Witness To A Murder
"witness to a murder" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Hurricane
Synopsis:
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
David Paymer,
Clancy Brown
#2
The Great Silence
Synopsis:
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.
Starring:
Klaus Kinski,
Luigi Pistilli,
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Plot:
spaghetti western,
snow,
small town,
nudity,
interracial sex,
revisionist western,
italo western,
mute,
winter,
bar shootout
...
#3
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Synopsis:
A reporter and a blind, retired journalist try to solve a series of murders. The crimes are connected to experiments by a pharmaceutical company in secret research. The two end up becoming targets of the killer.
Starring:
Horst Frank,
Karl Malden,
James Franciscus
#4
The Bodyguard
Synopsis:
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bodyguard and the self-indulgent diva totally clash. But before long, all that tension sparks fireworks of another sort, and the love-averse tough guy is torn between duty and romance.
Starring:
Tomas Arana,
Kevin Costner,
Ralph Waite
#5
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Synopsis:
An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and conducts his own investigation despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.
Starring:
Tony Musante,
Enrico Maria Salerno,
Suzy Kendall
#6
Some Like It Hot
Synopsis:
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Starring:
Nehemiah Persoff,
Marilyn Monroe,
Pat O’Brien
Plot:
sex comedy,
comedy of errors,
disguise,
all girl band,
cross dressing,
friendship,
gang,
buddy comedy,
buddy movie,
musician
...
#7
Sisters
Synopsis:
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Dan…
Starring:
Olympia Dukakis,
Jennifer Salt,
Margot Kidder
Plot:
murder,
police,
neighbor,
twin,
birthday,
restaurant,
bakery,
asylum,
murder victim,
city
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#8
Sister Act
Synopsis:
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
Starring:
Whoopi Goldberg,
Kathy Najimy,
Maggie Smith
#9
Shaft
Synopsis:
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Christian Bale,
Vanessa Williams
#10
Road to Perdition
Synopsis:
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
Starring:
Tom Hanks,
Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Stanley Tucci
#11
Ringu
Synopsis:
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
Starring:
Hiroyuki Sanada,
Nanako Matsushima,
Miki Nakatani
#12
Men in Black II
Synopsis:
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay –…
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones,
Will Smith,
David Cross
#13
Kindergarten Cop
Synopsis:
Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.
Starring:
Cathy Moriarty,
Linda Hunt,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
#14
House of Wax
Synopsis:
A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who demands that the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
Starring:
Vincent Price,
Charles Bronson,
Frank Lovejoy
#15
Halloween II
Synopsis:
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his …
Starring:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Donald Pleasence,
Charles Cyphers
#16
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Synopsis:
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone …
Starring:
Jean-Pierre Marielle,
Michael Brandon,
Mimsy Farmer
#17
Deep Red
Synopsis:
A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.
Starring:
Daria Nicolodi,
Macha Méril,
David Hemmings
#18
Blow-Up
Synopsis:
A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.
Starring:
Vanessa Redgrave,
Sarah Miles,
David Hemmings
#19
Blood and Black Lace
Synopsis:
Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.
Starring:
Cameron Mitchell,
Eva Bartok,
Thomas Reiner
#20
Black Sabbath
Synopsis:
Three short tales of supernatural horror. In “The Telephone,” a woman is plagued by threatening phone calls. In "The Wurdalak,” a family is preyed upon by vampiric monsters. In “The Drop of Water,” a deceased medium wreaks havoc on the living.
Starring:
Mark Damon,
Lidia Alfonsi,
Boris Karloff
Plot:
lesbian subtext,
vampire,
ring,
cigarette smoking,
killing a dog,
nurse,
murder,
dog,
strangulation,
stalker
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