List of the best Curtis Hanson movies: L.A. Confidential(1997), Wonder Boys(2000), Chasing Mavericks(2012), 8 Mile(2002), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle(1992), The Bedroom Window(1987), The River Wild(1994), Bad Influence(1990), Lucky You(2007), The Little Dragons(1980), The Arousers(1970), Adaptation(2002) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1997
136 Minutes
Director
Kevin Spacey Russell Crowe Guy Pearce James Cromwell David Strathairn Kim Basinger Danny DeVito Graham Beckel Simon Baker-Denny Matt McCoy John Mahon
police officer detective journalist mobster prostitute actor dark chilling suspenseful emotional coffee shop police station los angeles government building street big city corruption murder prostitution organized crime
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Japan
2000
112 Minutes
Director
Michael Douglas Tobey Maguire Frances McDormand Robert Downey Jr. Katie Holmes Richard Thomas Rip Torn Philip Bosco Jane Adams Richard Knox Michael Cavaias
professor college student editor university president charming touching moving college pittsburgh writer's block infidelity midlife crisis aging teaching quest growing up 2000s
An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
Adventure, Drama
USA
2012
115 Minutes
Director
Gerard Butler Jonny Weston Elisabeth Shue Abigail Spencer Leven Rambin Greg Long Peter Mel Zach Wormhoudt Devin Crittenden Taylor Handley Cooper Timberline
surfer mentor girlfriend mother bully inspiring touching spirited santa cruz, calif. pacific ocean beach household surfing life story friendship overcoming the odds jay moriarity rise pursuit 2000s
When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.
Drama, Music
USA|Germany
2002
110 Minutes
Director
Eminem Kim Basinger Brittany Murphy Mekhi Phifer Evan Jones Omar Benson Miller Eugene Byrd De'Angelo Wilson Anthony Mackie Taryn Manning Chloe Greenfield
model friend gang member police officer single mother rapper dark gritty detroit trailer factory car abandoned building eviction self-destruction violence interracial romance pregnancy arson discovery
A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1992
110 Minutes
Director
Annabella Sciorra Rebecca De Mornay Matt McCoy Ernie Hudson Julianne Moore Madeline Zima John deLancie Kevin Skousen
psychopath nanny wife husband daughter handyman creepy suspenseful tense washington state sexual abuse vengeance family dysfunction mental breakdown revenge fall 1990s
After her humiliated husband kills himself, an embittered pregnant widow loses her child, and embarks on a mission of vengeance against a woman and her family.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
112 Minutes
Director
Steve Guttenberg Elizabeth McGovern Isabelle Huppert Paul Shenar Carl Lumbly Wallace Shawn Frederick Coffin Brad Greenquist Robert Schenkkan Maury Chaykin Sara Carlson
architect mistress boss victim police detective suspect suspenseful dark fascinating thrilling apartment courtroom bar affair cover-up murder suspicion lie discovery escape
A young executive starts an affair with his boss's wife which then escalates into a nightmare after he lies to the police in order to protect her.
Action
USA
1994
111 Minutes
Director
Meryl Streep Kevin Bacon David Strathairn Joseph Mazzello John C. Reilly Benjamin Bratt Stephanie Sawyer Elizabeth Hoffman Victor Galloway Diane Delano Thomas F. Duffy
mother father son fugitive ranger hostage thrilling suspenseful tense idaho wilderness river household boston escape survival family rafting marriage escape
Rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
99 Minutes
Director
Rob Lowe James Spader Lisa Zane Christian Clemenson Kathleen Wilhoite Tony Maggio Marcia Cross
businessman fiancé stranger sociopath thrilling hedonistic dark office apartment los angeles violence drugs corruption sex betrayal fall wretched excess 1990s
A soft and hesitant young man is in danger when tries to break toxic relationships with a mysterious stranger claiming to be his friend.
Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2007
124 Minutes
Director
Eric Bana Drew Barrymore Robert Duvall Debra Messing Horatio Sanz Jean Smart Kelvin Han Yee Charles Martin Smith Maya Hazen Lindsay MacFarland Mykel Shannon Jenkins
poker player love interest father singer sister loan shark engaging emotional tense las vegas nevada casino golf course bakersfield, calif. diner poker gambling father/son relationship superstition aspirations
A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.
Adventure
USA
1980
90 Minutes
Director
Charles Lane Ann Sothern Chris Petersen Pat Petersen Sally Boyden Rick Lenz Sharon Weber Joe Spinell John Davis Chandler Cliff Pellow Stephen Young
A grandfather takes his two young grandsons on a camping trip for their karate tournament, and become involved in a kidnapping by a poor country family that lives in the woods.
Crime, Drama
1970
85 Minutes
Director
Tab Hunter Cherie Latimer Nadyne Turney John Aprea Roberta Collins Josh Green Isabel Jewell Sandy Kenyon Linda Leider Kate McKeown Angus Scrimm
A sexually frustrated gym teacher turns his increasingly homicidal impulses against his female students.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
114 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper Tilda Swinton Cara Seymour Brian Cox Judy Greer Maggie Gyllenhaal Ron Livingston Jay Tavare Stephen Tobolowsky
screenwriter writer twin thief waitress quirky frenetic household jungle movie set restaurant new york city swamp evolution movie making robbery romance writer's block obsession pursuit
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.