Above the Law 1988  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo, Henry Silva, Joe Greco, Jack Wallace, Ron Dean, Thalmus Rasulala, Miguel Nino, Nicholas Kusenko, Chelcie Ross, Metta Davis, Joseph F. Kosala, Ronnie Barron
This film marks hunky, martial arts expert-turned-actor Steven Seagal's debut as a police detective on the scent of one of the biggest drug kingpins in Chicago. When the Feds tell him to leave the guy alone, surprise! The plot becomes as complicated as Seagal's magnetic detective. Good action includes a hero up there in the category of "Dirty Harry."
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The Big Score 1983  R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Williamson
Cast: Fred Williamson, John Saxon, Richard Roundtree, Ed Lauter, Nancy Wilson, D'Urville Martin, Michael Dante, Bruce Glover, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Tony King, Ron Dean, James Spinks, Chelcie Ross, Jerome Landfield
Chicago detective Frank Hooks (Fred Williamson) and his partners–Davis and Gordon (John Saxon and Richard Roundtree)–are on the trail of a drug dealer when a large cache of drug money disappears. Frank is accused of stealing the money and is suspended from the police force. Now, Frank can ignore all the rules and take on the drug dealers himself.
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 The Breakfast Club 1985  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, John Kapelos, Ron Dean, Tim Gamble, Mercedes Hall, Mary Christian, Perry Crawford
High school students–Andrew (Emilio Estevez), John (Judd Nelson), Allison (Ally Sheedy), Claire (Molly Ringwald), and Brian (Anthony Michael Hall)–serve detention together one Saturday. Although they come from different social groups, they talk through the factors in society that have kept them apart, and new alliances are formed.
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 Cocktail 1988 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, Laurence Luckinbill, Kelly Lynch, Ron Dean, Gina Gershon, Paul Benedict, Ellen Foley, Robert Donley, Andrea Morse, Chris Owens, Justin Louis, Allan Wasserman
Recently discharged from the Army, young Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise) sets out to make a good life for himself in Manhattan. He signs up for business courses and gets a job tending bar. The Aussie barkeeper Doug Couglin (Bryan Brown) takes Brian on as his protege, and they put together an act in which they dance while mixing drinks. They become very popular but then have a falling out. Brian leaves for Jamaica where he meets and falls in love with vacationing New York City waitress Jordan Mooney (Elizabeth Shue). Then, Brian meets New York executive Bonnie (Lisa Banes) who wants Brian for herself, and he becomes her lover. Will Brian wake up in time to make the right decision about who he should spend the rest of his life with?
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Code of Silence 1985  R, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Molly Hagan, Ralph Foody, Joe Guzaldo, Mike Genovese, Nathan Davis, Ron Dean, Dennis Farina, Ron Henriquez, Allen Hamilton, Gene Barge, Mario Nieves, Wilbert Bradley
Honest police Sergeant Eddie Cusack (Chuck Norris) sets out to make a drug bust but arrives just after the Comacho gang has been attacked by the rival Luna gang. Now, Cusack takes on Tony Luna (Mike Genovese) and Luis Comacho (Henry Silva) without aid from his Chicago police officers and, before all is said and done, brings the mobsters to their knees
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 The Color of Money 1986 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs, Keith McCready, Bruce A. Young, Ron Dean, Randall Arney, Lisa Dodson, Forest Whitaker, Vito D'Ambrosio, Robert Agins, Alvin Anastasia
This film is a sequel to "The Hustler." The aging pool champion Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) has a protege, Vincent Lauria (Tom Cruise), to join him in profits available through pool games. But, Vincent's manipulative girlfriend Carmen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) wants in on the action, and a power struggle ensues leading to a match between Fast Eddie and Vincent in Atlantic City. The dirty, snow-covered city and smoky pool halls reflect the lives of the characters. Paul Newman won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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The Dark Knight 2008  PG-13, 152 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy, Chin Han, Nestor Carbonell, Eric Roberts, Ritchie Coster, Anthony Michael Hall
In this sequel to "Batman Begins," millionaire Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is still leading his double life as the crusader Batman who is determined to rid Gotham City of organized crime. Batman and his ally, police Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman), work with District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), but the psychopathic "Joker" (Heath Ledger) is playing a deadly game with Batman through which he is throwing the city into chaos. The Joker excels at demolishing any and everything in his path and stops at nothing–including a hospital. Just how far will Batman go to stop this dangerous criminal, and how far will The Joker go in his efforts to get rid of Batman? Ledger died of an accidental prescription drug overdose before the film was released. The film won two Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Ledger), and four other Academy Award nominations were received.
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 The Fugitive 1993 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Julianne Moore, Andreas Katsulas, Jeroen Krabbe, Daniel Roebuck, Ron Dean, Andy Romano, L. Scott Caldwell, Tom Wood, Joseph F. Kosala, Miguel Nino, Tony Fosco
In this sequel to the television show by the same name, Harrison Ford takes on the role of Dr. Richard Kimble who escapes while on his way to prison after being falsely convicted of his wife Helen's (Sela Ward) murder. He tries to uncover the truth about Helen's murder while being pursued by U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones). Jones won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar for his role in this film, and six nominations were received, including Best Picture.
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The Package 1989 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard, Ike Pappas, Dennis Franz, Pam Grier, Reni Santoni, Thalmus Rasulala, Kevin Crowley, Ron Dean, Nathan Davis, Chelcie Ross, Joe Greco, Marco St. John
U.S. Army Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is escorting his prisoner, Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones), from Germany to Washington, D.C. when Gallagher is mugged in a washroom at the airport. Boyette escapes, and Gallagher tries to track him down. In the process, Gallagher learns that Boyette is a pawn being used by senior military officers to prevent an arms control treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and Soviet Col. Glen Whitacre (John Heard) wants to stop Gallagher before he ruins the plot. The ensuing twists and turns of events are thrilling.
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| 1. Above the Law (1988)
2. The Big Score (1983)
3. The Breakfast Club (1985)
4. Cocktail (1988)
5. Code of Silence (1985)
6. The Color of Money (1986)
7. The Dark Knight (2008)
8. The Fugitive (1993)
9. The Package (1989)
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