List of the best James Bridges movies: The China Syndrome(1979), September 30, 1955(1977), Bright Lights, Big City(1988), Perfect(1985) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1979
122 Minutes
Director
Jane Fonda Jack Lemmon Michael Douglas Scott Brady James Hampton Peter Donat Wilford Brimley James Karen
news reporter camera operator nuclear physicist supervisor cameraman gripping gutsy intense thrilling suspenseful tense california nuclear power plant newsroom car television studio home nuclear meltdown nuclear safety cover-up
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Drama
USA
1977
101 Minutes
Director
Richard Thomas Susan Tyrrell Deborah Benson Lisa Blount Thomas Hulce Dennis Quaid Mary Kai Clark Dennis Christopher Collin Wilcox Paxton Ben Fuhrman
fan young man movie star mourner dead person uneasy dark melodramatic american south small town arkansas james dean downward spiral obsession tragic death alcohol car crash transformation wretched excess love
When Jimmy's idol, James Dean, dies on September 30, 1955, the small-town Arkansas college undergraduate goes berserk. He and his friends hold a vigil which turns into a drunk and, finally,... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1988
110 Minutes
Director
Michael J. Fox Kiefer Sutherland Phoebe Cates Swoosie Kurtz Frances Sternhagen Tracy Pollan John Houseman Charlie Schlatter Jason Robards Dianne Wiest William Hickey
fact-checker writer friend ex-wife mother cousin unrestrained brooding powerful spirited manhattan, n.y. office bar nightclub drugs alcohol depression nightlife city life breakup
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.
Drama
1985
119 Minutes
Director
Jamie Lee Curtis John Travolta Laraine Newman Anne De Salvo Marilu Henner Matthew Reed Jann Wenner Charlene Jones Daniel Dayan
reporter aerobics instructor charming passionate gym fitness romance trial love 1980s
A Rolling Stone reporter (John Travolta) seduces an aerobics instructor (Jamie Lee Curtis) while doing a story on health clubs for singles.