Directed by Alan J. Pakula Presumed Innocent is a sultry, falsely-accused thriller with a whole bunch of attractive ugly people. It's the story of a prosecutor, Rusty (Harrison Ford), asked to investigate the brutal murder of a colleague, Carolyn (Greta Scacchi). It's not until later that we learn more about Rusty's relationship with Carolyn, when … Continue reading Presumed Innocent (1990)
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Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Directed by Ivan Reitman Six Days, Seven Nights is essentially Frank Capra's Cast Away, combining the trapped on an island plot with the romantic comedy of It Happened One Night. Like with that movie the two romantic leads must first hate each other in order to establish that fine line which then gives way to love. The … Continue reading Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Patriot Games (1992)
Directed by Philip Noyce It's easy to get Patriot Games mixed up with any other number of Harrison Ford action movies, whether it's Witness, The Fugitive, Air Force One, Frantic, Presumed Innocent, Clear and Present Danger, etc. In these movies he plays a gruff, over the hill agent of some kind who finds himself involved in a dangerous plot out … Continue reading Patriot Games (1992)
Witness (1985)
Directed by Peter Weir Witness is a romance-thriller that prioritizes the romance. When an Amish boy visiting Philadelphia witnesses a murder, police officer John Book (Harrison Ford) must keep the boy around to ID the killer. Soon they discover that the killer is another cop, McFee (Danny Glover), and Book accompanies the boy and his … Continue reading Witness (1985)