The Majestic

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Directed by

Frank Darabont

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Jim Carrey
Peter Appleton

Bob Balaban
Elvin Clyde

Jeffrey DeMunn
Ernie Cole

Hal Holbrook
Congressman Doyle

Laurie Holden
Adele Stanton

Martin Landau
Harry Trimble

Brent Briscoe
Sheriff Cecil Coleman

Ron Rifkin
Kevin Bannerman

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Michael Sloane
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Extreeeemely Boring

17 years, 2 months ago at Sep 28 4:49

Claudia

This was the worst Jim Carey film I have ever seen. It looked good when i borrowed it, but after about 30 minutes i just couldn't bear to watch it anymore!

Very, very, very slow starting and boring, the plot was stupid and it just didn't make any sense! Definitely wouldn't recommend this to anyone - from my point of view it was a complete waste of time. one of the most boring movies... read more

An average movie

10 years, 11 months ago at Dec 26 12:02

johanlefourbe

With ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, even though almost no one saw it when it was released, we pretty much all agreed afterwards that it was a great flick. The next time around, Frank Darabont made ‘The Green Mile’, another Stephen King tale, and this time, not only it was a critical success but also a smash hit at the box-office. So, you would think that at this point Darabont's career would ... read more

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Description: Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywood's Golden Age, 1951 in particular. "Ashes to Ashes" is about to be released, and he's dating the attractive movie star, Sandra Sinclair. Just when everything seems to be going his way, it is discovered he (unwittingly) attended a Communist meeting during college when pulled there by his girlfriend at the time, and thus heavy suspicion settles over him and he'll have to stand before Congress. Afraid of what might happen if they don't, HHS cancels Appleton's contract and aborts the release date of the film. Appleton promptly begins ... (more)

Release date: 21 December 2001
UPC: 085392211920

Tags: Drama (19), Romance (9), 2001 (8), Amnesia (8), Small Town (7), Musician (6), Car Accident (6), Screenwriter (6), Movie Star (6), Blacklist (6), (6), Love (5), 1950s (5), Nostalgia (5), Movie Theater (5), Idealism (5), Hiccups (5), Blacklisting (5), 2000s (4), Loss Of Friend (4)

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