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That's the Way of the World

1975

That's the Way of the World

1975
6.3
Record executives want a highly-regarded record producer to focus on a white pop act whom they feel has the sound America wants. To keep his creative integrity, Buckmaster carefully begins to fight the system that has made him the respected producer he has become.
Breathing Lessons

1994

Breathing Lessons

1994
5.4
A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.
Beyond the Call

1996

Beyond the Call

1996
6
Russell Gates (David Strahairn) is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O'Brien (Sissy Spacek), is stunned to learn this and does not believe he could commit such a crime. She writes to him much to the dismay of her husband Keith and becomes obsessed with the case, exploring every avenue that may still be open to the doomed man. The trips to the prison take a toll on both her marriage and her family.
Family of Strangers

1993

Family of Strangers

1993
5.8
Julie must disclose her family's medical history before undergoing major surgery: when she questions her family, she discovers that she was adopted and, later, that her conception was the product of a rape.
Beauty's Revenge

1995

Beauty's Revenge

1995
6
An obsessive small town beauty queen goes to great lengths to keep the love of her life from reconciling with his ex-girlfriend.
Tricks of the Trade

1988

Tricks of the Trade

1988
3.2
After her picture perfect husband is murdered in a prostitute's apartment, Beverly Hills homemaker Catherine is devastated. But she doesn't spend too long mourning, because she's soon on a mission to put her husband's killer behind bars. To do so, she forms an unlikely partnership with Marla, the Hollywood hooker who serviced the deceased. Under Marla's guidance, the pair navigate the seedier side of Los Angeles to put this mystery to rest.
On the Line

1984

On the Line

1984
4.4
A Border Patrol agent is determined to catch his old nemesis, an American criminal who successfully smuggles illegal aliens across the border from Mexico.
Enter Three Dragons

1978

Enter Three Dragons

1978
6.6
Sammy is involved with gangsters to save his relative from a problem so he calls Dragon Hung from America to help him.
Walking Thunder

1997

Walking Thunder

1997
6.1
In the 1850's, a young boy and his family on their way West become stranded in the Rockies. With the help of a local mountain man, a Sioux medicine man, and a legendary bear known as "Walking Thunder," the boy learns to become a man, and his family's survival is secured.
Sudden Fury

1993

Sudden Fury

1993
6.4
A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.
Every Woman's Dream

1996

Every Woman's Dream

1996
6.3
A man suffering from borderline personality disorder is married to two women, who don’t know the other exists. As bills pile up and cracks start to show, the women independently start to suspect something is wrong.
The empty mirror

1996

The empty mirror

1996
5.4
Adolf Hitler faces himself and must come to terms with his infamous career in an imaginary post-war subterranean bunker where he reviews historical films, dictates his memoirs and encounters Eva Braun, Josef Goebbels, Hermann Göring and Sigmund Freud.
Calm at Sunset

1996

Calm at Sunset

1996
6.5
Drama about a young man who defies his parents by dropping out of college to pursue his dream of owning a fishing boat, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
To Save the Children

1994

To Save the Children

1994
6
Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of his last assignment. His myth of rural bliss is shattered when a former police officer comes unglued, builds a bomb and takes Jake's class hostage. The heroism of his true story unfolds as the hostage drama takes many surprising turns towards the phenomenal conclusion.
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996
5.5
The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin, an eccentric philosopher.
The Hard Ride

1971

The Hard Ride

1971
4.4
While in Vietnam, a GI promises his dying buddy that he'll take care of his motorcycle, "Baby", when he gets back home. After his discharge, he meets up with his dead friend's girlfriend, gets the bike, and then runs into trouble from some other bikers who don't like the idea of his having the motorcycle or the girl.
Casablanca Express

1989

Casablanca Express

1989
3.2
It is 1942 and the conflict between the U.S. and Germany is getting heated, U.S. Intelligence soon discovers that the Natzis are planning to capture Winston Churchill. In order to protect him they send commando Al Cooper to guard Churchill who is going by train to Casablanca where he will meet with Roosevelt and Stalin.
Timepiece

1996

Timepiece

1996
7.4
Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner comes forward and claims to have commmitted the crime in self defense. All the while, Kilner's family life is in disarray with various crises including his daughter catching meningitis.
Heaven Is a Playground

1991

Heaven Is a Playground

1991
6.4
On Chicago's South Side, too many kids get their one shot in life at the wrong end of a gun. But Byron Harper is determined to change all that with a dream called basketball. His hottest player, Truth, has a chance to turn pro, but first Harper has to tackle two major obstacles: Truth's drug problem and his ambitious, crooked sports agent. Enter Zack Telander, a promising young attorney who has given up his small-town law practice. He's spending a summer in the city playing pick-up basketball games and re-thinking his future. Harper asks for his help, but first Zack has to prove himself at hoops.
Hostage High

1997

Hostage High

1997
5.8
A former high school student, Jason Copeland, returns to his school to take his revenge on the teachers for failing him out of school.