The best Jim Haynie’s drama movies

Jim Haynie

Jim Haynie

06/02/1940- 03/04/2021
Today we present the best Jim Haynie’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Jim Haynie’s movies.
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Escape From Alcatraz

Escape From Alcatraz
7.6/10
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.
6.9/10
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.

The Bridges of Madison County

The Bridges of Madison County
7.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 28/05/1995
  • Character: Richard Johnson
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

Bulworth

Bulworth
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 15/05/1998
  • Character: Bill Stone
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff
7.8/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 20/10/1983
  • Character: Air Force Major
A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper.

Time After Time

Time After Time
7.1/10
The Wildest Chase Of The Century! London 1893 is home to a killer with a macabre nickname... and also to a visionary genius who would write The Time Machine. But what if H.G. Wells' invention wasn't fiction? And what if Jack the Ripper escaped capture fleeing his own time to take refuge in ours - with Wells himself in pursuit?

The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland
7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 18/01/2003
  • Character: Ben
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.

Star

Star
5.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 20/09/1993
  • Character: Tad Wyatt
When Crystal Wyatt was 16 her father passed away. From that time her life would never be the same. Crystal is banished from the family ranch, and starts a new life as a singer in a San Francisco nightclub.

The Last Time I Committed Suicide

The Last Time I Committed Suicide
5.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 20/06/1997
  • Character: Jerry
Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life with kids and a white picket fence. When his girlfried, Joan, tries to kill herself he gets scared and runs away. But when Joan reappears will he take the chance at that happiness, or will he turn his back on it?

The Image

The Image
5.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 27/01/1990
  • Character: David Hartzfield
When career-focused journalist's investigation indirectly causes a suicide, he questions his own methods and life in general.

Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel
5.4/10
A preacher becomes a bounty hunter after a group of refugees seeking shelter in his church is murdered by a gang of ruthless outlaws.

Men Don't Leave

Men Don't Leave
6.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 02/02/1990
  • Character: Mr. Buckley
After her husband John dies unexpectedly, Beth Macauley is unprepared for life without him. She is unemployed with no job skills and $60,000 in debt from on-going renovations to their house located in suburban Bingham. She doesn't know what to do but sell what material possessions she has, such as the family pick-up truck and the house, and move into an apartment in the city, namely Baltimore. Beth just wants to survive by finding a job she doesn't dislike, and keep her family together while trying to maintain her sanity and sense of self-worth

Staying Together

Staying Together
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 01/01/1989
  • Character: Jake McDermott
After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for years, the charismatic McDermott boys - hot-tempered Brian (Quill), lovelorn Kit (Mulroney) and jokester Duncan (Astin) - find themselves at odds with their parents and each other.

Hell Hath No Fury

Hell Hath No Fury
5.8/10
A woman is simultaneously framed for the murder of her husband and terrorized by the deranged woman who actually killed him.

Country

Country
6.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 29/09/1984
  • Character: Arlon Brewer
Gilbert Ivy and his wife Jewell are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gilbert has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but his wife decides to fight for her family.

Deadly Drifter

Deadly Drifter
3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/01/1982
  • Character: Carl / Tommy / Optometrist
A self-styled "urban guerrilla" in Greenwich Village is sent on various assignments across the country by a mysterious "commander."

Armed and Innocent

Armed and Innocent
5.7/10
Based on a true story, an eleven year old boy left home alone, kills two intruders in self defense. He and his family then try to cope with the boy's anguish and the dead intruders' friends who want revenge.

Betrayed by Love

Betrayed by Love
5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 17/01/1994
  • Character: Byron Estes
An FBI agent and his pretty informant become lovers, which leads to tragedy.

Hard Traveling

Hard Traveling
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 20/01/1986
  • Character: Lt. Fisher
Set during the Depression, Dan Bessie's film (based on a novel by his father Alvah) stars Ellen Geer as a widow who begins a romance with an uneducated janitor (J.E. Freeman) who is later accused of murder.

On the Edge

On the Edge
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 02/05/1986
  • Character: Owen Riley
In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race.

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