List of the best Richard Pearce movies: The Long Walk Home(1990), Leap of Faith(1992), No Mercy(1986), Thicker Than Blood(1998), Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific(2001), The Final Days(1989), Country(1984), Plainsong(2004) ... ...
Drama
USA
1990
97 Minutes
Director
Sissy Spacek Whoopi Goldberg Dwight Schultz Ving Rhames Dylan Baker Erika Alexander Lexi Randall Richard Habersham Jason Weaver
nanny wealthy woman african-american boss husband daughter inspiring passionate melodramatic montgomery, ala. bus road house community civil rights protest racism justice cross-cultural relations transformation
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
Drama, Comedy
USA
1992
108 Minutes
Director
Steve Martin Debra Winger Lolita Davidovich Liam Neeson Lukas Haas Meat Loaf Aday Philip Seymour Hoffman M.C. Gainey
faith healer assistant waitress sheriff crippled man con artist cheeky amusing kansas small town stage scam evangelism redemption unlikely romance exploitation transformation love rivalry discovery
Fake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Crime, Drama
USA
1986
107 Minutes
Director
Richard Gere Kim Basinger Jeroen Krabbé George Dzundza Gary Basaraba William Atherton Ray Sharkey
cop mistress crime boss police captain thrilling cheeky fiery new orleans bayou swamp street chicago vengeance kidnapping unlikely romance hiding revenge love pursuit 1980s
A Chicago detective, seeking to avenge his partner's death, travels to New Orleans, where he unexpectedly becomes involved in a cat and mouse game of survival.
Drama
USA
1998
96 Minutes
Director
Mickey Rourke Dan Futterman Carlo Alban Luna Lauren Velez Josh Mostel Peter Maloney Vincent Laresca Rosanna DeSoto Dick Latessa Grace Garland Brandon Segarra
In Los Angeles, two rival gang leaders are also trying to be music producers. When DJ's equipment shorts out and Lonzo is cut out of the action by a record producer, the two join forces, ... See full summary »
Musical
2001
140 Minutes
Director
Glenn Close Harry Connick Jr. Rade Serbedzija Robert Pastorelli Jack Thompson Lori Tan Chinn Ilene Graff Natalie Mendoza Simon Burke Steve Bastoni Kimberley Davies
nurse soldier lieutenant officer plantation owner lover charming moving emotional gripping south pacific island war zone hospital war may-december romance medical profession nursing song and dance world war ii
During World War II, a Navy nurse (Glenn Close) falls for a plantation owner (Rade Sherbedgia) and a Marine (Harry Connick Jr.) meets an island native.
Drama
1989
145 Minutes
Director
Lane Smith Richard Kiley David Ogden Stiers Ed Flanders Theodore Bikel Graham Beckel James Sikking Richard Venture Alan Fudge Gregg Henry Ramon Bieri
first lady president secretary of state general consul somber melodramatic brooding intense white house united states washington, d.c. watergate scandal impeachment scandal corruption richard nixon political intrigue fall wretched excess
President Nixon agonizes over the repercussions of the Watergate scandal and whether he should resign from office.
Drama
1984
109 Minutes
Director
husband wife farmer activist powerful somber iowa small town farm activism alcoholism farming class conflict sacrifice quest 1980s
Iowa farmers (Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley) survive a tornado, then learn they have 30 days to pay off a government loan or else.
Drama
2004
96 Minutes
Director
Aidan Quinn Rachel Griffiths America Ferrera Geoffrey Lewis Steven Anderson Megan Follows Zachery Ty Bryan Cody Arens Mick Hazen Marian Seldes
In rural Colorado, eight people (Aidan Quinn, Rachel Griffiths, America Ferrera), including two teachers, experience vast changes in their lives over the course of a year.