CBS Movies (1988-1989)
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- DirectorRobert DayStarsJohn DenverMeg WittnerDavid RenanA retired F.B.I. Agent (played by country music star John Denver) becomes a bush pilot in Alaska. There, he investigates his friends murder, and drug smuggling. He also plays guitar and sings for his friends from time to time.
- DirectorMike FarrellStarsJamie FarrFred SavageShelley FabaresA small-time down-on-his-luck private eye tries to win back his estranged wife and their disabled young son.
- DirectorDavid DruryStarsScott GlennRobert LoggiaWilliam AthertonA spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.
- DirectorJerrold FreedmanStarsPatrick DuffyCharles DurningMichael O'KeefeDrama based on the true story of a police detective's relentless investigation into an insurance fraud involving a woman's murder. He's soon convinced he's hot on the trail of those responsible - a doctor and a minister - but his attempts to prove his suspicions look set to be foiled.
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsLee RemickScott WilsonRichard MarcusIn Meredith, California (a very small town) there was no doctor (only once a week on Wednesdays would a doctor fly in) , so Jesse Maloney (a "Practical Nurse") would take his place for the rest of the week. She would deliver the babies, set the bones and saved the lives of Meredith for nearly a decade. Then one day (in this "true story"), someone called the authorities and she gets arrested for practicing medicine without a license. With the strength of her convictions and overwhelming odds , she decides to fight her case in court, and has the support of the entire town.
- DirectorStephen GyllenhaalStarsAnne ArcherSam NeillFrances Lee McCainYoung wife is told she has inoperable cancer. Her husband is in denial, her family devastated, but she refuses to give up and desperately searches for alternative means of healing. Based on true events.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsBen MastersMorgan FairchildDiane SalingerThe film follows a laid-back private investigator Kyd Thomas who gets thrust into Hollywood's world of crime after he meets Laura Cassidy. Laura is a cocaine addict who Kyd saves from being beaten and raped.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsVictor GarberSaul RubinekMichael DolanFueled by the intense poverty of his youth, Walter Valentino Liberace is determined to become the world's greatest entertainer. Explore the rises and falls, the libel and palimony suits, as this intensely driven man struggles for personal happiness as well as the desire for the title of "Mr. Showmanship."
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsDonna MillsAndrew ClarkeJohn MeillonA girl from Beverly Hills tries to find her fathers opal mine in the Australian outback.
- DirectorGilbert CatesStarsPatty DukeJoe RegalbutoJo HendersonWhile tending a seriously ill cancer patient, the nurse administered a generous dose of morphine. The patient died, which is why the woman is now on trial for murder.
- StarsMichael CaineArmand AssanteRay McAnallyA Scotland Yard police inspector, battling the booze, investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.
- DirectorRichard MichaelsStarsRobert WagnerLesley-Anne DownMaggie HendersonA British movie star falls for an American diplomat. Unfortunately, he is still married...or so she believes. It turns out that his claims of marriage are just a way of ensuring his bachelorhood.
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsValerie BertinelliTed WassJames StephensA made-for-TV movie in which Valerie Bertinelli portrays Florence Pancho Barnes, a bored socialite who decides to learn to fly.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsJulie ChristieHugo WeavingJohn PolsonOn 9th of November 1983 two Australians, Kevin Barlow and Geoff Chambers were arrested at Penang Airport in Malaysia carrying 179 grams of heroin, a crime which in Malaysia carries a mandatory sentence of death. Dadah Is Death (A Long Way From Home) is the true story of Barbara Barlow's desperate attempt to save her son from the hangman's rope - a courageous effort that involved impassioned pleas to President Reagan, The British Prime Minister, and even the Pope. By July 1986 this international struggle had seemed to reach a hopeless conclusion and all that was left was a mother's love for her son.
- DirectorMike RobeStarsLinda HamiltonPiper LaurieJoshua HarrisA young couple faces the realities of life with their child who is diagnosed with AIDS.
- DirectorMichael TuchnerStarsRichard CrennaKate CapshawCliff GormanA skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute who has been killed in exactly the same fashion as a young nightclub singer in Saigon during the Vietnam War. At the same time, the detective attempts to ferret out corruption in the police ranks.
- DirectorBurt KennedyStarsWillie NelsonDelta BurkeJack ElamIn 1895, outlaws Cross and Boone are forced to take Mexican authorities to their loot. They travel there on a train full of dynamite with a group of prostitutes. Mexican rebels, Indians, and Wells Fargo Agents are all after them.
