Movie Listings by Genre

Director: Bruce Beresford    More Info
Starring: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg, Tantoo Cardinal, Billy Two Rivers, Lawrence Bayne, Harrison Liu, Wesley Cote, Frank Wilson

 This film follows the 17th-century journey of a French priest (Lothaire Bluteau) whose mission was to convert the native people of Canada into Christianity.

Director: Glenn Jordan    More Info
Starring: James Woods, John Lithgow, Joanna Gleason, Eve Gordon, Alan Rosenberg, Rosemary Dunsmore, Rosanna Huffman, Natalia Noqulich, John Vickery, Ebbe Roe Smith

 Writer-partners Walter Farmer (James Woods) and Artie Margulies (John Lithgow) face Walter's lung cancer, which has been caused by second-hand smoke from Artie's smoking habit. Black comedy.

Director: John Singleton    More Info
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Tyra Ferrell, Angela Bassett, Lexie Bigham, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II

 Ten-year-old Tre's (Desi Arnez Hines II) divorced mother Reva (Angela Bassett) allows Tre's father Furious (Larry Fishburne) to raise him as a loving, but stern, father. When Tre (now played by Cuba Cooding Jr.) grows up and attends high school, his friends Ricky (Morris Chestnut) and Doughboy (Ice Cube) have not been as lucky, but Ricky is offered a football scholarship to USC. South-central Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s is a war zone, and this offer provides Ricky the opportunity to escape from the neighborhood. Tre is also college bound, but when a gang attacks Tre and Ricky, Doughboy sets out to seek revenge while Tre must decide what he really wants to do with his life.

Director: Barry Levinson    More Info
Starring: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Joe Mantegna, Richard C. Sarafian, Bebe Neuwirth, Wendy Phillips, Andy Romano

 This 1920s gangster-era story revolves around notorious New York gangster Ben "Bugsy" Siegel (Warren Beatty) who on a trip to Los Angeles visits Las Vegas and decides to get involved in the gambling world. This much-publicized film won Oscars for Best Art Direction and Set Decoration. It also received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Warren Beatty), Director, and two for Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel and Ben Kingsley).

Director: Martin Sheen    More Info
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, F. Murray Abraham, Laurence Fishburne, Blu Mankuma, Michael Beach, Ramon Estevez, James Marshall, John Toles-Bey, Matt Clark

 Martin Sheen's directorial debut marks this film about U.S. Army Private Franklin Bean (Charlie Sheen) who is tossed into the brig and befriends fellow prisoners (all Black). Together, they fend off racial bigot Sergeant McKinney (Martin Sheen).

Director: Martin Scorsese    More Info
Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Illeana Douglas, Fred Dalton Thompson

 After serving a 14-year prison sentence for sexual assault, psychopath Max Cady (Robert De Niro) is released from prison and sets out to get revenge against the lawyer, Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte), who was responsible for him being found guilty. Cady arrives in town and terrorizes the Bowden family–Sam, his wife Leigh (Jessica Lange), and teenage daughter Danielle (Juliette Lewis). Cady's acts of vengeance, including poisoning the family dog and sexually harassing Danielle, terrorize the family, and force the Bowden family into the inevitable final showdown. De Niro was nominated for Best Actor Oscar and Lewis received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Director: John Erman    More Info
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Melissa Leo, Paul Roebling, Bill Cobbs, Henderson Forsythe, Clifton James, Richard Jenkins, G.D. Spradlin, Rosanna Carter

 After a career in the Army, James Bragg (Louis Gossett Jr.) returns home in the early 1960s. He is haunted by the thought of his brother's execution 30 years previously for the rape and murder of two girls. Thus, he begins a search for the real killers, and he soon recognizes that there are those who do not want their secrets uncovered. Made for cable TV.

Director: Rod Holcomb    More Info
Starring: John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Joey Lawrence, Bernie Casey, Hector Elizondo, Benjamin Bratt, Ramon Franco, Conchata Ferrell, Raphael Rey Gomez, Tammy Lauren

 Although originally made for theatrical release, this film did not see the light of day for two years–on TV. Social worker Scott (John Travolta)–a recovering alcoholic and responsible for his son's death in a car accident–has a chance to atone for his mistake when he sets out to rescue a teen from a drug ring. Another weak Travolta entry.

