Brittany Murphy
1) Ramen Girl
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An American adrift and abandoned by her boyfriend in Tokyo finds her calling in an unlikely place: a local ramen house run by a tyrannical chef who doesn't speak of a word of English. Undaunted by the chef's raging crankiness, Abby convinces him to teach her the art of ramen preparation...and despite hilarious clashes of culture and personality, Abby learns how to put passion and spirit into her life as well as her cooking.
2) Deadline
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A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.
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In this tense, stylish noir thriller, Terry (Danny Pino, TV's Cold Case) follows his fiancee, June (Brittany Murphy, The Ramen Girl, 8 Mile), to a seedy hotel where she's meeting another man. Drunk and distraught, Terry calls best friend Julian (Mike Vogel, Cloverfield) and reveals that he's holed up across the hall from the lovers with a stolen gun and murder on his mind. A chilling cat-and-mouse game ensues, forcing Julian to risk his own life to...
4) Abandoned
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Brittany Murphy (8 MILE, GIRL INTERRUPTED) – in her final film role – stars as Mary, who brings her new boyfriend (Dean Cain of TV's LOIS & CLARK) to the hospital for minor outpatient surgery. But when she returns later to pick him up, he has mysteriously vanished. The police can't help her. Her friends – who have never met him – don't believe her. Is the hospital administrator involved in a creepy cover-up? Could Mary's increasingly frantic...
5) Drive
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When a prototype 'enhanced human' on the run from hit men hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, the two elude their pursuers. Starring Brittany Murphy ("8 Mile").
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In Little Black Book, Stacy Holt (Brittany Murphy), an associate producer for daytime talk show hostess Kippie Kann (Kathy Bates), is frustrated when her boyfriend Derek (Ron Livingston) refuses to discuss his past relationships. With the encouragement of her co-worker Barb (Holly Hunter), she delves into his Palm to learn about his ex-girlfriends. Using the show as a ruse and Barb as her guide, Stacy interviews and befriends them, only to discover...
9) Neverwas
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Searching for insight into his father's life and the magical place he wrote about in the beloved children's book, Neverwas, psychiatrist Zach Riley takes a job at the institution where his father lived on and off. Once there, Zach meets Gabriel, a patient whose alternate reality is startlingly close to the world his father created, setting Zach on a magical and moving journey of discovery.
12) Spun
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A drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.
13) Sin City
Pub. Date
2011
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1 videodisc (ca. 124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Welcome to Sin City, the town that beckons to the tough, the corrupt, and the brokenhearted. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still try to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
15) 8 mile
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[2003], c2002
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the burned-out shell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After Rabbit freezes up in the midst of an MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the rest of his days. With the help of his friends, and his new...