Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Donald E. Thorin. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
Scent of a Woman
1992 · Movie · 157 min. · United States
Direction Martin Brest
Cast Al Pacino · Chris O'Donnell · Gabrielle Anwar · James Rebhorn
Plot Hoping to earn extra money over the Thanksgiving weekend, Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell), a scholarship student at an exclusive prep school, agrees to look after blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank...
7.4
27K votes
7.4
27K votes
Thief
1981 · Movie · 122 min. · United States
Direction Michael Mann
Cast James Caan · Tuesday Weld · Willie Nelson · James Belushi
Plot After 11 years in prison, an ageing master safecracker (James Caan) decides to pull one more job before retiring to a quiet, peaceful life. However, the mob finds him much...
6.7
2K votes
6.7
2K votes
Midnight Run
1988 · Movie · 125 min. · United States
Direction Martin Brest
Cast Robert De Niro · Charles Grodin · Yaphet Kotto · John Ashton
Plot Jack Walsh (De Niro) is a cynical ex-cop turned bounty hunter who is offered 100,000 US dollars to bring Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) to justice. Jonathan is a sensitive...
6.6
6K votes
6.6
6K votes
Bad Boys
1983 · Movie · 123 min. · United States
Direction Rick Rosenthal
Cast Sean Penn · Reni Santoni · Jim Moody · Eric Gurry
Plot Teenage tough guy Mick O'Brien is a delinquent whose crimes eventually land him in a juvenile correctional facility. There, he soon becomes the head honcho amongst the JD's, but his...
6.6
998 votes
6.6
998 votes
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982 · Movie · 125 min. · United States
Direction Taylor Hackford
Cast Richard Gere · Debra Winger · Louis Gossett Jr. · David Caruso
Plot Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) has nothing--the son of an alcoholic, indifferent military father, hes grown up in the Philippines living on top of a brothel. But after college he decides...
6.0
56K votes
6.0
56K votes
Lock Up
1989 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction John Flynn
Cast Sylvester Stallone · Donald Sutherland · John Amos · Sonny Landham
5.8
8K votes
5.8
8K votes
Nothing to Lose
1997 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Steve Oedekerk
Cast Tim Robbins · Martin Lawrence · John C. McGinley · Kelly Preston
5.7
8K votes
5.7
8K votes
Mischief
1985 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Mel Damski
Cast Doug McKeon · Catherine Mary Stewart · Kelly Preston · Chris Nash
Plot In 1956 love doesn't come easy for shy Jonathan Bellah. Not without a little help anyway. That's where his new friend Gene comes in the picture. Gene is rebellious and...
5.5
133 votes
5.5
133 votes
Boys on the Side
1995 · Movie · 117 min. · United States
Direction Herbert Ross
Cast Drew Barrymore · Mary-Louise Parker · Whoopi Goldberg · Matthew McConaughey
Plot Three totally different women set off together on a cross country trip looking for a better future. There's cynical club singer Jane DeLuca (Whoopi Goldberg), career girl Robin (Mary-Louise Parker)...
5.4
1K votes
5.4
1K votes
The Golden Child
1986 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Michael Ritchie
Cast Eddie Murphy · Charles Dance · Charlotte Lewis · Victor Wong
5.4
10K votes
5.4
10K votes
American Anthem
1986 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Albert Magnoli
Cast Mitchell Gaylord · Janet Jones · Michelle Phillips · John Aprea
Plot Steve (Mitchell Gaylord, Olympic Gold medalist in the real life) is a talented gymnast who has given up competition and is working at his father's bike shop. Julie Lloyd (Janet...
5.3
132 votes
5.3
132 votes
Tango & Cash
1989 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast Kurt Russell · Sylvester Stallone · Jack Palance · Teri Hatcher
5.3
16K votes
5.3
16K votes
The First Wives Club
1996 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction Hugh Wilson
Cast Goldie Hawn · Bette Midler · Diane Keaton · Sarah Jessica Parker
Plot Three former college chums -- vain Elise, brassy Brenda and wimpy Annie -- reunite after the death of a friend. Soon, the ladies discover that they've all been recently dumped...
5.2
7K votes
5.2
7K votes
Against all Odds
1984 · Movie · 128 min. · United States
Direction Taylor Hackford
Cast Rachel Ward · Jeff Bridges · James Woods · Richard Widmark
Plot An interesting love triangle evolves when recently cut quarterback Terry Brogan (Bridges) is asked by his nightclub owning/bookie buddy, Jack (Woods), to travel to Mexico and bring back Jack's sultry...
5.1
765 votes
5.1
765 votes
Purple Rain
1984 · Movie · 111 min. · United States
Direction Albert Magnoli
Cast Prince · Apollonia Kotero · Morris Day · Clarence Williams III
Plot A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he...
5.1
1K votes
5.1
1K votes
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Steve Oedekerk
Cast Jim Carrey · Ian McNeice · Simon Callow · Maynard Eziashi
Plot Pet detective Ace Ventura comes out of retirement to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the symbol of an African tribe.
5.0
77K votes
5.0
77K votes
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999 · Movie · 102 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Kelly Makin
Cast Hugh Grant · James Caan · Jeanne Tripplehorn · Burt Young
Plot An art-house auctioneer finds himself getting in deeper and deeper with the mob after learning that his teacher girlfriend is the daughter of a major mobster. Things get worse when...
4.8
9K votes
4.8
9K votes
Little Big League
1994 · Movie · 119 min. · United States
Direction Andrew Scheinman
Cast Luke Edwards · Timothy Busfield · John Ashton · Ashley Crow
Plot Little Big League is a 1994 film about a 12-year-old who suddenly becomes the owner and then manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team.
4.8
34 votes
4.8
34 votes
Shaft
2000 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction John Singleton
Cast Samuel L. Jackson · Vanessa Williams · Jeffrey Wright · Christian Bale
Plot New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought...
4.8
8K votes
4.8
8K votes
Wildcats
1986 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction Michael Ritchie
Cast Goldie Hawn · Swoosie Kurtz · Robyn Lively · Brandy Gold
Plot Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When the football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for...
4.7
139 votes
4.7
139 votes