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Shawn Williamson Movies

2013  
R  
A troubled New York family man (Dominic Purcell) embarks on a horrific Wall Street shooting spree after losing his job, his home, and his family in the struggling economy. Eric Roberts, Clint Howard, Edward Furlong, Keith David, John Heard, and Michael Paré co-star in this topical thriller from director Uwe Boll (Rampage, Postal). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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2013  
 
The story of Jesus' mother is told in this Lionsgate drama from director Alister Grierson (Sanctum) and Passion of the Christ's Benedict Fitzgerald, who wrote the screenplay with Barbara Nicolosi. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

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2012  
R  
Working from a script by Lem Dobbs, Robert Redford directs and stars in The Company You Keep as Jim Grant, a former member of the Weather Underground who has been hiding out under an assumed identity ever since members of the group participated in a bank heist that ended in a guard's death. When a young reporter figures out the truth, Grant must stay one step ahead of the FBI, who want to bring charges against him for the decades-old murder. The Company You Keep screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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2012  
R  
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A Seattle enforcer finds himself on the run from hit-men, mercenaries, and cold-blooded killers while attempting to settle his brother's debt with a powerful mob boss by delivering a mysterious package to a ruthless international crime lord. When Tommy Wick (Steve Austin) isn't busting heads as a bouncer, he's doing the bidding of Big Doug (Eric Keenleyside) - the gangster with the entire city in his back pocket. Recently, Tommy's brother Eddie (Lochlyn Munroe) ran into some serious trouble with Big Doug. Now Big Doug needs Tommy to deliver an important package to The German (Dolph Lundgren), a formidable enemy from the henchman's past. Tommy accepts under the stipulation that once the job is done, his brother's debts will be cleared. Meanwhile, rival gangster Anthony (Michael Daingerfield) is determined to intercept the shipment before it's delivered. Later, when the bullets start to fly, Tommy faces an army of assassins as he prepares to get the job done, and settle an old score in the process. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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2012  
PG13  
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Inspired by Los Angeles Times writer Leslie Gornstein's article "A Jinx in a Box," this horror film from Ghost House Pictures and director Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) tells the tale of a broken family that comes under attack from a malevolent supernatural entity of Jewish folklore. Shortly after her parents (Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick) divorce, a young girl purchases an ornate antique box at a yard sale. In the weeks that follow, the young girl forms an intense fixation on the box, her behavior growing increasingly bizarre as she falls into the grip of a diabolical apparition. When the girl's father discovers that the relic is in fact a holding cell for the disconnected soul of a deceased person who has been denied entry into the afterlife and needs a human host to inhabit, he fights to rid her of the evil that threatens to consume her body and soul. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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2011  
R  
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Medieval warrior Granger (Dolph Lundgren) braves the battle-scarred Kingdom of Ehb on a quest to free his people from bondage by dispatching Raven, the malevolent leader of the dreaded Dark Ones. Along the way, Granger is joined by some of the most fearless and noble warriors in the land. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Dolph Lundgren
 
2011  
 
A haunted woman wages a valiant fight to rescue her daughter from a gang of kidnappers in this Lifetime Original Movie starring Molly Parker (Deadwood, The Road). The victim of a brutal assault that destroyed her marriage and threatened her future as a mother, Amy is devastated when her young daughter, Emily, is suddenly and mysteriously abducted. But when the kidnappers attempt to manipulate Amy into killing a patient in the hospital where she works in exchange for her daughter's safe return, the desperate mother boldly refuses. Now, as Amy searches desperately for clues to Emily's whereabouts, she gradually discovers that the malevolent plot leads directly to the most powerful people in her city. With the police and local politicians doing everything in their power to destroy her family, Amy must avoid succumbing to the emotional pain of her past trauma, and find her daughter so the conspiracy will be exposed and justice served. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Molly Parker
 
