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
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.
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
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
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
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.