88 Minutes 2007  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Benjamin McKenzie, Neal McDonough, Leah Cairns, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Redman, Brendan Fletcher, Michael Eklund
Professor of Forensic Psychology Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) testified against Jon Forster (Neal McDonough) at his murder trial nine years ago. Forster has claimed ever since that he is innocent. On the eve of Forster's execution, the Seattle police find an identical crime to the one Forster has been found guilty of, and the F.B.I. has information that the victim was one of Gramm's students. Now, Gramm receives a threat that he has only 88 minutes left to live, and he must use his own forensic skills and those of his cohorts in order to save his own life.
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The Alibi 2006  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Lies and Alibis
Lies & Alibis
Director: Matt Checkowski, Kurt Mattila
Cast: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, Selma Blair, James Brolin, Sam Elliott, Jaime King, John Leguizamo, James Marsden, Debi Mazar, Henry Rollins, Deborah Kara Unger, Jerry O'Connell, Jon Polito, Allan Rich, Sharon Lawrence
While running a prosperous alibi service for cheating husbands, Ray Elliot (Steve Coogan) hires a new assistant, Lola (Rebecca Romijn). Now, Ray must rely on Lola to clear his name and even save his life when he is implicated in the murder committed by Wendell (James Marsden) who is the spoiled son of Ray's high-profile client, Robert Hatch (James Brolin).
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Between Strangers 2002  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edoardo Ponti
Cast: Sophia Loren, Mira Sorvino, Deborah Kara Unger, Pete Postlethwaite, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Gerard Depardieu, Malcolm McDonald, Wendy Crewson, Andrew Tarbet, John Neville, Gerry Mendicino, Kathryn Winslow
The stories of three women, each trying to overcome past or current demons, are loosely intertwined through a shallow plot. Good cast, but not a great directorial debut for Sophia Loren's son Edoardo Ponti.
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Emile 2003 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carl Bessai
Cast: Ian McKellen, Deborah Kara Unger, Theo Crane, Tygh Runyan, Chris Martin, Ian Tracey, Janet Wright, Frank Borg, Nancy Sivak
Years ago, Emile (Ian McKellen) abandoned his family, but now he is traveling back home to Canada to receive an honorary degree. As part of his journey, Emile visits his estranged niece, Nadia (Deborah Kara Unger), and her 10-year-old daughter, Maria (Theo Crane). Nadia has not forgiven him for leaving the family years before, but Emile does form a bond with Maria.
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Fear X 2003  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast: John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger, James Remar, Jacqueline Ramel, William Allen Young, Stephen McIntyre, Gene Davis, Mark Houghton, Sharon Bajer, Victor Cowie
Shopping-mall security guard Harry (John Turturro) investigates his wife's murder, and clues lead him to a small, Montana town where he may–or may not–find the answers he seeks.
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The Game 1997  R, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Anna Katerina, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Martinet, Scott Hunter McGuire, John Aprea, Daniel Shorr, Elizabeth Dennehy, Florentine Mocanu, Caroline Barclay
Accepting an unusual birthday gift–for the "man who has everything"–from his brother Conrad (Sean Penn), wealthy recluse Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) enters the live-action "Game," a real-life game designed by Consumer Recreation Services. Nicholas' ordered lifestyle is turned upside down when he becomes deeply involved in the game and begins to suspect that his particular game is an attempt to steal his fortune, drive him insane, and even kill him.
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Highlander III: The Sorcerer 1994 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Action / Sci-Fi
aka: Highlander III: The Magician
Highlander III: The Final Dimension
Director: Andrew Morahan
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Kara Unger, Mako, Raoul Trujillo, Jean-Pierre Perusse, Mark Neufeld, Frederick Y. Okimura, Daniel Do, Gabriel Kakon, Louis Bertignac, Michael Jayston, Zenhu Han, Akira Inoue, Darcy Laurie
In this third Highlander installment, Connor MacLeod/Russell Nash (Christopher Lambert) joins forces with Alex/Sarah (Deborah Kara Unger) to fight the evil Kane (Mario Van Peebles). It isn't long before Connor and Alex realize that they were lovers during the French Revolution.
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 The Hurricane 1999 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Denzel Washington, Deborah Kara Unger, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Rod Steiger, Harris Yulin, Badja Djola, Vincent Pastore, Al Waxman, David Lansbury
Denzel Washington excels in his portrayal of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter–a boxer sent to prison on trumped-up murder charges in 1966. Carter remained in prison until 1986 when the efforts of a Brooklyn-born teenager, Lesra Martin (Vicellous Reon Shannon), spurred another investigation leading to Carter's release. Washington received an Academy Award nomination.
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Keys to Tulsa 1997 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leslie Greif
Cast: Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Joanna Going, Michael Rooker, Mary Tyler Moore, James Coburn, Randy Graff, Cameron Diaz, Peter Strauss
Ne'er-do-well Richter Boudreau (Eric Stoltz) returns home to Tulsa as a movie critic for the local newspaper. The son of a wealthy and influential mother (Mary Tyler Moore), he soon gets involved with blackmail, an old girlfriend, a stripper, and other difficult situations.
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Leo 2002 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mehdi Norowzian
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Elisabeth Shue, Mary Stuart Masterson, Dennis Hopper, Sam Shepard, Deborah Kara Unger, Davis Sweat, Justin Chambers, Jake Weber, Richard Jennings
Two stories run through this film, which is set in the 1960s, and come together at the end. Stephen (Joseph Fiennes), recently out of prison, works in a diner and attempts to find a new life for himself. At night he works on a novel and writes letters. Mary's (Elisabeth Shue) husband and daughter died in an auto accident while she was pregnant with an illegitimate son, Leo (Davis Sweat), who is left to fare for himself. He began writing to Stephen while Stephen was in prison, and continues to correspond. Stephen eventually leaves the diner and begins a search for Leo who helped him get through his incarceration.
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A Love Song for Bobby Long 2004 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shainee Gabel
Cast: John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger, Dane Rhodes, David Jensen, Clayne Crawford, Sonny Shroyer, Walter Breaux, Warren Blosjo
After learning of her mother's death, Pursy Will (Scarlett Johansson) heads to New Orleans for the funeral. Once there, she learns of the house she has inherited, but hard-drinking ex-professor Bobby Long (John Travolta) and his equally hard-drinking protege, Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht), already reside in the house. They tell Pursy that the three of them have inherited equal shares of the house, and she moves in with them. After a rocky start, the three grow to believe in each other.
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One Point O 2004 R, 92 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Paranoia 1.0
Director: Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Thorsson
Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Deborah Kara Unger, Lance Henriksen, Udo Kier, Eugene Byrd, Ana Maria Popa, Bruce Payne, Sebastian Knapp, Emil Hostina, Richard Rees, Constantin Cotimanis
Loner computer programmer Simon J. (Jeremy Sisto) lives in his shabby apartment in a shabby building surrounded by wacky people. He awakens every morning to a new, empty package INSIDE his apartment, followed by phone calls, and now a hacker has gotten into his computer. As paranoia sets in, and he drinks more and more milk, people in his building start dying. What is going on? Is he the subject of an experiment by his bosses?
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 Payback 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke, Deborah Kara Unger, William Devane, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn, Jack Conley, John Glover, William Devane, Lucy Liu, Kwame Amoaku, Mark Alfa
Porter (Mel Gibson) is a professional thief who–after being shot and robbed of $140,000 by his wife, Lynn (Deborah Kara Unger), and his best friend, Val Resnick (Gregg Henry)–vows to take revenge and retrieve his share of the missing money. He sets out after Resnick and his money but, along the way, becomes involved with the syndicate, an Asian gang, and even crooked police officers. Seven years later, a "Director's Cut" by Helgeland was released as "Payback: Straight Up."
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The Salton Sea 2002 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: D.J. Caruso
Cast: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzman, Doug Hutchison, Anthony LaPaglia, Glenn Plummer, Meat Loaf, Peter Sarsgaard, Deborah Kara Unger
California's Salton Sea is the metaphor for drug addiction in this story about Danny Parker (Val Kilmer) who, after his wife's murder, infiltrates the drug world as a dealer where he seeks to avenge her death.
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Signs & Wonders 2000 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Nossiter
Cast: Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Deborah Kara Unger, Dimitris Katalifos, Ashley Remy, Dave Simonds, Arto Apartian, Alexandros Mylonas, Dimitris Kaberidis, Steven Goldstein
Signs and premonitions rule Alec's (Stellan Skarsgard) actions. After betraying his wife, Marjorie (Charlotte Rampling), by having an affair with Katherine (Deborah Kara Unger), Alec returns to his family and tries to manipulate his way back into Marjorie's good graces.
