David Clennon’s Typical Vibe
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David Clennon has 14 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2010s. 2 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Thing.
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With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Dir. David Fincher · With Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
Dir. Hal Ashby · With Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
Dir. Costa-Gavras · With Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron

A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
Dir. James Bridges · With Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman

John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.
Dir. Paul Schrader · With Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.
Dir. Costa-Gavras · With Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.
Dir. Ulu Grosbard · With Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
Dir. Roger Spottiswoode · With Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau

Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.
Dir. Bob Fosse · With Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson

District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.
Dir. Ivan Reitman · With Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah

Working-class father John Crowley is finally on the fast track to corporate success when his two young children are diagnosed with Pompe disease—a condition that prevents the body from breaking down sugar. With the support of his wife, John ditches his career and teams with unconventional specialist, Dr. Robert Stonehill to found a bio-tech company and develop a cure in time to save the lives of his children. As Dr. Stonehill works tirelessly to prove the theories that made him the black sheep of the medical community, a powerful bond is forged between the two unlikely allies.
Dir. Tom Vaughan · With Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell
The escaped mental patient and delinquent John W. Burns Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
Dir. Michael Ritchie · With Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin
Scott (Jon Foster) is a filmmaker in need of inspiration. He and his girlfriend Penny (Sarah Jones) move into a desolate house hoping to make a breakthrough. Then they discover their neighbor, the elusive Mr. Jones. Famous for his haunting sculptures, Mr. Jones has remained a mystery to the world. Scott and Penny, convinced that they have found the perfect film subject, sneak into his workshop and realize that their curiosity may have chilling consequences. Who is Mr. Jones?
Dir. Karl Mueller · With Jon Foster, Rachel O'Meara, Mark Steger
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