Robert F. Lyons
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Birthday: October 17, 1939
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Exit in Red
1997-08-12
Exit in Red
Overview: Ed Altman is a psychiatrist who relocates to Palm Springs, Calif., in order to avoid a lawsuit. However, he happens to wander directly into more trouble when he begins an affair with the rich and beautiful Ally Mercer (Annabel Schofield), who has her own reasons for becoming involved with Ed. Soon Ally's other lover, the volatile Nick, is caught in the intrigue, which results in murder, betrayal and numerous shady dealings.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-12
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Silent Partner
2005-05-26
Silent Partner
Overview: Gordon Patrick, a young CIA analyst is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a major Russian political figure.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-26
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Miracle on Ice
1981-03-01
Miracle on Ice
Overview: The story of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey players, a group of amateurs from around the country who were whipped into a cohesive unit by controversial coach Herb Brooks to win a gold medal at Lake Placid during the winter games.
Genres: Action Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-01
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Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981-10-24
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Overview: Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves being stalked one by one.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-24
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Murphy's Law
1986-04-18
Murphy's Law
Overview: A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-18
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Counter Measures
1998-04-10
Counter Measures
Overview: US Navy medical officer Jake Fuller is assigned to a goodwill visit aboard a Russian submarine. But he and his companion, Lt. Swain, end up alone among terrorists, who have taken over the submarine and threaten to fire its nuclear weapons.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-10
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Command 5
1985-08-05
Command 5
Overview: A team of special military forces has to save a small town which has been taken hostage by an organization called the Brotherhood.
Genres: Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-05
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Death Wish II
1982-02-20
Death Wish II
Overview: Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-20
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Getting Straight
1970-05-13
Getting Straight
Overview: Graduate student Harry Bailey was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that he's back studying for his master's, he's trying to fly right. Trouble is, the campus is exploding with various student movements, and Harry's girlfriend, Jan, is caught up in most of them. As Harry gets closer to finishing his degree, he finds his iconoclastic attitude increasingly aligned with the students rather than the faculty.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-13
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The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974-10-01
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Overview: Colonel Pete Moore (Glenn Ford) is commander of the Whitney Radar Test Group, which has been experiencing electrical difficulties aboard its aircraft. To ferret out the problem, he sends a four-man crew on Flight 412. Shortly into the test, the jet picks up three blips on radar, and subsequently, two fighters scramble and mysteriously disappear. At this point, Flight 412 is monitored and forced to land by Digger Control, a top-level, military intelligence group that debunks UFO information. The intrepid colonel, kept in the dark about his crew, decides to investigate the matter himself.
Genres: Drama Mystery Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-10-01
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Babysitter
2015-09-11
Babysitter
Overview: A dysfunctional L.A. family hires a mysterious babysitter who changes their lives.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-11
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10 to Midnight
1983-03-11
10 to Midnight
Overview: Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gloves, and further evades the law with his strong alibis. Veteran detective Leo Kessler is convinced of Stacy's guilt and begins using questionable methods to catch him.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-11
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Platoon Leader
1988-10-01
Platoon Leader
Overview: West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-01
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Annie's Point
2005-01-22
Annie's Point
Overview: A recently widowed grandmother is determined to grant her husband's last wish of setting his ashes free over the idyllic bluff they called Annie's Point. The charm of this tale lies in her journey.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-22
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The Ghost of Flight 401
1978-02-18
The Ghost of Flight 401
Overview: An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-18
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Shoot Out
1971-07-02
Shoot Out
Overview: Clay Lomax, a bank robber, gets out of jail after an 7 year sentence. He is looking after Sam Foley, the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to pay attention of Clay's steps. The things get complicated when Lomax, waiting to receive some money from his ex-lover, gets only the notice of her death and an 7 year old girl, sometimes very annoying, presumed to be his daughter.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-02
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Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
1972-02-25
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Overview: A Harvard graduate transports a load of marijuana from Boston to Berkeley, California.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-02-25
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The Todd Killings
1971-10-20
The Todd Killings
Overview: Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. Girls find him attractive and are only too willing to accompany him to a nearby desert area to be his "girl for the night." Not all of them return, however. Featuring Richard Thomas as his loyal hanger-on and a colorful assortment of familiar actors in vivid character roles including Barbara Bel Geddes, Gloria Grahame, Edward Asner, Fay Spain, James Broderick and Michael Conrad.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-20
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Cease Fire
1985-10-18
Cease Fire
Overview: Tim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly destroy his marriage and his family. Only after joining a veterans' therapy group does Tim find relief from his nightmares. With the support of his fellow vets and the love of his wife, Tim recovers. Written by Pfyre Caidmon
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-18
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Black Oak Conspiracy
1977-04-20
Black Oak Conspiracy
Overview: An average Joe is pitted against a crooked sheriff and unscrupulous land grabbers in this tale of small town corruption and revenge.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-20
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The Rookies
1972-03-07
The Rookies
Overview: Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week before becoming a TV-series.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-07
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Death Car on the Freeway
1979-09-24
Death Car on the Freeway
Overview: A determined TV reporter is out to find a maniac who is methodically attacking lone women drivers on the Los Angeles Freeway by pushing them off the road with his powerful van.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-09-24
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The Dragon Gate
1994-12-14
The Dragon Gate
Overview: Enter The Dragon Gate and prepare for a pulse pounding journey into the nether regions of the mind and soul. When his girlfriend is kidnapped, a sword wielding warrior, Ken, willingly thrusts himself into an alternate dimension to rescue her. The action is fast and furious as our hero battles legions of blood-thirsty assassins. Seduced by an evil temptress, redeemed by the Sword Goddess of the lake. Ken can escape only if he can answer the riddle of 23 questions!
