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- DirectorRory KennedyStarsBascum BowlingClint BowlingEdgar BowlingThis film tells the tale of a close-knit Appalachian family that has changed little in the last 100 years.
- DirectorChris SmithStarsRandy RussellMatt CollierEd EnglishAmerican Job is a narrative film about Randy Scott, a youth caught in the dismal confusion of living and working in the world of minimum wage. American Job follows main character Randy Scott through a number of low wage jobs: factory worker, fast food dishwasher, third shift inventory specialist, motel room custodian and telemarketer. We live with Randy through these jobs and witness the pain, absurdity and sheer boredom of minimum wage work.
- DirectorFrans NelStarsJohn BarrettKeith VitaliTerry NortonA kickboxing champion is jailed for a accidental murder with the help of testimony from his enemy - but upon his release, he takes on his nemesis in a winner-take-all fight.
- DirectorAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsJohn S. DicksonAntonio FargasHeidi FleissStreet pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money. The women work every night, hustle hard, turn over all their earnings, and steal anything they can from clients. We meet a few of the women, who tell us what they want from a pimp. We also listen to a women who's legally employed at a Nevada brothel; we meet her White boss, a legal pimp. He and the street pimps, some of whom are now retired, make the case for legalizing the trade.
- DirectorSam FirstenbergStarsDavid BradleyMark DacascosValarie TrappAn American reporter teams up with a martial arts expert, whose half-brother is a "yakuza" - Japanese mafia - drug dealer to battle swordsmen from around the world in a Turkish arena.
- DirectorLucas LoweStarsTrent BusheyKim ChanReese MadiganAfter being humiliated in the ring by a dirty kickboxer who pulled down his shorts and then hit him, a martial arts master decides to travel to China and enter a monastery where he may learn the Shaolin form of fighting. The film then veers into "Karate Kid" territory where the novice humiliates himself at every turn, is tolerated as a foreigner, and still comes out a champion. The monastery teaches non-violence, but everyone knows that sooner or later the student will catch up with the bad guy.
- DirectorTristram PowellStarsBryan PringleFred PearsonMichael PalinReverend Francis Ashby (Sir Michael Palin), a senior Oxford don on vacation alone in the Alps, meets vacationing American Miss Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her companion Miss Elinor Hartley (Trini Alvarado), the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both of the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows.
- DirectorRalph HemeckerStarsMichael BiehnPark Joong-hoonCary-Hiroyuki TagawaTwo cops from different worlds team up to solve the murder of a powerful businessman.
- DirectorWoo-sang ParkStarsTae-Joon LeeRobert Z'DarBobby KimYong is a member of a gang led by Eric. Yong had been raised by Eric since he left the orphanage. A martial arts fighter, Yong helps rescue Lily one day. She has an interest in her but his heart goes to his loyalty to Eric. However, when Yong does fall for Lily, he soon learns that Lily is the adopted sister of Eric. Things are complicated when rival gang boss Wong seeks revenge against Eric and Yong. Faced with these complications, Yong must choose: his love for Lily or his loyalty to Eric.
- DirectorSerge RodnunskyStarsJames RussoWilliam McNamaraJeff WincottAlcoholic cop John Rourke finds a trail of corruption after a gunman opens fire on a police conference.
- DirectorPaige TaylorStarsRod BiermannAllison DeanPeter GibsonSeven WASP, blonde, privileged teens reside in the exclusive Hamptons, New York. Their group and entire existence consists of PLUs (People Like Us).
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
- DirectorPaul WeitzChris WeitzStarsJason BiggsChris KleinThomas Ian NicholasFour teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
- DirectorEdward James OlmosStarsEdward James OlmosWilliam ForsytheSal LopezA Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRichard DreyfussRon HowardPaul Le MatA group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard GereLauren HuttonHector ElizondoA Los Angeles escort is accused of a murder which he did not commit.
- DirectorChris SmithStarsMark BorchardtMike SchankTom SchimmelsDocumentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.
- DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'AngeloLiving a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
- DirectorDavid WorthStarsSam J. JonesCynthia RothrockDonald GibbTerrorists from all countries are to be reunited in order to join forces against their governments. The USA army notice it. A group of assassins, waiting in jail to be executed by firing squad get the chance to be exonerated if they participate in the secret mission of killing the terrorists. But they have to train under the strict military style of Sergeant Ransom
- DirectorLuis EstebanStarsTrevor LissauerJohnny VenokurAdam WestA group of friends go on a vacation with some new friends that turn out to be vampires, they hire a famous vampire killer to help them.
- DirectorMichael CorrenteStarsDustin HoffmanDennis FranzSean NelsonLong-repressed feelings of bitterness and betrayal explode when three inner-city losers plot the robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.
- DirectorJean-Pierre MaroisStarsMark Adair-RiosJason BercyBrian BloomA woman, fed up with her father's double standards, decides to lose her virginity.
- DirectorJohn GrayStarsBrad JohnsonKathleen QuinlanTom SizemoreWorld War II has ended and many soldiers return to their houses and families. But three of them find themselves with big problems when they arrive at their home village.
- DirectorKaren ShakhnazarovStarsAllison WhitbeckVladimir MashkovMariya ShukshinaA lonely Russian man is trying to see his daughter who lives with her mother far away in the USA.