Dead Man's Wire

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young da...

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Bryan Forbes

Cast

Kim Stanley, Margaret Lacey, Richard Attenborough

Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been cheating on her for a long time, she goes to extreme lengths to punish him.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Lawrence Kasdan

Cast

Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Terrence Malick

Cast

Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates

After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventual...

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Barry Levinson

Cast

Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett

A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.

Runtime

1h 59m

Director

William Wyler

Cast

Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne