Hoffa (
1992) | IMDb:
6.6
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Danny DeVito
,
Armand Assante
,
J.T. Walsh
,
John C. Reilly
,
Natalija Nogulich
The Two Jakes (
1990) | IMDb:
6.1
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
Directed by:
Jack Nicholson
Someone to Watch Over Me (
1987) | IMDb:
6.1
Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.
Starring:
Tom Berenger
,
Mimi Rogers
,
Lorraine Bracco
,
Jerry Orbach
,
John Rubinstein
,
Andreas Katsulas
Black Widow (
1987) | IMDb:
6.4
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Starring:
Debra Winger
,
Theresa Russell
,
Sami Frey
,
Dennis Hopper
,
Nicol Williamson
,
Terry O'Quinn
Directed by:
Bob Rafelson
The House of God (
1984) | IMDb:
5.7
Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.
Directed by:
Donald Wrye
WarGames (
1983) | IMDb:
7.1
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
The Entity (
1982) | IMDb:
6.7
Single mother Carla Moran is raped and attacked by an invisible force. She begins therapy with Dr. Phil Sneiderman, a psychiatrist who believes Carla's traumatic past is motivating her to commit self-induced injuries, rather than anything supernatural.
Days of Heaven (
1978) | IMDb:
7.8
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.
Stay Hungry (
1976) | IMDb:
5.6
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.
Starring:
Jeff Bridges
,
Sally Field
,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
R. G. Armstrong
,
Robert Englund
,
Helena Kallianiotes