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    Breaking Away 1979 POSTER

    Breaking Away

    1979

    English

    7.7

    18

    95%

    88%

    Action

    bicycle

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    indiana, usa

    Romance

    Sport

    sports

    teenage boy

    working class

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Daniel Stern Daniel Stern as Cyril Paul Dooley Paul Dooley as Dad Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Mike John Ashton John Ashton as Mike's Brother
    Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
    Year of the Comet 1992 POSTER

    Year of the Comet

    1992

    English

    5.9

    12

    51%

    Action

    Adventure

    chase

    Comedy

    Romance

    scotland

    scottish highlands

    wine

    wine cellar

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as Doctor Roget Nick Brimble Nick Brimble as Jamie Art Malik Art Malik as Nico Tim Bentinck Tim Bentinck as Richard Harwood
    Year of the Comet is a 1992 romantic comedy adventure film about the pursuit of the most valuable bottle of wine in history. The title refers to the year it was bottled, 1811, which was known for the Great Comet of 1811, and also as one of the best years in history for European wine.
    Roommates 1995 POSTER

    Roommates

    1995

    English

    6.4

    8

    31%

    56%

    Action

    birthday

    Comedy

    Drama

    funeral

    grandparent grandchild relationship

    roommate

    roommates

    vegetarian

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Peter Falk Peter Falk as Julianne Moore Julianne Moore as Beth Holzcek William H. Macy William H. Macy as Doctor Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn as Judith
    An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
    The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1973 POSTER

    The Friends of Eddie Coyle

    1973

    English

    7.4

    10

    98%

    87%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    boston garden

    boston, massachusetts

    Crime

    Drama

    fbi

    gangster

    informant

    Thriller

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Joe Santos Joe Santos as Artie Van Richard Jordan Richard Jordan as Dave Foley Peter Boyle Peter Boyle as Dillon Alex Rocco Alex Rocco as Jimmy Scalise
    An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.
    The House on Carroll Street 1988 POSTER

    The House on Carroll Street

    1988

    English

    6.2

    8

    71%

    29%

    Action

    Thriller

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Sherman Howard Sherman Howard as Boria Robert Stanton Robert Stanton as Dionysus John Carpenter John Carpenter as Gateman Gregory Jbara Gregory Jbara as Office Boy
    A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.
    Robbery 1967 POSTER

    Robbery

    1967

    English

    6.9

    6

    80%

    75%

    Action

    based on a true story

    car chase

    Crime

    cult film

    Drama

    film noir

    london, england

    Mystery

    noir

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Patrick Jordan Patrick Jordan as Freddy Joanna Pettet Joanna Pettet as Kate Clifton John Savident John Savident as Policeman with Dog Frank Williams Frank Williams as Prison contact
    In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.
    Murphy's War 1971 POSTER

    Murphy's War

    1971

    English

    6.7

    8

    62%

    62%

    crane

    Drama

    revenge

    sole survivor

    submarine

    u-boat

    War

    world war ii

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director John Hallam John Hallam as Ellis Harry Fielder Harry Fielder as German Sub Crewman Siân Phillips Siân Phillips as Hayden George Roubicek George Roubicek as U-Boat Crewman
    Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat by means of any method imaginable to him, and sets about to make the courageous attempt, assisted by Louis, the administrator of the local oil company.
    Summer Holiday 1963 POSTER

    Summer Holiday

    1963

    English

    6.1

    6

    33%

    67%

    Action

    Comedy

    europe journey

    girl disguised as boy

    Music

    musical

    Musical

    road trip

    Romance

    summer vacation

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Cliff Richard Cliff Richard as Don Una Stubbs Una Stubbs as Sandy Teddy Green Teddy Green as Steve Tom Oliver Tom Oliver as Unknown
    1960s musical showcasing Cliff Richard. Four bus mechanics working for London Transport strike up a deal with the company: they do up a one of the company's legendary red double decker buses and take it to southern Europe as a mobile hotel. If it succeeds, they will be put in charge of a whole fleet. While on the road in France they pick up three young British ladies whose car breaks down and offer to take them to their next singing job in Athens. They also pick up a stowaway, who hides the fact that she's a famous American pop star on the run, chased by the media and her parents.
    The Deep 1977 POSTER

