Burlesque (
2010) | IMDb:
6.4
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to stage, helping restore the club's former glory.
Directed by:
Steve Antin
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (
2003) | IMDb:
6.3
After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
Starring:
Michael Madsen
,
Ron Livingston
,
Ray Baker
,
Douglas Spain
,
Andrew Bryniarski
,
Oleg Taktarov
Directed by:
Yves Simoneau
Produced by:
The Negotiator (
1998) | IMDb:
7.3
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.
The Pit and the Pendulum (
1991) | IMDb:
6
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
Starring:
Lance Henriksen
,
Stephen Lee
,
William J. Norris
,
Mark Margolis
,
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
,
Barbara Bocci
Directed by:
Stuart Gordon
RoboCop 2 (
1990) | IMDb:
5.8
After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.
La Bamba (
1987) | IMDb:
6.9
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
Starring:
Lou Diamond Phillips
,
Danielle von Zerneck
,
Elizabeth Peña
,
Rosanna DeSoto
,
Esai Morales
,
Joe Pantoliano
WarGames (
1983) | IMDb:
7.1
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.