The best Jim Metzler’s drama movies

Jim Metzler

Jim Metzler

23/06/1951 (72 años)
Today we present the best Jim Metzler’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 Metzler’s movies.
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River's Edge

River's Edge
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 27/08/1986
  • Character: Mr. Burkewaite
A group of high school friends discover that they are in the presence of a killer. One of them, Samson, has murdered his girlfriend Jamie. He brags to his friends about killing her, and when they discover he is telling the truth, their reactions vary.

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential
8.2/10
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland
7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 18/01/2003
  • Character: Cemetery Reporter
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky.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.

One False Move

One False Move
7.1/10
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.

Amish Grace

Amish Grace
7/10
When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated by the Amish community.

Four Friends

Four Friends
7/10
A young immigrant comes to America in the 60s and is caught up in the counterculture movement which tests his bonds of friendship and love.

Tex

Tex
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 30/07/1982
  • Character: Mason McCormick
Coming-of-age story about two teenage brothers in rural Oklahoma and their struggle to grow up on their own, after their mother dies and their father leaves them.

Witness Protection

Witness Protection
6.2/10
Would you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for your safety? This is the question facing career criminal Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore); on the outs with the mob and facing prosecution for a number of serious crimes, Batton is offered a deal by the FBI in which he will be given immunity in exchange for testifying against his former partners. However, Batton will have to join the Federal Witness Protection Program, which means that he, his wife, and his children will never again see their friends and family.

The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Release: 14/12/1986
  • Character: Stuart Jameson
Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.

Old Gringo

Old Gringo
5.8/10
When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish. Written by E.W. DesMarais

Gypsy Eyes

Gypsy Eyes
4.5/10
A security officer tracks down the Gypsy girl who can identify an American diplomat's killer.

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl
6.9/10
Molly is an angel sent to earth as a little match girl: her mission, to save the fragmented Dutton family.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
6.9/10
A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case.

Do You Remember Love

Do You Remember Love
7.3/10
Barbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to experience the effects of Alzheimer's. The film documents her decline and the emotional turmoil it causes for her. It also shows how the changes impact her husband, George, and their children. The film also looks at the process by which families can be educated and supported to deal with the impact of the disease, as well as what is done for those afflicted.

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
5.2/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 01/06/1997
  • Character: Richard "Rick" Stone
In this homage to film noir, a wheelchair bound (Jim Metzler) paraplegic fantasizes about the new blonde (Andrea Thompson), who moves into the house across from him..

Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon

Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon
6.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/11/1996
  • Character: Mike Collins
Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly as possible, though they knew that pushing too hard could lead to the ultimate disaster. This film recreates the tensions that were felt not only by the three astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, but also by their families and by the teams of technicians training to deal with anything that could go wrong.

Warm Texas Rain

Warm Texas Rain
4.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 06/04/2000
  • Character: Alex
A married ex-Marine gets seduced by the same mysterious woman because of whom he ended up in prison some years ago. Is she the true love of his life, or the biggest mistake he's ever made?

The Big Brass Ring

The Big Brass Ring
5.3/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 20/04/1999
  • Character: Pacxy Barragan
Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.

Bad City Blues

Bad City Blues
4.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 16/02/1999
  • Character: Luther Logan
In the aftermath of a violent robbery, a New Orleans doctor, Eugene Grimes, wakes to find a wounded woman and $2 million in cash on his doorstep. In pursuit of the thieves, police captain Clarence Jefferson discovers that Grimes is the key not only to the money but to a dark web of intrigue and vengeance stretching back to a bloody civil war in El Salvador a decade before.

The Doe Boy

The Doe Boy
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 25/01/2001
  • Character: Dr. Moore
A Cherokee boy is a haemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity.

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