In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.

Amistad

1997

English

7.3

♡ 56

78%

Steven Spielberg Director

Arliss Howard as John C. Calhoun

Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams

Matthew McConaughey as Roger Sherman Baldwin

Morgan Freeman as Theodore Joadson

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

Full Metal Jacket

1987

English

8.2

♡ 309

90%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Tim Colceri as Doorgunner

Arliss Howard as Pvt. Cowboy

Vincent D'Onofrio as Pvt. Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence

Sal Lopez as T.H.E. Rock

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Natural Born Killers

1994

English

7.2

♡ 106

52%

Oliver Stone Director

Marshall Bell as Deputy #1

Jared Harris as London Boy

Arliss Howard as Owen Traft, Mickey & Mallory's Guardian Angel / The Demon

Robert Downey Jr. as Wayne Gale

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

The Time Traveler's Wife

2009

English

7.1

♡ 133

38%

59%

Action

based on novel or book

husband wife relationship

Robert Schwentke Director

Jane McLean as Charisse

Rachel McAdams as Clare

Eric Bana as Henry

Arliss Howard as Richard DeTamble

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.

Awake

2007

English

6.5

♡ 42

23%

Joby Harold Director

David Harbour as Dracula

Arliss Howard as Dr. Jonathan Neyer

Lena Olin as Lilith Beresford

Jessica Alba as Sam Lockwood

While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.

Moneyball

2011

English

7.6

♡ 137

94%

86%

Action

baseball

based on a true story

Bennett Miller Director

Brad Pitt as Billy Beane

Arliss Howard as John Henry

Nick Searcy as Matt Keough

Chris Pratt as Scott Hatteberg

The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

The Thicket

2024

English

5.9

♡ 21

80%

Action

based on novel or book

Elliott Lester Director

Ned Dennehy as Baldy

Gbenga Akinnagbe as Eustace Hollow

Peter Dinklage as Reginald

Arliss Howard as Rev. Ephron Karlsson

An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill and her gang. To save her, Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones, a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave, and a street-smart prostitute. The gang tracks Cut Throat Bill into the deadly no-man’s land known as The Big Thicket — a place where blood and chaos reign.