The Pale Blue Eye
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable…
The Godfather
Head of New York’s Corleone mafia is “Don Vito Corleone”, the Godfather. His daughter is married. Vito’s youngest child and decorated WW II Marine, Michael is also at the wedding….
The Godfather: Part II
This continuing story about the Corleone crime clan tells of Vito Corleone, a young man who grew up in Sicily. It also follows Michael Corleone as he tries to grow…
Apocalypse Now
This is at the peak of Vietnam’s war. U.S. Army Colonel Willard and General Lucas are sent to conduct a mission that officially ‘doesn’t exist, nor will ever exist’. Mission:…
Open Range
Boss Spearman, Charley Waite (Kevin Costner), Mose Harrigi (Abraham Benrubi), Button (Diego Luna), and their cattle freegraze across vast West prairies. They share a strong friendship that is based on…
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Randall Raines (reformed car theft thief) must do what he can to save his brother’s life. He has to take not just one but 50 supercars from Ray Calitri in…
M*A*S*H
MASH Unit 4077 personnel deal with horrors from the Korean War as well as the stress of surgery. Recent arrivals at MASH are surgeons Captains Hawkeye’ Pierce and —Dukeâ€TM Forrest….
The Road
This is a post-apocalyptic universe, many years after the event that caused it. It has also been subject to frequent earthquakes as additional hazards. As more of the world’s natural…
Falling Down
William Foster (Michael Douglas), a William Foster, is trying to reach his ex-wife (Barbara Hershey), to visit his daughter on the birthday of Joey Singer. After a panic attack, he…
Network
Terrorist violence was a major topic in the 70s and UBS Television Network’s corporate structure is evolving. Howard Beale (the aging UBS news anchor) has fallen from favor and is…
Bullitt
Walter Chalmers has assigned Lieutenant Bullitt, San Francisco Police, the task of protecting Johnny Ross (a Chicago mobster) who is about to give evidence against the organization. Chalmers demands Ross’…
Widows
The story of “Widows”, a quartet of women who have nothing in common except the debt they owe their criminal husbands. In contemporary Chicago during turmoil tensions grow when Veronica…
Deep Impact
Jenny Lerner, a journalist, is asked to investigate the history of Secretary Alan Rittenhouse. He abruptly quit government due to his wife’s declining health. His secretary informs her that Rittenhouse…
John Q
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not…
12 Mighty Orphans
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation…
The Judge (2014)
Hank Palmer, a Chicago-based defense lawyer who has been successful in his practice, is going through a divorce. Hank goes to his childhood home in order to assist his brother…
Days of Thunder
Cole Trickle is entering the highly-pressuredense world of Nascar racing. Cole Trickle is a fiery driver who has a temper that can get him in trouble with both other drivers…
Secondhand Lions
The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy’s spirit and re-ignite the men’s lives.
The Natural
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.
True Grit
Arkansas, 1880 Yell County. After the death of her father, a cowardly, once-trusted jackal murdered her mother, Mattie Ross, a plucky woman, rides to Fort Smith. Mattie Ross is determined…
The Handmaid’s Tale
In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
Kicking & Screaming
Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam, is following…
We Own the Night
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
Phenomenon
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.
The Great Santini
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the…
Gods and Generals
The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its…
Four Christmases
Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust — big…
In Dubious Battle
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise ‘in dubious battle’ against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more…
A Civil Action
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to ‘get rid of’ a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to…
The Paper
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie…
Wild Horses
Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a 15-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott…
Breakout
Jay Wagner is captured by the mob, and sentenced to Mexico. Ann, Jay’s wife, tries to free him. Ann then calls Nick Colton, a bush pilot. Colton seems eager to…
A Night in Old Mexico
Red Bovie, a Texas rancher, is forced to leave his home and land. He refuses to surrender his property and opts to travel with Gally, his grandson, to Old Mexico…
True Confessions
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute
Get Low
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party… while he was…
Jayne Mansfield’s Car
Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan’s estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. The scars of the past hide differences that will either tear them apart…
The Apostle (1997)
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Joe Kidd
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to…
The Rain People
When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.