name written by Thomas Harris and featuring psychiatrist and serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The film was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Tally, who also wrote the...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 4, 2002

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 124 min (74.4 hs )

Produced by:

The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead is a 1995 western film directed by Sam Raimi and starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. Writer Simon Moore's script for The Quick and the Dead was purchased by Sony Pictures Entertainment in...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 10, 1995

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 107 min (64.2 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 32,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Blink

Blink is a 1994 Neo-noir thriller film starring Madeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn. Director Michael Apted was nominated for a Crystal Globe award for the film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and screenwriter Dana Stevens was nominated...

Initial release date:

  • 1994

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 106 min (63.6 hs )

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 historical epic film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It was directed by Michael Mann and based on James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, although it owes more to George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation...

Initial release date:

  • 1992

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 112 min (67.2 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 40,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny (1991) is an American motion picture, directed by Garry Marshall, and starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer in their first film together since Scarface (1983). Hector Elizondo, Nathan Lane and Kate Nelligan appeared in...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 11, 1991

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 118 min (70.8 hs )

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand is a 2006 superhero film and the third in the X-Men series. It is directed by Brett Ratner, who took over when Bryan Singer dropped out to direct Superman Returns. The movie revolves around a "mutant cure" that causes serious...

Initial release date:

  • May 26, 2006

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 104 min (62.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 168,000,000 (US$)

Choke Canyon

Choke Canyon is a 1986 movie starring Stephen Collins as a "cowboy scientist" trying to develop an alternative energy source. It was filmed mostly in the vicinity of Moab, Utah. Dr. David Lowell's (Collins) research is carried out in the canyon...

Initial release date:

  • 1986

Runtime:

  • 94 min (56 hs )

Produced by:

The Comfort of Strangers

The Comfort of Strangers is a 1990 film directed by Paul Schrader. The screenplay is by Harold Pinter, adapted from a short novel of the same title by Ian McEwan. The film stars Natasha Richardson, Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett and Helen Mirren...

Initial release date:

  • 1990

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 107 min (64.2 hs )

Screenplay by:

The Contract

The Contract is a 2006 film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by late television scribe Stephen Katz and John Darrouzet. A cat-and-mouse thriller, The Contract stars Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman as assassin Frank Carden, and John Cusack as mild...

Initial release date:

  • 2006

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 97 min (58 hs )

Screenplay by:

Public Enemies

Public Enemies is a 2009 American crime film co-written and directed by Michael Mann. Set during the Great Depression, it focuses on the true story of Bureau of Investigation agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale)'s attempt to stop criminals John...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 1, 2009

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 143 min (85.8 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 80,000,000 (US$)

The Other Sister

The Other Sister is a 1999 romance film starring Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Diane Keaton, and Tom Skerritt. Garry Marshall directed the film. Lewis was nominated for a "Worst Supporting Actress" Razzie Award for her performance. The movie was...

Initial release date:

  • 1999

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 129 min (77.4 hs )

Slipstream

Slipstream is a 2007 American science fiction film starring, written, scored, and directed by Anthony Hopkins, which explores the premise of a man who is caught in a slipstream of time and remembers his own future. The film premiered at the 2007...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 26, 2007

Directed by:

Pinocchio

Pinocchio is a 2002 live-action family film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni. The film is based on the original story developed by Carlo Collodi with Benigni portraying the main character. It was shot in Italy and Kalkara, Malta. The great...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 25, 2002

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 108 min (64.8 hs )

Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 American black comedy film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay by Beth Henley is adapted from her Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. The story focuses on the Magrath sisters - Meg, Babe, and Lenny -...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 12, 1986

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 105 min (63 hs )

Screenplay by:

Deception

Deception is a 2008 drama/romance/thriller film, directed by Marcel Langenegger and written by Mark Bomback. It stars Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams. The film was released on April 25, 2008 in the United States. Accountant...

Initial release date:

  • Apr 25, 2008

Runtime:

  • 108 min (64.8 hs )

Produced by:

La leggenda del santo bevitore

La leggenda del santo bevitore (literally "The legend of the holy drinker") is a 1988 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. It tells the story of a drunken homeless man (played by Rutger Hauer) in Paris who is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long...

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Runtime:

  • 127 min (76.2 hs )

Wonder Boys

Wonder Boys is a 2000 feature film based on the 1995 novel of the same title by Michael Chabon. Directed by Curtis Hanson, it stars Michael Douglas as professor Grady Tripp, a novelist who teaches creative writing at an unnamed Pittsburgh university...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 22, 2000

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 111 min (66.6 hs )

Screenplay by:

Illegally Yours

Illegally Yours is a 1988 comedy film set in St. Augustine, Florida where a series of comic mishaps involving a blackmailer, a corpse, an incriminating audiotape, an innocent woman who accidentally picks up the tape, and a pair of teenage blackmail...

Initial release date:

  • May 13, 1988

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 102 min (61.2 hs )

Produced by:

Goodbye Lover

Goodbye Lover is a comedic neo-noir film about a murder plot surrounding an alcoholic advertising agency worker and his adulterous wife. The film was directed by Roland Joffé, and stars Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Don Johnson, Ellen...

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Runtime:

  • 102 min (61.2 hs )

From the Hip

From the Hip, is a 1987 comedy film directed by Bob Clark from a screenplay by Bob Clark and David E. Kelley. A rebellious trial lawyer (Judd Nelson) defends an obviously guilty university professor (John Hurt). Released on February 6, 1987, the...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 6, 1987

Directed by:

Produced by:

Flash of Genius

Flash of Genius is a 2008 American biographical film directed by Marc Abraham. The screenplay by Philip Railsback, based on a 1993 New Yorker article by John Seabrook, focuses on Robert Kearns and his legal battle against the Ford Motor Company when...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 3, 2008

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 119 min (71.4 hs )

Screenplay by:

The Chronicles of Narnia : The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a 2010 epic fantasy film based on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third published novel in C. S. Lewis's fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the third in The Chronicles of...

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a 2010 fantasy film based on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third published novel in C.S. Lewis's fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the third in The Chronicles of Narnia...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 10, 2010

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