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Ghost Story (1981)

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Melvyn Douglas  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  John Houseman

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Melvyn Douglas  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  John Houseman

Sea of Love (1989)

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Ellen Barkin  •  John Goodman  •  Michael Rooker

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Ellen Barkin  •  John Goodman  •  Michael Rooker

The Entity (1982)

Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother, is raped in her bedroom by someone — or something — that she cannot see. Despite skeptical psychiatrists, she is repeatedly attacked by this invisible force. Could this be a case of hysteria or something more horrific?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Barbara Hershey  •  Ron Silver  •  David Labiosa  •  George Coe

Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother, is raped in her bedroom by someone — or something — that she cannot see. Despite skeptical psychiatrists, she is repeatedly attacked by this invisible force. Could this be a case of hysteria or something more horrific?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Barbara Hershey  •  Ron Silver  •  David Labiosa  •  George Coe

The Gambler (1974)

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  James Caan  •  Paul Sorvino  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Morris Carnovsky

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  James Caan  •  Paul Sorvino  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Morris Carnovsky

The Good Son (1993)

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A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Ruben
CAST:  Macaulay Culkin  •  Elijah Wood  •  Wendy Crewson  •  David Morse

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Ruben
CAST:  Macaulay Culkin  •  Elijah Wood  •  Wendy Crewson  •  David Morse

The Hospital (1971)

Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Diana Rigg  •  Richard Dysart  •  Barnard Hughes

Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Diana Rigg  •  Richard Dysart  •  Barnard Hughes

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Zucker
CAST:  Leslie Nielsen  •  Priscilla Presley  •  George Kennedy  •  O.J. Simpson

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Zucker
CAST:  Leslie Nielsen  •  Priscilla Presley  •  George Kennedy  •  O.J. Simpson

Losing Isaiah (1995)

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Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Gyllenhaal
CAST:  Jessica Lange  •  Halle Berry  •  David Strathairn  •  Samuel L. Jackson

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Gyllenhaal
CAST:  Jessica Lange  •  Halle Berry  •  David Strathairn  •  Samuel L. Jackson

Silent Witness (1985)

The marriage of a young working-class woman is jeopardized when she witnesses her brother-in-law's participation in a gang rape of an intoxicated woman in a neighborhood bar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Miller
CAST:  Valerie Bertinelli  •  John Savage  •  Melissa Leo  •  Pat Corley

The marriage of a young working-class woman is jeopardized when she witnesses her brother-in-law's participation in a gang rape of an intoxicated woman in a neighborhood bar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Miller
CAST:  Valerie Bertinelli  •  John Savage  •  Melissa Leo  •  Pat Corley

Unholy Matrimony (1988)

He's after a man who married for money. Insurance money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerrold Freedman
CAST:  Patrick Duffy  •  Charles Durning  •  Michael O'Keefe  •  Lisa Blount

He's after a man who married for money. Insurance money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerrold Freedman
CAST:  Patrick Duffy  •  Charles Durning  •  Michael O'Keefe  •  Lisa Blount

Hardhat & Legs (1980)

A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Phillips
CAST:  Kevin Dobson  •  Sharon Gless  •  Raymond Serra  •  Jacqueline Brookes

A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Phillips
CAST:  Kevin Dobson  •  Sharon Gless  •  Raymond Serra  •  Jacqueline Brookes

Starcrossed (1985)

An alien woman is running from a deadly enemy and tries to hide on Earth where she meets a young mechanic, who helps her to get back home and to fight for the freedom of her people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Bloom
CAST:  James Spader  •  Belinda Bauer  •  Peter Kowanko  •  Clark Johnson

An alien woman is running from a deadly enemy and tries to hide on Earth where she meets a young mechanic, who helps her to get back home and to fight for the freedom of her people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Bloom
CAST:  James Spader  •  Belinda Bauer  •  Peter Kowanko  •  Clark Johnson

Medea (1983)

Medea is in Corinth with Jason and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Cullingham
CAST:  Zoe Caldwell  •  Judith Anderson  •  Mitchell Ryan  •  Jacqueline Brookes

Medea is in Corinth with Jason and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Cullingham
CAST:  Zoe Caldwell  •  Judith Anderson  •  Mitchell Ryan  •  Jacqueline Brookes

Paternity (1981)

A single man searches for a woman who will bear his baby with no strings attached.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Steinberg
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Norman Fell  •  Paul Dooley

A single man searches for a woman who will bear his baby with no strings attached.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Steinberg
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Norman Fell  •  Paul Dooley

Word of Honor (1981)

A reporter refuses to reveal his source in the case of the murder of a young girl. As a result, he and his family are shunned by the residents of the small town in which they live. Virtually no one comes to his daughter's wedding, and at his office, the police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Damski
CAST:  Karl Malden  •  Rue McClanahan  •  Ron Silver  •  Largo Woodruff

A reporter refuses to reveal his source in the case of the murder of a young girl. As a result, he and his family are shunned by the residents of the small town in which they live. Virtually no one comes to his daughter's wedding, and at his office, the police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Damski
CAST:  Karl Malden  •  Rue McClanahan  •  Ron Silver  •  Largo Woodruff

Whispers in the Dark (1992)

Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her patients relate are weighing on her. Turning to a married friend from her research days for guidance, she finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Crowe
CAST:  Annabella Sciorra  •  Alan Alda  •  Jamey Sheridan  •  Anthony LaPaglia

Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her patients relate are weighing on her. Turning to a married friend from her research days for guidance, she finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Crowe
CAST:  Annabella Sciorra  •  Alan Alda  •  Jamey Sheridan  •  Anthony LaPaglia

Love and Money (1981)

An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open a new firm in South America. Once in the new country, he finds himself dealing with dictators and revolutionaries during a time of intense political upheaval, and to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Toback
CAST:  Ray Sharkey  •  Ornella Muti  •  Klaus Kinski  •  Armand Assante

An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open a new firm in South America. Once in the new country, he finds himself dealing with dictators and revolutionaries during a time of intense political upheaval, and to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Toback
CAST:  Ray Sharkey  •  Ornella Muti  •  Klaus Kinski  •  Armand Assante

Rodeo Girl (1980)

Sammy Garrett, the wife of a champion rodeo performer, is tired of her subsidiary role at home as a housewife. So she becomes an aspiring rodeo rider herself, encouraged by her one-time performer mother, and eventually confronts her new lifestyle, despite her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Cooper
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Bo Hopkins  •  Candy Clark  •  Jacqueline Brookes

Sammy Garrett, the wife of a champion rodeo performer, is tired of her subsidiary role at home as a housewife. So she becomes an aspiring rodeo rider herself, encouraged by her one-time performer mother, and eventually confronts her new lifestyle, despite her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jackie Cooper
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Bo Hopkins  •  Candy Clark  •  Jacqueline Brookes

License to Kill (1984)

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jud Taylor
CAST:  James Farentino  •  Don Murray  •  Denzel Washington  •  Penny Fuller

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jud Taylor
CAST:  James Farentino  •  Don Murray  •  Denzel Washington  •  Penny Fuller

Act of Love (1980)

A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life of limited mobility and function, the young man finds his own life weighed down by his thoughts and feelings about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jud Taylor
CAST:  Mickey Rourke  •  Ron Howard  •  Robert Foxworth  •  David Spielberg

A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life of limited mobility and function, the young man finds his own life weighed down by his thoughts and feelings about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jud Taylor
CAST:  Mickey Rourke  •  Ron Howard  •  Robert Foxworth  •  David Spielberg
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