Michael Lloyd Movies

Friday Night Lights's star Drew Waters headlines this modern retelling of the Prodigal Son parable centering on a high school basketball coach whose faith is shaken when his talented adoptive son turns his back on both his family and his team. On the heels of a difficult season, Joe Conaghey's adopted son Josh decides to transfer schools so he can play with a better ranking team. With his star player gone, the dejected coach's faith takes a major hit. Now the only thing that can bring Josh home to the father who loves him and the teammates who once supported him is trust in the lord, and human compassion. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

His ungrateful preppy son competing against his unfaithful, gold-digging wife for his sizable fortune, a deceased mascot turned porn mogul pits the sniveling pair against one another by having them coach competing teams of midgets and mascots in this comedy starring Gary Coleman. As the competition gets underway, the little people discover that size doesn't always matter while their cartoonish counterparts attempt to stay sober long enough to take the top prize. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, and Mary Steenburgen star in writer/director Michael Meredith's tale of a young man looking to reconnect with his long-lost father -- a famous athlete -- and bring him back to the bedside of his ailing mother. Lyle Lovett, Harry Dean Stanton, and Kate Mara fill out the supporting cast in the Perfect Weekend production. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Inspired by Sheriff David Reichert's memoir Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer, this Lifetime Movie Network mini-series details how the killer who stalked Washington State for two decades was finally captured and brought to justice. An elusive madman has the citizens of Washington State locking their doors. Just when it begins to seem as if the killer will never get caught, however, a young woman named Helen "Hel" Remus' (Amy Davidson) has a chance encounter with the Green River Killer that leaves her forever changed. Meanwhile, local Sheriff David Reichert (Tom Cavanagh) puts both his family and career on the line to see that justice is served. In a last ditch bid to save any more innocent girls from being slaughtered, Sheriff Reichert seeks the advice of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy (James Marsters), whose expertise on the topic at hand may give the frustrated lawman just the lead he needs to crack the case. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A troubled alcoholic and her stressed out husband find their attempt to escape the pressures of everyday life unexpectedly challenged after they run a stranger off of the road and then take the man to their remote cottage in hopes of summoning help. Charlie is infertile, and her husband Andrew can't land a job without the help of his wife's influential father. Sensing that they need to get away from it all, Charlie and Andrew pack up the car and head for the family cabin. Later, as they near their destination, Andrew runs a man off the side of the road. Confused and injured, the man accepts Andrew invitation to rest at the cabin until help arrives. But the cabin is anything but safe, because as the night goes on and secrets emerge it quickly becomes apparent that there's much more at stake than Charlie and Andrew's marriage. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

