"Mommie Dearest" is a biographical movie about actress Joan Crawford, showing her relationship with her two adopted children going sour after failed relationships and after getting fired from MGM. Director Frank Perry ("Diary of a Mad Housewife" 1970), who co-wrote the screenplay with three others, put [..]

Gene Hackman portrays a shady jury consultant in the riveting legal drama "Runaway Jury." He matches wits with the plaintiff's attorney, but when it is revealed that an independent "runaway" juror and his girl friend have the power to influence his compadres, the movie takes [..]

"The Wind and the Lion" is the story of President Teddy Roosevelt's attempt to deal with the kidnapping of an American citizen and her two children by a Moroccan sheikh, based on a true story. Director-screenwriter John Milius ("Dillinger" 1973) put together a decent action-adventure film [..]

In "The Package," Gene Hackman plays a U. S. Army master sergeant who is assigned to escort a military prisoner from West Germany to America. Upon arrival at home, his party is ambushed in the airport as the prisoner escapes, with all sorts of subsequent trouble, which could [..]

"For Me and My Gal" is a classic MGM musical where Judy Garland and Gene Kelly play two vaudevillians during World War I who are on the verge of hitting it big when Kelly receives a draft notice. Director Busby Berkeley ("Fast and Furious" 1939) put together an [..]

"Moonstruck" is a romantic comedy film featuring Cher as a widow who falls in love with her fiance's estranged brother, bringing all kinds of havoc to the families and circle of friends involved. Director Norman Jewison ("Fiddler on the Roof" 1971) put together a hilarious ethnic comedy centered [..]

"American Gangster" is a crime drama with two storylines proceeding concurrently: Denzel Washington plays a Harlem drug dealer and Russell Crowe appears as a squeaky-clean policeman who eventually is assigned to go after Denzel. Director Ridley Scott ("Alien" 1979) put together a complex crime story [..]

"The Man with Two Brains" is a science fiction black comedy where Steve Martin plays a brain surgeon who is experiencing trouble in his new marriage. On their honeymoon in Vienna, they meet another doctor (really a mad scientist) who has some rather unorthodox medical practices. Director Carl [..]

"Thousands Cheer" is a musical comedy featuring Gene Kelly as a trapeze artist who joins the Army in World World II and has an idea to put on a huge show for his fellow soldiers. His new girl friend's father, an Army colonel, disapproves, so things get complicated. [..]

Gene Hackman plays a wealthy cattle rancher whose wife is kidnapped by an outlaw and held for ransom. However, she develops feelings for her captor, which complicates matters greatly in "The Hunting Party." Director Don Medford put together a second-rate western with poor writing, but still qualifies as [..]