8 Movies Starring John Hawkes

Roadracers

Roadracers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-07-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2036 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez

Tommy Nix

Fullplot:

Cynical look at a 50's rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.

A Slipping-Down Life

A Slipping-Down Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (917 Reviews)

Director:

Toni Kalem

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Charles Hill (storyline consultant)

Toni Kalem

Anne Tyler (novel)

Fullplot:

Evie Decker, a shy young woman, falls in love with pop star Drumstrings Casey after hearing his voice on the radio. Summoning the courage to pursue the singer, Evie starts to break out of her shell...

Hard Ball

Hard Ball

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-09-14

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (21027 Reviews)

Director:

Brian Robbins

Genres:

DramaSport

Cast:

Writer:

Daniel Coyle (book)

John Gatins (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Bright, well-educated, handsome Conor O'Neill's promising future was wrecked by his gambling addiction, which dragged him into heavy drinking and petty crime, but worst of all, the stifling grip of loan-shark bookies. Desperate for a loan, he accepts to stand in for lawyer friend Jimmy Fleming as coach of a Chicago black 'projects' ghetto Little League baseball team. His sense of pride, becoming the boys' sole idol, and competition, plus their attractive teacher, motivate Conor. But the crushing loan problem rather requires leaving town.

Identity

Identity

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-04-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (164712 Reviews)

Director:

James Mangold

Fullplot:

Malcolm Rivers has been convicted as the perpetrator of several murders and is sentenced to death. An eleventh hour defense by his lawyers and psychiatrist that Malcolm is insane based on new evidence has resulted in them meeting with the prosecutors and the judge to discuss if the verdict should be overturned. Meanwhile, on a dark night during a torrential rainstorm in the Nevada desert, a series of chain reaction events results in several people needing to stay at an out of the way motel managed by Larry. They are: ex-cop now limo driver Ed, and his client Caroline, a diva of a once famous actress; quiet adolescent Timmy, his stepfather George, and his mother Alice, who was seriously injured when Ed accidentally ran over her as she watched George change their flat tire; prostitute Paris, who was the unwitting cause of George's flat tire; newlyweds Lou and Ginny, whose marriage is based on a lie; and Police Officer Rhodes, who was en route escorting prisoner Robert to his new institution. They all can't leave the area because of washed out roads, all the other businesses around the motel are closed because of the storm, and all communication in and out is not functioning also because of the storm. One by one, they are murdered, the murderer leaving a calling card of a motel room key, starting with the room 10 key and working his way presumably to the room 1 key when the last person will be dead. Those still alive band somewhat together under Officer Rhodes and Ed's direction to find out which of the eleven is the murderer, and if, based on one of their theories, that they were brought to the motel by some force by the murderer as his intended targets. Whether those still alive can discover who the murderer is, discover why he has chosen to kill them, and be able to subdue him may well determine Malcolm's fate.

Identity

Identity

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-04-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (164025 Reviews)

Director:

James Mangold

Fullplot:

Malcolm Rivers has been convicted as the perpetrator of several murders and is sentenced to death. An eleventh hour defense by his lawyers and psychiatrist that Malcolm is insane based on new evidence has resulted in them meeting with the prosecutors and the judge to discuss if the verdict should be overturned. Meanwhile, on a dark night during a torrential rainstorm in the Nevada desert, a series of chain reaction events results in several people needing to stay at an out of the way motel managed by Larry. They are: ex-cop now limo driver Ed, and his client Caroline, a diva of a once famous actress; quiet adolescent Timmy, his stepfather George, and his mother Alice, who was seriously injured when Ed accidentally ran over her as she watched George change their flat tire; prostitute Paris, who was the unwitting cause of George's flat tire; newlyweds Lou and Ginny, whose marriage is based on a lie; and Police Officer Rhodes, who was en route escorting prisoner Robert to his new institution. They all can't leave the area because of washed out roads, all the other businesses around the motel are closed because of the storm, and all communication in and out is not functioning also because of the storm. One by one, they are murdered, the murderer leaving a calling card of a motel room key, starting with the room 10 key and working his way presumably to the room 1 key when the last person will be dead. Those still alive band somewhat together under Officer Rhodes and Ed's direction to find out which of the eleven is the murderer, and if, based on one of their theories, that they were brought to the motel by some force by the murderer as his intended targets. Whether those still alive can discover who the murderer is, discover why he has chosen to kill them, and be able to subdue him may well determine Malcolm's fate.

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-08-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (30111 Reviews)

Director:

Miranda July

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

'Me and You and Everyone We Know' is a poetic and penetrating observation of how people struggle to connect with one another in an isolating and contemporary world. Christine Jesperson is a lonely artist and "Eldercab" driver who uses her fantastical artistic visions to draw her aspirations and objects of desire closer to her. Richard Swersey, a newly single shoe salesman and father of two boys, is prepared for amazing things to happen. But when he meets the captivating Christine, he panics. Life is not so oblique for Richard's six-year-old Robby, who is having a risquè Internet romance with a stranger, and his fourteen-year-old brother Peter who becomes the guinea pig for neighborhood girls -- practicing for their future of romance and marriage.

Low Down

Low Down

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-01-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (820 Reviews)

Director:

Jeff Preiss

Cast:

Writer:

Amy Albany (memoir)

Topper Lilien (screenplay)

Amy Albany (screenplay)

Topper Lilien

Amy Albany (memoir)

Amy Albany

Fullplot:

A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1960s and '70s jazz scene.

The Sessions

The Sessions

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-11-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (34688 Reviews)

Director:

Ben Lewin

Cast:

Writer:

Ben Lewin (written for the screen by)

Mark O'Brien (article)

Fullplot:

At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true story, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood.

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