The Sum of All Fears (
2002) | IMDb:
6.4
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.
Starring:
Ben Affleck
,
Morgan Freeman
,
James Cromwell
,
Liev Schreiber
,
Bridget Moynahan
,
Alan Bates
Clockstoppers (
2002) | IMDb:
5.2
Until now, Zak Gibbs' greatest challenge has been to find a way to buy a car. But when he discovers an odd wristwatch amidst his father's various inventions and slips it on -- something very strange happens. The world around him seems to come to a stop, everything and everybody frozen in time. Zak quickly learns how to manipulate the device and he and his quick-witted and beautiful new friend, Francesca, start to have some real fun.
Starring:
Jesse Bradford
,
Paula Garcés
,
French Stewart
,
Michael Biehn
,
Robin Thomas
,
Julia Sweeney
I Am Sam (
2001) | IMDb:
7.6
Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Dakota Fanning
,
Richard Schiff
,
Loretta Devine
The Tailor of Panama (
2001) | IMDb:
6.1
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
Starring:
Pierce Brosnan
,
Geoffrey Rush
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Leonor Varela
,
Brendan Gleeson
,
Harold Pinter
Lucky Numbers (
2000) | IMDb:
5.1
Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.
Directed by:
Nora Ephron
Last Man Standing (
1996) | IMDb:
6.4
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to stay alive.
Starring:
Bruce Willis
,
Bruce Dern
,
William Sanderson
,
Christopher Walken
,
David Patrick Kelly
,
Karina Lombard
Fled (
1996) | IMDb:
5.4
During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to stolen money that the Mafia is after, and some computer files that somebody wants desperately to bury. The pair, who don't exactly enjoy each other's company, escape and must work together if they are to reach Atlanta alive. Luckily, they meet a woman who may be willing to help them.
Starring:
Laurence Fishburne
,
Stephen Baldwin
,
Salma Hayek Pinault
,
Will Patton
,
Robert John Burke
,
Robert Hooks
Courage Under Fire (
1996) | IMDb:
6.6
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Meg Ryan
,
Lou Diamond Phillips
,
Matt Damon
,
Michael Moriarty
,
Michole Briana White
Executive Decision (
1996) | IMDb:
6.5
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
Air America (
1990) | IMDb:
5.8
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.
Starring:
Mel Gibson
,
Robert Downey Jr.
,
Nancy Travis
,
Ken Jenkins
,
David Marshall Grant
,
Lane Smith
In Country (
1989) | IMDb:
5.9
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.
Directed by:
Norman Jewison
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
Matewan (
1987) | IMDb:
7.9
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Starring:
Chris Cooper
,
James Earl Jones
,
Mary McDonnell
,
Will Oldham
,
David Strathairn
,
Ken Jenkins