And Justice for All 1979  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Jack Warden, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Lahti, Sam Levene, Craig T. Nelson, Robert Christian, Thomas G. Waites, Larry Bryggman, Dominic Chianese, Victor Arnold, Vincent Beck, Michael Gorrin
Idealistic lawyer Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino) is a Baltimore defense attorney who is trying to uncover corruption within Maryland's legal system. When Judge Henry T. Fleming (John Forsythe) demands that Kirkland defend him after he is accused of assaulting a woman, Kirkland has no choice but to take the case. Now, honest lawyer Kirkland tries to find justice in the court system while also trying to make the system work. Pacino earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
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The Protector 1985  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: James Glickenhaus
Cast: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Kim Bass, Roy Chiao, Sandy Alexander, Victor Arnold, Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus, Al Cerullo, Richard(2) Clarke, Patrick James Clarke
A drug lord is operating in Hong Kong, and Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) and Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello) are on his trail. This movie uses kung-fu acrobatics often, but it also employs tongue-in-cheek humor to the benefit of the overall story.
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The Seven-Ups 1973 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip D'Antoni
Cast: Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon, Tony Lo Bianco, Larry Haines, Ken Kercheval, Richard Lynch, Bill Hickman, Lou Polan, Joe Spinell, Robert Burr, Rex Everhart
After one of their comrades is killed, New York City police members of an elite group–the Seven-Ups (minimum time to be sentenced in prison)–must find the murderers before their own reputations are ruined.
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 Shaft 1971  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Gordon Parks
Cast: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman, Antonio Fargas, Arnold Johnson, Shimen Ruskin, Joseph Leon, Victor Arnold, Sherri Brewer, Rex Robbins, Camille Yarbrough, Margaret Warncke
After the teenage daughter of Black, Harlem gangster Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn) is kidnapped by the White Mafia, private investigator John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) sets out to track her down. There has been no demand for ransom, and Shaft has no clues as to who actually did the kidnapping when he enters his action-packed investigation through New York City. Isaac Hayes' theme song for this film won the Academy Award for Best Song.
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 The Yards 2000 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: James Gray
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan, Ellen Burstyn, Faye Dunaway, Andrew Davoli, Steve Lawrence, Tony Musante, Victor Argo, Tomas Milian, Robert Montano, Victor Arnold
Set around the yards where NYC transit trains are repaired, this crime thriller zeroes in on police corruption. Newly released from prison, Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg) returns to his mother's (Ellen Burstyn) cluttered apartment, and life looks bleak. But wait, Aunt Kitty (Faye Dunaway) has just married a successful businessman (James Caan), and he is willing to help Leo. Unfortunately, his form of help leads to more and more problems.
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| 1. And Justice for All (1979)
2. The Protector (1985)
3. The Seven-Ups (1973)
4. Shaft (1971)
5. The Yards (2000)
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