Against All Odds (1984)

Terry Brogan, a cynical former football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of ruthless LA nightclub owner Jake Wise. But trouble brews when he tracks down and falls in love with the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island—and Jake dispatches his henchman to bring the lovers back.

Genres: Crime, Romance, Thriller

What to watch after Against All Odds

• 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
• Bait (2000) — Two steps away in the credits
• Anything Else (2003) — Same feel: dramatic, cynical
• The Door in the Floor (2004)
• Jagged Edge (1985)
• White Nights (1985) — Taylor Hackford directed both