Five years after taking the fall for his younger brother, a tormented ex-con flees parole to find his kidnapped baby niece. One step ahead of the police, and one behind an unraveling criminal syndicate, he must once again sacrifice everything in the name of family.

Flash of Genius

2008

English

7.0

♡ 16

62%

Marc Abraham Director

Conor O'Farrell as Chris Finley

Dermot Mulroney as Gil Previck

Aaron Abrams as Ian Meillor

Chuck Shamata as Professor Irwin

In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.

The Devil and Max Devlin

1981

English

5.0

♡ 6

17%

Steven Hilliard Stern Director

Chuck Shamata as Jerry Nadler

Elliott Gould as Max Devlin

Joseph Burke as Steven

Ethelreda Leopold as Wedding Guest

When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to Hell. But the Devil Barney makes him an offer: if he manages to get three innocent youths to sell him their souls in the next two months, he may stay on Earth. Max accepts, and returns to Earth, equipped with special powers. However, his task is harder than expected, especially when seven year old Tobi demands that he marry his mother.

The Engagement Ring

2005

English

6.3

♡ 8

63%

Steven Schachter Director

Lainie Kazan as Alicia Rosa Anselmi

Chuck Shamata as Johnny Anselmi

Tony Lo Bianco as Nick Di Cenzo

Vincent Spano as Tony Di Cenzo

A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden years. Now, her daughter (Heaton) and his nephew meet and find that their attraction is hindered by the old feud.

Breakthrough

2019

English

6.3

♡ 76

60%

81%

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

based on novel or book

Roxann Dawson Director

Rebecca Staab as Cindy Reiger

Chuck Shamata as Fire Chief

Topher Grace as Pastor Jason Noble

Lisa Durupt as Paula Noble

Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.

The Terry Fox Story

1983

English

6.8

♡ 5

61%

Ralph L. Thomas Director

Robert Duvall as Bill Vigars

Matt Craven as Bob Cady

Michael Zelniker as Doug Alward

Chuck Shamata as Wilson - Special Appearance

The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero, who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

1978

English

4.1

♡ 1

17%

Murray Markowitz Director

Chuck Shamata as Gershen Isen

Miguel Fernandes as John MacGregor

Elke Sommer as Magdalene Kruschen

Cindy Girling as Pauline Corte

Successful businessman Charles Kruschen (Donald Pilon) is accused of bludgeoning to death his beautiful but manipulative model wife Magdalene (Elke Sommer). As the trial draws to a close, Charles reflects on the events leading up to the terrible incident...

Saving Emily

2004

English

4.9

♡ 1

50%

Douglas Jackson Director

Alexandra Paul as Cheryl

Jane Wheeler as Dr. Marshall

Bruce Boxleitner as Gregory

Chuck Shamata as Russo

After learning that their young daughter, Emily, is suffering from leukemia, Cheryl and Greg have no choice but to seek out Cheryl's violent ex-husband, Kurt, to have him tested as a possible bone marrow donor. Cheryl is particularly disturbed about seeing Kurt again, since her testimony sent him to prison ten years earlier.

The House by the Lake

1976

English

6.0

♡ 4

William Fruet Director

Brenda Vaccaro as Diane

Chuck Shamata as Harry

Don Stroud as Lep

Richard Donat as Policeman

Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the house, Diane runs a gang of thugs off the road. Humiliated, the thugs track down the couple for revenge.

Escape Clause

1996

English

5.5

♡ 10

39%

Brian Trenchard-Smith Director

Chuck Shamata as Captain Vincent Nalli

Stephen Bogaert as John Tapper

Connie Britton as Leslie Bullard

Kenneth Welsh as Owen Jessop

A man finds out that his wife has paid $10,000 to have him killed. Then both the would-be killer and the wife turn up dead ...

