Actor Ron Rifkin (1939)

Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011) is a popular, long-running American family drama that aired on ABC for five seasons, from 2006 to 2011. It follows the wealthy Walker family as they navigate life in California, specifically Los Angeles and Pasadena. The series centers on the aftermath of patriarch William Walker’s death and its impact on his wife Nora and their children: Sarah, Tommy, Kitty, Kevin, and Justin. Nora must come to terms with her husband’s infidelity, while her children deal with their own personal issues. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to Kevin’s boyfriend/husband Scotty, Nora’s brother Saul, and William’s ...

Dragonfly (2002), a supernatural thriller film directed by Tom Shadyac based on a story by Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson, follows the story of doctors Joe and Emily Darrow. While seven months pregnant, Emily travels to Venezuela to assist natives in the Amazon area but tragically dies in a bus accident. Despite her body never being found, Joe returns to work without taking time to grieve. One night, he is startled by his wife’s dragonfly paperweight rolling across the room – a reminder of her love for ...

The Sum of All Fears (2002) is a gripping American spy thriller helmed by Phil Alden Robinson. Based on Tom Clancy’s novel of the same name, the film follows a complex plot involving a lost nuclear bomb and international political tensions. It all begins with an Israeli warplane being shot down during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Decades later, a Syrian scrap collector comes across the unexploded bomb buried in the Golan Heights. He sells it to a South African arms trafficker, who recognizes its significance and passes it on to neo-nazi group leader Richard Dressler. ...

The American romantic drama film, The Majestic (2001), was produced and directed by Frank Darabont and written by Michael Sloane. Set in 1951 during the height of McCarthyism, the story follows Peter Appleton, a rising young Hollywood screenwriter. He is informed by his agent Leo Kubelsky and attorney Kevin Bannerman that he has been accused of being a communist due to attending an antiwar gathering in college. Despite claiming he only went to impress a girl, the accusation causes his latest film, Ashes to Ashes, to be delayed and credited to someone else. It also leads ...

Alias (2001–2006), a popular American action thriller and science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, aired on ABC for five seasons from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006. It received praise from critics and was listed in the American Film Institute’s top ten television programs of 2003. The show also garnered numerous awards and nominations, including recognition for its strong female characters. Along with other shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Xena: Warrior Princess, La Femme Nikita, and Dark Angel, Alias is considered to be part ...

Boiler Room (2000) is an American crime drama film written and directed by Ben Younger. In the late 90s, Seth Davis, a 19-year-old Queens College dropout, runs an unlicensed casino in his home near campus, catering to fellow students. Despite his successful career, he is viewed as a disappointment by his father Marty, a New York City federal judge. One evening, Seth’s cousin Adam brings wealthy associate Greg Weinstein to the casino to play blackjack. Impressed by Seth’s skills, Greg offers him a job at J.T. Marlin, a brokerage firm located off the Long Island Expressway with the promise of getting rich ...

Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), an American black comedy mystery film directed by Woody Allen, follows the story of Larry Lipton, an editor at HarperCollins, and his wife Carol. They have a pleasant interaction with their older neighbors, Paul and Lillian House, in the elevator. The Houses invite them to spend an evening together and during their conversation, the women share their exercise routines. Unfortunately, the next day Lillian unexpectedly passes away from a heart attack, which shocks the Liptons as she seemed to be in good health. As they start noticing odd behavior from Paul after his wife’s death, ...