All the King's Men (
2006) | IMDb:
6.1
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Jude Law
,
Kate Winslet
,
James Gandolfini
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Anthony Hopkins
Path to War (
2003) | IMDb:
7.3
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.
Starring:
Michael Gambon
,
Donald Sutherland
,
Alec Baldwin
,
Bruce McGill
,
James Frain
,
Felicity Huffman
Point Blank (
1998) | IMDb:
4.2
Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a group of shoppers hostage (after killing many more of them) before making their demands. Only Rudy, a former mercenary and brother of one of the fugitives, can take out the criminals before more of the hostages die.
Starring:
Mickey Rourke
,
Danny Trejo
,
Kevin Gage
,
James Gammon
,
Frederic Forrest
,
Paul Ben-Victor
The End of Violence (
1997) | IMDb:
5.6
In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.
Directed by:
Wim Wenders
Chasers (
1994) | IMDb:
5.1
Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip. Toni, an enlistee who's in trouble for deserting her unit, soon proves that she's craftier than most inmates.
Starring:
Tom Berenger
,
William McNamara
,
Erika Eleniak
,
Crispin Glover
,
Matthew Glave
,
Grand L. Bush
Falling Down (
1993) | IMDb:
7.6
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Robert Duvall
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Rachel Ticotin
,
Tuesday Weld
,
Frederic Forrest
The Two Jakes (
1990) | IMDb:
6.1
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
Directed by:
Jack Nicholson
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (
1988) | IMDb:
6.9
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.
One from the Heart (
1981) | IMDb:
6.5
The five-year romance of a window dresser and her boyfriend breaks up, as each of them finds a more interesting partner.
Starring:
Frederic Forrest
,
Teri Garr
,
Raúl Juliá
,
Nastassja Kinski
,
Lainie Kazan
,
Harry Dean Stanton
The Rose (
1979) | IMDb:
6.9
Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster's romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.
Starring:
Bette Midler
,
Alan Bates
,
Frederic Forrest
,
Harry Dean Stanton
,
Barry Primus
,
David Keith
Directed by:
Mark Rydell
Apocalypse Now (
1979) | IMDb:
8.4
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Starring:
Martin Sheen
,
Frederic Forrest
,
Albert Hall
,
Laurence Fishburne
,
Sam Bottoms
,
Marlon Brando
The Missouri Breaks (
1976) | IMDb:
6.5
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.
Starring:
Marlon Brando
,
Jack Nicholson
,
Randy Quaid
,
Kathleen Lloyd
,
Frederic Forrest
,
Harry Dean Stanton