Movies by Nick Nolte
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Gangster Squad (2012)
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn …
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
When notorious East Coast mob boss Mickey Cohen looks to set up his operations in L.A., it's up to a group of hard-nosed LAPD cops to take him down. Based on true events, this…
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Zookeeper (2011)
Cast: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb …
Directed by: Frank Coraci
When an unlucky-in-love zookeeper (Kevin James) tells his romantic troubles to a giraffe, a monkey, a lion and other animals in the zoo, the critters speak up and advise him how to win over…
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Luck (2011)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, Nick Nolte …
In this HBO drama series, Dustin Hoffman stars as a sophisticated gambler and street-smart ex-con who involves his longtime chauffeur and enforcer, Gus (Dennis Farina), in a complicated…
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Warrior (2011)
Cast: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton …
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Set in the violent and merciless world of mixed martial arts combat, director Gavin O'Connor's tale of two brothers at war with each other features plenty of wild ring action as…
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Arthur (2011)
Cast: Russell Brand, Jennifer Garner, Helen Mirren …
Directed by: Jason Winer
Recasting the 1981 comedy classic starring Dudley Moore, this romantic chuckler chronicles the dilemma faced by philanderer Arthur Bach (Russell Brand) -- whether to give up a respectable…
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
Cast: James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate …
Directed by: Brad Peyton
Cats and dogs must set aside their differences and merge animal instincts when Kitty Galore (voice of Bette Midler), a nefarious feline with a Cleopatra complex, decides to claw her way to…
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My Own Love Song (2010)
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Forest Whitaker, Madeline Zima …
Directed by: Olivier Dahan
Years after a life-changing car accident that left her paralyzed, a wheelchair-bound woman (Renée Zellweger) embarks on a cross-country journey to reconnect with her long-lost son,…
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Sarah Bolger …
Directed by: Mark Waters
When city-raised twins Jared and Simon (both played by Freddie Highmore) move to a tumbledown country mansion with their mother (Mary-Louise Parker) and sister (Sarah Bolger), it's quite…
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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
Cast: David Morse, Marc Macaulay, Sienna Miller …
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Stuck in a terrible job, recent college grad Art Bechstein (Jon Foster) struggles to enjoy the last summer of his youth. Things begin to look up when he meets a beguiling couple (Sienna…
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Tropic Thunder (2008)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. …
Directed by: Ben Stiller
In the spirit of Apocalypse Now and Platoon, this combat film send-up from director-star Ben Stiller tracks a group of actors who are forced to become real-life soldiers when they're…
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Pride and Glory (2007)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
A corruption scandal fractures a family of New York City cops in this generational drama about homicide detective Ray Tierney (Edward Norton), a man tasked with investigating a police…
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Chicago 10 (2007)
Cast: Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, David Boateng …
Directed by: Brett Morgen
Blending archival footage with modern animation, this documentary examines the massive protests besetting the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, and the courtroom trial of several activists…
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Over the Hedge (2006)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, William Shatner …
Directed by: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Awakening from a long winter nap to find a subdivision in their backyard, a colony of critters, led by a gun-shy tortoise (Garry Shandling), is forced to face its worst fear -- humans -- with…
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Peaceful Warrior (2006)
Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart …
Directed by: Victor Salva
Victor Salva directs this inspiring drama based on the best-selling autobiographical novel by college gymnast Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz), who had everything he could ever want -- until an…
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Off the Black (2006)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Trevor Morgan, Marlyne Afflack …
Directed by: James Ponsoldt
In director James Ponsoldt's gentle drama, an unlikely bond forms between high school baseball pitcher Dave Tibbel (Trevor Morgan) and reclusive, ailing umpire Ray Cook (Nick Nolte)…
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Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
Cast: Gary Busey, John Cusack, Johnny Depp …
Directed by: Tom Thurman
Director Tom Thurman's penetrating portrait of Hunter S. Thompson provides a glimpse into the life of the renowned "gonzo" journalist, a counterculture hero who rubbed elbows with some…
