Actor John C. McGinley (1959)

Alex Cross (2012), the American action thriller directed by Rob Cohen, stars Tyler Perry as the lead and Matthew Fox as his antagonist, Picasso. The screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson, and it is based on James Patterson’s 2006 novel Cross. Serving as the third installment in the Alex Cross film series, this movie was seen as a reboot ...

An American animated film Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) is based on the DC Comics story arc of the same name from the Superman/Batman comic series. Written by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, the film follows Superman and Batman as they team up to stop a meteorite from hitting Earth. This also involves taking down Lex Luthor, who has been elected President during a nationwide economic depression. Despite Luthor’s success in reviving the economy and forming a team of government-employed superheroes, including Captain Atom, Katana, Black Lightning, Power ...

Get Carter (2000) is an American action thriller film directed by Stephen Kay and written by David McKenna. Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, returns to Seattle upon hearing of his brother Ritchie’s death in a drunk driving accident. His colleague Con McCarty covers for him with their boss Fletcher – whose girlfriend Audrey is involved with Jack. At the funeral, Jack meets his niece Doreen and Ritchie’s friend and coworker Eddie. They both share that Ritchie rarely drank and wouldn’t have driven under the influence; Eddie also assures him ...

Directed by Oliver Stone, Any Given Sunday (1999) follows the struggles of fictional American football team, the Miami Sharks. The once-dominant team is struggling to secure a spot in the 2001 AFFA playoffs, under the leadership of long-time coach Tony D’Amato. However, tensions arise between D’Amato and young team owner Christina Pagniacci, as well as his expected successor Nick Crozier, who serves as offensive coordinator. In a pivotal game during the thirteenth week of the season, both starting quarterback Jack ‘Cap’ Rooney and backup player Tyler Cherubini are injured and unable to play. In ...

The Rock (1996) is an American action thriller movie, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It tells the story of Brigadier General Francis Hummel and his subordinate Major Tom Baxter, who lead a rebellious group of U.S. Force Recon Marines in a mission to steal fifteen VX gas-loaded M55 rockets from a heavily guarded naval weapons depot. The following day, Hummel takes over Alcatraz Island, capturing tourists and guards as hostages. He then contacts both the FBI and the Pentagon, making ...

The film Set It Off (1996), directed by F. Gary Gray, follows the story of Francesca ‘Frankie’ Sutton, a bank teller in Los Angeles. After recognizing one of the robbers from her neighborhood during a robbery, Frankie is fired and falsely accused by Detective Strode of being an accomplice. She then begins working at Luther’s Janitorial Services with her friends Lida ‘Stony’ Newsom, Cleopatra ‘Cleo’ Sims, and Tisean ‘T.T.’ Williams. Unfortunately, their boss Luther treats them poorly and pays them very little. Tired of struggling to make ends meet, Frankie suggests ...

In David Fincher’s Seven (1995), a crime thriller set in an unnamed city consumed by violence and corruption, veteran detective William Somerset is approaching retirement. He is joined by his new partner, the passionate yet quick-tempered detective David Mills, who recently moved to the city with his wife Tracy. On Monday, they are summoned to investigate the death of an obese man who was forcibly overfed until his stomach burst, with the word ‘gluttony’ scrawled on the wall. Somerset finds it too extreme for his final case and requests a different assignment, but is denied. The next day brings another ...

Point Break (1991) is an American action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by W. Peter Iliff. Johnny Utah, a former Ohio State quarterback and rookie FBI agent, joins forces with Agent Angelo Pappas to investigate a series of bank robberies carried out by the ‘Ex-Presidents’ – thieves who don rubber masks of past Presidents such as Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon B. Johnson. These cunning robbers have a unique MO: instead of robbing the entire vault, they only take the cash from the tellers’ drawers before quickly ...

The American drama thriller film, Talk Radio (1988), was directed by Oliver Stone. The main character, Barry Champlain, is a Jewish radio host in Dallas, Texas. Known for his sharp sense of humor and bold political opinions, he often talks down to his listeners. Despite this, Champlain’s show is gaining popularity and is set to go nationwide. Before becoming a radio personality, Champlain worked as a salesman under the name Barry Golden. He slowly made a name for himself through guest appearances on the Jeff Fisher show, using different aliases until settling on Champlain. As his fame grows, Champlain’s ...

Oliver Stone’s drama film, Wall Street (1987), tells the story of Bud Fox, a junior stockbroker at Jackson Steinem & Co. in New York City. Bud idolizes Gordon Gekko, an influential Wall Street player. Despite calling Gekko’s office 59 days straight in hopes of securing an appointment, Bud finally takes matters into his own hands and shows up at Gekko’s office on his birthday with a box of Cuban cigars – Gekko’s favorite forbidden indulgence. Impressed by Bud’s boldness, Gekko agrees to meet with him and listen to his stock pitches. However, none of them impress Gekko until Bud ...

Platoon (1986), an American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, follows the story of Chris Taylor as he volunteers for the U.S. Army in South Vietnam in 1967. His assigned infantry platoon, part of the 25th Infantry Division near the Cambodian border, is led by young and inexperienced Lieutenant Wolfe. However, the soldiers look to two older and more experienced members, Staff Sergeant Barnes and Sergeant Elias, for guidance instead. Taylor joins them for a night ambush against a North Vietnamese Army force and engages in a brief firefight when an NVA patrol appears. During a patrol, one new recruit is ...