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Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin (1990) on 21 september 1990
, 1h37
Directed by Peter Hyams
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James Sikking, J. T. Walsh, M. Emmet Walsh, Harris Yulin
Rating65% 3.29753.29753.29753.29753.2975
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.
Diving In
Diving In (1990) on 21 september 1990
, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films
Actors Matt Adler, Kristy Swanson, Burt Young, Matt Lattanzi, Abraham Benrubi, Richard Johnson
Rating49% 2.468682.468682.468682.468682.46868
Wayne Hopkins, a High School diver afraid of heights, enlists a previous women's Olympic coach.
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990) on 21 september 1990
, 1h41
Directed by Malcolm Mowbray
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Steve Guttenberg, Jami Gertz, Shelley Long, Kyle MacLachlan, Mädchen Amick, Beth Grant
Rating57% 2.8504352.8504352.8504352.8504352.850435
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.
Funny About Love
Funny About Love (1990) on 21 september 1990
, 1h41
Directed by Leonard Nimoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Prosky, Stephen Tobolowsky, David Margulies
Rating49% 2.455092.455092.455092.455092.45509
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.
GoodFellas
GoodFellas (1990) on 21 september 1990
, 2h26
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Mob film, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about immigration, Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about drugs, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino, Lorraine Bracco, Frank Sivero
Rating84% 4.242374.242374.242374.242374.24237
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.
The Austrian
The Austrian (1990) on 19 september 1990
, 1h38
Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Politique, Marie-Antoinette, Political films, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Ute Lemper, Patrick Chesnais, Philippe Leroy, Daniel Mesguich, Rufus, Pierre Clémenti
Rating60% 3.0031853.0031853.0031853.0031853.003185
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.
Camp Cucamonga
Camp Cucamonga (1990) on 23 september 1990
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors John Ratzenberger, Brian Robbins, Jennifer Aniston, Dorothy Lyman, Chad Allen, Candace Cameron Bure
Rating55% 2.7945952.7945952.7945952.7945952.794595
Manigances et aventures amoureuses entre les campeurs du camp d'été.
Ju Dou
Ju Dou (1990) on 22 september 1990
, 1h35
Directed by Zhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Gong Li, Li Baotian
Rating75% 3.796193.796193.796193.796193.79619
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.
Dr. Petiot
Dr. Petiot (1990) on 23 september 1990
, 1h42
Directed by Christian de Chalonge
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Michel Serrault, Bérangère Bonvoisin, Pierre Romans, Olivier Saladin, André Chaumeau, Maryline Even
Rating67% 3.39113.39113.39113.39113.3911
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.
Freeze, Die, Come to Life
Freeze, Die, Come to Life (1990) on 22 september 1990
, 1h45
Directed by Vitali Kanevski
Origin Russie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Dinara Droukarova
Rating75% 3.7767753.7767753.7767753.7767753.776775
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.
The Civil War
The Civil War (1990) on 23 september 1990

Directed by Ken Burns
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Actors Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Garrison Keillor, Arthur Miller
Rating89% 4.4987354.4987354.4987354.4987354.498735
"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
The Big Steal
The Big Steal (1990) on 20 september 1990
, 1h39
Directed by Nadia Tass
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films
Actors Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan, Steve Bisley, Marshall Napier, Damon Herriman, Maggie King
Rating67% 3.3941853.3941853.3941853.3941853.394185
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.