Training day: For a rookie cop staying on the right side of the line that separates cop from criminal will be the most challenging thing he has ever done, because his senior partner is an undercover narc, meaner than any of L.A's mean streets
The pelican brief: Two Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everyone else wants her dead
The Book of Eli: Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway of Death on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must complete. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Or in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into a savage wasteland
Malcolm X: Born Malcolm Little, his minister father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. After getting out of jail, he preaches the teachings, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca. There he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim. He changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz and stops his anti-white teachings, having discovered the error of his mistakes. He is later assassinated and dies a Muslim martyr
Fallen: Detective John Hobbes is searching for a criminal he's already met, already caught and already killed

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Cataloging source: IHI

Characteristic: videorecording

Credits note

The pelican brief: music composed by James Horner ; editors, Tom Rolf and Trudy Ship ; production designer, Philip Rosenberg ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt
The Book of Eli: Director of photography, Don Burgess ; production designer, Gae Buckley ; editor, Cindy Mollo ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; music by Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Leopold Ross
Malcolm X: Photography, Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; original music score, Terence Blanchard
Fallen: music composed and conducted by Tan Dun ; editor, Lawrence Jordan

Dewey number: 791.43/75

Intended audience

MPAA ratings: Training Day: Rated R
The pelican brief: MPAA rating: PG-13; for momentary language and some violence
The Book of Eli: MPAA rating: R; for some brutal violence and language.
Malcolm X: MPAA rating: PG-13; for a scene of violence, and for drugs and some language.
Fallen: MPAA rating: R, violence and language

Language note

Training Day: In English or French dialogue with English, French or Spanish subtitles
The pelican brief In English with optional French or Spanish language tracks; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
The Book of Eli In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish, with optional English for the hearing impaired or French or Spanish subtitles
Malcolm X: in English, with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned
Fallen: In English or French language soundtrack; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired

PerformerNote

Training day: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
The pelican brief: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci ; special appearance by Hume Cronyn and John Lithgow
The Book of Eli Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Frances De La Tour, Evan Jones, Joe Pingue, Tom Waits, Michael Gambon
Malcolm X: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
Fallen: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini, Elias Koteas

Runtime: 707

Technique: live action

Context

Context of 5 film collection Denzel Washington : Training day ; Pelican brief ; The book of Eli ; Malcolm X ; Fallen, Vol. 2.

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