The Best Thief in the World 2004  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacob Kornbluth
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Silverman, David Warshofsky, Audra McDonald, Lois Smith, Margo Martindale, Jelani Jeffries, Jonah Bobo, Tanya Clarke, Chelsea Harkins
Young Izzy's (Michael Silverman) father (David Warshofsky) has suffered a stroke, and his mother (Mary-Louise Parker) is trying to make ends meet by teaching school. Izzy has a unique solution to relieve the stress at home: he vandalizes neighboring apartments and commits acts of petty theft.
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Black Widow 1986  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Dennis Hopper, Sami Frey, Nicol Williamson, Terry O'Quinn, James Hong, Diane Ladd, D.W. Moffett, Lois Smith, Leo Rossi, Danny Kamekona, Rutanya Alda, Mary Woronov, Wayne Heffley
FBI Agent Alexandra "Alex" Barnes (Debra Winger) is on the trail of a murderess, Catherine Petersen (Theresa Russell), who marries wealthy men and then kills them. Eventually, Alex becomes entangled in the final confrontation. Winger and Russell are convincing in their roles.
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Brother John 1971  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Will Geer, Bradford Dillman, Beverly Todd, Paul Winfield, Ramon Bieri, Warren J. Kemmerling, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Richard Ward, Lois Smith
John Kane (Sidney Poitier) returns to his small Southern town where he appears as a Messiah, stirs up the gentry, and is an enigma to his old friends.
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Dead Man Walking 1995 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Robbins
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, R. Lee Ermey, Celia Weston, Lois Smith, Scott Wilson, Margo Martindale, Barton Heyman
Based on a real-life New Orleans nun, Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon), this film follows her fictionalized relationship with a Death Row inmate (Sean Penn) who begs for her help in saving him from his fate. Susan Sarandon won the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance, and three other nominations were received, including Best Actor and Director.
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Diminished Capacity 2008  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Kinney
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Virginia Madsen, Dylan Baker, Bobby Cannavale, Louis C.K., Tom Aldredge, P.J. Brown, Jimmy Bennett, Anthony Del Negro, Lois Smith, Jim True-Frost
Chicago newspaper editor Cooper (Matthew Broderick) was the recipient of a blow to the head that has left him with short-term memory loss. He travels back to his hometown in Missouri to visit his senile Uncle Rollie (Alan Alda), and while there Cooper discovers that Rollie owns a rare Chicago Cubs baseball card. Cooper and Rollie decide to take a road trip back to Chicago with Cooper's high-school ex-girlfriend Charlotte (Virginia Madsen). The reason for the trip is to sell Rollie's baseball card at a memorabilia convention in Chicago where they will meet more than their share of crooked dealers scheming to get their hands on the card and giving as little as possible to Rollie in return.
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 East of Eden 1955 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Richard Davalos, Jo Van Fleet, Burl Ives, Albert Dekker, Lois Smith, Lonny Chapman, Timothy Carey, Harold Gordon, Nick Dennis, Richard Garrick, Earle Hodgins, John Halloran
In this film, James Dean's first starring role, he plays Cal Trask, a rebellious son who wants his father Adam's (Raymond Massey) love; however, religious zealot Adam appears to favor Cal's brother Aron (Richard Davalos). Cal is always in trouble, and only Aron's girlfriend Abra (Julie Harris) and sheriff Sam (Burl Ives) see the good in him. Adam, who owns a Salinas Valley lettuce farm, invests in a new method to ship his crops. But, the venture fails, and Adam loses a fortune. Cal goes to his long-lost mother Kate (Jo Van Fleet), who now owns a brothel. She gives him money, and Cal invests in a bean crop that proves very successful. Cal offers Adam money from the profits. Adam refuses Cal's offer to help, and tragedy ensues. Jo Van Fleet won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and nominations were received for Best Actor (Dean) and Director.
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Falling Down 1993 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday Weld, Frederic Forrest, Lois Smith, Raymond J. Barry, Michael Paul Chan, Macon McCalman, Joey Hope Singer, Ebbe Roe Smith, Kimberly Scott, D.W. Moffett, Steve Park
William 'D-Fens' Foster (Michael Douglas) is laid off from his job and ends up in a traffic jam on his way to his daughter's birthday party. He abandons his car and walks to a convenience store, which he demolishes with a baseball bat because the clerk is less than helpful. Next, 'D-Fens' attacks a gang that unsuccessfully retaliates, and 'D-Fens' steals their guns. Now, it is the mission of Detective Martin Prendergast (Robert Duvall) to hunt down 'D-Fens' and stop the terror that he is wreaking on the streets of Los Angeles.
