Gangs of New York (
2002) | IMDb:
7.5
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Cameron Diaz
,
Jim Broadbent
,
John C. Reilly
,
Henry Thomas
City by the Sea (
2002) | IMDb:
6.1
Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Frances McDormand
,
James Franco
,
Eliza Dushku
,
William Forsythe
,
Patti LuPone
Limbo (
1999) | IMDb:
7
Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo and her troubled teen-age daughter enter Joe’s life. Both mother and daughter fall for Joe, increasing the friction between them. The tension continues to build when Joe invites them on a pleasure cruise up the Alaskan coast, discovering too late that the trip may cost them their lives.
Switchback (
1997) | IMDb:
6.4
After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.
The Devil's Advocate (
1997) | IMDb:
7.5
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
Lone Star (
1996) | IMDb:
7.4
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Starring:
Chris Cooper
,
Matthew McConaughey
,
Elizabeth Peña
,
Kris Kristofferson
,
Joe Morton
,
Frances McDormand
Truman (
1995) | IMDb:
7.1
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President.
A Perfect World (
1993) | IMDb:
7.5
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Starring:
Kevin Costner
,
Clint Eastwood
,
Laura Dern
,
T.J. Lowther
,
Bradley Whitford
,
Keith Szarabajka
Passion Fish (
1992) | IMDb:
7.3
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Starring:
Mary McDonnell
,
Alfre Woodard
,
Vondie Curtis-Hall
,
David Strathairn
,
Leo Burmester
,
Nora Dunn
Innocent Blood (
1992) | IMDb:
6.2
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.
Starring:
Anne Parillaud
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Robert Loggia
,
Chazz Palminteri
,
David Proval
,
Rocco Sisto
Article 99 (
1992) | IMDb:
6.1
Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliver adequate care to needy veterans in the face of funding cuts and a corrupt administration. To succeed, the staff may have to bend the rules and circumvent the villainous "Article 99," a bureaucratic loophole that prevents veterans from receiving the benefits they deserve.
Starring:
Ray Liotta
,
Kiefer Sutherland
,
Forest Whitaker
,
Lea Thompson
,
John C. McGinley
,
John Mahoney
The Abyss (
1989) | IMDb:
7.5
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Starring:
Ed Harris
,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
,
Michael Biehn
,
Leo Burmester
,
Todd Graff
,
John Bedford Lloyd
The Last Temptation of Christ (
1988) | IMDb:
7.5
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
Broadcast News (
1987) | IMDb:
7.2
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.
The House of God (
1984) | IMDb:
5.7
Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.
Directed by:
Donald Wrye
Cruising (
1980) | IMDb:
6.5
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.