The Stepfather (1987)
Horror | Thriller
After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.
Starring: Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer, Stephen Shellen, Blu Mankuma
Director: Joseph Ruben
The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)
Drama | War
The Ottoman Lieutenant is a love story between an idealistic American nurse and a Turkish officer in World War I.
Starring: Michiel Huisman, Hera Hilmar, Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Haluk Bilginer, Affif Ben Badra
Director: Joseph Ruben
Penthouse North (2013)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A reclusive photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life.
Starring: Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Barry Sloane, Kaniehtiio Horn, Andrew W. Walker, Phillip Jarrett
Director: Joseph Ruben
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Laura is a young woman who thinks she's found the man of her dreams in Martin. But after they are married, Laura discovers the "real" Martin: compulsive, controlling and dangerously violent. She escapes by faking her own death and relocating to a small Midwestern town. But even with a new identity, Laura lives in fear, stalked by the memory of Martin's brutality…a memory that comes to life with a vengeance when he discovers that she is still alive!
Starring: Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson, Kyle Secor, Claudette Nevins, Nancy Fish
Director: Joseph Ruben
Dreamscape (1984)
Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
In this sci-fi thriller, Alex Garner, a young, extremely gifted psychic, is taught by a doctor to actually enter other peoples' dreams, and even participate in them. Another psychic is being groomed to enter the troubled dreams of the President of the United States, with intentions not quite so benevolent.
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Eddie Albert, David Patrick Kelly
Director: Joseph Ruben
The Forgotten (2004)
Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A grieving mother, Telly Paretta, is struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist and her husband tell her that she has created eight years of memories of a son she never had. But when she meets the father of one of her son's friend who is having the same experience, Telly embarks on a mission to prove her son's existence and her sanity.
Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Christopher Kovaleski, Anthony Edwards, Jessica Hecht
Director: Joseph Ruben
Return to Paradise (1998)
Drama | Romance | Thriller
Three friends share an exciting vacation in Malaysia, full of fun, drinks, women and hash. When the vacation is over, each have dreams of continuing their lives, and they all go their separate ways. One of them (Phoenix) remains on the tropical paradise to fulfill a dream of working with apes for research. Two years later, a lawyer (Heche) comes to New York and hunts down the other two friends to give some sad news. A few days after they left the island, police raided their camp and found amazingly large quantities of hash left about. Phoenix was still residing there, so he had to take the blame. He is set to be put to death in 8 days, and the only way the charges can be decreased is if the two friends come back to paradise and take their share of the responsibilty. If they do, they both will spend three years in prison. If only one does, he will spend six years behind bars…
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad, Vera Farmiga, Nick Sandow, Jada Pinkett Smit
Director: Joseph Ruben
True Believer (1989)
Crime | Drama
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mom, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he did not commit.
Starring: James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Colin, Yuji Okumoto, Kurtwood Smith, Tom Bower
Director: Joseph Ruben
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The Good Son (1993)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
Following his mother's death, Mark is sent to Maine to visit his aunt and uncle while his father goes on a business trip to Tokyo. Mark meets his cousin, Henry, and the two quickly form a friendship. However, Henry begins to show signs of psychotic behavior that worry Mark.
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, Daniel Hugh Kelly
Director: Joseph Ruben
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