List of the best Taylor Hackford movies: Blood In, Blood Out(1993), Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll(1987), Dolores Claiborne(1995), An Officer and a Gentleman(1982), The Idolmaker(1980), Against All Odds(1984), The Comedian(2016), Ray(2004), Parker(2013) ... ...
Drama
USA
1993
180 Minutes
Director
Damian Chapa Jesse Borrego Benjamin Bratt Enrique Castillo Victor Rivers Delroy Lindo Tom Towles Carlos Carrasco Theodore Wilson Raymond Cruz Valente Rodriguez
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.
Documentary
USA
1987
120 Minutes
Director
rock star celebrity musician guitarist spirited rousing st. louis missouri concert stage house chuck berry rock 'n' roll concert rise 1980s
This documentary movie covers two concerts at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, to celebrate Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, and also discusses his life and career.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
131 Minutes
Director
Kathy Bates Jennifer Jason Leigh Judy Parfitt Christopher Plummer David Strathairn Eric Bogosian John C. Reilly Ellen Muth Bob Gunton Roy Cooper Wayne Robson
journalist housekeeper elderly woman detective father daughter disturbing brooding melodramatic maine small town family home police station ferry mansion murder dark secrets domestic violence mysterious past mother/daughter relationship
A big-city reporter travels to the small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman that she works for as a maid.
Drama
USA
1982
125 Minutes
Director
Richard Gere Debra Winger Louis Gossett Jr. David Keith Robert Loggia Lisa Blount Lisa Eilbacher Tony Plana
naval officer girlfriend sergeant uplifting passionate patriotic naval base aviation romance school u.s. navy love sacrifice rise 1980s
A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.
Musical
USA
1980
119 Minutes
Director
Ray Sharkey Tovah Feldshuh Peter Gallagher Paul Land Joe Pantoliano Maureen McCormick John Aprea Richard Bright Olympia Dukakis
songwriter singer teen idol girlfriend spectacular melodramatic sultry pennsylvania stage apartment backstage street nightclub music pop culture fame rags to riches music industry rise rivalry
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Crime, Drama
USA
1984
128 Minutes
Director
Rachel Ward Jeff Bridges James Woods Alex Karras Jane Greer Richard Widmark Dorian Harewood Swoosie Kurtz Saul Rubinek Pat Corley Bill McKinney
football player girlfriend gambler trainer mother agent passionate thrilling cozumel, mexico beach los angeles nightclub office love murder corruption deception gambling football pursuit
A gangster hires an ex-football player to find his girlfriend. When he finds her, they fall in love, and the twists start to appear.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
120 Minutes
Director
Robert De Niro Leslie Mann Danny DeVito Edie Falco Harvey Keitel Charles Grodin Patti LuPone Cloris Leachman Veronica Ferres Lois Smith Beth Malone
comedian love interest mogul friend family member brother cheeky emotional creative new york city comedy club restaurant florida car office comedy stereotypes dating family self-determination
A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
2004
153 Minutes
Director
Jamie Foxx Kerry Washington Regina King Clifton Powell Aunjanue Ellis Harry Lennix Terrence Howard Larenz Tate Bokeem Woodbine Sharon Warren Curtis Armstrong
mother wife mistress manager blues singer emotional inspiring passionate seattle family home florida stage nightclub jazz addiction poverty music industry blindness growing up rise
Blind since childhood, Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx) overcomes poverty, hardship and addiction and becomes an American music legend.
Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2013
118 Minutes
Director
Jason Statham Jennifer Lopez Michael Chiklis Wendell Pierce Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Bobby Cannavale Patti LuPone Carlos Carrasco Micah Hauptman Emma Booth Nick Nolte
thief crew member crime boss real estate agent victim brooding tense striking city household palm beach, fla. robbery double-cross personal vendetta unlikely romance organized crime forbidden love revenge 2010s
After his crew double-crosses him and leaves him for dead, a professional thief (Jason Statham) takes on an unlikely partner (Jennifer Lopez) in a plan to hijack the crew's next big score.