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    Presumed Innocent 1990 POSTER

    Presumed Innocent

    1990

    English

    6.9

    39

    86%

    67%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    female lover

    infidelity

    investigation

    loss of loved one

    lover (female)

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director John Spencer John Spencer as Detective Dan Lipranzer Christine Estabrook Christine Estabrook as Lydia 'Mac' MacDougall Harrison Ford Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich Raul Julia Raul Julia as Sandy Stern
    Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.
    Comes a Horseman 1978 POSTER

    Comes a Horseman

    1978

    English

    6.3

    13

    67%

    54%

    1940s

    Action

    cattle baron

    cattle drive

    Drama

    neo-western

    oil

    oil industry

    Romance

    Western

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Mark Harmon Mark Harmon as Billy Joe Meynert Jane Fonda Jane Fonda as Ella Connors James Caan James Caan as Frank 'Buck' Athearn Basil Hoffman Basil Hoffman as George Bascomb
    Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex-suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and Frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and sabotage... they eventually find love.
    Starting Over 1979 POSTER

    Starting Over

    1979

    English

    6.4

    11

    75%

    59%

    Action

    blind date

    boston, massachusetts

    Comedy

    ex-wife

    Romance

    romantic comedy

    romcom

    thanksgiving

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon as Husband - Young Couple Austin Pendleton Austin Pendleton as Paul Daniel Stern Daniel Stern as Student 2 Wallace Shawn Wallace Shawn as Workshop Member
    After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
    The Sterile Cuckoo 1969 POSTER

    The Sterile Cuckoo

    1969

    English

    6.6

    3

    88%

    65%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    broken heart

    college

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Tim McIntire Tim McIntire as Charlie Schumacher Liza Minnelli Liza Minnelli as Pookie Adams Fred Lerner Fred Lerner as (uncredited) Margaret Markov Margaret Markov as (uncredited)
    Uptight college freshman Jerry Payne finds a carefree friend in zany Pookie. After an awkward meeting on the bus, Pookie quickly works her way into Jerry's life. She makes an unannounced visit to Jerry's campus, and before long annoyance turns to affection, and friendship turns to romance. But with Pookie's increasingly neurotic behavior, how long can this love affair last?
    The Pelican Brief 1993 POSTER

    The Pelican Brief

    1993

    English

    6.6

    57

    56%

    61%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    dramatic

    judge

    legal thriller

    mission of murder

    Mystery

    professor

    supreme court

    Thriller

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Julia Roberts Julia Roberts as Darby Shaw Denzel Washington Denzel Washington as Gray Grantham Christopher Murray Christopher Murray as Rupert John Lithgow John Lithgow as Smith Keen
    A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
    Consenting Adults 1992 POSTER

    Consenting Adults

    1992

    English

    5.7

    14

    23%

    31%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Robert C. Treveiler Robert C. Treveiler as Charleston Deputy Forest Whitaker Forest Whitaker as David Duttonville Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey as Eddy Otis Kevin Kline Kevin Kline as Richard Parker
    Richard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked by their hedonistic, secretive new neighbors, Eddy and Kay Otis.
    The Parallax View 1974 POSTER

    The Parallax View

    1974

    English

    7.1

    22

    87%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    assassination

    based on novel or book

    corruption

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    Mystery

    politics

    seattle, usa

    seattle, washington

    Thriller

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Alma Beltran Alma Beltran as Joy Holder Paula Prentiss Paula Prentiss as Lee Carter Bill McKinney Bill McKinney as Parallax Assassin Richard Bull Richard Bull as Parallax Goon
    An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
    Klute 1971 POSTER

    Klute

    1971

    English

    7.1

    34

    94%

    79%

    Action

    audio tape

    cat

    Crime

    Mystery

    new york city

    obsession

    prostitute

    spectacle

    Thriller

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton as Goldfarb's Secretary Kevin Dobson Kevin Dobson as Man at Bar Richard Jordan Richard Jordan as Man kissing Jane Fonda in night club Charles Cioffi Charles Cioffi as Peter Cable
    A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
    The Devil's Own 1997 POSTER

    The Devil's Own

    1997

    English

    6.2

    44

    34%

    41%

    Action

    anonymity

    assassin

    chase

    Crime

    Drama

    new york city

    showdown

    terrorist

    Thriller

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Victor Slezak Victor Slezak as Evan Stanley - FBI Rob McElhenney Rob McElhenney as Kevin Brad Pitt Brad Pitt as Rory Devaney Harrison Ford Harrison Ford as Tom O'Meara
    Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.
    Sophie's Choice 1982 POSTER

    Sophie's Choice

    1982

    English

    7.5

    42

    74%

    85%

    Action

    concentration camp

    Drama

    holocaust (shoah)

    new york city

    poland

    Romance

    world war ii

    writer

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Robin Bartlett Robin Bartlett as Lillian Grossman Kevin Kline Kevin Kline as Nathan Tobin Bell Tobin Bell as Reporter Meryl Streep Meryl Streep as Sophie
    Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
    All the President's Men 1976 POSTER

    All the President's Men

    1976

    English

    7.9

    70

    94%

    92%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    journalist

    newspaper

    plan

    shadowing

    Thriller

    washington dc, usa

    Alan J. Pakula Alan J. Pakula Director Bryan Clark Bryan Clark as Arguing Attorney Jess Nadelman Jess Nadelman as Assistant Metro Editor Meredith Baxter Meredith Baxter as Debbie Sloan Richard Herd Richard Herd as James W. McCord, Jr.
    During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.
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