A Perfect World

7.5

1993

138 mins

DramaCrime

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

The Sugarland Express

Year : 1974Rating : ⭐ 6.6

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.

Midnight Special

Year : 2016Rating : ⭐ 6.3

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

John Q

Year : 2002Rating : ⭐ 7.2

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

The Parts You Lose

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 6.6

An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

The Defiant Ones

Year : 1958Rating : ⭐ 7.2

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

The Sunchaser

Year : 1996Rating : ⭐ 6.3

A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.

Brute Force

Year : 1947Rating : ⭐ 7.3

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

Cahill: United States Marshal

Year : 1973Rating : ⭐ 6.1

J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting more than they bargained for.

She Made Them Do It

Year : 2012Rating : ⭐ 5.9

"She Made Them Do It" follows the twisted life of Sarah Pender, a charismatic, intelligent young woman who would become one of the country’s most sought after fugitives.

Closed Circuit

Year : 2013Rating : ⭐ 5.9

A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.

Mad City

Year : 1997Rating : ⭐ 6.2

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

Palmetto

Year : 1998Rating : ⭐ 6.0

After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.

The Caveman's Valentine

Year : 2001Rating : ⭐ 5.9

Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

The Night of the Hunter

Year : 1955Rating : ⭐ 7.8

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

No One Would Tell

Year : 1996Rating : ⭐ 7.0

Shy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her. At first she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he becomes possessive and jealous-telling her who she can speak to and what she can wear. Threats escalate into violence when Bobby thinks Stacy has stepped out of line. Soon she is walking on egg shells and living in fear. Having seen the tell-tale bruises, Stacy's best friend convinces her to break things off with Bobby-but in a moment of weakness, Stacy goes to meet him. It will be the last time she is seen alive.

Kiss of Death

Year : 1947Rating : ⭐ 7.1

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 5.9

Follows a young boy who runs away from home in the search of his estranged mother.

Sound of Freedom

Year : 2023Rating : ⭐ 7.9

The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.

Killer's Kiss

Year : 1955Rating : ⭐ 6.3

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

Kansas City

Year : 1996Rating : ⭐ 6.1

A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.