The Short Films of Matthew Modine
ShortsHD presents THE SHORT FILMS OF MATTHEW MODINE, a collection of short movies directed by the award-winning actor of Vision Quest, Full Metal Jacket, and The Dark Knight Rises.
Vision Quest
Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Memphis Belle) stars as a high school wrestler trying to shed 23 pounds in a dangerously short time and take on the undefeated, tough as nails 168-pound champion, who's the best wrestler in the state.
The Trial
A suicidal small town attorney finds his life transformed when assigned to a capital punishment case.
Wrong Turn (2020)
Backwoods terror and never-jangling suspense meet when a group of friends hiking the Appalachian Trail come face-to-face with a community of dangerous mountain dwellers.
Gross Anatomy
A brilliant first-year med student meets his match with a demanding professor. Meanwhile, he falls for his no-nonsense lab partner who doesn't have time for romance.
Wind
Will Parker loses the Americas Cup, the worlds biggest sailing prize, to the Australians and decides to form his own syndicate to win it back.
Fluke
Matthew Modine, Nancy Travis and Eric Stoltz come together in a romantic and remarkable tale about a man who must begin his life over as a dog!
Full Metal Jacket
The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Foster Boy
Michael is a high-powered lawyer and Jamal is an angry young man who has been imprisoned after years of abuse in the foster care system. Together they have to overcome their differences to find justice and expose the foster care system.
And the Band Played On
[HBO] HD. Matthew Modine is a doctor who tracks a deadly epidemic halfway around the world in this medical thriller.
The Hippopotamus
Based on the Best-Selling Comedy Novel by Stephen Fry. Disgruntled, cantankerous, semi-famous poet Ted Wallace (Roger Allam) is hired to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings. Also starring Matthew Modine and Fiona Shaw.
Speed Kills
John Travolta stars as a speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire whose secret life as a drug trafficker lands him in a deadly crossfire between the DEA and the Mob.
Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. Charlie takes the chance, but he must adjust emotionally when a laboratory experiment raises his IQ to amazing levels.
Altar
A family moves in to a beautiful Victorian-era house, only to discover that it's full of dark secrets... Starring Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket / Stranger Things) and Olivia Williams (Rushmore / The Sixth Sense)
The Brainwashing of My Dad
A filmmaker explores the radical change of her once Democratic father to an angry right-wing fanatic after his immersion in talk radio and Fox News. She discovers this to be a powerful phenomenon that has divided families across the nation.
Jim Henson's Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Wealthy developer Jack Robinson (Matthew Modine, Netflix's "Stranger Things") has big plans for his "Magic Castle Resort and Casino" -- at least until the crew discovers the bones of a giant beneath the dig-site, setting into motion strange events that turn Jack's life upside down. Stunning visual effects from the Jim Henson Company bring this modern spin on the beloved fairy tale to life.
Private School
Chris Ramsay (Cates) and Jim Green (Matthew Modine) are experiencing the joys and pains of first love. She goes to the Cherryvale Academy he attends nearby Freemount. When Chris gets a rival for Jim's affections, it sparks off a battle royale of zany pranks that turn both schools upside down with laughter.
Trial by Fire
TRIAL BY FIRE is the true-life Texas story of the unlikely bond between an imprisoned death row inmate (Jack O’Connell) and a mother of two from Houston (Laura Dern) who, against staggering odds, fights mightily for his freedom.
The Blackout
A debauched Hollywood movie actor tries to piece together one wild night in Miami years earlier which remains a drug-induced blur, and soon finds out that some questions about his past are best left unanswered.
