Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan (then real-life husband and wife) turn in two of their best ever performances in Fabulous Baker Boys director Steve Kloves's unsettling modern film noir. James Caan plays a murderous thief who discovers his son (Quaid) is in love with a woman (Ryan) who is the sole survivor of a family he killed many years before. But will Ryan remember his face? Combining a fascinating fatalism with uncompromising black humour, this expert thriller evokes a haunting moodiness that never loses its grip as it turns up the subtle suspense to full throttle. An undeserved cinema failure that deserves to find a far more receptive audience on the small screen.

Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.