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 Fatal Attraction 1987  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Stuart Pankin, Ellen Foley, Fred Gwynne, Tom Brennan, Lois Smith, Meg Mundy, Mike Nussbaum, J.J. Johnson, Michael Arkin, Sam Coppola, Eunice Prewitt
This film weaves the suspenseful story that results from the effect of a brief affair. The married man, Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), cannot rid himself of his illicit partner Alex Forrest (Glenn Close). Too late, he realizes her psychotic personality is bent on the destruction of his marriage to Beth (Anne Archer). Several Academy Award nominations include Best Picture, Actress (Close), Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), and Director. 1 User Review
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Five Easy Pieces 1970  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Lois Smith, Susan Anspach, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg, Ralph Waite, Sally Struthers, John P. Ryan, Marlena MacGuire, Richard Stahl, Helena Kallianiotes, Lorna Thayer, William Challee
After an extended separation from his wealthy family, California oil rigger Bobby Eroica Dupea (Jack Nicholson) returns to Puget Sound to visit his ailing father Nicholas (William Challee) with his pregnant girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black) in tow. Bobby cannot stand the atmosphere in his family's upper-class mansion and seduces his uptight brother Carl's (Ralph Waite) fiancee Catherine (Susan Anspach). Now pulled between Rayette and Catherine and his family, Bobby cannot decide which way to go and simply runs away from it all. Several Oscar nominations were received including Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), and Supporting Actress (Black).
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A Foreign Affair 2003 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: 2 Brothers and a Bride
Director: Helmut Schleppi
Cast: David Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Emily Mortimer, Larry Pine, Lois Smith, Allyce Beasley, Megan Follows, Redmond Gleeson, Rocio Linares, Nonna Velikaya
Midwestern brothers–Josh (David Arquette) and Jake (Tim Blake Nelson)–are helpless souls now that their mother (Lois Smith) has died leaving them to fend for themselves. Jake comes up with a solution: he and Josh will take a two-week trip to Russia in search of one traditionally minded wife who will take over their mother's household chores.
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Foxes 1980 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Jodie Foster, Cherie Currie, Marilyn Kagan, Kandice Stroh, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman, Randy Quaid, Lois Smith, Laura Dern, Roger Bowen, Adam Faith, Sloan Roberts, Jill Barrie Bogart, Wayne Storm, Mary Margaret Lewis
Four girls–Jeanie (Jodie Foster), Annie (Cherie Currie), Madge (Marilyn Kagan), and Deirdre (Kandice Stroh)–grow up in the San Fernando Valley and have more than their share of problems with sex, drugs, and alcohol. When they throw a party, matters get out of hand, and Annie is hospitalized. She escapes from the hospital, and, now, Jeanie is determined to find her.
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Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Searcy, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw, Gailard Sartain, Lois Smith, Timothy Scott, Gary Basaraba, Grace Zabriskie, Macon McCalman, Raynor Scheine
Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) meets octogenarian Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) while visiting a nursing home. They become close friends, and Ninny tells stories about Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) who lived in Georgia in the 1930s. Through flashbacks, Ninny's story is told beginning when Idgie and Ruth open a cafe in Whistle Stop, Alabama, where they serve fried green tomatoes. Despite problems, they succeed in the business, and their friendship endures. Evelyn is inspired by Ninny's stories, and she becomes a stronger woman.
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Green Card 1990 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth, Gregg Edelman, Robert Prosky, Jessie Keosian, Ethan Phillips, Mary Louise Wilson, Lois Smith, Conrad McLaren
When Georges (Gerard Depardieu, in his U.S. film debut) wants to start a new life in the U.S., he needs a Green Card to work. Bronte (Andie MacDowell), an avid horticulturalist, wants to move into an apartment with a greenhouse, but she must be married to do so. Both people can be satisfied by a marriage of convenience. When the authorities question Georges' marriage, the two must actually move in together. Love blooms.
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 Hard Promises 1991 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: Sissy Spacek, William Petersen, Brian Kerwin, Mare Winningham, Jeff Perry, Olivia Burnette, Peter MacNicol, Ann Wedgeworth, Amy Wright, Lois Smith, Ed Geldart, Jerry Haynes
After Joey (William Petersen) receives an invitation–sent by daughter Beth (Olivia Burnette)–to ex-wife Chris' (Sissy Spacek) wedding, he rushes home to Texas with plans of stopping the upcoming marriage.
