The best J.A. Preston’s movies

J.A. Preston

J.A. Preston

13/11/1932 (91 años)
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Contact

Contact
7.5/10
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men
7.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 11/12/1992
  • Character: Judge Randolph
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

Body Heat

Body Heat
7.4/10
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
6.4/10
An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President.

Silver Streak

Silver Streak
6.9/10
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin
6.6/10
An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death.

Real Life

Real Life
7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 02/03/1979
  • Character: Dr. Ted Cleary
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

Captain Ron

Captain Ron
5.8/10
When mild-mannered Martin Harvey finds out that he has inherited a vintage yacht, he decides to take his family on a Caribbean vacation to retrieve the vessel. Upon arriving on a small island and realizing that the ship is in rough shape, Martin and his family end up with more than they bargained for as the roguish Captain Ron signs on to sail the boat to Miami. It doesn't take long before Ron's anything-goes antics get the Harveys into plenty of trouble.

Two-Minute Warning

Two-Minute Warning
6.2/10
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.

The George McKenna Story

The George McKenna Story
6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 12/01/1988
  • Character: Mr. McKenna
Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore educational values.

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door
7.1/10
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

Steel Justice

Steel Justice
3.4/10
David Nash has lost his son and his will to live. But the boy appears in his dreams, as well as his Robosaurus toy ! A mythical figure will help Nash to turn the Robosaurus into a real creature in order to avenge his son's death.

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
5.2/10
Former Marshal Will Kane returns to Hadleyville a year after he resigned and finds the town in the grip of a tyrannical marshal who abuses his power.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
6.9/10
A former associate of Perry Mason returns to handle the defense of a world-class chess player accused of murdering a prominent TV personality.

Harvest of Fire

Harvest of Fire
6.5/10
In a small Amish community, three barns are burnt down almost simultaneously. FBI agent Sally Russwell is sent in to investigate this possible hate crime. What she finds however is a community that little trust for outsiders or "The English" as they call them. However, in her investigations, Agent Russell makes friends with one entrepreneurial widow, Annie Beiler who has her own curiosity about this stranger. Together, Annie introduces Russell in-depth to this close knit community bearing many appealing attributes. However, as Sally's investigations continue, she discovers secrets that reveal uncomfortable truths about the religious community that are linked to the arson attacks.

Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door

Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
7.6/10
A documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).

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