Actor Morgan Freeman, playing himself, is debilitated by his own fear of failure and has not accepted a role in several years. When he begins to contemplate doing an independent film, Freeman heads to an isolated convenience store to do a little research and perhaps find some inspiration. What he finds is Scarlet (Paz Vega), a spitfire cashier, who he ends up asking for a ride home. The two cultivate a brief, unlikely friendship and help one another to grow through their banter and mutual encouragement. Directed by Brad Silberling. With Jonah Hill, Alexandra Berardi and Bobby Cannavale. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
10 Items or Less
Pretty and popular, Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) desperately wants to date Joey Donner (Andrew Keegan), the high school heartthrob. The only problem is that Bianca's father (Larry Miller) has forbidden her to date anyone until her cynical, sharp-tongued older sister, Kat (Julia Stiles), finds a date of her own. When Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a new student who likes Bianca, learns of the situation, he teams up with Joey to bribe Patrick (Heath Ledger), a mysterious loner, to ask Kat out, and thus free Bianca to date whomever she wants. Directed by Gil Junger. With David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt, Gabrielle Union, Daryl Mitchell and Allison Janney. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1999.
10 Things I Hate About You
Warren Stacy (Gene Davis), a deranged serial killer who enjoys slaying young women in the nude, goes one step too far when he targets the daughter of hard-nosed cop Leo Kessler (Charles Bronson). In an act of desperation, Kessler plants false evidence on the killer and is kicked off the force as a result. Unable to give up on the case, Kessler becomes a vigilante and goes after the killer himself, unwilling to let the law get in the way of justice. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With Wilford Brimley. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1983.
10 to Midnight
After a band of mysterious warlords raid his village and kidnap the woman he loves (Camilla Belle), D'Leh (Steven Strait), a young mammoth hunter, assembles a small group of his tribesmen to track them down. Journeying through unknown territory and battling against prehistoric predators, D'Leh's quest leads him into an epic confrontation with the leader of a lost civilization that will decide the fate of his people. Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Cliff Curtis, Tim Barlow and Marco Khan. Categories: Adventure, Drama. Year: 2008.
10,000 B.C.
Tommy (James Marsden) returns to his tough Philadelphia neighborhood after serving in Desert Storm. Facing hard time for some trouble he caused in the service, Tommy is offered a deal by the FBI. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself mixed up with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier. Directed by Robert Moresco. With Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Dennehy, Dennis Hopper and Piper Perabo. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
10th & Wolf
Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager (Apti Magamaev) who allegedly killed his Russian stepfather. While all signs point to the boy being the killer, one juror (Sergei Makovetsky) votes for aquittal. With the knowledge that they hold a life in their hands, the jurors review every detail of the case to see if they can come to a unanimous decision. Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. With Mikhail Yefremov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Aleksei Petrenko, Yuriy Stoyanov, Sergei Gazarov, Valentin Gaft, Mikhail Yefremov, Aleksey Gorbunov, Sergei Artsybashev, Viktor Verzhbitsky and Roman Madyanov. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War, Foreign Film. Year: 2007.
12
After the defense and prosecution have rested, the jury files into the jury room to deliberate on what seems to be an open and shut murder case. But, one dissenting juror (Henry Fonda) slowly tries to convince the others that the case is not as clear as it seemed in court. As they discuss the murder case, the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other come to light. Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Martin Balsam, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman and Jack Warden. Categories: Drama, Crime. Year: 1957.
12 Angry Men
Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is a 13-year-old girl who can’t wait to grow up and enjoy all the privileges that go along with being an adult. Less than popular, she spends most of her time with her best friend and neighbor, Matt Flamhaff (Mark Ruffalo). After an embarrassing 13th birthday, Jenna wishes to be all grown up, and wakes up the next day to discover that it's 2004 and she's a beautiful, successful 30-year-old woman. With Judy Greer, Andy Serkis and Kathy Baker. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy. Year: 2004.
13 Going on 30
Mike Enslin (John Cusack), a cynical writer who investigates supernatural phenomena, travels to spend a night in room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. The hotel's manager, Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson), initally objects to allowing Mike to stay in the room, which is said to harbor evil spirits and is off limits to guests. But, after he threatens to sue the establishment, Gerald checks Mike into the room and sends him off to a sleepless night. Directed by Mikael Håfström. With Jasmine Jessica Anthony and Mary McCormack. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Drama. Year:2007.
1408
On his way home at the end of his shift, Jack Mosely (Bruce Willis), a burnt-out, aging cop, is assigned to escort an annoying, fast-talking convict (Mos Def) from the police station to the courthouse. What Jack doesn't know is that the convict is a witness to some shady police business, and a group of fellow police officers will stop at nothing to prevent the pair from reaching their destination. Directed by Richard Donner. With David Morse. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
16 Blocks
Coinciding with the end of the Mayan calendar, a series of cataclysmic events devastes the earth and leaves humanity on the brink of the apocalypse. Directed by Roland Emmerich. With John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Oliver Platt. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2009.
2012
A writer (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) thinks he writes about the future but it turns out that it really is the past. In his novel, a mysterious train leaves for 2046 from time to time. Everyone who goes intends to recapture their lost memories because it is said that in 2046 nothing ever changes. But, no one knows if this is true because no one has ever returned -- until now. Directed by Kar Wai Wong. With Ziyi Zhang and Takuya Kimura. Categories: Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
2046
When Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), a shy, brilliant MIT student looking for a way to pay for med school, is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students to learn how to count cards, he gets more than he bargained for. Trained by unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey), the team heads to Las Vegas armed with fake identities and an unstoppable system for cracking blackjack. Caught up in the money and the Vegas lifestyle, Ben eventually turns his back on his team and pushes his talent to its very limit, while trying to stay one step ahead of the casino's enforcer, Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne). Directed by Robert Luketic. With Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Aaron Yoo and Jacob Pitts. Categories: Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
21
Cristina Peck (Naomi Watts) is forced to suffer the loss of her husband Michael (Danny Huston) and their two daughters, killed in a hit-and-run by born-again ex-con Jack Jordan (Benicio Del Toro). Paul Rivers (Sean Penn), a college professor dying of heart failure, becomes the recipient of Michael's transplanted heart and is drawn to Cristina out of the debt of life he owes to her husband. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Categories: Drama, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
21 Grams
During the Battle of Thermopylae, Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) leads his small army of fierce warriors against the advancing Persians, inspiring all of Greece to band together against a common enemy and helping to usher in the world's first democracy. Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel. Directed by Zack Snyder. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, War. Year: 2007.
300
Despite a string of steamy hookups, Matt Sullivan (Josh Hartnett) can't seem to get over his last girlfriend (Vinessa Shaw). In a last ditch effort, he decides to give up all sexual activity for the duration of Lent. When Matt's roommate Ryan (Paulo Costanzo) and their coworkers get wind of Matt's plan, they're decidedly skeptical and begin placing bets on when he will break his vow. Things become even more difficult when Matt meets Erica Sutton (Shannyn Sossamon), a beautiful, intriguing woman who puts Matt's willpower to the test. Directed by Michael Lehmann. With Griffin Dunne and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 2002.
40 Days and 40 Nights
On the eve of serial killer Jon Forster's execution, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), the forensic psychiatrist who influenced the jury to send Forster to death row, receives a phone call stating that he has eighty-eight minutes to live. While Gramm tries to track down possible suspects, a copycat killer strikes in Seattle using Forster's same twisted methods. To save his life and prevent himself from being framed for murder, Gramm will need to use all of his skills and years of training, along with the help of his ex-wife (Amy Brenneman), his assistant (Alicia Witt) and an FBI agent (William Forsythe). Directed by Jon Avnet. With Leelee Sobieski and Benjamin McKenzie. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
88 Minutes
This Belgian film tells the story of a Mattie (Barbara Sarafian), a woman in her Forties whose husband is going through a midlife crisis, whose daughter is going through puberty and whose other two children are struggling with different problems. She tries to be there for everyone. She gets into a minor car accident one day, and is stunned to find that the 29-year-old driver of the other car, Johnny (Jurgen Delnaet), finds her attractive. Directed by Christophe Van Rompaey. With Anemone Valcke, Griet van Damme, Sofia Ferri, Johan Heldenbergh and Julian Borsani. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Aanrijding in Moscou
When a civilian diving team is hired to assist the US Navy in recovering a destroyed nuclear submarine, what they discover is more awesome than anything they could have expected. Thousand of feet beneath the cold, murky waters, the team comes upon a mysterious force that could decide the fate of humanity. Directed by James Cameron. With Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn and Todd Graff. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1989.
The Abyss
Jude (Jim Sturgess), a dock worker from Liverpool, and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), a sheltered American girl, struggle to hold onto their love during the turbulent times of the Vietnam War era. While Lucy's brother, Max (Joe Anderson), is shipped off to the frontlines, Lucy and Jude try to make sense of their lives and relationship through the songs of the Beatles. Directed by Julie Taymor. With Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio and Bono. Categories: Musical, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Across the Universe
Adam (Hugh Dancy) is a young man living in New York. His life is complicated because he suffers from Asperger Syndrome, a disorder that makes him socially awkward and makes it difficult for him to read people's emotions. But he longs for contact and when a beautiful young woman (Rose Byrne) moves into his building, he falls in love with her. Taking a co-worker's advice, he tries to win her. His sweetness and honesty attract her, but she is not sure she can make a commitment to a guy who is so different. Directed by Max Mayer. With Frankie Faison, Amy Irving and Peter Gallagher. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Adam
Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage), a neurotic screenwriter, is having trouble adapting a book about an orchid thief into a movie. While Charlie agonizes over his writer's block, his less cerebral twin brother Donald (also Cage) decides to become a screenwriter himself, much to Charlie's disdain. When Charlie finally gets his inspiration, he becomes so caught up in his screenplay that the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur, and he sets out to locate the book's author, Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep), and the real-life orchid thief, John Laroche (Chris Cooper). Directed by Spike Jonze. With Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, Brian Cox and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2002.
Adaptation
For an assignment for his French class, Simon (Devon Bostick) combines his family history with a recent news story involving terrorism. When his fabrication attracts more attention than even he intended, Simon ends up attracting an internet audience wrapped up in the resulting controversy. Directed by Atom Egoyan. With Scott Speedman, Rachel Blanchard, Kenneth Welsh, Katie Boland, Noam Jenkins and Arsinée Khanjian. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
Adoration
After being around boxing her entire life, Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) is only able to climb up to being an assistant to a small time boxing promoter simply because she's a woman. But, when disgruntled boxing manager Sam LaRocca (Tony Shalhoub) offers her the contract of Luther Shaw (Omar Epps), a former contender and current drug addict, as a joke, Kallen jumps at the chance. With the help of trainer Felix Reynolds (Charles S. Dutton), Kallen is able to get Shaw back into top form and lands him the title shot he thought was gone for good. Directed by Charles S. Dutton. With Kerry Washington. Categories: Biography, Drama, Sports. Year: 2004.
Against the Ropes
In the uptight world of 1870s New York high society, aristocratic lawyer Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is engaged to May Welland (Winona Ryder). With the arrival of May's beautiful cousin, Countess Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer), his well-ordered life begins to take a turn. Newland defends the Countess, who has left her abusive husband, amongst their contemporaries before giving in to his growing passion. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1993.
The Age of Innocence
After a visit to Moscow, President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) becomes a hostage when Air Force One is taken over by neo-nationalists from Kazakhstan. Led by Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman), the terrorists take control of the aircraft and demand the release of their leader, General Radek. But, after previously declaring that the US doesn't negotiate with terrorists, President Marshal fights back to save his family and prevent an international incident. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. With Glenn Close and William H. Macy. Categories: Action, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1997.
Air Force One
Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell) is barely into his twenties when he begins his conquest of the known world. By 25, he will rule 90% of it. Following the young leader as he pits his armies against the Persian Empire and beyond, this biographic epic reveals Alexander's conquests up until his death at age 33. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Anthony Hopkins, David Bedella, Jessie Kamm, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto and Val Kilmer. Categories: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War. Year: 2004.
Alexander
Starting as an up-and-coming professional boxer, Muhammad Ali (Will Smith) punches his way through his personal and professional struggles with religion, politics and fame, eventually becoming an American icon. More than just the greatest fighter of all-time, Muhammad Ali uses his notoriety and gift for verbal fireworks to champion the Civil Rights and anti-war movements. With Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles and Jada Pinkett Smith. Directed by Michael Mann. Categories: Biography, Drama and Sports. Year: 2001.
Ali
In deep space, the crew of the mining ship Nostromo investigates a suspected SOS signal being sent from a moon orbiting a nearby planet. Discovering a derelict ship on the moon's surface, Captain Dallas (Tom Skerritt), Kane (John Hurt) and Lambert (Veronica Cartwright) enter and come upon a chamber filled with large, forboding eggs. When Kane is suddenly attacked by a mysterious parasite that attaches itself to his face, Warrant Officer Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) initially refuses them re-entrance to the ship, siting quarantine protocol. But, Science Officer Ash (Ian Holm) disregards her order and lets them in. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Harry Dean Stanton and Yaphet Kotto. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1979.
Alien
After escaping from the Alien planet in the Colonial Marine spaceship Sulaco, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) awakes to discover that her escape pod has crash landed on a deep space penal colony, killing the rest of her crew. Welcomed with great hesitation, she awaits rescue from the company and befriends the facility's doctor, Clemens (Charles Dance) to protect herself from the murderers and rapists who maintain the colony's ore foundry. But, when it is discovered that an Alien stowed away on Ripley's ship, she must form an alliance with Dillon (Charles S. Dutton), a criminal who has found religion, in order to organize the prisoners and fight back against the beast. Directed by David Fincher. With Brian Glover, Danny Webb, Lance Henriksen and Ralph Brown. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1992.
Alien 3
200 years after her death, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is reborn as a clone. Scientists have used her DNA to bring her back to life and get their hands on the Queen Alien that grows within her chest. As scientist begin to breed more Aliens, Ripley adjusts to being alive again - remembering bits and pieces of her former life. Soon, though, the Aliens escape and begin ravaging the ship's crew. Together with a band of space pirates, including a second generation android (Winona Ryder), Ripley must find a way to defeat the Aliens yet again before the ship crash lands on Earth. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Michael Wincott, Dan Hedaya, J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif and Leland Orser. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1997.
Alien: Resurrection
Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the sole survivor of a mining company ship that was attacked by a vicious, parasitic Alien. When she gives her story to the company executives, they dismiss her claims and tell her that the Alien planet has been colonized while she was adrift in space. But, when all communication with the colonists is cut off, Ripley is asked to return to the planet in order to terminate the Aliens once and for all. She is joined by a squadron of marines, an android (Lance Henriksen) and a shifty corporate lawyer (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own. Directed by James Cameron. With Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton and Carrie Henn. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1986.
Aliens
When aspiring actress Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) talks her way into the lives of leading Broadway actress Margo Channing (Bette Davis) and her powerful friends, sparks fly. This classic story of success and all its follies, is told by some of the greatest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Categories: Drama, New York, Classic. Year: 1950.
All About Eve
In the process of coming to terms with the tragic loss of her only son, Esteban (Eloy Azorín), Manuela (Cecilia Roth) leaves Madrid and goes to Barcelona to find the boy's father, a transvestite named Lola (Toni Cantó). But first, she finds her transvestite friend, Agrado (Antonia San Juan), meets Rosa (Penélope Cruz), a young nun bound for El Salvador, and by happenstance, becomes the personal assistant of Huma Rojo (Marisa Paredes), the actress her son admired. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 1999.
All About My Mother
In 1914, Paul Baumer (Lew Ayres) is persuaded to join the German army for the glory of the Fatherland. Trained under Himmelstoss (John Wray), a brutal corporal, Baumer and the other young soldiers by his side harden, realizing the tragic futility of war as death surronds them. Directed by Lewis Milestone. With Louis Wolheim, Russell Gleason, Arnold Lucy and Ben Alexander. Categories: War, Drama, Action, Based on a Novel. Year: 1930.
All Quiet on the Western Front
"Boss" Willie Stark (Sean Penn), an idealistic southern politician loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, appeals to the common man to earn his place of power. But, Stark's victories have their price, eventually leading him to his downfall after being corrupted by the system. Directed by Steven Zaillian. With Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo and James Gandolfini. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
All the King's Men
In the L.A. suburbs, Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his friends live a privileged life with too much time and too much money. But, when their initiation of the thug life they idolize from rap music, video games and movies gets out of control, Johnny and his friend Frankie (Justin Timberlake) realize that sooner or later they'll have to face the consequences of their actions. Based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, one of the youngest men to ever be put on the FBI's most wanted list. Directed by Nick Cassavetes. With Anton Yelchin, Ben Foster, Sharon Stone, Lukas Haas and Bruce Willis. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2006.
Alpha Dog
Locked in an asylum, Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), formerly a competent but unspectacular composer, relates his tragic life story to a young priest. A success when he first meets Mozart (Tom Hulce), Saleri eventually sees that his work pales in comparison to Mozart's genius. Salieri's anguish at his own mediocrity manifests itself in anger toward God, whom he has devoted his life. The only release he sees is to renounce the God who mocks him and devise a plan that will lead to Mozart's complete ruin. Directed by Milos Forman. With Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice and Jeffrey Jones. Categories: Drama, Music. Year: 1984.
Amadeus
Amelie (Audrey Tautou) is a waitress with a special imagination who creates a dream world full of mischief. She spends her time enjoying life's simple pleasures until she discovers that she has the ability to use her creativity to help others without them ever knowing. But Amelie's most difficult case turns out to be Nino Quicampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz), a lonely young man who collects photos abandoned at coin-operated photo booths. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Yolande Moreau, Isabelle Nanty and Dominique Pinon. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
Amelie
Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) has a perfect wife (Annette Bening) and a perfect house in the perfect neighborhood. Lester, however, is miserable. In the throws of a midlife crisis, Lester watches his marriage dissolve and his own interest grow in one of his daughter's high school friends (Mena Suvari). As his daughter (Thora Birch) develops a friendship with the boy (Wes Bentley) next door and his wife begins an affair, Lester looks deeper inside himself for a cure to his unhappiness. Directed by Sam Mendes. Categories: Drama. Year: 1999.
American Beauty
After the death of the top gangster in Harlem, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), the man's former driver, moves into a position of great power in the drug market. Striking a deal with a Thai general, Lucas is able to smuggle heroin in the coffins of soldiers who died in Vietnam and makes a fortune. But, Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), a NJ detective with close ties to the streets, aims to bring Lucas down after he is put in charge of a drug trafficking task force. With Roberts bearing down on him, Lucas must do everything he can to stay on top, including dealing with the Italian mafia and corrupt NYPD officers. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Armand Assante and T.I.. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
American Gangster
On a summer night in 1962, four small town California teenagers face decisions about the directions of their lives. Steve (Ron Howard) wants to break up with Laurie (Cindy Williams). Curt (Richard Dreyfuss) worries about leaving home. John (Paul Le Mat) tries to maintain his cool image, but feels like he is missing out on something. And, Terry (Charles Martin Smith), the nerdy wannabe, just wants to fit in. Directed by George Lucas. With Harrison Ford. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 1973.
American Graffiti
Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) is transformed into the hateful, charismatic leader of a local white power movement following his father's death. Seeking retribution and burning with rage, Derek commits a brutal murder and is sent to prison. Upon his release three years later, a changed Derek, who is ashamed of his former ultra-racist self, returns home to find that his younger brother (Edward Furlong) has followed in his footsteps. Directed by Tony Kaye. With Beverly D'Angelo, Avery Brooks, Fairuza Balk, Elliott Gould, William Russ and Ethan Suplee. Categories: Drama, Crime. Year: 1998.
American History X
Uprooted from their lives and forced into internment camps in Utah in the early 1940s, the Nomuras, a Japanese American family, face a country that doubts their loyalty and confines them to prisoners' conditions. The father (Masatoshi Nakamura), a former pro ballplayer, starts a baseball league as a way to find strength and pride during the difficult time. With his older brother Lane (Leonardo Nam) enlisted in the Army, Lyle Nomura (Aaron Yoo) plays against teams mad eup of guards and bigoted minor league players. Directed by Desmond Nakano. With Gary Cole and Sarah Drew. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2007.
American Pastime
President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) is a successful politician, but he's also a widower with a young daughter. When he overhears environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade's (Annette Bening) unguarded criticism of his policy, he is intrigued. But can the country accept a president with an active love life? Directed by Rob Reiner. With Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Richard Dreyfuss and Samantha Mathis. Categories: Politics, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1995.
The American President
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) has it all: a designer wardrobe, a luxury apartment and more money than he can spend. But, beneath the surface, Bateman struggles to fit in with his Wall Street cohorts. And, the harder he tries, the more unhinged he becomes and the less control he has over the bloody urges that make him feel like an individual. Directed by Mary Harron. With Willem Dafoe, Reese Witherspoon and Chloë Sevigny. Categories: Drama, Horror, Comedy, Thriller. Year: 2000.
American Psycho
Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) is a file clerk with a dead-end job and an unsatisfying life. A chance meeting with Robert Crumb (James Urbaniak), a greeting card artist turned comic book illustrator, convinces Harvey to create his own comic centered on his working-class existence. The underground success of his work connects him with Joyce Brabner (Hope Davis), his soul mate through years spent as an independent icon. Directed by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman. With Chris Ambrose, Joey Krajcar, Cameron Carter and the real Harvey Pekar. Categories: Biography, Comedy, Drama. Year: 2003.
American Splendor
Based on a true story, American Violet looks at the case of Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a young single mother in Texas who was arrested for dealing drugs. Her arrest was part of a sweep by a corrupt district attorney (Michael O'Keefe) who incarcerated people indiscriminately, then pressured them to take plea bargains. Determined to prove her innocence, Dee sued the district attorney, with the help of a lawyer (Tim Blake Nelson) from the American Civil Liberties Union. All the while, she was pressured by her mother (Alfre Woodard) to plead guilty, while her children's abusive father (Xzibit) tried to take custody of the kids. Directed by Tim Disney. With Will Patton. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
American Violet
After a group of Africans takes control of their slave ship, they are captured in American waters and charged with murder after reaching dry land. In a case that challenges the American legal system, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou), the man that lead the revolt, lawyer Roger Baldwin (Matthew McConaughey), abolitionist Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freeman) and ex-president John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins) argue for the freedom and civil rights of the captive Africans. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Nigel Hawthorne and Stellan Skarsgård. Categories: Drama, History, Mystery. Year: 1997.
Amistad
George (James Brolin) and Kathy (Margot Kidder) Lutz are newly married and couldn't be happier. Together with their three kids, they move into a huge Long Island house. They seem to have made a good life for themselves until strange things begin to happen inside their new home. After a series of disturbing accidents, they call upon the help of a family priest, who is helpless to combat the terrible spirit preying upon this once happy household. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. With Rod Steiger, Don Stroud and Murray Hamilton. Categories: Cult Classics, Horror, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1979.
The Amityville Horror
Octavio (Gael García Bernal) wants to run away with his sister-in-law (Vanessa Bauche), but after a dogfight goes bad he runs a red light and causes a violent accident. Octavio hits Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero), a businessman who has abandoned his family, and Valeria (Goya Toledo), a beautiful model who loses her leg in the accident. The collision is witnessed by El Chiro (Emilio Echevarría), a homeless former revolutionary who is trying to reconnect with his daughter. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Amores Perros
Andre (Jamel Debbouze) gets a second chance to set his life right after saving a woman from a supposed suicide attempt in the Seine. Andre falls for his damsel-in-distress, Angela (Rie Rasmussen), yet, in an ironic twist, it is Angela who saves Andre. Angela, as her name suggests, is actually an angel sent to save Andre from his own fate. Directed by Luc Besson. With Gilbert Melki and Serge Riaboukine. Categories: Foreign Film, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Comedy. Language: French. Year: 2005.
Angel-A
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) investigates the murder of a prominent physicist with the help of his daughter Vittoria (Ayelet Zurer). As the trail leads them to the Vatican, Robert and Vittoria find clues linking the murder, as well as the kidnapping of four cardinals, to the Illuminati, a powerful ancient group long thought to be extinct. With the group intending to carry out a terrorist attack during a papal conclave, Robert and Vittoria must discover the truth before more innocent lives are lost. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, David Pasquesi, Cosimo Fusco and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Angels & Demons
Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) and Jerry Connolly (Pat O'Brien) grow up together in a tough New York City neighborhood. After being caught by the law, Rocky is sent to reform school and continues on his criminal path. But, Jerry, who escapes from the police, goes straight, eventually, becoming a priest who works with troubled kids. After being released from jail, Rocky returns to his old neighborhood and looks for a safe place to stay with his old pal. Humphrey Bogart is featured as Cagney's deadly enemy, "The Mouthpiece." Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Ann Sheridan and George Bancroft. Categories: Crime, Drama, Classic. Year: 1938.
Angels with Dirty Faces
Made up of nine anime-style films, each Animatrix short is a stand-alone work detailing elements of The Matrix universe. From the first moments of the computer domination of man to disturbances within the artificial world of The Matrix, these films are beautifully written and animated and work as a companion to the movies or alone. Directed by Peter Chung, Andy Jones and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. With Clayton Watson, Melinda Clarke, Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Animation. Year: 2003.
The Animatrix
After finally winning over his congressman, shipyard welder and amateur boxer Jake Huard (James Franco) is admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy. Dealing with difficult classes and a tough superior named Cole (Tyrese Gibson), Jake gets support from his roommate and his superiors Ali (Jordana Brewster) and Lt. Commander Burton (Donnie Wahlberg), finding the strength to study hard and train for a Navy boxing competition. Directed by Justin Lin. With Chi McBride. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2006.
Annapolis
Bobbie (Vincent Kartheiser) is happy making money by breaking into vending machines. But following a botched raid on a college, this drug-addicted teenage runaway is approached by a drug buddy's charismatic uncle, Mel (James Woods), with an offers to bring Bobby into the big-time. Bobbie and his pregnant girlfriend Rosie (Natasha Gregson Wagner) follow Mel and his partner Sid (Melanie Griffith) into the fast paced world of grand larceny, hard drugs and shopping sprees. Directed by Larry Clark. With Peter Sarsgaard. Categories: Drama, Crime, Independent Film. Year: 1997.
Another Day in Paradise
Antwone Fisher (Derek Luke) is a navy man with a violent past whose aggressive outbursts bring him to the attention of a naval psychiatrist (Denzel Washington). Together, they break down Fisher's barriers and force a confrontation with his painful memories. As Antwone begins a search for the family he never knew, he is supported only by his doctor and a wish for peace. Directed by Denzel Washington. With Malcolm David Kelley and Joy Bryant. Categories: Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2002.
Antwone Fisher
Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid) is a football legend and a star quarterback at the top of his game. When a damaging hit forces Rooney to the sidelines, coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) has to find a replacement. Backup Willie Beaman (Jamie Foxx), a benchwarmer with one last chance to prove himself, gets the nod, but his performance and attitude threaten to destroy the team. Off the field, D'Amato must contend with new owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), who blames the old school coach for the teams lack of success. Directed by Oliver Stone. With James Woods, Matthew Modine and LL Cool J. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 1999.
Any Given Sunday
As the Maya kingdom faces its decline, its rulers attempt to regain prosperity by building more temples to offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), a young man chosen for sacrifice, is not ready to die. Driven by his love for his woman and his family, Jaguar Paw escapes his captors and returns home to save his way of life. Directed by Mel Gibson. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama. Year: 2006.
Apocalypto
After being largely ignored by the public at launch, Apollo 13 captures the nation's attention when they announce that they have a problem. Stranded in space in a crippled ship, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton), and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) do their best to make it back to earth in one piece. With help from flight director Gene Kranz (Ed Harris), astronaut Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) and the rest of the ground crew in Mission Control, the astronauts must race to improvise a solution before time runs out. Directed by Ron Howard. With Kathleen Quinlan and Clint Howard. Categories: Adventure, Drama, History. Year: 1995.
Apollo 13
Renegade rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) has taken control of the small western town of Appaloosa, hoarding its resources and killing off the marshall and one of his deputies. Two gunmen, Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen), are hired to regain control of the lawless town, and put Bragg in his place. But, when widow Allison French (Renée Zellweger) comes to to town, her arrival complicates Cole and Hitch's mission and puts their lives in danger. Directed by Ed Harris. With Lance Henriksen. Categories: Western, Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2008.
Appaloosa
Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Amaury Nolasco, Skeet Ulrich and Jean Reno star as a group of drivers of armored trucks that carry cash. When one of them falls into dire financial straits and might lose his house, the others give in to the temptation to steal some of the money they carry every day. No one will get hurt, and they stage a robbery to fool their bosses. The plan is brilliant, but a few unexpected events that take place pit the men against each other. Directed by Nimród Antal. With, Fred Ward and Columbus Short. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Armored
In the future, life-like robots with sophisticated artificial intelligence called mechas serve mankind as friends, lovers and companions. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David (Haley Joel Osment), an artificial child programmed to have real feelings, including an unwavering love for his mother, Monica (Frances O'Connor). David lives his early years happily with Monica and her husband (Sam Robards, but when their real child awakes from a coma, David is forced to journey out into the world. With the help of a robot named Gigolo Joe (Jude Law), David seeks out a way to become a real boy and discovers the how difficult life can be. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Ken Leung, Ken Leung, Brendan Gleeson, Robin Williams, Ben Kingsley and Adrian Grenier. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi. Year: 2001.
Artificial Intelligence: AI
Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson), a cranky, obsessive-compulsive writer, is entrusted with a dog after his gay artist neighbor (Greg Kinnear) is mugged and beaten. With his daily routine already dangerously off course, Melvin finds that Carol (Helen Hunt), the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son. Eventually, the three become unlikely friends and Melvin learns to love and respect other people. Directed by James L. Brooks. With Cuba Gooding Jr.. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
As Good as It Gets
As the notorious and charismatic outlaw Jesse James (Brad Pitt) plans his next great robbery, he must battle against the men who want to capture him for fame and a fortune in reward money. Meanwhile, Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), an admire of James, joins his gang, only to become resentful of his former hero and hatch a plan to kill the fastest gun in the West. Directed by Andrew Dominik. With Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell and Sam Shepard. Categories: Crime, Drama, Western. Year: 2007.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Texan Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) left the Air Force as a young man to save his family's ranch following the death of his father. Refusing to abandon his dream of traveling to space, Farmer decides to build a rocket in his barn. Despite the FBI placing him under surveillance, Charlie refuses to admit failure and decides to proceed with the launch with the support of his wife (Virginia Madsen) and children. Directed by Michael Polish. With Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson and J.K. Simmons. Categories: Adventure, Drama. Year: 2006.
The Astronaut Farmer
After witnessing her older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) in a compromising situation with Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), the son of the family housekeeper, Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) acts out in jealousy and bears false witness to have the young man arrested for a crime he did not commit. Kept apart by prison and war, the young lovers stay connected through hearts and letters, while Briony (Vanessa Redgrave), now an againg writer, sets out to share their bittersweet story with the world. Directed by Joe Wright. With Romola Garai. Categories: Drama, Romance, War, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
Atonement
Josh Hartnett plays the founder of a dot-com who struggles to keep his company afloat the month before the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, just after the high-tech development bubble burst. Rip Torn is his hypercritical father, while Naomie Harris is a girl he lets slip away. David Bowie plays a ruthless venture capitalist who may take over the firm. Directed by Austin Chick. With Andre Royo, Naomie Harris, Robin Tunney and Adam Scott. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
August
A talented Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered cellist (Keri Russell), who share a strong but momementary connection, are torn apart by their circumstances before their love is given a chance to grow. The result of their brief encounter is August Rush (Freddie Highmore), now an orphan living on the streets of New York. Using his unique musical gifts and aided by his odd caretaker (Robin Williams), August sets out to find his birth parents and discover who he is. Directed by Kirsten Sheridan. With Terrence Howard. Categories: Drama, Music. Year: 2007.
