Mao’s Last Dancer (
2009) | IMDb:
7.3
At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet.
Directed by:
Bruce Beresford
The Contract (
2006) | IMDb:
5.6
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
Directed by:
Bruce Beresford
Double Jeopardy (
1999) | IMDb:
6.5
Framed for the murder of her husband, Libby Parsons survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest; however, is her parole officer, Travis Lehman. Libby poses a challenge to the cynical officer, one that forces him to face up to his own failings while pitting him against his superiors and law enforcement colleagues.
Starring:
Ashley Judd
,
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Bruce Greenwood
,
Annabeth Gish
,
Benjamin Weir
,
Jay Brazeau
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
Crimes of the Heart (
1986) | IMDb:
6.3
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
King David (
1985) | IMDb:
5.3
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
Starring:
Richard Gere
,
Edward Woodward
,
Denis Quilley
,
Alice Krige
,
Cherie Lunghi
,
John Castle