2011  
PG13  
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NASA's canceled trip to the moon in the 1970s is the basis for this found-footage-style picture exploring the urban legend surrounding that mission -- what if Apollo 18 actually did occur and the proof of extraterrestrial life exists on film? Wanted's Timur Bekmambetov produces the film, with Spanish director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego taking on helming duties. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

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2011  
R  
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Written by Will Reiser who based the film on his own experiences fighting cancer, Jonathan Levine's poignant comedy 50/50 stars Joseph Gordonn-Levitt as Adam, a 27-year old public radio employee who discovers he has cancer. As his best friend Kyle (Seth Rogen) tries to help out, his girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard) proves to be a less than ideal life partner for this particular crisis. All the while, Adam's overprotective mother Diane (Anjelica Huston) tries to overcome her son's continued attempts to keep her out of his life. As Adam begins to discover how hard it is to deal with his situation, and to maintain various relationships in his life, he begins seeing a young counselor (Anna Kendrick) who might prove to be just as helpful personally as she is professionally. Matt Frewer and Philip Baker Hall co-star as Adam's fellow chemotherapy patients. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
Joseph Gordon-LevittSeth Rogen, (more)
 
2010  
R  
As directed by Geoffrey Sax and co-scripted by a team of writers that includes Cheryl Edwards, Marko King, Mary King, and Anna Waterhouse, this earnest psychological drama relays the real-life story of Frankie Murdoch (here portrayed by Halle Berry), a troubled young woman suffering from multiple personality disorder in early '70s Los Angeles. Phylicia Rashad and Chandra Wilson co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Starring:
Halle BerryStellan Skarsgård, (more)
 
2010  
R  
When Nazi Commandant Ekart Brand (Michael Paré) creates an army of fascist vampires in a plot to turn Hitler immortal, half-human/half-vampire hybrid Rayne (Natassia Malthe) assembles a fierce band of resistance fighters to prevent them from reaching Berlin and accomplishing their diabolical mission. Clint Howard and Brendan Fletcher co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Natassia MaltheClint Howard, (more)
 
2010  
PG13  
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An adaptation of the 2002 Korean film Addicted, this thriller stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as a young woman whose husband and brother-in-law each fall into comas. When the brother-in-law comes back to consciousness first, he acts as if he is her husband, making her more and more uncomfortable. Soon she begins to suspect that unnatural forces are working against her. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
Sarah Michelle GellarLee Pace, (more)
 
2010  
 
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Due South star Paul Gross stars as notorious American gunslinger The Montana Kid in this western comedy also featuring Sienna Guillory (Eragon), Tyler Mane (Rob Zombie's Halloween), and Callum Keith Rennie (Battlestar Galactica). Upon arriving in a dusty yet welcoming Canadian frontier town, the trigger-happy outlaw finds his repeated attempts to stage a showdown thwarted by the fact that he's the only armed man in town, and that the code of the Wild West doesn't apply in the Great White North. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Paul Gross
 
2009  
R  
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Dr. Uwe Boll returns to the director's chair to helm this serious-minded action film set in the war-torn region of Sudan, and following a group of American journalist as they witness the atrocities most people only read about in newspapers. Arriving in a remote village in Sudan to interview the locals about the ongoing conflict, the journalists receive word that the Janjaweed are on their way, and a massacre is about to take place. As some of the journalists flee for safety, others take it upon themselves to stand their ground and stop the Janjaweed, even if it means facing certain death. Bill Zane, Edward Furlong, and Kristanna Loken star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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2009  
 
