Richard Norton

A high-profile slaying becomes the case of an ambitious attorney's career in this legal thriller based on the novel by William Diehl. Richard Gere stars as Martin Vail, a famed defense lawyer who volunteers his services to Aaron Stampler (Edward Norton), a Kentucky teenager charged with the murder of a Chicago archbishop. Covered with blood, Aaron was captured after a foot chase broadcast live on TV, making a gleeful Vail certain that he could raise his profile by defending the obviously guilty suspect. Assigned to prosecute is Assistant District Attorney Janet Venable (Laura Linney), who is Vail's ex-girlfriend. Vail's case becomes more complicated than he expected when a psychologist, Dr. Molly Arrington (Frances McDormand) concludes that Stampler suffers from multiple personality disorder. Vail also uncovers evidence that the archbishop was involved in a corrupt land scheme and may have molested young parishioners. Now the cynical, opportunistic attorney is faced with a daunting prospect, a client who may actually deserve his best defense. Its shocking, twist ending made Primal Fear (1996) a big box office hit and earned Norton, in his screen debut, an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

In this high-kicking sequel to Rage And Honor, our heroes find themselves in a deadly battle for justice in an exotic and dangerous world. Australian ex-cop Preston Michaels (Richard Norton) has sought safe haven in Jakarta, Indonesia. A young American, Tommy Andrews (Patrick Muldoon), witnesses Preston's fighting skills and soon becomes his student. Undercover CIA agent Kris Fairfield (Cynthia Rothrock), assigned to investigate a money laundering operation fronted by a bank in Jakarta, arrives in the city to find her contact has been murdered. She eventually links up with Preston, who offers to help with her investigation. When Tommy's father turns out to be the banker who's laundering funds for the powerful local crime syndicate, the trio spring into action and Jakarta's bad guys will never be the same.

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Adapted from Elizabeth Bowen's novel of the same name, The Last September reveals how family secrets affect life on a country estate in strife-torn 1920s Ireland. Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon) and Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) play host to an odd assortment of family and friends, and their attendant traumas. When one more guest -- Lady Myra's childhood friend Marda Norton (Fiona Shaw) -- is added to the mix, an emotional fuse gets lit.