Training Day (
2001) | IMDb:
7.7
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Ethan Hawke
,
Scott Glenn
,
Tom Berenger
,
Harris Yulin
,
Raymond J. Barry
Selena (
1997) | IMDb:
6.8
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
Starring:
Jennifer Lopez
,
Jackie Guerra
,
Constance Marie
,
Alex Meneses
,
Jon Seda
,
Edward James Olmos
Directed by:
Gregory Nava
Marvin's Room (
1996) | IMDb:
6.7
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
Starring:
Meryl Streep
,
Diane Keaton
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Robert De Niro
,
Hume Cronyn
,
Gwen Verdon
White Sands (
1992) | IMDb:
6
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
Starring:
Willem Dafoe
,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
,
Mickey Rourke
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
M. Emmet Walsh
,
James Rebhorn
Directed by:
Roger Donaldson
Ghost Dad (
1990) | IMDb:
4.4
Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.
Starring:
Bill Cosby
,
Kimberly Russell
,
Denise Nicholas
,
Ian Bannen
,
Christine Ebersole
,
Barry Corbin
Old Gringo (
1989) | IMDb:
5.8
A writer forms a triangle with a schoolmarm and a Mexican general on the run.
Directed by:
Luis Puenzo
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