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A Few Days in September (2006)
Cast: Juliette Binoche, John Turturro, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Santiago Amigorena
On Sept. 1, 2001, 10 days before the events that shook the world, CIA agent Elliott (Nick Nolte) disappears. With the help of Elliott's son David (Tom Riley), French agent Irène…
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Neverwas (2005)
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, William Hurt …
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
After taking a job at the mental institution that once housed his father (Nick Nolte) -- a famous children's author -- erudite psychiatrist Zach Riley (Aaron Eckhart) befriends a…
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This So-Called Disaster (2004)
Cast: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Cheech Marin …
Directed by: Michael Almereyda
The play "The Late Henry Moss" by Sam Shepard is explored in this documentary that takes viewers from rehearsal to opening night in San Francisco. The 2000 performance focuses on the three…
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Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Terry George
Amid the holocaust of internecine tribal fighting in Rwanda that sees the savage butchering of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children, one ordinary hotel manager (Oscar nominee Don…
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The Beautiful Country (2004)
Cast: Damien Nguyen, Ling Bai, Tim Roth …
Directed by: Hans Petter Moland
Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland tells the story of Binh (Damien Nguyen), a shy Vietnamese man in his 20s who embarks on a personal journey with a beautiful young woman named Ling (Ling…
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Clean (2004)
Cast: Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle …
Directed by: Olivier Assayas
Teamed again with director Olivier Assayas (Irma Vep), Maggie Cheung won the Best Actress award at Cannes for her portrayal of Emily, a junkie musician whose life spirals out of control as…
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The Good Thief (2003)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Ouassini Embarek …
Directed by: Neil Jordan
In acclaimed director Neil Jordan's remake of Jean-Pierre Melville's classic Bob le Flambeur, Nick Nolte stars as Bob Montagnet, a middle-aged gambler caught up in the seedy…
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Hulk (2003)
Cast: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott …
Directed by: Ang Lee
The classic comic book makes its big-screen debut under the imaginative direction of Ang Lee. Researcher Dr. Bruce Banner's (Eric Bana) failed experiments cause him to mutate into a…
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Northfork (2003)
Cast: James Woods, Nick Nolte, Claire Forlani …
Directed by: Michael Polish
It's 1955, and the town of Northfork, Mont., is about to disappear off the map, the victim of a newly constructed dam. Six men are charged with clearing Northfork of its last hangers-on:…
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Intimate Affairs (2001)
Cast: Alan Cumming, Nick Nolte, Robin Tunney …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
In 1920s Cambridge, Mass., a group of intellectuals, led by the principled Edgar (Dermot Mulroney), probe the science of sex. But the presence of two tempting stenographers (Robin Tunney and…
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Trixie (2000)
Cast: Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Director Alan Rudolph spins a wholly unpredictable comedic whodunit here with Emily Watson as naïve, eccentric Trixie Zurbo, a sort-of detective who seizes her opportunity to become a…
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Directors: Barbra Streisand (2000)
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte, Mimi Rogers …
For more than 40 years, Barbra Streisand has been perfecting her skills as actor, singer, writer and director -- in the process selling more than 80 million records and winning Oscar, Tony,…
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The Golden Bowl (2000)
Cast: Uma Thurman, Kate Beckinsale, James Fox …
Directed by: James Ivory
This adaptation of the classic novel by Henry James pits an American industrialist (Nick Nolte) and his daughter against two well-connected but impoverished social climbers (Uma Thurman and…
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Simpatico (1999)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone …
Directed by: Matthew Warchus
A misnomer if ever there was one, all is &NFi;not&NFi_; simpatico between estranged old friends Vinnie (Nick Nolte), Lyle (Jeff Bridges) and Rosie (Sharon Stone). As youngsters in Azusa,…
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Breakfast of Champions (1999)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Nick Nolte, Albert Finney …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
It would seem that Dwayne Hoover (Bruce Willis) has it made: He's a millionaire car salesman in a town where everyone loves him. Despite these killer advantages, Dwayne thinks his life…
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Affliction (1998)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn …
Directed by: Paul Schrader
Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is sheriff of a Podunk New Hampshire town, and he's not doing well on the job. Debilitated from years of abuse by his malevolent father (James Coburn), Wade…
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The Thin Red Line (1998)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, George Clooney …
