List of the best Daniel Petrie movies: A Raisin in the Sun(1961), Buster and Billie(1974), Fort Apache, the Bronx(1981), Lifeguard(1976), Stolen Hours(1963), The Bay Boy(1984), Lassie(1994), The Assistant(1997), The Bramble Bush(1960), Cocoon: The Return(1988), The Betsy(1978), The Neptune Factor(1973) ... ...
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1961
128 Minutes
Director
Sidney Poitier Claudia McNeil Ruby Dee Diana Sands Ivan Dixon John Fiedler Louis Gossett Jr. Stephen Perry Joel Fluellen Roy E. Glenn Sr. Ray Stubbs
son mother wife widow sister suitor emotional moving chicago apartment american dream aspirations family racism social change money love discovery underdog 1950s
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
7.1/10
Romance
USA
1974
98 Minutes
Director
high-school student girlfriend fiancée best friend mother father dark moving intense georgia small town high school woods love triangle rape promiscuity social standing scandal love revenge
In a rural 1940s southern town, a socially awkward high school girl is taken advantage of by the boys, because it's the only way she knows to relate to boys. But one, Buster, falls in love ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1981
125 Minutes
Director
Paul Newman Ed Asner Ken Wahl Danny Aiello Rachel Ticotin Pam Grier Kathleen Beller
police officer colleague boy police chief nurse suspenseful moving police station bronx, n.y. street police corruption murder violence cover-up disapproval justice discovery pursuit 1980s
In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1976
96 Minutes
Director
Sam Elliott Anne Archer Kathleen Quinlan Stephen Young Parker Stevenson Sharon Weber Stephan Burns Lenka Peterson George Wallace Paul Kent
lifeguard old flame friend son beach bum calm tender southern california beach los angeles midlife crisis reunion new romance ambition career responsibility discovery transformation love 1970s
Rick, still in his 30's, works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles. When he meets his divorced high school girlfriend and her five-year-old son at their fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.
6.3/10
Drama
UK|USA
1963
100 Minutes
Director
Susan Hayward Michael Craig Diane Baker Edward Judd Paul Rogers Robert Bacon Paul Stassino Jerry Desmonde Ellen McIntosh Gwen Nelson
heiress doctor sister ex-lover party girl melodramatic fiery passionate tender english countryside mansion cornwall, england coast hospital terminal illness living it up english society denial acceptance settling down
Mike, a famed racing driver and an old flame of hers, is worried that Laura may be ill. Tricking her into a doctor's examination, she discovers she is; a brain operation to remove a tumor ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Drama
Canada|France
1984
104 Minutes
Director
Liv Ullmann Kiefer Sutherland Alan Scarfe Peter Donat Mathieu Carrière Isabelle Mejias Chris Wiggins Leah Pinsent
police officer sister son mother brother father dark touching tense emotional nova scotia canada town bay church young love religion family witnessing murder difficult decision
A teenage boy living in a Cape Breton coal mining community during the 1930's finds himself contemplating life and is haunted by a murder he witnessed in town.
5.9/10
Drama
USA
1994
92 Minutes
Director
Thomas Guiry Helen Slater Jon Tenney Brittany Boyd Frederic Forrest Richard Farnsworth Michelle Williams Charlie Hofheimer Clayton Barclay Jones
father mother son daughter lassie farmer heartwarming virginia farm family home dogs family farming teen angst love triangle culture clash adventure transformation 1990s
When a family of 4 moves from Baltimore to a farm in rural Virginia, they adopt an abandoned collie. The dog becomes the son's companion and protector, helping him adapt to rural life.
