
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1990s
My Own Private Idaho (1991) Gus Van Sant, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, Drama

Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Read More »
Jacquot de Nantes (1991) Agnès Varda, Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier, Biography, Drama

Jacquot Demy is a little boy at the end of the thirties. His father owns a garage and his mother is a hairdresser. Read More »
Circuitry Man (1990) Steven Lovy, Jim Metzler, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Lu Leonard, Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi

In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasures left is a kind of narcotic in the form of chips which can be plugged directly into the brain. Read More »
War of the Buttons (1994) John Roberts, Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney, Darragh Naughton, Adventure, Drama, Family

The children of Ballydowse & Carrickdowse engage in battles in which they cut off the buttons, shoe-laces, belts and braces of their captured opponents. Read More »
The Sore Losers (1997) John Michael McCarthy, Jack Yarber, Kerine Elkins, Mike Maker, Action, Sci-Fi

Set in present day Northeastern Mississippi and Memphis, Blackie (Jack Oblivian) returns to Earth 42 years after his first visit to complete a mission Read More »
The Dead Mother / La madre muerta (1993) Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Karra Elejalde, Ana Álvarez, Lio, Art-house, Drama, Thriller

Ismael Lopez (Elejaldo), a petty criminal, shoots and kills a painting restorer during a bungled burglary, and shoots her daughter as well. Read More »
Ulee’s Gold (1997) Victor Nunez, Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Christine Dunford, Drama

Ulee is called one day by his incarcerated son, Jimmy, asking for a favor. Jimmy will repay his debts if they save his wife, Helen, from hoodlums. Ulee must now risk his and his family’s lives to save Helen.
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Le Garcu / Le garçu (1995) Maurice Pialat, Gérard Depardieu, Géraldine Pailhas, Antoine Pialat, Drama

Antoine is four years old. His father Gerard leaves his mother Sophie. Gerard has several mistresses, but never knows how to leave them. Sophie takes a new lover, Jeannot.
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Paupjeonya / The Night Before the Strike (1990) Dong-hong Jang, Yun-hyeon Jang, Su Young Gong, Eun-Chae Kim, Drama

Dongseong Metal employs over 200 impecunious workers at its production plant. One day, a new worker named Ju Wan-ik joins the Forging Team, and the team members welcome him with drinks and good cheer. Read More »