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Twin Dragons (1999)
An action movie starring Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung and Nina Li Chi
Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two inevitably get mistaken for each other.
One Eight Seven (1997)
A thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard and Kelly Rowan
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.
Heat (1995)
A crime movie starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Val Kilmer
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
Desperado (1995)
An rated R action movie starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault and Joaquim de Almeida
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
A western movie starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
A crime movie starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
The Remains of the Day (1993)
A drama starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and James Fox
A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
The Dark Half (1993)
A horror movie starring Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan and Michael Rooker
Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself ... (more)
Nowhere to Run (1993)
An rated R action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette and Kieran Culkin
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
Dances with Wolves (1990)
A western movie starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.