8 Movies Starring Adam Baldwin

My Bodyguard

My Bodyguard

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-09-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(6692 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Bill

Fullplot:

Clifford Peache is the new kid in Lake View High School. Faced with all the stress that role entails he makes his situation worse by insulting Moody, the leader of a group of toughs who extort lunch money from kids. These punks pretend to be bodyguards for the kids to protect them from Linderman who, it is rumored, killed his brother in cold blood. Clifford befriends the sullen Linderman and hires him as his bodyguard. When Moody ups the ante, Linderman must decide whether fighting for what he believes in, with his haunted past and image, is justified.

Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-07-10

Languages:

English, Vietnamese

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (430145 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Gustav Hasford (novel)

Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)

Michael Herr (screenplay)

Gustav Hasford (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.

Cohen and Tate

Cohen and Tate

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-01-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1114 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Red

Genres:

Thriller

Fullplot:

A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other.

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-10-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (6478 Reviews)

Director:

John Irvin

Fullplot:

Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.

Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-02-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (9966 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-10-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (8042 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Whitney Otto (novel)

Jane Anderson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Finn is a young graduate student, finishing a master's thesis, and preparing for marriage to her fiance Sam. But thoughts of the end of the free life, and a potential summer fling, intrude. She goes home to her grandmother, where, over the making of her wedding gift by a group of quilting-bee friends, laughter, bickering, love, and advice lead her toward a more open-eyed examination of her course.

Lover's Knot

Lover's Knot

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-07-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

82 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (174 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Shaner

Fullplot:

Steve and Megan, unbeknownst to them, are being guided and "advised" by one of Cupid's caseworkers who has been struggling to get Steve and Megan together for many lifetimes. Cupid might actually have a chance this lifetime if it weren't for John, Megan's old boyfriend who is determined to get her back. Add to this the conflicting advice of Steve's roommate, Nigel and Steve's temptation for Cheryl, a sensual coed, and it begins to look like this is one more lifetime Steve and Megan won't spend together...

Superman/Doomsday

Superman/Doomsday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-09-18

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

75 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (12540 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Duane Capizzi (story)

Bruce W. Timm (story)

Duane Capizzi (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.

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