Spy (
2011) | IMDb:
6.5
SPYING TURNS TO SECURITY DETAIL AS A YOUNG COUPLE AVOIDS MURDER, THE MOB, AND THE PAST. Human cloning, surveillance, and a life threatening relationship take center stage in this romantic thriller. Re-Released in the fall of 2012, SPY tells the story of Dante LeClair (Vincent Pastore) who was forced by mob boss (Frank Vincent) to fund illegal and unethical medical experiments after his daughter Susan (Lora Kojovic) was injured.
Directed by:
Alexander Klymko
Produced by:
Chicago Overcoat (
2009) | IMDb:
5.9
The fates of an aging hitman and a washed up detective become entwined when one last job leads to one last chance to settle an old score.
Starring:
Frank Vincent
,
Kathrine Narducci
,
Mike Starr
,
Stacy Keach
,
Armand Assante
,
Danny Goldring
Shark Tale (
2004) | IMDb:
6
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
Starring:
Will Smith
,
Robert De Niro
,
Renée Zellweger
,
Jack Black
,
Angelina Jolie
,
Ziggy Marley
Gun Shy (
2000) | IMDb:
5.6
Legendary undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough has suddenly lost his nerves of steel. On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in complete fear of trigger-happy Mafia leader Fulvio Nesstra, Charlie seeks psychiatric help and finds himself relying on the support of an unstable therapy group and nurse Judy just to get through his work.
Starring:
Sandra Bullock
,
Liam Neeson
,
Oliver Platt
,
José Zúñiga
,
Michael DeLorenzo
,
Richard Schiff
Isn't She Great (
2000) | IMDb:
5.3
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.
Starring:
Bette Midler
,
Nathan Lane
,
Stockard Channing
,
David Hyde Pierce
,
John Cleese
,
John Larroquette
Directed by:
Andrew Bergman
Belly (
1998) | IMDb:
6.2
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
Cop Land (
1997) | IMDb:
7
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Harvey Keitel
,
Ray Liotta
,
Robert De Niro
,
Peter Berg
,
Janeane Garofalo
Night Falls on Manhattan (
1997) | IMDb:
6.6
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
She's the One (
1996) | IMDb:
6
Mickey, a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis, a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker, are extremely competitive and confused about women as a result of their father's influence. Though they disagree about everything, they have one thing in common: Mickey's ex-fiance Heather is Francis's secret love. Though both brothers have beautiful wives, Heather triggers their longtime sibling rivalry
Starring:
Jennifer Aniston
,
Maxine Bahns
,
Edward Burns
,
Cameron Diaz
,
John Mahoney
,
Michael McGlone
Casino (
1995) | IMDb:
8.2
In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.
Jungle Fever (
1991) | IMDb:
6.6
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Starring:
Wesley Snipes
,
Annabella Sciorra
,
Spike Lee
,
Ossie Davis
,
Ruby Dee
,
Samuel L. Jackson
Mortal Thoughts (
1991) | IMDb:
5.7
A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.
GoodFellas (
1990) | IMDb:
8.7
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Do the Right Thing (
1989) | IMDb:
8
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Wise Guys (
1986) | IMDb:
5.6
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
The Pope of Greenwich Village (
1984) | IMDb:
6.6
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
Starring:
Eric Roberts
,
Mickey Rourke
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Geraldine Page
,
Kenneth McMillan
,
Tony Musante