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Guncrazy (1992)

A trashy teen murders her sexually abusive step-father, then helps get her reformed prison pen-pal released on good behavior so that she can re-corrupt him.

Director: Tamra Davis

Stars: Drew Barrymore, James Le Gros, Robert Greenberg

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

The Warriors (1979)

In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.

Director: Walter Hill

Writers: Sol Yurick

Stars: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright

Marusa no onna (1987)

If tax evasion is an art, wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo is Rembrandt. And so, a determined taxing woman gets the tough assignment of trying to catch him.

Director: Jûzô Itami

Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa

23 wins & 5 nominations.

Less Than Zero (1987)

A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

Director: Marek Kanievska

Writers: Bret Easton Ellis

Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr.

1 nomination.

Gung buk (1984)

Writer/director Danny Lee's police drama focuses on B (Lee), a cop who is partnered with a fellow rookie, while in search of a bank robber suspected of murder.

Director: Danny Lee

Stars: Danny Lee, Eddie Chan, Hing-Yin Kam

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Miami Supercops (1985)

Garret goes to Miami and gets murdered after 7 years in prison for a $20,000,000 bank robbery. The money and the 2 others were never found. The Trinity bros. go to Miami as cops to solve the case this time. Fun fights.

Director: Bruno Corbucci

Writers: Bruno Corbucci

Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, C.B. Seay

City of Hope (1991)

An intersecting tale with a multitude of characters living lives which, in one way or another, revolve around an old apartment block scheduled to be demolished.

Director: John Sayles

Stars: Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Stephen Mendillo

5 wins & 4 nominations.

The Freshman (1990)

An N.Y.C. film school student accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.

Director: Andrew Bergman

Stars: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby

1 win & 2 nominations.

Crying Freeman (1995)

A woman sees an assassin outside San Francisco killing yakuza men and later in Vancouver. She's been told that he leaves no witness. Will she be his next victim or...?

Director: Christophe Gans

Writers: Kazuo Koike

Stars: Julie Condra, Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Dacascos

1 win & 1 nomination.

Kizzu ritân (1996)

Dropping out of high school, two friends at first find success, one as a up-and-coming boxer and one as a low level gangster. Yet, their life decisions still find a way of catching up with them.

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Stars: Ken Kaneko, Masanobu Andô, Leo Morimoto

13 wins & 2 nominations.

Laws of Gravity (1992)

The lives of two incompetent young men from Brooklyn spin out of control after a friend returns from Florida with guns to sell.

Director: Nick Gomez

Stars: Peter Greene, Adam Trese, Edie Falco

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Enemy Gold (1993)

While on a mission to stop a drug operation, three Federal agents accidentally discover gold from the Civil War. With the aid of a corrupt agent, a ruthless criminal kingpin will hunt them down, one by one.

Director: Christian Drew Sidaris

Writers: Wess Rahn

Stars: Bruce Penhall, Mark Barriere, Suzi Simpson

Once Upon a Crime... (1992)

Phoebe and fellow American Julian Peters meet in Rome, find a lost dog, and agree to return it to Monte Carlo to split the five thousand dollar reward. Discovering the dog's owner dead, ...

Director: Eugene Levy

Writers: Rodolfo Sonego

Stars: John Candy, Jim Belushi, Cybill Shepherd

1 nomination.

Naked Youth (1960)

Naked Youth (1960)