Harold Becker — Director (14)

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Sighet, Sighet (1967)
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Elie Wiesel, a survivor from Sighet, a town from which a thousand Jews were deported to the ovens of Auschwitz, returns, unknown and unseen, a silent witness to the town where he was born and grew up.

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The Boost (1988)
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other title: Der Preis des Erfolges / Etat de Choc …
Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds himself $700,000 in hock with nowhere to turn. His friend, Joel, introduces him to cocaine to give Lenny that needed "boost". What ensues next is a descent into drug addiction and insanity as Lenny tries to regain control of his life, all the while needing that extra "boost".

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Rififi (2011)
Rififi
other title: 男人的争斗
刚从牢里被放出来,我们的主人公就发现原来妻子早已弃他而去。生活中的种种不如意,让他萌生了重操旧业的念头,他打算去抢劫一家珠宝店………

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Rififi (2011)
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other title: 男人的争斗
刚从牢里被放出来,我们的主人公就发现原来妻子早已弃他而去。生活中的种种不如意,让他萌生了重操旧业的念头,他打算去抢劫一家珠宝店………

TV

Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
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★ 7.1 7 ratings
other title: Les Maîtres de la science-fiction / 科幻大師 …
Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a separate short film adaptation of a story by a respected member of the science fiction community. The show is hosted by physicist Stephen Hawking.

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Vision Quest (1985)
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other title: 夺标27秒 / 我为你狂 …
After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.

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The Onion Field (1979)
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other title: 田园劫 / 洋葱田 …
Greg Powell is a disturbed ex-con who recruits Jimmy Smith (aka Jimmy Youngblood), a petty thief, as his partner in crime. Powell panics one night when the two of them are pulled over by a pair of cops for broken brake-lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith, as always, reluctantly goes along with Powell's crazy scheme. The group drives out to a deserted onion field in Bakersfield, California and one officer is shot while the other escapes. The remainder of the film explores the nature of the American justice system, as well as the devastating psychological effects of this event and the trial on the surviving officer.

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The Black Marble (1980)
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Harold Becker actor: 罗伯特·福克沃斯 / 宝拉·普林蒂丝 …
other title: 黑色弹珠 / 블랙 마블 …
When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valnikov's company. But as these emotionally bruised cops are drawn deeper into the bizarre world of dog shows, animal fanatics and pet cemeteries, they're also drawn to each other.

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Sea of Love (1989)
Sea of Love
★ 7.2 24 ratings
other title: 午夜惊情 / 激情刽子手 …
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

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Domestic Disturbance (2001)
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other title: 禁入家园 / 家有凶徒 …
Frank Morrison is a divorced father with a 12-year-old son, Danny. His ex-wife Susan and son Danny now live with Rick Barnes, Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, accuses his stepfather of committing a murder. Initially, no one believes his accusations, but then Frank becomes convinced and is the only one who believes him. Now, the father Danny trusts must protect him from the stepfather he fears.