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 Hollywoodland 2006 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allen Coulter
Cast: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Robin Tunney, Bob Hoskins, Lois Smith, Molly Parker, Ted Atherton, David J. MacNeil, Dash Mihok, Kevin Hare, Kathleen Robertson, Joe Spano, Jeffrey DeMunn
Based on events following the death under questionable circumstances of George Reeves (Ben Affleck) who had played Superman on the popular TV show, this film shows how Reeves' mother Helen Bessolo (Lois Smith) hires private detective Louis Simo (Adrien Brody) to uncover the facts surrounding her son's death. Suspects rise to the fore. Toni Mannix (Diane Lane) heads the list as the lover Reeves dumped after a 10-year affair, and her husband, MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix (Bob Hoskins), is also in the running–along with Reeves' new fiancee Leonore (Robin Tunny). The film goes back and forth between scenes of Simo's investigation and past events in Reeves' life showing just what a complex person he was.
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Holy Matrimony 1994 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tate Donovan, John Schuck, Lois Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Nordling, Richard Riehle, Mary Pat Gleason, Alaine Byrne, Frank Novak
On the lam after stealing the receipts from her boss, Havana (Patricia Arquette) and boyfriend Peter (Tate Donovan) head to Canada and Peter's boyhood home with a religious sect. Though the commune leaders don't care much for Havana, she and Peter marry to satisfy the leaders. Peter is soon killed in an auto accident, and, according to the commune's laws, Havana must marry her husband's brother, 12-year-old Ezekiel (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Matters continue to go downhill as Havana searches for the loot while Ezekiel knows its location, and the FBI agent on her trail also looks for it.
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Iron Jawed Angels 2004 TV, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Katja von Garnier
Cast: Hilary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Anjelica Huston, Margo Martindale, Molly Parker, Lois Smith, Patrick Dempsey, Laura Fraser, Vera Farmiga, Brooke Smith, Adilah Barnes, Bob Gunton, Julia Ormond, Carrie Snodgress
Women's suffrage is the theme of this story set in the early part of the 20th century when American feminist Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and social reformer Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor) left the mainstream effort and formed a more radical wing fighting for women's right to vote. The title comes from Alice's fight against being force fed while on a hunger strike after being jailed with her suffragettes when they picketed the White House. While she showed courage, the real courage was that of the suffragettes as a whole whose efforts resulted in the ratification of the 19th Constitutional Amendment on July 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.
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Midnight Run 1988  R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Foronjy, Jack Kehoe, Wendy Phillips, Lois Smith
Robert De Niro plays a bounty hunter in search of an accountant (Charles Grodin) who has embezzled $15 million. He finds him, but the troubles he experiences returning him for the reward make for a very funny movie. Great fun.
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 Minority Report 2002  PG-13, 145 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Kathryn Morris, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Stormare, Lois Smith, Steve Harris, Mike Binder, Neal McDonough, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jessica Capshaw, Richard Coca
Based on one of Philip K. Dick's great short stories, the plot adopts the premise that investigators can find and arrest killers before they commit murders. In a twist of fate, Detective John Adderton (Tom Cruise), who heads up the department in charge of predicting murders, is identified as a future killer. Now, he must uncover the circumstances to clear his name.
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Next Stop, Greenwich Village 1976 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Lois Smith, Christopher Walken, Lou Jacobi, Jeff Goldblum, Antonio Fargas, Don Brenner, Mike Kellin
Written and directed by Paul Mazursky, this is a semi-autobiography about life among actors living in Greenwich Village in the 1950s.
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P.S. 2004  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dylan Kidd
Cast: Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Paul Rudd, Lois Smith, Ross A. McIntyre, Chris Meyer, Jennifer Carty, Becki Newton, Stacy Lynn Spierer
In her late 30s and divorced Louise Harrington (Laura Linney) works as the admissions director at Columbia University School of Arts. When she interviews a prospective student (Topher Grace), he appears to be the reincarnation of her high-school boyfriend who died 20 years before. A torrid love affair ensues.
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Reckless 1984 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Foley
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Cliff De Young, Lois Smith, Adam Baldwin, Dan Hedaya, Jennifer Grey
Johnny Rourke (Aidan Quinn) is a high-school senior who, besides being a motorcyclist, is also a football star. He falls for Tracy, the pampered daughter of middle-class parents, and problems ensue.
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Resurrection 1980 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Detrie
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Pamela Payton-Wright, Eva Le Gallienne, Jeffrey DeMunn, Lois Smith, Richard Hamilton, Lane Smith
Edna McCauley (Ellen Burstyn) recovers from a serious injury to find that she now has the power to heal others. Burstyn's performance is wonderful, and she received an Academy Award nomination. A nomination for Supporting Actress went to Eva Le Gallienne.
