Jackie Brown (1997)

Starring:

• Pam Grier
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Robert Forster
• Bridget Fonda
• Michael Keaton
• Robert De Niro
• Michael Bowen
• Chris Tucker
• LisaGay Hamilton
• Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
• Hattie Winston
• Sid Haig

Storyline

When flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and detective Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) want her help to bring down Robbie. Facing jail time for her silence or death for her cooperation, Brown decides instead to double-cross both parties and make off with the smuggled money. Meanwhile, she enlists the help of bondsman Max Cherry (Robert Forster), a man who loves her.

The Cotton Club (1984)

Starring:

• Gregory Hines
• Richard Gere
• Lonette McKee
• Diane Lane
• Bob Hoskins
• James Remar
• Nicolas Cage
• Maurice Hines
• Allen Garfield
• Fred Gwynne
• Gwen Verdon
• Laurence Fishburne

Storyline
The lives of various characters intersect at Harlem's renowned Cotton Club. Handsome horn player Dix Dwyer (Richard Gere) falls for Vera Cicero (Diane Lane), the stunning girlfriend of famous gangster Dutch Schultz (James Remar). Meanwhile, Dix's brother, Vincent (Nicolas Cage), falls in with Schultz's crew, while Owney Madden (Bob Hoskins), the jazz venue's proprietor, has his own mob ties. Although Dix goes on to become a Hollywood actor, his life doesn't get any less complicated or dangerous.