Charles Durning
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Dark Night of the Scarecrow
(1981)After finding young Marylee Williams mauled viciously, bigots pursue as a suspect her intellectually disabled friend Bubba Ritter.

Where the River Runs Black
(1986)After witnessing a murder, an orphaned boy raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knew his father.
The Choirboys
(1977)The raunchy, hilarious exploits of ten metropolitan policemen explode on the screen in this fast-moving black comedy, based on Joseph Wambaugh's best-selling novel. James Woods, Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King, Randy Quaid and Burt Young lead a group of rank-and-file policemen from the Los Angeles Police Department, who look for ways to cope with the pressures of the job. Dubbed "choirboys" for their after hours revels, they meet for "choir practice", periodic relaxation sessions at which the group gets drunk, chases women, plays practical jokes and reveals their innermost fears. Directed by Robert Aldrich, this outrageous comedy gives an eye-opening glimpse into the lives of the boys in blue, who follow a simple gospel: work hard, play harder.

Death and Texas
(2004)Celebrity worship and the justice system get skewered in this satire about a sports star who is excused from death row to play in a championship game.

Stand Alone
(1985)After a World War II veteran has his home sprayed with machine gun fire by a drug dealing criminal gang, he takes delayed justice into his own hands.
An Affirmative Act
(2010)Two lesbians get married under false pretences and fight the state in court once the truth comes out.

An Enemy of the People
(1978)A scientist stands against an entire town when he discovers their medicinal spa is polluted.

When a Stranger Calls
(1979)Terror strikes a teenager babysitting for an affluent suburban family when she starts receiving threatening phone calls from an anonymous stranger.

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
(1975)Newly widowed and struggling to move on, Bea finds unexpected purpose at the Stardust Ballroom with a married postman looking for a dance partner.

When a Stranger Calls Back
(1993)A young babysitter, all alone in the house with two children asleep above, is bothered by a stranger. Unfortunately, the phone's dead...

The Rosary Murders
(1987)A priest is torn between confidentiality and justice when a serial killer confesses that he’s murdered priests and nuns, leaving rosaries as clues.

Far North
(1988)A woman returns to her rural North Country home where she grew up when she learns her father's been hospitalized.

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
(1996)With legendary everyman roles across both comedy and drama, Jack Lemmon was that rare Hollywood star with affectionate memories of his parents.

Scavenger Killers
(2013)A charming judge and a beautiful attorney embark on a maniacal killing spree while being pursued by two oddball FBI agents.

The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)When the founder of a large corporation suddenly dies, the board conspires to tank the stock price by installing a lowly mailroom clerk as president.

Sisters
(1973)When the cops don’t believe her, a small-time reporter who witnesses a murder through a neighboring apartment window must solve the crime herself.

Cop
(1988)Story of a dedicated cop, his troubled marriage, and the difficulties he encounters while on a murder case.

True Confessions
(1981)Two brothers, one a Catholic monsignor and the other a homicide detective, are caught in the middle of a brutal murder mystery in 1940s Los Angeles.

Spy Hard
(1996)A bumbling spy comes out of retirement for one final showdown.

Cat Chaser
(1989)Something was calling former Lance Corporal George Cat Chaser Moran away from his quiet Miami retreat, the haunting memory of his violent brush with death. On a trip to Santo Domingo, in search of the woman who saved his life, George Moran reunites with the sensual Mary DeBoya, a woman who's love could cost him everything.