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The Long Good Friday (1980)

One of the most acclaimed gangster films ever made, this hard-hitting British drama stars Bob Hoskins in his breakthrough role as mob boss Harold Shand, whose chance to go "legit" with an American-backed real estate deal is threatened by a series of violent attacks. Who is behind his associates’ murders and the bombing of his clubs? With Helen Mirren, Dave King, Eddie Constantine; look for a debuting Pierce Brosnan as an IRA member. Directed by John Mackenzie ("The Fourth Protocol"). 113 min. C/Rtg: R

The Honorary Consul (Beyond The Limit) (1983)

John Mackenzie ("The Long Good Friday") directed this intricate film version of Graham Greene's novel. Richard Gere stars as Eduardo Plarr, a British doctor involved with revolutionaries, a kidnapping plot, and a dangerous love triangle in Argentina. Michael Caine, Elpidia Carrillo, Bob Hoskins, Joaquim de Almeida, Geoffrey Palmer also star. 103 min. C/Rtg: R

The Fourth Protocol (1987)

Top-notch British suspense thriller from the pen of Frederick Forsyth, with Pierce Brosnan as Major Valeri Petrofsky, a KGB agent who is assigned to assemble and detonate a nuclear bomb on an English military base and make it appear to look like a nuclear accident. Michael Caine is recently-demoted MI5 officer John Preston, who stumbles across the plan and sets out to stop it. With Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover; directed by John Mackenzie ("The Long Good Friday"). 114 min. C/Rtg: R

Ruby (1992)

The man who shot the man who shot JFK is superbly portrayed by Danny Aiello in this compelling speculative drama, as Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby’s Mafia connections draw him deeper and deeper into a Mob-sponsored plot to assassinate the President. Sherilyn Fenn, Arliss Howard, Tobin Bell, Joseph Cortese, David Duchovny co-star; directed by John Mackenzie. 110 min. C/Rtg: R

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free