Rockabye
PG-13 1986 · 120 min · ★ 8.2 · Drama, TV Movie
A young woman, striking out on her own after having left her husband in California, has her young son snatched from her moments after getting off the bus in New York City on her way to Vermont, and reluctantly accepts the help of a hard-nosed reporter in tracking him down after being given the runaround from the police.
Directed by Richard Michaels · Written by Laird Koenig
Your Rating
Cast
-
Valerie Bertinelli Susannah Bartok -
Rachel Ticotin Victoria Garcia -
Jason Alexander Lt. Ernest Foy -
Ray Baker Donald F. Donald -
Lynne Thigpen Rica Towne -
James Rebhorn Arthur Reardon -
Dick Latessa Malcolm Sterling -
Roderick Cook Christopher Zellner - J Jo Henderson Doctor
- J Jonathan Raskin Sonny Bartok
-
Jimmy Smits 2nd Policeman -
Giancarlo Esposito Marcus
More from Richard MichaelsSee all →
Love and Betrayal · 1989Love and Betrayal
★ 10.01989
MovieDramaTV Movie
Caroline Landry's husband has a sudden mid-life crisis and their idealistic 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.
Once Upon a Family · 1980Once Upon a Family
★ 9.01980
MovieDramaTV Movie
A father tries to make it as a single parent when his wife walks out on him and the children.
Scared Straight! Another Story · 1980Scared Straight! Another Story
★ 9.01980
MovieCrimeDrama
A group of young delinquents well on the road to careers in crime, are given a shock course in prison life. Brought face to face with hardened criminals many serving life sentences for rape and murder, they are suddenly confronted with the harsh realities of a top-security U.S. Penitentiary.
My Husband Is Missing · 1978My Husband Is Missing
★ 8.01978
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young wife journeys to North Vietnam in an effort to find her husband, an American flier reported missing in action, and is joined by a cynical Canadian correspondent on the trail of a human interest story.
Bewitched · 1964Bewitched
★ 7.91964
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging · 1977Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
★ 7.51977
MovieDramaWestern
A California rancher hires a private detective to deliver the rancher's long-lost daughter to him. However, several people, including the rancher's new wife, his foreman and a crooked sheriff, don't want the girl--who would inherit the rancher's large spread if he died--to make it to the ranch alive.
The Young Philadelphians · 1959The Young Philadelphians
★ 7.41959
MovieDrama
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.
Dino · 1957Dino
★ 7.41957
MovieDramaCrime
A juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.
Lonely are the Brave · 1962Lonely are the Brave
★ 7.41962
MovieWestern
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.
Silence of the Heart · 1984Silence of the Heart
★ 6.81984
MovieDramaTV Movie
A mother going through a painful, protracted divorce realizes too late the effect it's having on her troubled son.
Once an Eagle · 1976Once an Eagle
★ 6.81976
SeriesDrama
Once An Eagle is a 1976 nine-hour American television mini-series directed by Richard Michaels and E.W. Swackhamer. The picture was written by Peter S. Fischer and based on the 1968 Anton Myrer novel of the same name.
The first and last installments of the seven-part series were each two-hour broadcasts, while the interim episodes were 60 minutes.
The mini-series concerns the thirty year careers of two military men, from the outbreak of World War I to the aftermath of World War II.
Berlin Tunnel 21 · 1981Berlin Tunnel 21
★ 6.71981
MovieDramaThriller
In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.
The Brady Bunch · 1969The Brady Bunch
★ 6.71969
SeriesComedy
When widower Mike Brady marries a lovely lady widow Carol Ann, their two families become one. These are the misadventures of this new couple, their six children, a dog named Tiger, and quirky housekeeper Alice.
...And Your Name Is Jonah · 1979...And Your Name Is Jonah
★ 6.61979
MovieDramaTV Movie
A couple whose son had been institutionalized for three years are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong, and that their son is, in fact, deaf.
The Plutonium Incident · 1980The Plutonium Incident
★ 6.51980
MovieDramaTV Movie
A plutonium plant employee becomes the target of management, as well as union harassment, when she tries to blow the whistle on the company for negligent safety procedures, and she soon finds her life in peril.
The Second Hundred Years · 1967The Second Hundred Years
★ 6.51967
SeriesComedy
More Like This
Paparazzi · 2004Paparazzi
★ 5.32004
MovieActionDrama
A rising Hollywood actor decides to take personal revenge against a group of four persistent photographers to make them pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
Made · 2001Made
★ 5.82001
MovieComedyCrime
Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Sophie's Choice · 1982Sophie's Choice
★ 7.31982
MovieDramaRomance
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
Gone Baby Gone · 2007Gone Baby Gone
★ 7.32007
MovieCrimeDrama
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
Layer Cake · 2004Layer Cake
★ 6.92004
MovieDramaThriller
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
★ 7.62008
MovieDramaFantasy
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
Madigan · 1968Madigan
★ 6.21968
MovieCrimeDrama
NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers.
The Devil's Own · 1997The Devil's Own
★ 6.21997
MovieCrimeThriller
Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.
The Forty-Year-Old Version · 2020The Forty-Year-Old Version
★ 6.72020
MovieComedyDrama
Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.
The Believer · 2001The Believer
★ 6.92001
MovieDrama
A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.
The Sicilian Clan · 1969The Sicilian Clan
★ 7.61969
MovieCrimeDrama
An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
Kal Ho Naa Ho · 2003Kal Ho Naa Ho
★ 7.52003
MovieComedyDrama
An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.
Best Seller · 1987Best Seller
★ 6.01987
MovieActionCrime
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
Raising Helen · 2004Raising Helen
★ 6.12004
MovieDramaComedy
Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!
Sex and the City · 2008Sex and the City
★ 6.52008
MovieComedyDrama
When Carrie's big step forward in her relationship goes awry, best friends Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are there to help her pick up the pieces.
Michael Clayton · 2007Michael Clayton
★ 6.82007
MovieDramaThriller
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance · 2002Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
★ 7.52002
MovieActionDrama
A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.