Pleasantville (
1998) | IMDb:
7.5
Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
Starring:
Tobey Maguire
,
Reese Witherspoon
,
William H. Macy
,
Joan Allen
,
Jeff Daniels
,
J.T. Walsh
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.
Breakdown (
1997) | IMDb:
7
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.
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.
Nixon (
1995) | IMDb:
7.1
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.
Outbreak (
1995) | IMDb:
6.6
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman
,
Rene Russo
,
Morgan Freeman
,
Kevin Spacey
,
Cuba Gooding Jr.
,
Donald Sutherland
Silent Fall (
1994) | IMDb:
5.9
Having seen the double murder of his parents, autistic youth Tim Warden is sent to therapy with controversial therapist Dr. Jake Rainer. Jake tries to probe the silent child about what he saw, but he gets more details about the Wardens' household dynamics from Tim's teenage sister, Sylvie. As he spends more time with the siblings, Jake learns that the Wardens' marriage was not as perfect as it seemed, and he uncovers other new details that might help solve the crime.
Directed by:
Bruce Beresford
The Client (
1994) | IMDb:
6.7
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
Starring:
Brad Renfro
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Bradley Whitford
Blue Chips (
1994) | IMDb:
6.3
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.
Hoffa (
1992) | IMDb:
6.6
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Danny DeVito
,
Armand Assante
,
J.T. Walsh
,
John C. Reilly
,
Natalija Nogulich
A Few Good Men (
1992) | IMDb:
7.7
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Backdraft (
1991) | IMDb:
6.7
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Starring:
Kurt Russell
,
William Baldwin
,
Robert De Niro
,
Donald Sutherland
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Scott Glenn
The Russia House (
1990) | IMDb:
6.1
Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.
Starring:
Sean Connery
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Roy Scheider
,
James Fox
,
John Mahoney
,
Michael Kitchen
Misery (
1990) | IMDb:
7.8
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
Starring:
James Caan
,
Kathy Bates
,
Richard Farnsworth
,
Frances Sternhagen
,
Lauren Bacall
,
Graham Jarvis
Tequila Sunrise (
1988) | IMDb:
6
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.