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Director: Harry Winer    More Info
Starring: Fred Savage, Ellen Burstyn, Kevin Spacey, Richard Jenkins, Dwier Brown, Lee Garlington

 A teenager (Fred Savage), suffering from muscular dystrophy, is placed in a nursing home where he begins the fight for more humane treatment centers for those in his same condition.

Director: Clint Eastwood    More Info
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey, George Dzundza, Alun Armstrong, Marisa Berenson, Richard Vanstone, Timothy Spall, Charlotte Cornwell, Norman Lumsden, Edward Tudor-Pole

 An American director, Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood), takes his crew to Africa to film a movie. Once there, Everett becomes so taken with big game hunting that the film takes second place in his interests. The film is from a novel by Peter Viertel, which was based on his experiences with Director John Huston while filming "The African Queen."

Director: Luis Mandoki    More Info
Starring: Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates, Eileen Brennan, Spiros Focas, Jeremy Piven, Renee Taylor, Gina Gershon, Steven Hill

 Nora Baker (Susan Sarandon) is in her 40s and works at a fast-food joint. Max Baron (James Spader) is an advertising executive in his mid-20s. They meet; the unlikely couple fall in love; and, in spite of great odds, they find happiness together.

Director: David Lynch    More Info
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Crispin Glover, Grace Zabriskie, J.E. Freeman, Calvin Lockhart

 When ex-con, Elvis worshipper Sailor Ripley (Nicolas Cage) elopes with Lula Pace Fortune (Laura Dern), her mother Marietta (Diane Ladd) will stop at almost nothing to get her daughter back. Sailor and Lula take off on a sex-filled road trip, and Marietta hires one of her cronies to pursue them. Along the way, Sailor meets ex-Marine Bobby Peru (Willem Dafoe) who tries to talk Sailor into helping him rob a bank. Will Sailor agree to participate in the heist, or will he heed Lula's objections?

Director: Frederic Raphael    More Info
Starring: Beau Bridges, Elizabeth McGovern, Molly Ringwald, Peter Weller, James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Kyra Sedgwick, Philip O'Brien

 This made-for-TV film is really three different stories taken from works of Mary McCarthy, Dorothy Parker, and Ernest Hemingway. Frederic Raphael, Ken Russell, and Tony Richardson each directed one segment. Overall, well done, and a follow-up was made the following year.

Director: George Gallo    More Info
Starring: Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan, Frank Pesce, Robert Forster, Donna Magnani, Ron Karabatsos, Rick Aiello, Vic Manni, Paul Lazar

 On Christmas Eve, the local priest marches Frank Pesce Jr. (Anthony LaPaglia) to police headquarters. Frank had been throwing snowballs to break church windows. While in custody, Frank relates the story of how his life has been cursed with good luck while his father (Danny Aiello) has endured nothing but bad fortune. Now, NY officials have just announced the first State Lottery winner. Frank's father bought many tickets, but Frank bought only one. You guessed it, Frank won the prize and is having trouble dealing with the repercussions.

Director: Sandy Tung    More Info
Starring: Rick Schroder, Brad Pitt, Carrie Snodgress, David Anthony Marshall, Thomas Mikal Ford, John Linton, Cyril O'Reilly, Jack McGee, Annie Dylan, Bebe Drake

 Fresh out of reform school, Billy Maloney (Rick Schroder) starts life anew at a different high school. But he is still influenced by his drug dealing friends from the past–until his brother, Joe (Brad Pitt), convinces him to join the track team. It doesn't take Billy long before he proves superior to Joe in the track world, and jealousies rise to the fore. Now, it is Joe who needs saving, and "black sheep" Billy steps in to save the day.

Director: Mark Peploe    More Info
Starring: James Fox, Fanny Ardant, Paul McGann, Clare Holman, Robert Stephens, Susan Wooldridge, David Thewlis, Ben Keyworth, Catriona MacColl, Hilary Mason

 His father Frank (James Fox) is a police officer, his mother Miriam (Fanny Ardant) is blind, and 11-year-old Lucas' (Ben Keyworth) eyesight is deteriorating to the point where he faces eye surgery. In the meantime, he wanders around the neighborhood, believes that someone is committing brutal assaults on blind people, and begins his own investigation. Is Lucas living in the real world, or is it his imagination?