Director: Charles Jarrott    More Info
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Michael Nouri, Christopher Gartin, Christie Clark, Renee O'Connor, Ami Foster, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Randee Heller, Cynthia Bain, Charles(2) Frank

 TV news anchor Melanie Adams (Cheryl Ladd) marries famous heart surgeon Peter Hallam (Michael Nouri). A rocky road lies ahead as they make a family with children from both of them as well as working on opposite sides of the country. Made for TV.

Director: Paul Wendkos    More Info
Starring: Casey Siemaszko, Ben Johnson, Ricki Lake, Anthony Tyler Quinn, Barry Corbin, Robert Beltran, Gerry Bamman, Megan Follows, Sheila Kelley, Gailard Sartain

 Based on a true story, this made-for-TV tale tells the story of bank robber Hutchinson (Casey Siemaszko) who kills a cop and takes old man Laurienti (Ben Johnson) hostage. The high-speed chase was filmed by a TV crew in a helicopter that contributed to the eventual capture.

Director: Michael Apted    More Info
Starring: Gene Hackman, Colin Friels, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joanna Merlin, Laurence Fishburne, Donald Moffat, Jan Rubes, Matt Clark, Fred Dalton Thompson, Jonathan Silverman

 A lawyer (Gene Hackman) files a suit on behalf of his clients against an automobile manufacturer and finds that his own daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) is the lawyer representing the auto company.

Director: Alan Parker    More Info
Starring: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Johnny Murphy, Andrew Strong, Colm Meaney, Felim Gormley

 "The Commitments" is a band made up of working-class Dubliners that was formed by an ambitious young Dubliner to bring soul music to the area. The film is filled with great 1960s'-like music. This movie was adapted from a Roddy Doyle novel, which was the first of his "Barrytown" trilogy. The other two novels, which continue slices of life of working-class Dubliners, are "The Snapper" and "The Van," which were also made into movies.

Director: Peter Masterson    More Info
Starring: Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, James Earl Jones, Starletta DuPois, Carlin Glynn, Gary Swanson, Mel Winkler, Calvin Levels

 Adapted from Horton Foote's play, this film is about young Horace Robedaux (Lukas Haas) and his lesson learned about injustice in the early 1900s' South as taught to him by Soll Gautier, a senile plantation-owner who uses Black convicts for back-breaking field labor. This film and "On Valentine's Day" are prequels to "1918."

Director: Michael Bortman    More Info
Starring: Peter Berg, Vincent D'Onofrio, Noah Wyle, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Coyote, Cindy Pickett, Juliette Lewis, Wendy Gazelle, Marg Helgenberger, Joshua Jackson

 Tom (Peter Berg) drops out of Berkeley and goes home to his dysfunctional family–father Edward (Peter Coyote), mother Jill (Cindy Pickett), and brother Charley (Vincent D'Onofrio)–and finds their relationships disintegrating. Will the family come together despite all their problems?

Director: Fraser Clarke Heston    More Info
Starring: Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson, Susannah Harker, Simon Callow, Edward Fox, Clive Wood, John Castle, James Coyle, Kaleem Janjua, Stefan Kalipha

 Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Sign of Four," this is a good mystery story of Sherlock Holmes (Charlton Heston) and Dr. Watson (Richard Johnson) solving the mystery of retired British soldiers who have become affected by a curse of a treasure that was stolen many years before. The answer may lie in a piece of a map that has a cross painted on it in human blood, and Sherlock must find that map.

Director: Michael Miller    More Info
Starring: Patrick Duffy, Kate Mulgrew, John Anderson, Ben Affleck, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Lawrence, Robyn Peterson, Richard McKenzie, Lynda Carter, Georgia Emelin

 After 20 years of marriage, Oliver's (Patrick Duffy) wife (Kate Mulgrew) leaves him and their children, and he must not only deal with his shortcomings but with his children's problems as well. He moves West as part of his advertising business where he finds love in the person of an actress (Lynda Carter). An early appearance by Ben Affleck. Made for TV.

Director: Kenneth Branagh    More Info
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Derek Jacobi, Andy Garcia, Robin Williams, Lois Hall, Wayne Knight, Christine Ebersole, Raymond Cruz, Hanna Schygulla

 Los Angeles detective Mike Church (Kenneth Branagh) comes to the aid of amnesia victim Grace (Emma Thompson) who is suffering from nightmares about the murder of pianist Margaret Strauss (also played by Thompson). In an attempt to help Grace regain her identity, Mike takes her to hypnotist Franklyn Madson (Derek Jacobi) who runs an antique shop. While Grace is under hypnosis, surprises concerning both Mike and Grace that link them to the murder of Margaret 40 years ago are revealed.

