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    No Good Deed 2002 POSTER

    No Good Deed

    2002

    English

    5.4

    10

    25%

    25%

    Action

    bank

    based on a true story

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    hostage

    Music

    police

    robbery

    Thriller

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Emily VanCamp Emily VanCamp as Connie Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich as Erin Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson as Jack Friar Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård as Tyrone
    While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.
    The King of Marvin Gardens 1972 POSTER

    The King of Marvin Gardens

    1972

    English

    6.5

    5

    71%

    58%

    Action

    boardwalk

    Drama

    dreamer

    jail

    mobster

    monopoly

    sibling relationship

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson as David Staebler Bruce Dern Bruce Dern as Jason Staebler Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn as Sally John P. Ryan John P. Ryan as Surtees
    Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.
    Five Easy Pieces 1970 POSTER

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970

    English

    7.4

    24

    89%

    84%

    Action

    diner

    Drama

    drifter

    hitchhiker

    musician

    pacific northwest

    road trip

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director William Challee William Challee as Nicholas Dupea Richard Stahl Richard Stahl as Recording Engineer Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson as Robert Eroica Dupea John P. Ryan John P. Ryan as Spicer
    A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
    Stay Hungry 1976 POSTER

    Stay Hungry

    1976

    English

    5.6

    6

    69%

    40%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    bodybuilding

    Comedy

    Drama

    gym

    sports

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges as Craig Blake Richard Gilliland Richard Gilliland as Hal Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger as Joe Santo Sally Field Sally Field as Mary Tate Farnsworth
    A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.
    Man Trouble 1992 POSTER

    Man Trouble

    1992

    English

    4.7

    8

    7%

    14%

    Action

    Comedy

    Romance

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Beverly D'Angelo Beverly D'Angelo as Andy Ellerman Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson as Harry Bliss Paul Mazursky Paul Mazursky as Lee MacGreevy Mary Pat Gleason Mary Pat Gleason as Vira
    A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.
    Head 1968 POSTER

    Head

    1968

    English

    6.4

    13

    71%

    71%

    Action

    Comedy

    cult film

    Fantasy

    musical

    Musical

    parody

    rock musical

    surreal

    vietnam war

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Timothy Carey Timothy Carey as Lord High 'n Low John Dennis John Dennis as Policeman Abraham Sofaer Abraham Sofaer as Swami Jo Anne Worley Jo Anne Worley as Woman in Playtex Bra Ad
    In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
    Mountains of the Moon 1990 POSTER

    Mountains of the Moon

    1990

    English

    7.1

    4

    67%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    based on novel or book

    british empire

    Drama

    expedition

    History

    Mystery

    nile

    river

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Adrian Rawlins Adrian Rawlins as Edward Doreen Mantle Doreen Mantle as Mrs. Speke Roger Rees Roger Rees as Papworth Matthew Marsh Matthew Marsh as William
    The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.
    Black Widow 1987 POSTER

    Black Widow

    1987

    English

    6.4

    29

    54%

    41%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    neo-noir

    Thriller

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Christian Clemenson Christian Clemenson as Artie Wayne Heffley Wayne Heffley as Etta's Husband Al Cerullo Al Cerullo as Helicopter Pilot Leo Rossi Leo Rossi as Ricci
    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
    Blood and Wine 1996 POSTER

    Blood and Wine

    1996

    English

    6.0

    19

    65%

    36%

    Action

    Crime

    diamond

    Drama

    fight

    gun

    heist

    miami, florida

    robbery

    Thriller

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson as Alex Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez as Gabriela Harold Perrineau Harold Perrineau as Henry Michael Caine Michael Caine as Victor
    A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.
    The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 POSTER

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1981

    English

    6.6

    38

    79%

    58%

    Action

    adultery

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    gas station

    infidelity

    obsession

    Romance

    sexual obsession

    Thriller

    Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Director Christian Slater Christian Slater as Extra John P. Ryan John P. Ryan as Kennedy Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd as The Salesman Glenn Shadix Glenn Shadix as Twin Oaks Customer
    The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
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