August Rush
During WWII, English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) inherits a large cattle ranch in northern Australia. When local cattle barons plot to steal her land, Sarah reluctantly joins forces with the Drover (Hugh Jackman), a tough Outback cowboy, to drive her 2,000 head of cattle across the country. As they traverse the unforgiving lands of the continent, the Japenese bomb Darwin, engulfing their world in chaos and war. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With David Wenham. Categories: Adventure, Drama, War, Western. Year: 2008.
Australia
Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a millionaire tycoon, but his real passion is flying. A talented businessman with eccentric habits, Hughes becomes involved in oil, casinoes and the film industry before starting a quest to create the fastest and biggest planes ever flown. While courting some of Hollywood's most beautiful women, including Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale) and Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett), Hughes is also faced with severe obsessive-compulsive behavior, that ultimately leads to his downfall. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Ian Holm, Jude Law and Alan Alda. Categories: Politics, Biography, Drama. Year: 2004.
The Aviator
Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen) suffers from a heart condition that requires a heart transplant. When he receives a call informing him that a donor has been found, he believes that his life has been saved. But, during surgery, Clay experiences a phenomenon called "anesthetic awareness," leaving him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. To escape the pain, Clay has an out of body experience, and discovers that his new wife, Sam (Jessica Alba), and his trusted friend, Dr. Jack Harper (Terrence Howard) are involved in a plot to take his life. Directed by Joby Harold. With Lena Olin and Christopher McDonald. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Awake
When a new drug promises a miraculous recovery from a crippling mental disease, Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) tests it on Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro), a grown man who became catatonic as a child. When the treatment proves successful, Leonard is freed from his internal prison. But, when the cure turns out to have limitations, both Leonard and Dr. Sayer have difficulty dealing with the outcome. Directed by Penny Marshall. With Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller and John Heard. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 1990.
Awakenings
Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona (Julie Christie), an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years, must face the reality of Alzheimer's that hangs like a cloud over their twilight years. With Fiona confined to a nursing home, Grant abides by the institution's policy of not allowing visitors during patients' first 30 days. But, when Grant is finally allowed to see his wife, he discovers that she has made a connection with Aubrey (Michael Murphy), a wheel chair-bound mute, and no longer remembers her loving husband. Directed by Sarah Polley. With Olympia Dukakis and Wendy Crewson. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Away from Her
In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out, detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children, and a rebelious Japanese teen whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Gael García Bernal. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Babel
Bambi is a young deer when a band of hunters kills his mother. As Bambi grows up in the forest alone, he befriends the other animals and enjoys playing in the beautiful wilderness. But, when the hunters comeback, all of Bambi's painful memories return and he must lead his friends to safety in order to fulfill his destiny of becoming the Prince of the Forest. Directed by David Hand. Categories: Cult Classics, Animation, Family, Drama, Classic. Year: 1942.
Bambi
Directed by Todd Graff. With Gaelan Connell, Lisa Kudrow, Vanessa Hudgens and Alyson Michalka. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music. Year: 2009.
Bandslam
Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal) is a roguish Irishman whose quest for fame and glory leads him across the battlefields of Europe, at various times operating as soldier, spy and con artist. After seducing the powerful Lady Lyndon (Marisa Berenson), he changes his name to Barry Lyndon and begins a spectacular fall from grace after a lifetime right out of legend. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Patrick Magee and Steven Berkoff. Categories: Drama, Romance, War. Year: 1975.
Barry Lyndon
Barton Fink (John Turturro) is an intellectual playwright, delving into deep social and philosophical issues in his home city of New York. In 1941, he moves to Hollywood to write a wrestling film when disaster strikes: a severe case of writer's block. Compounded by a series of bizarre of events that keep him miserable and lonely in the mysterious Hotel Earle, not even the attention of his neighbor Charlie Meadows (John Goodman) can lift him from his doldrums. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With Steve Buscemi, Judy Davis. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1991.
Barton Fink
When a former rock star and nightclub owner (Bill Cable) is found murdered, Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is put on the case. A recovering alcoholic and drug addict, Curran starts suspecting Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), an intelligent and manipulative novelist. As Curran becomes more involved with Tramell, everyone becomes a suspect and he realizes that he is in over his head. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. With George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Wayne Knight. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Basic Instinct
In 1999, thousands of activists descend upon Seattle to join in a mass demonstration against the WTO Ministerial Conference. What begins as a peaceful protest in Seattle's streets turns into an all-out riot, with protesters facing off with police and the National guard. Caught in the middle are Dale (Woody Harrelson), a riot cop, Ella (Charlize Theron), his wife, Jay (Martin Henderson), a protest organizer, and Mayor Jim Tobin (Ray Liotta). Directed by Stuart Townsend. With Michelle Rodriguez, André Benjamin, Rade Serbedzija, Ivana Milicevic, Joshua Jackson, Connie Nielsen, Channing Tatum and Jennifer Carpenter. Categories: Action, Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
Battle in Seattle
In the future, the nation of Japan is on the brink of collapse. As teenage violence climbs out of control, the government enacts a radical new plan to isolate select groups of students on a small island and force them to fight each other to the death. Shuya (Tatsuya Fujiwara), Noriko (Aki Maeda) and Taro Yamamoto) are three students forced to fight on the island. Together, they must defeat the evil overlord Kitano (Takeshi Kitano) and win their freedom. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Battle Royale
The great Russian battleship Potemkin is gripped by a mutiny after a rebellious sailor named Grigory Vakulinchuk (Aleksandr Antonov) convinces his mates that the conditions on board are deplorable. Forced to eat rancid meat, the men kill the officers but lose Vakulinchuk in the process. As the survivors rouse the nearby port of Odessa into revolutionary fervor, the confrontation turns into a bloodbath with the arrival of Cossack troops. Directed by Sergei M. Eisenstein. With Vladimir Barsky and Grigori Aleksandrov. Categories: Drama, History, War, Classic, Foreign Film. Year: 1925.
The Battleship Potemkin
After meeting at a resort in Atlantic City, child performer CC Bloom (Bette Midler) and privileged rich girl Hillary Whitney (Barbara Hershey) instantly become best friends, despite their very different lives. As CC begins a successful stage career and Hillary goes on to study law, the pair stays in touch by writing letters describing the course of their lives. Years later, in an attempt to escape her family's expectations, Hillary shows up at CC's door in New York City and finds that she is struggling to find work as a singer. As relationships loved ones come and go, CC and Hillary's friendship faces many obstables, but through it all there's no doubt that these women share a lifelong connection. Directed by: Garry Marshall. With: John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, James Read, Mayim Bialik and Marcie Leeds. Category: Drama, Comedy, Musical. Year: 1988.
Beaches
John Forbes Nash (Russell Crowe) is a mathematical genius studying at Princeton University when he hallucinates for the first time. As his brilliance grows, so does his mental illness, caused by schizophrenia that even his love for Alicia (Jennifer Connelly) can't fix. After accepting a job as a cryptologist for the military, Nash's delusions explode and he must defeat the insanity threatening to destroy his life. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ed Harris, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany and Judd Hirsch. Categories: Biography, Drama, Mystery. Year: 2001.
A Beautiful Mind
Opal (AnnaSophia Robb), a 10-year-old girl abandoned by her mother, moves to Florida to live with her father (Jeff Daniels), a preacher. One day at the local supermarket, Opal finds a stray dog and adopts him, naming the pooch Winn-Dixie after the store where he was found. Together with her new pal, Opal makes friends in her new home and reconnects with her father. Directed by Wayne Wang. With Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews and Elle Fanning. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family. Year: 2005.
Because of Winn-Dixie
Saul (Richard Gere), a scholar, diverts himself from the crisis in his marriage to the beautiful but tormented Miriam (Juliette Binoche) by coaching Eliza (Flora Cross), his 11-year-old daughter, who competes in spelling bees. Encouraged by her father, Eliza begins to feel a mystical pull toward words and letters. Meanwhile, her older brother (Max Minghella), feeling neglected, is seduced into a cult by a mysterious young woman (Kate Bosworth). Directed by David Siegel. Categories: Drama. Year: 2005.
Bee Season
Celine (Julie Delpy) is a French student and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) is an American kid, both traveling on a train near Vienna when they happen to meet each other. Hitting it off immediately, they decide to stop in Vienna and spend one day together in the opening moves of their powerful, sincere, but restricted friendship that could be more, if they only had the time. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Andrea Eckert, Dominik Castell and Karl Bruckschwaiger. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1995.
Before Sunrise
In the Brazilian badlands of 1910, two families are locked in a deadly feud. Tonho Breves (Rodrigo Santoro) is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. He knows that if he abides by the code of vengeance that goes with defending one's land, he will surely be hunted and killed by a member of the rival family. Urged by his younger brother Pacu (Ravi Ramos Lacerda), Tonho begins to question the logic of this tradition before meeting with two performers from a small traveling circus. Directed by Walter Salles. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
Behind the Sun
Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) is an out of work puppeteer with a dowdy girlfriend (Cameron Diaz) and few prospects. After starting a strange new job, he discovers a doorway in his office building that allows him to enter the head of actor John Malkovich for fifteen minutes. This discovery opens up new avenues in his life as he experiments with this bizarre ability. Directed by Spike Jonze. With Catherine Keener, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Winona Ryder and Ned Bellamy. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Drama. Year: 1999.
Being John Malkovich
Julia Lambert (Annette Bening) is growing tired of the good life. A huge star of the London theater scene of the 1930s, Lambert looks for excitement and finds it in Tom Fennel (Shaun Evans), a young American looking for fame, not love. When Lambert discovers the unfaithful Tom's obsession with the beautiful Avice Crichton (Lucy Punch), Julia is determined to prove that the bright lights still shine for her. Directed by Istvan Szabo. With Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons and Catherine Charlton. Categories: Drama, Comedy. Year: 2004.
Being Julia
Chance (Peter Sellers) is a mentally handicapped gardener confined to the house of the old man who supported him all his life. When his benefactor dies, Chance is thrown out into the streets, knowing nothing except what he has heard on television. When an encounter on the street brings him together with Benjamin (Melvyn Douglas) and Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine), Chance's simple-minded utterances become the basis for a move into serious politics. Directed by Hal Ashby. With Jack Warden and Richard A. Dysart. Categories: Politics, Drama, Comedy, Based on a Novel. Year: 1979.
Being There
Danny Balint (Ryan Gosling) transforms himself from a religious Jew into a powerful leader in the Neo-Fascist political movement. But, after a stay in a training enclave, another change begins, and as the contradictions multiply something in Danny's soul prompts a complex journey back to Judaism. Directed by Henry Bean. With Summer Phoenix and Billy Zane. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2001.
The Believer
Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) and Jules Paxton (Keira Knightley) are two young women in England who, although separated by cultural differences, are united by a love for soccer. Though competition over their cute coach (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and family drama threaten to turn their friendship sour, a love of the game and talent to match keeps them focused on the sport they love and the bond they share. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 2002.
Bend It Like Beckham
In this CGI adaptation of the legenday tale, the mythic warrior Beowulf (Ray Winstone) must battle the demon Grendel (Crispin Glover), who is terrorizing the countryside. Later, Grendel's ruthless and seductive mother (Angelina Jolie) becomes hellbent on revenge and it is up to Beowulf to put an end to the killings. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Anthony Hopkins and Robin Wright Penn. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy. Year: 2007.
Beowulf
Three American soldiers come home to Boone City after World War II and struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. Al Stephenson (Fredric March) lost three years of life with his wife (Myrna Loy) and children and must fight to regain their love even as Fred Derry (, his friend and fellow soldier (Dana Andrews) struggles with a failing marriage and a growing infatuation with Al's young daughter Peggy (Teresa Wright). Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) lost his hands in the war and can't return to his fiancee and loved ones. Directed by William Wyler. With Hoagy Carmichael. Categories: Drama, Romance, Classic. Year: 1946.
The Best Years of Our Lives
Chloe (the voice of Drew Barrymore) is a pampered Beverly Hills pet Chihuahua. Her owner is a cosmetics mogul (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Chloe thinks she is too good for the gardener's dog, Papi (the voice of George Lopez). But when her owner's niece (Piper Perabo) takes Chloe on a trip to Mexico and loses her there, only Papi can save her from dognappers. Directed by Raja Gosnell. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance. Year: 2008.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
When Detroit cop Axel Foley's (Eddie Murphy) friend is killed right in front of him, he follows the killer to Beverly Hills. After detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) are assigned to keep an eye on him, Axel investigates the case and learns that the murder is connected to a drug ring run by Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff), a vicious kingpin. Directed by Martin Brest. With Lisa Eilbacher. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1984.
Beverly Hills Cop
When Hutu militias begin to slaughter the Tutsi in Rwanda, Joe Connor (Hugh Dancy) and Father Christopher (John Hurt) welcome the refugees into their school. Under the protection of UN forces, the priest and the teacher do their best to protect the people from the genocide that is sweeping across the country. But, when the protective forces flee, Joe and Father Christopher must decide whether to save themselves or stay to help the people who have nowhere else to go. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. With Claire-Hope Ashitey. Categories: Drama. Year: 2005.
Beyond the Gates
Bobby Darin (Kevin Spacey) is the consummate entertainer. After growing up fatherless in the Bronx and learning music and dance from his mother, Darin sets out to become a star. With an already successful music career, he makes his way into movies and meets his future wife Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth). From then on it's a balancing act between his love of performing and his family life. Directed by Kevin Spacey. With John Goodman and Bob Hoskins. Categories: Biography, Drama, Music. Year: 2004.
Beyond the Sea
Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani), a struggling, unemployed father, gets work posting flyers in Rome, Italy during the depression that followed World War II. Trying to make ends meet for his wife and young son, Antonio buys his bike back from the pawn shop, only to have it stolen on the same day. The remainder of the film revolves around Antonio and his son searching for the bicycle in vain. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 1948.
The Bicycle Thief
Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) follows Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) to the quiet coastal town of Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends his weekends with his sister and mother. Shortly after she arrives, Melanie is attacked by a sea gull. What starts out as an isolated incident turns into a plague, as an immense flock of birds descends upon the town and begins to kill its innocent citizens. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Suzanne Pleshette. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1963.
The Birds
Morris (Matthew Perry) is a teacher living a dull, orderly life with his wife (Lauren Graham). But the calm is shattered when his younger brother, Jay (Ben Foster), and sister, Ida (Ginnifer Goodwin) appear. Morris raised his siblings more or less on his own, and both have turned out to be free-spirited risk-takers. They turn his world upside down, but Morris soon learns to embrace the changes they bring. Directed by Craig Lucas. With Hilary Swank. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Birds of America
Anna (Nicole Kidman) thought the pain was over. On the eve of her marriage to Joseph (Danny Huston) a young boy (Cameron Bright) arrives at her engagement party and claims to be the reincarnation of Sean (Michael Desautels), Anna's late beloved husband. Despite the disbelief of her friends and family, Anna is drawn into the uncanny memories of the young boy and begins to doubt the new life she is trying to make. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. With Lauren Bacall, Anne Heche and Ted Levine. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2004.
Birth
One of the most popular movies from the silent era, this historical saga shows the origins and effects of the Civil War through the destinies of two families -- the Northern Stonemans and the Southern Camerons. Although it has been credited with securing the future of feature length films as well as solidifying the language of cinema, the film attracted controversy and justified criticism and protests for including a sympathetic depiction of the lynching of a black man by a white mob and attempting to provide historical justification for segregation. Directed by D.W. Griffith. Categories: Drama, History, War, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1915.
The Birth of a Nation
After moving with his family and starting at a new school, Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) is put in charge of looking after his autistic brother Charlie (Luke Ford) when their pregnant mother (Toni Collette) is forced to take it easy. All Thomas wants is to be accepted and lead a normal life, but Charlie's antics cause him trouble at every turn. But, despite the constant frustration, Thomas gradually learns to appreciate his brother with help from his new girlfriend, Jackie (Gemma Ward). Directed by Elissa Down. With Erik Thomson, Firass Dirani and Ngoc Phan. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2008.
The Black Balloon
Based on the true story of one of the most notorious crimes in California history, this film stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as two police detectives in 1940s Los Angeles. An aspiring actress (Mia Kirshner) is found murdered and mutilated and the detectives are put on the case. Bucky (Hartnett) begins a romance with a mysterious woman (Hilary Swank), who resembles the dead woman, and also gets involved in a love triangle with Lee (Eckhart) and his girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson). Directed by Brian De Palma. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Black Dahlia
Based on the real life destruction of two Black Hawk helicopters in Somalia that left over 100 U.S. Rangers stranded in Mogadishu in the middle of an army of opposing gunmen. Facing incredible firepower and scattered throughout the city, the troops must to repel enemy attacks while simultaneously devising a plan for extraction. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Jason Isaacs, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana and Sam Shepard. Categories: Action, Drama, History, War. Year: 2001.
Black Hawk Down
After Lazurus (Samuel L. Jackson), a God-fearing bluesman, has his wife run out on him, he finds Rae (Christina Ricci), a sex-obsessed young woman, beaten and left for dead in the middle of road. Seeking salvation of his own, Lazurus nurses Rae back to health and the two form a bond while trying to put their lives back together. Directed by Craig Brewer. With Justin Timberlake, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran Jr. and Michael Raymond-James. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Black Snake Moan
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is a blade runner, a cop specializing in the termination of replicated humans. When four replicants escape from an offworld colony and make it back to Earth, Deckard is forced out of retirement to take down the rogue creatures. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Daryl Hannah. Categories: Cult Classics, Sci-Fi, Drama, Action, Thriller. Year: 1982.
Blade Runner
When a mysterious epidemic of blindness sweeps over a city and panics its citizens, the US Minister of Health (Sandra Oh) responds by placing the afflicted into strict quarantine. Meant to keep the newly blind safe until a cure is developed and order is restored, the plan proves to have unexpected consequences when a renegade patient (Gael García Bernal) proclaims himself ruler of the hospital and his followers take control of the facilities. Amongst the chaos, a woman (Julianne Moore) who followed her afflicted husband (Mark Ruffalo) into quarantine and has kept her health a secret, bands together with a group of strangers to find their way to freedom. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. With Alice Braga and Danny Glover. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Blindness
The very different lives of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a poor African fisherman, converge in the search for a rare and precious pink diamond. While in jail for smuggling, Danny learns that Solomon has hidden the precious stone. Knowing this, he convinces Solomon to trade the diamond in exchange for his assistance in locating his lost family. Aided by an idealistic American journalist, Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), the two journey through rebel territory in war-torn Sierra Leone in search for the diamond that can dramatically alter both of their lives. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Kagiso Kuypers, Arnold Vosloo, Antony Coleman and Benu Mabhena. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Blood Diamond
The true story of how George Jung (Johnny Depp) almost single-handedly created America's cocaine industry, rising from Boston's blue-collar suburbs to become multi-billion dollar trafficker for the Colombian cartels. Rather than working in construction like his father (Ray Liotta), George pursues his own version of the American dream and ends up losing everything that ever mattered to him. Directed byTed Demme. With Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens, Ethan Suplee, Jordi Mollà and Cliff Curtis. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2001.
Blow
After finding a severed human ear in a field, Jeffrey Beaumont begins an investigation into a small-town murder mystery. With the help of a police detective’s daughter (Laura Dern), Jeffrey tracks down a beautiful nightclub singer (Isabella Rossellini) and a psychopathic kidnapper (Dennis Hopper), and learns that his quiet suburb has a seedy underworld that he never knew existed. Directed by David Lynch. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1986.
Blue Velvet
An ensemble comedy loosely based on a true story, this film is about a pirate radio station run from a boat in the North Sea in the 1960s. Radio Rock, which broadcast from the boat, shook up Britain with its hardrocking tunes. Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman all play rogue DJs who keep the boat rocking. Kenneth Branagh is a humorless government official who makes it his life's mission to shut the boat down. The soundtrack features classic rock tunes. Directed by Richard Curtis. With Tom Wisdom and Talulah Riley, Kenneth Branagh. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2009.
The Boat That Rocked
An all-star cast appears in Bobby, which tells the stories of 22 people at the hotel where then-presidential candidate Robert Kennedy was assassinated in1968, on the day leading up to his murder. Lindsay Lohan plays a young woman about to marry a man (Elijah Wood) so that he won't be drafted to fight in Vietnam. Sharon Stone is a beautician at the hotel salon, while Demi Moore is an alcoholic singer. Shia LaBeouf plays a Kennedy staffer who goes on an LSD trip with a hippie pusher (Ashton Kutcher). Directed by Emilio Estevez. With Helen Hunt, Heather Graham, Martin Sheen, Freddy Rodríguez, Anthony Hopkins, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joshua Jackson, Christian Slater and Brian Geraghty. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
Bobby
After uncovering a lead on a major terrorist operating out of Jordan, CIA operative Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) must convince his higher up Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) to back his plan to infiltrate the terrorist's network. While Ferris forms a tenative alliance with Hani (Mark Strong), the head of Jordanian intelligence, he must also deal with the manipulative Hoffman's questionable support. In enemy territory with his life on the line, Ferris must decide if he can trust these men to see that his operation succeeds. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Carice van Houten, Michael Gaston and Golshifteh Farahani. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Action. Year: 2008.
Body of Lies
At the start of World War II, the fate of the free world hangs in the balance at a posh hotel. Cabinet members, journalists, physicists, and spies gather in order to escape the Nazi occupation of Paris. Amidst all of this, a young man (Grégori Derangère) must choose between a beautiful diva (Isabelle Adjani) and an impassioned student (Virginie Ledoyen), between politicians and hoodlums, between carefree youth and adulthood. Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. With Gérard Depardieu, Yvan Attal and Peter Coyote. Categories: Comedy, Drama, War, Foreign Film. Year: 2003.
Bon Voyage
Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) is a quadriplegic ex-detective ready to end it all when a string of gruesome murders convinces him to hold it together long enough to find the killer. Bedridden and totally dependent on his live-in nurse Thelma (Queen Latifah), Lincoln must rely on young detective Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) to gather the clues, as she contends with her own unsettling past. Directed by Phillip Noyce. With Michael Rooker, Luis Guzmán and Mike McGlone. Categories: Mystery, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Bone Collector
Bonnie (Faye Dunaway), a small-town girl, meets and falls in love with Clyde (Warren Beatty), an up-and-coming bank robber. Together, they begin a string of violent robberies that put them in the newspaper headlines, capturing the imagination of the Depression era Mid-West. Directed by Arthur Penn. With Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard and Gene Wilder. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Classic. Year: 1967.
Bonnie and Clyde
Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) is a handsome, uneducated teenager with a huge, natural gift. While working in the kitchen of a nightclub, he is discovered by John Horner (Burt Reynolds), a successful porn producer, who lures him into a promising career in the adult entertainment industry. But, after a rapid rise and fall and numerous attempts to leave the business behind, Eddie and the other actors form an unlikely family, with Horner acting as patriarch and starlet Amber Waves (Julianne Moore) the surrogate mother. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With John C. Reilly, Heather Graham, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzmán, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina and Philip Baker Hall. Categories: Drama. Year: 1997.
Boogie Nights
After accidentally killing some mafia thugs, two Irish Catholic brothers, Conner (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus), turn themselves in to police but are released as heroes. Encouraged by the public's praise, the brothers see it as a calling from God and start taking out mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the FBI detective investigating the case. Directed by Troy Duffy. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Boondock Saints
Dignan (Owen Wilson) dreams of being an accomplished career criminal. Anthony (Luke Wilson) is trying to put his life back together after a severe bout of exhaustion. Bob (Robert Musgrave) has a car. After a successful bookstore robbery, everything seems to be going according to Dignan's master plan until the three friends hideout at a roadside motel. After a day on the lam, Bob has to go home and Anthony falls in love with the housekeeper. Dignan will have to work fast if he is to impress Mr. Henry (James Caan) and pull off the job of a lifetime. Directed by Wes Anderson. With Lumi Cavazos. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Romance. Year: 1996
Bottle Rocket
This film is a dramatization of the 1976 wine-tasting competition that, for the first time, ranked Napa Valley wines from California above the French. Bill Pullman and Chris Pine are the father-and-son duo whose wines triumph, while Alan Rickman is a British wine snob who doesn't think anything good can come from the US. Directed by Randall Miller. With Rachael Taylor, Freddy Rodríguez, Eliza Dushku, and Dennis Farina. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Bottle Shock
Discovered by a fisherman and riddled with bullets, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is near death and can remember nothing of his life before his rescue. As he begins to try to rebuild his memory, Bourne soon realizes that he is being hunted and takes off with a woman named Marie (Franka Potente) on a search to find out who he is and why people are out to kill him. Directed by Doug Liman. With Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Categories: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Adventure. Year: 2002.
The Bourne Identity
When Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is framed for a botched CIA operation, he and Marie (Franka Potente) must leave the quiet village where they have been living and set out on the road once again. After promising retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, Bourne is forced to resume his life as a trained assassin and eliminate anyone who stands in his way. Directed by Paul Greengrass. With Brian Cox, Julia Stiles and Joan Allen. Categories: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Action, Drama. Year: 2004.
The Bourne Supremacy
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is back and determined to discover the truth about his past once and for all. Still suffering from amnesia, Bourne teams up with a reporter (Paddy Considine) who has information about the organization that trained him. With the woman he loved murdered, Bourne will stop at nothing to fight his way through a group of highly-trained assassins to finally learn who he really is. Directed by Paul Greengrass. With Edgar Ramirez, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, David Strathairn, Chris Cooper and Joan Allen. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Bourne Ultimatum
At the age of 24, Jack (Andrew Garfield) is released from prison, having been locked up for most of his life after he and another boy murdered a child. As he attempts to readjust to the world and begin a new life with the help of Terry (Peter Mullan), his parole officer and mentor, Jack struggles to keep his past a secret from the people he meets. Directed by John Crowley. With Shaun Evans, Jeremy Swift and Anthony Lewis. Categories: Drama. Year 2007.
Boy A
During WWII, Bruno (Asa Butterfield), a privileged, 8-year-old German boy, travels with his family from Berlin to Poland when his father (David Thewlis), a high ranking Nazi officer, is given a post at a concentration camp. Isolated and bored, Bruno begins exploring the area surrounding the "farm" behind his new home and eventually meets Schmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish boy living in the camp. Separated by barbed wire, the two boys become friends and eventually come to realize the horrible realities of the war. Directed by Mark Herman. With Vera Farmiga, Amber Beattie, Jim Norton and Rupert Friend. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel, History. Year: 2008.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) is living the charmed life with her fiance, David (Naveen Andrews), when her life is abruptly turned upside down by a startling attack that causes David's death and leaves Erica wounded. The tragedy shakes her to her core and sends her on a personal vigilante quest to avenge her fiance's death. Erica is forced to grapple with whether her chosen path has transformed her into the very thing she is trying to eradicate. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Terrence Howard, Mary Steenburgen and Nicky Katt. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Brave One
In the late 13th century, William Wallace (Mel Gibson) returns to Scotland to find that the king has died without an heir. After the king of England, Edward the Longshanks (Patrick McGoohan), seizes the throne and his wife (Catherine McCormack) is killed, Wallace leads a grassroots army of rebels intent on regaining Scotland's freedom from English tyranny, becoming a hero and a legend. Directed by Mel Gibson. With Brian Cox, Sophie Marceau, Peter Hanly, Angus Macfadyen and Brendan Gleeson. Categories: Action, Biography, Drama, History, History. Year: 1995.
Braveheart
In his quest to be made an FBI agent, computer specialist Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is assigned to clerk for senior agent Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper) and write down everything he does. Initially told he's a part of an investigation into Hanssen's sexual habits, O'Neill eventually finds that the FBI suspects Hanssen of selling sensitive US intelligence to the Soviet Union. As the pair grows closer, O'Neill digs deeper into the life a devout Catholic he has come to respect and finds it more and more difficult to keep his personal and professional lives separate. Directed by Billy Ray. With Laura Linney, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, Dennis Haysbert and Kathleen Quinlan. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Breach
Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) have a troubled relationship. Brooke, feeling neglected and underappreciated, decides to break-up with Gary to prove a point. But, when Gary misunderstands her true intentions, the mismatched pair follow the misguided advice of their family and friends, and beginning an all-out battle over their apartment and relationship supremacy. Directed by Peyton Reed. With Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Justin Long. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Break-Up
Paul Varjak (George Peppard) is a struggling writer who has just moved to New York, hoping to jumpstart his career. He soon becomes entranced by his neighbor, the very confusing Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) who seems to be a coy and graceful socialite in public, yet is much more clumsy and vulnerable in private. Directed by Blake Edwards. With Patricia Neal, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam , and Mickey Rooney. Categories: Comedy,Drama, Romance, Cult Classics, New York. Year: 1961.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
A jock (Emilio Estevez), a nerd (Anthony Michael Hall), a princess (Molly Ringwald), an outcast (Ally Sheedy) and a criminal (Judd Nelson) all find themselves spending a Saturday stuck in their school's library serving detention. They start out having very little in common, but as the day progresses the five teenagers discover that they are more alike than they ever thought possible. Directed by John Hughes. With Paul Gleason. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Cult Classics. Year: 1985.
The Breakfast Club
After being abandoned as a baby in his small Irish hometown, Patrick Braden (Cillian Murphy) survives with the aid of his wit and charm. After being caught trying on a dress and wearing lipstick, Braden flees his foster family in Ireland to seek out his real mother in London. There, he becomes a celebrated transvestite singer. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Liam Neeson, Ruth Negga, Laurence Kinlan, Stephen Rea and Brendan Gleeson. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2005.
Breakfast on Pluto
Eric (Tom Cavanaugh) and Sam (Ben Shenkman) are a happy gay couple whose lives are suddenly turned upside down when a distant relative dies and names them the guardians of a young boy, Scot. The twist is that the tween boy has already decided he is gay and they don't know how to handle this, especially Eric, a former hockey player turned sportscaster, who is still in the closet at work. Directed by Laurie Lynd. With Categories: Drama, Music, Romance, Sport. Year: 2007.
Breakfast with Scot
Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a teenage loner, investigates the death of his ex-girlfriend (Emilie de Ravin) after she reaches out to him unexpectedly just before her disappearance. To find the girl, Brendan must get help from his only peer, The Brain (Matt O'Leary), while staying one step ahead of an inquisitive assistant vice principal (Richard Roundtree). As the evidence begins to pile up and Brendan uncovers more and more secrets, this former outsider finds himself being drawn right into the middle of a deadly high school crime ring. Directed by Rian Johnson. With Nora Zehetner and Lukas Haas. Categories: Drama, Mystery. Year: 2005.
Brick
Based on the highly acclaimed novel by Monica Ali, this film tells the story of a young Bangladeshi woman (Tannishtha Chatterjee), pressured into an arranged marriage, who finds herself living a lonely life in London with a husband (Satish Kaushik) she doesn't love. To drown her sorrows, she drifts into an affair with a young Muslim worker (Christopher Simpson), which becomes more complicated after the events of 9/11 in 2001. Directed by Sarah Gavron. With, Naeema Begum, and Lana Rahman. Categories: Drama. Year: 2007.
Brick Lane
While stationed at Brideshead Castle during WWII, Captain Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) remembers back on his involvement with the Marchmain family, the Catholic, aristocratic owners of the grand estate. Charles is first drawn to Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw), a charming and provocative young man, before falling for his sophisticated sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell). As Charles' ambition draws him deeper and deeper into the Marchmains' world, he discovers that the allure of their secret lives is matched by Lady Marchmain's desire to preserve their way of life. Directed by Julian Jarrold. With Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
Brideshead Revisited
World War II, Japan. British prisoners of war, led by the courageous Col. Nicholson (Alec Guinness), are forced to build an enormous railway bridge in the jungles of Asia. As the POWs undertake their backbreaking work, a covert Allied unit prepares to destroy the bridge and halt the Japanese expansion. Directed by David Lean. With William Holden, Jack Hawkins and James Donald. Categories: Adventure, Drama, War, Classic. Year: 1957.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
After losing a foot race, Jesse Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) becomes quick friends with Leslie Burke (AnnaSophia Robb), the new girl who beat him. As the pair spends more time together, they begin to build an imaginary world of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants of which they are the king and queen. But, when a tragedy occurs, Jesse must use the power of his imagination and their friendship to pull him through. Directed by Gabor Csupo. With Zooey Deschanel and Robert Patrick. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Family. Year: 2007.
