Hands of Stone (
2016) | IMDb:
6.6
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
The Counselor (
2013) | IMDb:
5.4
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
Starring:
Michael Fassbender
,
Penélope Cruz
,
Cameron Diaz
,
Javier Bardem
,
Brad Pitt
,
Bruno Ganz
Directed by:
Ridley Scott
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (
2012) | IMDb:
6.5
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
Starring:
Eva Longoria
,
Andy García
,
Oscar Isaac
,
Peter O'Toole
,
Rubén Blades
,
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Directed by:
Dean Wright
Safe House (
2012) | IMDb:
6.7
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Ryan Reynolds
,
Vera Farmiga
,
Brendan Gleeson
,
Sam Shepard
,
Rubén Blades
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (
2003) | IMDb:
6.3
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
Starring:
Antonio Banderas
,
Salma Hayek Pinault
,
Johnny Depp
,
Eva Mendes
,
Mickey Rourke
,
Danny Trejo
All the Pretty Horses (
2000) | IMDb:
5.8
The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.
Cradle Will Rock (
1999) | IMDb:
6.8
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Directed by:
Tim Robbins
The Devil's Own (
1997) | IMDb:
6.2
Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Brad Pitt
,
Rubén Blades
,
Treat Williams
,
Natascha McElhone
,
Margaret Colin
Color of Night (
1994) | IMDb:
5.2
A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group and becomes embroiled in an intense affair with a mysterious woman who may be connected to the crime.
The Super (
1991) | IMDb:
5.6
Louie Kritski is a heartless landlord who has been so negligent in keeping up his ghetto apartment that he is threatened with jail time. The judge gives him another option -- he must live in his rat-infested hell hole until he brings it up to liveable standards.
Starring:
Joe Pesci
,
Vincent Gardenia
,
Madolyn Smith Osborne
,
Stacey Travis
,
Carole Shelley
,
Eileen Galindo
Predator 2 (
1990) | IMDb:
6.3
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
Starring:
Danny Glover
,
Gary Busey
,
Rubén Blades
,
María Conchita Alonso
,
Bill Paxton
,
Robert Davi
The Two Jakes (
1990) | IMDb:
6.1
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
Directed by:
Jack Nicholson
Mo' Better Blues (
1990) | IMDb:
6.7
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Spike Lee
,
Wesley Snipes
,
Giancarlo Esposito
,
John Turturro
,
Charlie Murphy
The Milagro Beanfield War (
1988) | IMDb:
6.8
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
Starring:
Rubén Blades
,
Richard Bradford
,
Sônia Braga
,
Julie Carmen
,
James Gammon
,
Melanie Griffith
Critical Condition (
1987) | IMDb:
5.3
Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital for a mental assessment. That night, a storm causes a power failure and, in the ensuing chaos, Eddie is mistaken for a doctor and suddenly finds himself in charge of the hospital.
Starring:
Richard Pryor
,
Rachel Ticotin
,
Rubén Blades
,
Maria Cardinale
,
Joe Mantegna
,
Bob Dishy