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Sean Penn
Esteemed actor Sean Penn has an career spaning over a quarter of a century, staring in movies in a multitude of memorable roles.
His break into the big time was fueled by his role of surfer 'dude' Jeff Spicoli in the coming of age classic ' Fast Times At Ridgemont High' which eventually led to a role in the movie colours accompanied by Godfather Consigliere Robert Duvall.
His career is peppered with a random mix of roles, no pigeon holing here. Impressing the in the likes of ' I Am Sam' as a mentally handicapped father, 'Carlito's Way' as the cocaine abusing lawyer and best friend of Carlito Brigante( Al Pacino) and his most glorious moment, ' Milk' the role he picked up the coveted Oscar for in 2008.
Penn though has had his fair share of blows to take, none harder than the loss of his younger brother, and fellow actor Chris, best known for his role in 'Reservoir Dogs' as Nice Guy Eddie.
Some unforgetable and enexpected performances from a great actor and only more of the same can be expected from him as he moves into his senior years.
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Sean Penn attacks media & celebrities for Haiti fatigue -
18 May 2012
-Sean Penn has blasted his peers and the global media for turning their back on Haiti at a glitzy Cannes Film Festival gala.-The Oscar winner was among the guests of honour at the black-tie Haiti: Carnival in Cannes fundraiser to benefit the victims of the 2010 ear
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Penn and Fast Times cast to reunite at awards show -
3 June 2011
-Sean Penn will reunite with his Fast Times At Ridgemont High castmates and director on Saturday (04Jun11) when the high school comedy is inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame at Spike TV's Guys Choice Awards.-Penn, who played stoner icon Jeff Spicoli in the 198
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Madonna wept watching Penn in Milk -
4 May 2010
-Madonna "cried and cried" as she watched her ex-husband Sean Penn play homosexual politician Harvey Milk in biopic Milk - because the film reminded her of the gay friends she has lost to AIDS.-
-Penn won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Milk, the first open
Sean Penn - what members say
review by shoddy from Jersey
Pacino bang on form 14 October 2004
review by from NORWICH
16 March 2004
review by A customer from Manchester,UK
THE ULTIMATE THRILLER 8 June 2005
Sean Penn - filmography
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The Tree Of Life - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain
Director: Terrence Malick
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The eldest son of a 1950s-era Midwestern family sets out on an existential journey that leads him to question his faith while seeking the answers to life's most challenging mysteries in this evocative drama from celebrated director Terrence Malick. Meanwhile, as Jack's (Sean Penn) innocence slowly ..read more »
 
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from 118 members
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Fair Game
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn
Director: Doug Liman
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Based on the true story of Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame. When Wilson wrote op-ed columns accusing the Bush Administration of manipulating intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the war in Iraq, his wife Plame soon found that her CIA status had been leaked to journalists. ..read more »
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from 10,022 members
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Fair Game - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn
Director: Doug Liman
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Based on the true story of Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame. When Wilson wrote op-ed columns accusing the Bush Administration of manipulating intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the war in Iraq, his wife Plame soon found that her CIA status had been leaked to journalists. ..read more »
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from 2,632 members
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Crossing Over
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Ray Liotta
Director: Wayne Kramer
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Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. "In Crossing Over," writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure ..read more »
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from 8,132 members
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The People Speak
(2009)
Starring: Matt Damon, Marisa Tomei, Morgan Freeman
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Inspired by Howard Zinn's best-seller A People's History of the United States and it's companion book Voices of a People's History of the United States this star studded documentary takes an unguarded look at our nation's decades-long struggle with the pressing issues of war, race, class, and women'..read more »
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Crossing Over - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Alice Eve, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd
Director: Wayne Kramer
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Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, and Ashley Judd star in Running Scared writer/director Wayne Kramer's harrowing look at life amongst illegal immigrants and the immigration enforcement agents whose job it is to ensure that the U.S. borders remain secure. Every day, a new batch of immigrants comes ..read more »
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from 1,116 member
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Milk - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch
Director: Gus Van Sant
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The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White.
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from 5,234 members
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Milk
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch
Director: Gus Van Sant
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The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, a San Francisco supervisor who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by San Francisco Supervisor Dan White.
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from 39,233 members
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What Just Happened?