Bridge to Terabithia
Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) is a stifled housewife who has watched her life take a turn into uneventful monotony. But, when free-spirited photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) stumbles into her driveway, her life is suddenly infused with the excitement and passion she’d been missing. Although deeply conflicted, the two spend four precious days together which they both feel has the richness of a whole lifetime. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Annie Corley, Victor Slezak, Jim Haynie, Debra Monk and Phyllis Lyons. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1995.
The Bridges of Madison County
In order to ensure another win at the cheerleading national championships, the former captain of the Toros cheerleading squad left the newly-elected captain, Torrence (Kirsten Dunst), with a routine stolen from the Clovers, a hip-hop style dance squad from the inner city. When the Clovers find out what has been going on, their captain, Iris (Gabrielle Union), makes a point of telling Torrence to stop using their routine. The Toros are then forced to create a new routine, employing unconventional elements and the gymnastic abilities of a feisty new team member, Missy (Eliza Dushku). Directed by Peyton Reed. With Jesse Bradford, Clare Kramer, Nicole Bilderback and Tsianina Joelson. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2000.
Bring It On
A love story unfolds between ranch hand Ennis del Mar (Heath Ledger) and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) who meet while driving cattle on a mountain range. Their lifelong connection, and the complications, joys and tragedies they experience provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Directed by Ang Lee. With Randy Quaid, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Brokeback Mountain
Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) is cynical, thirty-something New Yorker with absolutely no marriage prospects, a fact her mother (Gena Rowlands) reminds her of on a daily basis. Bored with her job at an upscale hotel and envious of her best friend Audrey's (Drea de Matteo) perfect marriage, Nora doesn't believe her fortunes will ever change. But, after a series of horrible dates, Nora meets a Frenchman named Julien (Melvil Poupaud) who makes her see the world in a different light. But, before she can find true love, Nora must overcome the feelings that have been holding her back for so long. Directe by Zoe R. Cassavetes. With Tim Guinee and Justin Theroux. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Broken English
After being dumped by his last girlfriend (Julie Delpy), Don Johnston (Bill Murray) resigns himself to living the rest of his life on his own. But, when he receives a mysterious letter informing him that he has a 19-year-old son, he begins to reflect on his history of failed relationships. Johnston's close friend Winston (Jeffrey Wright) urges him to investigate the letter, and he soon embarks on a cross-country trek in search of clues from four former flames. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With Sharon Stone, Christopher McDonald, Chloë Sevigny, Jessica Lange, Frances Conroy and Tilda Swinton. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2005.
Broken Flowers
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, teenager Calogero Anello (Lillo Brancato) is torn between his honest, working-class father (Robert De Niro) and a violent yet charismatic crime boss (Chazz Palminteri). Complicating matters is the Calogero's growing attraction to Jane Williams (Taral Hicks), a beautiful black girl. Directed by Robert De Niro. With Joe Pesci. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 1993.
A Bronx Tale
After years of ripping off millionaires using elaborate, literary-inspired schemes, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody), the world's greatest conmen, decide to take on one final job. Teaming up with a silent weapons expert (Rinko Kikuchi), the Brothers Bloom set their sights on Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz), an eccentric heiress who collects hobbies like other people collect stamps. Their plan to swindle Penelope out of $2.5 million during a romantic, around the world adventure is complicated when she and Bloom fall in love. Directed by Rian Johnson. With Robbie Coltrane and Nora Zehetner. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
The Brothers Bloom
Agnes (Ashley Judd), a lonely waitress with a dark past, spends her days in run-down motel living in fear of her abusive, recently paroled ex-husband (Harry Connick Jr.). After meeting Peter (Michael Shannon), an eccentric, nervous war veteran, she begins to regain hope through their tenative romance. But, when Peter moves in and they spend more time together, their relationship deteriorates into paranoid, drug-fueled existence complicated by a mysterious bug infestation. Directed by William Friedkin. With Lynn Collins. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Bug
Tough San Francisco cop Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) is assigned to guard a mafia informant by Senator Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), an ambitious politian. The simple assignment is complicated when both of Bullitt's partners and the informant are shot by a hitman. Bullitt sets out to track down the killer and locate the leak that tipped him off, while Chalmers tries to shut down the investigation. Directed by Peter Yates. With Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Duvall. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller and Cult Classics. Year: 1968.
Bullitt
Directed by Warren Beatty. With Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt and Joshua Malina. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1998.
Bulworth
Even Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) has suffered from mysterious blackouts all his life. They always seem to happen in times of great distress and violence, but it isn't until one day in college that he realizes the terrifying truth: by remembering these confusing and tragic moments, he is able to change them, and by doing so change his past and future. A gift with devastating consequences. Directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. With Melora Walters, Amy Smart and Elden Henson. Categories: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Butterfly Effect
Francis (Friedrich Feher) narrates the story of his friend Alan (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), the victim of a brutal murder. Earlier, his death is foretold by the mysterious Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss), a traveling scientists with a clairvoyant somnambulist named Cesare (Conrad Veidt). Soon after Alan is murdered, the beautiful Jane (Lil Dagover) is kidnapped by Cesare. Suspicious of Caligari, Francis tracks him to a mental asylum he apparently directs. But what is really happening? Directed by Robert Wiene. With Rudolf Lettinger and Ludwig Rex. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Classic, Foreign Film. Year: 1920.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Parisian talk-show host Georges Laurent's (Daniel Auteuil) comfortable life with his wife Anne (Juliette Binoche) is threatened when they begin to receive videos of their most private moments filmed with a hidden camera. With the police of little help, George and Anne must follow the clues in the tapes to find out who is behind the surveillance and what their motives might be. Directed by Michael Haneke. With Daniel Duval. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2005.
Caché
Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), founder of Chess Records, scours the South looking for hot new blues talent. After discovering some of the biggest names in music history, including Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Etta James (Beyoncé Knowles), Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer), Chess sets out to make them famous by selling records out of the trunk of his Cadillac. Directed by Darnell Martin. With Emmanuelle Chriqui, Gabrielle Union, Norman Reedus, Columbus Short, Jay O. Sanders and Eric Bogosian. Categories: Drama, Music, Musical. Year: 2008.
Cadillac Records
When struggling singer Marc Stevens' (Laurent Lucas) car breaks down in an isolated woods, he's helped by an innkeeper (Jackie Berroyer) who starts out kind but quickly reveals that he is a true psychopath. Directed by Fabrice Du Welz. Categories: Drama, Horror, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
Calvaire
Following his release from prison after serving time for a rape conviction, Max Cady (Robert De Niro) seeks revenge on Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte), the public defender who represented him during his trial. Cady believes that Bowden deliberately held back important information about his case that could have kept him out of jail. As payback, the psychopath sets off to terrorize Bowden, his wife (Jessica Lange) and their 15 year-old daughter (Juliette Lewis). Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam and Fred Dalton Thompson. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1991.
Cape Fear
Author Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is sent to write an article about the brutal murder of a family in a small Kansas town, and ends up writing a celebrated book. Capote attempts to charm the locals and work his way into the story behind the murders, but he's soon shocked to find himself forming a friendship with one of the killers (Clifton Collins Jr.). Directed by Bennett Miller. With Catherine Keener and Chris Cooper. Categories: Crime, Drama, Biography. Year: 2005.
Capote
Jennifer Tree (Elisha Cuthbert) is a beautiful, famous fashion model with the eyes of America eager to see her every move. But, one fan wants America's sweetheart all for himself. Drugged and kidnapped at a charity event, Jennifer awakes to find that she is confined to a cell. Kept in dark, close quarters, Jennifer is subjected to a series of twisted, sadistic tortures conceived by the her demented captor. Directed by Roland Joffé. With Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Harney and Laz Alonso. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Captivity
Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino), released early from prison after a five year stint, pledges to change his ways and to never return to the life of crime and drug dealing that he had before. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito runs a nightclub while renewing an affair with a dancer (Penelope Ann Miller). But because of his past connections and a feeling of obligation to his lawyer and best friend (Sean Penn), Carlito is gradually dragged back into the world he promised to give up forever. Directed by Brian De Palma. With John Leguizamo, Luis Guzmán and Viggo Mortensen. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Carlito's Way
Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) is a disturbed girl from a broken home. When Tommy Ross (William Katt), the hottest guy in school, asks her to the senior prom, Carrie can't believe her luck. But, when another student decides to publicly humiliate her, Carrie's growing telekinetic powers are unleashed in a fit of rage rising from all the years of torment she has suffered. Directed by Brian De Palma. With Piper Laurie, Amy Irving and John Travolta. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 1976.
Carrie
Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) is an ex-soldier who owns a nightclub in Casablanca. When his old love Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) comes into town, Rick learns that she is connected to underground leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), a man the Germans are desperate to apprehend. A cynical, bitter man, Blaine must choose to help his former love escape or turn his back on her entirely. Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt and Sydney Greenstreet. Categories: Drama, Romance, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1942.
Casablanca
In 1753 Venice, notorious ladies' man Giacomo Casanova (Heath Ledger) enjoys a life of leisure and promiscuity. But, feminist author Francesca Bruni (Sienna Miller), who writes under the name of a man, sets out to reveal his secrets and alert the women of Venice about his deceptive ways. When the two finally come face to face, Casanova falls deeply in love and vows to give up his former life in an effort to win her heart. After learing that Francesca's fiancé Paprizzio (Oliver Platt), who was chosen by her mother, is coming to town, Casanova intercepts him upon arrival and invites him stay at his house, while assuming his identity in an effort to get closer to the woman he loves. Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Jeremy Irons, Helen McCrory, Charlie Cox and Lena Olin. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Casanova
Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is a gifted bookie who rises through the ranks of the Midwestern mob to front their actions in Las Vegas. While Ace doubles the mob's take and changes how the casinos are run, he has a more difficult time handling his new wife, Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone). As Ginger's drug addiction spins out of control, Ace must also contend with the ambitious greed of Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), his best friend and the muscle behind his crooked dealings. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With James Woods, Frank Vincent, Don Rickles and Kevin Pollak. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 1995.
Casino
Ian (Ewan McGregor) and Terry (Colin Farrell), two dead broke brothers living in London, are approached by their rich Uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson) with a money making propostion. All they have to do is "take care of" one of Howard's old business associates to keep his troubles from ruining the life he's built. The brothers struggle with the immorality of the request, and end up becoming enemies when each chooses a different side. Directed by Woody Allen. With Hayley Atwell and Sally Hawkins. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Cassandra's Dream
After a plane crash leaves FedEx executive Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) alone on a deserted island, he must start a new life and learn to provide himself with food and shelter. As the isolation wears upon him, Noland strikes up a friendship with a volleyball name Wilson, who washed up on the beach with some other FedEx packages. Noland eventually masters the island, but the thought of living alone without his fiancée (Helen Hunt) for the rest of his life forces him to take a chance on the open water and leads to his return to civilization. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Categories: Adventure, Drama. Year: 2000.
Cast Away
Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), a brilliant conman, uses his wit and multiple identities to stay a step ahead of the FBI for years. Impersonating a doctor, an airline pilot, a lawyer and more, Abagnale cashes more than two million dollars in forged checks over his career before being brought down by FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks). Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Jennifer Garner and Nathalie Baye. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, New York. Year: 2002.
Catch Me If You Can
Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is a psychotherapist who has mastered neurological synaptic transfer, a technique that allows her to access the minds of others while they are in an unconscious state. She is called upon by FBI agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) to utilize her skill in order to access the inner workings of a comatose serial killer (Vincent D'Onofrio). Catherine must wade through the perverse thoughts of the disturbed man and race against time to save his latest victim. Directed by Tarsem Singh. With Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Colton James, Dylan Baker and Tara Subkoff. Categories: Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy, Drama. Year: 2000.
The Cell
Ryan (Chris Evans) answers his cell phone and hears the voice of Jessica (Kim Basinger), a woman held hostage by a madman (Jason Statham) with a deadly agenda. Imprisoned and helpless, Jessica must rely on Ryan's long distance help as he struggles to keep her on the line and keep her alive. Directed by David R. Ellis. With Caroline Aaron and Jessica Biel. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Cellular
In 1920s Los Angeles, Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie), a single mother and telephone operator, returns home from work to discover that her son Walter (Gattlin Griffith) is missing. After an unsuccessful five month search, police eventually return a boy to her who claims to be he son. When Christine refuses to accept the lie, the police brand her as a delusional, unfit mother. With nowhere left to turn, Christine gets a helping hand from Reverend Gustav Briegleb (John Malkovich), who is determined to confront city authorities and expose the corruption in the LAPD. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Colm Feore, Denis O'Hare and Jeffrey Donovan. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
Changeling
Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds), a best-selling efficiency expert, believes he has perfected the art of living using timetables and index cards. His obsession with order drives his wife Susan (Emily Mortimer) to set his clock backward ten minutes, setting off a chain off events that turns Frank's life upside down. After things can't get any worse, Frank decides to live entirely in the moment and embraces the freedom provided by chaos. Directed by Marcos Siega. With Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke and Constance Zimmer. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Chaos Theory
In the week leading up to the assassination of John Lennon (Mark Lindsay Chapman), Jude (Lindsay Lohan), a young Beatles fan, befriends Mark David Chapman (Jared Leto) outside of The Dakota, Lennon's New York apartment building. As the day of the murder approaches, Chapman, a lonely, unstable man obsessed with J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, is shows increasing signs of paranoia, socio-pathis lying and delusion. Intent on adding his own final chapter to the novel, Chapman loses his grip on reality and does the unthinkable. Directed by J.P. Schaefer. With Judah Friedlander. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
Chapter 27
Struggling to fit in at his new public high school, wealthy teenager Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) uses his natural charm and deft senses of perception to position himself as an amateur psychiatrist for his fellow students. Setting up shop in a bathroom stall, Charlie dishes out advice and prescription drugs with the help of his partner, Murphy Bivens (Tyler Hilton). Charlie's sessions lead to some personal discovery of his own, allowing him to find romance and accept who he is. Directed by Jon Poll. With Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis and Kat Dennings. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2007.
Charlie Bartlett
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas is persuaded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts), to assist rebels in Afghanistan in their plight against the Soviet Union. With the help of maverick CIA agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Wilson dedicates himself to supplying the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support. But, along the way toward victory, Wilson discovers that every war has unforeseen consequences. Directed by Mike Nichols. With Amy Adams. Categories: Drama, Politics. Year: 2007.
Charlie Wilson's War
Wilbur the pig is afraid of ending up on the dinner table. To make sure that it doesn't happen, he teams up with a farm girl named Fern (Dakota Fanning) and a spider named Charlotte (Julia Roberts) to hatch a plan to save his life. Directed by Gary Winick. With Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Robert Redford and Cedric the Entertainer. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Based on a Novel. Year: 2006.
Charlotte's Web
Best friends Holden (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason Lee) are the creators of "Bluntman and Chronic," a successful cult comic book. After years of struggling to make it, the pair are finally starting to enjoy the fruits of their labor. But, while attending a comic book convention in New York, things take a turn when Holden meets and falls for Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), a fellow comic book artist that happens to be a lesbian. Banky has his doubts about Alyssa, but Holden feels he can be friends with her despite his feelings. As Alyssa and Holden's relationship grows, Banky begins to feels like he is losing his best friend. Directed by Kevin Smith. With Dwight Ewell, Jason Mewes and Casey Affleck. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
Chasing Amy
After helping to overthrow the dictatorship in Cuba, Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), an Argentine doctor, continues his quest to spread a worldwide peasant revolution through guerrilla warfare. Following a speech at the UN General Assembly, Guevara disappears for a time before re-emerging in Bolivia. Unable to gain the same support he enjoyed in Cuba, Guevara finds that the Bolivian campaign is his undoing, and is eventually killed by CIA backed counterinsurgency forces. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Julia Ormond, Rodrigo Santoro, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Joaquim de Almeida. Categories: Biography, Drama, History, War, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
Che
Tom (Steve Martin) and Kate Baker (Bonnie Hunt) have been blessed with 12 children. When Kate leaves to promote her new book, Tom is left to look after their large brood. With his new job coaching football at his alma mater, Tom is forced to apply new and interesting parenting techniques. Directed by Shawn Levy. With Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, Hilary Duff and Ashton Kutcher. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family. Year: 2003.
Cheaper by the Dozen
After murdering her cheating husband, nightclub singer Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) ends up on Chicago's famed murderess row. Represented by Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), the slickest lawyer in town, Velma's case grabs the headlines and makes her an even bigger star. But, when struggling performer Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) joins Velma behind bars, Billy diverts his attention from Velma's case sensing the opportunity to create another tabloid sensation. Instant rivals, Velma and Roxie will stop at nothing to outdo one another in their obsessive pursuit of fame and celebrity. Directed by Rob Marshall. With Taye Diggs, John C. Reilly and Queen Latifah. Categories: Crime, Drama, Music. Year: 2002.
Chicago
Traveling to China during the Japanese occupation, British journalist George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) intends to report on the war from just outside the frontlines. But, after being captured by the Japanese and subsequently rescued by a Chinese resistance fighter (Yun-Fat Chow), George is led to an orphanage where he meets Lee Pearson, (Radha Mitchell), the American nurse who looks after the boys who live there. After gaining the boy's trust, George goes on to lead them through a war zone and across a mountian range in order to seek safety on the edge of the Mongolian Desert. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. With Michelle Yeoh. Categories: Drama, War. Year: 2008.
The Children of Huang Shi
In a world where humans have lost the ability to reproduce, chaos reigns as the world comes to grips with the likelihood of its own extinction. When the first woman to successfully become pregnant in 27 years is found, a disillusioned former activist (Clive Owen) is asked to help transport her to a hidden sanctuary, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. With Julianne Moore, Michael Caine and Claire-Hope Ashitey. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Children of Men
Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is a private detective working the case of a murdered engineer. Hired by Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway), the dead man's wife, Gittes uncovers a real-estate conspiracy involving millions of dollars in undeveloped land. During his investigation, Gittes gets mixed up with Noah Cross (John Huston), the murdered man's one-time business partner and a powerful suspect in this murky case. Directed by Roman Polanski. With Diane Ladd and Perry Lopez. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1974.
Chinatown
After dropping out of medical school, Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell) works as a tour guide at an historical theme park in order to support his mother (Anjelica Huston), who is hospitalized with Alzheimer's. For extra cash, he pretends to choke on pieces of food in upscale restaurants, so that he can leech off of the people who come to his aid. When he's not busy taking advantage of people for money, Victor frequents sexual addiction workshops to find companionship. But, things start to change for Victor when he meets Paige (Kelly Macdonald), a woman who makes him want to go against all his unhealthy tendencies. Directed by Clark Gregg. With Brad William Henke. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2008.
Choke
Mark "Chopper" Reed (Eric Bana) is an insanely violent small-time criminal who becomes a celebrity in Australia after writing an exaggerated account of his exploits. Chopper's gift for storytelling is shown as he relates trumped-up confessions of the crimes he has committed, which are interspersed with vivid flashbacks to his dirty deeds. Directed by Andrew Dominik. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Chopper
Ralphie (Peter Billingsley), a young boy growing up in the 1940s, dreams of getting a Red Rider BB gun for Christmas. But, he runs into opposition from his parents, his teacher, and even the mall Santa Claus. After being told time and again that he'll shoot his eye out, Ralphie sets out to convince the world that he deserves to have his Christmas wish come true. Directed by Bob Clark. With Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin and Peter Billingsley. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family, Christmas Classics. Year: 1983.
A Christmas Story
Junon (Catherine Deneuve) and Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon) welcome their three grown children home for a crowded family Christmas. Joining them are Elizabeth (Anne Consigny), a melancholic playwright, Ivan (Melvil Poupaud), the young peacemaker, and Henri (Mathieu Amalric), the self-destructive black sheep who was banished from family five years earlier. With a history of leukemia in the family, the disease has returned, further complicating the already uncomfortable reunion. Directed by Arnaud Desplechin. With Chiara Mastroianni and Emmanuelle Devos. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2008.
A Christmas Tale
In a tale based on the classic CS Lewis novel, four children from London are sent to a country home for protection during WWII. There they find a magic wardrobe which leads to the mystical land of Narnia, where woodland animals talk and mythological creatures roam the hills. But, Narnia has fallen under the icy rule of the White Witch (Tilda Swinton), and it is up to the children and a lion named Aslan to defeat her in a great battle between good and evil. Directed by Andrew Adamson. With Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell and Liam Neeson. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2005.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
When Dean Stiffle (Jamie Bell) finds that his best friend and local drug dealer, Troy, has hung himself, the death throws their community into disarray. Dean's classmates Billy (Justin Chatwin), Crystal (Camilla Belle), and Lee (Lou Taylor Pucci) plot a kidnapping to get their hands on Troy's remaining stash, but grab the wrong kid. As the botched kidnapping plays out, Troy's unstable mother (Glenn Close) plans a memorial service and the kidnapped boy's mother (Allison Janney) prepares to marry the mayor (Ralph Fiennes). Directed by Arie Posin. With Rory Culkin, Carrie-Anne Moss and Lauren Holly. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2005.
The Chumscrubber
Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire) grows up in an orphanage and becomes a skilled physician under the tutelage of his mentor, Dr. Larch (Michael Caine). Desiring a life outside the only home he has ever known, Homer falls in love for the first time and faces difficult decisions force him to realize that he will never fully escape his past. Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Kieran Culkin and Erykah Badu. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1999.
The Cider House Rules
During the Great Depression, a desperate and disillusioned country is in need of a hero. Filling that role is James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a prizefighter too broke to even pay his rent. Despite having lost nearly everything, Braddock is determined to win again. When he does, Braddock's inspired rise to prominence captivates and inspires a nation living on its knees. Directed by Ron Howard. With Paul Giamatti and Renée Zellweger. Categories: Biography, Drama, New York, Sports. Year: 2005.
Cinderella Man
In a small Sicilian village, Salvatore (Jacques Perrin), returns to his home after many years as a prominent Roman movie director. There to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist, he remembers his boyhood just after WWII spent in the dark, cramped theater learning about life, loss and love from his mentor. And, not incidentally, is reminded of his lost teenage love. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. With Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio, Philippe Noiret and Agnese Nano. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 1988.
Cinema Paradiso
When Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) dies, he leaves a lifetime of public spectacle and private turmoil in his wake. His final word, "Rosebud,", inspires a newspaper to send out an agent to interview Kane's former wife Susan (Dorothy Comingore), business partner Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten) and others in an attempt to piece together his storied but distant life. Directed by Orson Welles. With Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins and Everett Sloane. Categories: Drama, Classic. Year: 1941.
Citizen Kane
In his last true silent film, Charlie Chaplin once again plays his well-known character, the Little Tramp. This time, the Tramp meets a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill), who ends up mistakenly believing that the shabby man is a millionaire. After falling in love with the girl, the Tramp attempts to raise money for an operation that could correct her eyesight, even though it will mean that she will discover his true identity. Directed by Charlie Chaplin. With Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia and Hank Mann. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Classic, Silent Film. Year: 1931.
City Lights
In one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest neighborhoods, Buscapé (Alexandre Rodrigues) grows up in a violent environment filled with guns and drugs. With the keen eye of a self-taught photographer, Buscapé narrates a true-life tale of a street war fought between Li'l Zé (Leandro Firmino) and Knockout Ned (Seu Jorge). Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2002.
City of God
Cleoptra (Elizabeth Taylor) is the Queen of Egypt and the most beautiful woman in the world. Trying to use the political conflict in the Roman Empire to solidify her control of Egypt, she seduces both Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) and his opponent, Marc Antony (Richard Burton), but ends up dooming herself and her people to Roman domination. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian and Darryl F. Zanuck. With Pamela Brown and George Cole. Categories: Drama, Romance, History. Year: 1963.
Cleopatra
Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) is a workaholic architect who has been neglecting his family to further his career. When a scientist named Morty (Christopher Walken) gives Michael a universal remote control that allows him to pause, rewind and fast forward his life, he takes full advantage of his new found power to avoid fights with his wife (Kate Beckinsale) and give his boss a little payback (David Hasselhoff). But, when the remote takes on a mind of its own, Michael sees how much of his personal life has passed him by. Directed byFrank Coraci. With Henry Winkler and Sean Astin. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. Year: 2006.
Click
In a futuristic and violent Britain, Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a maniacal young killer, and his gang of thugs rape and murder at will, terrorizing anyone unfortuante enough to cross their path. But, when his gang turns on him, Alex is captured by the police and forced to undergo a powerful brainwashing treatment in exchange for shortened jail time. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Patrick Magee. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1971.
A Clockwork Orange
After witnessing a UFO, Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) becomes obsessed with the strange visions and musical tones that continually run through his mind. Shaken by the experience and dealing with a the strain on his marriage, Roy sets out to find others with similar experiences. During his search he meets a woman who has lost her son and researcher preparing for the alien's arrival. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Teri Garr and Lance Henriksen. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi. Year: 1977.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dan Wolf (Jude Law) meets Alice Ayres (Natalie Portman) after she is hit by a car on a busy London street. A relationship develops between them, until Dan meets Anna Cameron (Julia Roberts). After she snubs his sexual advances, Dan sets up Cameron with Larry Bagley (Clive Owen) and the two fall in love. As time passes, the romances weaken and the four unhappy lovers begin to destroy each other. Directed by Mike Nichols. With Nick Hobbs and Colin Stinton. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2004.
Closer
After a B-17 bomber crashes near Belfast during WWII, the plane's dying rear gunner asks a local to return a ring to his girlfriend back home. Years later, a young man (Martin McCann) learns of the ring's story and sets out to track down its rightful owner. Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Neve Campbell, Pete Postlethwaite, Gregory Smith and Mischa Barton. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Closing the Ring
Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) is a successful store owner when he agrees to coach basketball at his old high school in Richmond, CA. Disgusted by the poor performance of his players, Carter enforces a regimen of study time and practice designed to improve their abilities on and off the court. When the team's scoring begins to improve but grades begin to fall, he benches the entire team, outraging the school and community. But, Carter stays the course, knowing that he is teaching them lessons that will last a lifetime. Directed by Thomas Carter. With Rob Brown and Ashanti. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2005.
Coach Carter
After being wounded in battle, Confederate soldier Inman (Jude Law) deserts his unit and embarks on a perilious journey through the crumbling South to get home to North Carolina an dhis love Ada (Nicole Kidman). Along the way, Inman is helped by fellow desserters and kind civilians (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Giovanni Ribisi and Natalie Portman), while back at Cold Mountain, Ada, and a drifter named Ruby (Renée Zellweger), struggle to run her family's farm after her father's death. Directed by Anthony Minghella. With Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone and Cillian Murphy. Categories: Drama, Romance, War. Year:2003.
Cold Mountain
A cab driver named Max (Jamie Foxx) has his mundane life interrupted when he is taken hostage by Vince (Tom Cruise), an engaging contract killer making his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. Max is too afraid to act at first, but as the seriousness of what is happening becomes apparent, he decides he must find a way to save both himself and one last victim. Directed by Michael Mann. With Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill and Debi Mazar. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Collateral
John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) is a supernatural detective who travels to Hell to solve mysterious happenings in Los Angeles. Teaming up with policewoman Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz), Constantine must contend with Angels and Devils alike in order to unravel the mysterious suicide of Angela's sister. Directed by Francis Lawrence. With Shia LaBeouf and Djimon Hounsou. Categories: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Constantine
Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) is an independent radio astronomer who rockets into celebrity after she finds a coherent radio signal emanating from deep space. Deciphering the message with the help of Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey), Ellie discovers plans for building an advanced machine of unknown power. As Ellie prepares to test the device, she stands at the precipice of what may be the greatest moment in human history, or possibly its last. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With William Fichtner, James Woods and Angela Bassett. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery. Year: 1997.
Contact
Ray Keene (John Cusack) takes his son on a hiking trip hoping to reconnect with the boy after his mother's death. But, when the pair witness a car wreck, Keene is tasked with bringing world-class assassin Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) to justice when the US Marshall escorting him dies from his injuries. In an attempt to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, Keene must evade the assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness. Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Jamie Anderson. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2006.
The Contract
Luke (Paul Newman) is a troublemaker who ends up in a terrible Southern prison camp working on a chain gang. When he gains the reputation of being a tough man, the warden vows to break him. Despite frequent escape attempts and subsequent abuse by the officers, Luke remains a symbol of freedom and strength for his fellow inmates. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. With George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon and Lou Antonio. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama. Year: 1967.
Cool Hand Luke
When geologists discover that the Earth's core will soon stop spinning, hysteria and panic sweeps over the globe. In order to prevent disaster, a team of scientists, including Aaron Eckhart, Bruce Greenwood and Hilary Swank), is assembled to detonate a nuclear device deep within the center of the Earth to restart its rotation. Directed by Jon Amiel. With Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, DJ Qualls and Alfre Woodard. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Core
Decorated policeman Nick Chen (Yun-Fat Chow) is assigned to defuse a turf war in Chinatown between the Triads and the Fukienese Dragons. As the action heats up, Chen is teamed up with young cop Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg), who is unaware of how power and influence have compromised his superiors. When Wallace is offered a bribe, Chen is forced to realign the loyalties that have helped him rise through the ranks. Directed by James Foley. With Brian Cox. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Corruptor
After being arrested by Berlin Police in Nazi Germany, Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), a man with a talent for forging documents and counterfeiting money, is sent to a hard labor camp. Years later, after being recognized by Sturmbannführer Friedrich Herzog (Devid Striesow), the man who arrested him, Salomon is moved into better living conditions so that he and a group of imprisioned professionals can produce fake foreign currency for Operation Berhard. While Salomon follows orders to help weaken the economies of Germany's enemies, fellow forger Adolf Burger (August Diehl) realizes the true nature of their work and refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit, forcing Salomon to reconsider his actions. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. With Martin Brambach, August Zirner and Veit Stübner. Categories: Crime, Drama, War, Foreign Film. Year: 2007.
The Counterfeiters
Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) is trying to do the right thing. An army officer haunted by a command mistake, he is selected to assess a helicopter commander's eligibility for the Medal of Honor. Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) died in a heroic rescue attempt of a downed chopper and appears to be a hero. As Serling investigates, conflicting accounts from her crew cause him to question her actions. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty and Matt Damon. Categories: Action, Drama, War. Year: 1996.
Courage Under Fire
After the death of her wealthy sister, Bette (Jessica Lange), a poor, lonely seamstress, does her best to involve herself in the lives of her brother-in-law, the Baron Hulot (Hugh Laurie), and her niece, Hulot (Kelly Macdonald). When that fails, she finds solace in a handsome young sculptor (Aden Young), who she saved from starvation. But, when the artist falls in love with Hortense, Bette becomes bitter and plots revenge on the family who shunned her and stole her only love. Directed by Des McAnuff. With Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins and Simon McBurney. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 1998.
Cousin Bette
Pepper (Woody Harrelson) and Sonny (Kiefer Sutherland) are two cowboys living a life of country contentment. When their friend Nacho (Joaquín Martínez) disappears in New York City, Pepper and Sonny head to the Big Apple on a quest to locate their fellow cowboy and his daughter, Teresa (Cara Buono). Directed by Gregg Champion. With Dylan McDermott, Luis Guzmán and Matthew Cowles. Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama. Year: 1994.
The Cowboy Way
A group of people in Los Angeles leading very different lives are brought together through happenstance. Occurring through the course of two turbulent days are two deadly car accidents, a carjacking, racially motivated vandalism, a gross abuse of police authority and the suspicious shooting death of one police officer by another. By the time it's all over, lives are changed and people realize that there is more to who they really are than they ever imagined. Directed by Paul Haggis. With Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Michael Peña, Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Ryan Phillippe and Thandie Newton. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2004.
