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When a young boys family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York

A paroled gangster and his son plan to rob a Las Vegas gambling house, unaware that the casino is bitterly contested by the West Coast and East Coast mobs

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors

Marvin is a heavy drinking widower whos seen better days and now ekes out a living at odd jobs He meets Tige, an 11 year old boy about to kill himself because his mother has just died With nowhere else to stay, Tige moves in

The growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk

A middle aged man leaves his wife for another woman Shortly after, his ex wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other

A teacher and a psychologist work with children at an institute for the mentally imparied

Rusty Connors is a prison cellmate with Mike Krause, who tells Rusty all about his girlfriend Helen Mike becomes ill with pneumonia, and reveals to Rusty on his deathbed that a stash of 56,000 is with his dead accomplice, Pete

During a massive manhunt for escaped convict Sam Cobbett, Cobbett invades a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone

A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant

Ghost is an ideological musician who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself However, when he meets and falls in love with beautiful singer Jess Polanski, she comes between him and his band

A struggling actor auditioning in London learns that his actress girlfriend who dumped him is married to the plays backer, a rich diamond merchant They soon rekindle their romance and plan to get her out of her marriage

Two closely bound, emotionally wounded souls reunite after years apart

Surprised that their contract victim didnt try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why

A crazed sniper is set to kill spectators at an L A Coliseum football championship game and the police race against time to eliminate him

Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage

A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative

In 1945, General Patton sends Germanys confiscated gold reserves to Frankfurt, but the Army train is robbed by plotters who also hire a Swiss hitman to kill the General

After the death of a common friend, three married men leave their lives together, seeking pleasure and freedom and ultimately leaving for London

A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency

Cassavetes jazz scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat Era 1950s New York City

Nicky is on the run from the mob, and he turns to old pal Mikey for help

A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare

A renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening

Insurance agent plots with client to kill her nutty husband

Steve Sinclair Taylor is a former gunslinger, now a peaceful rancher Things go wrong when his wild brother Tony Cassavetes arrives with his new gun, fiancee and former saloon girl Joan Blake London

A small towns doctor takes matters into his own hands after a series of gruesome and bizarre rape crimes perplex the clueless authorities