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: John Turturro, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn
Director: Barry Levinson
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"What Just Happened" is about two nail-biting, back-stabbing, roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middle-aged Hollywood producer-as he tries to juggle an actual life with an outrageous series of crises in his day job. This is the tale of a man besieged by people who want him all to be sorts of ..read more »
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from 5,825 members
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War Made Easy
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Sean Penn
Director: Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp
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War Made Easy exposes a 50 year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the US into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn the film exhumes remarkable archive footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. ..read more »
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from 46 members
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Into the Wild
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt
Director: Sean Penn
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After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
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from 58,189 members
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Into The Wild - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Catherine Keener, Jena Malone, Zach Galifianakis
Director: Sean Penn
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INTO THE WILD combines the directorial talent of Sean Penn with Jon Krakauer's bestselling book about a young man (Emile Hirsch) who gives up all he has to live in Alaska. This adventure also stars Academy Award winners William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden, as well as Catherine Keener and Vince Vaughn.
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from 2,286 members
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Into The Wild - HD
(2007)
Starring: Catherine Keener, Jena Malone, Zach Galifianakis
Director: Sean Penn
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INTO THE WILD combines the directorial talent of Sean Penn with Jon Krakauer's bestselling book about a young man (Emile Hirsch) who gives up all he has to live in Alaska. This adventure also stars Academy Award winners William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden, as well as Catherine Keener and Vince Vaughn.
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from 754 members
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All The King's Men
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet
Director: Steven Zaillian
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Louisiana politician Willie Stark starts out as a man of the people, proud to be a hick, wanting to make a difference to the struggling families in his community. But the smell of power leads to back-room corruption, lies, and betrayal. Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist ..read more »
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from 9,972 members
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All The King's Men - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet
Director: Steven Zaillian
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Louisiana politician Willie Stark starts out as a man of the people, proud to be a hick, wanting to make a difference to the struggling families in his community. But the smell of power leads to back-room corruption, lies, and betrayal. Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist ..read more »
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from 833 members
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The Interpreter - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener
Director: Sydney Pollack
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Director Sidney Pollack's diverse career sees him returning to familiar ground with 'The Interpreter'. Crafted from the same mould that saw Pollack produce the superlative political thriller 'Three Days Of The Condor' (1975), Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn star in a film riddled with subterfuge, ..read more »
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from 99 members
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The Assassination Of Richard Nixon
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle
Director: Niels Mueller
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In 1974, one man made an appointment with history. His story is gripping, shocking, unbelievable, and true. Samuel J. Bicke is a salesman whose overly idealistic midset is hopelessly at odds with the life that surrounds him. He desperately clings to his estranged wife and children, a job that ..read more »
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from 25,010 members
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Mystic River
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Laurence Fishburne
Director: Clint Eastwood
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Three friends, Jimmy, Sean and Dave, reunite after the death of Jimmy's daughter. Sean is a detective assigned to the case and has to deal with Jimmy's rages.
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from 67,010 members
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Mystic River - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Laurence Fishburne
Director: Clint Eastwood
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In Clint Eastwood's MYSTIC RIVER, a murder mystery in South Boston unites three men who have been friends since childhood. Grippingly powerful performances from the entire cast--Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, and Laura Linney--combined with gritty ..read more »
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from 2,236 members
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It's All About Love
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
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A beautiful film set in the future, a tale of impending divorce for a young couple who manage to rediscover their love. Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and Claire Danes (ROMEO+JULIET) play John and Elena who agree to meet up one last time to finalise their divorce. He must meet his world-famous figure-..read more »
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from 3,887 members
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The Pledge
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Michael O'Keefe
Director: Sean Penn
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Director Sean Penn's (THE INDIAN RUNNER, THE CROSSING GUARD) third film features Jack Nicholson as Jerry Black, a retired detective whose final case ultimately causes his slow descent into madness. In the midst of his retirement party, Black decides to join Detective Stan Krolak (Aaron Eckhart) on ..read more »
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from 3,487 members
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Dogtown And Z-Boys
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Sean Penn
Director: Stacy Peralta
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In the late 1960s, a group of burnt out teenagers from broken homes ambled together and began to surf along Venice, California's Pacific Ocean Park pier, a ghostly shell of a former amusement park nicknamed "Dogtown." United by their attention to style and willingness to take risks, this group of ..read more »
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I Am Sam
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Scott Paulin, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff
Director: Jessie Nelson
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Actor Sean Penn displays another facet of his versatility as the title character of this inspirational tearjerker--a mentally handicapped father fighting for custody of his young daughter (Dakota Fanning). The child welfare board of his native Santa Monica has taken her from him, worried that at ..read more »
72%
from 8,154 members
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The Weight of the Water
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Catherine McCormack, Sarah Polley, Sean Penn
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
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Two stories unravel simultaneously in this dark and suspenseful film. The first story, set in the present day, concerns a photographer, Jean (Catherine McCormack). She is working on an article for a magazine about a pair of bloody murders that happened 200 years before on the Isle of Shoals, just ..read more »
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from 1,255 member
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Up at the Villa
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft
Director: Philip Haas
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An impoverished English widow, on vacation near Florence, considers the marriage proposal of an aging British aristocrat who is governor of Bengal. She takes pity on a refugee, and gets in harm's way with an American playboy. After a good deed results in tragedy, she must choose between ..read more »
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Before Night Falls
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano
Director: Julian Schnabel
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The life of Reinaldo Arenas, an exiled Cuban homosexual writer, is chronicled in an adaptation of his memoir BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, directed by Julian Schnabel (BASQUIAT). Javier Bardem (in an Oscar-nominated performance) portrays Arenas as he journeys from poverty to university to the sexual ..read more »
62%
from 5,371 members
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Being John Malkovich
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener
Director: Spike Jonze
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Original is far too understated a term to describe this picture, brought to you by the surreal, twisted minds of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and actor-director Spike Jonze. The story concerns a puppeteer, Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), who discovers his office has a secret portal that leads ..read more »
69%
from 34,259 members
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Sweet And Lowdown
(1999)
Starring: Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman
Director: Woody Allen
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Allen's pseudo-biopic about 1930's jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (Penn) is a personal tribute by the director to a period of musical history that has inspired and influenced him greatly. Penn immerses himself into the role of the boozing, womanizing Ray with his usual intensity (this time, with a comic ..read more »
66%
from 2,987 members
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Being John Malkovich - Blu-ray
(1999)
Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener
Director: Spike Jonze
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Original is far too understated a term to describe this picture, brought to you by the surreal, twisted minds of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and actor-director Spike Jonze. The story concerns a puppeteer, Craig Schwartz (John Cusack), who discovers his office has a secret portal that leads ..read more »
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from 199 members
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The Thin Red Line
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel
Director: Terrence Malick
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Terrence Malick returns to Hollywood after a two-decade hiatus with this adaptation of the classic WWII novel by James Jones. The story follows the efforts of an army platoon to capture the Japanese-controlled island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Ocean, which will have a major effect on the outcome ..read more »
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from 13,605 members
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The Thin Red Line - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel
Director: Terrence Malick
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Terrence Malick returns to Hollywood after a two-decade hiatus with this adaptation of the classic WWII novel by James Jones. The story follows the efforts of an army platoon to capture the Japanese-controlled island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Ocean, which will have a major effect on the outcome ..read more »
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from 115 members
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Hurlyburly
(1998)
Starring: Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Anna Paquin
Director: Anthony Drazan
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A relentless black comedy with an amazing ensemble of actors. Based on a play by David Rabe which chronicles the non-events in the lives of a group of fast talking, narcissistic, L.A. based professionals, who can't seem to slow down long enough to breathe, let alone make sense of their lives.
46%
from 813 members
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She's So Lovely
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Sean Penn, John Travolta, Robin Wright Penn
Director: Nick Cassavetes
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Written by the late John Cassavettes in 1987 and filmed by his son Nick a decade later, the comic drama She's So Lovely (originally and more appropriately titled She's De Lovely in honor of the Cole Porter composition central to the movie) stars real-life couple Sean Penn and Robin Wright-Penn as ..read more »
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U-Turn
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte
Director: Oliver Stone
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Oliver Stone shelved his social conscience while making this vicious nest-of-vipers noir. Sean Penn stars as Bobby Cooper, a gambler on the run who is forced to lay up in a desolate Arizona whistlestop with car trouble. Desperate and broke, he receives an offer from the middle-aged Jake McKenna (..read more »
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from 3,566 members
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Loved
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: William Hurt, Robin Wright Penn, Amy Madigan
Director: Erin Dignam
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After a husband is accused of driving his third wife to suicide, his first wife Hedda, a troubled woman who can't hate or hurt others even if they have wronged her, is subpoenaed to testify on his abusive behaviour during their marriage.