Crash
After Russian rebels take over a nuclear missile site, the US Navy calls upon Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) to lead the USS Alabama, a nuclear strategic missile submarine, on a patrol mission, and be at the ready should a pre-emptive strike be necessary. Captain Ramsey, one of the few commanding officers in the Navy with combat experience, chooses Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington), who has an extensive education in military history and tactics, as his executive officer. Whenthe order comes through, the crew prepares to launch. But, when follow-up message is interrupted by an attack on the sub, the already tense situation boils over as Ramsey and Hunter battle over their course of action. Directed by Tony Scott. With James Gandolfini and Viggo Mortensen. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year 1995.
Crimson Tide
Following the discovery of several communal gravesites filled with children's bodies in Ecuador, Manolo Bonilla (John Leguizamo), a reporter for a Miami-based tabloid television show, flies down with his crew to cover the story. Manolo is convinced that it is the work of a single, monstrous serial killer. Tension in the town reaches a boiling point when Vinicio Cepeda (Damián Alcázar) accidentally runs over a child, and an angry mob led by the child's father, Don Lucho (Henry Layana), tries to burn him alive. Directed by Sebastián Cordero. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
Cronicas
Immigrants of different nationalities struggle to earn their legal status in Los Angeles. Their plight includes dealing with crossing the border, obtaining fraudulent documents, gaining asylum and the green card process. In addition to the difficulties of entering the US and living in a new countries, the immigrants must also deal with work-site enforcement and the office of counter terrorism. Directed by Wayne Kramer. With Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Summer Bishil, Cliff Curtis and Alice Braga. Categories: Drama. Year: 2009.
Crossing Over
Jody (Forest Whitaker) is a British soldier captured by an IRA terrorist named Jude (Miranda Richardson). Fergus (Stephen Rea), an IRA terrorist, befriends Jody until the kidnapping goes wrong and heflees to London. There, Fergus finds Dil (Jaye Davidson), Jody's lover, and begins seeing her under a false identity. However, Dil has an incredible secret of her own. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar and Joe Savino. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1992.
The Crying Game
Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is born as an old man and physically ages backwards. Abandoned by his biological parents just after his birth, Benjamin struggles to live in a world where his appearance doesn't quite match up with what's inside of him. At 50, Benjamin falls in love with 30-year-old Daisy (Cate Blanchett). And, as Benjamin grows younger and Daisy grows older, the two must come to terms with the limits of their relationship and the unusual circumstances of Benjamin's life. Directed by David Fincher. With Tilda Swinton, Julia Ormond and Elle Fanning. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2008.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The delicate power balance between the king (Yun-Fat Chow) and queen (Li Gong) of the Tang Dynasty becomes unstable as the king stuggles to control his empire and his family. The ailing queen has been carrying on an illicit affair with her stepson while the king works on an insidious plot. As the Chong Yang Festival commences, a revolt ensues, spilling blood all over the golden blossoms of the Imperial Palace. Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Ye Liu, Jin Chen, Jay Chou, Junjie Qin and Man Li. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2006.
Curse of the Golden Flower
When reporter Ethan Kendrick (Jason Behr) is sent to investigate the appearance of a monstrous creature, he meets a girl (Amanda Brooks) striken with a mysterious illness, who he believes could hold the key to stopping the beast. The pair track the creature to Los Angeles and must fight an army of reptilian monsters to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Directed by Hyung-rae Shim. With Robert Forster and Craig Robinson. Categories: Action, Drama, Fantasy. Year: 2007.
D-War
Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre after a body covered in mysterious writing is found. After escaping from a suspicious police inspector (Jean Reno), Langon and his new partner (Audrey Tautou) set off on an adventure as he attempts to unravel the code of the holy grail and solve the greatest mystery of all time. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany and Alfred Molina. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 2006.
The Da Vinci Code
After the courts award custody of his three daughter to his drug-dealing ex-wife, Monty (Idris Elba), a mechanic, asks Julia (Gabrielle Union), an attorney he met while working as a chauffeur, to help him get his girls back. Although they come from two different worlds, Monty and Julia develop an attraction as they fight to keep Monty's family from being ripped apart. Directed by Tyler Perry. With Louis Gossett Jr., Tasha Smith, Tracee Ellis Ross and Malinda Williams. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Daddy's Little Girls
Dan Burns (Steve Carell) is an advice columnist who knows how to help everyone but himself. A dedicated single father, Dan does his best to raise his kids, but he neglects to take time for himself. Things start to change when Dan meets and falls for Marie (Juliette Binoche) at a bookstore, only to learn later that she is dating his brother (Dane Cook). Directed by Peter Hedges. With Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson and Marlene Lawston. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Dan in Real Life
Lt. John Dunbar (Kevin Costner) becomes a hero when he accidentally leads Union troops to victory in a key battle. Requesting assignment on the Western front, he finds himself sole guardian of an abandoned military outpost. There, he befriends a lonely wolf and a local Indian tribe, whose ways he grows to respect and adopt as their culture and lives are threatened by U.S. encroachment on their territories. An epic tale of the American West as it once was. Directed by Kevin Costner. With Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Western. Year: 1990.
Dances with Wolves
Francis (Owen Wilson), Peter (Adrien Brody) and Jack (Jason Schwartzman), three brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year, hop aboard a train for a spiritual quest across India that they hope will help them reconnect with one another. After a series of quarrels fueled by mistrust and over-the-counter pain killers, Peter and Jack discover that Francis is secretly taking them to locate their estranged mother (Anjelica Huston), who has joined a convent. Later, abandoned by their train, the brothers find themselves lost in the middle of the desert and face a life and death situation that will decide the direction of the rest of their jouney. Directed by Wes Anderson. With Amara Karan and Bill Murray. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Drama. Year: 2007.
The Darjeeling Limited
Batman (Christian Bale) continues his quest to bring down the criminal organizations that plague the streets of Gotham with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). But, when mob bosses make an alliance with a psychotic mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), Batman must use every weapon in his arsenal to put an end to the villain's deadly rampage. Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Michael Hall, William Fichtner and Michael Caine. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2008.
The Dark Knight
Chaz Davenport (Gabriel Mann) is the proprietor of what promises to be the most popular nightclub in town. Although Chaz is surrounded by the music he loves and has his pick of gorgeous women, he also has to deal with the city's constant blackouts and a menacing loan shark, both of which threaten his dream. Making matters worse, Chaz finds himself in a love triangle with Crystal (Bijou Phillips), the club's star performer, and Madelaine (Izabella Miko), a mysterious and seductive new singer. And, when people close to him begin turning up dead, Chaz must decide who he can trust as he's drawn into the city's darkest recesses. Directed by Rachel Samuels. With Elias Koteas, Jarreth J. Merz and Michael Fairman. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Music, Musical. Year: 2008.
Dark Streets
Dahlia Williams (Jennifer Connelly) is a desperate mother battling for custody of her young daughter, Ceci (Ariel Gade). After running out of money from the legal battle, Dahlia must move into a depressing new apartment. Strange things begin happening in her new home; unexplainable noises and frequent leaks of eerie dark water convince her that something supernatural is happening. Directed by Walter Salles. Starring John C. Reilly, Tim Roth and Dougray Scott. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Dark Water
As the walking dead to terrorize the people of earth, one small group of survivors finds themselves trapped in a shopping mall outside of Pittsburgh. Steven (David Emge) and Francine (Gaylen Ross), two TV station employees, team up with Roger (Scott H. Reiniger) and Peter (Ken Foree) as they try to survive the relentless hunger of the dead and the maddening strain of life under siege. Directed by George A. Romero. With David Crawford and David Early. Categories: Cult Classics, Action, Drama, Horror. Year: 1978.
Dawn of the Dead
Climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) works to save the world from the effects of global warming while also trying to get to his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is trapped in New York City. As super storms begin to appear across the globe, it becomes evident that the earth is entering its next ice age and humanities only hope is to head south. Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Sela Ward, Emmy Rossum and Ian Holm. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Day After Tomorrow
Zombies have taken over the earth, forcing a group of military leaders and scientists into a small underground bunker in a last ditch effort to survive. Tension develops as the scientists begin using the undead in their experiments. Eventually, the soldiers force the scientists into the caves holding their undead subjects. Directed by George A. Romero. With Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato and Anthony Dileo Jr.. Categories: Cult Classics, Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1985.
Day of the Dead
When the alien Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) lands on earth, he brings a message to the human race. All the world's people must learn to live in peace or they will be destroyed. Dr. Granier (Jon Hamm), a NASA official, recruits microbiologist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) to join a scientific team investigating Klaatu. But, soon, Benson and her young stepson (Jaden Smith) get caught up in Klaatu's mission, and begin to understand the importance of his arrival. Directed by Scott Derrickson. With John Cleese, Kathy Bates, Brandon T. Jackson and James Hong. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2008.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky stock car driver who gets his chance to compete at the top level of NASCAR. Joining the hot-shot Trickle is mechanic mentor Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall), who acts as his crew chief. After a massive wreck that sends him to the hospital, Trickle meets Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman), a young, beautiful brain surgeon, and they fall in love. Directed by Tony Scott. With Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, John C. Reilly, Michael Rooker and Fred Dalton Thompson. Categories: Action, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 1990.
Days of Thunder
On the last day of school in a small Texas town, the new class of seniors set out to uphold the time honored tradition of hazing the incoming freshmen, before meeting up for an end of the year bash. Randall Floyd (Jason London), the school's star quarterback, and his buds have been looking forward to this night for awhile, but decide to change things up and take Mitch Kramer (Wiley Wiggins), a laid back freshman, under their wing. But, when Kevin Pickford's (Shawn Andrews) parents find out he's planning a keg party, the kids will have improvise to keep the party alive. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Anthony Rapp and Adam Goldberg. Categories:Comedy, Drama. Year:1993.
Dazed and Confused
The life of American composer Cole Porter (Kevin Kline) is told through a series of flasbacks as the elderly Porter is asked to watch a play based on his life. Transported into his world, we gain insight into this artist's complicated career and love life, including the intricate story of Cole and Linda Porter (Ashley Judd), his wife who had to come to terms with and help conceal his homosexuality. Directed by Irwin Winkler. With Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette and Natalie Cole. Categories: Musical, Romance, Biography. Year: 2004.
De-Lovely
After Krista's (Brittany Murphy) dead body is found by a lonely caretaker (Toni Collette), a forensics graduate student (Rose Byrne), whose sister went missing as a child, believes the girl is her lost sibling. Meanwhile, a woman (Mary Beth Hurt) in an abusive relationship discovers a disturbing connection between her husband (Nick Searcy) and Krista's murder. And, Melora (Marcia Gay Harden), a mother searching for answers about her runaway daughter, finds help in her quest from another troubled young woman (Kerry Washington). Directed by Karen Moncrieff. With Piper Laurie, Giovanni Ribisi, Mary Steenburgen and Bruce Davison. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Dead Girl
Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon) acts as the spiritual advisor to Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn), the condemned killer of two teenage lovers. After spending time with Poncelet in prison, Sister Helen begins to see the terrified human beneath his brash, unrepentant facade. Increasingly disturbed by Poncelet's anguish leading up to his execution and the rage of the victims' families, Sister Helen struggles for the life, dignity, and soul of a confused and angry man. Directed by Tim Robbins. With R. Lee Ermey and Raymond J. Barry. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 1995.
Dead Man Walking
After Richard (Paddy Considine) joins the army, Anthony (Toby Kebbell), the simple-minded brother he has always protected, is taken in by a local drug dealer (Gary Stretch) and his gang. Seven years later, Richard returns to his hometown to take revenge on the men who abused and humiliated Anthony while he was away. Directed by Shane Meadows. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Dead Man's Shoes
As way out of his prison sentence, former Marine Tim Kearney (Paul Walker) accepts a deal from DEA agent Tad Gruzsa (Laurence Fishburne) to impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer. Kearney takes Bobby Z's place during a hostage switch with a crime lord, but when the negotiations go bad, Kearney escapes with Z's son in tow. Directed by John Herzfeld. With Olivia Wilde. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
When Jonathan (Ewan McGregor), a mild-mannered accountant, meets Wyatt (Hugh Jackman), he sees the charismatic, womanizing lawyer as the personification of everything he wishes he could be. Introduced to a mysterious sex club, Jonathan begins to discover an exciting, erotic world he never dreamed of. But, when a woman disappears, Jonathan finds that he is the prime suspect in a plot that involves a million dollar heist. Directed by Marcel Langenegger. With Michelle Williams and Maggie Q. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Deception
Henry Roth (Billy Crudup) is a cynical, obsessive compulsive, neurotic author of a hit children's book series. When his long time collaborator and best friend passes away, Roth is forced to work with Lucy (Mandy Moore), a beautiful new illustrator. Distrught and without direction, Henry struggles with letting go of his past and learning how to open up to new people. Directed by Justin Theroux. With Martin Freeman, Amy Sedaris, Dianne Wiest and Tom Wilkinson. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Dedication
Michael (Robert De Niro), Steven (John Savage) and Nick (Christopher Walken) are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who get drafted to fight in Vietnam. There, they are captured by Vietnamese soldiers who force the men to play Russian roulette over and over, shattering their minds. Michael devises an escape plan that saves all three men, but the after-effects of the war prevent any of them from having normal lives. Directed by Michael Cimino. With Meryl Streep, George Dzundza and John Cazale. Categories: Drama, War. Year: 1978.
The Deer Hunter
Tuvia (Daniel Craig), Zus (Liev Schreiber), Asael (Jamie Bell) and Aron Bielski (George MacKay), four Jewish brothers, escape Nazi-occupied Poland and join a group of Russian resistance fighters. While building a village deep inside the forest to be a home for other Jewish refugees, the brothers help to save hundreds of lives and prepare to protect themselves from the Nazi's wrath. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Tomas Arana and Alexa Davalos. Categories: Drama, War, Independent Film, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
Defiance
In addition to his pending divorce, thirty-something Manhattan dad Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) must also deal with questions from his 10 year old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), about his life before marriage. Will begins his story as a young, aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. While attempting to deliver a child-friendly version of his romantic escapades and adventures in politics, Will is careful to conceal the names of his three loves, leaving Maya to guess who he ultimately ended up with. As Maya begins to put the pieces together, she learns that love is a complicated thing. Directed by Adam Brooks. With Elizabeth Banks, Derek Luke, Isla Fisher, Kevin Kline and Rachel Weisz. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Definitely, Maybe
The feeling of deja vu leads ATF agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) on a quest to discover how a young woman's murder is connected to a tragic ferry bombing. Carlin races against time in an attempt to save the lives of hundreds and the murdered young woman, Claire (Paula Patton), who he begins to fall in love with while investigating the events leading up to her death. Directed by Tony Scott. With Val Kilmer, Bruce Greenwood, Adam Goldberg, James Caviezel, Erika Alexander and Enrique Castillo. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Deja Vu
Outdoorsman Lewis Medlock (Burt Reynolds) takes his city friends (Jon Voight, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox) on a canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River. Intent on seeing the land before it's flooded by a new dam, the group travels deep into the rugged back country. What starts out as a good time ends up being a life altering experience as the unfriendly locals become more and more of a threat. Directed by John Boorman. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Thriller. 1972.
Deliverance
Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Departed
Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston are Charles and Lucinda, strangers who meet on a train and strike up a flirtation. They head to a hotel for what they think will be a fling with no consequences, since both of them are married. But a psychotic man (Vincent Cassel) breaks into their room, robs Owen and rapes Aniston. They decide not to file a police report, but then the psycho starts blackmailing Owen and stalking both their families. Charles, an advertising executive, is forced to take desperate measures to protect himself, his family and Lucinda. Directed by Mikael Håfström. With Melissa George and Addison Timlin. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Derailed
After being brutally raped, a promising college student (Rosario Dawson) sets out for revenge and struggles to rebuild her life. Directed by Talia Lugacy. With Chad Faust, Marcus Patrick and Christopher DeBlasio. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Descent
Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway), a recent journalism graduate, lands a job at America’s premiere fashion magazine. However, she has neither style nor elegance, which is frequently pointed out by her coworker Emily (Emily Blunt) and her evil boss Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep). Andrea puts up with Miranda as a means to an end: a recommendation from her translates to a job at any publication. To ensure success, Andrea transforms herself into the graceful, Chanel-clad assistant of Miranda’s dreams. But, not everyone is pleased with Andrea’s transformation, particularly her boyfriend, Nate (Adrian Grenier). Directed by David Frankel. With Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms, Simon Baker, Rich Sommer and Daniel Sunjata. Categories: Drama, Comedy. Year: 2006.
The Devil Wears Prada
Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) is a hotshot southern lawyer who heads to New York with his beautiful wife, Mary Ann (Charlize Theron), to join a prestigeous lawfirm. What he doesn't know is that his new boss (Al Pacino) hides a dark secret that gives him a powerful edge in the courtroom. As Kevin becomes consumed with life at the firm, Mary Ann begins to lose a grip on reality. And, when Kevin finally discovers the truth, it may be to late for redemption. With Charlize Theron. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Categories: Drama, Thriller, New York. Year: 1997.
The Devil's Advocate
The Santa Lucia School shelters orphans and other abandoned childre, during the final days of the Spanish Civil War. Upon his arrival, 10-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is confronted with the hostility of the other children and the adults who run the school. Gradually, Carlos uncovers the dark ties that bind the Saint Lucia's inhabitants, including the secret that haunts them all. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Categories: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Horror, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
The Devil's Backbone
A tough US Army Major (Lee Marvin) is assigned to train a dozen condemned military prisoners and lead them on a mission to assault a villa filled with Nazi officers on the eve of D-Day. Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland. Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, War. Year: 1967.
The Dirty Dozen
Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) uses his own brand of justice to track down Scorpio (Andrew Robinson), a sniper who is terrorizing the citizens of San Francisco. Assigned to the case by the mayor (John Vernon) and Lt. Bressler (Harry Guardino), Harry is reluctantly paired with a new partner, Chico (Reni Santoni). With his trusty .44 magnum at his side, Harry is relentless in his pursuit of this vicious killer, and never hesitates to ignore procedure to make his city safe. Directed by Don Siegel. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1971.
Dirty Harry
When Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas), a happily married father, is passed over for a promotion at the high-tech firm where he works, he learns that CEO Bob Garvin (Donald Sutherland) has given the job to Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore), a woman with whom Tom had an affair with ten years earlier. As Tom's new boss, Meredith immediately makes an aggressive attempt to continue their affair, but Tom refuses. Fueled by ambition and rejection, Meredith puts Tom's career and marriage on the line by filing sexual harassment charges against him. To defend his good name and prove his innocence to his wife (Caroline Goodall), Tom countersues and hires fiery lawyer (Roma Maffia) to represent him in a trial that promises to be a long, uphill battle. Directed by Barry Levinson. With Dylan Baker and Dennis Miller. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1994.
Disclosure
After playwright Siddalee (Sandra Bullock) is quoted in a magazine discussing her unhappy childhood, her mother, “Vivi” Abbot Walker (Ellen Burstyn), is livid and cuts off contact with her daughter. When their heated long-distance argument threatens Sidda's long-postponed plans to marry Connor (Angus Macfadyen), Vivi’s three best friends, “Teensy” (Fionnula Flanagan), Necie (Shirley Knight) and Caro (Maggie Smith) kidnap Sidda from New York and bring her home to Louisiana where they explain the workings of their secret society. Directed by Callie Khouri. With Ashley Judd, Kiersten Warren, James Garner and Caitlin Wachs. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2002.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
At the age of 43, Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric) suffers a stroke that paralyzes his entire body, except his left eye. Determined to describe his interior world and express his imagination, Bauby uses the only form of communication that he has left to blink out his memoir. Directed by Julian Schnabel. With Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny and Olatz López Garmendia. Categories: Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
On the hottest day of the year, hate and bigotry rise to the surface on the streets of Bed-Stuyn Brooklyn. As the drama unfolds, Mookie (Spike Lee), the delivery boy for Sal's Pizzeria manages to be at the center of all the action. Directed by Spike Lee. With Ossie Davis, Danny Aiello, John Turturro, Rosie Perez and Samuel L. Jackson. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama. Year: 1989.
Do the Right Thing
In this sweeping epic, a Russian doctor (Omar Sharif) pursues the woman he loves during Russia's turbulent political changes of World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution and Communism's rise to power. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him (Geraldine Chaplin), yet in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse (Julie Christie), Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion. Directed by David Lean. Categories: Drama, Romance, Classic. Year: 1965.
Doctor Zhivago
Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) thinks he has a simple plan. All he has to do is rob a bank and he'll be able to pay for his lover's sex-change operation. What he gets is a complicated, day-long standoff in a New York City bank, where nothing goes as planned. Directed by Sidney Lumet. With John Cazale, James Broderick and Charles Durning. Categories: Politics, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1975.
Dog Day Afternoon
Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) is a former Ford model who leaves the fashion world behind for the gritty, hardcore life of a bounty hunter. She gets her first taste of adrenaline by smooth taking her way out of a stand-off with a roomful of gang members. From then on, Domino is hooked to the guns, the blood and the violence. Through the years of hard work and even harder living, Ed Mosely (Mickey Rourke) and Choco (Edgar Ramirez), her mentor and his longtime partner become her family. Directed by Tony Scott. With Delroy Lindo, Mo'Nique, Macy Gray and Christopher Walken. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005
Domino
Directed by Jeremy Leven. With Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Bob Dishy, Faye Dunaway, Jo Champa, Talisa Soto, Rachel Ticotin and Richard C. Sarafian. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1994.
Don Juan DeMarco
Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI agent working in the New York mafia as part of a huge sting operation. Through his alliance with Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a mafia tough, Pistone excels under mafia leader Sonny Black (Michael Madsen). As his actual life deteriorates, Pistone is faced with the realization that if he stays undercover, he might be found out; but if he leaves, Ruggiero will pay for it. Directed by Mike Newell. With James Russo and Anne Heche. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 1997.
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) is your average 1980s suburban teenager, except that he is beset by visions of a giant, sinister rabbit and recently had an airplane engine fall through the roof of his bedroom. After the demonic bunny tells him that the world will end in 28 days, Donnie falls for the new girl in town (Jena Malone) and tries to make sense of his life before time runs out. Directed by Richard Kelly. With Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Seth Rogen and Drew Barrymore. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2001.
Donnie Darko
Nearly three decades after millions of British citizens infected with a lethal virus were quarantined in Scotland and left to die, the aptly named Reaper virus resurfaces on the streets of London in 2035. After discovering that survivors remain in Scotland, the Department of Domestic Security assembles a team to enter the infected zone and seek out a cure. The elite group of specialists, lead by Major Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra), who escaped Scotland as a child, enter the lawless wasteland and must battle against a legion of cannibals, while searching for a way to save the world. Directed by Neil Marshall. With Bob Hoskins, Malcolm McDowell, Craig Conway, MyAnna Buring and David O'Hara. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Doomsday
Libby Parsons (Ashley Judd) is framed for her husband Nick’s (Bruce Greenwood) murder. After spending seven years in jail, she is released, armed with several important pieces of information: her husband is still alive, her son (Benjamin Weir) was put up for adoption, and if she kills her husband she cannot be tried for the crime. With the help of her parole officer, Travis (Tommy Lee Jones), the enraged Libby embarks on a journey to find her son and avenge the wrongs done to her. Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Jay Brazeau, John Maclaren, Roma Maffia and Annabeth Gish. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime. Year: 1999.
Double Jeopardy
In 1964, Father Brendan Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) brings the winds of change to a Catholic school in the Bronx. Already upset with Father Flynn challenging her strict way of running the school, Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep) finds an even greater reason to face off against him when Sister James (Amy Adams) confesses that she suspects that he is abusing Donald Miller (Joseph Foster), the school's first black student. Beginning a crusade to discover the truth and remove Father Flynn from the school, Sister Aloysius moves forward with no proof but her moral certainity and enters a battle of wills that threatens to tear the community apart. Directed by John Patrick Shanley. With Viola Davis and Alice Drummond. Categories: Drama, Mystery. 2008.
Doubt
Harlan (Edward Norton), a drifter who's convinced himself that he's a cowboy, makes a connection with Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood), a rebellious teenage girl who is growing up fast in the San Fernando Valley. When her father (David Morse) objects to the relationship, Tobe acts out and Harlan makes plans to take her away from her unhappy home life. Directed by David Jacobson. With Rory Culkin and Bruce Dern. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Down in the Valley
A disturbing, provocative movie about Nancy (Maria Bello), a woman in a long-term relationship that bores her. Depressed, she contacts a man (Jason Patric) via the Internet and asks him to kill her. He agrees, but when they meet, they fall in love and become involved in a sado-masochistic relationship. Amy Brenneman is the therapist who tries to counsel Nancy into sanity. Directed by Johan Renck. With Rufus Sewell. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Downloading Nancy
Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) is a young lawyer who ends up in the evil hands of Dracula (Gary Oldman). Infatuated with Harker's lover, Mina Murray (Winona Ryder), the Count travels to London and begins to seduce Mina's close friend Lucy Westenra (Sadie Frost). With blood already flowing, it's up to Harker and the mysterious Professor Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) to stop the undead monster before he captures the souls of any more innocent victims. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes and Monica Bellucci. Categories: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Dracula
Effie White (Jennifer Hudson), Deena Jones (Beyoncé Knowles) and Lorrell Robinson (Anika Noni Rose) are three talented girls with voices of gold looking to make it big. They get their big break when they catch the ear of Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), an unscrupulous manager, who gets them a gig as backup singers for the famous James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). However, it is only a matter of time before fame takes its toll and Effie, the plump, yet very talented lead songstress is replaced by the beautiful, yet less riveting Deena. Directed by Bill Condon. With Danny Glover, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal , Hinton Battle and Mariah I. Wilson. Categories: Musical, Drama. Year: 2006.
Dreamgirls
In Lille, Isa (Élodie Bouchez) and Marie (Natacha Régnier), two penniless young women with few prospects, become friends. Isa moves in with Marie, who's flat-sitting for a mother and child in hospital in comas following a car crash. Living on the fringes of society, the girls develop an intense emotional bond which profoundly affects both their lives. Directed by Erick Zonca. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 1998.
The Dreamlife of Angels
Ben (Rupert Grint) is a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his high-strung, overbearing mother (Laura Linney). His world is turned upside down when he begins to work for an eccentric retired actress (Julie Walters). As their unlikely friendship develops, Ben is forced to challenge his beliefs and decide who he really wants to be. Directed by Jeremy Brock. With Nicholas Farrell. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Driving Lessons
Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy), an old Jewish widow living in the south, is forced to accept the services of Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman), an African-American chauffeur, by her son (Dan Aykroyd). Reluctant and hostile to her new companion, Daisy eventually warmns to Hoke, and the two form and a special and unlikely bond. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Categories: Drama, Comedy. Year: 1989.
Driving Miss Daisy
Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon), along with his wife (Kelly Lynch) and their apprentices, Rick (James LeGros) and Nadine (Heather Graham), function as a family of addicts who rob pharmacies to fuel their ever-growing habits. When they're forced to take their show on the road after things get too hot at home, Nadine eventually overdoses. After that, Bob swears off drugs and tries to rebuild his life, but has to do so without his wife, who's determined to stay hooked. Directed by Gus Van Sant. With James Remar, Max Perlich and William S. Burroughs. Categories: Crime, Drama, Cult Classics. Year: 1989.
Drugstore Cowboy
Georgiana (Keira Knightley), the Duchess of Devonshire, is as famous as much for her extravagant tastes and appetite for gambling as she is for her beauty and charisma. Already caught in a love triangle with her husband (Ralph Fiennes) and his mistress (Hayley Atwell), Georgiana's unquenchable search for love leads her into the arms of Earl Gray (Dominic Cooper), an ambitious young politician. When the Duke discovers Georgiana's affair, the conflict turns bitter and threatens to erupt into scandal. Directed by Saul Dibb. With Charlotte Rampling. Categories: Drama, History. Year: 2008.
The Duchess
Mrs. Jumbo, the star of a traveling circus, is horrified when the baby elephant Mr. Stork (Sterling Holloway) delivers comes out with enormous ears. Dubbed Dumbo by the other circus workers, he is humiliated into silence and forced to perform in ridiculous clown acts. Lonely and disheartened, it's up to his tiny friend Timothy Q. Mouse (Edward Brophy) to show Dumbo his true value. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen. With Jim Carmichael, Hall Johnson Choir and Verna Felton. Categories: Drama, Family, Animation, Music, Classic. Year: 1941.
Dumbo
Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) are two former government agents who have retired from international intelligence and become corporate spies. When both of their bosses set their sights on gaining control of a secret formula, the former lovers find themselves facing off for the prize. But, as the stakes rise, there's no denying their chemistry, and the pair ultimately decide to work together on an elaborate con. Directed by Tony Gilroy. With Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti, Carrie Preston, Thomas McCarthy and Ulrich Thomsen. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Duplicity
Robert Sandrich (Peter Sarsgaard), a fledgling screenwriter, is offered a million dollars by a slick, ruthless studio exec (Campbell Scott) for an autobiographical script about his lover who died of AIDS. The only catch is that he has to change the film's male character into a female. The grieving writer is seduced both creatively and emotionally into making a difficult decision, while also beginning a secret online relationship with the studio exec's wife (Patricia Clarkson). Directed by Craig Lucas. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
The Dying Gaul
Elliot (Henry Thomas) is a young boy who discovers a friendly little alien left behind by his companions on a late night visit to Earth. Along with his siblings, Michael (Robert MacNaughton) and Gertie (Drew Barrymore), Elliot bonds with E.T. before learning that he needs to contact his home planet so that he can be picked up. But, when government agents move in, Elliot's connection with E.T. puts his life in danger and the loveable alien's return is put in jeopardy. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Dee Wallace-Stone, Peter Coyote and Sean Frye. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Year: 1982.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Jerry (Shia LaBeouf) and Rachel (Michelle Monaghan), two strangers, find themselves caught in the middle of a political assassination plot after being deceived by a mysterious woman whom they've never even met. Framed as terrorists and led only by a voice on their cell phones, Jerry and Rachel must work together to stop the plot and outwit the woman on the phone before she has them killed. Directed by D.J. Caruso. With Rosario Dawson, William Sadler, Ethan Embry, Eric Christian Olsen, Michael Chiklis and Billy Bob Thornton. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Action. Year: 2008.
Eagle Eye
Anna (Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to return a lost diary, runs into trouble when she learns that the book may hold secrets of a notorious crime family. Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), is tasked with recovering the evidence, setting off a harrowing chain of murder, deceit, and retribution. Directed by David Cronenberg. With Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent Cassel and Jerzy Skolimowski. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Eastern Promises
Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) is a legendary B-movie director considered by many critics to be the worst professional filmmaker of all time. Joined by Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau), Dolores Fuller (Sarah Jessica Parker), Orson Welles (Vincent D'Onofrio) and others, this film follows the director through his turbulent career. Directed by Tim Burton. With Bill Murray, Patricia Arquette and Jeffrey Jones. Categories: Biography, Comedy, Drama. Year: 1994.
Ed Wood
A romantic drama based on the life of poet Dylan Thomas, it stars Matthew Rhys as the hard-drinking poet and Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller as the women who compete for his love. Knightley plays Vera, his first love, whom he left behind years ago. They reconnect when she is a singer in London during World War II. But he is married then to the tempestuous Caitlin (Miller), a free spirit who loves him fiercely. Although they are rivals, the two women form a close friendship. Cillian Murphy plays a soldier who falls in love with Vera. Directed by John Maybury. Categories: Biography, Drama, Romance, War. Year: 2008.
