Harold Becker

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Harold Becker - what members say

The Boost review by from Port Talbot, South Wales.

A WELCOME REAPPRAISAL OF AN UNDER-RATED MOVIE! 10 March 2006
...l as Max Sherman,Lenny's mentor.Of course all this is held together by director Harold Becker,better known for Sea of Love.Although the melodrama is occasionally overcooked,... Read customer review

Domestic Disturbance on DVD (2001)
Starring: John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo
Director: Harold Becker
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John Travolta is a simple guy named Frank, a recovering alcoholic struggling to maintain the family shipbuilding business his great grandfather started. Now that his ex-wife Susan (Teri Polo) divorced him, his son Danny (Matt O'Leary) is constantly at the police station for one problem or another. ..read more »

57% from 1,901 member

Mercury Rising on DVD (1998)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes
Director: Harold Becker
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FBI agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), wrongfully disgraced after taking the fall for a botched undercover job, defends a ten-year-old autistic boy from a national security agent (Alec Baldwin) who orders the boy assassinated after he innocently cracks the purportedly uncrackable Mercury code.

64% from 6,572 members

Mercury Rising - HD (1998)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes
Director: Harold Becker
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FBI agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), wrongfully disgraced after taking the fall for a botched undercover job, defends a ten-year-old autistic boy from a national security agent (Alec Baldwin) who orders the boy assassinated after he innocently cracks the purportedly uncrackable Mercury code.

63% from 274 members
Not currently released

Mercury Rising - Blu-ray (1998)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes
Director: Harold Becker
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FBI agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), wrongfully disgraced after taking the fall for a botched undercover job, defends a ten-year-old autistic boy from a national security agent (Alec Baldwin) who orders the boy assassinated after he innocently cracks the purportedly uncrackable Mercury code.

60% from 82 members
Not available for rental

City Hall on DVD (1996)
Starring: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda
Director: Harold Becker
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In this urban thriller the accidental shooting of a six-year-old during an altercation between cops and a drug dealer shakes a New York City mayor's office to its core, as the resulting investigation unveils the seamy truths behind political power-brokering and backroom deals.

58% from 1,854 member

Malice on DVD (1993)
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman
Director: Harold Becker
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When a brilliant surgeon is accused of savage medical malpractice by his beautiful patient, it's not certain whether he's a competent physician or a malicious monster in this plot-twisting "quadruple indemnity." MALICE is a stylish and sexy thriller, with fine acting from Alec Baldwin and Nicole ..read more »

61% from 2,075 members

Sea Of Love on DVD (1989)
Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman
Director: Harold Becker
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Sea of Love is a sexy, atmospheric thriller, very much in the style of Alfred Hitchcock, with involving characters, steamy love scenes, and surprising plot twists. Frank Keller (Al Pacino), is a lonely, tired, disillusioned, police detective, who has a problem with alcohol. Frank is investigating a ..read more »

66% from 3,792 members

The Boost on DVD (1988)
Starring: James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos
Director: Harold Becker
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When Lenny Brown is recruited to go to Los Angeles and hustle real estate, he jumps at the opportunity -- especially since it will give him enough money to keep him in cocaine. But when Congress looks into changing the tax laws that got his company rich, a nervous Lenny makes off with the result: ..read more »

56% from 147 members

Vision Quest (1985)
Starring: Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling
Director: Harold Becker
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Madonna's first appearance in a major motion picture has her playing the part of a lead singer in a local band performing her hit songs Crazy For You and Gambler. The story is about high school wrestler Louden Swain (Matthew Modine) falling in love with a drifter, Carla (Linda Fiorentino).

47% from 30 members
Currently unavailable

T.A.P.S. on DVD (1981)
Starring: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Tom Cruise
Director: Harold Becker
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Upon hearing that Bunker Hill Military Academy will be demolished to make way for a housing development, the cadets barricade themselves inside. Cadet Major Moreland (Timothy Hutton) leads the group which include the young Tom Cruise and Sean Penn as cadet sergeants Shawn and Dwyer. With a full ..read more »

61% from 535 members

The Onion Field on DVD (1979)
Starring: John Savage, James Woods, Ted Danson
Director: Harold Becker
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Based on the best-selling novel by Joseph Wambaugh, which tells the true and tragic story of the kidnapping of two police officers in Los Angeles in the 1960s.

62% from 377 members

Domestic Disturbance - 3.0 stars
Mercury Rising - 3.0 stars
Mercury Rising - HD - 3.0 stars
Mercury Rising - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
City Hall - 3.0 stars

Sea Of Love - 3.5 stars
Mercury Rising - 3.0 stars
Mercury Rising - HD - 3.0 stars
The Onion Field - 3.0 stars
T.A.P.S. - 3.0 stars

Vision Quest - 2.5 stars
The Boost - 3.0 stars
Domestic Disturbance - 3.0 stars
City Hall - 3.0 stars
Mercury Rising - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

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