Directed by: Terrence Malick
With an all-star cast -- featuring Sean Penn, George Clooney, Nick Nolte and Adrien Brody -- director Terrence Malick's lyrical and beautiful retelling of James Jones's novel about…
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U Turn (1997)
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Bobby (Sean Penn) is a drifter on the run. But he's forced to stay put when his car breaks down in an unfamiliar town, where he meets several odd characters, including greasy mechanic…
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Nightwatch (1997)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin …
Directed by: Ole Bornedal
Law student Martin Bells (Ewan McGregor) takes a job as the night watchman in a creepy city morgue. But when a serial killer's mutilated victims begin to pile up, Martin finds himself at…
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Afterglow (1997)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Lara Flynn Boyle …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Producer Robert Altman and director Alan Rudolph team up for this stylish dramedy about couples on the verge of complete fallout. Lucky (Nick Nolte) is a plumber married to an ex-movie star…
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Mother Night (1996)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin …
Directed by: Keith Gordon
A darkly comic film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s novel, Mother Night tells the twisted tale of Howard W. Campbell Jr. (Nick Nolte), an American writer recruited by the United States as…
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Mulholland Falls (1996)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Set in early-1950s Los Angeles, this crime thriller about an elite anti-gangster police squad boasts an all-star cast. Led by Max Hoover (Nick Nolte), the group of detectives known as the Hat…
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Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Gwyneth Paltrow, Estelle Eonnet …
Directed by: James Ivory
Thomas Jefferson (Nick Nolte) spent five years as the U.S. ambassador to France, where he romanced a married woman, Maria Cosway (Greta Scacchi), and began a torrid affair with a young black…
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I Love Trouble (1994)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Nick Nolte, James Rebhorn …
Directed by: Charles Shyer
Competitive sparks fly when rival newshounds Peter Brackett (Nick Nolte) and Sabrina Peterson (Julia Roberts) -- he a jaded veteran and she a tenacious newbie -- meet at the site of a deadly…
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I'll Do Anything (1994)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Whittni Wright, Albert Brooks …
Directed by: James L. Brooks
Struggling actor Matt Hobbs (Nick Nolte) must come to grips with his priorities and career when he's saddled with the full responsibility of raising his young daughter, Jeannie (Whittni…
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Blue Chips (1994)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: William Friedkin
College basketball coach Pete Bell (Nick Nolte) knows his squad of underdogs can't win without an infusion of fresh talent. After starting a nationwide search for players, Bell promises…
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Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov …
Susan Sarandon received an Academy Award nomination for her role as the mother of Lorenzo (Zack O'Malley Greenburg), a typical young child whose life is shattered when he's…
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Cape Fear (1991)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Public defender Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) served as the attorney for brutal rapist Max Cady (Robert De Niro) at his arraignment. Shocked by the violence of Cady's crime, Sam duplicitously…
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The Prince of Tides (1991)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner …
Directed by: Barbra Streisand
A Southern schoolteacher unloads a lifetime of horrific, repressed memories to a New York City psychiatrist in order to help save his suicidal sister. Barbra Streisand directs and stars in…
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Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James …
Directed by: Walter Hill
At the end of a seven-year stint in prison, Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) gets a visit from his old pal Jack Cates (Nick Nolte). The crusty cop faces a trumped-up manslaughter charge, and he…
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Q & A (1990)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
When a New York City cop (Nick Nolte) commits a cold-blooded murder and rigs the scene to make it look like self-defense, the district attorney (Timothy Hutton) assigned to investigate the…
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Everybody Wins (1990)
Cast: Debra Winger, Nick Nolte, Will Patton …
Directed by: Karel Reisz
When pretty Angela Crispini (Debra Winger) hires private detective Tom O'Toole (Nick Nolte) to clear a teenager of murder, the rumpled gumshoe dives into the case headfirst. But the more…
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Three Fugitives (1989)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Martin Short, Sarah Rowland Doroff …
Directed by: Francis Veber
Fresh out of prison, former stickup man Daniel Lucas (Nick Nolte) finds himself taken hostage at a bank by would-be robber Ned Perry (Martin Short), and the cops -- aware of Lucas's…