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The Game
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: James Rebhorn, Carroll Baker, Peter Donat
Director: David Fincher
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Director David Fincher followed the success of his dark and atmospheric crime thriller Seven (1995) with another exercise in stylish film noir, this time lifting the pallid atmosphere a notch to indulge in a fast-paced trip through the cinematic funhouse. Michael Douglas plays Nicholas Van Orton, a ..read more »
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from 12,208 members
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The Game - HD
(1997)
Starring: James Rebhorn, Carroll Baker, Peter Donat
Director: David Fincher
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For the follow-up to his dark crime thriller SEVEN, director David Fincher decided to remain in a film noir vein. The result is THE GAME, a fast-paced cinematic roller-coaster ride that stars Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orton, a joyless San Francisco investment banker who receives an unusual ..read more »
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from 538 members
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The Game - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Unger
Director: David Fincher
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For the follow-up to his dark crime thriller SEVEN, director David Fincher decided to remain in a film noir vein. The result is THE GAME, a fast-paced cinematic roller-coaster ride that stars Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orton, a joyless San Francisco investment banker who receives an unusual ..read more »
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The Crossing Guard - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Robin Wright
Director: Sean Penn
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After a hit-and-run takes the life of a man's daughter, breaking his heart and destroying his marriage, he plots revenge on the man who did it. When the driver is released from prison six years later, the two men find themselves on a fateful collision course. Penned by Penn, in a nod to French New ..read more »
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from 46 members
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The Crossing Guard
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Robin Wright
Director: Sean Penn
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After a hit-and-run takes the life of a man's daughter, breaking his heart and destroying his marriage, he plots revenge on the man who did it. When the driver is released from prison six years later, the two men find themselves on a fateful collision course. Penned by Penn, in a nod to French New ..read more »
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from 1,087 member
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Dead Man Walking
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky
Director: Tim Robbins
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This acclaimed film traces the relationship between a death-row inmate and the local nun to whom he turns for spiritual guidance in the days leading up to his scheduled execution. Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn) has been convicted of the rape and murder of two young lovers and is awaiting execution. ..read more »
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from 10,988 members
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Carlito's Way - Blu-ray
(1993)
Starring: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller
Director: Brian De Palma
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Notorious Puerto Rican heroin dealer Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from jail on a technicality thanks to the manipulations of his sleazy lawyer buddy (Sean Penn). All he wants is to keep his nose clean and earn enough money to start a business in the Bahamas--and maybe rekindle romance ..read more »
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Carlito's Way
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller
Director: Brian De Palma
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Carlito's Way is a tale of a former hood trying to escape his former life. Al Pacino is Carlito Brigante, a high-level Puerto Rican drug dealer sprung from a three-decade jail sentence after only five years, thanks to a technicality and his sleazy, cocaine-addled lawyer, Dave Kleinfeld (Sean Penn). ..read more »
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Carlito's Way - HD
(1993)
Starring: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller
Director: Brian De Palma
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Notorious Puerto Rican heroin dealer Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from jail on a technicality thanks to the manipulations of his sleazy lawyer buddy (Sean Penn). All he wants is to keep his nose clean and earn enough money to start a business in the Bahamas--and maybe rekindle romance ..read more »
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The Indian Runner
(1991)
Starring: David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Charles Bronson
Director: Sean Penn
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Inspired by the song "Highway Patrolman" by rock legend Bruce Springsteen, this is a provocative story about two brothers in 1968. One is a cop with a family, the other lives his life breaking the laws. A story that enriches the senses and touches the heart.