    The Deep

    1977

    English

    6.2

    22

    38%

    39%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    bermuda

    diving

    Mystery

    ocean

    shipwreck

    Thriller

    treasure

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Nick Nolte Nick Nolte as David Sanders Jacqueline Bisset Jacqueline Bisset as Gail Berke Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as 'Goliath' Captain Peter Benchley Peter Benchley as Mate
    A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.
    An Innocent Man 1989 POSTER

    An Innocent Man

    1989

    English

    6.5

    12

    44%

    48%

    Action

    Crime

    crime investigation

    Drama

    drug crime

    innocent in jail

    mistaken identity

    police corruption

    Thriller

    wrongful arrest

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Brian J. Williams Brian J. Williams as 3rd Man on Tuna Boat Tom Selleck Tom Selleck as Jimmie Rainwood M.C. Gainey M.C. Gainey as Malcolm F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham as Virgil Cane
    Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
    John and Mary 1969 POSTER

    John and Mary

    1969

    English

    6.5

    2

    38%

    52%

    Drama

    Romance

    singles bar

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Alix Elias Alix Elias as Jane Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as John Olympia Dukakis Olympia Dukakis as John's Mother Marian Mercer Marian Mercer as Mags Elliot
    John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.
    The Hot Rock 1972 POSTER

    The Hot Rock

    1972

    English

    6.8

    10

    82%

    67%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    diamond heist

    jewel thief

    theft

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Robert Redford Robert Redford as Dortmunder Paul Sand Paul Sand as Greenberg William Redfield William Redfield as Lt. Hoover Christopher Guest Christopher Guest as Policeman
    Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
    The Run of the Country 1995 POSTER

    The Run of the Country

    1995

    English

    6.2

    4

    50%

    78%

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    ireland

    policeman

    Romance

    rural area

    strained relationship

    village

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Victoria Smurfit Victoria Smurfit as Annagh Dearbhla Molloy Dearbhla Molloy as Danny's Mother Anthony Brophy Anthony Brophy as Prunty Joan Sheehy Joan Sheehy as Widdy McGinn
    An Irish lad who fled from his oppressive, widowed father falls for a girl from an affluent family.
    Bullitt 1968 POSTER

    Bullitt

    1968

    English

    7.4

    57

    98%

    85%

    Action

    airport

    based on novel or book

    chase

    Crime

    hotel

    Mystery

    police

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Steve McQueen Steve McQueen as Bullitt Jacqueline Bisset Jacqueline Bisset as Cathy Vic Perrin Vic Perrin as Voice Robert Duvall Robert Duvall as Weissberg
    Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
    Eyewitness 1981 POSTER

    Eyewitness

    1981

    English

    5.9

    11

    73%

    40%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    janitor

    Mystery

    reporter

    Romance

    Thriller

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director James Woods James Woods as Aldo Pamela Reed Pamela Reed as Linda Mercer Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Lt. Black Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver as Tony Sokolow
    NYC custodian Daryll Deever is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow, so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his workplace. There's been a murder in the office building, and Tony suspects that Daryll may have insight into the crime, a notion that he furthers to stay close to her. However, when those behind the killing begin to think that he really knows something, they target the pair to keep their secrets hidden.
    Suspect 1987 POSTER

    Suspect

    1987

    English

    6.6

    41

    71%

    58%

    Action

    courtroom

    Crime

    Drama

    government

    jurors

    lawyer

    Mystery

    right and justice

    Thriller

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Carl Wayne Anderson Joe Mantegna Joe Mantegna as Charlie Stella Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Eddie Sanger Cher Cher as Kathleen Riley
    When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
    The Dresser 1983 POSTER

    The Dresser

    1983

    English

    7.4

    6

    100%

    86%

    alcoholism

    backstage

    Drama

    drunkenness

    lgbt

    make up

    post world war ii

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Kevin Stoney Kevin Stoney as C. Rivers Lane Michael Gough Michael Gough as Frank Carrington Cathryn Harrison Cathryn Harrison as Irene Edward Fox Edward Fox as Oxenby
    In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
    Krull 1983 POSTER

    Krull

    1983

    English

    6.1

    61

    35%

    52%

    Action

    Adventure

    cult film

    dead body

    Fantasy

    fortress

    kingdom

    lightsaber

    magical object

    Sci-Fi

    Peter Yates Peter Yates Director Andy Bradford Andy Bradford as Darro Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Kegan Michael Elphick Michael Elphick as Rhun John Welsh John Welsh as Seer
    A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
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