From director Uwe Boll's early video game adaptations (House of the Dead, Bloodrayne) to his later, more serious-minded efforts (Darfur, Stoic), filmmaker (and former crewmember on Boll's films) Dan Lee West focuses on finding out just what motivates the notoriously embattled director to continue making films despite the popular and critical backlash that continually threatens to sink his career. In June, 2006, Boll invited the critics who had bashed his film to step into the boxing ring and defend their reviews with their fists. Had Boll's films not been the target of continuous pummeling by both internet critics and professional film reviewers alike, it would have seemed like a desperate PR gimmick. But despite his reputation as a hack, Boll takes filmmaking very seriously, and this was his chance to fight back. It's just one of the many fascinating chapters in the remarkable career of a filmmaker who, much like Ed Wood before him, pours his entire heart and soul into every project he works on, yet somehow manages to retain his infamous status as one of the worst filmmakers in the history of cinema. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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2009  
R  
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A team of ecology students led by a famous environmental advocate discovers that some secrets are better left buried when they unearth the perfectly preserved remains of a frozen wooly mammoth and discover that an ancient parasite has been incubating inside the beast for centuries. Dr. David Krupien (Val Kilmer) is examining a melting ice cap in the Arctic when he unearths a prehistoric specimen the likes of which researchers have never seen. Elated by the possibilities of such a remarkable find, Dr. Krupien hastily summons four of his brightest students to the base to take part in the excavation. But something isn't right; soon after extracting the massive prehistoric creature from the ice, the students are besieged by a swarm of unidentified insects that burrow deep into the flesh, and lay eggs in their host to reproduce. With each new infection, the prospect of containing the parasitic bane decreases. Now, stranded in the Arctic with their numbers quickly dwindling, the desperate students realize that their only hope of preventing the parasite from reaching the general population is to quarantine the base, even if it costs them their lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Val KilmerMartha MacIsaac, (more)
 
2009  
R  
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A small town misanthrope builds a bulletproof Kevlar suit and goes on a merciless killing spree in this visceral thriller from director Uwe Boll (Heart of America, Postal). Bill Williamson (Brendan Fletcher) is frustrated. Well into his 20s but still aimless, the only time Bill leaves his parent's house is to hang out with his best friend Evan (Shaun Sipos). But Bill's mom (Lynda Boyd) and dad (Matt Frewer) are getting tired of supporting their freeloading son, and begin turning up the pressure on him to finally find his own place to live. When Bill's boss refuses to give him a raise, something snaps deep inside. Bill is going to send a message to society, and society isn't going to like what he has to say. By the time the gunfire starts there's no turning back, and even the innocent won't be safe as Bill embarks on a grim mission to cleanse this world one bullet at a time. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Brendan FletcherShaun Sipos, (more)
 
2009  
R  
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An apocalyptic storm leaves a farm family convinced they're the last people on Earth in director Uwe Boll's cataclysmic thriller. In the moments before the media went black, Tom (Steve Bacic), Gillian (Lauren Holly), and Graham (Cole Heppell) saw reports of massive storms swelling all over the planet. Now the birds have stopped singing, the neighbors have vanished, and everything is eerily quiet. Suddenly, and from out of nowhere, a mysterious stranger named Silas (Luke Perry) appears on their property with no memory of the past. According to Silas, the answers to all of their questions can be found in the Bible. The rapture has arrived, and God's will has been done. But as Silas' dark past starts to come into focus, Tom realizes that the fight for humanity has only just begun. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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2009  
 
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Inspired by actual events, director Uwe Boll's claustrophobic prison drama explores the chilling results of group psychosis. An inmate is discovered hanged in his cell, and when investigators begin interrogating the dead man's cellmates, the dehumanizing events that led to his gruesome demise gradually come into focus. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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2008  
R  
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A hardened seaman and a dogged reporter become trapped on an island with a mysterious scientist, a ruthless band of mercenaries, and a vicious pack of unidentifiable creatures in BloodRayne director Uwe Boll's seventh video game-to-screen adaptation. A team of mercenaries has been attacked on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, and as mysterious reports begin to emerge from the chaos, a veteran Seattle newspaper editor sends top reporters Tom Moore and Valerie Constantine to the scene in hopes of getting the scoop on the story. Shortly after arriving on the island under the guidance of ship captain Jack Carver (Til Schweiger), the trio is attacked by mercenary commander Maria Sanchez. Though Tom is killed, Valerie and Jack manage to stage a daring escape and quickly begin to bicker over their plan as Maria's murderous soldiers fast begin gaining ground. Despite Captain Jack's plan to locate his friend Emilio and get off of the island as quickly as possible, reporter Valerie remains determined to investigate the strange situation and get as many details as possible for her upcoming story. Later, when Jack, Valerie, and Emilio are captured and taken to the secret lab of genius scientist Dr. Krieger, Valerie is extended an invitation to join the doctor in announcing his latest findings to the world. Though it finally seems as if Valerie has gotten just the scoop needed to make her story, the situation quickly turns chaotic when one of Dr. Kreiger's creatures escapes from the lab and sets out on a murderous rampage. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Til SchweigerEmmanuelle Vaugier, (more)
 
