When the female deputy prosecutor R.K. Sabich had an affair with is murdered, he is chosen to lead the investigation. However, when he digs too deeply, he finds himself framed for the murder.
In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder.
Director:
Roman Polanski
Stars:
Harrison Ford,
Betty Buckley,
Emmanuelle Seigner
Henry is a lawyer who survives a shooting only to find he cannot remember anything. If that weren't enough, Henry also has to recover his speech and mobility, in a life he no longer fits ... See full summary »
Director:
Mike Nichols
Stars:
Harrison Ford,
Annette Bening,
Michael Haley
An eccentric and dogmatic inventor sells his house and takes his family to Central America to build a utopia in the middle of the jungle. Conflicts with his family, a local preacher and ... See full summary »
Robin Monroe, a New York magazine editor, and the gruff pilot Quinn Harris must put aside their mutual dislike if they are to survive after crash landing on a deserted South Seas island.
An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.
Samuel Lap is a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder in Philadelphia while traveling with his mother Rachel. A good cop named John Book must go with them into hiding when the killers come after them. All three retreat to Amish country and Book has to adjust to the new life style, and his feelings for the boy's mother. Of course the killers are still on their trail. Written by
Greg Bole <bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu>
The statue that Samuel examines in the train station is a real monument in Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. It is a memorial to the men and women of the Pennsylvania Railroad who died during World War Two. Its official title is "Angel of the Resurrection," and it is a depiction of the archangel Michael lifting a deceased soldier from the battlefield. Walker Hancock was the sculptor; it was dedicated in August 1952 and, as of June 2012, still stands on the east side of the station's main concourse. See more »
Goofs
The Amish clothes are shown with buttons, men's shirts and coats. The Amish use straight pins in place of buttons, where Mennonite's use buttons on their clothes. See more »
Quotes
Mrs. Yoder:
Everyone here has an idea about you and the Englishman Book.
Rachel Lapp:
[forcing a smile]
All of them charitable, I'm sure.
Mrs. Yoder:
[straight-faced]
Not one of them.
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Crazy Credits
The closing shot of John Book, driving away in his car passing Daniel provides an initial backdrop for the end credits. See more »
This beautiful love story contrasts corruption with goodness.
Harrison Ford underplays his role so well it is scandalous his Hollywood buddies must have laughed their arses off at him taking this role what some cop living with Amish? Sounds lame right, until all the Oscar nom's start pouring in But he is nothing short of brilliant as Detective John Book. I love the scene when he gets that old car-radio working, that old heap of junk in a barn that opens up his love with Rachel, and she dances and sings for the first time in her life.
It is beautifully written, the screenplay is flawless, the editing is flawless. The pacing is flawless but won't appeal to those who want car-chases and guns going off all over the place, and a beer and a hot-dog for dinner ... uh you know who I mean
This film gives a gentle insight into the simple sweetness of Amish life. Us "sophisticates" with our frequent-flyers and cell phones and iPods and laptops and instant everything we all may be missing something they already found
A wonderfully inspirational and deeply satisfying film.
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This beautiful love story contrasts corruption with goodness.
Harrison Ford underplays his role so well it is scandalous his Hollywood buddies must have laughed their arses off at him taking this role what some cop living with Amish? Sounds lame right, until all the Oscar nom's start pouring in But he is nothing short of brilliant as Detective John Book. I love the scene when he gets that old car-radio working, that old heap of junk in a barn that opens up his love with Rachel, and she dances and sings for the first time in her life.
It is beautifully written, the screenplay is flawless, the editing is flawless. The pacing is flawless but won't appeal to those who want car-chases and guns going off all over the place, and a beer and a hot-dog for dinner ... uh you know who I mean
This film gives a gentle insight into the simple sweetness of Amish life. Us "sophisticates" with our frequent-flyers and cell phones and iPods and laptops and instant everything we all may be missing something they already found
A wonderfully inspirational and deeply satisfying film.