Director: Glenn Jordan    More Info
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Michael Learned, Zeljko Ivanek, Doug Savant, Lisanne Falk, Raye Birk, Darryl Hickman, Scott Jaeck, J.A. Preston, Adam Biesk

 After his wife, Irene (Michael Learned) is killed and one of his four sons is injured during a robbery, Dr. Ross Colburn (Richard Chamberlain) is determined to keep his grieving family together. With Ross' help, the family does manage to survive and look forward to the future. Based on a true story.

Director: Alain Corneau    More Info
Starring: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gerard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Guillaume Depardieu, Carole Richert, Caroline Sihol, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Yves Gasc, Jean-Marie Poirier

 Musical director Marin Marais (Gerard Depardieu) at the court of Louis XIV reflects on his days as an aspiring artist when he arrived at the home of master 17th century French composer and cellist Monsieur de Sainte Colombe (Jean-Pierre Marielle) and asked him to teach him to play. Previously, Sainte Colombe had returned home and learned that his wife had died. He built a small home and planned to dedicate his life to his daughters and his music. The story is told in flashbacks as Marais recalls his past and his respect for his mentor.

Director: Tristram Powell    More Info
Starring: Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado, Alfred Molina, David Calder, Simon Jones, Alun Armstrong, Bryan Pringle, Fred Pearson, Susan Denaker

 In line for the presidency of his college, the Reverend Francis Ashby (Michael Palin) leaves for a vacation in San Francisco and a possible love affair that threatens his career path.

Director: Cedric Sundstrom    More Info
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, David Bradley, James Booth, Dwayne Alexandre, Robin Stille, Ken Gampu, Franz Dobrowsky, Ron Smerczak, Kely McClung, Jody Abrahams

 In this sequel to "American Ninja," Ninja warriors Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson (Michael Dudikoff and David Bradley) set out to save the world from British ex-soldier Mulgrew (James Booth) who is plotting to set off a nuclear bomb in New York City.

Director: Phil Nibbelink    More Info
Starring: Phillip Glasser, James Stewart, Erica Yohn, John Cleese, Dom DeLuise, Jon Lovitz, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff, Cathy Cavadini, Jack Angel

 In this sequel about the Russian immigrant family of mice, Fievel Mousekewitz and his relatives move out to the West where fortune awaits.

Director: Bill Bixby    More Info
Starring: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Rip Torn, Joan Severance, Danny Kamin, Ken Farmer, Sammy Allred, Bill Ballis, Bernard Engel, Harvey Christiansen

 Once again, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson team up as the Texas Ranger Rip Metcalf and crook Billy Roy Rodriguez. In this film, they try to find evidence that will free their friend Captain Jack Parsons (Rip Torn) from a prison sentence.

Director: Maurice Phillips    More Info
Starring: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Mercedes Ruehl, Stephen Lang, Vanessa Williams, Phil Rubenstein, Peter Michael Goetz, Billy Beck, Jerry Houser, Kevin Pollak

 George (Gene Wilder), a pathological liar, is released from a mental institution, and as part of a community service commitment, ex-con Eddie (Richard Pryor) helps George in his transition back into society. When George is mistaken for Beer Baron Abe Fielding, the fun (?) begins. Weak.

Director: Karen Shakhnazarov    More Info
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Oleg Yankovsky, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Yuri Sherstnyov, Anzhela Ptashuk, Viktor Seferov, Olga Antonova, Dariya Majorova, Yevgeniya Kryukova, Alyona Teremizova

 Timofeyev (Malcolm McDowell) lies in a Russian mental hospital and believes that he assassinated Tsar Nicholas II and the members of the royal family during the 1918 Russian Revolution over 70 years ago. His doctor (Oleg Yankovsky) becomes obsessed with the story and heads to the place of the assassination to find out the facts as the two relive the event.

Director: Hector Babenco    More Info
Starring: Tom Berenger, Aidan Quinn, Kathy Bates, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Tom Waits, Stenio Garcia, Nelson Xavier, Jose Dumont, Niilo Kivirinta

 Leslie Hubin (John Lithgow), who runs the missionary effort in the Amazon rain forest, sends missionaries Martin Quarrier (Aidan Quinn) and his wife Hazel (Daryl Hannah) into the area to convert the Niaruna Indians. They are joined by Americans Lewis Moon (Tom Berenger) and Wolf (Tom Waits) whose plane has run out of gas. Lewis and Wolf are more interested in obtaining the Indians' land than missionary work. Lewis, who is part Native American, is attracted to Leslie's wife, Andy (Kathy Bates), and many problems ensue.

