Daniel Petrie Movies

During the final years of his life, the famous writer Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens is befriended by a young girl named Dorothy Quick.

Based on the short story by Ben Hecht.

Rick is a Los Angeles County lifeguard who is in his thirties. At his 15-year high school reunion, he sees his old girlfriend who is now a divorced...

A rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.

A man's family comes for his 77th birthday and while he loves all of his children and their children, he and his children don't exactly connect....

Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been...

Dimwitted but sweet high school girl of easy virtue and the most popular boy in the school share an improbable romance.

A dramatization of the relationship between Kissinger and Nixon during the six-month period in 1972-73 when Kissinger was negotiating an end to the...

Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an...

The trials and tribulations of the first Hispanic mayor of a major Southwestern city.

Set in Ireland, the story centers on a day in the life of Shevawn, an innocent, 30-year-old dreamer who is domineered by her innkeeper brother. An...

The story of three returning World War II veterans, and how they try to cope with returning to civilian life.

A woman diagnosed with a brain tumor falls in love with her doctor.

A high school teacher separated from his son plots revenge on his ex-wife.

During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly...

Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting...

An affable drifter on the lam for a murder he didn't commit hides out in a circus.

Documentary about canine superstar Lassie, combining film clips, still photographs, home movies, archival footage and on-camera interviews with many...