Gail Strickland’s Typical Vibe
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Gail Strickland has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s.
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
Romance · Drama

Comrades, Almost a Love Story
1996
Drama · Romance

A Walk on the Moon
1999
Drama · Romance

Poetic Justice
1993
Drama · Romance

White Palace
1990
Drama · Romance

Central Station
1998
Drama

Secrets & Lies
1996
Drama

Leap of Faith
1992
Comedy · Drama

Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.
Dir. Robert Mulligan · With Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.
Dir. Martin Ritt · With Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg · With Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino