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Peter Hyams
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review by from cheshire
A valiant attempt at an impossible task. 6 January 2004
review by technobabble from Worcestershire, England
Sub-standard 15 November 2007
Peter Hyams - filmography
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, Michael Douglas
Director: Peter Hyams
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In this remake of Fritz Lang's classic noir thriller, Michael Douglas stars as high-profile district attorney Mark Hunter, who in the wake of his professional success has set his sights on the position of governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious young reporter CJ Nicholas (Jesse ..read more »
 
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from 846 members
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A Sound of Thunder
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack
Director: Peter Hyams
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In A SOUND OF THUNDER, based on a short story by Ray Bradbury, director Peter Hyams (END OF DAYS, TIMECOP) creates a world where time travel is possible and life as we know it is threatened. In the year 2055, Charles Hatton's (Ben Kingsley) company, Time Safari, will take anyone with a big enough ..read more »
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from 3,124 members
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The Musketeer
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Tim Roth
Director: Peter Hyams
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In 17th century Paris, a dashing swordsman named D'Artagnan finds himself at odds with the powerful forces taking over France. As he sets out to avenge the murder of his parents, he finds his country cleaved by chaos and civil unrest. D'Artagnan's heart softens only for Francesca, a fiery peasant ..read more »
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from 643 members
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End of Days
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak
Director: Peter Hyams
Certificate: 
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END OF DAYS is the blood-soaked story of a 20-year-old girl (Robin Tunney) who has nightmares about a mysterious man. Security guard Jericho (Arnold Schwarzenegger) finds himself caught up in the situation when he discovers that Satan (Gabriel Byrne) is roaming the streets of New York City, trying ..read more »
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from 10,036 members
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The Relic
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt
Director: Peter Hyams
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Plucky evolutionary biologist Dr. Margo Green (Penelope Ann Miller) joins forces with tough Chicago cop Lt. Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore) to unravel the mystery behind the horribly mangled corpses that keep popping up around her museum during an opening night gala. When they investigate further ..read more »
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from 2,730 members
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Sudden Death
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond Barry
Director: Peter Hyams
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A group of terrorists led by a villainous madman (Powers Boothe) takes over a sports arena during the sold-out Stanley Cup finals, holding the Vice President of the United States hostage and threatening to blow up the stadium if they don't receive $1 billion by the end of the game. A fireman (Jean-..read more »
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from 2,657 members
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Timecop - Blu-ray
(1994)
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver, Mia Sara
Director: Peter Hyams
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In the year 2004 a corrupt politician is secretly using a time travel device to manipulate history and financial markets. When cop Max Walker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) catches on to the scheme, he travels back in time to stop the Senator and undo his wife's murder. Produced by Sam Raimi and based on ..read more »
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from 344 members
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Timecop
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver, Mia Sara
Director: Peter Hyams
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Based on a comic book story, this futuristic film follows the time-travel exploits of policeman Max Walker (Claude Van Damme). In 1994, Walker's wife Melissa (Mia Sara) is about to tell him that she is expecting their first child when they are attacked by a group of criminals. Walker is shot and ..read more »
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from 7,090 members
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Stay Tuned
(1992)
Starring: John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones
Director: Peter Hyams
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Couch potatoe Roy Knable buys a satellite and TV from a mysterious door to door salesman named Spike, who promises that the TV will offer "the ultimate getaway". But after Roy and his wife argue about this recent purchase they are suddenly sucked into the TV, and must find a way to escape this ..read more »
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from 32 members
Currently unavailable
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Narrow Margin
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking
Director: Peter Hyams
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A woman on a blind date (Anne Archer) has her life thrown into confusion and danger when her escort is slain by mob thugs. As the key witness to the murder, she becomes the responsibility of Robert Caulfield (Gene Hackman), a Los Angeles D.A., who travels to remote Canadian cabin to protect her so ..read more »
66%
from 623 members
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The Presidio
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan
Director: Peter Hyams
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The investigation of a murder on the base of a 1,400-acre military compound in San Francisco reunites the base commander and one of his former officers, now a cop, who have no great love for each other. The situation escalates as the cop falls for the commander's daughter.
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from 969 members
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Running Scared
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Billy Crystal
Director: Peter Hyams
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After toiling through years of freezing winters, two undercover cops plan to leave Chicago and retire to a lush tropical island--if they can only make it through their last month of service. But Ray (Gregory Hines) and Danny (Billy Crystal) may have trouble reaching their paradise. A ruthless ..read more »
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from 668 members
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2010 : The Year We Make Contact
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban
Director: Peter Hyams
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A team of American and Soviet astronauts travel in search of the lost ship "Discovery" as Cold War strife boils over back on Earth. A breathtaking if far less allegorical sequel to the sci-fi classic 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY. Academy Award Nominations: 5.
63%
from 6,985 members
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The Star Chamber
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto
Director: Peter Hyams
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A judge frustrated by the lenient legal system joins a secret group of judges who have set up their own court which operates outside the scope of the law. When verdicts are reached on two men who are later discovered to be innocent, serious ethical questions arise in this taut and interesting thriller.
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from 272 members
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Outland
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen
Director: Peter Hyams
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For Marshal O'Neil (Sean Connery), the Jupiter moon Io is just another dingy mining town on the final frontier. When his wife leaves him and takes their son with them, it merely confirms that though he's travelled millions of miles, his life is going nowhere. Then he notices that miners are dying ..read more »
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from 3,133 members
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Capricorn One - Blu-ray
(1976)
Starring: Karen Black, David Doyle, Hal Holbrook
Director: Peter Hyams
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The government attempts to fake a mission to Mars, but when the astronauts learn that part of the scenario includes a 'tragic accident' on the way home, they attempt an escape. A forerunner of the non-stop action suspense movie with terrific aerial stunts and an all-star cast.
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from 703 members
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Capricorn One
(1976)
Starring: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro
Director: Peter Hyams
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The government attempts to fake a mission to Mars, but when the astronauts learn that part of the scenario includes a 'tragic accident' on the way home, they attempt an escape. A forerunner of the non-stop action suspense movie with terrific aerial stunts and an all-star cast.
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from 1,615 member
Currently unavailable
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Hanover Street
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer
Director: Peter Hyams
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Written and directed by Peter Hyams (THE HUNTER, END OF DAYS), HANOVER STREET stars Harrison Ford as David, a WWII American bomber pilot who meets and falls in love with a beautiful nurse during an air raid in London. She never tells him that she is married. David is then shot down behind enemy ..read more »
58%
from 531 members
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Peeper
(1975)
Starring: Michael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty Winn
Director: Peter Hyams
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Back in '47, a gun was a roscoe, a private-eye was a Peeper, and murder was okay as long as nobody got hurt. In fact, anything was okay with this Peeper on the case because he wouldn't know who-done-it even if he done it himself.
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from 1 member
Currently unavailable
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