The Sugarland Express
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: A.L. Camp Ben Johnson Goldie Hawn Gregory Walcott Harrison Zanuck Jessie Lee Fulton Louise Latham Michael Sacks Steve Kanaly William Atherton
The Star Chamber
Steve Hardin, a young judge, must grapple with his conscience as vicious criminals in his court are going free as a result of slick lawyers finding obscure loopholes in the law. Hardin feels utterly powerless until he discovers The Star Chamber, a small group of powerful men bent on their own kind of vigilante justice. Meeting behind closed doors in the utmost secrecy, they decree their own punishment for the guilty who have slipped through the system without paying for their crimes.
Director: Peter Hyams
Stars: DeWayne Jessie Don Calfa Hal Holbrook Jack Kehoe James Sikking Joe Regalbuto John DiSanti Michael Douglas Sharon Gless Yaphet Kotto
River’s Edge
A group of high school friends discover that they are in the presence of a killer. One of them, Samson, has murdered his girlfriend Jamie. He brags to his friends about killing her, and when they discover he is telling the truth, their reactions vary.
Director: Tim Hunter
Stars: Crispin Glover Daniel Roebuck Dennis Hopper Ione Skye Josh Richman Joshua John Miller Keanu Reeves Phillip Brock Roxana Zal Taylor Negron
Ricochet
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Stars: Denzel Washington Ice-T John Amos John Cothran John Lithgow Josh Evans Jr. Kevin Pollak Lindsay Wagner Mary Ellen Trainor Victoria Dillard
Prisoners
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Stars: Dylan Minnette Hugh Jackman Jake Gyllenhaal Maria Bello Melissa Leo Paul Dano Terrence Howard Viola Davis Wayne Duvall Zoë Borde
Prince of the City
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants
Director: Sidney Lumet
Stars: Bob Balaban Carmine Caridi Don Billett Jerry Orbach Kenny Marino Norman Parker Paul Roebling Richard Foronjy Tony Page Treat Williams