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State Of Grace
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman
Director: Phil Joanou
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Terry Noonan returns to New York's Hell Kitchen after twelve years to find that his old neighbourhood of seedy bars and Irish-American mobsters has been taken over by Yuppies hell-bent on gentrification. Terry's childhood buddies, ruthless gang leader Frankie Flannery and his psychotic brother ..read more »
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from 2,270 members
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Casualties Of War
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Dan Harvey
Director: Brian De Palma
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Casualties of War was based on a New Yorker article by Daniel Lang. This, in turn, was inspired by a true incident which illustrated the dehumanizing aspects of the Vietnam experience. Michael J. Fox plays Eriksson, a member of an American squadron stationed in the deepest jungles of Southeast Asia...read more »
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from 3,436 members
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We're No Angels
(1989)
Starring: Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, Demi Moore
Director: Neil Jordan
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Two escaped convicts on the run (Robert De Niro and Sean Penn) try to outsmart the law by masquerading as priests. Their goal is to find a way into Canada before they are discovered. The plan is complicated, however, when one of them falls in love with a hot-tempered woman (Demi Moore) with some ..read more »
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from 281 members
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Casualties Of War - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Dan Harvey
Director: Brian De Palma
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After being denied the chance to go to a nearby village to visit a prostitute before starting a reconnaissance mission, a tough, embittered American sergeant (Sean Penn) involves the four men of his patrol in the kidnapping of a young Vietnamese woman. The impending gang rape and murder of the ..read more »
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from 79 members
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Judgment In Berlin
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Martin Sheen, Sean Penn, Nora Chmiel
Director: Leo Penn
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When an East German couple try to defect to America by hijacking an airplane with a toy pistol, one of the other passengers decides to emigrate along with them. The plane lands in West Berlin at a U.S. Airforce Base, which counts as U.S. territory. American officials are later forced to hold a ..read more »
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Colors
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso
Director: Dennis Hopper
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After the events of the previous decade in Los Angeles, this 1988 film about L.A. street gangs as seen through the eyes of the LAPD represented a serious effort to throw some light on the appalling carnage of that world in which, for example, 400 gangbangers were killed in 1987, the year the film ..read more »
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At Close Range
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Christopher Penn
Director: James Foley
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A drama about the intense relationship between a young man and his long-lost father, a small-time hood and leader of a rural crime ring. Their stormy reunion culminates in disillusion, violence and murder.
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Shanghai Surprise
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman
Director: Jim Goddard, Jim Goddard
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It's 1937 and China is under Japanese occupation. Drug runner Walter Faraday (Paul Freeman) is trying to leave the country with a large stash of opium but he is chased by armed guards and killed. A year passes and missionary Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) hires sleazy American con man Glendon Wasey (Sean ..read more »
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from 258 members
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The Falcon And The Snowman
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle
Director: John Schlesinger
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Based on an actual incident, THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN is a tale of espionage about two upper-middle class kids who, in 1977, became spies for the Soviet Union. Disillusioned with the American government, a drop-out seminary student, Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton), begins stealing classified ..read more »
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from 466 members
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Bad Boys
(1983)
Starring: Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Jim Moody
Director: Rick Rosenthal
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In this highly regarded teen drama, Mick (Penn) is a tough teenager who, in spite of the attempts of his straightlaced girlfriend J.C. (Sheedy), can't seem to walk the straight and narrow. Escalating confrontations with a rival group of students led by Paco (Morales) ends in the tragic death of ..read more »
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Fast Times At Ridgemont High
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director: Amy Heckerling
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Amy Heckerling's adaptation of Cameron Crowe's Fast Times at Ridgemont High is often considered one of the finest films of a disreputable genre (the teen sex comedy), and kick-started the careers of many future stars. The center of this ensemble film is Jennifer Jason Leigh as Stacy Hamilton. She ..read more »
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T.A.P.S.
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Tom Cruise
Director: Harold Becker
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Upon hearing that Bunker Hill Military Academy will be demolished to make way for a housing development, the cadets barricade themselves inside. Cadet Major Moreland (Timothy Hutton) leads the group which include the young Tom Cruise and Sean Penn as cadet sergeants Shawn and Dwyer. With a full ..read more »
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Inside the Actors Studio - Leading Men
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn
Director: Jeff Wurtz
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Since 1994, James Lipton has invited Hollywood's top actors, directors, musicians, and comedians to his Bravo television series INSIDE THE ACTOR'S STUDIO for intelligent, thought-provoking interviews that delve into the creative process rather than guests' gossipy personal lives.
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Sean Penn facts
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...This film has it all. New York locations, disco soundtrack, seventies costumes, Sean Penn as a coke-addled lawyer/wannabe gangster and Pacino playing a reformed Hispanic...
