Blue Chips 1994  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, Ed O'Neill, Alfre Woodard, Bob Cousy, Shaquille O'Neal, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Wuhl
When his team fails to live up to his expectations for it, a basketball coach (Nick Nolte) resorts to recruitment of blue chip candidates.
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The Bone Collector 1999  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone, Luis Guzman, Leland Orser, John Benjamin Hickey, Bobby Cannavale, Ed O'Neill, Gary Swanson, Frank Fontaine, Richard Zeman, Olivia Birkelund, James Bulleit
A serial killer is on the loose in New York City with a modus operandi of torturing first, killing next, and finally removing a bone from the victim to save as a souvenir. Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington), a bedridden paraplegic, becomes interested in locating the killer and recruits Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) to help. Working against the clock–and Rhyme's seizures–the two cohorts set out on the trail of the brutal killer.
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 Cruising 1980  R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell, Barton Heyman, Gene Davis, Allan Miller, Ed O'Neill, Jay Acovone, Randy Jurgensen
Steve Burns (Al Pacino) is an officer for the NYPD who goes undercover by dressing in leather and chains in the S & M subculture to catch a sadistic homosexual killer. In the process, Burns becomes obsessed with the man (Richard Cox) he is trailing.
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Disorganized Crime 1989  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Kouf
Cast: Corbin Bernsen, Fred Gwynne, Hoyt Axton, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ed O'Neill, Ruben Blades, William Russ, Daniel Roebuck, John Oblinger, Dean Norris
After the leader of five criminals is arrested, the four remaining decide to rob a bank in rural Montana. Like the title suggests, the robbery is anything but orderly.
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The Dogs of War 1980 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Christopher Walken, Colin Blakely, Tom Berenger, Hugh Millais, Paul Freeman, JoBeth Williams, Robert Urquhart, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Ed O'Neill, Winston Ntshona
Soldier of fortune Jamie Shannon (Christopher Walken) becomes involved in the overthrow of an African dictatorship. This movie depicts what happens when greed takes over.
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Dutch 1991 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Faiman
Cast: Ed O'Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams, Ari Meyers, Christopher McDonald, Elizabeth Daily, L. Scott Caldwell, Kathleen Freeman, Shelby Leverington, Lisa Figus
Construction worker Dutch (Ed O'Neill) drives his girlfriend's (JoBeth Williams) elitist pre-teen son, Doyle (Ethan Embry), home from boarding school for the Thanksgiving holiday. Although they have entirely different personalities, along the way the two bond. Dutch: "I don't care for caviar; I make it a policy never to eat something a fish deposits in a riverbed."
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K-9 1989 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Rod Daniel
Cast: James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Neill, James Handy, William Sadler, Daniel Davis, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Koton, Cotter Smith, John Snyder, Sherman Howard, Jeff Allin
In this dog/human buddy movie, James Belushi plays a police officer in search of a drug dealer. The dog provides some amusing moments, and Belushi works well with his canine co-star.
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The Little Giants 1994 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Cast: Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill, John Madden, Shawna Waldron, Emmett Smith, Harry Shearer, Mary Ellen Trainor, Devon Sawa, Brian Haley, Dabbs Greer
When Becky O'Shea (Shawna Waldron) is not chosen as a team member on an Urbana, Illinois, Pop Warner football team, she joins with others who were rejected, and they form their own team. One of the highlights of this film is the pep talk Becky's team gets from John Madden and a group of L.A. Raiders.
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 Lucky Numbers 2000 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Michael Rapaport, Daryl Mitchell, Bill Pullman, Richard Schiff, Michael Moore, Sam McMurray, Monet Cunningham
A lottery scam is carried out by Harrisburg, Pa. TV weather forecaster Russ Richards (John Travolta) and his friend, Gig (Tim Roth). The scam works, but before long a tangled web is woven into which more characters–including Lotto ball girl Crystal Latroy (Lisa Kudrow), greedy station manager Dick Simmons (Ed O'Neill), and two cops (Bill Pullman and Daryl Mitchell)–become part of the deception.
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Nobody's Baby 2001 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Seltzer
Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Gary Oldman, Radha Mitchell, Mary Steenburgen, Gordon Tootoosis, Anna Gunn, Peter Greene, Robyn Adamson, Ed O'Neill, Matthew Modine
Not-too-bright Billy (Skeet Ulrich), on the run after a prison break, comes upon an auto wreck and rescues the only survivor: a baby girl. He is soon joined by his friend and co-escapee Buford (Gary Oldman), who thinks the baby may bring a good ransom payment. But Billy enjoys being a father, and Buford must come up with another scheme in this very funny (at times) flick.
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Prefontaine 1997  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve James
Cast: Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Breckin Meyer, Lindsay Crouse, Amy Locane, Laurel Holloman, Brian McGovern, Kurtwood Smith, Adrian Amadeus
Steve Prefontaine (Jared Leto) was an exceptional athlete and human being. Trained by Bill Bowerman (R. Lee Ermey)–who later co-founded Nike–runner Prefontaine began his career slowly but was determined to become an Olympic contender. Prefontaine epitomized what happens to young athletes whose personal welfare is often ignored by the sports establishment. The difference between Prefontaine and his fellow athletes is that he fought for athletes' rights.
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Sibling Rivalry 1990 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher, Jami Gertz, Scott Bakula, Sam Elliott, Ed O'Neill, Frances Sternhagen, John Randolph, Bill Macy
A young wife (Kirstie Alley) longs for more out of life than her busy doctor husband (Scott Bakula) is willing to give. Her solution is a quick jump into bed with a lover; he has a heart attack during his performance and dies. The rest of the movie deals with one twist after another involving sisters, brothers, and in-laws in hilarious episodes as they interact with one another.
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The Spanish Prisoner 1997 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Mamet
Cast: Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Steve Martin, Ricky Jay, Ben Gazzara, Felicity Huffman, Ed O'Neill, Richard L. Friedman, Jerry Graff, G. Roy Levin
The con game involving the promise of a fortune IF the mark can come up with some up-front money is the theme of this very good thriller in which a naive inventor, Joe Ross (Campbell Scott), becomes involved in a web of industrial espionage.
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 Spartan 2004 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Mamet
Cast: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Ed O'Neill, Kristen Bell, Johnny Messner, Alexandra Kerry, Tia Texada, Lionel Mark Smith, Chris LaCentra, Jeremie Campbell, Renato Magno
After the President's daughter (Kristen Bell) is kidnapped, military special-operations officers–Scott (Val Kilmer) and Curtis (Derek Luke)–are called in to rescue her before the press gets wind of what is going on.
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| 1. Blue Chips (1994)
2. The Bone Collector (1999)
3. Cruising (1980)
4. Disorganized Crime (1989)
5. The Dogs of War (1980)
6. Dutch (1991)
7. K-9 (1989)
8. The Little Giants (1994)
9. Lucky Numbers (2000)
10. Nobody's Baby (2001)
11. Prefontaine (1997)
12. Sibling Rivalry (1990)
13. The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
14. Spartan (2004)
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