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Code of Silence
When a stakeout marred by mob interference results in the death of an innocent bystander and a police cover-up, a Chicago detective is forced to adhere to his own personal code of ethics in an effort to rid the Windy City of its warring crime factions and its less-than-honorable peacekeepers.

- Metascore64
- 1985
Jill Rips
Matt Sorenson (Dolph Lundgren), a former boxer and San Francisco cop, now makes a living collecting debts for small businesses. The brutal death of of his high powered younger brother, Michael, changes all that forever. Intent on finding his brother killer, Sorensen infiltrates the powerful inner world of politics, business intrigue and casual sex. Rejecting the police and media theory that the murder is the work of a female prostitute, Sorensen's focus falls on the corrupt big city businessman, Jim Conway. His obsession to discover the killer's identity mounts a a series of other men are found murdered in a similar fashion. Sorensen looses all objectivity and becomes a one man vigilante

- 2000
Mr. Majestyk
Charles Bronson stars as an ex-con and Vietnam vet whose efforts to run a straight business soon have him locking horns with both the law and the mafia in this explosive tale of backwoods revenge.

- Metascore55
- 1974
Forever Mine
Two stories, 14 years apart, converge in a suburb of New York. Manuel Esquema, an international financier, whose face is badly scarred, is flying from Miami to help a New York politician negotiate a plea bargain with the Justice Department. Years before, this financier was a fresh-faced cabaña boy at a Miami Beach resort who fell in love with a young woman on holiday with her husband. The husband is now the pol, and he thinks he dispatched the cabaña boy long ago. What are Esquema's plans: revenge, mercy, or a complicated plan to seek again the woman's love?

- Metascore44
- 1999
God's Not Dead 2
When high school history teacher Grace Wesley (Melissa Joan Hart) is asked a question about Jesus in class, her reasoned response lands her in deep trouble. The ensuing epic court case could expel God from the classroom-and the public square-once and for all! GOD'S NOT DEAD 2 is a powerful call to action. Where will you stand?

- Metascore22
- 2016
Criminal Law
A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.

- 1988
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Set in winter in the Old West. Charismatic but dumb John McCabe arrives in a young Pacific Northwest town to set up a whorehouse/tavern. The shrewd Mrs. Miller, a professional madam, arrives soon after construction begins. She offers to use her experience to help McCabe run his business, while sharing in the profits. The whorehouse thrives and McCabe and Mrs. Miller draw closer, despite their conflicting intelligences and philosophies. Soon, however, the mining deposits in the town attract the attention of a major corporation, which wants to buy out McCabe along with the rest. He refuses, and his decision has major repercussions for him, Mrs. Miller, and the town.

- Metascore93
- 1971
Quicksilver
Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?

- Metascore43
- 1986
Max Is Missing
12-year-old Max accompanies his family on a vacation to ancient Incan ruins. While there he discovers an ancient and valuable mask. Suddenly the trip becomes lots more exciting, and dangerous.

- 1995
Once Upon a Time in America
With the vivid memory of his long-gone childhood friends Max, Patsy, and Cockeye etched in his mind, his ferociously loyal partners-in-crime during their rise to prominence in New York's Prohibition-era Lower East Side, the defeated, penniless, and guilt-ridden former gangster David "Noodles" Aaronson returns to Manhattan. Not knowing what to expect on his mission to shed light on his opaque past, grizzled Noodles reunites with his only living friend Fat Moe after 35 haunted years of self-exile. However, the relentless, piercing sound of culpability stands in the way of finding closure, as the inscrutable content of a well-worn leather suitcase further complicates matters. And now, against the backdrop of a torn conscience, the sad, bittersweet recollections of more than 50 years of love, death, and everything in-between become inextricably intertwined, leading to even more puzzling questions. But what are a man's options when he is left with nothing?

- Metascore75
- 1984
The Summer of Ben Tyler
A man who acts upon his conscience opens a Pandora's box of racism and intolerance. Temple Rayburn (James Woods) is an attorney who lives and works in a small Southern community in the 1940s. When Rayburn and his wife Celia (Elizabeth McGovern) encounter a young man named Ben Tyler (Charles Mattocks)--a mentally-challenged African-American youth with nowhere to go--they take pity on him and let him stay in their home. However, in a time and place when black and white citizens were not allowed to use the same drinking fountain, Temple's decision raises more than a few eyebrows, and the Rayburn household soon becomes the center of a local political firestorm.

