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Extortion (2017)
"Extortion" is a movie thriller about an American couple and their five-year-old son stranded on a deserted island in the Bahamas. They think they are rescued when two locals discover them, but they abduct the mother and son and hold them for ransom. The [..]
Morning Glory (1993)
"Morning Glory" is the story of a Georgia widow in the Great Depression Era who needs a household assistant, and along comes a jobless ex-convict answering her ad. The drama proceeds from there, evenly directed by Steven Hillard Stern ("The Women of Windsor" 1992) from a well written [..]
The Accountant 2 (2025)
Ben Affleck returns as Christian Wolff in "The Accountant 2," where he and his brother team up to take on the tough job of dismantling a ring of human traffickers. Director Gavin O'Connor ("The Accountant" 2016) improves this sequel with tighter direction, an even more engrossing storyline, greater [..]
Event Horizon (1997)
"Event Horizon" is a science fiction horror film that tells the story of a crew of astronauts in 2047 sent on a rescue mission to find a missing space ship. It is discovered in orbit around the planet Neptune with the original crew dead and a mysterious and [..]
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
"A Streetcar Named Desire" is a drama about a school teacher from Mississippi who moves in with her sister and brother-in-law in New Orleans. Her flirtatious manner causes trouble with them as the couple already has a volatile relationship. Director Elia Kazan ("The Sea of Grass" 1947) created [..]
The Con is On (2018)
"The Con is On" is billed as a comedy heist film from director James Oakley ("The Devil You Know" 2005) and screenwriters Alex Michaelides and James Oakley. However, the writing is so poor and the plot and storyline so convoluted that "comedy" and "heist" are difficult to find [..]
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
"The Kentucky Fried Movie" is an anthology film made up of 26 separate comedy sketches satirizing various aspects of the entertainment business. This was the debut motion picture of writers Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, who would go on to create similar projects like "Airplane!" (1980) [..]
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960)
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" is a comedy film about a New York City theater critic, his wife, and four sons who are squeezed into a two-bedroom apartment. They attempt to move to a larger home, but the only place they can find big enough is [..]
Flightplan (2005)
"Flightplan" is psychological thriller movie about a recently widowed woman flying from Berlin to New York with her daughter and her husband's body. She falls asleep about three hours into the flight, and wakes up to find her daughter missing. The pilot and the entire crew state she [..]
A Working Man (2025)
"A Working Man" is an action-adventure movie where Jason Stratham plays a retired Royal Marine Commando (from the U. K.) now working as a construction supervisor in Chicago. When his employer's daughter is kidnapped by the Russian Mafia, he takes matters in his own hands [..]