The Edge of Love
Charlie Banks (Jesse Eisenberg) is an insecure college student who reconnects with Mick (Jason Ritter), a bully who tormented him when they were kids. Now he is drawn into a strange friendship with Mick, but then he learns that Mick may have committed a horrible crime and isn't sure what to do. The film was directed by Fred Durst, the frontman for the band Limp Bizkit. Directed by Fred Durst. With Eva Amurri, Sebastian Stan, Gloria Votsis and Chris Marquette. Categories: Drama. Year: 2007.
The Education of Charlie Banks
Peg (Dianne Wiest), a perky Avon lady, discovers Edward (Johnny Depp), a mad scientist's half-finished experiment, while making her daily rounds. When she attempts to bring Edward into her suburban world to live among her family and gossipy neighbors, the gentle, kind-hearted misfit struggles to understand a world he knows nothing about. Directed by Tim Burton. With Winona Ryder, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin, Vincent Price and Kathy Baker. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 1990.
Edward Scissorhands
After an Antarctic expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren (Bruce Greenwood), sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd (Paul Walker) has to leave the icy continent without his animal friends in order to escape from a massive snow storm. When a rescue mission is called off, the dogs are left alone for six months. While Jerry tries to find a sponsor for another rescue mission, his dogs fight for survival. Directed by Frank Marshall. With Jason Biggs, Moon Bloodgood and Wendy Crewson. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Family. Year: 2006.
Eight Below
Davey Stone (Adam Sandler), a modern day Scrooge who hates the holidays, goes on a rowdy rampage on the first night of Hanukkah and is arrested. After the judge agrees to sentence him to community service, Davey is put under the supervision of Whitey (also voiced by Sandler), a local basketball ref with limitless cheer and a good sense of humor. With Whitey's help, Davey begins to overcome his holiday demons and makes things right with Jennifer (Jackie Sandler), his childhood sweetheart. Directed by Seth Kearsley. With Kevin Nealon, Rob Schneider and Jon Lovitz. Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Musical. Year: 2002.
Eight Crazy Nights
Puerto Rican salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe (Marc Anthony), one of the biggest Spanish-language singers in the 1970s, starts the salsa movement and brings it to the US. Despite his passionate relationship with his love Puchi (Jennifer Lopez) and his international recognition, Lavoe is unable to escape the temptation of drugs and his personal pain. Directed by Leon Ichaso. Categories: Drama, Music. Year: 2006.
El Cantante
David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley), a charismatic professor and cultural critic, beieves that he is an independent, self-actualized man and as a result keeps his relationships with women brief and casual. All of that changes when Consuela Castillo (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful, confident student, awakens David's sexual possessiveness. Caught in the first serious relationship since his divorce, David's preconceptions about women are shattered by Concuela, but his jealous fantasies drive him to the point of obsession. Directed by Isabel Coixet. With Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper and Peter Sarsgaard. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2008.
Elegy
With the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Queen Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) finds her rule challenged by King Philip II of Spain (Jordi Mollà). With Spain's powerful army and armada intent on returning England to Catholicism, Queen Elizabeth must prepare to defend her empire, while struggling with her forbidden love with Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen). Directed by Shekhar Kapur. With Geoffrey Rush, Samantha Morton and Abbie Cornish. Categories: Drama, History, Biography. Year: 2007.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
After losing his company millions of dollars and having his girlfriend (Jessica Biel) walk out on him, Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is on the verge of suicide. But, after learning of his father's death, Drew finds a sense of purpose in returning his father's body to his mother (Susan Sarandon) in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. On the flight home, Drew meets a beautiful flight attendant named Claire (Kirsten Dunst). As their romance develops, Claire's positive outlook helps Drew get his life back on track and helps him understand his family for the first time. Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer and Paul Schneider. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
Elizabethtown
William Hundert (Kevin Kline), St. Benedict's assistant headmaster, strives to inspire his students and mold their character with impassioned lessons about the Greeks and Romans. But when freshmen Sedgewick Bell (Emile Hirsch) arrives, Hundert finds his world upended when the two enter a bitter battle of wills that will affect the course of St. Benedict's and its students for decades. Directed by Michael Hoffman. With Embeth Davidtz, Rob Morrow Edward Herrmann, Jesse Eisenberg and Paul Dano. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2002.
The Emperor's Club
While Joe (Daniel Craig) and Claire (Samantha Morton) enjoy their anniversary in the park, an out of control hot air balloon drifts into view. Joe and three other men are unable to save the people in the basket. Weeks later, one of the rescuers, Jed Parry (Rhys Ifans), contacts Joe to reflect on the day. The initial contact soon turns to stalking as Jed torments Joe's life, forcing him to relive and come to terms with the tragic day. Directed by Roger Michell. With Bill Nighy, Susan Lynch and Ben Whishaw. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Enduring Love
Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) is a successful lawyer who stumbles upon evidence of a high-stakes political murder conspiracy. Hunted by a rogue NSA agent (Jon Voight) and his henchmen, Dean must turn to a surveillance expert and former spy (Gene Hackman) to help him escape the network of assassins coming after him. Directed by Tony Scott. With Jason Lee, Lisa Bonet, Barry Pepper and Stuart Wilson. Categories: Politics, Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Enemy of the State
This drama with a documentary feel was the surprise winner of the top award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in 2008. Based on the memoirs of François Bégaudeau, a high school teacher in a Paris suburb where most students are minorities, it stars François Bégaudeau himself. He tries to keep order and teach in a school where most students don't feel any connection to the country where they live and rebel against him constantly. Directed by Laurent Cantet. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
Entre les murs
John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a US Marshal protecting Dr. Lee Cullen (Vanessa L. Williams), a scientist for an enormous weapons manufacturer. Soon to testify about a conspiracy within her company, Cullen must follow Kruger into hiding to protect both of their lives as they realize that the plot extends beyond her corporation's walls. Directed by Chuck Russell. With James Caan, James Coburn, Robert Pastorelli, Andy Romano. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Eraser
Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) is an unemployed single mom who convinces her lawyer (Albert Finney) to give her a job after he loses her case. When she begins to investigate the shady dealings of a local corporation, Erin uncovers a conspiracy involving contaminated water that is poisoning a nearby town. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Julia Roberts, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick and Albert Finney. Categories: Politics, Biography, Drama. Year: 2000.
Erin Brockovich
Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) leads a group of inmates in a daring jailbreak from the supposedly inescapable Alcatraz Prison. Using their own cunning and supplies found inside the prison walls, execute an intricate plan to gain their freedom. But, once they break free, they must still cross the cold, dangerous waters that surround the island. Directed by Don Siegel. With Fred Ward, Patrick McGoohan, Jack Thibeau, Roberts Blossom and Frank Ronzio. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1979.
Escape from Alcatraz
When Joel (Jim Carrey) discovers that his girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet), has had the memories of their turbulent relationship erased from her brain by a professional service, he decides to have Clementine removed from his mind as well. But, as Joel's memories are removed one by one, he begins to recall the happy moments he spent with Clemintine and attempts to escape the procedure. Directed by Michel Gondry. With Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst and David Cross. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2004.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Three strangers find their lives intertwined as their destructive gambling addictions rip their lives apart. Carol (Kim Basinger), a novelist squandering her family's life savings on slot machines, tries to hide her problem from her husband (Ray Liotta). Clyde Snow (Forest Whitaker), deeply in debt to a bookie, convinces his basketball star brother (Nick Cannon) to help him by shaving points in an important game. Meanwhile, a small-time, bottom-feeding bookie (Grant Sullivan) tries to prove himself to the love of his life (Carla Gugino). Directed by Mark Rydell. With Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer and Jay Mohr. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2006.
Even Money
After the sudden death of her loving father, Danielle (Drew Barrymore) is forced into servitude by her wicked stepmother, Baroness De Ghent (Anjelica Huston). Though her life is difficult - filled with chores and two new step sisters - Danielle grows into a happy, strong-willed young woman. Then, one day, her life changes forever when the handsome Prince Henry (Dougray Scott) crosses her path. Falling deeply in love, the pair begin to believe that it is possible to live happily ever after. But, in order for their romance to survive, they will have to overcome an evil scheme concocted by the Baroness. Directed by Andy Tennant. With Patrick Godfrey. Categories: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. Year: 1998.
Ever After
Jonathan Safran Foer (Elijah Wood) travels to the Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis during World War II. In Odessa, Jonathan meets up with his translator, Alex (Eugene Hutz), who learned English from old movies and a thesaurus, and Alex's grandfather (Boris Leskin), who acts as their driver and guide even though he claims to be blind. Together, they set out on an unexpectedly meaningful journey, learning the power of remembrance and the perilous nature of secrets. Directed by Liev Schreiber. With Oleksandr Choroshko. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2005.
Everything Is Illuminated
In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognizes the demonic possession of 19-year-old college freshman Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter). Told in flashbacks, this is the haunting trial of the priest (Tom Wilkinson) accused of negligence resulting in the death of the young girl and the lawyer (Laura Linney) who takes on the task of defending him. Directed by Scott Derrickson. With Campbell Scott. Categories: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
When Regan (Linda Blair), a 12-year-old girl, is possessed by the devil, her mother (Ellen Burstyn) exhausts every option that science and medicine have to offer before realizing the true nature of her daughter's affliction. Pursuing a religious solution, she turns to Father Karras (Jason Miller) for an exorcism. With the help of mysterious Jesuit exorcist Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), Karras faces off with the demon who uses his mother's death and faltering faith to undermine his attempts to rescue the innocent girl. Directed by William Friedkin. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1973.
The Exorcist
Ernie Davis (Clancy Brown), a two-time All-American running back at Syracuse who led his team to the national championship in 1960, becomes the first black player to win the prestigous Heisman Trophy. Raised in poverty, Davis overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to become one of the greatest players in college football history. Under the guidance of his bull-headed coach Ben Schwartzwalder (Dennis Quaid), Davis refuses to be limited by the racist rules of the day, and eventually goes on to become the first pick in the NFL draft. Directed by Gary Fleder. With Clancy Brown, Charles S. Dutton and Omar Benson Miller. Categories: Biography, Drama, Sports, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
The Express
After Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba), a beautiful, blind violinist, undergoes a cornea transplant, she struggles to understand a new world that she has not seen since she was a young girl. When Sydney begins to see blurry figures and horrific visions around her, her therapist, Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) explains that the phenomena are just her mind's way of interpreting the new stimuli. But, as the visions become more real, Sydney sets out to discover whose eyes she has inherited, in order to put an end to the terror that surrounds her. Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud. With Parker Posey and Rade Serbedzija. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Drama. Year: 2008.
The Eye
Karen McCaan (Sally Field) falls apart after the horrible rape and murder of her young daughter, Julie (Olivia Burnette). After the police deny her request to hold Robert Doob (Kiefer Sutherland), the suspect in the case, Karen decides to take matters into her own hands. While her quest for revenge is temporarily delayed by her husband Mack (Ed Harris), Doob's return convinces Karen that she must defend her family using any means necessary. Directed by John Schlesinger. With Joe Mantegna, Beverly D'Angelo and Darrell Larson. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Eye for an Eye
After living with her grandmother (Katharine Ross) for a year, 14ear-old Alyssa (Carly Schroeder) goes to the Bahamas to live with her estranged father, Hawk (Adrian Dunbar), who is a dolphin researcher. With Hawk distracted by politians trying to turn his research center into a tourist attraction, it's up to his girlfriend Tamika (Christine Adams) and her father (George Harris) to help smooth the young girl's transition. But, things change when Alyssa discovers that she shares a gift with her father for communicating with dolphins. Directed by Michael D. Sellers. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
Eye of the Dolphin
After his wife Alice (Nicole Kidman) admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she saw briefly while the two were vactioning in Cape Cod, Dr. Bill Harford (Tom Cruise) is haunted by the idea of his wife being with another man. Pushed to an emotional brink, Bill finds himself in increasingly sexually charged situations as he succombs to an obsession with living out his fantasies. Eventually, Bill finds himself at a mysterious party at a huge mansion where masked participants engage in group sex. After being discovered as an outsider, Bill realizes that he is in over his head and that his life and marriage are in grave danger. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Sydney Pollack and Todd Field. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
Eyes Wide Shut
FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) assumes the identity of sadistic criminal Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) through the use of a revolutionary plastic surgery technique in order to infiltrate his organization. But, when Troy wakes from a coma and discovers what has happened, he forces the doctors to give him Archer's face and proceeds to take over his life. Directed by John Woo. With Joan Allen and Gina Gershon. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Face/Off
Guy Montag (Oskar Werner) is a firefighter in a future society where books have been banned because of their subversive effect on the public. Unable to handle his restricted world, Montag begins a relationship with an illegal book collector and begins questioning the totalitarian world he lives in. But, his growing awareness could cost him his marriage to Linda (Julie Christie) or even his life. Directed by Francois Truffaut. With Cyril Cusack and Jeremy Spenser. Categories: Politics, Sci-Fi, Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 1966.
Fahrenheit 451
At an annual Christmas gathering, Everett (Dermot Mulroney), the eldest son in the Stone Family, brings his uptight girlfriend (Sarah Jessica Parker) home to meet his parents, brothers and sisters. The family greets their visitor with a mix of awkwardness, confusion and hostility. Before the holiday is over, relationships unravel and secrets are revealed, but in the end the family's love for one another brings them together. Diane Keaton and Craig T. Nelson play the Stone parents. Directed by Thomas Bezucha. With Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams and Luke Wilson. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
The Family Stone
After years of friendship, wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard), a hardworking woman with strong ideals, find their relationship strained by their children's extramarital affairs and suspect business practices. While Alice's self-centered, newly married daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) cheats on her husband (Rockmond Dunbar) with Charlotte's married son William (Cole Hauser), the ambitious William's true aim is to extend his control over his mother's construction company. With greed and infidelity threatening to tear their families apart, Charlotte and Alice take a cross-country roadtrip to clear their minds and find a way to save their families. Directed by Tyler Perry. With KaDee Strickland, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens and Tyler Perry. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
The Family That Preys
Unable to deal with the suspense any longer, Eric (Sam Huntington), Linus (Chris Marquette), Hutch (Dan Fogler), Zoe (Kristen Bell) and Windows (Jay Baruchel), five huge Star Wars fans and best friends, set out on a cross-country road trip in order to infiltrate Skywalker Ranch and steal an early print of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Along the way, they run into William Shatner, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), some obsessed Trekkies and a gang of unruly bikers. Directed by Kyle Newman. With Jaime King, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Ethan Suplee and Billy Dee Williams. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama. Year: 2008.
Fanboys
Don Henderson (Greg Kinnear) is a marketing executive for a successful national fast-food chain who follows his company's burgers from the barn to the bun. Meanwhile, a group of illegal Mexican immigrants (including Wilmer Valderrama and Catalina Sandino Moreno) try to make their way in America working for the meat processing plant that supplies the fast-food giant's meat. And, a group of young adults fed up with the companies environmental policies and mistreatment of cows decide to take action. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Luis Guzmán, Patricia Arquette, Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Willis and Ethan Hawke. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
Fast Food Nation
A group of high schoolers growing up in southern California struggle with life and love in the 1970s. Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) attempts to find love through sex. Mark Ratner (Brian Backer) turns to his friend Mike Damone (Robert Romanus) for tips on how to win Stacy over. Brad Hamilton (Judge Reinhold) works a series of crappy jobs to pay for his dream car. And, Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), a stoned surfer, coasts through life, always on the lookout for the next party. Directed by Amy Heckerling. With Phoebe Cates, Vincent Schiavelli, Forest Whitaker and Brian Backer. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Cult Classics. Year: 1982.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Directed by Adrian Lyne. With Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Fatal Attraction
The story of a bunch of unemployed workers in 1930s Paris banding together to put on a show and save a historic theater, this period musical stars (Gérard Jugnot) as a father who loses custody of his accordion-prodigy son to his cheating wife when the theater closes down. It also features a love triangle involving a Communist stagehand, an ingenue (Nora Arnezeder), and a loan shark. And there's a lonely orchestra conductor and a failed comic who begins performing for the newly popular fascist party. Directed by Christophe Barratier. With Maxence Perrin, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad and Pierre Richard. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
Faubourg 36
Renegade journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his Samoan lawyer, Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro), drive from LA to Las Vegas fuelled by a trunk full of illegal drugs. As Duke covers a convention on drug abuse and a motorcycle race in the desert, the pair sinks deeper and deeper into a frightening psychedelic haze while searching for the American dream. Directed by Terry Gilliam. With Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Christina Ricci, Mark Harmon and Cameron Diaz. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Cult Classics, Based on a Novel. Year: 1998.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Local professor Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman) witnesses love in all its glorious, mischievous and brutal forms while sitting in a coffeeshop in a small Oregon town. There's the die-hard romantic coffee shop owner (Greg Kinnear), the adulterous real estate agent (Radha Mitchell), the beautiful young newcomer (Alexa Davalos) and the troubled young man (Toby Hemingway). But, it is Harry himself who may have the greatest trouble of all after the loss of a loved one. Directed by Robert Benton. With Selma Blair, Jane Alexander and Billy Burke. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Feast of Love
Rob (Omarion Grandberry), an aspiring NY rapper, flees trouble in the big city for a new home in Puerto Rico. There, he finds a father (Giancarlo Esposito) he never knew and develops a passion for Raggaeton. Together with his half-brother, Javi (Victor Rasuk), Rob sets out to capture his dream no matter what stands in his way. Directed by Alejandro Chomski. With Melonie Diaz and Zulay Henao. Categories: Drama, Music. Year: 2007.
Feel the Noise
Directed by Peter Farrelly. With Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport. Year: 2005.
Fever Pitch
Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) are military defense lawyers assigned to defend two U.S. infantrymen accused of the murder of another soldier. Kaffee and Galloway must crack the impenetrable Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson), the commanding officer who supposedly gave the order that lead to the soldier's death, amidst a storm of military intrigue and tight-lipped hostility between the men on trial and the lawyers trying to defend them. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak and J.T. Walsh. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1992.
A Few Good Men
When Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a voice in his cornfield accompanied by a vision of a baseball field, he takes it as a sign to plow under his crops and build a diamond. After its construction, the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) and the rest of the Black Sox appear on the field and play ball. But, when the voice returns with another cryptic task, Ray must decide what's important to him, even if it means losing his farm. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson. With James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann and Timothy Busfield. Categories: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sports. Year: 1989.
Field of Dreams
Sixteen-year-old Finn (Anton Yelchin) is looking forward to leaving his New York apartment for the summer to reunite with his estranged anthropologist father, who is busy studying a remote tribe in South America. But, when Finn is arrested while trying to help Liz (Diane Lane), his drug addict mother, the dream is crushed. Looking for a better life, Finn and Liz, a masseuse, move into the guesthouse of one of her wealthy ex-clients (Donald Sutherland). Out of his element, Finn decides to perform an anthropologic study of his own on the aristorcratic inhabitants of this priviledge New Jersey community. Directed by Griffin Dunne. With Kristen Stewart and Chris Evans. Categories: Drama. Year: 2005.
Fierce People
The narrator (Edward Norton), a product liability evaluator and insomniac who is addicted to self-help groups, is liberated from his cookie-cutter, mail-order life after meeting Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a sado-masochistic anarchist who runs a nationwide network of fight clubs. As their friendship grows, the narrator discovers that Durden is secretly plotting a series of calculated pranks and terrorist attcks in order to overthrow the capitalist system. As the narrator struggles with a decision between right and wrong, his relationship with a fellow self-helper (Helena Bonham Carter) begins to unravel, along with his grip on reality. Directed by David Fincher. With Meat Loaf, Jared Leto and Zach Grenier. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Action. Year: 1999.
Fight Club
After moving from a small town to New York City, Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum) struggles to make a living selling counterfeit merchandise on the streets. Things start to change when Shawn meets Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard), a scam artist who sees that Shawn has the makings of a great streetfighter. Forming an uneasy partnership, Harvey introduces Shawn to the dangerous world of bare-knuckle fighting. In a sport where rich men bet on the lives of disposable warriors, Shawn becomes a star brawler, taking down all comers. But, when Shawn decides he wants to make a new start for himself, he'll have to face the toughest fight of his life. Directed by Dito Montiel. With Luis Guzmán, Brian J. White and Flaco Navaja. Categories: Action, Drama, Sports. Year: 2009.
Fighting
A.K. (Eugene Hutz), a Ukrainian immigrant living in England, moonlights as a cross-dressing dominatrix to fund his dreams of rock superstardom. A self-described poet and philosopher, A.K. believes that his rollicking gypsy punk bank, Gogol Bordello, is destined for greatness and will do whatever it takes to turn his dream into a reality. Joining A.K. in his crazy life are his flatmates, Holly (Holly Weston), an aspiring ballet dancer reduced to working as a stripper, and Juliette (Vicky McClure), a pharmacy assistant who dreams of going to Africa to help starving children. Directed by Madonna. With Ade, Olegar Fedoro, Stephen Graham, Richard E. Grant and Inder Manocha. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2008.
Filth and Wisdom
Kent Stock (Sean Astin) quits his job and cancels his wedding in order to take the head coach position for the Norway High School baseball team. With a long tradition of winning, the team now faces uncertainty with the loss of their long time coach and the knowledge that this will be their last season before their school merges with another in the area. Kent must find a way to motivate his new team and convince them to go out winners. Directed by David M. Evans. With Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael Angarano and Tom Arnold. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2007.
The Final Season
Taylor Peters is a television producer who is just getting used to having his life back on track after years of struggling with alcohol and compulsive gambling. Limiting himself to betting on horses, Taylor's plan works fine until his wife Lorraine (Maura Tierney) discovers evidence that he's been gambling behind her back. To win back his wife and regain her trust, Taylor sets off to Las Vegas to convince his niece Amanda (Brittany Snow), who they've recently learned has been working as a prostitute, to enter rehab. But, when he gets to Vegas, Taylor finds that Amanda is a bigger handful than he expected, and has to deal with his own destructive urges. Directed by Peter Tolan. With Peter Facinelli, Steve Coogan, Bill Fagerbakke and Jack McGee. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Finding Amanda
After his most recent play opens to a lukewarm reaction, writer J. M. Barrie (Johnny Depp) befriends four fatherless boys and their widowed mother (Kate Winslet) after a chance meeting in the park. Despite the disapproval of the children's grandmother (Julie Christie) and his own wife (Radha Mitchell), Barrie spends more and more time with the family, creating an imaginary world of pirates, costumes and mischief that inspires him to write the greatest work of his career. Directed by Marc Forster. With Dustin Hoffman and Freddie Highmore. Categories: Drama. Year: 2004.
Finding Neverland
Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise) is an up-and-coming lawyer whose powerful job in a prestigious law firm becomes a desperate bid for survival. While the luxurious benefits of his employment initially hide the company's dark side, the truth becomes too great to ignore when two Associates are murdered and the FBI request Mitch's help solving the case. With his life in danger, Mitch must decide who is a greater threat: the FBI or the Firm. Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris and Holly Hunter. Categories: Politics, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1993.
The Firm
Jimmy Starks (Guy Pearce) is a confident, intense, smooth-talking salesman certain he's on the brink of a big score. When his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Jimmy decides to pass the time by visiting a roadside fortune teller, Vacaro (J.K. Simmons). Although Vacaro assures Jimmy that a windfall is on its way, he ends the reading abruptly without explanation. Brushing it off as nothing more than a con, Jimmy goes back to work. But, when his boss suddenly agrees to financially back Jimmy's business venture, the details of the deal make Jimmy think that Vacaro knew more than he said, ultimately leading to an his obsession with his ultimate fate. Directed by Mark Fergus. With Piper Perabo, Rick Gonzalez and William Fichtner. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
First Snow
In 1967, college professor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear), a middle class father raising six kids with his wife Phyllis (Lauren Graham), invents a working prototype of the world's first intermittent windshield wiper. Succeeding where every automaker in the world has failed, Kearns believes his family will be financially secure for the rest of their lives. But, when the major auto manufacturers steal his invention and refuse to give him credit, Kearns begins a one man crusade to ensure that his life's work is acknowledged. Directed by Marc Abraham. With Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda and Jake Abel. Categories: Drama, Biography. Year: 2008.
Flash of Genius
Mr. Hobbs (Michael Caine) has been the nighttime janitor at London Diamond Corporation for as long as anyone can remember. Unnoticed by the powerful executives who walk by him each day, he has had plenty of time to survey the entire building and learn the ins and outs of how the company is run. Observing the frustration of Laura Quinn (Demi Moore), a bright, beautiful American executive held back by the company's glass ceiling, Hobbs convinces her to help him execute an intricate diamond heist to teach their bosses a lesson they won't soon forget. Directed by Michael Radford. With Joss Ackland, Constantine Gregory and Lambert Wilson. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
Flawless
After a plane crashes during a sand storm, a group of oil workers and military personnel are stranded in the Sahara desert. While the captain (James Stewart) and his men struggle to survive the boiling sun with dwindling food and water reserves, a German model aircraft designer (Hardy Krüger) convinces the crew to try to build an aircraft out of the wreckage. With Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch and Ernest Borgnine. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama. Year: 1965.
The Flight of the Phoenix
Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster), an aeronautical engineer who has recently lost her husband, and her daughter, Julia (Marlene Lawston), fly home from Berlin on a new aircraft that she helped design. But, when Julia goes missing at 30,000 feet, Kyle begins to question her sanity when no one on board will admit that the little girl was ever on the plane. With few clues, Kyle must overcome a corrupt crew and her own doubt to complete the desperate search. Directed by Robert Schwentke. With Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen and Sean Bean. Categories: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Flightplan
Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant scientist, develops a machine that molecularly transports objects from one point to another in seconds. But, during a trial run, he inadvertently combines his DNA with that of a fly. Investigative journalist Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) documents Brundle's transformation as he searches for a cure. Directed by: David Cronenberg. With John Getz. Categories: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1986.
The Fly
After his reckless behavior lands him in jail, talented rugby player Rick Penning (Sean Faris) gets a second chance when prison ward Marcus Tate (Sean Astin) works out an arrangement for him to play for a rival team. Initially reluctant to submit to Coach Gelwix's (Gary Cole) grueling training schedule and strict code of conduct, Rick eventually forms a close bond with his new teammates. But, after Rick is released and allowed to rejoin his old team for the National Championship game, he must decide whether to play for his demanding father (Neal McDonough), or stick with his Coach Gelwix. Directed by Ryan Little. With Penn Badgley, Arielle Kebbel and Julie Warner. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2008.
Forever Strong
Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore), a grieving mother, is trying to get over the loss of her young son - until her psychiatrist (Gary Sinise) tells her that she made up the boy, that she has never been a mother and that even the man she thinks is her husband (Anthony Edwards) is a stranger. As Telly struggles to explain her apparent insanity, recurring encounters with a man whose tale seems eerily like her own convinces her that the truth is out there. Directed by Joseph Ruben. Categories: Thriller, Drama, New York. Year: 2004.
The Forgotten
Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is a simple man. Soft-spoken, curious and more than a little oblivious, Gump manages to witness some of the most historic events of the 20th century. Interacting with presidents and rock stars, becoming a war hero and making a fortune in the stock market, Gump approaches life with child-like enthusiasm and a moral compass he gained from his loving mother (Sally Field). And, through it all, Gump never loses hope that one day he will be reunited with his childhood love, Jenny (Robin Wright Penn). Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Gary Sinise. Categories: Comedy, Drama, War. Year: 1994.
Forrest Gump
Aided by the "Tree of Life," Tom (Hugh Jackman) struggles with love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of existence as he takes a thousand-year odyssey to save Izzi (Rachel Weisz), the woman he loves. Told in three parallel stories, Tom lives as a Spanish conquistador, a modern scientist and a 26th-century astronaut traveling through deep space. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi. Year: 2006.
The Fountain
After their adoptive mother is murdered during a seemingly random grocery store hold-up, the four Mercer brothers (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund) band together to bring their personal form of justice to the people responsible for her death. But, as they track down the killer, they quickly realize that there is more to the murder than they thought and they are up against a bigger battle than they ever imagined. Directed by John Singleton. With Terrence Howard and Fionnula Flanagan. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Four Brothers
Charles (Hugh Grant) is a noncommittal Englishman who meets Carrie (Andie MacDowell) at a friend's wedding. After falling head over heals for the beautiful American, Charles proceeds to awkwardly woo her through one funeral and three more weddings. But when Charles finds himself standing at the altar with her, he realizes that he has dedicated himself to a woman he has no desire to spend the rest of his life with. Directed by Mike Newell. With John Hannah, Kristin Scott Thomas and Rowan Atkinson. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 1994.
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Young, hotshot lawyer Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), who's set to join a prestigious civil-law firm, is tasked with prosecuting Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), a wealthy, brilliant structural engineer who confessed to killing his wife and entrapping her lover. After asserting his right to represent himself at his trial, Crawford sets out to expose Beachum's one weakness in order to orchestrate a crime with exact precision. Directed by Gregory Hoblit. With David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz and Billy Burke. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Fracture
Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her feisty teenage daughter, Anna (Lindsay Lohan), don't exactly get along. When a mischievous but well-meaning Chinese restaurant owner witnesses the mother and daughter arguing, she offers them both a fortune cookie that causes the two to switch places. When Anna wakes up in her mother's body and Tess in her daughter's, the two struggle to survive in the other's world while desperately trying to find a way to reverse their predicament. Directed by Mark Waters. With Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray, Lucille Soong, Willie Garson and Ryan Malgarini. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Remake. Year: 2003.
Freaky Friday
Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman), a tough New York City detective, and his partner, Buddy (Roy Scheider), uncover an international drug smuggling ring run by Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). While working to intercept a record heroin shipment coming in from France, Popeye is involved in one of the greatest car chase sequences of all time. Directed by William Friedkin. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama. Year: 1971.
The French Connection
In this biographical portrait of the Mexian artist Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek), her famous works of art are woven into the story, demonstrating how her life of physical and emotional pain gave rise to her paintings. Against the backdrop of the political upheaval of the communist era, her passionate yet tumultuous relationship with her husband and fellow painter, Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), becomes a source of angst and inspiration. Directed by Julie Taymor. With Mía Maestro, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton, Ashley Judd, Roger Rees, Geoffrey Rush, Valeria Golino and Patricia Reyes Spíndola. Categories: Drama, Biography. Year: 2002.
Frida
While visiting her husband's aunt in a nursing home, unhappy Southern housewife Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) befriends Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), a pleasant, outgoing old woman. After making a instant connection, Ninny tells Evelyn the story of Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth Jamison (Mary-Louise Parker), two young friends who ran a diner together in 1920s Alabama. Enthralled with Ninny's stories and inspired by the Idgie and Ruth strength, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and gains the strength she needs to change her life for the better. Directed by Jon Avnet. With Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw and Gailard Sartain. Category: Drama. Year: 1991.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Olivia (Jennifer Aniston), a single woman who works as a maid in LA, spends her free time with her three well-off best friends (Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack and Frances McDormand). While Olivia struggles to make ends meet and find a good man, the rest of the group have their comfortable lives thrown off balance as the realities of early middle age begin to set in. Together, these woman support one another through life's trying and unexpected moments. Directed by Nicole Holofcener. With Jason Isaacs and Scott Caan. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Friends with Money
In 1977, after three years of silence, former president Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) agrees to sit down with British talk show host David Frost (Michael Sheen) to discuss his time in office and answer questions about the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. While Nixon intends to take advantage of the situation and use Frost to exonerate himself, Frost is more concerned with getting financial backing and selling the project to major networks. But, once the interviews begin, Frost realizes the importance of the meeting and sets out to deliver the truth. Directed by Ron Howard. With Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones and Matthew Macfadyen. Categories: Drama, Based on a True Story, Politics. Year: 2008.
Frost/Nixon
Melissa Leo got a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in this drama. It tells the story of a single mom, desperate for Christmas cash, who starts smuggling immigrant workers across the US-Canada border. Michael O'Keefe plays a state trooper who is hot on her trail and Misty Upham is a native American woman who helps her. Directed by Courtney Hunt. With Charlie McDermott. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2008.