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New York Stories (1989)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Heather McComb …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen …
Legendary directors Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese take on the Big Apple in this anthology film comprised of three decidedly urban tales that offer a meditation on art,…
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Farewell to the King (1989)
Cast: Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez …
Directed by: John Milius
After fleeing his Japanese captors in Borneo during World War II, American prisoner of war Learoyd (Nick Nolte) hides out in the jungle, where he's taken in by a tribe of headhunters who…
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Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside …
Directed by: Walter Hill
Tough Texas Ranger Jack Benteen (Nick Nolte) lives a no-frills life on the Mexican border with his girlfriend, Sarita (Maria Conchita Alonso), until she returns to her former flame -- drug…
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Weeds (1987)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Ernie Hudson, Rita Taggart …
Directed by: John D. Hancock
Serving a life sentence at San Quentin, Lee Umstretter (Nick Nolte) has little to live for -- a fact he demonstrates through multiple suicide attempts. But hope comes in the form of…
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Dave and Barbara Whiteman (Richard Dreyfuss and Bette Midler) seem to have it made: He's a successful businessman, and she's a happy homemaker. Together they have a son, a daughter…
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Teachers (1984)
Cast: Lee Grant, Judd Hirsch, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Threatened by the bad publicity of a class action lawsuit, the administration at JFK High School is looking to weed out any teachers who are critical of the school's policies, most…
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48 Hrs. (1983)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Annette O'Toole …
Directed by: Walter Hill
Detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) is forced to do the unbearable in order to catch a pair of escaped cop killers: He temporarily paroles wisecracking hustler Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy)…
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Under Fire (1983)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
On assignment, top photojournalist Russell Price (Nick Nolte) covers the civil war in Nicaragua circa 1979. When the rebel forces have Price take a photo of their leader, Rafael, who is…
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Cannery Row (1982)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, John Huston …
Directed by: David S. Ward
In Monterey, Calif., a town populated by hookers and hobos, marine biologist Doc (Nick Nolte) and mercurial Suzi (Debra Winger) seem out of place … but their shared experience as…
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North Dallas Forty (1979)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning …
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
Wide receiver Phil Elliott (Nick Nolte) is fighting to keep his career off the sidelines in this gritty gridiron classic. Elliott has done it all: drugs, booze, playing through injuries. But…
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Who'll Stop The Rain (1978)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty …
Directed by: Karel Reisz
Fresh from Vietnam's battlefields, Ray Hicks (Nick Nolte) does a favor for his buddy John Converse (Michael Moriarty) by smuggling heroin to America. But Ray and Converse's neurotic…
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The Deep (1977)
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett Jr. …
Directed by: Peter Yates
While diving off Bermuda, vacationers David Sanders (Nick Nolte) and Gail Berke (Jacqueline Bisset) stumble upon a mysterious glass vial. With help from veteran treasure-hunter Romer Treece…
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Northville Cemetery Massacre (1976)
Cast: Nick Nolte
Directed by: William Dear
It's hogs vs. pigs in this 1970s cult classic that pits a lawless squad of burly bikers (played by real members of Detroit's Scorpions Motorcycle Club, with voice-over assistance…
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Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
Cast: Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely …
Directed by: Bill Bixby
Based on an Irwin Shaw novel, this 1976 miniseries follows the Jordache brothers from the post-World War II period through the late 1960s. While Rudy (Peter Strauss) gains wealth and power,…
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Death Sentence (1974)
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Laurence Luckinbill, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: E.W. Swackhamer
Based on a novel by Eric Roman, this made-for-television movie stars Cloris Leachman as a juror on a murder case who begins to believe that the man on trial is innocent. Evidence starts to…
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Classic Courtroom Movies: Mesmerized / Death Sentence / Dishonored Lady (1974)
Cast: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy …
Directed by: Michael Laughlin, E.W. Swackhamer, Robert Stevenson …
This collection includes three memorable courtroom dramas. In Mesmerized, an 18-year-old girl (Jodie Foster) trapped in an arranged marriage to a cruel middle-aged man (John Lithgow) is the…