Executive Decision (1996)
Action | Adventure | Thriller
When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.
Starring: Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Joe Morton
Director: Stuart Baird
Babes (2024)
Comedy
Lifelong friends Eden and Dawn, one single and wanting a baby, the other already a mother, navigate challenges to their bond when Eden pursues pregnancy alone after a one-night stand.
Starring: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bernhard, Stephan James, Hasan Minhaj
Director: Pamela Adlon
Frank and Cindy (2015)
Comedy
G.J. Echternkamp tells the story of his relationship with his parents: his mother Cindy and his stepfather Frank, who used to be a member of OXO, a 1980s band that scored a one-hit wonder with "Whirly Girl." Cindy was the ultimate groupie who married Frank thinking life would be all glamour and award shows, but reality turned out differently.
Starring: Rene Russo, Oliver Platt, Marc Maron, Johnny Simmons, Jane Levy
Director: G.J. Echternkamp
Flatliners (1990)
Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, Kimberly Scott
Director: Joel Schumacher
Pieces of April (2003)
Comedy | Drama
A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.
Starring: Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke, Sean Hayes, Oliver Platt, Alison Pill, John Gallagher Jr.
Director: Peter Hedges
Crusoe (1988)
Drama
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and he finds himself all alone on a tropical island. With a few tools he manages to rescue from the wreck he has to learn to support himself until help arrives.
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Ade Sapara, Timothy Spall, Warren Clarke, Michael Higgins, Oliver Platt
Director: Caleb Deschanel
The Cleanse / The Master Cleanse (2016)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror
A heartbroken man attends a spiritual retreat to cleanse himself and fix his broken life. There he meets a fellow lost soul, and together they discover that "the cleanse" releases more than everyday toxins…a lot more.
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel, Kyle Gallner, Anjelica Huston, Oliver Platt
Director: Bobby Miller
The Ticket (2016)
Drama
A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming metaphorically blinded by his obsession for the superficial.
Starring: Dan Stevens, Malin Akerman, Kerry Bishé, Oliver Platt, Ekaterina Samsonov, Liza J. Bennett
Director: Ido Fluk
Don't Say a Word (2001)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediately kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Oliver Platt, Jennifer Esposito
Director: Gary Fleder
Shut In (2016)
Drama | Thriller
A heart-pounding thriller about a widowed child psychologist who lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay, Oliver Platt, David Cubitt, Clémentine Poidatz, Charlie Heaton
Director: Farren Blackburn
Benny and Joon / Benny & Joon (1993)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A quirky young man moves in with an overprotective mechanic and his spirited younger sister, and changes their lives.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt, CCH Pounder
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
One More Time / When I Live My Life Over Again (2015)
Comedy | Drama | Music
Jude (Amber Heard) is a struggling singer-songwriter who leaves to the Hamptons to visit her father Paul (Christopher Walken), an old crooner trying to get a musical comeback.
Starring: Christopher Walken, Amber Heard, Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater, Ann Magnuson, Oliver Platt
Director: Robert Edwards
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The Temp (1993)
Drama | Thriller
The Temp stars Timothy Hutton as an executive with a history of paranoia and jealousy. When his company is taken over by a large corporation, everyone scrambles and jockeys for position — but Hutton finds himself rising to the top with the assistance of his temporary secretary. As rivals and foes start turning up dead, Hutton struggles to figure out if his madness is returning, or is his curvaceous secretary taking her job a little too seriously?
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dwight Schultz, Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Faye Dunaway
Director: Tom Holland
Bessie (2015)
Biography | Drama | Music
Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees (named one of 20 filmmakers to watch by The New York Times). The film focuses on Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into "The Empress of the Blues," who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
Starring: Tika Sumpter, Michael Kenneth Williams, Queen Latifah, Bryan Greenberg, Oliver Platt
Director: Dee Rees
Tall Tale / Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (1995)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Western
A young boy draws inspiration from the tall tales of Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyon to fight against a evil land baron in the old west.
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl, Scott Glenn, Stephen Lang
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Gun Shy (2000)
Comedy | Crime | Romance
An undercover DEA agent almost gets killed, and to continue with his mission he needs to attend group therapy.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Jose Zuniga, Andrew Lauer, Richard Schiff, Paul Ben-Victor
Director: Eric Blakeney
Martian Child (2007)
Comedy | Drama | Family
A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
Starring: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt
Director: Menno Meyjes
Cut Bank (2014)
Thriller
Dwayne McLaren has been looking for a way out of his small town upbringing of CUT BANK, MT since he graduated high school several years earlier. When he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time, he jumps at a chance to pursue a better life in a bigger city with his girlfriend Cassandra. But luck doesn't exist in Cut Bank, and this perceived good fortune is quickly followed by a flood of bad karma.
Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Dern, Michael Stuhlbarg, Oliver Platt
Director: Matt Shakman
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Chef (2014)
Comedy
A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Starring: Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Emjay Anthony, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Sofía Vergara, Oliver Platt, Robert Downey Jr.
Director: Jon Favreau
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
John Grisham's bestseller A Time to Kill hits the screen with incendiary force, directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The Client). Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey portray the principals in a murder trial that brings a small Mississippi town's racial tensions to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamor and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Spacey, Brenda Fricker, Oliver Platt
Director: Joel Schumacher
