10 stories
My Lai
The My Lai massacre was a war crime committed by the United States Army on March 16, 1968. Between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians (old men, women, children, and infants) were murdered by US soldiers. It was the largest publicized massacre of civilians by US forces in the 20th century.
Runaway Train
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.
The Fog
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its sesquicentennial. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Father Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
Taxi Driver
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city. When Travis meets pretty campaign worker Betsy, he becomes obsessed with the idea of saving the world, first plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, then directing his attentions toward rescuing 12-year-old prostitute Iris.
Wait Until Dark
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.
Assault On Precinct 13 (Remake)
When the LAPD kills several members of the South Central gang Street Thunder, the remaining members avenge themselves by way of a bloody war waged against cops and citizens alike. Caught in the crossfire is Lt. Ethan Bishop, who's managing a skeleton crew at the local and soon-to-be-closed police precinct. As the gang members close in, Bishop forms an unlikely alliance with a group of prisoners in order to defend the station and the lives of everyone in it.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
In the Southwest during the Civil War, a mysterious stranger, "Blondie" and a Mexican outlaw, Tuco, form an uneasy partnership -- Blondie turns in the bandit for the reward money, then rescues him just as he is being hanged. When Blondie is shot at, the noose goes awry during one escapade, a furious Tuco tries to have him murdered. The men re-team abruptly, however, to beat out a sadistic criminal and the Union Army and find $20,000 that a Confederate soldier has buried in the desert.
True Romance
Comic-book nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence and a prostitute named Alabama fall in love. Clarence breaks the news to her pimp and ends up killing him. He grabs a suitcase of cocaine on his way out thinking it is Alabama's clothing. The two hit the road for California hoping to sell the cocaine, but the mob is soon after them.
Dirty Harry (Remake)
Streetwise San Francisco police detective "Dirty" Harry Callahan is a man who gets the job done by any means he sees fit. When a rooftop sniper calling himself "Scorpio" goes on a rampage, Harry Callahan will nail the perp, one way or another, no matter what "the system" prescribes.
The Blues Brothers - Remake
Paroled convict Jake Blues and his blood brother Elwood set out on "a mission from God" to save the Roman Catholic orphanage they grew up in from being foreclosed on. To do so, they must reunite their R&B band and organize a performance to earn $5,000 needed to pay the orphanage's property tax bill. Along the way, they are targeted by a homicidal "mystery woman", Neo-Nazis, and a country/western band—all while being relentlessly pursued by the police.
