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Directed by Peter HyamsOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Transport films,
Rail transport filmsActors Gene Hackman,
Anne Archer,
James Sikking,
J. T. Walsh,
M. Emmet Walsh,
Harris YulinRating65%
Carol Hunnicut (Anne Archer) goes out on a blind date set up by her friend, in a hotel restaurant in Los Angeles with Michael Tarlow (J. T. Walsh), a lawyer about whom she knows very little. When Tarlow receives a message during dinner to call a client, she accompanies him to his hotel suite while he makes the call. While she is in the bathroom in the suite, the client, gangster Leo Watts (Harris Yulin), arrives in person with one of his hit men, Jack Wootton (Nigel Bennett). Watts accuses Tarlow of stealing money from him. After a fearful Tarlow admits that he did, Wootton shoots him to death. Carol witnesses Tarlow's admission that he stole the money and the murder itself from an adjacent room, but Watts and Wootton do not detect her. After they leave, she waits for almost an hour before fleeing the scene. Fearing for her life, Carol does not report the murder to the authorities., 1h41
Directed by Malcolm MowbrayOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceActors Steve Guttenberg,
Jami Gertz,
Shelley Long,
Kyle MacLachlan,
Mädchen Amick,
Beth GrantRating57%
Gus Kubicek (played by Guttenberg) is a depressed and overweight cartoonist who recently won a battle against Hodgkin’s disease. His caring sister Lizzie Potts (Long), a nosy romance novelist, responds to his sadness by trying to set him up with a suitable woman. Yet to do so she must make him seem more dynamic and attractive. When Gus falls in love with Emily (Gertz), he adopts the persona of Lobo Marunga, a leather-clad biker from New Zealand., 1h41
Directed by Leonard NimoyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceActors Gene Wilder,
Christine Lahti,
Mary Stuart Masterson,
Robert Prosky,
Stephen Tobolowsky,
David MarguliesRating49%
New York cartoonist Duffy Bergman marries gourmet chef Meg Lloyd. Meg wants to have a baby. Duffy agrees, but after unsuccessful attempts, Duffy encourages her to focus on her career and come back to the child issue later. After his mother's death, however, Duffy becomes fixated on wanting to have a child. Meg no longer sees this as a priority, as she's trying to open her own restaurant. The two start to have marital problems, leading to a separation. , 2h26
Directed by Martin ScorseseOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Biography,
Mob film,
Action,
Noir,
CrimeThemes Films about films,
Films about immigration,
Mafia films,
Medical-themed films,
Seafaring films,
Films about drugs,
Transport films,
Gangster filmsActors Robert De Niro,
Ray Liotta,
Joe Pesci,
Paul Sorvino,
Lorraine Bracco,
Frank SiveroRating84%
Henry Hill says, "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster", referring to his idolizing the Lucchese crime family gangsters in his blue-collar, predominantly Italian-American neighborhood in East New York, Brooklyn. Wanting to be part of something significant, Henry quits school and goes to work for them. He is able to make a living for himself and learns the two most important lessons in life: "Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut", the advice given to him after being acquitted of criminal charges early in his career., 1h38
Directed by Pierre Granier-DeferreOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes Politique,
Marie-Antoinette,
Political films,
Histoire de France,
Films about royaltyActors Ute Lemper,
Patrick Chesnais,
Philippe Leroy,
Daniel Mesguich,
Rufus,
Pierre ClémentiRating60%
Le film évoque les derniers jours de Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche interprétée par Ute Lemper, de son procès à son exécution. Il fut tourné lors des célébrations du bicentenaire de la Révolution française. Sur un scénario d'Alain Decaux et d'André Castelot reposant sur les minutes du procès de la reine, L'Autrichienne est en grande partie un huis clos (scènes du procès, et à la Conciergerie), ponctué de séquences en flash-back.Ju Dou (1990)
on 22 september 1990 , 1h35
Directed by Zhang Yimou,
Yang FengliangGenres Drama,
Horror,
RomanceThemes Films about familiesActors Gong Li,
Li BaotianRating75%
Ju Dou takes place in the early 20th century in rural China. The story begins as Yang Tianqing (the regular Zhang collaborator Li Baotian) is returning from a trek to sell silk for his adoptive uncle, Yang Jinshan (Li Wei). Jinshan, whose trade is dyeing fabrics, is known for his cruelty. Tianqing learns that Jinshan has just recently purchased a new wife, having beaten two previous wives to death after they failed to produce a son, the cruel irony being that Jinshan is in fact impotent., 1h42
Directed by Christian de ChalongeOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Historical,
CrimeThemes Serial killer films,
Histoire de France,
L'Occupation allemande en FranceActors Michel Serrault,
Bérangère Bonvoisin,
Pierre Romans,
Olivier Saladin,
André Chaumeau,
Maryline EvenRating67%
Ce film relate la vie du docteur Petiot, médecin français qui fut accusé de meurtres après la découverte à son domicile parisien des restes de vingt-sept personnes au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale., 1h45
Directed by Vitali KanevskiOrigin RussieGenres DramaThemes Films about children,
L'enfance marginaliséeActors Dinara DroukarovaRating75%
En 1947, les amours tâtonnants de deux jeunes adolescents, une fille, Galia et Valerka un garçon. Ils vivent à Soutchan, petite ville minière d'Extrême-Orient à côté de laquelle se trouve un camp de prisonniers où il y a des détenus japonais. La vie y est dure et violente. Après avoir fait dérailler un train, Valerka part pour Vladivostok.Directed by Ken BurnsGenres DocumentaryThemes Documentary films about war,
Documentary films about historical events,
Political filmsActors Sam Waterston,
Julie Harris,
Jason Robards,
Morgan Freeman,
Garrison Keillor,
Arthur MillerRating89%
"La guerre de sécession" est un film documentaire réalisé par l'Américain Ken Burns sur la guerre de Sécession. Le documentaire dure 11 heures, découpé en neuf épisodes. Episode 1 : La cause
Episode 2 : L'impasse sanglante
Episode 3 : Libres, à jamais
Episode 4 : Un meurtre, tout simplement
Episode 5 : L’enfer des combats
Episode 6 : La vallée de l'ombre de la mort
Episode 7 : Terre sanctifiée
Episode 8 : La guerre, c'est l'enfer
Episode 9 : Les meilleurs anges de notre nature , 1h39
Directed by Nadia TassGenres ComedyThemes Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Road movies,
Heist filmsActors Ben Mendelsohn,
Claudia Karvan,
Steve Bisley,
Marshall Napier,
Damon Herriman,
Maggie KingRating67%
In his first leading role Ben Mendelsohn plays Danny Clark, a bumbling eighteen-year-old guy. He knows what it takes to be cool and have some style, it is just that he seems to struggle to get there. Danny has enthusiasm and passion and only wants two things more than anything in the world. A Jaguar XJ6 and a date with the gorgeous Joanna Johnson (an early role for then 17-year-old Claudia Karvan). Get these and his life will be complete.