Director: Peter Markle    More Info
Starring: Tony Danza, Ted Levine, Dan Lauria, Frank Vincent, Joe Lisi, James Rebhorn, Nicholas Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson, Caroline Aaron, Leonardo Cimino

 Gus Farace (Tony Danza) is a small-time gangster by night and a trusted member of a mob family by day. After he kills a cop (Samuel L. Jackson), both the police and, at police request, the mob are after Gus. But Gus still has friends in the mob that may help. As expected, the film heads to the inevitable showdown. Originally made for TV.

Director: Gabe Torres    More Info
Starring: Balthazar Getty, Jason London, Brian Krause, Wil Wheaton, Chris Young, Robert Miller, Ann Hartfield, Soren Bailey

 On the evening of December 7, 1941, five students at the Green Mountain Academy debate what their options are following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Director: Albert Brooks    More Info
Starring: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Shirley MacLaine, Buck Henry, Michael Durrell, James Eckhouse, Gary Beach, Julie Cobb

 Writer, director, and star Albert Brooks presents this movie about Daniel Miller (Brooks)–a man caught in Limbo. His predicament can be solved by defending his past actions so that he will not be sent back to Earth. As usual, Brooks is inventive, too much so for some, but this one is fun.

Director: Rupert Wainwright    More Info
Starring: Mark Harmon, Sherilyn Fenn, Will Patton, Bruce Abbott, Tom Bower, Patricia Arquette, Xander Berkeley, Vince Edwards, Amy Yasbeck, John Philbin

 Mark Harmon takes on the role of bank robber John Dillinger in this version that takes liberties with the story while looking at Dillinger's personal relationships as he lives life on the edge. After his prison sentence is completed, Dillinger is determined to never again serve time while he continues his illegal activities. He does get arrested again but escapes and has plastic surgery to disguise himself. J. Edgar Hoover (Vince Edwards) is determined to capture him, and Dillinger is betrayed by his girlfriend Billie's (Sherilyn Fenn) landlady, which leads to the Feds ending his life outside Chicago's Biograph Theater. Look quickly for Lawrence Tierney–who played Dillinger 1945 film–as a sheriff gunned down by Dillinger's gang.

Director: Randa Haines    More Info
Starring: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Charlie Korsmo, Wendy Crewson, Bill Macy, J.E. Freeman, Kyle Secor

 A successful doctor (William Hurt) is diagnosed with cancer of the larynx and learns how dehumanizing hospitalization can be.

Director: Oliver Stone    More Info
Starring: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Michael Madsen, Billy Idol, Kathleen Quinlan, Dennis Burkley, Josh Evans

 Val Kilmer stars in this Oliver Stone movie about the late rocker, The Doors' front man Jim Morrison. As is often the case, Stone's work is unique. It not only tells the story, almost documentary style, of a beach boy-poet who turns into a self-destructive, obnoxious rock star. It is a good example of how fame is often a two-edged sword.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski    More Info
Starring: Irene Jacob, Philippe Volter, Claude Duneton, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Aleksander Bardini, Sandrine Dumas, Chantal Neuwirth, Halina Gryglaszewska, Kalina Jedrusik, Jerzy Gudejko

 Irene Jacob plays the roles of two women–Veronika is Polish, and Veronique is French–who appear linked in their parallel, yet separate, lives. Both suffer from heart problems, and both have singing talents and aspire to have careers in music. Veronika ignores her health, but Veronique does get treatment for her heart problems. Veronika wins a singing competition, and later is scheduled to perform with a symphony. But on the night of her performance, she suffers a heart attack and dies. Now, the scene shifts to Veronique who gives up her singing ambitions and becomes a school teacher–as if she unconsciously learned from Veronika's mistakes.

Director: Joel Schumacher    More Info
Starring: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst, David Selby, Ellen Burstyn, Alex Trebek, Kevin O'Connor, George Martin, Tim Bohn

 After her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil (Julia Roberts) finds meaning in her life when she is hired as a nurse/companion to leukemia patient Victor Geddes (Campbell Scott). Hilary and Victor fall in love and make the best of their time together knowing that their chance for a long-term romance is hopeless–or is it?