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsHoward HessemanBrooke ShieldsDarren McGavinTwo New York police detectives (Howard Hesseman, Ed Marinaro) recruit a gallery worker (Brooke Shields) to help them head off a jewel heist.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsHarry AndersonEd Begley Jr.Wendy CrewsonIn this spoof of spy films, Alan, a U.N. translator, and his kindergarten teacher wife, Beverly, get roped into helping foil a presidential assassination plot by an unlikely G-man-who just so happens to look like Alan's old college buddy, Freddie. But before "Freddie" can finger the real hired-gun-a cold-hearted killer with a penchant for using kitchen tools to do the deed-he, Alan, and Beverly must first rule out some strange and unusual suspects!
- DirectorJack GoldStarsAnthony HopkinsKristin Scott ThomasDerek JacobiBased on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who, while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material possessions to another prisoner in exchange for his life when condemned to the firing squad. At the end of the war, Chavel, posing as one of the other prisoners, returns to his house, which is now occupied by Therese (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas), the sister of the prisoner, to whom he traded his possessions, and who bitterly awaits the return of the man who had indirectly caused the death of her brother. His real identity unknown to Therese, Chavel is invited to stay as a caretaker, and to identify Chavel should he return to the house. The relationship between Chavel and Therese develops until one night, someone calling himself Chavel (Sir Derek Jacobi) turns up at their doorstep.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsCindy WilliamsMarkie PostJohn RitterCatherine's world goes to pieces when she learns from the police that her husband Donald got killed - shot in the apartment of a prostitute! To her he was a model husband, determined to make them wealthy by investment banking. Catherine visits the call girl Marla and they befriend each other. But soon they're both threatened by filthy guys who are on the search for something that Donald stole from them.
- DirectorRobert ConradStarsRobert ConradJennifer O'NeillShane ConradA married middle age man with two children who are in college, who also didn't finish college decides to go and enroll at his kids' college. He also decides to try out for football, and makes the team. He becomes a phenom. But all of this causes friction between him and his son, and also trouble between him and his wife, who wants him to quit the team. But he chooses to stay with it.
- DirectorPeter BaldwinStarsFlorence HendersonRobert ReedAnn B. DavisThe entire Brady family manages to overcome personal obstacles to spend a happy holiday together.
- DirectorRoy Campanella IIStarsPam DawberMichael NouriBess MeyerA real-life story about a high school teacher and football coach who is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease but refuses to give in.
- DirectorJoseph SargentRichard CarpenterStarsCynthia GibbMitchell AndersonPeter Michael GoetzStory of the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Karen Carpenter, who became a famous singer before battling anorexia and bulimia.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsRicky SchroderGeorge DzundzaMatt ClarkA police deputy in a small town grows more and more disgusted with the rampant corruption and brutality practiced by the sheriff and his fellow officers.
- DirectorAlan GrintStarsRue McClanahanTony RandallEdward WoodwardAn American woman is getting involved in a diamond theft in South Africa.
- DirectorJerrold FreedmanStarsRobert UrichChynna PhillipsMitchell AndersonScotty Malloy is a former NFL football player who travels around the world without a care. He decides to come back to Minneapolis to settle down and start a life for himself. He pays a visit to his ex-wife, and his son, Bo. Bo is in a very nice relationship with Jessica, a girl across the river he lives on. Jessica takes a liking to Scotty, and they begin a relationship behind Bo's back. This adds to the list of Scotty's irresponsibilities. Problems ensue, and it keeps Scotty from making his "comeback" in life.
- DirectorDick LowryStarsPeter CoyoteDermot MulroneyTess HarperIn 1962 in Montgomery, Alabama, State Attorney Richard Flowers is one of few willing to fight racial injustices even if it costs him his family's peace.
- DirectorMichael TuchnerStarsChristian SlaterTammy LaurenBrian BloomThe story of murder among a trio of teenagers after a boy breaks up with a girl and she runs into the arms of his vulnerable best friend.
- DirectorJohn HoughStarsEmma SammsOliver ReedClaire BloomSwashbuckling tale of romance, betrayal, jealousy, banditry, murder, and court intrigue set in the 1660s, during the Restoration to the English throne of King Charles II.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsGeneviève BujoldTim DalyAlberta WatsonGuy Pehrsson is summoned by his grandfather to return to the farming community of his childhood. He arrives from the City to find that his mother has finally left his alcoholic and abusive father and now lives among the Indians, Guy's childhood friends and neighbours. He also discovers friction between the white farmers and the local Indians, now faced with the choice of selling or retaining their land. A choice made harder by poverty. Guy's boyhood friend, Tom Redfox, leads those Indians who wish to keep their land. Against the background of ensuing confrontation, Guy becomes reacquainted with his estranged parents, his childhood friends and old values, leading to a tragedy that affect the whole community.
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsBarnard HughesSada ThompsonRobert ProskyWhen a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend.
- DirectorStuart MillarStarsRobert LoggiaKyle MacLachlanD.W. MoffettA movie about a Chicago family -- a building contractor and his two sons who have opposing ideologies. One brother works for a power-hungry builder with underworld connections; the younger son, a priest in one of the city's poor parishes, is fighting the forces for which his brother works.