5.7/10
Drama
Canada|UK
1997
106 Minutes
Director
Gil Bellows Kate Greenhouse Armin Mueller-Stahl Joan Plowright Jaimz Woolvett Dick Callahan Darlene Mignacco Frank Moore Alon Nashman Michael Ricupero Nicholas Van Burek
It's the turn of the century and jobs are hard to find. A young man assigns himself the job of a store clerk, without pay, only a place to sleep and eat, after he was manipulated by a ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Drama
USA
1960
105 Minutes
Director
Richard Burton Barbara Rush Jack Carson Angie Dickinson James Dunn Henry Jones Tom Drake Frank Conroy Carl Benton Reid Patricia Crest William Hansen
doctor young man friend sick person nurse wife emotional somber small town doctor's office hospital new england rural community friendship mortality euthanasia guilt illness affair sacrifice
A handsome and successful young doctor returns to his home town in New England to see his dying friend for one last time. However, his friend wants to die because he is suffering so much ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Fantasy
USA
1988
116 Minutes
Director
Don Ameche Wilford Brimley Hume Cronyn Jack Gilford Steve Guttenberg Maureen Stapleton Jessica Tandy Gwen Verdon Elaine Stritch Courteney Cox Tahnee Welch
husband wife pregnant woman alien scientist hotel manager charming emotional passionate florida spaceship beach old age terminal illness family job immortality second chance sacrifice love
The old age pensioners that left at the end of the first film come back to Earth to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to stay back on Earth?
5.2/10
Drama
USA
1978
126 Minutes
Director
Laurence Olivier Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones Katharine Ross Jane Alexander Lesley-Anne Down Joseph Wiseman Kathleen Beller Edward Herrmann Paul Rudd
The aging, retired founder of an auto giant comes out of retirement to try to develop a safe, fuel-efficient car.
4.5/10
Sci-Fi
Canada
1973
98 Minutes
Director
Ben Gazzara Yvette Mimieux Walter Pidgeon Ernest Borgnine Chris Wiggins Donnelly Rhodes Ed McGibbon Michael J. Reynolds David Yorston Mark Walker Ken Pogue
commander scientist diver doctor creature scuba diver incredible suspenseful tense intense under the sea submarine ocean floor underwater research base atlantic ocean ship aquatic life expedition dangerous mission deep-sea diving
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
Western
1974
74 Minutes
Director
Marjoe Gortner Slim Pickens David Huddleston Geoffrey Lewis Estelle Parsons Pamela Sue Martin Jeff Corey Karl Swenson Jon Lormer Robert Phillips Larry Ward
gunslinger preacher love interest land baron mother sheriff charming playful gutsy emotional wild west desert arizona village church house identity theft tyrants leadership religion
A fugitive gunman masquerades as a traveling preacher and defends townspeople from a merciless land baron.
Drama
1999
120 Minutes
Director
Jack Lemmon George C. Scott Tom Everett Scott Beau Bridges Piper Laurie John Cullum Kathryn Morris Lane Smith Brad Greenquist David Wells Peter Mackenzie
schoolteacher lawyer politician preacher daughter wife fascinating passionate tennessee courtroom creationism vs. evolution ethics civil disobedience law constitutional rights education quest rise 1920s
A defense attorney (Jack Lemmon) challenges a prosecutor's (George C. Scott) religious beliefs in the trial of a man (Tom Everett Scott) accused of teaching Darwinism.
Drama
2001
90 Minutes
Director
John Larroquette Nicholas Braun James Coburn Kate Nelligan Brittany Allen Dorian Harewood Ingrid Veninger Fiona Reid Robert Bockstael Terrence Bryant Shari Hollett
When a homeless street musician (John Larroquette) has a nervous breakdown, his son (Nicholas Braun) must locate their estranged family.
Drama
1985
100 Minutes
Director
The clock ticks as reporters, a lawyer (Philip Sterling), a prison chaplain and relatives wait with a condemned man (Jeff Fahey).
Horror
1972
73 Minutes
Director
David Janssen Barbara Rush Bradford Dillman John Beradino Geoffrey Lewis Royal Dano John Davis Chandler Claudia McNeil
A Louisiana sheriff becomes convinced that the killer behind a series of grisly murders is a werewolf.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1966
93 Minutes
Director
Laurence Harvey Daliah Lavi Lionel Jeffries Eric Portman Denholm Elliott Colin Blakely Paul Ford Eric Sykes
A British spy (Lionel Jeffries) plants a bugging device on a bulldog officially presented to the Soviet premier.
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