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Platos Run 1997 Ex Navy SEAL Plato Smith has his hands full with teenage daughter Kathy and a failing fishing business When old flame Marta offers him big money to rescue two escaped prisoners off a beach in Cuba, Plato accepts Under heavy fire, Plato and ex SEAL buddy Sam Macris manage to rescue th

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York 1975 Sheila Levine is a Jewish American princess and a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania An innovative, bright, but painfully introverted individual, she comes to New York City with her mother and father to take an apartment with a nightclub hopping room

Chain of Command 2000 Connelly, a secret service agent whose contempt for the new presidents morals makes him unwilling to take a bullet for the guy is transferred to football duty The football in question is the briefcase which gives the president control over the whole of Americas nuclear arsenal

Citizen Verdict 2003 Marty Rockman, notorious producer of the hit reality TV show So Sue Me, has a brand new concept Citizen Verdict Each week a real criminal case will be tried before the American people, but this time theyre also the jury If the defendant is voted guilty in a death penalty case, R

Silver Wolf (1999) A ranger (Michael Biehn) and his 16 year old nephew (Shane Meier) struggle to save a wolf from a rancher (Roy Scheider), who is out to kill it.

Money Play$ (1998) When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her best bet to be able to retire early.

The Outside Man (1972) Jean-Louis Trintignant plays a French contract assassin hired by a Los Angeles crime family, ostensibly to perform a hit on some other mafia target. But simultaneously, as he arrives to do his job, a slaying occurs inside the household of the mob boss supposed to employ him. S

The French Connection (1971) William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working

The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) An ambitious debut for writer/director Bart Freundlich charting the unrest with a family who gather together for Thanksgiving Day.

Night Game (1989) A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.

The Doorway (2000) An easy paying job turns into a fight to the death, when college students realize that the house they're cleaning is a portal to Hell.

Angels Dont Sleep Here (2002) Michael Daniels is a forensic specialist whom has been plagued most of his adult life by the mysterious disappearance of his twin brother Jessie. When Michael meets up with Jessie's former girlfriend Kate Porter, a district attorney whom is investigating her own father,

The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964) Rufus Sinclair was a cranky old millionaire with a terrible fear of being buried alive. After his apparent death, clauses in his will meant to prevent his being buried alive are violated by his uncaring family, and soon a masked figure begins prowling the family

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a joint American- Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions. Among the mysteries the expedition must explain are the appearanc

King of Texas (2002) An updated version of 'William Shakespeare''s King Lear, by way of Ran (1985), with Lear as a magnate in the Old West whose decision to divide his empire among his three daughters results in disaster.

Still of the Night (1982) George Bynum, a patient of Manhattan psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice, is brutally murdered. Soon afterward, Dr. Rice is visited by Bynum's co-worker and mistress Brooke Reynolds and by the investigating officer Detective Vitucci. As Dr. Rice reviews the case notes on his sessions

The SevenUps (1973) Buddy, Barilli, Mingo and Ansel, detectives with the NYPD, comprise a secret investigative unit called the Seven-Ups, who, largely undercover, focus on cases leading to felony convictions with prison sentences of seven years or more for the criminals in question. Many within the

52 PickUp (1986) Harry Mitchell, an L.A. manufacturer with a fancy car, a nice house, and a wife running for city council, has his life overturned when three masked blackmailers appear with a video tape of Harry and his young mistress. He's been set up, and they want $105,000. To protect his wife's

Marathon Man (1976) In New York, the brother of an infamous Nazi war criminal in hiding is killed in a head-on collision with an oil truck. Shortly thereafter, members of a covert U.S. government group called the Division begin being murdered one by one. Meanwhile, graduate student and marathon runn

Choreographing and picking dancers for his current show whilst editing his feature film about a standup comedian is getting to Joe Gideon. Without the chemical substances, he would not have the energy to keep up with his girlfriend, his exwife, and his special dancing daughter. They attempt to bring

Executive Target (1997) A stunt driver heading for prison on a minor charge is freed against his will by a terrorist gang. Then by kidnapping his wife, he is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade.

Sorcerer (1977) A group of outcasts from different backgrounds and nationalities are forced by misfortune to work in an oil-drilling operation in South America. When fire breaks out of control, four of the outcasts are given the opportunity to earn enough money to get out by transporting six crates

The Russia House (1990) Three notebooks supposedly containing Russian military secrets are handed to a British publisher during a Russian book conference. The British secret service are naturally keen to learn if these notebooks are the genuine article. To this end, they enlist the help of the scruf

The Fourth War (1990) Can a war veteran survive when there is no war? Hardly so. And it is all the more difficult when there are two war heroes! Posted on each side of the Czech-West German border, US colonel Jack Knowles and his Soviet counterpart Colonel Valachev, have been champing at the bit sin

A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness t

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

Based on Peter Benchley's best-selling novel, Steven Spielberg's 1975 shark saga set the standard for the New Hollywood popcorn blockbuster while frightening millions of moviegoers out of the water. One early summer night on fictional Atlantic resort Amity Island, Chrissie decides to take a moonligh

A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family in this warm, endearing drama.

Harry breaks down and loses his job after his wife is assassinated - could it be his turn next ?

The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.

A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.