
Jake Vig (Ed Burns), the 'Player', along with his crew, swindles Lionel Dolby out of a large sum of cash. It soon becomes clear that Lionel was in fact working for mob boss Winston King (Dustin Hoffman) and Jake has actually stolen mob money. In order to repay them, he decides to pull a job worth thousands of dollars. Of course the job won't be easy, especially when both the criminals and the law are in hot pursuit...
Inspired by an infamous true story this tough yet tender film follows the lives of four children left to fend for themselves by their wayward mother.
The real life story of Nicholas Gage and his search for the truth behind his mother's untimely death. Her torment at the hands of rebel guerrillas has forever plagued her son, Nick (Malkovich). Now an adult and a journalist for the New York Times, Nick travels back to his small village in Greece to uncover the truth and exact revenge against those responsible. With only childhood recollections of the tragic incident to guide him, in a series of haunting flashbacks, Nick's obsessive investigation leads him closer and closer to the man responsible for Eleni's death. Evocative images from the past and a present-day thirst for justice, fuel this compelling tale of a country and family ripped apart by war.
Tom Bell excels as the released prisoner who is determined to track down the man who grassed him up during an attempted bank robbery in this underrated 70s mini-series. All the acting is first rate, with Brian Cox a particular standout as a psychotic villain.
Greenleaf seems the perfect all-American town with life centring on the events of the high school. When a former pupil who is now a superstar mentions in his acceptance speech for an Oscar that it was all due to his former high school teacher, Howard, who is gay, the whole of Greenleaf is stunned. So is Howard who, only days away from his wedding, never knew he was gay. Howard is desperate to prove his manliness and the result is hilarious.
Something sinister is lurking under the surface during 10-year old Michele's idyllic summer. While the days in his remote southern Italian village are filled with the familiar routines of childhood, a chance discovery leads to a shocking revelation. Now, suddenly beyond the point-of-no-return, Michele digs further to find that even his own parents may be involved in a monstrous crime...
Like many holiday films, THIS CHRISTMAS mines the ample humor and drama of a family Christmas. Ma'Dere (Loretta Devine) is the matriarch to the large and loving Whitfield family, which consists of her three daughters--Kelli (Sharon Leal), Lisa (Regina Kin
Nancy is a divorced mother of three who is so busy raising her children that she's forgotten to take care of herself as well. With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to the mall to meet Santa Claus, not knowing that her youngest daug
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