Director: Ron Howard    More Info
Starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, Jason Gedrick, J.T. Walsh, Clint Howard

 Sibling rivals Stephen and Brian McCaffrey (Kurt Russell and William Baldwin) are employed by the same Chicago Fire Department that their now-deceased father once worked for. Suspicious fires are being set, and Arson Inspector Donald "Shadow" Rimgale (Robert De Niro) steps in to investigate. The investigation leads to corrupt Alderman Marty Swayzak's (J.T. Walsh) connection to jailed pyromaniac Ronald Bartel (Donald Sutherland). Meanwhile, Brian suspects that his brother Stephen might be playing an important role in the arsons. All forces come together in phenomenal fire-fighting scenes.

Director: Dennis Hopper    More Info
Starring: Jodie Foster, Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price, John Turturro, Joe Pesci, Fred Ward, Julie Adams, Charlie Sheen, Sy Richardson

 Milo (Dennis Hopper) is an assassin hired to kill Anne Benton (Jodie Foster)–who witnessed a Mafia murder. Anne is trailed by the police as well as Milo and heads for Mexico. When Milo finds Anne, he falls in love with her and they take off together.

Director: Simon Callow    More Info
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, Cork Hubbert, Rod Steiger, Beth Dixon, Austin Pendleton, Lanny Flaherty, Mert Hatfield, Earl Hindman, Anne Pitoniak

 Patrons of the Sad Cafe are residents of a small Southern town. This story is set during the Great Depression and revolves around the activities of Miss Amelia (Vanessa Redgrave) who owns the Sad Cafe and is a moonshiner. Eccentric misfits drift in and out of her cafe–including her ex-husband, a recent convict (Keith Carradine).

Director: Luis Estrada    More Info
Starring: Pedro Armendariz Jr., Ernesto Yanez, Gabriela Roel, Bruno Rey, Jorge Russek, Damian Alcazar, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Felipe Cazals, Julian Pastor, Alan Gutierrez

 The 1910 Mexican Revolution resulted in bandits looting across the countryside. A group of young boys follow behind the adults, picking up what was missed. Before long, the youngsters are looting on their own, which doesn't set well with the adult bandits.

Director: Joel Coen    More Info
Starring: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi, Richard Portnow, David Warrilow

 When New York playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) goes to Hollywood, he checks into a seedy hotel and becomes friends with Charlie Meadows (John Goodman). Fink has trouble writing his story, and, instead of getting over writer's block, he becomes a murder suspect. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor Michael Lerner for his role as the studio chief.

Director: Robert Ellis Miller    More Info
Starring: Roger Moore, Talia Shire, Colleen Dewhurst, Nina Siemaszko, Ford Rainey, Stephen Root, Jamie Walters, Cameron Arnett, Bryant Bradshaw, Victor Slezak

 Widowed Ruth (Colleen Dewhurst), daughter Claire (Talia Shire), and granddaughter Cassie (Nina Siemaszko) run a bed and breakfast that has seen better days. One day, con-artist Adam (Roger Moore) appears at their door, claims he has amnesia, and ends up changing all of their lives for the better.

Director: John Bradshaw    More Info
Starring: Casey Siemaszko, Leslie Hope, Louis Ferreira, Kenneth Welsh, Heather Locklear, Nicholas Campbell, Henry Ramer, Bruce McFee, Francois Klanfer, Michael Copeman

 Aspiring novelists Mike Sawyer (Casey Siemaszko) and Andy McCafferty (Justin Louis) utilize method writing by taking on the roles and experiences of the characters they write about in their stories. But when they take on the experience of cops and robbers, they find themselves in over their heads.

Director: Robert Benton    More Info
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis, Steven Hill, Steve Buscemi, Billy Jaye, John Costelloe, Stanley Tucci, Xander Berkeley

 Billy Bathgate (Loren Dean) rises from a poor New York City kid to one of the trusted followers of gangster Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman). Set during the Great Depression, Billy is given the job of watching after an attractive woman (Nicole Kidman) whose boyfriend (Bruce Willis) has been murdered.