Recommendation for Mercy

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's ...

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Paul Bogart

Cast

James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Robert Altman

Cast

Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Runtime

2h 9m

Director

Oliver Stone

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Connor Paolo

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an u...

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

John G. Avildsen

Cast

Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita

Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candida...

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Stanley Kramer

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly