In the Heights (
2021) | IMDb:
7.3
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
Starring:
Anthony Ramos
,
Corey Hawkins
,
Leslie Grace
,
Melissa Barrera
,
Olga Merediz
,
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Man on Fire (
2004) | IMDb:
7.7
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Dakota Fanning
,
Christopher Walken
,
Radha Mitchell
,
Marc Anthony
,
Giancarlo Giannini
Bringing Out the Dead (
1999) | IMDb:
6.8
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
,
Patricia Arquette
,
John Goodman
,
Ving Rhames
,
Tom Sizemore
,
Marc Anthony
Hackers (
1995) | IMDb:
6.2
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
Starring:
Jonny Lee Miller
,
Angelina Jolie
,
Jesse Bradford
,
Matthew Lillard
,
Renoly Santiago
,
Fisher Stevens
Carlito's Way (
1993) | IMDb:
7.9
A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him, and lead a better life outside NYC.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Sean Penn
,
Penelope Ann Miller
,
John Leguizamo
,
Ingrid Rogers
,
Luis Guzmán