Live Wire

Sep 3, 1992

1h 25m

★ 5.2

Your body is 93% water... no one is safe.

Overview

Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Live Wire Trailers

Cast

Danny O'Neill

Pierce Brosnan

Frank Traveres

Ron Silver

Mikhail Rashid

Ben Cross

Terry O'Neill

Lisa Eilbacher

Lemonade Clown

Michael J. Shea

Al-Red

Tony Plana

James Garvey

Al Waxman

Shane Rogers

Brent Jennings

Senator Thyme

Philip Baker Hall

Ben

Michael St. Gerard

Dr. Bernard

Clement von Franckenstein

Process Server

Ivan E. Roth

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.

6.2

Jamon Jamon

Sep 3, 1992

José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and proposes to Silvia, a beautiful laborer on the underwear assembly line, his mom enlists Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter, to seduce Silvia.

6.7

The Kingdom

Aug 22, 2007

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

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0.0

Herzensschrei

Oct 1, 2010

No overview available.

6.0

Lions for Lambs

Oct 22, 2007

Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.

0.0

At Work

Oct 10, 2024

Henri, 22, breaks his elbow playing basketball. His injury forces him to call on his friends to carry out his plan to plant a bomb at the Ministry of Ecology.

6.4

Lenin: The Train

Nov 30, 1988

March/April 1917. The first world war is already a couple year to pace. A sealed train with Russian emigrants keeps on driving from Zürich Germany and Sweden to Sint-Petersburg. The outlaws stand under the guidance of Vladimir J. Lenin. Two senior officers support the revolutionary bomb "to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Yet there are some unpleasant clashes between Socialists and enthusiastic workers who are worried about the war. During train travel there comes an end to Lenin's affair with the gracious Inessa, and his wife Nadja is prepared take back him. The triumphant entrance in St. Petersburg will exceed all expectations....

7.4

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Mar 25, 1988

After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events.

5.1

Tsunami

Aug 28, 2005

A series of explosions carried out by an oil drilling platform in the North Sea causes little earthquakes and alarm the population of coastal areas closest to the epicenter.

7.5

Gilda

Apr 25, 1946

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

7.4

Last Year at Marienbad

Sep 29, 1961

At a weekend gathering, a man tells a woman that they had spent time there together a year prior. But, the woman has no recollection whatsoever and is convinced that he is simply fabricating the encounter. The more he speaks about their activities the previous year however, the more compelling he becomes. The question remains however – did they meet previously or not?

7.1

Law of Desire

Feb 7, 1987

Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.

6.5

Black Mass

Sep 17, 2015

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

5.7

Sardinia Kidnapped

Mar 14, 1968

Christina Fisher arrives in Sardinia to spend a holiday with her university friend, Francesco. As they are touring the island, they are trapped by mountain terrorists. Francesco is kidnapped, but Christina is permitted to leave. She is determined to contact the police, but is persuaded not to by Francesco's best friend, Gambino. Together they try to find the kidnappers, but she becomes suspicious of everyone including Gambino. Confused and paranoid, she sets out alone to contact the police.

5.0

Battle Royale II: Requiem

Jul 5, 2003

It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on Christmas Day, killing 8000 people. In order for the government to study the benefits of "teamwork", the new students work in pairs, with their collars electronically linked so that if one of them is killed, the other dies as well. They must kill Nanahara in three days - or die.

6.5

Baby Blue

Jan 25, 2001

A young Dutch couple gets new English neighbors next-door to their modern home. Of course, everyone is not who they seem.

7.1

The Things of Life

Mar 13, 1970

The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…

5.9

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Jul 13, 1995

A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.

5.1

Gisela

Jun 27, 2005

Gisela is a young wife and mother, living in a working class German Housing Scheme. She is a supermarket cashier, her husband a delivery driver. The marriage is stale but together they are working their way up into the middle class. George and Gisela evidently knew each other as teenagers. They live on the same scheme and George introduces her to his friend Paul. There is instant mutual attraction. Gisela spontaneously goes to a party that they invite her to that evening, where she and Paul begin a sexual relationship.

6.0

A Simple Story

Nov 22, 1978

A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.