The Burning Bed (1984)
An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there’s not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Movie Genre: Crime
Breaking In (1989)
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has “larceny in his heart”, it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
Running on Empty (1988)
The Popes are a family who haven’t been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government’s Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival … Read more
Sea of Love (1989)
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled – he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn’t come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts … Read more
Blue Velvet (1986)
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Big Shots (1982)
Four men whose combined intellect does not reach into the triple digits decide to steal a safe full of foreign currency – not from a local bank, but from the police station.
Big Shots (1987)
Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago’s South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster’s car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler’s estranged father.
Down by Law (1986)
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
The River Rat (1984)
On the lazy banks of the Mississippi, a young girl is reunited with her time-served but innocent father. But the reunion is tainted with the whereabouts of the stolen loot, and those who come looking for it…
Best Seller (1987)
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the … Read more