The Last Samurai (
2003) | IMDb:
7.8
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Proof of Life (
2000) | IMDb:
6.3
Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
Mickey Blue Eyes (
1999) | IMDb:
5.9
An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.
Directed by:
Kelly Makin
Red Corner (
1997) | IMDb:
6.3
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
City Hall (
1996) | IMDb:
6.2
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Dolores Claiborne (
1995) | IMDb:
7.4
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
Starring:
Kathy Bates
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Judy Parfitt
,
Christopher Plummer
,
David Strathairn
,
Eric Bogosian
Malice (
1993) | IMDb:
6.5
A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.
Starring:
Alec Baldwin
,
Nicole Kidman
,
Bill Pullman
,
Bebe Neuwirth
,
George C. Scott
,
Anne Bancroft
Bram Stoker's Dracula (
1992) | IMDb:
7.4
In 19th century England, Count Dracula travels to London and meets Mina Harker, a young woman who appears as the reincarnation of his lost love.
The Godfather Part III (
1990) | IMDb:
7.6
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
In Country (
1989) | IMDb:
5.9
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.
Directed by:
Norman Jewison
The Milagro Beanfield War (
1988) | IMDb:
6.8
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
Starring:
Rubén Blades
,
Richard Bradford
,
Sônia Braga
,
Julie Carmen
,
James Gammon
,
Melanie Griffith
8 Million Ways to Die (
1986) | IMDb:
5.7
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.
Starring:
Jeff Bridges
,
Rosanna Arquette
,
Randy Brooks
,
Alexandra Paul
,
Andy García
,
Tommy Lister Jr.
Frances (
1982) | IMDb:
7.2
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Starring:
Jessica Lange
,
Sam Shepard
,
Kim Stanley
,
Bart Burns
,
Christopher Pennock
,
James Karen