THE SCORE

GENRE:  Action/ Crime
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett
DIRECTOR:  Frank Oz
WRITER:  Daniel E. Taylor, Kario Salem, Lem Dobbs, Scott Marshall Smith

PLOT:  Nick Wells owns a bar and is also a professional thief on the verge of making the final decision to retire when a young man convinces him to join for one final ultimate steal.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Italian Job, Inside Man, Hudson Hawk

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DEATH TO SMOOCHY

GENRE:  Comedy/ Crime
MADE:  2002
CAST:  Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener
DIRECTOR:  Danny DeVito
WRITER:  Adam Resnick

PLOT:  When the famous children's television host Rainbow Randolph is let go for receiving bribes and is replaced by do-gooder Smoochy the Rhino, Randolph plots his revenge.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Twins, The War of the Roses, Throw Momma From The Train

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AMERICAN HISTORY X

GENRE:  Crime/ Drama
MADE:  1998
CAST:  Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo
DIRECTOR:  Tony Kaye
WRITER:  David McKenna

PLOT:  After  ex skinhead neo-nazi Derek Vinyard comes out of prison for a violent crime committed he finds that his younger brother is well on his way to repeating all the same mistakes and must try to stop him from doing so.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Shawshank Redemption, Kids, The Basketball Diaries

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PRIMAL FEAR

GENRE:  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery
MADE:  1996
CAST:  Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton
DIRECTOR:  Gregory Hoblit
WRITER:  William Diehl, Steve Shagan, Ann Biderman

PLOT:  When a priest found murdered several illegal video tapes are found and a stuttering alter boy is acused.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Fracture, Se7en, Fight Club, American History X

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FRIDA

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2002
CAST:  Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Valeria Golino, Edward Norton
DIRECTOR:  Julie Taymor
WRITER:  Hayden Herrera, Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas

PLOT:  A biographical film on the life of Frida based on the biography by Hayden Herrera.  A look at Frida's life as a budding artist, the crippling accident, her romance and marriage to a famous artist.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Pollock, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Goya's Ghosts

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FIGHT CLUB

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Thriller
MADE:  1999
CAST:  Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter
DIRECTOR:  David Fincher
WRITER:  Chuck Palahnuik, Jim Uhls

PLOT:  When an insurance agent's apartment gets blown up he calls one person, a man he just met on a plane, a traveling soap salesman.  The two build a friendship and begin an organization called the Fight Club where men gather to vent.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:   Memento, Inglourious Basterds, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Primal Fear

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