Big Night (1996)
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
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Murder in the First (1995)
An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.
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The Basketball Diaries (1995)
A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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Nil by Mouth (1997)
A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working class family has his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
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Death and the Maiden (1994)
A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
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What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.
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This Boy's Life (1993)
The story about the relationship between a rebellious 1950s teenager and his abusive stepfather, based on the memoirs of writer and literature Professor Tobias Wolff.
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Willow (1988)
A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.
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Barfly (1987)
Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.
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