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1. Jessica King (Katie Holmes) was engaged to a good-natured school teacher named Wayne Collins (Greg Kinnear). However, Jessica secretly carried on affairs with other men. Her favorite was a mean drunk named Donnie Barksdale (Keanu Reeves). But everything went awry when Jessica ended up missing. What powerful drama was this, where the town's psychic was asked if she could help?

Answer: The Gift

Donnie was already married and was a known wife-beater. So when Jessica was found dead in a lake close to where he lived, all suspicions were aimed at him. Donnie was tried and found guilty for Jessica's murder. In the end, the psychic (named Annie), whom Donnie despised, finally saw who the real killer was.

This 2000 film was directed by Sam Raimi. The quote in the introduction was from this movie.

2. Cashier Justine Last (Jennifer Aniston) was married to a house painter named Phil (John C. Reilly), who was having a hard time impregnating her. At work, Justine befriended an eccentric younger cashier named Holden Worther (Jake Gyllenhaal). Name the film where an ultimatum led to adultery, black-mail, suicide, and a baby.

Answer: The Good Girl

Holden wrote her a note to meet him at the Chuck E. Cheese's if she felt the same as he did. Justine met him there and her humdrum life became quite complicated. In the end, Holden wanted Justine to run away with him. At the last moment, Justine decided to return home to her husband.

Heartbroken, Holden committed suicide. Phil found out about her affair, slapped her across her face, but did forgive her. Several months later, Justine and Phil were parents. However, she never told Phil the truth about the man she had the affair with and that the baby wasn't biologically his.

This 2002 Independent film was directed by Miguel Arteta.

3. King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) created a vicious sibling rivalry between Ann (Natalie Portman) and Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson). Mary truly saw Henry as the object of her affection, while Anne saw an opportunity at wealth and position. What period piece was this, where one of their heads did roll?

Answer: The Other Boleyn Girl

King Henry VIII had given up very important ties to make Ann queen. However, Ann took on more than she could handle and she was beheaded. Mary was never allowed to return to court. This 2008 drama was directed by Justin Chadwick.

4. An engaged, reserved cowboy Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger), spent one hard working and passionate summer as a ranch hand with a flamboyant fellow cowboy named Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal). After the work ended, Ennis returned home and married Alma (Michelle Williams). However, when Jack paid a visit to the Del Mar home, Alma secretly witnessed something devastatingly heart-breaking. Name the movie.

Answer: Brokeback Mountain

Although brief and sporadic, Ennis and Jack still spent time with one another. They had very busy lives and were living in two different states. Finally after years passed, Jack couldn't take it anymore and wanted a real life with Ennis. This 2005 drama was directed by Ang Lee.

5. Bar owner Julien Marty (Dan Hedaya) suspected his wife Abby (Francis Mcdormand) of having an affair with one of his employees, named Ray (John Getz). After his suave private investigator confirmed this with photos, he then hired the investigator to kill them. Name the movie where the wife's husband and her lover ended up dead.

Answer: Blood Simple

Private Investigator Visser gave Marty fraudulent photos of Abby and Ray dead. After Marty gave him his money, Visser shot him. Visser thought he was getting away with the perfect crime, until he realized he misplaced a personal item that could implicate him in the murder. Visser feared he might have left it where it could be found by Abby or Ray. So he decided he had to kill the two love birds after all.

The role of the private detective was played by M. Emmett Walsh. Personally, I think Mr. Walsh's performance was what made this movie more satisfying than it already was.

This 1984 thriller was directed by Joel Coen.

6. Maggie Rice (Meg Ryan) was a heart surgeon who didn't have the meaningful relationship she wanted with fellow doctor Jordan Ferris (Colm Feore). However, when an angel named Seth (Nicolas Cage) appeared, her love life blossomed until her untimely death. What was the name of this drama?

