T. P. McKenna’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
T. P. McKenna has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Straw Dogs.
Recurring themes

The Cotton Club
1984
Crime · Drama

Enter the Ninja
1981
Action · Crime

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989
Crime · Drama

Eyewitness
1981
Thriller · Crime

Lola
1981
Drama

The Key
1983
Drama · Romance

Loulou
1980
Drama · Romance

So Long, Stooge
1983
Drama · Crime

David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.
Dir. Sam Peckinpah · With Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.
Dir. Miloš Forman · With Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly
A Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission.
Dir. Joseph Zito · With Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White

Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.
Dir. Derek Marlowe, David Wickes · With Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins