Don't Say a Word (
2001) | IMDb:
6.3
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Sean Bean
,
Brittany Murphy
,
Skye McCole Bartusiak
,
Guy Torry
,
Jennifer Esposito
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
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
Big Night (
1996) | IMDb:
7.3
Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.
Starring:
Marc Anthony
,
Tony Shalhoub
,
Stanley Tucci
,
Larry Block
,
Caroline Aaron
,
Andre Belgrader
Cocktail (
1988) | IMDb:
5.9
After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.
After Hours (
1985) | IMDb:
7.6
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.
Starring:
Griffin Dunne
,
Rosanna Arquette
,
Linda Fiorentino
,
Teri Garr
,
John Heard
,
Tommy Chong
Heaven Can Wait (
1978) | IMDb:
6.9
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
Slap Shot (
1977) | IMDb:
7.3
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Strother Martin
,
Michael Ontkean
,
Jennifer Warren
,
Lindsay Crouse
,
Jerry Houser
Directed by:
George Roy Hill