Blown Away 1994  R, 120 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Suzy Amis, Lloyd Bridges, Forest Whitaker, Stephi Lineburg, John Finn, Caitlin Clarke
As the title suggests, this film features explosion after explosion until a good part of Boston is "blown away." Dove (Jeff Bridges), former IRA sympathizer, joins the city's police bomb squad when Gaerity (Tommy Lee Jones) turns up in Boston. An old associate of Dove, Gaerity begins setting off a series of explosions, and it becomes Dove's mission to stop the destruction.
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The Ghost and the Darkness 1996  R, 109 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Emily Mortimer, Brian McCardie, Bernard Hill, John Kani, Tom Wilkinson, Om Puri, Henry Cele, Kurt Egelhof
Two lions have killed 130 men, and a young engineer (Val Kilmer), who is part of a construction team building the East African Railway, joins forces with a hunter (Michael Douglas) to kill the beasts.
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson, John Lithgow, Miriam Margolyes, Peter Vaughan, Sonia Aquino, Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Henry Goodman, Alison Steadman, David Robb
This complex biography of movie great Peter Sellers (Geoffrey Rush) shows how his troubled personal life was often hidden when he took over a role and immersed himself in the character he portrayed.
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 Lost in Space 1998  PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc, Lacey Chabert, Jack Johnson, Jared Harris, June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright
Based on the popular 1960s' TV show, this is the story of the Robinson's journey to the planet Alpha Prime. Traveling along with the family is a saboteur, Dr. Zachary Smith (Gary Oldman), who manages to hurl their spaceship into an unknown part of the galaxy.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child 1989 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Erika Anderson, Whit Hertford, Danny Hassel, Michael Bailey Smith, Clarence Felder, Steven Grives, Joe Seely, Wally George, Pat Sturges
The series tries to make a comeback as Freddy (Robert Englund) returns and becomes active in the dreams of an unborn child. Gore abounds in this very violent, but entertaining, film.
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 Predator 2 1990 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi, Adam Baldwin, Morton Downey Jr., Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Kent McCord, Morton Downey Jr., Steve Kahan, Calvin Lockhart, Henry Kingi
Set in 1997 (at the time–the future), the Predator (Kevin Peter Hall) has relocated to Los Angeles, and LAPD Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) and his partners–Danny (Ruben Blades), Leona (Maria Conchita Alonso), and Jerry (Bill Paxton)–set out to stop the havoc being wreaked on Los Angeles citizens. FBI investigator Peter Keyes (Gary Busey) warns Harrigan and his team to stay out of it, but his advice goes unheeded. More people are killed, including some of Harrigan's team, before Harrigan confronts the Predator, injures it, and becomes the hunter rather than the hunted.
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The Reaping 2007 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Hilary Swank, Idris Elba, David Morrissey, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephen Rea, William Ragsdale, John McConnell, David Jensen, Yvonne Landry, Samuel Garland, Myles Cleveland, Andrea Frankle, Stuart Greer
Once an ordained minister, Katherine Winter (Hilary Swank) has given up the church, but her assistant, Ben (Idris Elba) is a dedicated believer who helps Katherine as she travels the world debunking miracles. When Katherine answers the call from school teacher Doug (David Morrissey), she and Ben travel to Doug's Louisiana town where among the weird happenings are a river turning red, a young boy found dead, and dead frogs falling from trees. What is going on?
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 Under Suspicion 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Thomas Jane, Monica Bellucci, Miguel Angel Suarez, Pablo Cunqueiro, Nydia Caro, Isabel Algaze, Jackeline Duprey, Luis Caballero, Patricia Beato, Sahyly Yamile, Marisol Calero, Hector Travieso, Vanessa Shenk
Set in Puerto Rico, this psychological thriller centers around the interrogation of prominent tax attorney Henry Hearst (Gene Hackman) who spends a night at the local police station being questioned by Capt. Victor Benezet (Morgan Freeman) and Detective Felix Owens (Thomas Jane).
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| 1. Blown Away (1994)
2. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
3. Judgment Night (1993)
4. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
5. Lost in Space (1998)
6. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
7. Predator 2 (1990)
8. The Reaping (2007)
9. Under Suspicion (2000)
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