U Turn (1997)

Crime, Drama, General Film, Thriller

Director: Oliver Stone

Writer(s): John Ridley (screenplay & book “Stray Dogs”)

Starring: Sean Penn, Billy Bob Thornton, Abraham Benrubi, Richard Rutowski, Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Powers Boothe, Nick Nolte, Aida Linares, Sean Stone, Ilia Volok, Valeriy Nikolaev, Brent Briscoe, Bo Hopkins, Julie Hagerty, Annie Tien, Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sheri Foster, Laurie Metcalf, Liv Tyler, Jeff Flach

Synopsis: A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him, is forced to stop in an Arizona town where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong.

Release Date: October 3, 1997 (USA) | Length: 125 min | Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller | MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.

Note: This movie is only listed because it’s written by John Ridley.