"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 …
"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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"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 …
"The Fabulous Baker Boys" (1989) Drama Running Time: 114 minutes Written and directed by: Steve Kloves Featuring: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer and Beau Bridges Jack Baker: "You let that guy turn us into clowns tonight. We were always small time, but we were never clowns." Some films announce themselves with spectacle. Others quietly slip into your memory …
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"Summertime" (1955) Drama Running Time: 100 minutes Written by: David Lean and H. E. Bates Directed by: David Lean Featuring: Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin and Isa Miranda Renato de Rossi: "You are like a hungry child who is given ravioli to eat. 'No' you say, 'I want beefsteak!' My dear girl, you are hungry. Eat …
"Hobson's Choice" (1954) Drama Running Time: 107 minutes Written by: Wynyard Browne, David Lean and Norman Spencer Directed by: David Lean Featuring: Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Daphne Anderson and Prunella Scales Maggie Hobson: "I've been watching you for a long time and everything I've seen I've liked. I think you'll do for me." Hobson's …
"The Sound Barrier" (1952) Drama Running Time: 117 minutes Written by: Terence Rattigan Directed by: David Lean Featuring: Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick, John Justin and Denholm Elliott Tony Garthwaite: "What's so ruddy peculiar about the speed of sound? We all know exactly what it is, don't we? 750 miles per hour at ground level. Now …
"Madeleine" (1950) Drama Running Time: 114 minutes Written by: Ann Todd, Ivan Desny, Norman Wooland and Leslie Banks Directed by: David Lean Featuring: Ann Todd, Claude Rains and Trevor Howard Scots Divine: "The wicked shall be destroyed! This daughter of a rich man in her devilry defied the most sacred laws of God and man. She dresses …
"The Passionate Friends" (1949) Drama Running Time: 91 minutes Written by: Eric Ambler, Stanley Haynes, David Lean and H. G. Wells Directed by: David Lean Featuring: Ann Todd, Claude Rains and Trevor Howard Howard Justin: "Don't you see that you two together are dangerous? You just have to keep away from one another. In the future, I'm …
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"Supercar" (1961-1962) Science Fiction Thirty Nine Episodes Created by: Gerry Anderson & Reg Hill Featuring: David Graham, George Murcell, Graydon Gould, Sylvia Anderson and Cyril Shaps Doctor Beaker: Curious, most curious! The rubbish people do write. What can this man possibly know about 'Neurotic Anxieties in the New England Squirrel'? For fans of classic British television, Gerry Anderson’s pioneering …
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