- StarsRobert DuvallTommy Lee JonesDanny GloverTwo former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.
- DirectorLou AntonioStarsSharon GlessScott GlennMax GailA factory worker is convinced to hijack a helicopter and help two prisoners escape from jail.
- DirectorPaul SchneiderStarsRicki LakeCraig ShefferNada DespotovichGrace, an overweight girl, spends her Christmas trying to start up a romance with a guy who controls the subway she boards for work each day.
- DirectorPiers HaggardStarsCheryl LaddTed LevineLewis SmithCouple wants a baby but husband cannot produce one. Husband calls in his brother, hoping his brother will oblige and his wife will agree. He takes a trip to allow them to get to know each other. Will all turn out as hoped?
- DirectorLila GarrettStarsShelley HackSela WardStephanie FaracyFour very different women, best friends during high school many years earlier, gather in the small town where they grew up for a reunion as bridesmaids in preparation for a wedding for a fifth friend.
- DirectorRichard A. CollaStarsVictoria PrincipalJames FarentinoGlenn WithrowThey are the perfect, and politically correct, couple. He is a judge, she is a high profile attorney. When she takes on a sensational murder case, the trail leads right to her own front door.
- DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsCorin NemecBarbara BarriePeter Michael GoetzSeventeen-year-old Alan is a couch potato who views life, and his family, as if they were on television. Libby and Leo are his parents, Gail is his sister (who's engaged to Lenny Kling the Carpet King), Jeff is his brother, Alyssa is his girlfriend and Lenny is his friend.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsBrian DennehyDavid StrathairnMichael TuckerThe use of the atomic bomb to end WWII was one of the most controversial events in human history. This Emmy-winning 1989 miniseries brings the conflicts to life in wrenching performances by a stellar cast.
- DirectorKaren ArthurStarsLee RemickMarlee MatlinMichael O'KeefeAfter her husband is killed in a car accident, Peg, who is deaf, has a nervous breakdown. Her mother assumes custody of Peg's daughter Lisa but after Peg recovers, Peg's mother refuses to let her daughter take back custody,
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsWhoopi GoldbergDennis FranzTasha ScottA detached black mother loses her job and also the ability to pay back her credit. She recalls her billiard skills and begins to play for money. Will she be cool enough to be a pro in such a game? Things get worse when she falls in love with an opponent.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsJoe LaraKim CrosbyJames MedinaTarzan goes to New York to rescue the chimp Cheetah, who has been captured by an evil animal experimenter. There, he teams up with Jane, a cab driver and daughter of an ex-cop private eye, who help Tarzan free Cheetah and his friends.
- DirectorRichard MichaelsStarsStefanie PowersDavid BirneyFran DrescherCaroline Landry's husband has a sudden mid-life crisis and their idyllic 20-year marriage breaks apart when he leaves her for a younger woman. With the help of her friends and children, Caroline learns to pick herself up again and do the impossible: move on with her life.
- DirectorPeter LevinStarsTim MathesonLewis ArltMary-Joan NegroA true account of the life of pioneering AIDS doctor James Oleske.
- DirectorRichard LangStarsBruce BoxleitnerSusan DiolReed R. McCantsFilled with anachronisms and rip offs from "The 'A' Team" and "The Dirty Dozen" - It's 1942 in Manila and an American saloon owner organizes a misfit group to fight in WWII.
- DirectorMike RobeStarsDavid KeithBarnard HughesAnnette O'TooleOliver North survives a serious car accident. The young midshipman struggles to re-enter the Naval Academy, enters the Marine Corps, serves in Vietnam, and moves to Washington to work for the Nati.
- DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsBrigitte NielsenJulian SandsGerald McRaneyAfter a nuclear war on Earth, the Soviet Union and the U.S. both establish outposts on the Moon. When a murder occurs on the outpost in 2015, both U.S. and Soviet investigators are forced to work on the case together.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsRicky SchroderMary Kay PlaceRichard JenkinsA troubled 17-year old is involuntarily committed to a sleazy behavior treatment center after dealing with the consequences of a bitter divorce.
- DirectorDi DrewStarsRaquel WelchJack ThompsonNicholas HammondShipwrecked on an island, a woman finds it difficult to deal with an uncouth beachcombing hermit.
- DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsStacy KeachLynda CarterLindsay BloomMike is asked by a Las Vegas entertainer to come to Vegas. Mike refuses, he is then knocked out and dropped (literally) into Las Vegas. He is led to believe that the entertainer had him shanghaied, which the entertainer denies. Later the entertainer is blown up (literally) and someone has planted evidence that points to Mike. Mike then sets out to try and clear his name but everyone he goes to get information is killed and he is again the suspect. Can Mike find someone who can clear him and can he keep that person alive long enough to do so?