Answer: City of Angels

Seth decided he wanted to feel physically and emotionally the way humans do. So he took the fall that angels must take to become human. Afterwards, he hitchhiked his way to Maggie's cabin. However, shortly after being together intimately, Maggie was struck and killed by a truck.

Although he felt a tremendous amount of sorrow, Seth never regretted the brief time he had with her. He lived the rest of his days enjoying his mortality. This 1998 film was directed by Brad Silberling.

7. Pregnant former assassin, Beatrix Kiddo (Uma Thurman), was having a wedding dress rehearsal with fianc� Tommy Plympton (Christopher Nelson). Then along came her former boss and lover Bill (David Carradine). What happened at the chapel became known as the Massacre at Two Pines. What movie was this, where the vengeful bride was in a car on her way to kill Bill?

Answer: Kill Bill Vol. 2

When Beatrix found out she was pregnant, her priorities completely changed. She went to desperate measures to escape her murderous past. In the end, she tracked down Bill and met the child she thought she miscarried, her daughter B.B., for the first time. Later that same night, Bill shot Beatrix with a dart of truth serum.

She confessed that she really didn't think she would have had a happy life in El Paso with Tommy. Bill told her after three months in mourning, he went to find her killer but instead discovered she was alive. And that's the reason he killed everyone in the chapel. Well, he thought the head shot wound killed Beatrix but she slipped into a four year coma. Since Bill was the biological father of the baby in her womb, he made certain the baby lived. Before the night was over, she killed Bill using the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart technique.

Afterwards, she left with her daughter. This 2004 flick was directed by Quentin Tarantino.

8. High school swim champ Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) had the sweetest girlfriend Amy (Shiri Appleby), cool friends, and a one night stand with the cute new girl named Madison Bell (Erika Christensen). What movie was this, where a hot time in the pool with Madison led to a lot of severe consequences for Ben?

Answer: Swimfan

While having sex, Madison wanted Ben to tell her he loved her, regardless if he meant it or not. Afterwards, she was popping up everywhere he was, making him uneasy. When he finally confronted her about it, she threw back in his face what he said in the pool. Later, he discovered that the baseball player boyfriend she mentioned having from her old town, was comatose. Ben truly became aware of how dangerous Madison was, when she didn't get her way.

This 2002 movie was directed by John Polson.

9. Helen 'Hel' Sharpe (Goldie Hawn) and Madeline 'Mad' Ashton (Meryl Streep) had a sickening friendship. Dr. Ernest Manville (Bruce Willis) was the unfortunate man who became romantically involved with them both. Although one of the three did die at the end, that wasn't the tragedy. What comedy was this, where the two rivals were stuck with each other's misery forever?

Answer: Death Becomes Her

Ernest was engaged to Helen until he met fading starlet Madeline. When Ernest broke off the engagement and married Madeline, Helen became filled with hatred. After spending six months in a mental institution, Helen had an epiphany. Helen decided she must eliminate Madeline at all cost. Advance the story seven years later, Helen is a knock-out and it's all due to this secret potion for eternal youth.

However, the potion came with one warning, you must take care of yourself. Unfortunately, Mad and Hel's feud made that impossible.

This 1992 movie was directed by Robert Zemeckis.

10. Mina Murray (Winona Ryder) became entranced by a mysterious, wealthy stranger known as Dracula (Gary Oldman). He was already obsessed with Mina because her appearance reminded him so much of his wife from four centuries ago. Mina's fianc�, Johnathan Harker (Keanu Reeves), was in the fight of his life, to keep the woman he loved with him. What was this historical love triangle tragedy?

Answer: Bram Stoker's Dracula

Vlad III Draculea was deeply and passionately devoted to his wife Elizabeta. When war broke out, he reluctantly left her to fight. Word returned to Elizabeta that her beloved husband died. She couldn't stand a life without him, so she took her own. The God fearing Draculea returned home victorious but soon abandoned his faith, once he discovered his wife's death.

In the end, Mina put Dracula out of his misery. This 1992 drama was directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Source: Author play_dead

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