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-14
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The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
1977-02-28
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
Overview: A houswife, tired of her everyday routine, makes changes in her hair, her wardrobe and her makeup, and begins to take on the personality of a woman who had died five years earlier.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-28
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The Burning Dead
2015-02-12
The Burning Dead
Overview: A sheriff must rescue an estranged family from the impending eruption of a volcano, at the same time fighting off a horde of lava-filled zombies brought to life by the cursed mountains.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-12
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Pray For Morning
2006-05-02
Pray For Morning
Overview: Looking for a night of thrills, eight friends roam the abandoned Royal Crescent Hotel, where five students were murdered more than 20 years ago. When they discover a severed hand, they conjure up a evil spirit and unleash its bloody wrath. To survive the night, the friends must solve a century-old mystery that threatens to annihilate them one by one.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-02
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Ripper Man
1995-02-01
Ripper Man
Overview: A former cop who now working as a hypnotist is approached by a stranger who asks him to bring out his other identity, Jack the Ripper.
Genres: Action Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-01
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June
2004-06-04
June
Overview: Young, innocent, and quirky June (Felicia Day), a violinist, spends her days working in an oddball Venice coffee shop, her nights rehearsing for a professional music career, and all-hours daydreaming about the beautiful man that's destined just for her. When she actually meets him in her own apartment building, she finds out Jack (Chris Henry Coffey) is engaged to the quintessential gorgeous bitch, Quinn (Cindy Dolenc). The conflict ensues and the romance is tested. Whether it's indulging her loony Grandma (Ellen Geer) through rehearsals of her own funeral, or dealing with the overzealous video-store manager (Ted Michaels) and his crush, June stumbles through her potential love life, her best friend Mary at her side.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-04
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American Eagle
1989-08-24
American Eagle
Overview: Twenty years ago, Vietnam turned three American boys into men, but amidst the horror, Johnny Burke cracked. When his friends, Max and Rudy, stop him from torturing an innocent Cambodian girl, he wheels on them and, aflame with hatred, vows vengeance.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-24
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Gangster Wars
1981-04-09
Gangster Wars
Overview: The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny) and Michael Lasker (Brian Benben) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after Meyer Lansky), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise though organized crime.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-09
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Avenging Angel
1985-01-11
Avenging Angel
Overview: Molly Stewart, now a law student at UCLA, is determined to leave her prostitute past behind. After learning that the detective who helped save her life has been murdered, she quickly finds herself pitted against an underworld of mob figures who might be more than she's bargained for...
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-11
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Prime Suspect
1989-01-01
Prime Suspect
Overview: The only witness to a young woman's murder has a nervous breakdown, is institutionalized, and escapes, tracking down the murderer.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Pendulum
1969-02-14
Pendulum
Overview: On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in search of the man he believes to be the real killer.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-02-14
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Waikiki
1980-04-21
Waikiki
Overview: A couple of private eyes, a laid-back Californian and a streetwise New Yorker, team up to track down a killer in Hawaii known as "The Cane Field Murderer" in this unsuccessful pilot to a detective series.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-04-21
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Peach Plum Pear
2011-04-30
Peach Plum Pear
Overview: Peach Plum Pear is the story of Jesse, a troubled young man from Los Angeles, and his friend Will, who find themselves stranded in small- town Nebraska on their way to Chicago when their car is stolen. The purpose of their trip has a vague connection to Jesse's father, who lives there. During their stay, they work for Hank, a rough and tumble handyman in exchange for his car, who is married to Sharon, the kind bartender who agreed to take them in temporarily. Hank, Sharon, and neighborhood girl Dora, who has strained relationships with the men in her life, teach Jesse surprising lessons about relationships and himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-30
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
1987-02-23
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Overview: Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-23
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Love's Enduring Promise
2004-11-20
Love's Enduring Promise
Overview: In the 1800s frontier, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive, she feels as though she's met a hero from one of her novels.
Genres: TV Movie Romance Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-20
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The Cops Are Robbers
1990-12-09
The Cops Are Robbers
Overview: Made-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston Depositors Trust by a group of policemen. Capt. Gerry Clemente is the leader of a gang of rotten cops who take their piece of Boston's criminal offerings. The crimes are petty at first, but soon, Clemente sets his sights on a bank that promises a big score. Can the gang pull it off before a case is built against them?
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-09
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The Omega Code
1999-10-15
The Omega Code
Overview: In this thriller, an ancient prophecy is about to be fulfilled as a secret code brings the world to the edge of apocalypse.
Genres: Thriller Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-15
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