Luisa Leschin

Rain Man (1988)

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When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Tom Cruise  •  Valeria Golino  •  Gerald R. Molen

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Tom Cruise  •  Valeria Golino  •  Gerald R. Molen

8 Million Ways to Die (1986)

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Ashby
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Rosanna Arquette  •  Andy García  •  Alexandra Paul

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Ashby
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Rosanna Arquette  •  Andy García  •  Alexandra Paul

Mulan (1998)

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To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Cook  •  Tony Bancroft
CAST:  Lea Salonga  •  Eddie Murphy  •  BD Wong  •  Ming-Na Wen

To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Cook  •  Tony Bancroft
CAST:  Lea Salonga  •  Eddie Murphy  •  BD Wong  •  Ming-Na Wen

Two Moon Junction (1988)

A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zalman King
CAST:  Sherilyn Fenn  •  Richard Tyson  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Burl Ives

A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zalman King
CAST:  Sherilyn Fenn  •  Richard Tyson  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Burl Ives

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Minkoff
CAST:  Ty Burrell  •  Max Charles  •  Ariel Winter  •  Allison Janney

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Minkoff
CAST:  Ty Burrell  •  Max Charles  •  Ariel Winter  •  Allison Janney

Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Phoebe Cates  •  Jason Robards

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Phoebe Cates  •  Jason Robards

The Landlady (1998)

Melanie decides that one of her tenants would be perfect as her husband and decides to eliminate everyone who might interfere in her plans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Malenfant
CAST:  Talia Shire  •  Jack Coleman  •  Bruce Weitz  •  Susie Singer Carter

Melanie decides that one of her tenants would be perfect as her husband and decides to eliminate everyone who might interfere in her plans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Malenfant
CAST:  Talia Shire  •  Jack Coleman  •  Bruce Weitz  •  Susie Singer Carter

Captured (1998)

A car thief breaks into a man's house who is on a low because his career is being taken away. The man locks up the thief in the car, and tortures him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Liapis
CAST:  Nick Mancuso  •  Andrew Divoff  •  Linda Hoffman  •  Seth Peterson

A car thief breaks into a man's house who is on a low because his career is being taken away. The man locks up the thief in the car, and tortures him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Liapis
CAST:  Nick Mancuso  •  Andrew Divoff  •  Linda Hoffman  •  Seth Peterson

The Perfect Wife (2001)

When Leah's brother dies in a car accident, she vows revenge on the doc who failed to save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don E. FauntLeRoy
CAST:  Perry King  •  Shannon Sturges  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  William R. Moses

When Leah's brother dies in a car accident, she vows revenge on the doc who failed to save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don E. FauntLeRoy
CAST:  Perry King  •  Shannon Sturges  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  William R. Moses

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)

Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stops by a traveling circus owned by evil magician Sarousch, he falls for Madellaine, Sarouch's assistant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradley Raymond
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Tom Hulce  •  Paul Kandel

Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stops by a traveling circus owned by evil magician Sarousch, he falls for Madellaine, Sarouch's assistant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradley Raymond
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Tom Hulce  •  Paul Kandel

The Night Caller (1998)

For 11 years, Beth's life is limited to working nights in a convenience store while her daytime hours are spent caring for her bed-ridden, bitter and abusive mother. All that keeps her going is a voice on the radio of a psychologist, Dr Roland. Her obsession grows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Malenfant
CAST:  Shanna Reed  •  Tracy Nelson  •  Mary Crosby  •  Cyndi Pass

For 11 years, Beth's life is limited to working nights in a convenience store while her daytime hours are spent caring for her bed-ridden, bitter and abusive mother. All that keeps her going is a voice on the radio of a psychologist, Dr Roland. Her obsession grows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Malenfant
CAST:  Shanna Reed  •  Tracy Nelson  •  Mary Crosby  •  Cyndi Pass

Savage Streets (1984)

A teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and murdered her best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Steinmann
CAST:  Linda Blair  •  John Vernon  •  Robert Dryer  •  Linnea Quigley

A teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and murdered her best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Steinmann
CAST:  Linda Blair  •  John Vernon  •  Robert Dryer  •  Linnea Quigley

The Streets of L.A. (1979)

A woman embarks on a lone pursuit of three teenaged hoods in the Los Angeles barrio after becoming incensed at their malicious tire-slashing on parked cars including hers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerrold Freedman
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  Robert Webber  •  Michael C. Gwynne  •  Audrey Christie

A woman embarks on a lone pursuit of three teenaged hoods in the Los Angeles barrio after becoming incensed at their malicious tire-slashing on parked cars including hers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerrold Freedman
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  Robert Webber  •  Michael C. Gwynne  •  Audrey Christie

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquim Dos Santos  •  Kemp Powers  •  Justin K. Thompson
CAST:  Shameik Moore  •  Jake Johnson  •  Hailee Steinfeld  •  Oscar Isaac

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquim Dos Santos  •  Kemp Powers  •  Justin K. Thompson
CAST:  Shameik Moore  •  Jake Johnson  •  Hailee Steinfeld  •  Oscar Isaac