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    Still of the Night 1982 POSTER

    Still of the Night

    1982

    English

    6.0

    22

    67%

    46%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    hitchcockian

    mistress

    multiple stabbings

    murder

    Mystery

    psychiatrist

    psychological thriller

    Thriller

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Meryl Streep Meryl Streep as Brooke Reynolds Sara Botsford Sara Botsford as Gail Phillips Joe Grifasi Joe Grifasi as Joseph Vitucci Larry Joshua Larry Joshua as Mugger
    When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
    The Late Show 1977 POSTER

    The Late Show

    1977

    English

    6.8

    7

    95%

    78%

    Action

    Comedy

    los angeles, california

    Mystery

    neo-noir

    private detective

    Thriller

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Howard Duff Howard Duff as Harry Regan Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy as Laura Birdwell Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin as Margo Sterling Eugene Roche Eugene Roche as Ron Birdwell
    Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.
    Places in the Heart 1984 POSTER

    Places in the Heart

    1984

    English

    7.4

    10

    89%

    83%

    Action

    Drama

    farm

    kidnapping

    ku klux klan

    loss of loved one

    war veteran

    widow

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Sally Field Sally Field as Edna Spalding Bert Remsen Bert Remsen as Tee Tot Hightower Amy Madigan Amy Madigan as Viola Kelsey Ed Harris Ed Harris as Wayne Lomax
    In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
    Feast of Love 2007 POSTER

    Feast of Love

    2007

    English

    6.5

    32

    40%

    55%

    Action

    adultery

    based on novel or book

    dancing

    Drama

    fortune teller

    friendship

    marriage proposal

    Romance

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Billy Burke Billy Burke as David Watson Radha Mitchell Radha Mitchell as Diana Croce Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Harry Stevenson Stana Katic Stana Katic as Jenny
    A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. It is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.
    Nobody's Fool 1994 POSTER

    Nobody's Fool

    1994

    English

    7.3

    28

    91%

    81%

    Comedy

    Drama

    illegal employment

    new york state

    retirement

    small town

    upstate new york

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Bruce Willis Bruce Willis as Carl Roebuck Pruitt Taylor Vince Pruitt Taylor Vince as Rub Squeers Paul Newman Paul Newman as Sully Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith as Toby Roebuck
    A rascally nearing-retirement man juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.
    Bad Company 1972 POSTER

    Bad Company

    1972

    English

    6.9

    6

    84%

    71%

    Adventure

    betrayal

    draft dodger

    Drama

    loyalty

    marshal

    runaway

    Western

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director David Huddleston David Huddleston as Big Joe Raymond Guth Raymond Guth as Jackson Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges as Jake Rumsey John Savage John Savage as Loney
    After Drew Dixon, an upright young man, is sent west by his religious family to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, he drifts across the land with a loose confederation of young vagrants.
    Twilight 1998 POSTER

    Twilight

    1998

    English

    20

    61%

    32%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-cop

    Mystery

    retired

    Thriller

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director John Spencer John Spencer as Capt. Phil Egan Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon as Catherine Ames Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito as Reuben Escobar Lewis Arquette Lewis Arquette as Water Pistol Man
    A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
    Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 POSTER

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    1979

    English

    7.8

    73

    90%

    89%

    Action

    couple

    custody battle

    divorce

    Drama

    family

    husband wife relationship

    marriage

    Romance

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Meryl Streep Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer Howard Duff Howard Duff as John Shaunessy JoBeth Williams JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer
    Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
    Billy Bathgate 1991 POSTER

    Billy Bathgate

    1991

    English

    5.9

    10

    36%

    28%

    Crime

    danger of life

    dangerous

    Drama

    mafia boss

    Thriller

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Bruce Willis Bruce Willis as Bo Weinberg Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman as Drew Preston Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi as Irving Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci as Lucky Luciano
    In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.
    The Human Stain 2003 POSTER

    The Human Stain

    2003

    English

    6.2

    24

    41%

    48%

    Action

    black people

    Drama

    literature professor

    passing for white

    Romance

    Thriller

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins as Coleman Silk Stella Hopkins Stella Hopkins as Faculty Committee Member Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman as Faunia Farley Jeff Perry Jeff Perry as Tennis Player
    Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
    Nadine 1987 POSTER

    Nadine

    1987

    English

    5.5

    7

    55%

    28%

    audacious

    Comedy

    murder

    Mystery

    on the run

    Romance

    texas

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Kim Basinger Kim Basinger as Nadine Hightower John William Galt John William Galt as Officer Lloyd Gwen Verdon Gwen Verdon as Vera Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges as Vernon Hightower
    Hairdresser Nadine Hightower wants to retrieve the risqué photos she once posed for, but when she visits the photographer at his office, he's murdered by an intruder. Nadine talks her estranged husband, Vernon, into going along when she returns to the office, where they stumble across plans for a less than legal construction project. But when Vernon tries to turn the documents into a cash windfall, he and Nadine are pursued by goons with guns.
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