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The Firm is Sydney Pollack's smooth adaptation of the John Grisham legal thriller of the same name. Mitch McDeere (Cruise) is a young, sought-after graduate of the prestigious Harvard Law School. The story opens with Mitch being interviewed for a position. While actively pursued by several law firms, he decides on a small, but prestigious, Memphis-based firm, Bendini, Lambert Locke.
At the tax-based firm, McDeere begins to suspect that everything is not above board at the firm. Then after the death of two of his colleagues at the firm, Mitch discovers the sinister of his new partners. McDeere makes it his mission to gain evidence on the firm's illegal activities and get that proof to prosecutors.
A fairly typical role for Cruise, he is serviceable in this machismo-style role. However, the supporting cast of The Firm is stellar and includes Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter and the beautiful Jeanne Tripplehorn. The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actress (Hunter) and Best Original Score. If you enjoyed The Firm, then you should also see Pelican Brief The Pelican Brief Buy Now
Filmmaker Michael Mann (Heat) is best known for his neo-noir films and Collateral loosely fits that genre. This fast-paced suspense maine vacation rentals condos thriller is just a tad shy of a masterpiece mixing Mann's impressive direction with Stuart Beattie's tightly written script.
Max (Jamie Foxx), a Los Angeles cabdriver, unknowingly picks up a ruthless hitman, Vincent (Cruise), who forces him to drive to five stops during a ten hour shift. Max soon realizes what Vincent is doing at each stop and he also figures out that he is ultimately in trouble. The series of heart-stopping events force Max to stand up for himself to try prevent the last murders, including his own.
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Interview with the Vampire is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Anne Rice. Even before the publication of the book, the author already knew it had to be made in film. After David Geffen purchased the rights for $500,000, Neil Jordan took responsibility of directing maine vacation rentals condos this 1994 gothic drama with a blockbuster cast including Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and a very young Kirsten Dunst.
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In only his second directorial feature film, Tony Scott hit a home run with Top Gun. This military drama about the elite fighter pilot training facility, nicknamed Top Gun, really struck maine vacation rentals condos a nerve with moviegoers and grossed over $344 million worldwide.
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The action packed movie may not be an award-winning film but it is definitely a captivating move that embodies the 80s generation. While already a star when he took the part, Top Gun is the film that catapulted Cruise to mega-stardom. The movie won an Oscar for best song and featured a memorable soundtrack with many great songs that endure as fan favorites maine vacation rentals condos to this day.
Jerry Maguire was such a seminal film that some of its key lines have become ingrained and reused throughout our culture. Think "show me the money" and "...you had me at hello". Written maine vacation rentals condos and directed by Cameron Crowe, this romantic comedy drama was very unique maine vacation rentals condos because it was a "chick flick" dressed up in a sports maine vacation rentals condos films -- brilliant in its appeal to both men and women.
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Naturally company management is not pleased and for his transgression, Maguire is fired a few days later days, and a race is on to retain Maguire's clients. After a frantic effort, Maguire is only able to keep one client, Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a talented but headstrong and self centered wide receiver. However, he does take along one employee, Dorothy Boyd (Rene Zellweger), a single mother in the accounting department who was moved by Maguire's manifesto. The film follows the pairs struggle to sign Tidwell to a long-term deal and thereby financing their struggling business.
Decades later, Jerry Maguire is still one of Cruise's best performance. He is in top form as he transforms from corporate hustler into a compassionate and humbled man. Zellweger and Gooding also shine in this compelling film in which Gooding won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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Nathan Algren (Cruise), a retired captain of the US Civil War has become a drunk and a sideshow in a traveling Wild West Show. He is approached by an emissary of the Emporer of Japan and offered a position training the Emporer's army to rebels maine vacation rentals condos backed by a group of Japanese Samurai. When Algren is captured by the rebels he lives among the Samurai and his entire philosophy of life changes. In the face of what he sees and learns with the Samurai he becomes a staunch ally instead of a captive and goes to battle with the Samurai in their fight.
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