Beyond the Call 1996 R, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill Cast: Sissy Spacek, David Strathairn, Arliss Howard, Janet Wright, Lindsay Murrell, Leslie Carlson, Ken James, Christina Collins, Andrew Sardella, Wayne Downer, Rufus Crawford, Diane D'Aquila
Pam (Sissy Spacek) reads her Connecticut newspaper and discovers that her high-school boyfriend, Russell (David Strathairn), is on death row for killing a policeman. Despite husband Keith's (Arliss Howard) objections, Pam makes many visits to Russell's South Carolina jail. While searching for a legal avenue that will lead to his freedom, Pam learns that Russell suffers from post-traumatic shock syndrome after fighting in the Vietnam War. An appeal is made, and it fails. As the execution date nears, tensions mount in the relationship of Pam and Keith.
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Equus 1977 R, 137 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet Cast: Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Eileen Atkins, Jenny Agutter, Kate Reid, John Wyman, Elva Mai Hoover, Ken James, Patrick Brymer
Through an act of violence, stable boy Alan Strang (Peter Firth) has blinded the horses he is supposed to tend. Dr. Dysart (Richard Burton) is called in to psychoanalyze Alan in order to find unconscious motivations for his cruel actions. Richard Burton was nominated for an Oscar for his role as the psychiatrist.
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Fly Away Home 1996 PG, 110 min. Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Carroll Ballard Cast: Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany, Terry Kinney, Holter Graham, Jeremy Ratchford, Deborah Verginella, Michael J. Reynolds, David Hemblen, Ken James, Nora Ballard, Sarena Paton, Judith Orban, Carmen Lishman, Christi Hill
Wild geese on the wing is the subject of this film about 14-year-old Amy Alden (Anna Paquin) and her host of abandoned goslings. When the goslings have grown and must migrate to survive, Amy and her dad (Jeff Daniels) guide the geese with two small planes.
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A Lobster Tale 2006 PG-13, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Massey Cast: Colm Meaney, Alberta Watson, Graham Greene, Jack Knight, Dale Ewing, Joe Pingue, Bruce McFee, Keir Gilchrist, Erik Knudsen, Deborah Grover, Chris Benson, Gerry Quigley, Jonathan Whittaker, Kevin Jubinville, Ken James
Cody Brewer (Colm Meaney) is a Maine lobster fisherman who is struggling to make ends meet, and his wife Martha (Alberta Watson) and young son Jake (Jack Knight) also have problems. Everything changes when a strange moss is caught in Cody's net, and Cody discovers that the moss has magical powers, which allow it to perform miracles. Cody is relieved when he sees that the powers affect not only the Brewer family but bring good things for the whole community as well.
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Physical Evidence 1989 R, 100 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Crichton Cast: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz, Ted McGinley, Kenneth Welsh, Ray Baker, Ken James, Michael P. Moran, Peter MacNeill
A Public Defender (Theresa Russell) is assigned the case of a cop (Burt Reynolds) accused of murder. Because her client was drunk at the time, he cannot remember any of the events that transpired.
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Switching Channels 1988 PG, 105 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Kotcheff Cast: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern, Al Waxman, Joe Silver, Ken James, Anthony Sherwood
This story originated as a Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur Broadway play "The Front Page"; later three movie versions (one titled "His Girl Friday") were made. The story revolves around television news director John L. Sullivan IV (Burt Reynolds) who tries to keep his ex-wife, Christy Colleran (Kathleen Turner), from marrying again.
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The Third Miracle 1999 R, 119 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Agnieszka Holland Cast: Ed Harris, Anne Heche, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Michael Rispoli, Charles Haid, Ken James, Barbara Sukowa, James Gallanders, Jean-Louis Roux, Caterina Scorsone
A Chicago priest, Father Frank Shore (Ed Harris), is a Vatican-appointed investigator of purported miracles, who is sent to look into the events surrounding the recovery of a terminally ill girl. But Father Frank soon questions his life's purpose when he falls in love with Roxanne (Anne Heche), the daughter of the woman being considered for sainthood.
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| 1. Beyond the Call (1996)
2. Equus (1977)
3. Fly Away Home (1996)
4. A Lobster Tale (2006)
5. Physical Evidence (1989)
6. Switching Channels (1988)
7. The Third Miracle (1999)
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