Frozen River
After his wife is killed by a one-armed man, Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is accused of the murder. After being convicted of the crime, Kimble escapes during transport and goes on the run to clear his name and find the real killer. But, fast on his trail is the tenacious Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), who will not rest until he gets his man. Directed by Andrew Davis. With Sela Ward and Julianne Moore. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
The Fugitive
Jakob is a Jewish boy (played as a child by Robbie Kay and a young man by Stephen Dillane) living in Poland during World War II. When his family is murdered by the Nazis, Athos (Rade Serbedzija), a Greek archeologist who is working in the area, takes him in. Athos brings Jakob back to Greece and raises him as his son. But in spite of his good luck, Jakob grows up with a feeling of deep sadness, and longs especially for his sister who disappeared during the war. Athos and Jakob move to Canada, Jakob's obsession with the Holocaust complicates his relationship with his wife (Rosamund Pike). Directed by Jeremy Podeswa. With Ayelet Zurer. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
Fugitive Pieces
Independent-minded marine Pvt. Joker (Matthew Modine) learns about the horrors of war before he even gets to Vietnam when Pvt. Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio) cracks under the pressure of basic training and the constant insults of an aggressive drill sergeant (R. Lee Ermey). Once overseas, Joker works as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive. After spending much of the war a safe distance from the frontlines writing puff pieces, Joker gets a taste of real action when he is sent to cover the combat taking place near Phu Bai. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Kevyn Major Howard and Dorian Harewood. Categories: Drama, War. Year: 1987.
Full Metal Jacket
This bittersweet comedy stars Adam Sandler as George, a comedian who hires Ira (Seth Rogen), a standup comic, to write jokes for him. The two become buddies, but then George reveals a shocking secret. Ira helps him reexamine his life and the choices he has made. George looks up an old girlfriend (Leslie Mann) he never stopped loving. But she seems to be happily married to a man (Eric Bana) who is almost too perfect. Can George win her back, with Ira's help? Directed by Judd Apatow. With Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2009.
Funny People
Lt. Jordan O'Neill (Demi Moore) is the first woman ever allowed to go through Navy SEALs training. With a dropout rate of 60% for men, no one believes that she will be able to hack it. O'Neill is determined to prove them wrong, but the physical and mental abuse she experiences threatens to end more than her career. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft and Jason Beghe. Categories: Politics, Action, Drama. Year: 1997.
G.I. Jane
Mohandas K. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley) is an Indian lawyer who rises to become the spiritual leader of his country during its revolts against Britain by preaching a philosophy of nonviolence and protest through direct action. Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Candice Bergen, Edward Fox and Martin Sheen. Categories: Politics, Biography, Drama. Year: 1982.
Gandhi
In 1860s New York, Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) returns to the Five Points, the most dangerous section in all of Manhattan, to hunt down his father's killer. After sixteen years in an orphanage, Amsterdam locates his target: Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis), who has taken over as leader of the neighborhood and detests the newly arrived immigrants. Amsterdam's fight for honor, freedom and the woman he loves ultimately collides with the 1863 Civil War Draft Riots. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson and Stephen Graham. Categories: Crime, Drama, History. Year: 2002.
Gangs of New York
After being estranged from his family for nearly a decade, struggling actor Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) returns home to New Jersey for his mother's funeral. Stunned to find himself in his hometown after such a long absence, Largeman meets old acquaintances around every corner and does his best to avoid an inevitable confrontation with his father (Ian Holm). But, when Largeman meets Sam (Natalie Portman), a girl who is everything he isn't, her warmth and fearlessness give him the courage to open his heart to the joy and pain of life. Directed by Zach Braff. With Peter Sarsgaard. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
Garden State
Lindsay Lohan plays Rachel, a rebellious teen from San Francisco. When her mother (Felicity Huffman of the television show, Desperate Housewives) sends her to stay with her strict grandmother (Jane Fonda) in a small town in Idaho, Rachel acts up even more. But it turns out that Rachel's behavior is her way of coping with a traumatic secret. Teen star Lohan and veteran actress and Oscar winner Fonda mix laughs and tears as they learn to trust each other. Directed by Garry Marshall. With Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes, Hector Elizondo and Laurie Metcalf. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Georgia Rule
An inner city drug dealer (50 Cent), who turned to crime after his mother's death, writes lyrics to keep his sanity while living a violent life. But, after a tragedy that nearly kills him, he turns away from his gangsta lifestyle to pursue his dream of becoming a rap superstar. Directed by Jim Sheridan. With Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant and Terrence Howard. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music. Year: 2005.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
In 1863, the Confederate and Union Armies clash at Gettysburg, an event which later proves to be the decisive battle in the North's victory over the South. This epic retelling of three historic day of combat involves thousands of soldiers recreating every terrifying and anguished moment of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. With Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang and Jeff Daniels. Categories: Drama, War, History. Year: 1993.
Gettysburg
Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly's (Demi Moore) relationship is great except for the fact that Sam has difficulty saying I love you. When the couple is mugged after a night out at the theater, Sam is tragically shot and killed, but remains on earth as a ghost trapped between two worlds. Unable to move on to the otherside, Sam realizes that he will have to settle some unfinished business first. Seeking help from another ghost (Vincent Schiavelli), who trains him to move objects by concentrating his emotions, and bogus psychic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg), Sam sets out to expose the hidden agenda behind his murder and to prove his love to Molly once and for all. Directed by Jerry Zucker. With Tony Goldwyn. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance. Year: 1990.
Ghost
Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is an urban warrior who follows the code of the Samurai. He lives alone, only descending from his rooftop home to commit murder for his master, Louie (John Tormey), a mob tough guy who once saved his life. When Ghost Dog becomes a Mafia target himself, he must fight off a stream of killers while trying to protect his master and uphold the Way of the Warrior. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With Cliff Gorman and Dennis Liu. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama. Year: 1999.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
After a fumbled suicide attempt, recent high school graduate Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) checks into the Claymoore mental institution. Inside, Susanna finds allies in Daisy (Brittany Murphy), a sexually abused teenager, the pathological Georgina (Clea DuVall) and a burn victim named Polly (Elisabeth Moss). However, the biggest influence on Susanna's life is Lisa Rowe (Angelina Jolie), the ringleader of this small band of tortured spirits. Directed by James Mangold. With Whoopi Goldberg, Vanessa Redgrave and Jared Leto. Categories: Drama. Year: 1999.
Girl, Interrupted
Maximus (Russell Crowe), a once highly respected Roman general, is betrayed and put into slavery by Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the son of the recently deceased emperor. Once in captivity, Maximus trains to be a gladiator and fights in battles staged at the Coliseum. The former general's fame grows as he wins battle after battle, but his true motivation is to avenge the murder of his wife and son by killing Commodus and returning the government of Rome its people. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris and Djimon Hounsou. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, History. Year: 2000.
Gladiator
Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), a determined, demanding military man, volunteers to head up the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, one of the first units of the US Army to be made up entirely of black men. Joining Shaw in battle are Pvt. Trip (Denzel Washington), a hardened, escaped slave, and Sgt. Maj. Rawlins (Morgan Freeman), a leader amongst the black soldiers. Together, they must not only contend with the hatred and prejudices of the Confederates, but also with the distrust of their fellow Union soldiers. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Cary Elwes and Andre Braugher. Categories: Action, Drama, History, War. Year: 1989.
Glory
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) leads the first college basketball team with all-black starters to the NCAA national championship. After a recruiting trip to find the best talent, Haskins leads a team of seven blacks and five whites through a season of ridicule and insurmountable odds to eventually take on a powerhouse team from Kentucky. Directed by James Gartner. With Jon Voight. Categories: Drama, Sports, Based on a True Story. Year: 2006.
Glory Road
After a successful season in the Premiership, Santiago Munez is transferred to Real Madrid, one of the most powerful club teams in the world. Joining a lineup of superstars, including David Beckham and Zinédine Zidane, Santiago must prove once again that he has what it takes to play alongside the best soccer players in the world. Reuniting with his old friend Gavin Harris (Alessandro Nivola) and set to marry his girlfriend Roz (Anna Friel), everything looks to be going Santiago's way. But, when he learns that the mother who abandoned his family years before is now living in Spain, Santiago loses his focus and must decide if he has what it takes to be the best. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. With Stephen Dillane, Leonor Varela, Elizabeth Peña and Rutger Hauer. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2007.
Goal II: Living the Dream
Santiago (Kuno Becker) dreams of being a professional soccer player. But, living in a poor section of Los Angeles, he doesn't believe he can escape the only life he has ever known. When an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for the Premiership club Newcastle United, Santiago must defy the odds and prove he has what it takes to play alongside the best players in the world. Directed by Danny Cannon. With Alessandro Nivola and Anna Friel. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2005.
Goal!
As his son Michael (Al Pacino) returns home from WWII, Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), the head of a powerful New York Mafia family, anticipates the time when he will transfer power to his youngest son. Michael loves his father, but wants a normal life outside of the family business. With times changing and the old world principles of honor and family coming under fire, Michael is forced to make a difficult sacrifice, and is drawn into a violent mob war after an attempt on his father's life. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1972.
The Godfather
As Michael Coreleone (Al Pacino) sets out to enlarge his family's power through violent takeovers in Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba, his father Vito's (Robert De Niro) early days in Sicily and rise to power in New York are chronicled through flashbacks to important moments in his life. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and John Cazale. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1974.
The Godfather: Part II
As aging mafia don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) tries to remove the criminal ties from his empire and forge legitimate deals in real esate, he must contend with Vincent Mancini (Andy Garcia), a rising gangster with a familiar, violent ambition that threatens to consume all that Michael has built. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Diane Keaton, Talia Shire and Bridget Fonda. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1990.
The Godfather: Part III
After learning of an extraordinary particle capable of uniting the universe, young Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) journeys to the Artic North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from a mysterious organization. To succeed in her quest, Lyra must seek aid from mysterious clans and powerful armored polar bears and embrace her destiny of saving the world. Directed by Chris Weitz. With Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2007.
The Golden Compass
An insider's look at organized crime in contemporary Italy, Gomorra won the Grand Jury at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Based on a popular book about Italian crime, this movie does not glamorize the gangster life, but shows the violence and chaos that nevertheless attract young people to this underworld. The title refers not only to the Biblical city, but also to "Camorra," a crime organization that rules Naples like an alternate government. Directed by Matteo Garrone. With Salvatore Abruzzese. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2008.
Gomorra
Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angela Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan), two private detectives in Boston, are hired to investigate a little girl's kidnapping when people in the neighborhood are reluctant to talk with police. When an arranged exchange with a drug dealer is botched, resulting in the girl's death, Patrick and Angela blame themselves and have difficulty moving past the tragedy. But, when another child goes missing, the pair picks up the investigation and discovers that things aren't always what they seem. Directed by Ben Affleck. With Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton, Amy Ryan and Amy Madigan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery. Year: 2007.
Gone Baby Gone
On the eve of the Civil War, beautiful Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) is devastated when she learns that the man she loves plans to marry her cousin. At a barbeque the next day, Scarlett meets Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), a roguish man who matches Scarlett both in strength and character. Their meeting begins an epic love story that changes the course of Scarlett's life, taking her from the luxury and innocence of her youth to the poverty and destruction of a bloody war. Directed by Victor Fleming. With George Reeves and Hattie McDaniel. Categories: Drama, History, Romance, War. Year: 1939.
Gone with the Wind
John Halder (Viggo Mortensen), a German literature professor in the 1930s, is a good, decent man who finds his novel advocating compassionate euthanasia unexpectedly cited by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda. In a climate of prosperity and nationalism, Halder embraces his newfound notoriety in order to advance his career. But, as the Nazis extend their power and agenda, Halder's decisions put people close to him in danger and implicitly involve him in the Nazis' horrible acts against the Jews. Directed by Vicente Amorim. With Jason Isaacs, Mark Strong, Gemma Jones and Steven Elder. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
Good
When Hubble, an intergalactic dog pilot, comes to earth, he's horrified to learn that dogs failed to take over the planet as planned. Determined to succeed, Hubble endears himself to 12-year-old Owen Baker (Liam Aiken) and sets out to whip earth's dogs into shape. Directed by John Robert Hoffman. With Molly Shannon and Kevin Nealon. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family. Year: 2003.
Good Boy!
Jake Geismer (George Clooney), an American journalist, finds himself in post-World War II Berlin covering the upcoming Potsdam Peace Conference. Having once run a news bureau in Berlin, Jake has also returned to find a lost love, Lena (Cate Blanchett). When Jake's seemingly wholesome and well-meaning driver, Corporal Tully (Tobey Maguire), is found murdered, Jake is drawn into the mystery of his death, puzzled by the idleness the American and Russian authorities. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Robin Weigert, Dave Power, Leland Orser and Tony Curran. Categories: Drama, Mystery, War. Year: 2006.
The Good German
Justine Last (Jennifer Aniston) is a young, unhappily married salesclerk whose boring life is turned upside down when she begins an affair with Holden Worther (Jake Gyllenhaal), the strange new cashier who thinks he's Holden Caulfield. After discovering that Justine is pregnant, Holden concocts a plan to rob their store and start a new life together on the run from the law. Justine must decide whether to join Holden an become a fugitive, or return to her safe, mundane life with her dim-witted husband (John C. Reilly). Directed by Miguel Arteta. With Mike White, John Carroll Lynch, Zooey Deschanel and Tim Blake Nelson. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2002.
The Good Girl
Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) is a crazy DJ who is brought into Vietnam to broadcast on Armed Forces Radio and cheer up the troops with his antics, voices and unconventinal way of delivering the news. Cronauer becomes wildly popular with the troops, but has a harder time dealing with his superiors. Off the air, the DJ mingles with the Vietnamese people. Eventually, his experiences with the real war and his better understanding of the lives of those involved makes it difficult to separate what he knows from what he has to say on the radio. Directed by Barry Levinson. With Forest Whitaker, Bruno Kirby, Robert Wuhl, Noble Willingham and J.T. Walsh. Categories: Comedy, Drama, War. Year: 1987.
Good Morning, Vietnam
Matt Damon stars Edward Wilson, as an idealistic young man who is recruited to start the Central Intelligence Organization. Angelina Jolie is his neglected young wife and William Hurt is a more experienced spy who takes Wilson under his wing. Robert De Niro (who also directed) has a small role as Wilson's aging boss. The film is based on fact and incorporates details of many real historical events. Directed by Robert De Niro. With Alec Baldwin and Billy Crudup. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Good Shepherd
Will Hunting (Matt Damon) has an incredible gift for math, but instead of pursuing his talents he works as a janitor at MIT and spends time with his childhood buddies. After his gift is discovered by a professor (Stellan Skarsgård), Will is sent to a psychologist (Robin Williams) and meets a beautiful med student (Minnie Driver). With the rapid changes in his life, Will must choose between the life he has always known and the life he was meant to have. Directed by Gus Van Sant. With Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck and Cole Hauser. Categories: Drama. Year: 1997.
Good Will Hunting
Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt), a seductive woman scorned by many as being of ill repute, leaves behind scandal and debt in 1930s New York and heads to the Amalfi Coast. Once there, she bypasses the advances of a kind-hearted lord and sets her sights on Robert Windermere (Mark Umbers), a wealthy young American. Windermere is accused of providing Erlynne a secret allowance, while Windermere's wife, Meg (Scarlett Johansson), courts the attention of Lord Darlington (Stephen Campbell Moore), a notorious playboy. Directed by Mike Barker. With Tom Wilkinson. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
A Good Woman
Against the backdrop of the Civil War, three men search for a fortune in gold buried in an unmarked grave. Blondie (Clint Eastwood) is a wandering gunman who fights with honor and a quick trigger, Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) is a hitman who never misses his mark, and Tuco (Eli Wallach) is a Mexican bandit who only looks out for himself. Each man holds a clue to the gold's exact location, but none can find it on his own. Directed by Sergio Leone. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western. Year: 1966.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) always wanted to be a gangster. Starting out with small jobs for the local mafia boss (Paul Sorvino), he eventually quits school to focus full time on working his way up the mob hierarchy. Surrounded by money, power and dangerous men without boundaries, Henry becomes immersed in the lifestyle and begins to hatch his own schemes, partnering with Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) and Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro). But when lines are crossed and millions of dollars are on the line, Henry will have to decide who he can really trust if he wants to make it out alive. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino and Debi Mazar. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1990.
Goodfellas
Directed by Rob Hardy. With Boris Kodjoe, Omar Gooding, Nona Gaye and Idris Elba. Categories: Drama, Music. Year: 2005.
The Gospel
Stanley Philipps (John Cusack) is devastated by the news that his wife was killed in Iraq. Unable to come to terms with her death and tell his two daughters, Stanley decides to take them on a cross-country road trip to an amusement park. Directed by James C. Strouse. With Gracie Bednarczyk and Shélan O'Keefe. Categories: Drama. Year: 2007.
Grace Is Gone
After her star athlete older brother (Jesse Lee Soffer) dies in a car accident, Gracie Bowen (Carly Schroeder) decides she wants to take his place on her school's soccer team. Facing discouragement at every turn, even from her own father (Dermot Mulroney), Gracie overcomes all odds and takes her rightful place on the pitch. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. With Emma Bell, Elisabeth Shue, Andrew Shue and John Doman. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2007.
Gracie
Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), adrift after his recent college graduation, is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), the wife of his father's business partner. Later, he finds himself falling in love with her teenage daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross). But, Mrs. Robinson won't let him go so easily. Directed by Mike Nichols. Categories: Drama, Romance, Comedy. Year: 1967.
The Graduate
Unable to get along with his grown children or his foreign neighbors, Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood), a surly, gruff widower set in his ways, passes his time taking care of a 1973 Gran Torino muscle car that he keeps in perfect condition. When Tao (Bee Vang), a young Hmong teenager, tries to steal his prize possession as part of a gang initiation, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth by teaching him the value of hard work. Eventually, Kowalski is begrudgingly drawn into the life of Tao's family and devotes himself to protecting the boy and his sister Sue (Ahney Her) from the dangerous gang. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Geraldine Hughes, Brian Haley, Chee Thao, Brooke Chia Thao and Sonny Vue. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Gran Torino
John Malkovich stars as Buck Howard, an aging hypnotist/magician whose career takes a turn for the better when he hires an eager young assistant (Colin Hanks, son of Tom Hanks). Toby, the assistant, is a law-school dropout, happy to get some life experience, and genuinely impressed by the antics of his temperamental boss. Emily Blunt plays a tough publicist who helps Buck get his name back in the headlines, and also becomes involved in a romance with Toby. Tom Hanks has a brief role as Toby's disapproving father, and several other celebrities have cameos, including Jon Stewart, Martha Stewart, Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and George Takei (Star Trek). Directed by Sean McGinly. With Steve Zahn. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
The Great Buck Howard
In 1935, Professor Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington), a brilliant, fiery professor at Wiley College in Texas, inspires his students to form the schools first debate team. Using the power of words, Tolson shapes a group of underdog students from a small African American college into elite debaters, who eventually challenge Harvard in the national championship. Directed by Denzel Washington. With Forest Whitaker, Jermaine Williams and John Heard. Categories: Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
The Great Debaters
In his first film with dialogue, Charlie Chaplin also plays dual roles. One is a friendly Jewish barber with amnesia and the other is the anti-Semitic dictator of Tomania. After the barber and his old military buddy, Schultz (Reginald Gardiner), escape from a Concentration Camp, there is a mix-up that allows the barber to take Hynkel's place during a radio broadcast and give an impassioned speech for democracy to his country's people. Directed by Charlie Chaplin. With Paulette Goddard and Jack Oakie. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Classic. Year: 1940.
The Great Dictator
A group of POWs work out a complicated plan to escape from their heavily guarded and reportedly escape-proof prison camp. Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett (Richard Attenborough) organizes the men, Hendley (James Garner) scrounges for hard to find contraband and Danny Velinski (Charles Bronson) is in charge of the digging. Capt. Hilts (Steve McQueen) keeps everything cool and pulls off one of the most famous motorcycle chases of all time. Directed by John Sturges. With James Donald, Donald Pleasence and James Coburn. Categories: Adventure, War, Action, Drama. Year: 1963.
The Great Escape
After receiving word that a mysterious benfactor has arranged a gallery show for him, Finnegan Bell (Ethan Hawke) travels to New York City to display his art for the first time. There, he runs into Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow), a lost childhood love who toyed with his emotions and confused him with her changeable ways. Now involved with a wealthy businessman (Hank Azaria), Estella nonetheless renews her relationship with Finnegan, and once again confounds his emotions with a combination of lust and cruelty. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. With Chris Cooper, Anne Bancroft and Robert De Niro. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 1998.
Great Expectations
Based on the true story of a daring rescue 500 American POWs held by the Japanese during World War II, the movie stars Benjamin Bratt as the commander of the US Army Rangers who carry out the mission. James Franco plays one of the most daring of the rescuers, while Joseph Fiennes is the leader of the POWs, and Connie Nielsen is a nurse who helps with the rescue. Directed by John Dahl. With Robert Mammone and Max Martini. Categories: Action, Drama, War. Year: 2005.
The Great Raid
Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is a decent and hard-working prison guard at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. When John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), who has been convicted of rape and murder, is sent to Cold Mountain's death row, Edgemcomb and the other guards (David Morse and Barry Pepper) sense that Coffey is no ordinary prisoner. When Coffey is discovered to have a special gift, the guards face a moral dilemma in deciding whether or not to carry out their duties. Directed by Frank Darabont. With Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Sam Rockwell, William Sadler, Patricia Clarkson and Gary Sinise. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Green Mile
After being taking the fall for a classmate and being expelled from Harvard, Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) moves to London to live with his sister, Shannon (Claire Forlani), and her husband, Steve (Marc Warren). Hoping to make Matt feel welcome, Steve asks his brother, Pete (Charlie Hunnam), to take the Yank to a soccer match. Reluctant at first, Pete eventually indoctrinates Matt into the Charlie Hunnam West Ham United family and shows him what it means to be a true Green Street Elite hooligan. Eventually, becomes caught in the middle of a long-standing fued with a rival club, resulting after the death of a young boy years ago. Directed by Lexi Alexander. With Ross McCall, Leo Gregory and Geoff Bell. Categories: Crime, Drama, Sports. Year: 2005.Unjustly expelled from Harvard when a stash of cocaine is found in his possession, Matt (Elijah Wood) moves to London to live with his sister and her husband Steve (Marc Warren.) He is quickly introduced to Steve's chirpy, cock-sure younger brother Pete (Charlie Hunnam.) Initially, Pete is reluctant to get acquainted with Matt and allow him to tread around the capital city with him because he may be seen by others as an 'outsider', but after a heavy drinking session with him and his mates he quickly changes his opinion of him. On the way back from a football match, Matt is viciously accosted by a gang of Birmingham City thugs, until Pete and his friends step in and save him. It is from here that Matt learns the truth about Pete and his friends- they are football hooligans, operating the GSE (Green Street Elite) 'firm.' Initially afraid of the violence, Matt soon ends up becoming as desensitized to it as his new found friends- but as events roll on, suspicion, shocking revelations and unsettled scores combine to a devastating climax where London's most fierce football rivals- Millwall and West Ham United- are set to go head to head.
Green Street Hooligans
Detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne Johnson) creates a football team from a group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. Directed by Phil Joanou. With Xzibit. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 2006.
Gridiron Gang
Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), a legendary rescue swimmer, is sent to teach an elite Coast Guard training program after an accident takes the lives of his crew. Struggling with the lose of his team, Randall is reluctant at first, but soon throws himself into creating a brutal, unorthodox training program. Along the way, he encounters Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher), a cocky former swim champ, and after some initial difficulty becomes the young man's mentor, preparing him for his first solo mission. Directed by Andrew Davis. With Sela Ward and Melissa Sagemiller. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama. Year: 2006.
The Guardian
Dito (Robert Downey Jr.), a writer in LA, returns to his childhood home of Astoria, Queens to convince his ill father (Chazz Palminteri) to go to the hospital. Through flashbacks, we see how young Dito (Shia LaBeouf) grew up, meet the friends he left behind and come to understand that his old neighborhood will always be a part of him. Directed by Dito Montiel. With Channing Tatum, Dianne Wiest, Rosario Dawson, Anthony DeSando and Eric Roberts. Categories: Crime, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling), an engaging yet troubled history teacher in an inner-city junior high school, lives a complex double life. By day, he gives inspired, heartfelt lectures about history and the power of change. But, after class is out and basketball practice is over, he smokes crack cocaine to numb his pain and feelings of helplessness. When one of Dan's students, the strong, stoic Drey (Shareeka Epps), discovers his secret, they form a bond that neither of them quite understands. All they know is they each are responsible for helping the other. Directed by Ryan Fleck. With Anthony Mackie, Karen Chilton, Tina Holmes, Denis O'Hare and Monique Curnen. Categories: Drama. Year: 2006.
Half Nelson
John Hancock (Will Smith) is a reluctant, sarcastic superhero who falls out of favor with the public when the property damage caused by his heroic deeds begins to outshine the crime he prevents and the lives he saves. Intent on giving him an image makeover, publicist Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) convinces Hancock to turn himself over to the authorities, so the public can realize just how much they really need him. When the city finally calls upon Hancock, he repays their gratitude by becoming the hero he was always meant to be. Directed by Peter Berg. With Charlize Theron. Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Hancock
Miley Cyrus, the popular teen singer/actress who plays rock star Hannah Montana, has made a full-length movie. When Hannah gets into a fight with model Tyra Banks in a boutique over a pair of shows, her father, Billy Ray (Billy Ray Cyrus) decides Miley needs to give Hannah a rest for a while and takes her back to her Tennessee hometown. There, where she is known only as Miley, she learns to take care of the animals, ride horses and do chores. She also falls for a handsome neighbor. Directed by Peter Chelsom. With Emily Osment, Lucas Till, and Jason Earles. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music. Year: 2009.
Hannah Montana: The Movie
When a epidemic that causes its victims to commit suicide begins sweeping across the Northeast, high school science teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) flees Philadelphia with his estranged wife (Zooey Deschanel) and the 8-year-old daughter (Ashlyn Sanchez) of his best friend, Julian (John Leguizamo). With the cause of the epidemic unknown, Elliot and his fellow survivors steer clear of highly populated areas and head for the state line. But, when more and more people begin to kill themselves, Elliot begins to suspect that the whole world may be in danger. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Betty Buckley, Alan Ruck and Spencer Breslin. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2008.
The Happening
The three Jordan sister are all dysfunctional in their own way. Joy (Jane Adams) is an unconfident and unaccomplished teacher who sleeps with an adult student, who then steals her guitar. Trish (Cynthia Stevenson) is an oblivious wife married to psychiatrist husband Bill (Dylan Baker), a pederast with violent visions of murder. And, Helen (Lara Flynn Boyle) is a author who doubts her authenticity, eventually challenging a crank caller (Philip Seymour Hoffman) to come over and find her. Directed by Todd Solondz. With Jon Lovitz and Camryn Manheim. Categories: Drama, Comedy. Year: 1998.
Happiness
Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is a freespirited school teacher who brightens up the lives of everyone she meets and brings unlimited optimism to every situation she encounters. But, when her bike is stolen, Poppy's positive attitude is put to the test. Forced to take driving lessons, Poppy meets her opposite in Scott (Eddie Marsan), an uptight cynic. In addition to her weekly tension-filled meetings with Scott, Poppy must also deal with a fiery flamenco instructor, her bitter pregnant sister (Caroline Martin), a troubled homeless man and a young bully in her class. But, despite in all, Poppy never loses sight of what's really important in life. Directed by Mike Leigh. With Alexis Zegerman, Andrea Riseborough, Samuel Roukin and Sylvestra Le Touzel. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2008.
Happy-Go-Lucky
After world-weary card shark Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) meets John (John C. Reilly), a reckless, down-and-out gambler, he takes the downtrodden young man under his wing and shows him how to exploit the casino perk system. Years later, the surrogate father and son enjoy being successful gamblers, until John falls for a troubled cocktail waitress (Gwyneth Paltrow) and gets mixed up with an untrustworthy stranger (Samuel L. Jackson). Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Seymour Hoffman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Hard Eight
With Voldemort's power growing, Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) continues to prepare Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) for the final confrontation that he knows is quickly approaching. To aid in Harry's training and help unlock Voldemort's secret defenses, Dumbledore recruits his old friend Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), whom he belives holds crucial information. Meanwhile, Harry gains possession of a powerful potions book that he discovers once belonged the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. As Harry improves his potions work and learns a few new powerful spells, his friends Ron (Rupert Grint Rupert Grint) and Hermoine (Emma Watson) struggle to maintain their friendship with their hormones pulling them in opposite directions. Directed by David Yates. With Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2008.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
As his fifth year at Hogwarts begins, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) struggles with the trials of adolescence and his upcoming OWL exams, while Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes) return looms in the distance. Things get even worse when authorities ignore Harry and Dumbledore's (Michael Gambon) warnings and Harry's classmates begin to view him with disdain. Meanwhile, a new witch assumes control at Hogwarts, throwing the entire school into chaos. Directed by David Yates. With Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Gary Oldman and Alan Rickman. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2007.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Jim Davis (Christian Bale), an ex-Army Ranger, returns to his life of drugs, violence and petty crime after losing a chance for a job with the LAPD that would allow him to bring his Mexican girlfriend (Tammy Trull) to the US. While his best friend Mike (Freddy Rodríguez) is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia (Eva Longoria) to find a job, Jim is busy hustling and trying unsuccessfully to deal with his inner demons. Directed by David Ayer. Categories: Crime, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
Harsh Times
Attempting to escape her troubled past, Molly Hartley (Haley Bennett) transfers to a new school to make a fresh start. Things begin to look up when she attracts the attention of Joseph Young (Chace Crawford), one of the most popular boys in school. But, with her 18th birthday approaching, Molly discovers that her parents made a pact with the devil to save her life, and terrible things begin to happen when he comes to collect. Directed by Mickey Liddell. With Shannon Marie Woodward, Nina Siemaszko and AnnaLynne McCord. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Horror. Year: 2008.
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen) is a highly sought after high school basketball prospect who is being heavily recruited by the nation's top programs. His father Jake (Denzel Washington) is serving time in Attica State Prison after being convicted of accidentally killing Jesus's mother by shoving her during an arguement with his son. When the governor of New York offers to lessen Jake's sentence if he can convince Jesus to play for his alma matter, Jake is given temporary release and reunited with his estranged son. As Jake tries to influence Jesus and make up for lost time as a father, the two face off as equals on the basketball court for the first time. Directed by Spike Lee. With Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson, Ned Beatty, Bill Nunn and John Turturro. Categories: Drama, Sports. Year: 1998.
He Got Game
Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a professional thief based in Los Angeles. With his team of expert criminals, he pulls off a series of high-stakes robberies that attract the attention of Detective Vince Hanna (Al Pacino). As Neil and his team prepare for the biggest job of their careers, Vince begins to track them down, leading to a violent showdown. Directed by Michael Mann. With Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore and Ashley Judd. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Heat
Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) wants nothing more than to be part of the high school in-crowd, comprised of a group of girls who are all coincidentally named Heather. The Heathers (Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk and Kim Walker) are a particularly vicious band of girls who make life hell for their female classmates. When Veronica finds herself at the center of their ridicule, she is persuaded by her deviant new boyfriend, Jason Dean (Christian Slater), to pull the ultimate prank, and finds herself entangled in their deaths and the subsequent cover-up. Directed by Michael Lehmann.With Penelope Milford and Patrick Labyorteaux.Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance.Year: 1989.
