Movies starring Bruce Mcgill
The Oscar triumph of Green Book and box office success of The Upside reflects a thirst among some movie-goers for stories about racial harmony. The Best of Enemies arrives into this environment intent on hydrating psyches parched by the race-re...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-04-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Racial epithets)
Genre: Drama
Director: Robin Bissell
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Babou Ceesay, ...
Collateral is a classic example of how casting against type can sometimes result in a remarkable success. Here we have Tom Cruise, who has spent the majority of his career playing the good-looking, likeable, action/romantic lead, placed into the r...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-08-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, ...
Following scathing audience reaction to a "work copy" of Elizabethtown shown at several major late-summer film festivals, writer/director Cameron Crowe went back to the drawing board, paring down the 138-minute "director's cut" to a slightly more m...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-10-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA/ROMANCE
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, ...
The premise of Law Abiding Citizen - angry father seeks revenge on the system when his daughter's murderer gets off with a light sentence - probably sounded great in the pitch meetings but, as with all high concept motion pictures, the devil's in t...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-10-16
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney, ...
The first thing to notice about John Duigan's Lawn Dogs is the astounding performance of newcomer Mischa Barton, who plays Devon, the 10-year old protagonist. Barton is a natural actress, and manages to convey the perfect blend of maturity and inn...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-05-15
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Mischa Barton, Sam Rockwell, Kathleen Quinlan, ...
Movies about confidence tricksters represent an old, although not necessarily respected, sub-genre of the thriller. Many of these films are cheap and cheesy, with silly plots and "twists" that are shaky and predictable. There are a few notable ex...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-09-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman, ...
Ride Along, the new action/comedy starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, defies the cliché that you can't judge a book by its cover. Nothing unexpected lurks beneath a bland and predictable exterior. Those who have seen a 30-second TV commercial (or t...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-01-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, ...
Rosewood, central Florida, 1923. The town's population numbered about 120, mostly black. It was a prosperous, happy community until a January day when one woman's lie set off a chain of events that would have devastating results. That woman was ...
U.S. Release Date: 1997-02-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Jon Voight, Robert Patrick, Elise Neal, ...
Liam Neeson action thrillers come in two categories: the straightforward variety that transform him into a superhuman force of nature and those that are grittier and a little more respectful of an adult audience's intelligence. Considering the wa...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-03-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Jaume Collet-Sera
Cast: Liam Neeson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ed Harris, ...