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L.A. Confidential (1997)

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Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Guy Pearce  •  Danny DeVito  •  James Cromwell

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Hanson
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Guy Pearce  •  Danny DeVito  •  James Cromwell

Joy Ride (2001)

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Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Dahl
CAST:  Steve Zahn  •  Paul Walker  •  Leelee Sobieski  •  Jessica Bowman

Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Dahl
CAST:  Steve Zahn  •  Paul Walker  •  Leelee Sobieski  •  Jessica Bowman

Phone Booth (2003)

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Colin Farrell  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Forest Whitaker  •  Radha Mitchell

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Colin Farrell  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Forest Whitaker  •  Radha Mitchell

The United States of Leland (2003)

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A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Ryan Hoge
CAST:  Don Cheadle  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Chris Klein  •  Kevin Spacey

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Ryan Hoge
CAST:  Don Cheadle  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Chris Klein  •  Kevin Spacey

Top of the World (1998)

In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Peter Weller  •  Dennis Hopper  •  Tia Carrere  •  Joe Pantoliano

In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Peter Weller  •  Dennis Hopper  •  Tia Carrere  •  Joe Pantoliano

The Rage (1997)

FBI Special Agent Travis is trying to catch a deranged serial killer and is doing his best despite having a new and unexperienced partner in the form of Kelly McCord. It turns out that the serial killer is an entire army of disgruntled CIA mercenaries from Vietnam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Lorenzo Lamas  •  Kristen Cloke  •  Gary Busey  •  Roy Scheider

FBI Special Agent Travis is trying to catch a deranged serial killer and is doing his best despite having a new and unexperienced partner in the form of Kelly McCord. It turns out that the serial killer is an entire army of disgruntled CIA mercenaries from Vietnam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney J. Furie
CAST:  Lorenzo Lamas  •  Kristen Cloke  •  Gary Busey  •  Roy Scheider

Mr. Murder (1998)

A group of scientists are trying to produce the perfect soldier by cloning. The day the clone is born, Marty Stillwater, a mystery novel writer, feels that something strange is going on inside his body and mind. Seven years later, Marty discovers that his double ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Stephen Baldwin  •  Julie Warner  •  Bill Smitrovich  •  Thomas Haden Church

A group of scientists are trying to produce the perfect soldier by cloning. The day the clone is born, Marty Stillwater, a mystery novel writer, feels that something strange is going on inside his body and mind. Seven years later, Marty discovers that his double ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Stephen Baldwin  •  Julie Warner  •  Bill Smitrovich  •  Thomas Haden Church

Trial by Fire (1995)

A high-school teacher tries to help one of her troubled male students, who misinterprets her interest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Metzger
CAST:  Keith Carradine  •  Gail O'Grady  •  Michael Bowen  •  Ken Lerner

A high-school teacher tries to help one of her troubled male students, who misinterprets her interest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Metzger
CAST:  Keith Carradine  •  Gail O'Grady  •  Michael Bowen  •  Ken Lerner

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)

When a state trooper is gunned down on a New Jersey highway, his friend and colleague sets out to track down the killers. Realizing the murder is connected to an extensive underground terrorist ring, he joins forces with the FBI on a massive five-state hunt. Based ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Adam Arkin  •  Nicholas Turturro  •  Melissa Leo  •  Stephen Root

When a state trooper is gunned down on a New Jersey highway, his friend and colleague sets out to track down the killers. Realizing the murder is connected to an extensive underground terrorist ring, he joins forces with the FBI on a massive five-state hunt. Based ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Adam Arkin  •  Nicholas Turturro  •  Melissa Leo  •  Stephen Root

Project: ALF (1996)

Six years ago, the space alien, ALF, was on his way back to his new home...When the Alien Task Force finally caught him. Now, the story continues to where the series ended. ALF is now protected by the Alien Task Force, but the leader wants to terminate ALF. So two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Miguel Ferrer  •  William O'Leary  •  Jensen Daggett  •  Martin Sheen

Six years ago, the space alien, ALF, was on his way back to his new home...When the Alien Task Force finally caught him. Now, the story continues to where the series ended. ALF is now protected by the Alien Task Force, but the leader wants to terminate ALF. So two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Miguel Ferrer  •  William O'Leary  •  Jensen Daggett  •  Martin Sheen

Warm Texas Rain (2000)

A married ex-Marine gets seduced by the same mysterious woman because of whom he ended up in prison some years ago. Is she the true love of his life, or the biggest mistake he's ever made?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Rogosin
CAST:  Steven Bauer  •  Frankie Thorn  •  Jim Metzler  •  Louis Mandylor

A married ex-Marine gets seduced by the same mysterious woman because of whom he ended up in prison some years ago. Is she the true love of his life, or the biggest mistake he's ever made?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Rogosin
CAST:  Steven Bauer  •  Frankie Thorn  •  Jim Metzler  •  Louis Mandylor