The Best Little Girl in the World 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam O'Steen
Cast: Charles Durning, Eva Marie Saint, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Melanie Mayron, Viveca Lindfors, Jason Miller, Stephanie Cannon, Ally Sheedy, Michael Dudikoff, Pat Corley, David Spielberg, Richard Venture, Leonora May, Laurence Lau, Michael Dudikoff
Anorexia nervosa is the theme of this made-for-TV movie starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as model teenager Casey Powell who becomes a victim of the eating disorder brought on by her bickering parents, Frank and Joanne (Charles Durning and Eva Marie Saint), who must now forget their problems and help their daughter recover.
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Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 1972  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Newman
Cast: Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, Judith Lowry, Richard Venture, Will Hare, David Spielberg, John Lehne
An unhappy alcoholic mother, Beatrice (Joanne Woodward), constantly criticizes her daughters, Matilda (Nell Potts) and Ruth (Roberta Wallach). Relief comes in the form of a high-school science experiment with man-in-the-moon marigolds that points the way away from Beatrice's clutches.
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Law and Disorder 1974 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Anita Dangler, Karen Black, Jack Kehoe, David Spielberg, Pat Corley, Leslie Ackerman, Joe Ragno
Two New Yorkers (Carroll O'Connor and Ernest Borgnine) are fed up with the city's crime rate and become auxiliary policemen to help curb the problem.
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The Stranger 1987 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Adolfo Aristarain
Cast: Bonnie Bedelia, Peter Riegert, Barry Primus, David Spielberg, Jacques Arndt, Julio De Grazia, Cecilia Roth, Ernesto Larrese, Ricardo Darin, Federico Luppi, Sacha Favelevic, Adrian Ghio, Arturo Maly, Marina Magali, Tito Mendoza
After witnessing a murder, Alice (Bonnie Bedelia) suffers amnesia and tries to put the pieces of her lost memory together. Her psychologist (Peter Riegert) may or may not be helping her to regain the identity of the murderer.
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Sworn to Silence 1987  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Levin
Cast: Peter Coyote, Dabney Coleman, Liam Neeson, Caroline McWilliams, David Spielberg, Ed Nelson, Mavor Moore, Gary Chalk, Guy Sanvido, Margaret Langrick, Linda Darlow, Robyn Stevan, Rebecca Toolan, William B. Davis, Terence Kelly
Despite local community outcries against a man accused of several killings, his lawyers believe he is innocent. But after he confesses to them, confidentiality precludes them from revealing the truth. Dabney Coleman won an Emmy for his performance as a hard-drinking lawyer.
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| 1. The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
2. Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
3. Law and Disorder (1974)
4. The Stranger (1987)
5. Sworn to Silence (1987)
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