Heathers
When authorities ignore the investigation of her husband's drug-related death, Philippa (Cate Blanchett), an English teacher working in Italy, decides to take matters into her own hands. After an attempted bombing at the drug-dealer's office building, Philippa escapes police custody with the help of a young officer named Filippo (Giovanni Ribisi), and the two become fugitives on the run. Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Remo Girone, Mattia Sbragia and Alberto Di Stasio. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Heaven
After learning that he only has six weeks to live, Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) quits his job and leaves his fiancée, determined to spend the rest of his days alone. But, when his neighbor (Adriana Barraza) discovers a stain on the side of his house that looks like the Virgin Mary, Henry's rundown suburban home becomes an attraction for believers. His solitude broken, Henry is initially annoyed by the attention this "miracle" attracts, but eventually he's moved by evidence of faith he witnesses, and his sense of hope begins to return. Directed by Mark Pellington. With Radha Mitchell, George Lopez, Cheryl Hines, Rachel Seiferth and Morgan Lily. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Henry Poole Is Here
After small time crook Bernie Laplante (Dustin Hoffman) rescues the survivors of a plane crash, he doesn't stick around the scene to take credit for his good deed because he is on the run from the law. Up and coming reporter Gale Gayle (Geena Davis), who was saved by Bernie, sets out to find her hero and convinces her station to offer a million dollar reward. But, when Vietnam vet John Bubber (Andy Garcia) claims to be the mystery man and becomes a media sweetheart, Bernie decides that he has to figure out a way to set the story straight. Directed by Stephen Frears. With (Tom Arnold), (Joan Cusack) and Chevy Chase. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 1992.
Hero (1992)
The King of Qin (Daoming Chen) is the target of several assassins who find defeat at the hands of Nameless (Jet Li), an unassuming official whose extraordinary fighting skill inspires the King to bring him to his court to hear the tale of his battles. Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Maggie Cheung as Flying Snow, Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Broken Sword, Ziyi Zhang as Moon and Donnie Yen as Sky, the elite assassins. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama. Year: 2002.
Hero (2002)
Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen), a cowboy and cavalry man, pitts his horse, Hidalgo, against the finest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders in the Ocean of Fire, a 3,000 mile endurance race across the Arabian desert. The first American to compete, Hopkins rides for pride and honor, fighting for his own survival in an attempt to do the impossible. Directed by Joe Johnston. With Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif and J.K. Simmons. Categories: Action, Drama, Adventure, Western. Year: 2004.
Hidalgo
Even though he's living out his dream by running a record shop with his music obsessed employees Dick (Todd Louiso) and Barry (Jack Black), Rob Gordon (John Cusack) isn't quite satisfied with hs life because he has yet to find true love. After his latest girlfriend (Iben Hjejle) walks out on him, Rob decides to track down the five women who meant the most to him in order to figure out what he's doing wrong. What he finds is that whether he like sit or not, it might just be time for him to grow up. Directed by Stephen Frears. With Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joan Cusack and Tim Robbins. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2000.
High Fidelity
With college coming up fast, high school seniors Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) begin to realize that they might soon be separated when they head off to different schools. To express their experiences, dreams and concerns for the future, the Wildcats senior class stages an elaborate spring musical. Joining Troy and Gabriella on stage are their friends Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale), Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) and Chad (Corbin Bleu). Directed by Kenny Ortega. With Monique Coleman and Olesya Rulin. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance. Year: 2008.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
After a lengthy prison term, gangster Roy "Mad Dog" Earle (Humphrey Bogart) is paroled with the help of an old associate who wants him to mastermid a heist a resort hotel in California. When things fall apart and a man is shot and killed, Earle is forced to flee and becomes a fugitive. Hhiding out from the police and the press, who are both out for his blood, Earle may be undone by two women he befriended before his life took its final turn for the worse. Directed by Raoul Walsh. With Alan Curtis, Joan Leslie, Barton MacLane, Henry Travers and Elisabeth Risdon. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Classic. Year: 1941.
High Sierra
After earning their English grammar school's highest ever A-level scores, a group of eight students work together to enter one of their country's top universities. Helping them prepare for their entrance exams are their history teacher Mrs. Lintott (Frances de la Tour) and their general studies teacher Hector (Richard Griffiths). The group's dynamic begins to change when the headmaster (Clive Merrison) recruits an energetic young contract teacher named Irwin (Stephen Campbell Moore), who encourage the boys to value originality over factual knowledge. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2006.
The History Boys
Directed by Allen Coulter. With Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Diane Lane and Adrien Brody. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery. Year: 2006.
Hollywoodland
Shortly after receiving word that they will be heading home from Iraq, a National Guard unit is ambushed while making one last humanitarian mission. Upon returning to Spokane, WA, the soldiers have difficulty adjusting to civilian life after living through an intense firefight that cost their outfit many lives. Will Marsh (Samuel L. Jackson), Vanessa Price (Jessica Biel), Tommy Yates (Brian Presley) and Jamal Aiken (50 Cent) each deal with the loss and pain of that fateful day in their own way, trying to make peace with all those who didn't make it home. Directed by Irwin Winkler. With Christina Ricci, Chad Michael Murray and Victoria Rowell. Categories: Action, Drama, War. Year: 2006.
Home of the Brave
Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) is a tough, sexy hip-hop dancer who dreams of making it big as a music video choreographer. Teaching hip-hop at a local youth center, Honey is discovered by Michael Ellis (David Moscow), a producer who decides to cast her in his latest music video. But, when Michael ends up being more interested in Honey's body than her dance moves, this determined young woman will have to push herself to the limit in order to show her talents to the world and make her dream come true. Directed by Bille Woodruff. With Lil' Romeo, Mekhi Phifer and Joy Bryant. Categories: Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2003.
Honey
When a giant, hideous creature emerges from Seoul's Han River, Gang-du (Kang-ho Song), an immature and unmotivated father watches helplessly as his daughter, Hyun-seo (Ah-sung Ko) is captured by the monster and taken back to its lair. With the help of his strict father (Hie-bong Byeon), grumbling younger brother (Hae-il Park) and talented archer sister (Du-na Bae), Gang-du searches for his lost daughter while the creature devastates the city and its people. Directed by Joon-ho Bong. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2006.
The Host
A hotel manager (Don Cheadle) fights impossible odds to provide shelter for over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. While the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world, in only three months one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save as many lives as he can. Directed by Terry George. With Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix and Sophie Okonedo. Categories: Drama, History, Thriller, War. Year: 2004.
Hotel Rwanda
Two seemingly independent stories, one in the 1950's the other in present times, are linked by the writings of Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman). In 1951, plain and simple housewife Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) plans a party for her husband Dan (John C. Reilly), but she can't stop reading the novel Mrs. Dalloway. In the present, Clarissa Vaughn (Meryl Streep) throws a party for her friend Richard (Ed Harris), but she feels the draw of Woolf on her life as well. Directed by Stephen Daldry. With Miranda Richardson, Claire Danes, Toni Collette and Jeff Daniels. Category: Drama. Year: 2002.
The Hours
A coming-of-age drama about Tommy (Anton Yelchin), a boy growing up in New York City in the Seventies whose best friend is Pappass (Robin Williams), a retarded man. Tommy rebels against his mother (Téa Leoni), who worries that this friendship will jeopardize Tommy's scholarship to an exclusive private school. Erykah Badu plays an inmate at a local prison who gives Tommy advice, and David Duchovny (who also directed) portraysTommy as an adult. Directed by David Duchovny. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2004.
House of D
During the rule of the Tang dynasty in China, the "House of the Flying Daggers" is a secret society dedicated to overthrowing the government. When two local captains, Leo (Andy Lau) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro), are ordered to capture a blind dancer named Mei (Ziyi Zhang), they think her ties to the organization will help them bring it down. Instead, they uncover a plot more complicated than they ever imagined. Directed by Yimou Zhang. Categories: Action, Drama, Romance. Year: 2004.
House of Flying Daggers
Kathy (Jennifer Connelly) is dangerously unstable even before she is evicted from her home. Massoud Amir Behrani (Ben Kingsley), a proud Iranian man devoted to finding a husband for his daughter, Soraya (Navi Rawat), is the new owner. Without a home, Kathy has nothing to lose, and she befriends Lester (Ron Eldard), an abusive police officer, to try to force Massoud's family out. Together with Soraya, his son Esmail (Jonathan Ahdout) and his wife Nadi (Shohreh Aghdashloo), Massoud begins a mental war of attrition with the distraught Kathy. Directed by Vadim Perelman. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2003.
House of Sand and Fog
The Grinch (Jim Carrey), a curmudgeonly recluse who hates Christmas, becomes annoyed with the out-of-control holiday festivities in Whoville, the town that lies below his cave dwelling on Mt. Crumpit. But, after conspiring put an end to the town's holiday cheer by stealing all of their presents and decorations, he learns that the spirit of Christmas goes much deeper than tinsel and toys. Directed by Ron Howard. With Jeffrey Tambor, Taylor Momsen, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon and Clint Howard. Categories: Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Christmas Classics. Year: 2000.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
After rich tycoon Waring Hudsucker (Charles Durning) commits suicide, the leader of his board of directors, Sidney Mussberger (Paul Newman), concocts a plan to make a load of cash. By hiring a moron to drive the stock into the ground, he can take over the company and earn the fortune he deserves. Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins), an unsuspecting go-getter, is plucked from the mail room and appointed to lead the company. Reporter Amy Archer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is suspicious of the move to hire an unknown, but Norville ends up surpring everyone and becomes an incredible success using his unconventional ideas. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With John Mahoney, Noble Willingham, Steve Buscemi and Peter Gallagher. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 1994.
The Hudsucker Proxy
Directed by William Friedkin. With Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen, Leslie Stefanson and Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Hunted
Years after an on-air meltdown, discredited newsreporter Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) reunites with his old cameraman, Duck (Terrence Howard), and a young journalist (Jesse Eisenberg), promising to help them find Bosnia's most wanted war criminal. When the team embarks on the dangerous, unauthorized mission, they are mistaken for a CIA hit squad while deep in enemy territory. Directed by Richard Shepard. With James Brolin. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Hunting Party
In 1966, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Denzel Washington), a middleweight contender, is falsely accused and convicted of a triple murder. Sentenced to life in prison, he copes with his life behind bars by writing the story of his life. Twenty years into his incarceration, high school student Lesra Martin (Vicellous Reon Shannon), inspired by Carter's autobiography, convinces a group of friends and mentors to take up Carter's cause to try and prove his innocence. To set his idol free, Martin and his team not only have to deal with a racist establishment intent on keeping Carter behind bars, but also with Carter's broken spirit and sense of hopelessness. Directed by Norman Jewison. With Dan Hedaya, Clancy Brown, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah and David Paymer. Categories: Biography, Drama, Sports, Based on a True Story. Year: 1999.
The Hurricane
A film about elite soldiers who disarm bombs in Iraq. A new sergeant, James (Jeremy Renner), takes over a highly trained bomb-disposal team during the war in Iraq, he decides to change many of the team's routines. Two of the men under his command, Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), are upset by his decision to become involved in what they think is a reckless and deadly game of urban combat. James doesn't seem to care about the dangers he is exposing them to. All the men are changed as the struggles among them heat up. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With David Morse. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller, War. Year: 2008.
The Hurt Locker
DJay (Terrence Howard), a drug-dealing pimp from the rundown streets of Memphis, seeks purpose in his life by pursuing his long-buried dream of being a rapper. With the help of his women and an old firend (Anthony Anderson), who happens to be a sound engineer, DJay is able to put together a demo in time to arrange a meeting with a successful local rapper named Skinny Black (Ludacris). But, when things don't go as planned, DJay will have to dig deep and decide if he's going to end up the same old story, or fight his way to the top. Directed by Craig Brewer. With Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal and Isaac Hayes. Categories: Crime, Drama, Music. Year: 2005.
Hustle & Flow
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn) is a mentally-challenged single father who loves his daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning) and the Beatles. Although an extraordinary group of friends help Sam with Lucy, child services step in and set up Lucy with a foster family when it becomes apparent that the 7-year-old's intelligence has begun to surpass her father's. Never giving up hope of getting his daughter back, Sam hires Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer), a high priced lawyer, to help him plead his case and convince the court that he is a fit father. Directed by Jessie Nelson. With Dianne Wiest, Richard Schiff, Laura Dern, Doug Hutchison and Mary Steenburgen. Categories: Drama. Year: 2001.
I Am Sam
After she escapes from a sadistic serial killer who abducted and tortured her, Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan) insists that she is not who people think she is. Regaining consciousness in a hospital, the traumatized girl contends that she is Dakota Moss, a character Aubrey invented for an English assignment, and that the real Aubrey Fleming is still in mortal danger. Directed by Chris Sivertson. With Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough, Garcelle Beauvais and Gregory Itzin. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
I Know Who Killed Me
The pressures of stardom and a growing paranoia over his own fame lead successful actor Gray Evans (Giovanni Ribisi) towards a complete mental breakdown. As his marriage falls apart, Gray begins to obsess over a woman he meets in a local video store, and agrees to make a film with the woman's husband. Directed by Adam Goldberg. With Franka Potente, Christina Ricci, Jason Lee, Joshua Jackson and Jared Harris. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2003.
I Love Your Work
Richard Cooper (Chris Rock) is a married man who is bored to death with his beautiful, intelligent wife (Gina Torres), his loving children and his suburban life. As an escape, Richard fantasizes about pretty much every woman he sees, but his daydreams have always remained a fantasy. But, when an old friend's ex-mistress, Nikki (Kerry Washington), pays him a visit and tempts him to leave his old life behind, Richard's will is finally put to the test. Directed by Chris Rock. With Steve Buscemi. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
I Think I Love My Wife
Six actors portray the different eras and aspects of musician Bob Dylan's life and work. Directed by Todd Haynes. With Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Julianne Moore and Heath Ledger. Categories: Drama, Music. Year: 2007.
I'm Not There
Reed Fish (Jay Baruchel) is a small town radio host who solves his listeners problems with a personal touch. Set to marry the town beauty (Alexis Bledel) and content with his career choice, Fish has his plans disrupted when his high school sweetheart (Schuyler Fisk) comes back to town. With his life in chaos and his future in doubt, Fish sets out to make a movie and turn his fortunes around. Directed by Zackary Adler. With Victor Rasuk, DJ Qualls, Chris Parnell and Katey Sagal. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
I'm Reed Fish
After serving a 15 year prison sentence during which her family barely visited her, Juliette (Kristin Scott Thomas) finds herself welcomed into the crowded home of her younger sister Léa (Elsa Zylberstein). Initally uncomfortable with her new living arrangements, Juliette slowly opens up to her sister as she begins to feel a part of the family. Directed by Philippe Claudel. With Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill, Frédéric Pierrot and Claire Johnston. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Foreign Film. Year: 2008.
I've Loved You So Long
On Christmas Eve, Charlie Arglist (John Cusack), a crooked mob attorney, and his associate, Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton), have just stolen $2 million from Kansas City crime boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). When a severe ice storm shuts down the city of Witchita Falls, the pair must make other plans since a quick escape is no longer an option. While Charlie waits out the storm, he must contend with the boss's girl, Renata (Connie Nielsen), take care of his drinking buddy, Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt), and even survive a double-cross from his old pal Vic. Directed by Harold Ramis. With Mike Starr. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Ice Harvest
At Idlewild, a Prohibition-era southern speakeasy, Percival (André Benjamin), a creative but shy piano player, and Rooster (Big Boi), the club's headlining performer and manager, struggle to keep their dreams alive. Features a soundtrack written and performed by Outkast. Directed by Bryan Barber. With Terrence Howard, Paula Patton, Ving Rhames, Macy Gray, Malinda Williams and Ben Vereen. Categories: Drama, Musical. Year: 2006.
Idlewild
Igby (Kieran Culkin) is tired of being shipped from one private school to the next by his wealthy, detached mother (Susan Sarandon). After a few failed escape attempts, Igby ends up living in a NYC loft with a woman (Amanda Peet) who is sleeping with his godfather (Jeff Goldblum). While Igby tries to deal with the reality of his dysfunctional life, including an institutionalized father (Bill Pullman), he grows close to another outsider (Claire Danes), only to have her stolen away by his "fascist" older brother (Ryan Phillippe). Directed by Burr Steers. With Rory Culkin and Jared Harris. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2002.
Igby Goes Down
Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret), a renowned Chilean poet and diplomat forced into exile, is granted sanctuary by the Italian government. Arriving on the isle of Capri, he hires an uneducated man named Mario (Massimo Troisi) to be his personal postman. Mario slowly gains Pablo's confidence and develops an appreciation for poetry, which he uses to win the heart of a beautiful waitress named Beatrice (Maria Grazia Cucinotta). Directed by Michael Radford. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 1994.
Il Postino
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a gifted magician who falls in love with a woman (Jessica Biel) well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to the Crown Prince (Rufus Sewell), Eisenheim uses his abilities to win her heart and, in turn, undermines the stability of the royal house of Vienna. Directed by Neil Burger. With Paul Giamatti. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Illusionist
Directed by Oliver Parker. With Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Rupert Everett, Frances O'Connor and Judi Dench. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2002.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Aspiring Irish actor Johnny (Paddy Considine), his wife Sarah (Samantha Morton ) and their two daughters (Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger) illegally immigrate to the United States with dreams of a better life. Once they arrive in New York City, the family moves into a run-down apartment and tries to make it their own with little money and a strong will to succeed. While they struggle to fit in their new country, the family finds an unexpected friend in their reclusive, standoffish neighbor, Mateo (Djimon Hounsou). Directed by Jim Sheridan. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2002.
In America
Stuck in Bruges, Belgium after a botched assignment, two Irish contract hitmen, Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), try to pass the time amongst the many tourists in town while awaiting instructions from their boss, Harry (Ralph Fiennes). Surrounded by eccentric locals, annoying tourists and some fellow criminals, the pair make the best of their situation, until Ken gets word that he is to kill Ray for fouling up their last job. When Ken refuses, Harry makes his way to Bruge intent on taking care of business himself. Directed by Martin McDonagh. With Clémence Poésy, Jordan Prentice, Thekla Reuten. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2008.
In Bruges
Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collette) are sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Maggie is drop-dead gorgeous and a free spirit who dropped out of school and moves from job to job. Rose is a plain workaholic lawyer whose only vice is buying pricey shoes. It's always been hard for them to get along, but when Maggie moves in with Rose, a crisis tears them apart. Eventually they come back together by building a relationship with their estranged grandmother (Shirley MacLaine). Directed by Curtis Hanson. With Mark Feuerstein and Richard Burgi. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
In Her Shoes
When African American detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) travels from Philadelphia to the rural South to visit his mother, he is falsely accused of murdering a rich white man shortly after arriving in town. After Tibbs' identity is established and he is cleared of the charges, the dead man's widow (Lee Grant) requests that he head up the murder investigation. After a rough start, Tibbs and racist police chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) put aside their differences and learn to work together to solve the crime. Directed by Norman Jewison. With Warren Oates and James Patterson. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Crime. Year: 1967.
In the Heat of the Night
Carter (Adam Brody), a young writer, leaves Los Angeles after he breaks up with his girlfriend, a famous actress. He heads for suburban Detroit, where he moves in with his grandmother (Olympia Dukakis). He gets to know the family across the street, and becomes friends with the mother (Meg Ryan), who is struggling to keep her troubled marriage together. He also begins a romance with the teenage daughter (Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella in Twilight). Soon, he finds that his life is changed profoundly by his relationships with these women. Directed by Jon Kasdan. With Makenzie Vega, Clark Gregg, and Elena Anaya. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
In the Land of Women
Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) is haunted by the fateful day in Dallas when he became one of the few men in his line of duty to lose a President. Now, with former CIA assassin Mitch Leary (John Malkovich), who feels betrayed by the government he served, stalking the current President, Horrigan faces a new adversary. Leary has been studying Horrigan and taunts him at every turn, but Horrigan is determined not to let history repeat itself. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. With Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole and John Mahoney. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
In the Line of Fire
After saving the life of a mafia don's daughter, Darrell (Usher Raymond), a successful DJ, is hired to act as the girl's bodyguard. What the don (Chazz Palminteri) doesn't realize is that his daughter, Dolly (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and Darrell have had their eyes on each other for some time, and now things are really going to heat up. Directed by Ron Underwood. With Robert Davi. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
In the Mix
After a young soldier goes AWOL following his return from Iraq, his father, Hank (Tommy Lee Jones), a career military officer, and his mother, Joan (Susan Sarandon), work together with police detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron) to uncover the truth behind his mysterious disappearance. Directed byPaul Haggis. With Jason Patric, James Franco, Frances Fisher and Josh Brolin. Categories: Drama, Mystery. Year: 2007.
In the Valley of Elah
David (Woody Harrelson) and Diana Murphy (Demi Moore), a young married couple, find themselves in financial trouble after taking out huge loans to pay for their dream home. Trying to win big in Vegas in order to get out of the hole, they lose big on the tables and find themselves without options. Desperate, the Murphys are approached by billionaire John Gage (Robert Redford), who offers them a million dollars for one night with Diana. Faced with financial ruin, the couple must decide just how much their love is worth. Directed by Adrian Lyne. With Seymour Cassel, Oliver Platt and Billy Bob Thornton. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1993.
Indecent Proposal
A group of people living on the edge in Los Angeles in 1983 spend their days trying to advance their careers and their nights in a drug-fueled haze. Winona Ryder plays a newswoman, while Billy Bob Thornton is a studio head who likes to party with more than one woman at a time. Kim Basinger is his pill-popping wife, while Mickey Rourke plays an uncle who is a dangerous influence on his nephew (Brad Renfro), a would-be actor. Directed by Gregor Jordan. With Jon Foster, Amber Heard, Chris Isaak, Austin Nichols. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Informers
Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) faces off against a master bank robber (Clive Owen) who has planned the perfect heist. But, when the robbery turns into a drawn out hostage situation, Frazier begins to suspect that there is an even bigger story lurking beneath the surface. His suspicions prove to be correct when a powerful negotiator (Jodie Foster) with a hidden agenda enters the picture. Directed by Spike Lee. With Christopher Plummer and Willem Dafoe. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Inside Man
Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) knows that the information he holds concerning the truth about cigarette addiction and tobacco industry malpractice could open a floodgate of litigation against Big Tobacco. After Wigand contacts Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino), a producer for CBS's "60 Minutes," the industry sets out to discredit the doctor and shut him down any way they can. With Bergman's backing, Wigand's story finally makes it to the air and the two men form a relationship built upon a shared struggle to reveal the truth despite personal and professional hardships. Directed by Michael Mann. With Christopher Plummer, Michael Gambon and Diane Venora. Categories: Biography, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Insider
After uncovering a conspiracy involving one of the world's largest banks, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) follow an international money trail in order to bring the powerful institution to justice. Racing across the globe, Salinger and Whitman find themselves in a dangerous, high-stakes face-off with an enemy that will stop at nothing to keep their dark secrets hidden. Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Ulrich Thomsen, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Jack McGee. Categoires: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2009.
The International
When UN Translator Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) overhears a death threat against an African head of state, she becomes a target for the same group of killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn), everything seems under control, until Tobin begins to question Silvia's motives. As the conspiracy grows, Silvia and Tobin grapple with the realization that in this dangerous game, anyone could be the enemy. Directed by Sydney Pollack. With George Harris, Michael Wright and Catherine Keener. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Interpreter
An intense, two-character drama in which Steve Buscemi (who also directed the film) plays Pierre, a serious journalist sent to interview Katya (Sienna Miller), a movie star. Pierre thinks the assignment is beneath him and that Katya will be an airhead. But he finds her to be much more complex and intelligent than he imagined and starts to fall for her. But is she just playing with him? Directed by Steve Buscemi. Categories: Drama, Music. Year: 2007.
Interview
After witnessing the death of his young wife, plantation owner Louis de Pointe du Lac (Brad Pitt) is offered eternal life by a mysterious foreigner named Lestat de Lioncourt (Tom Cruise). After being transformed into a creature of the night, Louis finds his new existence difficult to reconcile with his conscience as Lestat shows him how to prey on humans and drink their blood. Two hundred years later, Louis relates the details of his tragic existence to a young writer (Christian Slater), who becomes entranced with the idea of becoming a vampire himself. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Kirsten Dunst and Antonio Banderas. Categories: Drama, Horror, Fantasy. Year: 1994.
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Based on the nonfiction bestseller, this film tells the story of Chris (Emile Hirsch), a bright young college graduate from a troubled family who decides to go off on his own and live off the land. On the road, he makes friends with a sweet teenage girl (Kristen Stewart) and a lonely widower (Hal Holbrook). His parents (William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden) and sister (Jena Malone) become frantic, since they have no idea where he is. Eventually he abandons his new friends as he heads deep into the Alaskan wilderness, determined to live by his wits alone. With Catherine Keener and Vince Vaughn. Directed by Sean Penn. Categories: Adventure, Biography, Drama. Year: 2007.
Into the Wild
After a mysterious epidemic suddenly grips the nation, Carol (Nicole Kidman), a Washington-based psychiatrist, discovers that the disease stems from an extraterrestrial invasion. She and her colleague, Ben (Daniel Craig), attempt to find a cure and protect her son (Jackson Bond), who might actually hold the key to the cure. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and James McTeigue. With Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright and Veronica Cartwright. Categories: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Invasion
Jacey (Billy Crudup) and Doug Holt (Joaquin Phoenix) are two poor brothers who fall in love with the three aristocratic daughters of the formidable Lloyd Abbott (Will Patton). Shy and quiet, Doug longs for the heart of Pamela (Liv Tyler), a vivacious and popular girl who seems out of his league, while Jacey is much more calculating in his efforts. Seeing the pursuit as revenge for a patent Lloyd allegedly stole from the Holts' father, Jacey first targets the wild Eleanor (Jennifer Connelly) before turning his attention to the unhappily married Alice(Joanna Going). When Jacey's true motives are finally revealed, the honest romance that has developed between Doug and Pamela is put into jeopardy. Directed by Pat O'Connor. With Michael Sutton, Barbara Williams and Kathy Baker. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
Inventing the Abbotts
Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), a part-time bartender, recently lost his job as a substitute teacher and had his wife leave him, taking all of his furniture. When Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear), the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, announces that the team will be holding open try-outs, Vince decides to give it a shot despite the staggering odds against him. Encouraged by his friends at the bar, Vince is chosen as the only new addition to the team and gets the chance to live out his dream of being a professional athlete. Directed by Ericson Core. With Elizabeth Banks and Kevin Conway. Categories: Drama, Sports, Based on a True Story. Year: 2006.
Invincible
Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin), a high school senior, wants to be a writer and plans on leaving for London to pursure his dream. But, before he can leave his hometown for good, Nick is brutally attacked by a troubled teen named Annie (Margarita Levieva) and her group of thugs in a case of mistaken identity. Left for dead, Nick awakes to find that he is invisible. He can see and hear everything around him, but no one sees him -- except for Annie. With no one else to help him, Nick must convince Annie to lead authorities to his body before it's too late. Directed by David S. Goyer. With Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Marquette, Alex O'Loughlin, Callum Keith Rennie and Michelle Harrison. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Invisible
After Hogarth Hughes (Eli Marienthal) finds a huge iron robot (voiced by Vin Diesel) tangled in the high-tension wires near his house, the boy rescues the talking, alien machine and the two become fast friends. But, when the Iron Giant starts munching on cars and tractors around town, Hogarth's neighbors start looking for the culprit, and the resulting commotion attracts the attention of a paranoid government agent (Christopher McDonald) who wants to destroy Hogarth's pal. Directed by Brad Bird. With Jennifer Aniston and Harry Connick Jr.. Categories: Animation, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi. Year: 1999.
The Iron Giant
When billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is kidnapped in Afghanistan and forced to assemble a secret weapon, he instead creates a high-tech metal suit that helps him escape. Forced to wear the armor to stay alive after an accident, Stark redesigns his weaponry upon his return to the US and sets out to stop an evil plot. Directed by Jon Favreau. With Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Samuel L. Jackson. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2008.
Iron Man
Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) and Jordan Two-Delta (Scarlett Johansson) live among hundreds of fellow inhabitants in a contained, carefully controlled facility in the mid-21st century. The only way out is to be chosen by lottery to go to the Island, the last piece of paradise left on Earth. Recently, Lincoln has begun to question his reality, but he is unprepared for the truth when his curiosity leads him to discover that everything about his existence is a lie. Directed by Michael Bay. With Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi and Michael Clarke Duncan. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Island
Directed by Fred Schepisi. With Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Diana Douglas, Cameron Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin and Michelle Monaghan. Categories: Drama. Year: 2003.
It Runs in the Family
After learning that her rich father (Steve Guttenberg) plans to marry a self absorbed gold-digger (Jane Sibbett), Alyssa Callaway (Ashley Olsen) runs away from home and bumps into Amanda Lemmon (Mary-Kate Olsen), a street-smart orphan who's about to be adopted by a family she doesn't like. Discovering that they look exactly alike, the girls concoct a plan to switch places and unite Amanda's caseworker (Kirstie Alley) with Alyssa's father before he goes through with his upcoming marriage and Amanda's adoption is finalized. Directed by Andy Tennant. With Philip Bosco. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Family. Year: 1995.
It Takes Two
Legendary DJ Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye) goes from being one of the most talented and envied DJs alive to battling with a severe hearing disorder. The clubs, the parties, the women and the drugs all take their toll, until his troubles culminate in a mysterious disappearance from the scene. Directed by Michael Dowse. With Mike Wilmot. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2004.
It's All Gone Pete Tong
Vanya Solntsev (Kolya Spiridonov), an abandoned young boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village, rebels when he learns that he is about to be adopted by a rich Italian couple. After getting help to read his personal file, Vanya sets off to find his birth mother. Directed by Andrei Kravchuk. Categories: Drama, Family. Year: 2005.
The Italian
Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is a flight attendant who makes her real living smuggling gun money through airport security. When Federal agent Ray Nicolet (Michael Keaton) and police officer Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) come down on her for her crimes, Jackie has to choose whether to risk her life by selling out her boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), or try and play both sides in order to walk away with the money. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Robert De Niro and Chris Tucker. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Jackie Brown
After James' (Paul Terry) parents are killed by a rhinoceros, he is sent to live with his two terrible aunts. James feels trapped in his new life until he accidentally grows a giant peach with the help of some magic crocodile tongues. Making friends with the bugs who live inside the gigantic fruit, James is whisked away on a wild adventure to New York City. Directed by Henry Selick. With Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon and Pete Postlethwaite. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy. Year: 1996.
James and the Giant Peach
Five Californian women and one man start a book club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they make their way through each novel, the group begins to see connections between their own relationships and Austen's beloved romances. Directed by Robin Swicord. With Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Maggie Grace, Hugh Dancy and Jimmy Smits. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
The Jane Austen Book Club
Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford) is a disenchanted ex-soldier who leaves civilization behind and settles in the Rocky Mountain wilderness. Determined to survive on his own, Johnson wishes to be left in peace. But, after crossing paths with a band of Indians, he must learn the ways to the untamed land and defend himself in order to gain the respect of its original settlers. Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Will Geer, Delle Bolton and Josh Albee. Categories: Drama, Action, Western. Year: 1972.
Jeremiah Johnson
After suffering a nervous breakdown as a result of stress and a guilty conscience, fast-talking sports agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is fired from his high-paying job at a top management firm. Intent to start an agency of his own, Jerry is left with only one client, cocky wide receiver Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), and a single employee, single mother Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zellweger). As Jerry does his best to get Tidwell the contract he deserves, he grows closer to Dorothy and her son, Ray (Jonathan Lipnicki), and realizes that there are more important things than money. Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Jay Mohr, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell, Regina King and Bonnie Hunt. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 1996.
Jerry Maguire
When John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas, Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner), an attorney from New Orleans, believes that the FBI isn't telling the whole story. As he begins a one man search for the truth, the details of that terrible day are revealed as the only criminal investigation connected to the assassination is brought to trial. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland and Jack Lemmon. Categories: Politics, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History. Year: 1991.
