Confidentialand 2002’s Eminem drama8 Mile,died Tuesdayat 71 of natural causes.
Here are the finest movies from his 40-plus-year career in Hollywood.
Sweet Kill (1972)
Hanson’s first solo feature screenplay was his directorial debut.

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The pulpy B movie tracks a sexually frustrated man whose desires are fulfilled with each murder he commits.
The Bedroom Window (1987)
Hanson adapted this thriller from an Anne Holden novel.
The film also provided breakout roles for Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce and earned an Oscar for Kim Basinger.

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In Her Shoes (2005)
Although best known for tough-guy movies likeL.A.
But Hanson’s final theatrical film never wiped out, and Michael Apted saw it through to completion.

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