“Cabin Fever” (2002) Horror Running Time: 133 minutes Written by: Eli Roth and Randy Pearlstein Directed by: Eli Roth Featuring: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Joey Kern, Arie Verveen and Giuseppe Andrews Justin: "Yeah, he's a professor... OF BEING A DOG! OOOH, FACED!... Scratch moded!" .There is something particularly effective about horror films that …
“The Ninth Gate” (1999) Horror Running Time: 133 minutes Written by: John Brownjohn, Roman Polanski and Enrique Urbizu Directed by: Roman Polanski Featuring: Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Frank Langella, James Russo, Jack Taylor and Emmanuelle Seigner Boris Balkan: “There's nothing more reliable than a man whose loyalty can be bought for hard cash.” Roman Polanski’s The Ninth Gate stands as a dark, atmospheric blend of mystery and …
"City of Industry" (1997) Drama / Thriller Running Time: 97 minutes Written by: Ken Solarz Directed by: John Irvin Featuring: Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton, Famke Janssen and Wade Dominguez Lee Egan: "We'll give him a little crash course in free enterprise. Besides, it's the black market. What's he gonna do? Go to the consulate?" City …
"Freeway" (1996) Drama / Thriller Running Time: 104 minutes Written and directed by: Matthew Bright Featuring: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer, Brooke Shields, Michael T. Weiss, Bokeem Woodbine and Brittany Murphy Vanessa Lutz: "Holy shit! Look who got beaten with the ugly stick! Is that you, Bob? I can't believe such a …
"Mulholland Falls" (1996) Drama / Thriller Running Time: 107 minutes Written by: Pete Dexter Directed by: Lee Tamahori Featuring: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Treat Williams, Jennifer Connelly, Andrew McCarthy and John Malkovich Lieutenant Max Hoover: "See, that's federal property. This isn't. This is L.A. This is my town. Out here you're …
"The Getaway" (1994) Drama / Action Running Time: 116 minutes Written by: Walter Hill and Amy Holden Jones Directed by: Roger Donaldson Featuring: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly, Richard Farnsworth and James Woods Carol: "I'm not spending the next twenty years without you." There are some films that exist almost entirely in the shadow …
"Unlawful Entry" (1992) Drama Running Time: 112 minutes Written by: Lewis Colick Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan Featuring: Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta and Madeleine Stowe Officer Pete Davis: "Arrest you? I could kill you." There is something particularly effective about a thriller that takes an ordinary source of security and turns it into a source of fear. In Unlawful …
"Wild at Heart" (1990) Drama Running Time: 124 minutes Written & Directed by: David Lynch Featuring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rossellini and Harry Dean Stanton Lula: "This whole world's wild at heart and weird on top." David Lynch’s Wild at Heart is one of those films that seems to become more fascinating …
"1408" (2007) Horror Running Time: 104 minutes Written by: Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski Directed by: Mikael Håfström Featuring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack and Tony Shalhoub Room 1408: "Even if you leave this room, you can never leave this room!" Few Stephen King adaptations have surprised audiences quite like 1408. Released in 2007 …
"Dark Blue" (2002) Drama Running Time: 118 minutes Written by: David Ayer Directed by: Ron Shelton Featuring: Kurt Russell, Brendan Gleeson, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Lolita Davidovich and Ving Rhames Det. Sgt. Eldon Perry Jr.: "That's my daddy's gun... and the only reason this city's here is because they built it with bullets!" There are crime thrillers …
"Ruby" (1992) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: Stephen Davis Directed by: John Mackenzie Featuring: Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn and Arliss Howard Sheryl Ann DuJean: [to Ruby] "I'm Candy Cane, fresh out of nowhere. An hour ago you billed me as Las Vegas hot sauce. Tomorrow you headline me as a virgin schoolgirl from Carolina. I'm …
"The Fourth Protocol" (1987) Drama / Thriller Running Time: 119 minutes Written by: Frederick Forsyth Directed by: John Mackenzie Featuring: Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Ian Richardson and Joanna Cassidy Tom McWhirter: "Don't tell me you reached your limit, Jimmy boy." Valeri Petrofsky: "I usually try to keep my limit to a gallon or so." During …
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"The Honorary Consul" (1983) Drama Running Time: 114 minutes Written by: Christopher Hampton Directed by: John Mackenzie Featuring: Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins and Elpidia Carrillo Colonel Perez: "I have to take every possibility into account, doctor. Even a crime of passion." Dr. Eduardo Plarr: "Passion? I'm an Englishman." When discussing the career of director John …
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"The Long Good Friday" (1980) Drama Running Time: 114 minutes Written by: Barrie Keeffe Directed by: John Mackenzie Featuring: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson and Eddie Constantine Harold: "What I'm looking for is someone who can contribute to what England has given to the world: culture, sophistication, genius. A little bit more …
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“Ghosts: Season One - Four” (2022) Comedy Sixty Two Episodes Developed by: Joe Port and Joe Wiseman Featuring: Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Brandon Scott Jones, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman,Sheila Carrasco, Devan Chandler Long, Rebecca Wisocky and Román Zaragoza Isaac: “Nigel…” Nigel: “Yes, Isaac?” Isaac: “Will you make me the happiest ghost on the entire property?” Nigel: “No, I will make you the second happiest. …
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"The Onedin Line" (1971 - 1980) TV Series / Drama Episodes: Ninety One Created by: Cyril Abraham Featuring : Peter Gilmore, Anne Stallybrass, Jessica Benton and Howard Lang James Onedin: "The wind blows free for any man's use." There are television dramas that entertain for a season, others that capture a particular era, and then …
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"Vampire Circus" (1972) Horror Running Time: 87 minutes Written by: Judson Kinberg Directed by: Robert Young Featuring: Adrienne Corri, Laurence Payne, Thorley Walters, John Moulder-Brown, Anthony Higgins and Lynne Frederick Michael: "The Circus of Nights! A hundred delights!" Few studios are as synonymous with Gothic horror as Hammer Films. During the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, …
"Nouvelle Vague" (2025) Drama Running Time: 106 minutes Written by: Holly Gent and Vincent Palmo Directed by: Richard Linklater Featuring: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch and Aubry Dullin Jean-Luc Godard: "We control our thoughts, which mean nothing. Not our emotions, which mean everything." Few movements in cinema have had as profound an influence on filmmaking as the French …
"Lust, Caution" (2007) Drama Running Time: 158 minutes Written by: Wang Hui-ling and James Schamus Directed by: Ang Lee Featuring: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Anupam Kher, Joan Chen, Wang Leehom and Shyam Pathak Kuang Yu Min: "We must all pitch in. Our soldiers are fighting for their lives at the front... while these Hong Kongers continue …
"Karen Pirie Series 1 and 2" (2022 - 2025) TV Series / Drama Episodes: Six Based on Inspector Karen Pirie series by Val McDermid Featuring : Lauren Lyle, Chris Jenks and Zach Wyatt "You are maddening, Pirie, you know that right? You're blinkered, you're obsessive. And sometimes you are extraordinarily rude. But... you, and I will …
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