The Sentinel

2006

English

6.1

♡ 32

34%

Clark Johnson Director

Kim Basinger as 1st Lady Sarah Ballentine

Kiefer Sutherland as David Breckinridge Ron Lea

Ron Lea as Detective #2

Chuck Shamata as Director Overbrook

Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently framed as a mole in an assassination attempt on the President due to the machinations of a blackmailer who knows the secret he is hiding. Disgraced, dismissed, and now a fugitive with two relentless federal investigators hot on his heels, Garrison must both clear his name and save the president from assassination.

Behind the Red Door

2003

English

6.3

♡ 13

73%

Drama

woman director

Matia Karrell Director

Philip Craig as Detective Kinzer

Chuck Shamata as Father

Stockard Channing as Julia

Kiefer Sutherland as Roy

Natalie, a gifted New York photographer, has a troubled past reflected in her art. When she struggles to make ends meet in the city, her agent, arranges an assignment in Boston for a considerable sum of money. Unable to turn it down in her dire straits, Natalie takes the job -- only to find that her estranged gay brother, Roy, is the employer. Roy wants to mend their broken past, but must convince her to stay long enough to do so.

Death Wish: The Face of Death

1994

English

4.9

♡ 15

Allan A. Goldstein Director

Kenneth Welsh as Lt. Mickey King

Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey

Chuck Shamata as Sal Paconi

Allan A. Goldstein as Toy Store Clerk

Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.

One Week

2008

English

7.0

♡ 4

Michael McGowan Director

Joshua Jackson as Ben Tyler

Chuck Shamata as Gerald Tyler

Fiona Reid as Mary Tyler

Grace Lynn Kung as (uncredited)

Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer. With a grim chance of survival in the best case scenario even if he immediately begins treatment, he instead decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto through the Canadian prairies to British Columbia.

When Justice Fails

1999

English

4.6

♡ 6

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Allan A. Goldstein Director

Chuck Shamata as Captain Tanner

Rick Miller as DaSilva

Jack Langedijk as Dave Dahlgren D.A.

Jeff Fahey as Tom Chaney

A detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a beautiful district attorney (Marlee Matlin) who becomes a main suspect.

Clown

2014

English

5.7

♡ 66

46%

Jon Watts Director

Peter Stormare as Karlsson

Andy Powers as Kent

Laura Allen as Meg

Chuck Shamata as Walt

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.

Scanners

1981

English

6.7

♡ 60

69%

David Cronenberg Director

Lawrence Dane as Braedon Keller

Stephen Lack as Cameron Vale

Roland Nincheri as Large Man in Mall

Chuck Shamata as Tony

After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them.

WarGames: The Dead Code

2008

English

4.5

♡ 5

Stuart Gillard Director

Chuck Shamata as Bill Carter

Ricky Mabe as Newman

Claudia Black as R.I.P.L.E.Y.

Colm Feore as T. Kenneth Hassert / Joshua

Computer hacker Will Farmer engages a government super-computer named Ripley in an online terrorist-attack simulation game. Little does Farmer know that Ripley has been designed to appeal to potential terrorists, and certain software glitches have in turn made him become paranoid.

Stone Cold Dead

1979

English

5.2

♡ 15

50%

George Mendeluk Director

Paul Williams as Julius Kurtz

Alberta Watson as Olivia Page

Belinda Montgomery as Sandy MacAuley

Chuck Shamata as Sgt. Tony Colabre

Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.

A Father for Brittany

1998

English

6.0

♡ 3

Alan Metzger Director

Chuck Shamata as Bob Minkowitz

Sugith Varughese as Doctor Panou

Panou as Howie

Teri Polo as Kim Lussier

Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster child, Brittany. However, tragedy strikes when Kim dies of cancer in the middle of the adoption process, leaving Keith to fight for Brittany's custody alone.

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Flash of Genius

The Devil and Max Devlin

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The Terry Fox Story

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

Saving Emily

The House by the Lake

Escape Clause

The Sentinel

Behind the Red Door

Death Wish: The Face of Death

One Week

When Justice Fails

Clown

Scanners

WarGames: The Dead Code

Stone Cold Dead

A Father for Brittany