The best Ben Gazzara’s tv movie movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Ben Gazzara’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Ben Gazzara.
People Like Us
6/10
When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, and so decides to use his powerful position to enable his own form of justice.
Downpayment on Murder
6.1/10
Brian's Song
6.6/10
The story of professional football players Gale Sayes and Brian Piccolo, and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo contracted a fatal disease
Hysterical Blindness
6.5/10
Set in the 1980's, Debby Miller (Uma Thurman) goes out in New Jersey looking for a man after she is diagnosed with "hysterical blindness".
A Question of Honor
6.3/10
Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.
Pursuit
5.7/10
What begins as a routine investigation quickly escalates into a heartstopping race to save millions from certain death in this taut and gripping thriller. Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, ER) "makes an impressive directorial debut" (The Hollywood Reporter) in this deadly cat-and-mouse game in which the stakes couldn't be higher! When government agent Steven Graves (Ben Gazzara) investigates political extremist James Wright (E.G. Marshall), he uncovers a diabolical plot to blast lethal nerve gas into San Diego during the Republican Convention. What's worse, a computer hacker (Martin Sheen) has provided Wright with a psychological profile to help him outwit Graves. As Wright ingeniously eludes Graves, can Graves find a way to stop him before the ultimate nightmare begins?
Parallel Lives
4.6/10
A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemies catch up with each other's lives. Includes a long list of stars.
An Early Frost
8/10
Michael Pierson, a young gay man and professional attorney, is struck with AIDS in the prime of his life. Having never even come out to his family, he finds himself in the unenviable position of dropping two bombshells on them. He must come to terms with the inevitability of his premature death while trying to maintain his relationships with family members who harbor fears, resentments, and denial. Airing on network television during the height of the original AIDS epidemic, "An Early Frost" was many people's first look at an AIDS victim as a human being rather than a statistic.
Ladykiller
4.9/10
Over a year after a chase to catch a serial slayer dubbed the 'LADYKILLER' ended in the death of his old partner. Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky sees a chance too redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow cops, when another serial killer, 'The Piggy Bank Murderer' starts preying on female students at a local campus. Slashing his victims throats with a switchblade before stuffing loose change into their mouths leaving behind the words "She Needed The Money" wherever he goes. Jack's search leads to a number one suspect in the form of Richard Darling an out-of-work actor drawn to the case for reasons unknown as he is drawn to the Jack's art student daughter, Jennifer who studying at the exact same college as the murders occur. As Jack finds himself becoming partnered to Richard who continues on being never far away when the next homicide occurs. Jack searches to uncover this killer of girls before he concludes his slaughter spree with Jennifer.
A Carol for Another Christmas
6.5/10
Daniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who lead him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man.
Angelo Nero
5.9/10
Jack Altieri, a young Italian-American restaurant owner, arrives at Vesta awaits him a painting of the sixteenth century that depicts the veiled face of Medea of Carpi, noble woman processed to witchcraft. Shortly after the arrival of Jack, a country girl is killed in a mysterious way, dropping the suspicions of the Commissioner Gianzi on the young restorer, who is soon advised to not complete the work on the opera, because it would hide an ancient curse.
Maneater
6/10
Two couples on a camping trip are hunted by two tigers set upon them by a crazed animal trainer.
When Michael Calls
6/10
Helen keeps on receiving phone calls from a child, who claims being her nephew Michael - but Michael died 15 years ago! In these calls he scolds on acquaintances, who then die in suspicious accidents. Soon Helen has to fear to be the next victim.
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
6.3/10
A presentation of Tennessee Williams' three one-act plays: "Moony's Kid Don't Cry", "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches", and "This Property Is Condemned".
The Death of Richie
6.7/10
A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
Donne sbagliate
5.1/10
Silvia Soriani, widow of a merchant associated with the Camorra, is arrested by the police. The commissioner and the judge Puglisi Corelli accuse her of collaborating with the mobster Franco Maresco. In jail meet three dams, Anna, Giulia and Elvira, who have been victims of Maresco. From this moment the four women join forces to find and kill the brawler.
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
6.3/10
Thriller/Drama about LAPD detectives tracking down two serial killers who are murdering hookers.
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
6.7/10
The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.
Lies Before Kisses
5.4/10
A wealthy publisher is accused of murdering a prostitute he had once spent the night with. The accusations appear false until his own son testifies against him. Desperate to discredit her stepson, the publisher's wife tries to clear her husband's name, but is drawn deep into a tangled web.
The Family Rico
6/10
A Mafia chief is torn between his brother, who has defected from the family, and his loyalty to the organization.
