Punisher: War Zone (
2008) | IMDb:
5.9
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.
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
Shaft (
2000) | IMDb:
6
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Vanessa Williams
,
Jeffrey Wright
,
Christian Bale
,
Busta Rhymes
,
Dan Hedaya
Bait (
2000) | IMDb:
5.7
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
Starring:
Jamie Foxx
,
David Morse
,
Robert Pastorelli
,
Doug Hutchison
,
Kimberly Elise
,
David Paymer
Directed by:
Antoine Fuqua
The Green Mile (
1999) | IMDb:
8.6
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Michael Clarke Duncan
,
David Morse
,
Bonnie Hunt
,
Michael Jeter
,
Doug Hutchison
Batman & Robin (
1997) | IMDb:
3.8
Batman and Robin deal with relationship issues while preventing Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from attacking Gotham City.
Starring:
George Clooney
,
Chris O'Donnell
,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Uma Thurman
,
Alicia Silverstone
,
Michael Gough
Con Air (
1997) | IMDb:
6.9
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
,
John Malkovich
,
John Cusack
,
Ving Rhames
,
Mykelti Williamson
,
Dave Chappelle
A Time to Kill (
1996) | IMDb:
7.5
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Sandra Bullock
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Kevin Spacey
,
Ashley Judd
,
Donald Sutherland