Al Pacino
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
3) Serpico
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of the true story of a young New York police officer refuses to extort money from criminals as the other officers do. His fellow police officers turn against him when he seeks to expose the situation during a grand jury investigation.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Angel of mercy, or murderous 'Doctor Death'? Jack Kevorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification.
5) Heat
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Vincent Hanna is a brilliant L.A. cop. following the trail from a deadly armed robbery to a crew headed by master thief Neil McCauley. The trouble is, McCauley's expertise is at least equal to Hanna's.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Frankie, a waitress at a N.Y.C. coffee shop, has had a series of hurtful relationships and the last thing she's looking for is a new man. Johnny, an outgoing ex-con hired as the new short-order cook, falls head-over-heels for Frankie, who wants nothing to do with him.
7) The insider
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the chain of events that pitted an ordinary man against the tobacco industry and dragged two people into the fight of their lives.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
A powerful story set in the world of real estate. Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering...
10) Stand up guys
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Two aging criminals reunite their old gang before one has to complete his final assignment of killing the other.
11) Author! Author!
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Preparing rewrites for his play's Broadway premiere, Travalian faces additional pressures when his wife leaves him, and he has to take care of their five children.
12) Two bits
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Gennaro is a youngster who'll do anything to earn "two bits" (a quarter) to get into the brand-new neighborhood movie theater. When he finds his pockets are still empty after a day of unforgettable adventures, his mischievous Grandpa offers him an intriguing bargain.
13) Insomnia
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Crime never sleeps and neither does the veteran LAPD homicide detective invited to Nightmute, Alaska to head a murder investigation there. He finds the investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on his body clock. As his consciousness becomes more unstable, he is nagged by a sense of personal guilt over the second crime that might just be real.
14) Devil's advocate
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
Hotshot attorney Kevin Lomax's 64-0 case record has brought him a tempting offer from an elite New York firm. But the job Lomax accepts isn't what it seems. The Devil is in the details.
15) Scarecrow
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Max, just out of prison, plans to open a car wash in Pittsburgh. Lionel, back from five years at sea, wants to visit the child he's never seen. Meeting on the road, the two forge a touching friendship tempered through hard times.