Richard Pearce — Director (9)
Witness Protection (1999) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Witness Protection
other title: Zeugenschutzprogramm / Témoin sous contrôle
Would you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for your safety? This is the question facing career criminal Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore); on the outs with the mob and facing prosecution for a number of serious crimes, Batton is offered a deal by the FBI in which he will be given immunity in exchange for testifying against his former partners. However, Batton will have to join the Federal Witness Protection Program, which means that he, his wife, and his children will never again see their friends and family.
Siege (1978) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Siege
director: Richard Pearce actor: Martin Balsam / Sylvia Sidney
A drama about a community of senior citizens who are terrorized by a ruthless neighborhood gang. After learning that the police are stymied because the victims are too scared to testify against the bullying leader, a semi-retired toolmaker decides to take a stand.
Dead Man Out (1989) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Dead Man Out
director: Richard Pearce actor: Danny Glover / Rubén Blades
other title: Der Henker muß warten / 死人勿進
A psychiatrist is sent to evaluate if a convicted multiple murderer who's awaiting execution on Death Row for eighth year now and whose behavior during that time got more and more erratic is still mentally fit to be executed.
Threshold (1981) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Threshold
other title: Herzchirurg Dr. Vrain / Al filo de la muerte
Celebrated heart surgeon Thomas Vrain supports the research of an offbeat scientist who has invented an artificial heart. Against the advice of the Ethics Committee, Dr. Vrain decides to perform the first artificial heart transplant.
A Family Thing (1996) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
A Family Thing
other title: 브라더 스토리 / Tudo em Família
Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.
Plainsong (2004) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban
Plainsong
director: Richard Pearce actor: Rachel Griffiths
Tom Guthrie, a high school history teacher, is faced with raising two young sons after his wife leaves him. Maggie Jones, a fellow teacher, tries to provide comfort and support.
The Road to Memphis (2003) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Road to Memphis
director: Richard Pearce actor: Richard Pearce / B.B. King
other title: 孟菲斯之路 / 더 블루스: 멤피스로 가는길
Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues. Pearce's homage to Memphis features original performances by B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage of Howlin' Wolf and Rufus Thomas.