Actor Eric Roberts (1956)

Starring and directed by Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables (2010) follows a skilled group of mercenaries, also known as The Expendables, based in New Orleans on their mission to rescue hostages from Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Led by Barney Ross, the team includes skilled individuals such as blade specialist Lee Christmas, martial artist Yin Yang, military veteran Gunner Jensen, weapons specialist Hale Caesar, and demolitions expert Toll Road. During their operation, Gunner causes harm to the pirates but is stopped from taking further violent action by Yang at the advice of the team. As a result of his ...

The superhero film, The Dark Knight (2008), was directed by Christopher Nolan and co-written with his brother Jonathan. It serves as the sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and is the second installment in The Dark Knight Trilogy. In Gotham City, a group of masked criminals stages a robbery at a mafia-owned bank. Amid betrayals and killings, the mastermind behind the heist is revealed to be none other than the Joker, who escapes with the stolen money. To combat organized crime in Gotham, Batman teams up with district attorney Harvey Dent and police lieutenant ...

An American drama film, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), is based on a memoir written by Dito Montiel. The story follows Dito’s youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. In present day (2005), we find Dito living in Los Angeles and working as a successful writer. Upon the urging of his mother, Flori, and friend, Nerf, he returns to his childhood home in Astoria when his father falls ill. The movie shifts between present day and flashbacks of Dito’s memories from the summer of 1986. During this time, Dito meets up with Nerf in a parked car to talk without interruption, since it wasn’t ...

The Specialist (1994), an American action thriller directed by Luis Llosa, follows the story of Ray Quick and Ned Trent, two CIA operatives with expertise in explosives. During a mission to destroy a car carrying a South American cocaine dealer, they discover that there is also a young girl inside. Despite Ray’s objections, Ned proceeds with the detonation, resulting in the death of both the dealer and the child. Enraged by Ned’s actions, Ray confronts him and reports him to their superiors before leaving the CIA. Years later in Miami, Ray works as a freelance hitman and often communicates with his potential ...

Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) is an American made-for-television thriller film written and directed by William Curran. The protagonist, Paul Harrington, believes he has married the perfect woman – beautiful, kind, and driven. However, beneath Lauren’s outward appearance lies a deceitful individual who framed her ex-boyfriend and sent him to prison. Now released after seven years behind bars, Reno Adams seeks revenge and sets out to make Lauren and her husband’s life a nightmare.