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Directed by Randa HainesOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about cancerActors William Hurt,
Christine Lahti,
Mandy Patinkin,
Elizabeth Perkins,
Adam Arkin,
Charlie KorsmoRating68%
Dr Jack McKee is a successful surgeon at a leading hospital. He and his wife have all the trappings of success, although Jack works such long hours that he rarely has time to see their son and has become somewhat emotionally dead to his wife. His "bedside manner" with his patients, in many cases seriously ill, is also quite lacking. The decorum in the operating theater is very casual, loud country and rock music, and the chatter between him and his partner, Dr. Murray Kaplan, not particularly professional. (When a patient with a chest scar mentions her husband is not close anymore, Jack responds that she should tell him that she is just like a "Playboy centerfold, because she has the staple marks to prove it., 1h36
Directed by Randa HainesOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Films about educationActors Matthew Perry,
Ernie Hudson,
Brandon Mychal Smith,
Hannah Hodson Rose,
Micah Stephen Williams,
Melissa De SousaRating74%
The Ron Clark Story follows the inspiring tale of an energetic, creative and idealistic young teacher who leaves his small North Carolina hometown to teach in a New York City public school. Through his passionate use of special rules for his classroom, highly innovative teaching techniques and an undying devotion to his students and helping them cope with their problems, Clark is able to make a remarkable difference in the lives of his students. For one young girl trying to attend school while helping to raise her 3 children, he offers a chance for her to overcome her situation and become the top student of the class. For a young man with a penchant for graffiti, he offers an ideal outlet for artistic expression. Even when he is almost overcome by pneumonia, Clark continues to work with his students, hoping that he can raise their test scores to an acceptable level, or possibly even higher., 2h7
Directed by Carl FranklinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about euthanasia,
Medical-themed films,
Films about cancerActors Meryl Streep,
Renée Zellweger,
William Hurt,
Tom Everett Scott,
Lauren Graham,
Diana CanovaRating68%
Ellen Gulden (Renée Zellweger) est une journaliste à l'essai pour l'hebdomadaire New York. De retour dans sa famille pour fêter l'anniversaire de son père George, elle apprend que sa mère, Kate (Meryl Streep) avec qui elle est en froid est atteinte d'un cancer. Son père lui demande de rester à la maison pour s'occuper de Kate, sachant que ce choix pourrait compromettre sa carrière., 1h40
Directed by Norman JewisonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films based on playsActors Danny DeVito,
Gregory Peck,
Penelope Ann Miller,
Piper Laurie,
Dean Jones,
Tom AldredgeRating61%
Lawrence "Larry the Liquidator" Garfield (Danny DeVito) is a successful corporate raider who has become rich buying up companies and selling off their assets. With the help of a computerized stock analyzing program, Garfield has identified New England Wire & Cable as his next target. The struggling company is run by the benevolent and folksy Andrew "Jorgy" Jorgenson (Gregory Peck) and is the primary employer in its small Rhode Island town., 1h49
Directed by Michael PateOrigin AustralieGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about disabilitiesActors Piper Laurie,
Mel Gibson,
Pat Evison,
Peter Gwynne,
David Foster,
James CondonRating63%
It is the story of the developing relationship between an older, middle-class American woman, Mary Horton (played by Piper Laurie) who lives on her own and a handsome, developmentally impaired 24-year-old gardener, Tim Melville (played by Mel Gibson), whom she hires. Tim lives with his sister, Dawnie (Deborah Kennedy), who is a year older than him, and their parents Ron (Alwyn Kurts) and Emily (Pat Evison). Dawnie marries her boyfriend, Mick Harrington (David Foster). Dawnie and Mick make clear they dislike Mary and oppose her relationship with Tim, but do not state their reason for feeling that way. Emily dies, Tim marries Mary and Ron dies., 1h45
Directed by Joseph SargentOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Films about disabilities,
Films based on plays,
Sign-language films,
American Sign Language filmsActors Jeff Daniels,
Marlee Matlin,
Rosemary Forsyth,
Sonya Walger,
Phyllis Frelich,
Ed WaterstreetRating65%
Dan and Laura Miller (Daniels, Matlin) have been married for several years, referring to each other as their "best friend," but their relationship begins to change when their only son, Adam (Valencia), loses his hearing at the age of four. At first his parents accept this change because Laura is deaf herself. Though later, Dan begins to explore the idea that with a surgical procedure and cochlear implants his son may be able to hear once again. , 1h59
Directed by Randa HainesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Romance,
WesternActors Timothy Daly,
Naomi Watts,
Keith Carradine,
David Carradine,
Thomas Curtis,
John NobleRating66%
The Western, The Outsider, takes place in Montana of the late 19th century. Wounded outlaw Johnny Gault (Tim Daly) is given refuge by widowed sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder (Naomi Watts). This puts Rebecca on the outs with her own people, a pacifist religious group, that resembles the Amish. They incur the wrath of a ruthless cattle baron who wants the land of the religious group. He was also responsible for the death of Rebecca's husband., 2h6
Directed by Randa HainesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
Musical filmsActors Vanessa Williams,
Chayanne,
Kris Kristofferson,
Joan Plowright,
Jane Krakowski,
Beth GrantRating59%
After burying his mother, Rafael Infante (Chayanne) comes from Santiago, Cuba to Houston, Texas to work for a man named John Burnett (Kris Kristofferson) as a handyman in Burnett's dance studio. It soon becomes clear to the audience that Burnett is the father Rafael never knew. While there he finds himself falling for a dancer and instructor Ruby Sinclair (Williams), who incidentally brought him to the studio.