- 1996
Murder at 1600
A 25 year old female White House staffer, Carla Town, is murdered in the White House. D.C. homicide detective Regis is assigned to investigate, only to find evidence suppressed by the Secret Service. After suspecting a cover-up, Regis convinces Secret Service Agent Nina Chance to assist in uncovering the truth. The President's son Kyle Neil is a prime suspect, as he was having sex with Carla within an hour of her murder. While the investigation ensues, the President, Jack Neil, is holding meetings with top military personnel regarding North Korea's holding 23 U.S. military personnel hostage. Regis confronts top Secret Service Agent Spikings at his home shortly after Spikings returns with evidence leading to the murder. The home is attacked and Spikings is killed, but Regis makes it out alive with Agent Chance's assistance, and with the evidence tape. White House adviser Jordan presents false evidence to the President that his son killed Carla and forces the President to say he will announce his resignation at 10 p.m. the following day. Regis and Chance break into the White House via underground tunnels, stop the President from resigning, and arrest Jordan for conspiracy to murder. Jordan pulls a gun, injures Agent Chance, and is killed by multiple Secret Service agents. A news briefing states there were false rumors of the President resigning, and also falsely state that Agent Spikings was killed in the gunfire exchange between Jordan and the Secret Service.

- Metascore48
- 1997
Ernest & Celestine
The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.

- Metascore86
- 2012
Our Kind of Traitor
When Perry and his wife, Gail, cross paths with the charismatic Dima on their Moroccan holiday, the forceful Russian is quick to challenge Perry to a friendly game of tennis. But this innocuous contest is not all it seems - Dima is a long-time servant of the Russian mafia, whose new boss, 'The Prince', wants him and his family dead. His only hope is to ask the unsuspecting Perry to broker him sanctuary with the British intelligence services, in return for exposing a vein of corruption that runs right to the heart of the City of London. Soon they find themselves on a tortuous journey through Paris to a safe house in the Swiss Alps and, with the might of the Russian mafia closing in, begin to realize this particular match has the highest stakes of all.

- Metascore57
- 2016
Babes in Toyland
11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.

- 1986
Bitter Harvest
Ned De Vries (Ron Howard) is the owner of a dairy farm whose livestock falls ill. The veterinarian cannot determine the cause, and the problem escalates. De Vries cleans the pastures of suspected contamination and observes the animals in an effort to explain their symptoms. He discovers that the cattle must have been poisoned, but nobody takes him seriously. Soon, however, his loved ones also become ill, prompting him to launch an investigation on his own. He reaches out to scientists and sends samples to a chemical laboratory. The film is based on true events that occurred in Michigan, USA, in 1973, when several thousand pounds of the chemical PBB were inadvertently mixed into cattle feed sent to farms.

- 1981
Black Mama White Mama
Two women--one white, one black--escape from a women's detention camp in the Philippines...chained together.

- Metascore59
- 1973
What Men Think
After two years of unsuccessful attempts to publish a novel, the dynamics of David and Catrina's marriage change as Catrina is forced to provide for the household. ERICA GILES, NATASHA NOREIGA (2012)

- 2012
Uncle Nino
A father, Robert Micelli (Joe Mantegna), has become a stranger to his family and thinks only of his lawn and job. After decades of no contact, Robert's Uncle Nino (Pierrino Mascarino) flies to the United States for an unexpected visit, with a suitcase full of homemade Italian wine. Nino helps the family realize the true value of family.

- Metascore44
- 2003
Fray
The award-winning film about a US Marine veteran returning home from war. Just back from combat and burdened by the physical and emotional scars of war, Justin (Bryan Kaplan) faces a new battle to find purpose and opportunity in the land he fought for.

- 2012
The Real Deal
A Producer's assistant decides to make his move for the big bucks after being fired by his boss.

- 2002
Think Like a Man Too
In the highly anticipated sequel, which was inspired by Steve Harvey's best-selling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, all the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas. But plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.

- Metascore38
- 2014
Black Widow
Peter Denver (Van Heflin) is a Broadway producer who has an affair with a temptress of a young actress while his wife, Iris (Gene Tierney), is out of town. Before long, Denver, conscience-stricken, decides to break things off with his paramour; before he can even break the news to her, he finds her dead in his penthouse apartment.

- 1954
Stone Pillow
In an effort to understand the plight of homeless women living on the streets, young social worker Carrie Lange (Daphne Zuniga) attempts to befriend a homeless woman named Florabelle ('Lucille Ball'). Florabelle believes that Carrie is a runaway and tells her to go to the homeless shelter for help. Carrie stops another woman from stealing Florabelle's cart and gains her dubious trust. So begins Carrie's education in survival on the streets of Manhattan. Florabelle begins to teach Carrie street-survival skills such as acting crazy when threatened--the crazier the better; drinking vinegar to toughen the feet and innards; which garbage cans are good to go through for food; and where to find the warmest places to sleep. This movie makes an effort to investigate the plight of the homeless and what avenues can be taken to help them to help themselves.

- 1985