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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
The Last Temptation of Christ
director: Martin Scorsese actor: Willem Dafoe / Harvey Keitel
other title: L'ultima tentazione di Cristo / Den sidste fristelse
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
The Yakuza (1974) [Movie] TMDB
The Yakuza
director: Sydney Pollack actor: Robert Mitchum / Ken Takakura
other title: Yakuza / Den hemmelige liga
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
Affliction (1998) [Movie] TMDB
Affliction
director: Paul Schrader actor: Nick Nolte / Sissy Spacek
other title: Den Jagede / Der Gejagte
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban
Bringing Out the Dead
director: Martin Scorsese actor: Nicolas Cage / Patricia Arquette
other title: Al di là della vita / Nattens skygger
Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he couldn't help, yet cannot quit the job on his own.
Cat People (1982) [Movie] WikiData NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
Cat People
director: Paul Schrader actor: Nastassja Kinski / Malcolm McDowell
other title: Il bacio della pantera / A Felina
After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.
The Card Counter (2021) [Movie] TMDB
The Card Counter
director: Paul Schrader actor: Oscar Isaac / Tiffany Haddish
other title: Il collezionista di carte / The Card Counter: O Jogador
William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.
Dying of the Light (2014) [Movie] TMDB
Dying of the Light
director: Paul Schrader actor: Nicolas Cage / Anton Yelchin
other title: Il nemico invisibile / Vingança ao Anoitecer
Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protégé uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir, has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.
Light Sleeper (1992) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Light Sleeper
other title: Lo spacciatore / Posibilidad de escape
John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.
Blue Collar (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Blue Collar
director: Paul Schrader actor: Richard Pryor / Harvey Keitel
other title: Tuta blu / Vivendo na Corda Bamba
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
Rolling Thunder (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Rolling Thunder
director: John Flynn actor: William Devane / Tommy Lee Jones
other title: Der Mann mit der Stahlkralle / Légitime violence
A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.
City Hall (1996) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
City Hall
director: Harold Becker actor: Al Pacino / John Cusack
other title: City Hall - Conspiração no Alto Escalão / City Hall (La sombra de la corrupción)
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.