Class Action (1991) more movies like this

directed by Michael Apted
featuring Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels, Joanna Merlin, Laurence Fishburne

A pair of lawyers must balance their professional principles (such as they are) against family loyalties in this courtroom drama. Jedediah Ward (Gene Hackman) is a leftist lawyer who has based his career on helping people avoid being taken for a ride by the rich and powerful; he's pursued principle at the expense of profit, though he has a bad ...

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Two Bits (1994) more movies like this

directed by James Foley
featuring Jerry Barone, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Al Pacino, Joe Grifasi, Joanna Merlin, Andy Romano

This nostalgic drama is based upon the childhood memories of screenwriter Joseph Stefano. Set in South Philadelphia in 1933 it centers on both a wise grandfather, and his single-minded grandson. The film opens in a garden on a beautiful day. In the garden is the Italian grandpa telling anyone who will listen that this is his final day of life. No ...

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Baby It's You (1983) more movies like this

directed by John Sayles
featuring Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin, Jack Davidson, Nick Ferrari

In the early 1960s, two very different New Jersey high schoolers share their first love in this bittersweet romantic drama, an early feature by writer/director John Sayles. Jill Rosen (Rosanna Arquette) is a sweet, overachieving Jewish girl heading for college to become an actor; "Sheik" Capodilupo (Vincent Spano) is a mysterious, confident ...

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Love Child (1982) more movies like this

directed by Larry Peerce
featuring Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges, Mackenzie Phillips, Albert Salmi, Joanna Merlin

Based upon the true story of a woman's battle to raise her baby in prison after having become pregnant by a prison guard while serving a twenty-year stretch for robbery, Amy Madigan, in her debut film, delivers an impressive intensity and range as Terry Jean Moore, a wild young woman with a chip on her shoulder. The story begins as Terry is ...

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Starstruck (1981) more movies like this

directed by Claude Kerven
featuring Trini Alvarado, Lee Curreri, Joanna Merlin, Ross O'Donovan, Miriam Colon

A young Trini Alvarado stars in this Emmy-winning ABC Afterschool Special as Alicia Mann, an aspiring folksinger. To realize her dream, teenaged Alicia takes a summer job at a coffee shop where she is allowed to perform without pay. Alicia's mother, Inez (Joanna Merlin), is appalled by this, insisting that Alice accept a "safe" job at the factory ...

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