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Jonathan Kaplan has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s.
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Jennifer Eight
1992
Crime · Drama

Red Corner
1997
Crime · Drama

The Devil's Own
1997
Crime · Thriller

Cop Land
1997
Crime · Drama

Kiss of Death
1995
Crime · Thriller

State of Grace
1990
Drama · Crime

Internal Affairs
1990
Crime · Drama

Murder in the First
1995
Crime · Drama
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson

A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon

Happily married Michael and Karen Carr call the police after Karen is held at knife point during a failed robbery attempt in their home. Before long, one of the responding officers, Officer Pete Davis, helps arrange the installation of a new security system, taking extra interest in the couple's case. As a result, the grateful Carrs invite him to stay for dinner and they strike up an unexpected friendship. However, as the lonely policeman develops an intense fixation on Karen, his take on friendship develops into a dangerous obsession soon becoming the Carrs' worst nightmare.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler
Four former harlots try to leave the wild west (Colorado, to be exact) and head north to make a better life for themselves. Unfortunately someone from Cody's past won't let it happen that easily.
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan · With Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell