The Day After 1983  TV, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, John Lithgow, Amy Madigan, Bibi Besch, Lori Lethin, Jeff East, Georgann Johnson, William Allen Young, Calvin Jung
A Soviet-launched nuclear bomb falls on a small Kansas town. This made-for-TV film follows the aftermath, highlighting the effects and actions of the residents. The graphic nature of the film resulted in a massive public reaction.
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District 9 2009  R, 112 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Mandla Gaduka, Vanessa Haywood, Kenneth Nkosi, Louis Minnaar, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, William Allen Young, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Summer, Jed Brophy, Nick Blake
Aliens have been held in District 9 ever since their spaceship came to a standstill over South Africa 28 years ago. Now, the locals want the aliens out of their area and assign Multi-National United (MNU) the job of removing the aliens from District 9. MNU agent Wikus Van De Merwe (Sharlto Copley) leads the eviction operation, but, when he becomes exposed to biotechnology that mutates his DNA, tensions rise. Wikus becomes the most wanted creature on Earth and is pursued because he alone holds the key to unlocking the aliens' weapons technology.
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Fear X 2003 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast: John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger, James Remar, Jacqueline Ramel, William Allen Young, Stephen McIntyre, Gene Davis, Mark Houghton, Sharon Bajer, Victor Cowie
Shopping-mall security guard Harry (John Turturro) investigates his wife's murder, and clues lead him to a small, Montana town where he may–or may not–find the answers he seeks.
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Lock Up 1989  R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Flynn
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Darlanne Fluegel, Sonny Landham, Tom Sizemore, Frank McRae, William Allen Young, Larry Romano, Jordan Lund, John Lilla, Dean Duval, Jerry Strivelli, David Anthony Marshall, Kurek Ashley
Prison Warden Drumgoole (Donald Sutherland) had refused to give prisoner Frank Leone (Sylvester Stallone) a weekend pass to visit his dying father when Frank escaped and told the media about Drumgoole's evil treatment of prisoners. Frank is now back in prison serving the last six months of his sentence, and Warden Drumgoole is determined to exact revenge on Leone for ruining his "good" name.
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Outrage! 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Grauman
Cast: Robert Preston, Beau Bridges, Burgess Meredith, Linda Purl, Anthony Newley, Mel Ferrer, William Allen Young, Bill Dearth, Steven Marlo, Stan Haze, Brent Jennings, Robert Miano, Myron Natwick, Ric Mancini, Vincent Howard
Based on Henry Denker's bestseller, this TV movie is good watching with a strong cast. Dennis Riordan (Robert Preston) admits to killing his daughter's murderer after the loopholes in the legal system set him free. Riordan hires lawyer Brad Gordon (Beau Bridges), and an excellent courtroom drama unfolds when Gordon challenges Judge Michael Lengel (Mel Ferrer) and the legal system that failed.
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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Sto 1995  TV, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Glenn Close, Judy Davis, Jan Rubes, Wendy Makkena, Susan Barnes, William Converse-Roberts, William Allen Young, Kevin McNulty, Vic Polizos, Molly Parker
Glen Close takes on the role of Margarethe Cammermeyer in this true story of Cammermeyer's legal fight to prevent the U.S. Army from discharging her when her status as a homosexual was revealed. Close won an Emmy for her role in this film, and costar Judy Davis also was awarded the Emmy for her depiction of Cammermeyer's lover, Diane.
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The Waterdance 1992 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Neal Jimenez
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe, Helen Hunt, Elizabeth Pena, William Allen Young, James Roach, Henry Harris, Grace Zabriskie, Kimberly Scott
A heavy drama/comedy about three paraplegics in a rehabilitation center, the tale is told of how each copes with his new handicap and with each other. Pretty good performances throughout.
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| 1. The Day After (1983)
2. District 9 (2009)
3. Fear X (2003)
4. Lock Up (1989)
5. Outrage! (1986)
6. Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Sto (1995)
7. The Waterdance (1992)
8. Wisdom (1986)
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