8 Movies Starring Ally Sheedy

WarGames

WarGames

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-06-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (67624 Reviews)

Director:

John Badham

Cast:

Writer:

Lawrence Lasker

Walter F. Parkes

Fullplot:

A young computer whiz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing ?

Blue City

Blue City

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-05-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.3 (730 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ross Macdonald (novel)

Lukas Heller (screenplay)

Walter Hill (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner (Nelson) learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy will take matters into his own hands and go up against a ruthless local mob boss in a desperate search to find the killer.

Short Circuit

Short Circuit

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-05-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (39955 Reviews)

Director:

John Badham

Fullplot:

Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by lightning. He develops self-awareness, consciousness, and a fear of the reprogramming that awaits him back at the factory. With the help of a young woman, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his creator that he has truly become alive.

Fear

Fear

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-07-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (691 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Psychic Cayce Bridges helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent - who wants to share the fear of his victims with her.

Man's Best Friend

Man's Best Friend

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-11-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(2835 Reviews)

Director:

John Lafia

Fullplot:

A genetically mutated dog is accidentally released from the lab of Dr. Jarret and ends up at the home of news reporter/animal rights advocate Lori Tanner. The dog, Max, endowed with intelligence and other special abilities, is at first lovable, but also proves to be a ferocious, unstoppable killer.

The Autumn Heart

The Autumn Heart

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-08-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (172 Reviews)

Director:

Steven Maler

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugo) - she wants them to find their long lost brother, who was taken away by their father (Jack Davidson) 16 years ago. What they discover is that while they have struggled, their father has become a wealthy man and their brother is in school at Harvard.

I'll Take You There

I'll Take You There

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-09-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (313 Reviews)

Director:

Adrienne Shelly

Fullplot:

A woman forces a man to move forward with his life after his wife dumps him.

Happy Here and Now

Happy Here and Now

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-06-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (281 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

In New Orleans, a young woman named Muriel goes missing. Her sister, Amelia, arrives to look for her. Aided by her aunt's lover, an ex-CIA agent named Bill, Amelia finds evidence on Muriel's computer of conversations with a mysterious and philosophical man. Bill and Amelia's search for him is fitful, but we learn that he's Eddie, a local exterminator who wants to produce and direct a movie about Nicholas Tesla. We follow Eddie, full of schemes, and we meet his brother, Tom, a firefighter who may know something about the death of a man whose widow, Hannah, seeks him out. What has happened to Muriel? Is this a world where anything can be known?

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