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 Silent Hill 2006  R, 127 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Christophe Gans
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates, Tanya Allen, Alice Krige, Jodelle Ferland, Colleen Williams, Eve Crawford
Rose Da Silva's (Radha Mitchell) adopted daughter Sharon (Jodelle Ferland) is suffering from a fatal disease, and Rose flees from her home and husband Christopher (Sean Bean) with Sharon in tow in search of a faith healer. They arrive in the eerily foggy town of Silent Hill, which Sharon seems to remember from her past, and Sharon disappears following a car accident leaving Rose to follow what she believes is Sharon's silhouette. Accompanied by police officer Cybil Bennett ((Laurie Holden), Rose searches the dark town for Sharon while demons and zombies rise from the ground, and Rose soon realizes she is only a pawn in a very dangerous game.
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Stander 2003 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Cast: Thomas Jane, Dexter Fletcher, David O'Hara, Deborah Kara Unger, Marius Weyers, Ashley Taylor, At Botha, Lionel Newton, Melanie Merle, Hannes Muller, Shaeleen Tobin, Sean Else
This film is based on the true story of a White, South African police captain, Andre Stander (Thomas Jane), who, in the 1970s, embarked on a long series of bank heists that lasted well into the 1980s.
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 Sunshine 1999  R, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Istvan Szabo
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Molly Parker, Deborah Kara Unger, William Hurt, James Frain, John Neville, Miriam Margolyes
This story relates the tribulations of three generations of a Jewish family enduring Hungary's troubled years. The Sonnenschien family–despite two world wars and numerous governments between the late 1800s and the 1960s–survive as history tends to repeat itself throughout the generations.
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 Thirteen 2003 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Jeremy Sisto, Brady Corbet, Deborah Kara Unger, Sarah Clarke, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Kip Pardue, Ulysses Estrada, Jenika Carey, Jasmine Salim
Thirteen-year-old Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood) is entranced by her friend, Evie (Nikki Reed), who lives in a world of shoplifting, sex, and drugs. When Tracy convinces her mother (Holly Hunter) to let Evie move in with them, matters can only get worse. Holly Hunter received an Oscar nomination for a Best Supporting Actress.
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The Weekend 1999 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Skeet
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Deborah Kara Unger, Brooke Shields, Jared Harris, David Conrad, James Duval, D.B. Sweeney, Gary Dourdan
Marian (Deborah Kara Unger) and John Kerr (Jared Harris) throw a disastrous dinner party at which everything has gone wrong. But matters get even worse when Laura's B-movie actress daughter, Nina (Brooke Shields), appears at the door. The actors (especially Brooke Shields) give this story credibility.
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Whispers in the Dark 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Christopher Crowe
Cast: Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Anthony LaPaglia, Jill Clayburgh, John Leguizamo, Deborah Kara Unger, Anthony Heald, Alan Alda, Jacqueline Brookes, Gene Canfield, Joseph Badalucco Jr., Bo Dietl
This psychological thriller involves a psychiatrist, Ann Hecker (Annabella Sciora); her patient, Eve (Deborah Kara Unger); and her boyfriend, Doug (Jamey Sheridan). After Eve is murdered, Ann realizes that she and Eve have both been dating Doug, and now she suspects that Doug is the murderer.
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White Noise 2005 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Cast: Michael Keaton, Chandra West, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice, Sarah Strange, Nicholas Elia, Mike Dopud, Marsha Regis, Brad Sihvon, Mitchell Kosterman, L. Harvey Gold, Amber Rothwell, Suzanne ristic, Keegan Connor Tracy, Miranda Frigon
This thriller revolves around the efforts of architect Jonathan Rivers (Michael Keaton) as he tries to make use of the phenomena known as EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena), which allows him to decipher voices from his deceased wife Anna (Chandra West).
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| 1. 88 Minutes (2007)
2. The Alibi (2006)
aka: Lies and Alibis
aka: Lies & Alibis
3. Between Strangers (2002)
4. Crash (1996)
5. Emile (2003)
6. Fear X (2003)
7. The Game (1997)
8. Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
aka: Highlander III: The Magician
aka: Highlander III: The Final Dimension
9. The Hurricane (1999)
10. Keys to Tulsa (1997)
11. Leo (2002)
12. A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
13. Luminous Motion (1998)
14. One Point O (2004)
aka: Paranoia 1.0
15. Payback (1999)
16. The Salton Sea (2002)
17. Signs & Wonders (2000)
18. Silent Hill (2006)
19. Stander (2003)
20. Sunshine (1999)
21. Thirteen (2003)
22. The Weekend (1999)
23. Whispers in the Dark (1992)
24. White Noise (2005)
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