American Me (
1992) | IMDb:
7.1
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
Starring:
Edward James Olmos
,
William Forsythe
,
Pepe Serna
,
Panchito Gómez
,
Steve Wilcox
,
Danny De La Paz
The Honorary Consul (
1983) | IMDb:
5.7
Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
Richard Gere
,
Bob Hoskins
,
Elpidia Carrillo
,
Joaquim de Almeida
,
A Martinez
Directed by:
John Mackenzie
The Star Chamber (
1983) | IMDb:
6.3
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Hal Holbrook
,
Yaphet Kotto
,
Sharon Gless
,
James B. Sikking
,
Joe Regalbuto
Twilight Zone: The Movie (
1983) | IMDb:
6.4
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Starring:
Dan Aykroyd
,
Albert Brooks
,
Scatman Crothers
,
John Lithgow
,
Vic Morrow
,
Kathleen Quinlan
Green Ice (
1981) | IMDb:
5.5
A down on his luck engineer gets involved in an adventure with a mysterious woman and an emerald magnate.
Starring:
Ryan O'Neal
,
Anne Archer
,
Omar Sharif
,
Domingo Ambriz
,
John Larroquette
,
Philip Stone
Directed by:
Ernest Day
Meteor (
1979) | IMDb:
5
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?