Movies by John Rothman
As part of the cast:
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Cast: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie …
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Honest Abe: he was the 16th president, the Great Emancipator ... and a righteous slayer of the undead spurred to action by his mother's vampiric murder. History and legend are both…
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Day Zero (2008)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal …
Directed by: Bryan Gunnar Cole
In his feature film debut, director Bryan Gunnar Cole imagines an otherworldly America in the not-too-distant future where the draft has been reinstated to fight the global war on terror and…
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates …
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
In this updated version of the 1951 classic sci-fi thriller, Keanu Reeves stars as an alien named Klaatu who's sent to Earth to warn the leaders of the world about the consequences of…
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Reservation Road (2007)
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Terry George
The lives of Ethan and his wife, Grace, are thrown into chaos after their 10-year-old son is killed in a hit-and-run accident. When the case stalls, Ethan makes it his mission to hunt down…
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Enchanted (2007)
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden …
Directed by: Kevin Lima
When evil Queen Narissa exiles Princess Giselle from the cartoon kingdom of Andalasia to the real world of New York City, a native Prince Charming -- who spends his days as a divorce lawyer…
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Dark Matter (2007)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Ye Liu, Peng Chi …
Directed by: Chen Shi-Zheng
Liu Xing (Ye Liu) is an ambitious cosmology student who comes to America under the wing of university patron Joanna Silver (Meryl Streep) and begins working with cosmologist Jacob Reiser…
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Arranged (2007)
Cast: Zoe Lister Jones, Francis Benhamou, John Rothman …
Directed by: Stefan C. Schaefer, Diane Crespo
When Rochel (Zoe Lister Jones) and Nasira (Francis Benhamou) -- an Orthodox Jew and a Muslim, respectively -- meet as new teachers at a Brooklyn school, co-workers and students expect…
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The Door in the Floor (2004)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Jon Foster …
Directed by: Tod Williams
A children's book writer and his wife struggle to cope with the deaths of their teenage sons while still caring for their young daughter. But they must hire an assistant to help them…
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Knots (2004)
Cast: Tara Reid, John Stamos, Kadee Strickland …
Directed by: Greg Lombardo
In director Greg Lombardo's male-focused take on contemporary courtships, six urbane New Yorkers find their interconnected lives turning upside down when marital infidelity triggers a…
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Easy (2003)
Cast: Marguerite Moreau, Brian O'Byrne, Naveen Andrews …
Directed by: Jane Weinstock
Quirky Jamie Harris (Marguerite Moreau) has a big problem: She's a magnet for less-than-kind men as she hops beds. But things start to look up when she becomes the object of affection of…
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Plan B (2002)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Sorvino …
Directed by: Greg Yaitanes
After her loser hubby gets bumped off and leaves her with a mountain of gambling debts, meek Fran Maloni (Diane Keaton) finds herself working for a mob kingpin (Paul Sorvino) -- as an…
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Say It Isn't So (2001)
Cast: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones …
Directed by: James B. Rogers
Likable but dorky animal-control officer Gilly Noble meets hairstylist Jo Wingfield when she gives him a trim (and lops off part of his ear). After they fall in love and get engaged, Gilly…
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Dinner Rush (2000)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman …
Directed by: Bob Giraldi
Louis (Danny Aiello) is an aging bookie and restaurateur who's bemoaning the transformation of Gigino's -- his restaurant in the TriBeCa area of New York City -- from a…
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Picture Perfect (1997)
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Jay Mohr …
Directed by: Glenn Gordon Caron
When she finds out she's been passed over for a promotion because her boss doesn't think she's stable enough, single woman Kate invents a fiancé out of Nick, a…
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Childhood's End (1997)
Cast: John Rothman, Edie Falco, Reiko Aylesworth …
Directed by: Jeff Lipsky
Edie Falco stars in this compelling story of two teenage friends exploring their emerging sexuality: Greg, by having an affair with his friend's mother -- a woman twice his age -- and…
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Copycat (1995)
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, John Rothman, Holly Hunter …
Directed by: Jon Amiel
The hunt for a San Francisco psycho makes unlikely comrades of two women: criminal psychologist Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver), who's survived an attack by another serial killer, and…
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Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Cast: Josef Sommer, Madonna, Tony Azito …
Directed by: Howard Brookner
A 1928 New Year's Eve bash is the setting for this film where the lives of an intriguing cast of characters intertwine. Among them are Harriet (Julie Hagerty), the socialite host;…
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The Boost (1988)
Cast: James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos …
Directed by: Harold Becker
When Lenny Brown (James Woods) is recruited to go to Los Angeles and hustle real estate, he jumps at the opportunity. But when the housing market hardens, Lenny steals $20,000 from his boss…
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Heartburn (1986)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
New York writer Rachel Samstat (Meryl Streep) falls in love with political columnist Mark Forman (Jack Nicholson), and the two marry despite her reservations. The wedded bliss comes to an end…
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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Cast: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stuck in a dead-end job and saddled with an abusive husband, Cecilia depends on the movies for her escape. She sees one picture, The Purple Rose of Cairo, so often that the film's star…
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Sophie's Choice (1982)
Cast: Peter MacNicol, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline …
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Aspiring author Stingo (Peter MacNicol) shares a Brooklyn boarding house with winsome Polish émigré Sophie (Meryl Streep) and her mercurial lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline) -- a union…
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Stardust Memories (1980)
Cast: Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Woody Allen takes a turn toward Federico Fellini with this stylized and highly autobiographical satire about the travails of celebrity. Allen stars as successful filmmaker Sandy Bates, who…