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Reuben, Reuben 1983 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Cast: Tom Conti, Kelly McGillis, Roberts Blossom, Cynthia Harris, E. Katherine Kerr, Joel Fabiani, Lois Smith, Jack Davidson, Damon Douglas, Ed Grady
Kelly McGillis made her film debut, and Tom Conti was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor in this film about a Scottish poet who seduces middle-aged women–until he falls for a young college student.
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Skylark 1993 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Randall, Christopher Bell, Margaret Sophie Stein, Jon DeVries, Elizabeth Wilson, Lois Smith, Lee Richardson, James Rebhorn
A sequel to "Sarah, Plain and Tall," this Hallmark Hall of Fame production continues the story of the mail order bride (Glenn Close) from Maine and her trials encountered living in drought-ridden Kansas during the early 1900s.
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Sweet Land 2005 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ali Selim
Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, John Heard, Alex Kingston, Ned Beatty, Lois Smith, Tom Gilroy, Patrick Heusinger, Paul Sand, Jodie Markell, Sage Kermes
"Sweet Land" begins with elderly Inge (Lois Smith) burying her husband, Olaf (Tim Guinee), in Minnesota's farm country. She relates the story of her past when, as a young German, Inge (Elizabeth Reaser) arrived in Minnesota during 1920 as a mail-order bride for Olaf. There were major problems with the planned marriage: Inge was German and a socialist, and Norwegian/American Olaf and his Norwegian farming neighbors had problems accepting a woman from the country with which America had just fought a war. Even the Lutheran Minister Sorrensen (John Heard) refused to marry them. These and other trials and tribulations of immigration rise to the fore, but as time passes the love story of Inge and Olaf ends happily.
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Trance 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Eternal
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cast: Alison Elliott, Jared Harris, Christopher Walken, Rachel O'Rourke, Lois Smith, Karl Geary, Paula Malcomson, Sinead Dolan, Raina Feig, Jason Miller
Nora and Jim (Alison Elliott and Jared Harris) need a change of pace, so they head to Nora's homeland of Ireland. They are met by Nora's Uncle Bill (Christopher Walken), who proudly shows off the mummy of a druid witch that he dug up. The mummy looks a lot like Nora, and after Nora starts feeling strange and has hallucinations it's time for the witch to act.
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Tumbleweeds 1999 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Cast: Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Gavin O'Connor, Lois Smith, Laurel Holloman, Michael J. Pollard, Noah Emmerich, Ashley Buccille, Cody McMains, Linda Porter, Brian Tahash, Josh Carmichael, Sara Downing, Joel Polis
Mary Jo Walker (Janet McTeer) has run away from every person she has had a relationship with except for one person: her 12-year-old daughter, Ava (Kimberly J. Brown). As the story begins, this twosome are on the way to San Diego leaving behind Mary Jo's fourth husband. Once "settled in," Ava finds her niche, but Mary Jo is still a piece of work in progress. Janet McTeer received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
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 Twister 1996 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck, Zach Grenier, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Scott Thomson, Todd Field, Sean Whalen, Gregory Sporleder, Joey Slotnick, Wendle Josepher
An unfunded team of university researchers–including Bill Harding (Bill Paxton), his soon-to-be ex-wife Jo (Helen Hunt), and Bill's new fiancee Melissa (Jami Gertz)–chase tornadoes to obtain scientific data useful for prediction and control of the deadly twisters. While the love triangle lacks substance, the special effects of tornadoes are excellent and make this a movie worth watching. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Special Effects and Sound.
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| 1. The Best Thief in the World (2004)
2. Black Widow (1986)
3. Brother John (1971)
4. Dead Man Walking (1995)
5. Diminished Capacity (2008)
6. East of Eden (1955)
7. Falling Down (1993)
8. Fatal Attraction (1987)
9. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
10. A Foreign Affair (2003)
aka: 2 Brothers and a Bride
11. Four Friends (1981)
12. Foxes (1980)
13. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
14. Green Card (1990)
15. Hard Promises (1991)
16. Hollywoodland (2006)
17. Holy Matrimony (1994)
18. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
19. Midnight Run (1988)
20. Minority Report (2002)
21. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
22. P.S. (2004)
23. Reckless (1984)
24. Resurrection (1980)
25. Reuben, Reuben (1983)
26. Skylark (1993)
27. Sweet Land (2005)
28. Trance (1998)
aka: The Eternal
29. Tumbleweeds (1999)
30. Twister (1996)
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