11 Movies Starring Michael Ironside

Visiting Hours

Visiting Hours

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-05-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (2257 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Brian Taggert (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Deborah Ballin is a controversial middle-aged TV journalist, who is campaigning on air on behalf of a battered woman who murdered her abusive husband, claiming justifiable defense against the so-called victim. But her outspoken views championing women's rights incense one of the studio's cleaning staff, closet homicidal psycho (and misogynist) Colt Hawker whose deep seated despising all all things female occurred from seeing his Mother throwing boiling oil in the face of his abusive Father when he was a small child (and who's M.O. is to photograph victims he stabs as they're spasming to death). So much so that he decides there and then to shut her up...PERMANENTLY! Managing to beat her home, he soon dispatches her maid Francine, before turning his rage onto her as she come home (greeting her in only wearing her jewelry and make-up). Despite the brutal injuries he lashes out on her, she manages to survive and is rushed off to hospital. But undaunted he catches up to her in hospital and disguised as a florist... he enter the building to continue his mission to finish her off...along with anyone else who gets under his skin.

Prom Night II

Prom Night II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-11-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (2909 Reviews)

Director:

Bruce Pittman

Fullplot:

When Hamilton High's Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. Bill Nordham is now the principal of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki Carpenter. However, she is possessed by Mary Lou Maloney after opening a trunk in the school's basement. Now Bill must face the horror he left behind in 1957.

Watchers

Watchers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-12-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (2923 Reviews)

Director:

Jon Hess

Cast:

Writer:

Dean R. Koontz (based on the novel by)

Bill Freed (screenplay)

Damian Lee (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Based on a novel by Dean Koontz. A boy takes in a stray dog, later finding out that its an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab. Unknow to him, the dog is being stalked by another escaped creature thats not quite so friendly.

The Vagrant

The Vagrant

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-05-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (652 Reviews)

Director:

Chris Walas

Fullplot:

Graham is content! He has a just purchased a new house which he can afford due to his successful well okay job which also comes closer to him with a swell chance of picking up a great girlfriend as a bonus feature. Of course he is something of a suck up yuppie and his potential companion Judy Dansig is sex-crazed real estate agent. However his new home has unwanted guest, a disgraced destitute shrink, who sees a chance to carry on the mind games that led him to his current situation. As Graham starts finding pieces of those around him turning up in places like his fridge and with him getting the blame by the law. Graham struggles hard not to lose it, but that isn't easy as the deaths continue and he starts to even doubt his very own sanity!

The Next Karate Kid

The Next Karate Kid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-08-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.2 (16680 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Mark Kamen (characters)

Mark Lee

Fullplot:

During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both her parents in an accident and is having problems with her grandmother and her fellow pupils. Mr. Miyagi decides to teach her karate to get her through her pain and issues and back on the right path.

Going to Kansas City

Going to Kansas City

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-07-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, Finland

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (311 Reviews)

Director:

Pekka Mandart

Cast:

Writer:

Tony MacNabb (story)

Pekka Mandart (story)

Morrie Ruvinsky (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Mikko, an exchange student from Finland, arrives in Kansas City. He is expecting to spend a year in the centre of the big city but the plans have already changed. He has a new host family, who live on a farm far outside the city. The life in the countryside becomes much more exciting when he gets to know the sheriff's daughter and falls in love. Too bad that the father doesn't allow it. When the harmless trip to the out-of-town bar goes terribly wrong, Mikko has to face a very serious reality. The concealed hatred between certain characters doesn't make the situation any easier.

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-08-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2631 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Schmidt

Fullplot:

This is a contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment". Roseanne is outwardly a perfect and popular teen. However, her image is hiding the abuse at her stepfather's hands, and she decides to take revenge. The events that follow are a mix of dark humor and an exploration of modern morality as Roseanne faces not only a fellow suburbanite who knows, but her own conscience as well.

Eva

Eva

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-10-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

Romania

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (299 Reviews)

Director:

Adrian Popovici

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Steve Attridge

Radu Petrescu-Aneste

Adrian Popovici

Fullplot:

As World War II ascends upon Europe, Eva (Amy Hayes) meets Tudor (Vincent Regan) on her 16th birthday and he becomes the love of her life. But their relationship suffers through his constant mysterious departures and reappearances.

The Bannen Way

The Bannen Way

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-01-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (1623 Reviews)

Director:

Jesse Warren

Cast:

Writer:

Jesse Warren (creator)

Mark Gantt (creator)

Jesse Warren

Mark Gantt

Fullplot:

A slick, sexy, action-packed show about Neal Bannen, a charming con-man with a police chief for a father, a mob boss for an uncle and a weakness for beautiful women, who wants to turn his life around and leave the criminal lifestyle forever.

A Fighting Man

A Fighting Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (1058 Reviews)

Director:

Damian Lee

Genres:

DramaSport

Fullplot:

An aging fighter (Dominic Purcell) in search of redemption steps into the ring with a hungry young pugilist (Izaak Smith) with something to prove in this boxing drama featuring James Caan and Louis Gossett, Jr. co-star in a film featuring Famke Janssen, Kim Coates, Adam Beach, Sheila McCarthy and Michael Ironside.

Turbo Kid

Turbo Kid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-08-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, New Zealand

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (490 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Franèois Simard

Anouk Whissell

Yoann-Karl Whissell

Fullplot:

In a post-apocalyptic future, THE KID, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named APPLE. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, ZEUS, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues THE KID and APPLE. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, THE KID learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams.

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