9 Movies Directed by James Foley

At Close Range

At Close Range

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-04-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(9916 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Elliott Lewitt (story)

Nicholas Kazan (story)

Nicholas Kazan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Based upon the true story of Bruce Johnston Sr., his son, and his brothers; together, they constituted one of suburban Philadelphia's most notorious crime families during the 1970's. Their criminal activities ranged from burglary, theft... and ultimately, murder.

Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-08-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (7112 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Cast:

Writer:

Andrew Smith (story)

Andrew Smith (screenplay)

Ken Finkleman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Four years unjustly jailed haven't dampened the spirits or determination of Nikki Finn. Th spunky parolee sets out to clear her name - and sets the Big Apple spinning in deliriously funny ways.

After Dark, My Sweet

After Dark, My Sweet

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-08-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (2325 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Thompson (novel)

Robert Redlin (screenplay)

James Foley (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An ex-boxer is drifting around after escaping from the mental hospital. He meets a widow who convinces him to help fix up the neglected estate her ex-husband left. Her Uncle talks them both into helping kidnap a rich boy for ransom money, and the ex-fighter must make decisions about his loyalties and what is right.

Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-10-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (70321 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

David Mamet (play)

David Mamet (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Times are tough in a Chicago real-estate office; the salesmen (Shelley Levene, Ricky Roma, Dave Moss, and George Aaronow) are given a strong incentive by Blake to succeed in a sales contest. The prizes? First prize is a Cadillac El Dorado, second prize is a set of steak knives, third prize is the sack! There is no room for losers in this dramatically masculine world; only "closers" will get the good sales leads. There is a lot of pressure to succeed, so a robbery is committed which has unforeseen consequences for all the characters.

Two Bits

Two Bits

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-11-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2601 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.

The Chamber

The Chamber

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-10-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (9931 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Cast:

Writer:

John Grisham (novel)

William Goldman (screenplay)

Chris Reese (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Having survived the hatred and bigotry that was his Klansman grandfather's only legacy, young attorney Adam Hall seeks at the last minute to appeal the old man's death sentence for the murder of two small Jewish boys 30 years before. Only four weeks before Sam Cayhall is to be executed, Adam meets his grandfather for the first time in the Mississippi prison which has held him since the crime. The meeting is predictably tense when the educated, young Mr. "Hall" confronts his venom-spewing elder, Mr. "Cayhall," about the murders. The next day, headlines run proclaiming Adam the grandson who has come to the state to save his grandfather, the infamous Ku Klux Klan bomber. While the old man's life lies in the balance, Adam's motivation in fighting this battle becomes clear as the story unfolds. Not only does he fight for his grandfather, but perhaps for himself as well. He has come to heal the wounds of his own father's suicide, to mitigate the secret shame he has always felt for the genetic fluke which made this man his grandfather, and to bring closure -- one way or another -- to the suffering the old man seems to have brought to everyone he has ever known. But, would mercy soften his grandfather's heart?

Fear

Fear

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-04-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (29878 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Fullplot:

On the surface, the Walkers were a picture perfect family. Steve had a great job as an architect and a beautiful house in Seattle overlooking a lake. His new wife, Laura, loved him very much. Toby, her young son, looked up to him like his own father. And Nicole, his 16-year old daughter, meant the world to him. As Steve would be the first to admit, it was almost the perfect life. Until one day when Nicole went to a party at a local rave club with her best friend Margo and met a young man named David.

The Corruptor

The Corruptor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-03-12

Languages:

English, Cantonese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(14828 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Fullplot:

Nick Chen is one of New York City's most martial police officers and the first Chinese-born immigrant on the force. Chen's job is to keep the peace in Chinatown from a turf war that has broken out between the Triads and the ruthless, and dangerous Fukienese Dragons. Chen teams up with Danny Wallace, who is terribly unaware of this situation. When the Tongs boldly attempt to bribe Wallace, Chen is forced to keep his faithfulness.

Perfect Stranger

Perfect Stranger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (35988 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Cast:

Writer:

Todd Komarnicki (screenplay)

Jon Bokenkamp (story)

Fullplot:

Rowena Price is a muckraking reporter for a New York paper. When her story about a closeted gay Senator who preaches family values is spiked, she quits and soon finds herself investigating the grisly murder of a childhood friend. Her friend had been dumped by ad exec Harrison Hill, so he's Rowena's prime suspect. Rowena gets a job at the ad agency as a temp, and she's soon the object of Hill's attentions. She's helped in her subterfuge by Miles Haley, a friend at the paper who has a secret thing for her. Everyone, it seems, has secrets, including Hill, who must keep his affairs from his wife - her money fuels his lifestyle. Murder will out?

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