Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994

English

6.6

♡ 16

68%

husband wife relationship

new love

Romance

therapy

Luis Mandoki Director

James Jude Courtney as Earl

Tina Majorino as Jess Green

Andy Garcia as Michael Green

Gail Strickland as Pam

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.

Protocol

1984

English

5.5

♡ 6

33%

Herbert Ross Director

Kathleen York as Charmaine

Keith Szarabajka as Crowe

Jean Smart as Ella

Gail Strickland as Mrs. St. John

A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.

The American President

1995

English

6.9

♡ 34

91%

wildlife conservation

Rob Reiner Director

Gail Strickland as Esther MacInerney

Gabriel Jarret as Jeff

Richard McGonagle as Rumson Staffer

Taylor Nichols as Stu

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.

Three of Hearts

1993

English

5.5

♡ 7

53%

Mitch Glazer Director

Sherilyn Fenn as Ellen Armstrong

Tony Amendola as Harvey

William Baldwin as Joe Casella

Gail Strickland as Yvonne

A lesbian hires a male escort to break the heart of the bisexual woman who has just dumped her.

Norma Rae

1979

English

7.3

♡ 15

91%

79%

Action

alabama

based on a true story

based on novel or book

Martin Ritt Director

Gail Strickland as Bonnie Mae

James Luisi as George Benson

Noble Willingham as Leroy Mason

Sally Field as Norma Rae

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.

Bound for Glory

1976

English

7.2

♡ 7

81%

76%

based on memoir or autobiography

Hal Ashby Director

Bernie Kopell as Baker - Woody's Agent

Raymond Guth as Hobo in Hobo Camp

Gail Strickland as Pauline

Read Morgan as (scenes deleted)

A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.

The Man in the Moon

1991

English

7.2

♡ 25

91%

Robert Mulligan Director

Reese Witherspoon as Dani Trant

Simon Shelton as Man in Audience

Gail Strickland as Marie Foster

Sam Waterston as Matthew Trant

Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

English

6.6

♡ 18

81%

63%

Action

based on novel or book

Karel Reisz Director

Joaquín Martínez as Angel

Gail Strickland as Charmian

Michael Moriarty as John Converse

Jonathan Banks as Marine

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.

Uncommon Valor

1983

English

6.3

♡ 17

Action

based on a true story

Drama

post traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

Ted Kotcheff Director

Todd Allen as Frank Rhodes

Gail Strickland as Helen Rhodes

Harold Sylvester as Johnson

Tad Horino as Mr. Ky

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

1983

English

4.9

♡ 4

17%

Jerry Jameson Director

Lee Majors as Captain Cody Briggs

Michael Currie as Dr. Hyatt

Gail Strickland as Nancy Gilliam

Peter Jason as Schultie

Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its maiden voyage. The trip goes horribly awry, however, when the aircraft is forced out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As it is too dangerous to attempt reentry, Captain Cody Briggs, his passengers and his crew brave declining levels of oxygen while NASA scientists scramble to launch a rescue mission in a race against time.

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Who'll Stop the Rain

Uncommon Valor

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land