36 Hours to Die 1999  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Yves Simoneau
Cast: Treat Williams, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, Carroll O'Connor, Alain Goulem, Barbara Eve Harris, Stewart Bick, Hrothgar Mathews, Aidan Devine, Alexandra Clermont
This is actually a decent made-for-TV offering. The plot revolves around an extortion scheme of funneling cash from Noah Stone's (Treat Williams) brewery. But Noah refuses to be taken and enlists the aid of his family to outsmart the mobsters.
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The Boys of St. Vincent 1992  TV, 186 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John N. Smith
Cast: Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina, Bryan Dooley, Greg Thomey, Brian Dodd, Ashley Billard, Alain Goulem, Sam Grana, Maurice Podbrey, Aidan Devine, David Francis, Gordon Day
Based on mistreatments that took place at St. Vincent's orphanage in Newfoundland, this story reveals physical, sexual, and emotional abuses as well as the religious and political forces determined to keep the public unaware.
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Brian's Song 2001 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gray
Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher, Ben Gazzara, Elise Neal, Janessa Crimi, Aidan Devine, Dean McDermott, Michael Boisvert, Jeff Ironi, Paula Cale
This remake of the great, TV version of 1970 tells the story of Brian Piccolo's (Sean Maher) losing battle with cancer and of the close friendship between him and on-field rival Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer).
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Cold Creek Manor 2003  R, 118 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Wilson, Dana Eskelson, Christopher Plummer, Simon Reynolds, Kathleen Duborg, Paula Brancati, Aidan Devine
Fed up with life in the city, the Tilson family (Dennnis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Kristen Stewart, and Ryan Wilson) moves into Cold Creek Manor, a remote country home. It doesn't take long for the Tilsons to discover that the former owner–menacing Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff)–is not ready to relinquish his home, and horrors ensue.
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 Don't Say a Word 2001 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Famke Janssen, Jennifer Esposito, Oliver Platt, Guy Torry, Shawn Doyle, Victor Argo, Conrad Goode, Paul Schulze, Lance Reddick, Aidan Devine, Alex Campbell
When psychiatrist Nathan Conrad's (Michael Douglas) daughter, Jessie (Skye McCole Bartusiak), is kidnapped, he must race against the clock to treat his patient Elisabeth Burrows (Brittany Murphy) who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and holds the key to Jessie's survival.
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A History of Violence 2005 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, Heidi Hayes, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Gerry Quigley, Aidan Devine, Bill MacDonald, Kyle Schmid, Sumela Kay, Doborah Drakeford
Just an average guy, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) lives in Millbrook, Indiana, where he owns a diner. He is married to a lawyer, Edie (Maria Bello), and they have two children (Ashton Holmes and Heidi Hayes). Life changes for Tom after he stops a robbery at his diner by grabbing one of the criminal's guns and killing both robbers. During the ensuing news coverage, the media thrusts Tom and his family into the spotlight, and a one-eyed thug from Philadelphia, Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris), identifies Tom as a killer from 15 years ago and leaves for Millbrook to confront him. The film received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (William Hurt).
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Iron Eagle IV 1995  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Cadieux, Al Waxman, Joanne Vannicola, Max Piersig, Karen Gayle, Ross Hull, Rachel Blanchard, Dominic Zamprogna, Sean McCann, Victoria Snow, Jason Blicker, J.D. Nicholsen, Dean McDermott, Aidan Devine
These "Iron Eagle" movies keep coming at us. This time, retired Air Force General Chappy Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.) is running a flight school for juvenile delinquents. They are quite a handful–but they come together to save the world when they uncover a plot by Air Force officers to use biological weapons against U.S. enemies.
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Love and Human Remains 1993  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Denys Arcand
Cast: Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Joanne Vannicola, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Ferguson, Mia Kirshner, Rick Roberts, Aidan Devine, Robert Higden, Karen Young
This film is a kinky comedy with unique personalities, including a gay waiter (Thomas Gibson), a book critic (Ruth Marshall), and a lesbian (Joanne Vannicola). Although the story's characters are WEIRD, the film is really quite entertaining.
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Our Fathers 2005 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Ted Danson, Brian Dennehy, Daniel Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, Kenneth Welsh, Steven Shaw, Will Lyman, Wayne Best, Colin Fox, Richard Kiley, Aidan Devine
Based on David Frank's investigation and subsequent book "Our Fathers: The Secret Life of the Catholic Church in an Age of Scandal," this made-for-TV movie provides a dramatized account of the pedophile scandal that shook the Catholic Diocese of Boston.
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| 1. 36 Hours to Die (1999)
2. The Boys of St. Vincent (1992)
3. Brian's Song (2001)
4. Cold Creek Manor (2003)
5. Don't Say a Word (2001)
6. A History of Violence (2005)
7. Iron Eagle IV (1995)
8. Love and Human Remains (1993)
9. Our Fathers (2005)
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