An aspiring country music star becomes torn between the woman he loves and his dreams of success in this drama from first time writer/director Ryan Craig. A talented singer/songwriter from a small town, Rhett (Chris Pine) is preparing to leave for Nashville when his girlfriend Samantha (Bre Blair) expresses doubts about their future together. When Rhett ponders ditching his music career in favor of staying with Samantha, his friends try to convince him that this may be sacrificing his one shot at fame for something that might not even last. Meanwhile, the decisions that both Rhett and Samantha make have a profound impact on the friends and family members who continue to support them no matter which path they choose. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Sienna Miller and James Franco star in first-time producer/director Gregory Mackenzie's twisted romance about a honeymooning couple who discovers that sometimes love is stronger than death. Recent parolee Silas (Franco) has just been blackmailed into marrying the beautiful Camille (Miller), and he's none to happy about the arrangement; despite the fact that he can't stand her, she still worships the ground he walks on. But now the law is family, and should the union fail, Silas' new uncle-in-law, Sheriff Foster (Scott Glen), will ensure that the disgruntled groom is sent back to the slammer in a flash. Immediately after the wedding, however, things get complicated when Silas and Camille are run off the road by a reckless truck driver. When Silas regains conscious and stumbles over to Camille's contorted body, it's obvious that she's suffered a fatal injury in the accident. After fleeing the scene and attempting to summon help, Silas returns to the sight of the crash and finds Camille nursing a serious neck injury down by the river while frantically trying to get the grass stains out of her wedding dress. Desperate, the couple hitches a ride with the nomadic Cowboy Bob (David Carradine), eventually realizing that Camille didn't survive the accident despite the fact that she's somehow able to walk and talk with the living. As Camille's body begins to decay, the situation grows complicated when the couple learns that the police are on their trail for an imagined robbery and murder. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A Bible-toting angel of vengeance descends upon a small-town determined to deliver the frightened residents from a ruthless tyrant in this explosive action thriller from writer/director/star Dolph Lundgren. Ryder (Lundgren) is a mysterious wanderer with a thundering motorcycle, plenty of firepower, and ammunition to spare. Upon arriving in a small town that is currently caught under the thumb of an oppressive despot, Ryder immediately recognizes just how desperate the people who live there have become. Now, as the bullets start to fly and the bodies start to drop, this relentless vigilante refuses to stop shooting until his plan for regime change has been fully executed. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Imagine being trapped inside a forest ranger station with your loved ones - and praying for your life as a fearsome, carnivorous creature lurks outside, waiting to clean up. This is the fate that befalls the young Danielle St. Claire (Cerina Vincent) and her boyfriend, Justin(Dominic Zamprogna) one evening, in acclaimed TV producer Stephen J. Cannell's made-for-television frightfest, It Waits. Traumatized by a recent auto accident that killed her friend - in which she was driving - St. Claire exiles herself to a ranger station in the San Bernardino Mountains. Meanwhile, a group of archaeology students from Princeton unwittingly open a nearby cave and unleash a centuries-old demon - that heads straight for Danielle. Underplayed and subtle, director Stephen R. Monroe leaves the goriest and most gruesome details off camera, allowing terror to build in the viewer's mind. Cannell co-scripted in addition to executive producing. Eric Schweig co-stars. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Vin Diesel returns as the nocturnally gifted antihero Riddick in this sequel to the 2000 cult item Pitch Black. Riddick, on the run from the law and evading mercenaries eager to claim the price on his head, seeks refuge on the planet of Helion, only to discover he's walked into a world in chaos. Helion has been seized by the Lord Marshall (Colm Feore), leader of the Necromongers, a race of bloodthirsty warriors determined to wipe out humanity throughout the universe. Aereon (Judi Dench), leader of Helion's "elementals," pleads with Riddick to join them in their fight for survival; Riddick agrees, hoping to fill out some of the blank chapters in his history along the way. As he plots his battle strategy against the Necromongers, Riddick becomes reacquainted with Kyra (Alexa Davalos), whom he knew as a girl but has since grown into a strong and beautiful woman eager to join him in the fight against the Lord Marshall. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Two former government agents square off as they search for the most deadly new weapon on Earth in this white-knuckle thriller. Sever (Lucy Liu) was once a top agent with the Defense Intelligence Agency, but she quit when her son was killed in a bungled raid organized by Gant (Gregg Henry), and has sworn to take vengeance against him and his colleagues. When Sever learns that Gant and his team are in possession of a remarkable new weapon -- a microscopic device injected into the victim's bloodstream which is benign until triggered, then kills immediately without leaving a trace -- she is determined to get her hands on it, whatever the cost. However, Gant has turned rogue, and FBI agent Julio Martin (Miguel Sandoval) has been ordered to find him and recover his new weapon. Martin needs the best man he can find for the job, and calls upon Jeremiah Ecks (Antonio Banderas), a former FBI tracker, to do the job. Ecks quit the Bureau when his wife was killed, but Martin informs Ecks that his spouse is actually alive and in hiding, and if he can bring in Gant, she will be returned to him. But Ecks has to face the most formidable adversary of his life in Sever, a master of mayhem bent on revenge. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever was the first English-language feature from Thai filmmaker Wych Kaosayananda (aka Kaos), whose first feature Fah was a box-office blockbuster in his homeland. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Action hero Steven Seagal goes behind bars -- though don't worry, he isn't really a bad guy -- in this action thriller. Sascha Petrosevitch (Seagal) is an FBI agent working undercover to infiltrate a gangland kingpin's operations. While Petrosevitch is able to gain the trust of one of the gangster's lieutenants, Nick Frazier (Ja Rule), things go haywire during an FBI raid, and Petrosevitch takes several slugs in the back as he struggles to maintain his cover. Eight months later, Petrosevitch and Frazier are serving time together in the newly refurbished Alcatraz Penitentiary, as Petrosevitch secretly continues his investigation. Prison warden Hubbard (Stephen J. Cannell) is arranging for the execution of convicted killer and thief Lester (Bruce Weitz), and U.S. Supreme Court justice Jane McPherson (Linda Thorson) has announced she will attend as a witness. But Hubbard's assistant Donny (Morris Chestnut) has devised a secret plan -- it seems Lester stole and stashed away 200 million dollars in gold before he was arrested, and Donny, along with an underground SWAT team, takes control of the prison and takes Hubbard, McPherson, and the other assembled dignitaries hostage, demanding to be told where Lester has hidden his fortune. Now Petrosevitch must drop his cover and persuade his allies within the prison -- including Frazier and Little Joe (Michael "Bear" Taliferro) -- to join him in a desperate bid to foil Donny and free the hostages. Half Past Dead also features Nia Peeples, Kurupt, Tony Plana, and Claudia Christian. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi