Eye of the Beholder (1999)
Eye of the Beholder is the perfect example of why it’s a disaster to try to make an art film out of a standard thriller. Stephan Elliott, acclaimed for his work on The Adventures of...
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The End of the Affair (1999)
Based on the novel by Graham Greene, set in 1946 London. Maurice (Fiennes) is a struggling novelist who meets Henry (Rea), a man now married to his ex-lover Sarah (Moore). The two former lovers discover...
8MM (1999)
A small-time private eye (Cage) is hired by a wealthy widow (Carter) to learn the secret to a short 8mm film found in her deceased husband’s safe. It appears to be a snuff film featuring the...
Twilight (1998)
A private detective (Newman) living in the home of a dying wealthy friend (Hackman) unknowingly stumbles in the middle of a mysterious and murderous plot which may involve the very people he works for. Terrific performances...
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
LAPD Detectives Riggs (Gibson, Conspiracy Theory) and Murtaugh (Glover, The Rainmaker) are back on the streets, this time trying to bring down a Chinese Triad who are involved in importing Chinese slaves, and using them to counterfeit money...
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Based on the novel by Walter Mosley. In the year 1948, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins (Washington) is having trouble paying his mortgage. This leads to his not being able to turn down an offer to play...
City Hunter (1993)
City Hunter is an action film based on the popular Japanese comic book of the same name. The plotline centers around a womanizing private investigator named Ryu Saeba (Chan, Police Story 2), who is hired to...