District 9 (
2009) | IMDb:
7.9
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
Starring:
Sharlto Copley
,
Jason Cope
,
Nathalie Boltt
,
Sylvaine Strike
,
Elizabeth Mkandawie
,
John Sumner
Fear X (
2003) | IMDb:
6
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident, Harry, prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.
Starring:
John Turturro
,
Deborah Kara Unger
,
Stephen Eric McIntyre
,
William Allen Young
,
Gene Davis
,
Mark Houghton
Directed by:
Nicolas Winding Refn
Lock Up (
1989) | IMDb:
6.4
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Donald Sutherland
,
John Amos
,
Sonny Landham
,
Tom Sizemore
,
Frank McRae
Wisdom (
1986) | IMDb:
5.7
Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend embark on a cross-country bank-robbing spree in order to aid American farmers.
Starring:
Demi Moore
,
Emilio Estevez
,
Tom Skerritt
,
Veronica Cartwright
,
William Allen Young
,
Charlie Sheen
Directed by:
Emilio Estevez
Jagged Edge (
1985) | IMDb:
6.5
After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.
Starring:
Glenn Close
,
Jeff Bridges
,
Peter Coyote
,
Lance Henriksen
,
Robert Loggia
,
Michael Dorn
Directed by:
Richard Marquand
Produced by:
Martin Ransohoff
A Soldier's Story (
1984) | IMDb:
7.2
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Starring:
Howard Rollins
,
Adolph Caesar
,
Art Evans
,
Robert Townsend
,
Denzel Washington
,
David Alan Grier
Directed by:
Norman Jewison