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3:10 to Yuma

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3:10 to Yuma (2007) Director:  James Mangold Writers:  Halsted Welles (screenplay),  Michael Brandt (screenplay), Derek Haas (screenplay), Elmore Leonard (short story) Cast:  Russel; Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Tudyk, Luce Rains, Gretchen Mol, Kevin Durand Synopsis: On the way to Bisbee to confront his landlord over issues with his ranch, Dan Evans (Bale) witnesses a stagecoach robbery led by the outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe). Later when Wade is captured by the law, Evans agrees to join the part to escort the outlaw to Contention in order to catch the 3:10 train to Yuma prison in exchange for $200. He is joined by Marshall Weathers (Rains), Pinkerton Agent Byron McElroy, Doc Potter (Tudyk), railroad man Grayson Butterfield (Roberts) and Tucker (Durand), a local thug in the employ of Dan's greedy landlord. The trip to Contention is fraught with danger as the group is pursued by Wade's gang led by the ...

Jurassic Park

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Jurassic Park (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg Writers:  Michael Crichton (novel), David Koepp (screenplay) Cast:  Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, B.D. Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight Synopsis: With the help of advancements in genetic engineering, theme park mogul John Hammond (Attenborough) has created an island populated with living dinosaurs for the public's enjoyment. However, an accident at the park causes some concerns from his investors and they want Hammond to get a group of experts to sign off on the park or they'll pull funding from the project. Hammond invites Dr. Allan Grant (Neill), Dr. Ellie Sadler (Dern) and Dr. Ian Malcolm (Goldblum), along with his grandchildren Lex (Richards) and Tim (Mazzello) to tour the park for a weekend. Unfortunately, disgruntled employee Nedry (Knight) chooses that weekend to enact a plan to steal the dinosaur embryos stored at the park to se...