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Richard Price has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Dir. Richard Price, Steven Zaillian · With Riz Ahmed, John Turturro, Bill Camp
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Dir. Ron Howard · With Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise

Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.
Dir. Richard Price · With Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.
Dir. Spike Lee · With Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
Dir. Harold Becker · With Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.
Dir. Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen · With Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Patrick O'Neal

Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.
Dir. John McNaughton · With Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Dir. John Singleton · With Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
Dir. Daniel Espinosa · With Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace
Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened. The job is for Little Junior Brown, a violent and powerful villain. When things go wrong, Jimmy is left to do the time, and his whole life is turned upside-down, but if that wasn't enough, the cops won't leave Jimmy alone when he gets out... They want Little Junior Brown.
Dir. Barbet Schroeder · With David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson
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