John Douglas Thompson

A Most Violent Year (2014)

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A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.C. Chandor
CAST:  Jessica Chastain  •  Oscar Isaac  •  Albert Brooks  •  David Oyelowo

A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.C. Chandor
CAST:  Jessica Chastain  •  Oscar Isaac  •  Albert Brooks  •  David Oyelowo

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

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New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Gilroy
CAST:  Jeremy Renner  •  Scott Glenn  •  Rachel Weisz  •  Edward Norton

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Gilroy
CAST:  Jeremy Renner  •  Scott Glenn  •  Rachel Weisz  •  Edward Norton

Michael Clayton (2007)

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A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Gilroy
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Tom Wilkinson  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Sydney Pollack

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Gilroy
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Tom Wilkinson  •  Tilda Swinton  •  Sydney Pollack

Glass Chin (2014)

After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noah Buschel
CAST:  Corey Stoll  •  Billy Crudup  •  Marin Ireland  •  Yul Vazquez

After going down in the fifth round, boxer Bud Gordon bowed out of the limelight. Now residing in a fixer-upper apartment in New Jersey with his girlfriend, Bud longs for his former Manhattan glory. In an effort to get back in the game, he makes a deal with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noah Buschel
CAST:  Corey Stoll  •  Billy Crudup  •  Marin Ireland  •  Yul Vazquez

Wolves (2016)

Anthony Keller, star of his NYC high school basketball team, is riding his way to Cornell on a sports scholarship. But he can only maintain his popular jock facade for so long, as his troubled father Lee has a gambling addiction that threatens to derail his dreams ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bart Freundlich
CAST:  Michael Shannon  •  Taylor John Smith  •  Carla Gugino  •  Chris Bauer

Anthony Keller, star of his NYC high school basketball team, is riding his way to Cornell on a sports scholarship. But he can only maintain his popular jock facade for so long, as his troubled father Lee has a gambling addiction that threatens to derail his dreams ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bart Freundlich
CAST:  Michael Shannon  •  Taylor John Smith  •  Carla Gugino  •  Chris Bauer

21 Bridges (2019)

An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Kirk
CAST:  Chadwick Boseman  •  Sienna Miller  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  J.K. Simmons

An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Kirk
CAST:  Chadwick Boseman  •  Sienna Miller  •  Taylor Kitsch  •  J.K. Simmons

Let Them All Talk (2020)

A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Soderbergh
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Gemma Chan  •  Candice Bergen  •  Christopher Fitzgerald

A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Soderbergh
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Gemma Chan  •  Candice Bergen  •  Christopher Fitzgerald

The 355 (2022)

A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Kinberg
CAST:  Jessica Chastain  •  Sebastian Stan  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Lupita Nyong'o

A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Kinberg
CAST:  Jessica Chastain  •  Sebastian Stan  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Lupita Nyong'o

The Letter Room (2020)

Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elvira Lind
CAST:  Oscar Isaac  •  Alia Shawkat  •  Brian Petsos  •  Tony Gillan

Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elvira Lind
CAST:  Oscar Isaac  •  Alia Shawkat  •  Brian Petsos  •  Tony Gillan

Till (2022)

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chinonye Chukwu
CAST:  Jalyn Hall  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Danielle Deadwyler  •  Frankie Faison

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chinonye Chukwu
CAST:  Jalyn Hall  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Danielle Deadwyler  •  Frankie Faison