2008  
R  
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Notorious director Uwe Boll takes a break from beating his critics to turn out this deadly serious war film centering on the battlefield experiences of a U.S. combat unit sent to root out and kill Viet Cong soldiers who have been stealthily attacking American troops via an elaborate series of underground tunnels deep beneath the jungles of Vietnam. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Michael ParéNate Parker, (more)
 
2008  
R  
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When a family of three returns to America for a family funeral after living in Shanghai for the past three years, a desperate mother races to save the life of her suffering child upon discovering that he has fallen victim to the wrath of a living corpse. Sarah, Jason, and their young son Sammy were living halfway across the world when they were summoned back home to pay their final respects to a beloved family member. Shortly after the funeral, however, an already grim situation takes a heart-wrenchingly bleak turn when Sammy falls mysteriously ill and appears to be on the brink of death. Failed by western medicine and desperate to save her ailing child, Sarah seeks out the assistance of a mysterious pharmacist who informs her that young Sammy is now in the grip of a living corpse. With precious little time left to appease the spirits before Ghost Month ends and their child is lost forever, the parents must now accept that fact that forces beyond their comprehension are at work and respond quickly to the demands of the dead before it's too late. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Jaime KingTerry Chen, (more)
 
2008  
R  
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Jon Avnet directs Al Pacino in the thriller 88 Minutes. Pacino plays university professor Jack Gramm, who occasionally assists the FBI in matters of forensic psychiatry. His recent testimony against a freshly convicted criminal seems to be the reason he has gotten a scary phone call informing him he will die in 88 minutes. As with the like-minded thriller D.O.A. (both the original and the remake), the protagonist must use his skills in order to track down who has hatched this evil plot and hopefully prevent his own demise. Alicia Witt and Leelee Sobieski co-star as the professor's star students. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
Al PacinoAlicia Witt, (more)
 
2008  
PG13  
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Uwe Boll's fantasy adventure film In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale stars Jason Statham as Farmer, a simple man from the Kingdom of Ehb whose goal as the story begins is to care for his family. However, when the power-hungry Gallian (Ray Liotta) invades the kingdom, Farmer must abandon his simple existence in order to rescue his wife (Claire Forlani) and save his king (Burt Reynolds). This film is a cinematic adaptation of the video game Dungeon Siege. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Starring:
Jason StathamJohn Rhys-Davies, (more)
 
2008  
R  
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Loosely based on the remarkable true story of the British undercover agent who successfully infiltrated the IRA, writer/director Kari Skogland's thriller takes its title from author Martin McGartland's best-selling book of the same name. Set at the absolute height of the Irish civil conflict, Fifty Dead Men Walking begins as 22-year-old Martin McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the IRA and report back with intelligence. It's an extremely dangerous job that could result in death or worse should his true identity be revealed, yet McGartland realizes that the information he's gathering will save countless lives. At first, the prospect of being discovered provides something of a rush for McGartland, though that initial buzz quickly wears off when his true identity is revealed and he's forced to attempt an impossible escape. Two decades later, McGartland is still on the run. Sir Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, and Rose McGowan star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Jim SturgessBen Kingsley, (more)