Halls of Anger 1970  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Calvin Lockhart, James A. Watson Jr., Janet MacLachlan, Jeff Bridges, Rob Reiner, Edward Asner, DeWayne Jessie, Patricia Stich, Roy Jenson, John McLiam
Racism is depicted in the nation's school system in this film about integration of an all-white school.
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Heart and Souls 1993 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Alfre Woodard, Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Sizemore, David Paymer, Elisabeth Shue, Bill Calvert, Janet MacLachlan, Richard Portnow
Four people killed in an accident 34 years ago come back as angels in order to find their peace on Earth. They inhabit yuppie Thomas Reilly (Robert Downey Jr.) who was born at the time of their accident. Downey is great in his role in a film that is very watchable, especially if you like sentimental fantasies.
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The Man 1972  G, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres, William Windom, Barbara Rush, Janet MacLachlan, Jack Benny, Patric Knowles, Anne Seymour
Based on Irving Wallace's novel, this is Rod Serling's film adaptation of the story of a presidential assassination and the vice president's (James Earl Jones) ascent to power as America's first black president.
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Murphy's Law 1986  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Carrie Snodgress, Kathleen Wilhoite, Robert F. Lyons, Richard Romanus, Angel Tompkins, Bill Henderson, Janet MacLachlan, Lawrence Tierney, James Luisi
A Los Angeles cop (Charles Bronson) finds that "anything that can go wrong–will" when he is arrested for his ex-wife's murder. Things continue to go awry when he escapes and tries to elude police.
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Sounder 1972  G, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Taj Mahal, Carmen Mathews, James Best, Janet MacLachlan, Sylvia Kuumba Williams, Eric Hooks, Yvonne Jarrell, Teddy Airhart, Richard Durham, Myrl Sharkey, Inez Dunham, William T. Bennett
Set during 1933 in Louisiana, this is an uplifting story about a Black sharecropper, Nathan Morgan (Paul Winfield), who is sent to jail on a false charge. His wife, Rebecca (Cicely Tyson), manages to keep the family together until Nathan's return. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor (Winfield) and Actress (Tyson).
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The Thirteenth Floor 1999  R, 120 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Josef Rusnak
Cast: Craig Bierko, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gretchen Mol, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dennis Haysbert, Steve Schub, Jeremy Roberts, Leon Rippy, Janet MacLachlan, Rif Hutton, Tia Texada, Brad William Henke, Venessia Valentino, Burt Bulos, Howard S. Miller
A computer scientist, Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl), is murdered but not before he leaves Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko) a message about his new discovery. When Douglas logs on to his computer, he uncovers a massive cyberspace invention that allows journeys back and forth to 1937–but not without consequences.
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Tightrope 1984  R, 118 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Richard Tuggle
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold, Alison Eastwood, Dan Hedaya, Jenny Beck, Janet MacLachlan, Marco St. John, Rebecca Perle, Randi Brooks, Regina Richardson
This is one of the really good suspense movies as Wes Block (Clint Eastwood) is a New Orleans cop whose job is to track down a sex-killer. The killer attacks much too close to home.
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Trouble Comes to Town 1972  TV, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Pat Hingle, Thomas Evans, Hari Rhodes, Janet MacLachlan, James Wheaton, Austin Stoker, Joseph Bottoms, Sheree North
Sheriff Murdock (Lloyd Bridges) of a southern town takes in a northern juvenile delinquent–an African-American youth (Thomas Evans). (The youth's father had saved Murdock during the Korean War.) Racial tensions result from the sheriff's action, and when the number of car thefts increases, the tensions also increase. A good made-for-TV film.
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| 1. The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
2. Halls of Anger (1970)
3. Heart and Souls (1993)
4. The Man (1972)
5. Murphy's Law (1986)
6. Sounder (1972)
7. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
8. Tightrope (1984)
9. Trouble Comes to Town (1972)
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