Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.

Talent for the Game

1991

English

6.0

♡ 4

35%

Robert M. Young Director

Tim Colceri as Baseball manager

Lorraine Bracco as Bobbie

Felton Perry as Fred

Janet Carroll as Rachel Bodeen

Virgil Sweet is on the verge of losing his job as a talent scout with the California Angels when he discovers Sammy Bodeen, a country boy with no pro ball experience, but with a pitching arm no one has seen the like of.

Alambrista!

1977

English

7.3

♡ 6

100%

Robert M. Young Director

Edward James Olmos as 1st Drunk

Julius Harris as 2nd Drunk

Ned Beatty as Anglo Coyote

Jerry Hardin as Man in cafe

After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man, slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family back home, he finds that working hard is not enough.

Caught

1996

English

6.5

♡ 7

77%

Robert M. Young Director

Bitty Schram as Amy

Maria Conchita Alonso as Betty

Joseph D'Onofrio as Crack Dealing Kid

Roy Farfel as Fish Market Thief #1

A middle-aged couple has a drifter enter their lives. The fish-store owners find that the mysterious young man awakens the couple in ways they didn't expect. Things get tense when the drifter begins an affair with the woman of the house.

Saving Grace

1986

English

7.1

♡ 2

81%

Action

Comedy

Drama

Robert M. Young Director

Giancarlo Giannini as Abalardi

Fernando Rey as Cardinal Stefano Biondi

Massimo Serato as Monsignor Betti

Donald Hewlett as Monsignor Colin McGee

A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Unknown to the outside world, he winds up in an impoverished Italian village, where his adventures ultimately teach the Pope and his new friends some important lessons about friendship and self-esteem. Written by Chris DeSantis

Triumph of the Spirit

1989

English

6.8

♡ 7

63%

53%

Action

auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

Robert M. Young Director

Costas Mandylor as Avram

Kelly Wolf as Elena

Hartmut Becker as Major Rauscher

Willem Dafoe as Salamo

During World War II, Salamo Arouch, a passionate boxer, is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Soon, he is forced to box against his fellow prisoners for the sake of entertainment.

Short Eyes

1977

English

7.0

♡ 3

92%

Robert M. Young Director

Luis Guzmán as

Tito Goya as Cupcakes

Joe Pesci as Other Inmate

Shelly Desai as Other Inmate

A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.

Extremities

1986

English

6.3

♡ 14

36%

Robert M. Young Director

Farrah Fawcett as Marjorie

Sandy Martin as Officer Sudow

Alfre Woodard as Patricia

Diana Scarwid as Terry

A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the police, but with no proof of the incident, they can do nothing. In fact, the man does use the information in her bag and comes to her apartment with the intent of rape, but she sprays him in the face with insect repellent, and then holds him captive. She is then faced with deciding whether to go to the police who might not believe her and release him, or to kill him.

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American Playhouse The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Talent for the Game

Alambrista!

Caught

Saving Grace

Triumph of the Spirit

Short Eyes

Extremities