JFK
On an annual fishing trip with his friends in the Australian outback, Stewart Kane (Gabriel Byrne) happens upon the body of a murdered young woman in the river. Rather than return to town and report the death immediately, Stewart and his friends continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. When Stewart's wife, Claire (Laura Linney), discovers what happened, she is deeply trouble by her husband's inaction and questions her faith in their relationship. As Claire tries to make things right with the dead girl's family, her marriage is pushed to its limit and she risks losing her once peaceful life. Directed by Ray Lawrence. With Tatea Reilly, Sean Rees-Wemyss and Eva Lazzaro. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Jindabyne
In Sao Paulo's dangerous criminal underworld, a father (Scott Glenn) and son (Brendan Fraser) set a plan in motion to help them escape the desolation of the city's sex trade. But, when things don't go as they should, the men must choose between family and the freedom only money can bring. Directed by Eric Eason. With Mos Def and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
Journey to the End of the Night
In this true story, enemy soldiers during WWI lay aside their differences and visit each other's trenches in a celebration of the spirit of Christmas. This momentous event turns the destinies of an Anglican priest (Gary Lewis), a French lieutenant (Guillaume Canet), a German tenor (Benno Fürmann) and his soprano singing partner (Diane Kruger). Directed by Christian Carion. Categories: War, Drama, Christmas Classics. Year: 2005.
Joyeux Noël
Directed by Nora Ephron. With Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Amy Adams, Dave Annable, Jane Lynch, Vanessa Ferlito and Casey Wilson. Categories: Biography, Drama. Year: 2009.
Julie & Julia
When Madeline (Embeth Davidtz), a recently married art gallery owner from Chicago, travels to rural North Carolina to close a deal with a reclusive artist, her husband, George (Alessandro Nivola), uses the opportunity to introduce her to his family who lives nearby. Although George's family members are for the most part hospitable to Madeline, her presence disrupts their country life and brings hidden resentments out into the light. Directed by Phil Morrison. With Scott Wilson, Benjamin McKenzie, Celia Weston and Amy Adams. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
Junebug
Flipper Purify (Wesley Snipes), a successful, married black architect, begins an affair with Angie Tucci (Annabella Sciorra), a white woman who is hired as a temporary secretary at the the firm where Flipper works. As Flipper and Anglie's friends and relatives learn about the realtionship, they are quick to share their opinions on the forbidden romance. Directed by Spike Lee. With Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro and Anthony Quinn. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1991.
Jungle Fever
Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page), an intelligent, strong-willed teenager, has to deal with the repercussions of an unplanned preganany. Unable to imagine raising the child with the father, an innocent boy named Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera), Juno and her best friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby) set out to find the unborn child the perfect set of parents. After locating Mark (Jason Bateman) and Vanessa Loring (Jennifer Garner), Juno believes she has found her child a good home. But, as the birth approaches, Juno must make a difficult choice that will affect the rest of her life and that of her baby. Directed by Jason Reitman. With J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney and Rainn Wilson. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2007.
Juno
Journalist Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) and his photographer girlfriend Carrie (Michelle Forbes) set out to visit a collection of murder sites while doing research on serial killers. Sharing the ride and their expenses is Early Grayce (Brad Pitt), a white trash criminal, and his girlfriend Adele (Juliette Lewis). As Early becomes more and more unstable, Brian and Carrie begin to fear that they may learn about serial killers first hand. Directed by Dominic Sena. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Kalifornia
After moving from New Jersey to California with his mother (Randee Heller), Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) has trouble fitting in at a new school. Things start to look up when he meets a girl named Ali (Elisabeth Shue), but only until her ex-boyfriend, Johnny (William Zabka), and his group of karate goons begin to harass Daniel every time they see him. Seeking a way to defend himself, Daniel eventually meets Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), a wise master who trains Daniel by making him do chores. Seeking to put an end to his feud with Johnny, Daniel convinces Mr. Miyagi to prepare him for a karate tournament, where Daniel's training will be put to the test. Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Martin Kove. Categories: Action, Drama, Family, Sports, Cult Classics. Year: 1984.
The Karate Kid
Jake Schram (Ben Stiller) and Brian Finn (Edward Norton) have been best friends since they were kids. When Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), a childhood friend who is now a beautiful corporate exective, comes into town, she reawakens old feelings and a long-standing rivalry between her two old pals. Complicating matters in this love triangle is that fact that Jake is now a Rabbi and Brian is a Roman Catholic priest. Directed by Edward Norton. With Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach and Milos Forman. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2000.
Keeping the Faith
When Frank (Humphrey Bogart) travels to Florida to visit Nora (Lauren Bacall), the wife of a friend who died in the war, he finds that the hotel she runs with her disabled father-in-law (Lionel Barrymore) has been taken over by a gangster named Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) and his gang of thugs. At first, Frank decides not to cause trouble, but, after witnessing the gangster's ruthlessness firsthand, Frank is convinced that Rocco must be stopped. Directed by John Huston. With Claire Trevor. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1948.
Key Largo
After deciding not to follow his girlfriend (Olivia d'Abo) to Prague, Grover (Josh Hamilton) chooses instead to move into a house with some friends who aren't quite ready to leave college life behind. Reluctant to step into adulthood and afraid of ending up like professional student Chet (Eric Stoltz), the friends wrestle with leaving the past behind. Directed by Noah Baumbach. With Chris Eigeman, Carlos Jacott, Jason Wiles, Parker Posey and Eric Stoltz. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 1995.
Kicking and Screaming
Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) and his best friend Casper (Justin Pierce), two directionless 17-year-olds, skateboard through New York City's East Side stealing, smoking and drinking while discussing the joys of taking an innocent girl's virginity. As their wasted day leads them to a late-night party, Telly seeks out his next victim, while a former lover (Chloë Sevigny) with some serious news searches for him. Directed by Larry Clark. With Rosario Dawson. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 1995.
Kids
After being betrayed by her boss, the Bride (Uma Thurman), a deadly assassin, emerges from a coma and swears revenge on her former master, Bill (David Carradine). But, before she can get to Bill, the Bride must take out his deadly squad of international killers (Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox and Michael Madsen) one by one with the aid of a special sword. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Sonny Chiba, Julie Dreyfus and Chiaki Kuriyama. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
After crossing off two names from her list of bloody revenge, the Bride (Uma Thurman) continues her quest for vengeance against her former boss, Bill (David Carradine), and the two remaining members of his assassin squad: Bill's younger brother, Budd (Michael Madsen), and his latest flame, the one-eyed Elle (Daryl Hannah). As an added bonus before the big showdown, we get to see the Bride's training at the hands of the wise but ruthless Pai Mei (Chia Hui Liu). Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Chia Hui Liu. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
After getting out of prison, Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) and his cohorts mastermind a complex race-track heist. Clay plans on settling down to a respectable life with Fay (Coleen Gray) when the job is finished, but inner tensions and bad luck lead to a disastrous failure. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Vince Edwards and Jay C. Flippen. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1956.
The Killing
In Cambodia, the militant Khmer Rouge is taking over and genocide has begun. New York Times journalist Sydney Shanberg (Sam Waterston) stays on after the American evacuation, showing the harrowing personal price of war and ambition with the help of his courageous assistant, Dith Pran (Haing S. Ngor). Directed by Roland Joffé. With John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Craig T. Nelson and Spalding Gray. Categories: Drama, History, War. Year: 1984.
The Killing Fields
After Carmen (Diane Lane) and Wayne Colson (Thomas Jane) witness a violent crime, they are placed into the Federal Witness Protection program. Although they think they are safe for a time, Carmen and Wayne find out that Armand "The Blackbird" Degas (Mickey Rourke), the vicious hitman they outed, and Richie Nix (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), his sociopathic partner, have tracked them down. In the tense struggle that follows, Carmen will have to take matters into her own hands and fight for her life. Directed by John Madden. With Hal Holbrook and Rosario Dawson. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Killshot
Elvis (Gael García Bernal) is a troubled man recently discharged from the Navy who travels to Texas to find the father he's never known. When he meets him, Elvis finds that Dave (William Hurt) is a pastor at a Christian community church, and wants nothing to do with his illegitimate son. But Elvis makes a connection with the pastor's 16-year old daughter, Malerie (Pell James), and tries to seduce her while Dave examines his faith. Directed by James Marsh. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
The King
Arthur (Clive Owen) is a reluctant leader, who wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome. Before he can leave, he is ordered to perform one final mission with his Knights of the Round Table. With the courageous Guinevere (Keira Knightley) by his side, Arthur will have to find the strength within himself to change the course of history. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Ioan Gruffudd. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, War. Year: 2004.
King Arthur
Filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) sets off with his crew to Skull Island to film his latest epic with leading lady Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts). Filming is interrupted, however, when natives kidnap Ann and a giant gorilla name Kong appears. Later, after being captured and put on display in New York, the giant beast escapes and searches for Ann while the city erupts in panic. Directed by Peter Jackson. With Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks and Jamie Bell. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
King Kong
When Frank White (Christopher Walken), a drug lord with a twisted sense of morality, is released from a long stint in prison, he comes out with a unique plan. He's decided to take down all his competition and use a portion of his profits to help the poor and homeless citizens of his city. But, when negotiations with his fellow gang leaders turn bloody, Frank is forced to return to his ruthless ways. Directed by Abel Ferrara. With David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes and Steve Buscemi. Categories: Politics, Action, Drama, Crime, New York. Year: 1990.
King of New York
When a terrorist bomb is detonated inside a Western housing compound in Saudi Arabia, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) assembles an elite team for a secret mission to locate the terrorists behind the bombing. After landing in the desert, Fleury and his team find Saudi authorities unhelpful, wishing to handle the investigation of the attack themselves. Despite the difficulties faced by their mission, the team is relentless in their pursuit and will do what ever it takes to bring the people responisible to justice. Directed by Peter Berg. With Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman and Jeremy Piven. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Kingdom
During the Crusades, destiny comes to a blacksmith named Balian (Orlando Bloom) in the form of his long lost father, Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Godfrey shows Balian the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the Holy Land. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Jeremy Irons, Edward Norton, Alexander Siddig and Eva Green. Categories: Action, Drama, History, War. Year: 2005.
Kingdom of Heaven
Forensic detective Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) is shaken by the sudden disappearance of his niece, Naomi (Gina Ravera), and heads to her North Carolina college campus to investigate. There, Alex meets Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd), a young woman who managed to escape from the same man who kidnapped Naomi. With seven women missing and two already found dead, Alex and Kate must work quickly if they are to save Naomi and the other girls before this sick, self-described "Cassanova" takes their lives. Directed by Gary Fleder. With Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn, Tatyana Ali, Jeremy Piven and Mena Suvari. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery. Year: 1997.
Kiss the Girls
Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin), an aspiring reporter, lives with her mother Margaret (Julia Ormond) in her family's boarding house during the Great Depression. When her father (Chris O'Donnell) leaves Cincinnati in search of work, Kit and her mother are left to fend for themselves, growing their own food while taking in an assortment of boarders, including young hobos Will (Max Thieriot) and Countee (Willow Smith). When a crime wave spreads over the city, Kit sets out to solve the crime with the help of her friends Stirling (Zach Mills) and Ruthie (Madison Davenport). Directed by Patricia Rozema. With Jane Krakowski, Joan Cusack, Glenne Headly and Stanley Tucci. Categories: Drama, Family, Mystery. Year: 2008.
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
After living in California for 20 years, Amir (Khalid Abdalla) returns to Afghanistan to help his childhood friend's son. The country is a different place under the Taliban's rule, and Amir must face his haunting memories in order to finally set things right. Directed by Marc Forster. With Atossa Leoni, Homayon Ershadi and Shaun Toub. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
The Kite Runner
Ben Stone (Seth Rogen), an out of shape slacker is living his dream: sharing a house with his friends, partying all day and having absolutely no responibilities. Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is a motivated career woman with a promising future in television. They seem like the unlikeliest of couples, but after a few drinks at a bar where Alison is celebrating her recent promotion, the pair have a one night stand. Their relationship would have ended there, but eight weeks later Alison discovers that she is pregnant. Now, Ben and Alison will have to decide if they can make things work for the sake of the baby, or if their differences are just too much to overcome. Directed by Judd Apatow. With Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill and Harold Ramis. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Knocked Up
When a time capsule buried behind his son's elementary school is unearthed one year early, professor Ted Myles (Nicolas Cage) discovers that amongst a set of children's drawings is a sheet of paper covered in a series of random numbers. When Ted deciphers the code, he realizes that the numbers are actually the dates of every major disaster that has occurred in the last 50 years. With only three date remaining, Ted sets out with Diana Whelan (Rose Byrne), the daughter of the woman who wrote the numbers, to prevent the cataclysmic events that he fears are destined to become a reality. Directed by Alex Proyas. With Chandler Canterbury, Lara Robinson, Ben Mendelsohn and Adrienne Pickering. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Knowing
Coming home late from work yet again, Ted Kramer(Dustin Hoffman) is confronted by his wife Joanna (Meryl Streep). Unable to handle Ted's obsession with his career, Joanna has decided to find herself, and leaves him to care for their six-year-old son, Billy (Justin Henry). Faced with the task cooking and cleaning for the first time, Ted discovers the joy of being a full-time parent, until Joanna resurfaces and demands custody of Billy. Directed by Robert Benton. With Jane Alexander. Categories: Drama. Year: 1979.
Kramer vs. Kramer
With the promise of a perfect job on the horizon, Xavier (Romain Duris) travels to Barcelona to hone his Spanish skills, leaving his girlfriend (Audrey Tautou) behind. Thrust into a truly international setting with an Italian (Federico D'Anna), a Brit (Kelly Reilly), a Dane (Christian Pagh), a German (Barnaby Metschurat), a Belgian (Cécile De France) and a Spaniard (Cristina Brondo), Xavier gets a crash course in cultural understanding as the crew romps through Spain, culture clashes, and life lessons. Directed by Cédric Klapisch. With Judith Godrèche, Xavier De Guillebon and Kevin Bishop. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2002.
L'Auberge Espagnole
Before her death, Hélène, the niece (Edith Scob) of a famous painter, brings her children together to try to decide what will happen to her art collection when she passes away. Her oldest son, Frederic (Charles Berling) wants the paintings to stay together, while her daughter, Adrienne (Juliette Binoche) and younger son (Jérémie Renier), have other ideas. The struggle over the art collection becomes an occasion for the family to examine the differences that have kept them apart and to grow closer together. Directed by Olivier Assayas. With Isabelle Sadoyan and Emile Berling. Categories: Drama, Family. Year: 2008.
L'heure d'été
A brutal mass killing at an all-night coffee shop brings three cops with different attitudes and agendas onto the case. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) is an straight-laced, by-the-book detective trying to live up to his family name. Bud White (Russell Crowe) is a tough, seasoned cop with a temper, whose ex-partner was one of the killer's victims. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) a slick Hollywood cop, who takes down celebrities for the kickbacks and notoriety. Together, they uncover a deadly conspiracy involving crooked cops and a beautiful blonde (Kim Basinger). Directed by Curtis Hanson. With James Cromwell and Danny DeVito. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1997.
L.A. Confidential
Edith Piaf (Marion Cotillard), the Little Sparrow, overcomes overwhelming odds to become one of the most beloved singers of the 20th century. Born into proverty in France to an alcoholic street singer and a circus performer, Piaf spends much of her early life in her grandmother's brothel and singing on street corners. After being discovered by a wealthy club owner (Gérard Depardieu), Piaf struggles with alcohol and drug addiction and intense heartache as her magical voice captivates audiences around the world. Directed by Olivier Dahan. With Jean-Pierre Martins. Categories: Biography, Drama, Music, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
La Vie En Rose
Firefighter Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) struggles to cope with a dangerous, demanding job that often keeps him away from his wife and kids. He relies on the support of his captain (John Travolta) and the brotherly bond between the men of the firehouse. But, after being trapped in the worst blaze of his career, Jack starts to reevaluate his life and the things he holds important. Directed by Jay Russell. With Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick and Morris Chestnut. Categories: Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Ladder 49
Lady (Barbara Luddy) is a beautiful, pedigreed cocker spaniel who decides to leave home and follow Tramp (Larry Roberts), a homeless but free spirited mutt. Accompanied by Tramp's friends Trusty (Bill Baucom) and Beaver (Stan Freberg), Lady falls in love and realizes the world is a very complicated place. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske. With Verna Felton, Peggy Lee and Bill Thompson. Categories: Drama, Family, Animation, Comedy, Music, Classic. Year: 1955.
Lady and the Tramp
Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti), an unassuming building manager, rescues a mysterious young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from the pool he maintains and discovers she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make her way back home. As Cleveland begins to fall in love with the woman, he convinces his tenants to help protect his new friend from the deadly creatures that are determined to keep her in our world. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. With Jeffrey Wright and Freddy Rodríguez. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Lady in the Water
After moving away from her lakeside home, an independent but lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) begins sharing letters with a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves), who now lives in the unusual, glass-walled house. As their relationship grows, they eventually discover that they're living two years apart and must find a way to unlock the mystery of their love before it is lost forever. Directed by Alejandro Agresti. With Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer and Dylan Walsh. Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Lake House
After moving into their dream home, Chris (Patrick Wilson) and Lisa Mattson (Kerry Washington), an interracial couple, receive a less than warm welcome from Abel Turner (Samuel L. Jackson), their new next door neighbor. As Abel's unfriendly behavior becomes outright harrassment, the Mattson's find that they have nowhere to turn since Abel is a powerful police officer. With no other option, the couple decides to fight back, despite their fears that the feud could turn deadly. Directed by Neil LaBute. With Regine Nehy, Jaishon Fisher and Jay Hernandez. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2008.
Lakeview Terrace
Everyone always knew that Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) was a little strange. But, the loveable introvert, who spends most of his time alone, surprises everyone when he starts introducing a life-like doll he bought off the internet as his new girlfriend, Bianca. His brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and his wife Karen (Emily Mortimer) don't know how to react, so they just play along and treat Bianca like a real person. The family doctor (Patricia Clarkson) agrees, saying that the delusion is something that Lars needs and they should all support him until his issues are resolved. Directed by Craig Gillespie. With Kelli Garner. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2007.
Lars and the Real Girl
Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is a grizzled detective hired to protect Cory (Halle Berry), a stripper with important information. When Cory is murdered in a mysterious drive-by shooting, Hallenback teams up with her boyfriend, ex-football star Jim Dix (Damon Wayans), to uncover the plot and bring those responsible to justice. Directed by Tony Scott. With Chelsea Field, Danielle Harris and Bruce McGill. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Sports. Year: 1991.
The Last Boy Scout
Already on the verge of losing his job as a jingle writer, Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) travels to London for his daughter's (Liane Balaban) wedding only to learn that she has asked her stepfather (James Brolin) to walk her down the aisle. Leaving the reception to hide his devastation and make his flight home, Harvey heads to the airport and learns that he has missed his plane anyway. While trying to drown his sorrows at an airport bar, Harvey ends up striking up a conversation with Kate Walker (Emma Thompson), a 40-something workaholic who ends up reinvigorating his lust for life and helps him see what really matters. Directed by Joel Hopkins. With Kathy Baker and Eileen Atkins. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Last Chance Harvey
Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young, aspiring doctor, moves to Uganda to stand up to his father and make a difference in the world. While working at a mission in a remote village, Nicholas crosses paths with newly elected President Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker), who instantly takes a liking to the Scotsman and hires him as his personal physician. At first, Nicholas is taken in by the lavish parties and comfortable lifestyle provided by his new boss, but when he witnesses Amin's ruthless treatment of his people firsthand, Nicholas realizes that he is aiding a cruel, unstable monster. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney and David Oyelowo. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2006.
The Last King of Scotland
Even though Michael (Zach Braff) and Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) have been happily dating for three years, their realtionship becomes strained when Jenna becomes pregnant. At thirty-years-old, Michael is worried that his youth is over and he'll have to make changes in his life that he's not ready for. When he meets Kim (Rachel Bilson), a beautiful, free-spirited college student, Michael gives into temptation and betray's Jenna's trust in order to find out just what he might be missing. While Michael tries to figure out a way to make things righ with Jenna, her parents, Stephen (Tom Wilkinson) and Anna (Blythe Danner) finally address the problems that have cast a shadow over their marriage for years. Directed by Tony Goldwyn. With Casey Affleck, Michael Weston , Eric Christian Olsen and Harold Ramis. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
The Last Kiss
After finding a mysertious box of toys, Noah (Chris O'Neil) and Emma Wilder (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) begin to develop special powers and gain an incredible increase in their intelligence. Using the items in the box, including a stuffed bunny named Mimzy, Noah and Emma discover a secret from the future with the ability to create a magical energy. But, when the FBI becomes suspicious of their activity, the siblings must find a way to send Mimzy back to the future. Directed by Robert Shaye. With Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson and Kathryn Hahn. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Year: 2007.
The Last Mimzy
Billy Byrne (Max Beesley) is the only person who knows that time is running out. Once thought to be the next big thing by London's glitterazzi, Byrne's fame is short lived and his world comes crashing down. Before he knows what's happening, Byrne is thrown straight into the dangerous London underground, a land of murderers, thieves and talent agents. Directed by Stephen Norrington. With Kate Ashfield and Stephen Dorff. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
The Last Minute
Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges) are best friends growing through the changes of high school. Raised in the small town of Anarene, TX, the two friends share good times, girlfriends and a love for a rundown movie house owned by a man called Sam the Lion (Ben Johnson). As their town is choked by movement into bigger cities, the boys watch their favorite movie theater close as they themselves close the book on their early lives. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. With Cybill Shepherd, Ellen Burstyn and Eileen Brennan. Categories: Drama. Year: 1971.
The Last Picture Show
Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a hero of the American Civil War, has become a self-destructive alcoholic, disillusioned by his role in the bloody Indian Campaigns. Far away in Japan, Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe), the last leader of the Samurai, sees that his centuries-old way of life is about to come to an end. The paths of these two warriors converge when Algren is hired to train Japan's first modern army. Seeing that the Japanese government intends to eradicate Katsumoto's men, Algren leaves his post and chooses to fight beside the Samurai in an attempt to regain his honor and save his soul. Directed by Edward Zwick. With William Atherton, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Spall, Shin Koyamada and Koyuki. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, War. Year: 2003.
The Last Samurai
A young British soldier named T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) journeys into the heat of the Arabian desert to find Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness), leader of an Arabian army. As Lawrence spends time with the Prince, he becomes sympathetic to his cause and begins fighting along side him, becoming a legendary foreign supporter of the Arabian nation's war against the Ottoman Empire. Directed by David Lean. With Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif and Jack Hawkins. Categories: Politics, Adventure, Biography, Drama, War, History. Year: 1962.
Lawrence of Arabia
A slick, professional drug dealer (Daniel Craig) planning his early retirement is faced with completing two difficult tasks before his boss (Kenneth Cranham) will let him out of the business. First, he must track down the drug addict daughter of a powerful criminal (Michael Gambon). Second, he has to clean up the mess surrounding a fortune in stolen ecstasy by negotiating a deal with a petty crook playing out of his league. The path to retirement becomes increasingly bumpy as hidden alliances and double-croses come into play, and the drug dealer realizes that getting out of the game won't be as easy as he thought. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. With George Harris, Jamie Foreman, Colm Meaney and Sienna Miller. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 2004.
Layer Cake
Young Californian Isabel Walker (Kate Hudson) goes to France to visit her pregnant sister, Roxeanne (Naomi Watts). Finding Roxanne, a darkly romantic poet, sad and broken after being jilted by her husband, Charles-Henri de Persand (Melvil Poupaud), Isabel complicates matters by entering an affair with Charles-Henri's uncle (Thierry Lhermitte), an older, married French diplomat. In the scandal the follows, the Walker girls' American idealism goes head-to-head with the Persand's French rationalism when it is discovered that Roxanne posseses a paiting worth millions of dollars. Directed by James Ivory. With Bebe Neuwirth, Glenn Close, Stockard Channing and Sam Waterston, Thomas Lennon and Leslie Caron. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2003.
Le Divorce
Directed by Luc Dardenne. With Arta Dobroshi and Jérémie Renier. Categories: Drama. Year: 2008.
Le silence de Lorna
With the boys of summer fighting in WWII, it's up to the women they left behind to step up to the plate and carry on America's pastime. Two competitive sisters, Dottie Henson (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty), are recruited by the All-American Pro Girls League and join a team of mothers, daughters and sisters who just love to play ball. Faced with a hard-drinking, skeptical manager (Tom Hanks) and a less than enthusiastic crowd, the woman eventually win over everyone with their tough play and love of the game. Directed by Penny Marshall. With Madonna, Jon Lovitz, Bill Pullman and Rosie O'Donnell. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Sports. Year: 1992.
A League of Their Own
Joe Clark (Morgan Freeman), an unorthodox ex-teacher, returns to the inner city school where he was fired some years earlier as its new principal. Finding the school run-down, full of apathetic students and facing a major drug problem, Clark dedicates himself to making drastic changes to improve the students' lives. But, his arrogant and tyrannical methods cause problems with city officials that may undo all of the progress he has made. Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Michael Beach and Ethan Phillips. Categories: Drama. Year: 1989.
Lean on Me
In the early days of professional football, when the rules were more suggestion than law, Dodge Connolly (George Clooney), a brash, fast-talking all-star, sees the sports potential for greatness. But, when the league faces financial collapse, Dodge must convince Cater Rutherford (John Krasinski), an Ivy League war hero, to join his ragtag squad, or watch his dream die. After Carter becomes a national sensation, young reporter Lexi Littleton (Renée Zellweger) enters the picture intent on uncovering the truth about his past. Both Dodge and Carter fall for the beautiful journalist, and the two become off the field rivals as the sport they love becomes an American obsession. Directed by George Clooney. With Stephen Root, Wayne Duvall, Jonathan Pryce and Peter Gerety. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 2008.
Leatherheads
Before WWI, Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) had a perfect golf swing, but the ravages of battle have striped him of his innocence and his love for the the game. Returning to Savannah, Junuh learns that his former fiancée Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron) is hosting a golf tournament featuring the greats of the day. Although he initially turns down Adele's invitation to participate, Junah has a change of heart when a mysterious caddy named Bagger Vance (Will Smith) appears seemingly from nowhere, teaching Junuh the secret of mastering the difficulties of both golf and life. Directed by Robert Redford. With Bruce McGill and Jack Lemmon. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sports. Year: 2000.
The Legend of Bagger Vance
After being discharged from the Army, Colonel William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) takes his three sons (Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn and Henry Thomas) and moves to the mountains of Montana in order to escape the corruption of early 20th century American society. As the three brothers grow up in the wide, open country, they become inseparably close. But, when Samuel returns from Harvard with the beautiful Susannah Fincannon (Julia Ormond), the resulting romantic feud sets of a series of tragedies, stetching from World War I through Prohibition, that rip the family apart. Directed by Edward Zwick. With Karina Lombard. Categories: Politics, Drama, Romance, Western. Year: 1994.
Legends of the Fall
Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), a good man jailed for 20 years for stealing a loaf of bread, begins to make a new life for himself upon his release from prison. When he promises a dying pauper, Fantine (Uma Thurman), that he will care for her young daughter, Cosette (Claire Danes), the pair are thrown into a life of seclusion as Javert (Geoffrey Rush), an unrelenting police officer, is consumed by the quest to return Valjean to jail. With France heading toward the July 1832 revolution, their lives become consumed with the conflict, and Cosette falls in love with the student ring-leader, Marius (Hans Matheson). Directed by Bille August. With Mimi Newman and Peter Vaughan. Categories: Drama, Romance, War, Based on a Novel. Year: 1998.
Les Miserables
Sick of being bullied, Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a lonely, fragile 12-year-old, dreams of revenge, but can never work up the courage to confront his young tormentors. When Eli (Lina Leandersson), a pale, serious girl of his own age, moves into his apartment complex, Oskar believes that he has at last found a friend. But, when a series of murders, disappearances and attacks begin shortly after Eli's arrival, Oskar begins to suspect that Eli, who only comes out at night and seems unaffected by the freezing temperatures, is behind the killings. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. With Per Ragnar, Mikael Rahm and Pale Olofsson. Categories: Drama, Horror, Foreign Film. Year: 2008.
Let the Right One In
Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), a young detective with a suicidal death wish, is paired with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), a good cop and family man. While investigating an apparent suicide, the pair uncovers an international drug smuggling operation run by a group of Vietnam War special forces veterans. As they set out to bring down the ruthless retired general (Mitch Ryan) in charge, Riggs and Murtaugh find mutal respect and become reluctant friends. Directed by Richard Donner. With Gary Busey. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Lethal Weapon
With the Imperial Japanese Army desperate to prevent the US from capturing the small island of Iwo Jima, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. But, when the General foregoes traditonal tactics, resentment and resistance grow among his staff. Meanwhile, the soldiers, including former baker Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya), try to survive the army's harsh treatment, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the invasion begins and the prospect of defeat becomes more of a reality, the General and Saigo do their best to fend off their enemies and fight with honor. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Tsuyoshi Ihara and Takashi Yamaguchi. Categories: Drama, War. Year: 2006.
Letters from Iwo Jima
When Joe (Wesley Snipes), a former CIA agent, loses his daughter in a school shooting, he devises a way to make Liberty Wallace (Linda Fiorentino), an executive at a leading gun manufacturer and the daughter of the company founder, think about the scope of her own actions. By taking Liberty hostage, Joe hopes to be able to force her to use her political connections to spark public debate on the Second Amendment and bring the shady dealings of her company into the light. Directed by Kari Skogland. With Ed Anders, Garvin Cross and Oliver Platt. Categories: Thriller, Drama. Year: 2002.
Liberty Stands Still
Denied revenge by the British Secret Service, James Bond (Timothy Dalton) leaves his post to carry out a one man vendetta against Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), the drug lord who disfigured his friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter (David Hedison), and murdered the American's new wife. To take the kingpin down, Bond will have to infiltrate Sanchez's network and team up with ex-CIA agent Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell). Directed by John Glen. With Talisa Soto and Benicio Del Toro. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1989.
Licence to Kill
After the bloody death of his best friend, once-famed oceanographer and documentarian Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew set out on an expedition to hunt down the elusive Jaguar shark that killed him. The team is joined by an airline pilot from Kentucky (Owen Wilson), who may be Zissou's son, and a beautiful journalist (Cate Blanchett), who is writing a feature that Zissou hopes will help to resurrect his career. To complete his mission and his next documentary, Zissou will have to "borrow" some equipment from his nemisis (Jeff Goldblum), convince his estranged wife (Anjelica Huston) to help fund the bankrupt project and battle a gang of modern-day pirates on the open sea. Directed by Wes Anderson. With Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon and Seu Jorge. Categories: Comedy, Adventure, Drama. Year: 2004.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
On the 15th anniversary of a violent school shooting, Diana (Uma Thurman), a suburban wife and mother, begins to question her seemingly happy life. As she remembers the events days leading up to the tragedy, Diana is reminded of of her best friend Maureen (Eva Amurri) and the strain that their relationship had been under before she was killed. The more memories that come to the surface, the more Diana begins to unravel, realizing that there are mysterious circumstances that she has yet to face. Directed by Vadim Perelman. With Evan Rachel Wood, Brett Cullen and Gabrielle Brennan. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
The Life Before Her Eyes
After Guido (Roberto Benigni), a carefree Jewish bookkeeper, marries his love Dora (Nicoletta Braschi) and has a child (Giorgio Cantarini), life is good until German forces occupy Italy. After Guido and Giosué are taken to a concentration camp, Dora voluntarily follows to keep the family together. Never giving up hope, Guido finds ways to communicate with Dora, is able to hide Giosué to prevent their separation and convinces his son that the entire ordeal is an elaborate contest to win a tank. Directed by Roberto Benigni. With Giustino Durano, Lidia Alfonsi and Sergio Bini Bustric. Categories: Comedy, Drama, War, Foreign Film. Year: 1997.
Life is Beautiful
Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo. With Victor Rasuk, Shannyn Sossamon, Kerry Washington, Evan Ross, Lara Flynn Boyle, Illeana Douglas and Brandon Routh. Categories: Drama. Year: 2009.
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Robert Lewis (Ewan McGregor) is a shy, dysfunctional man who takes his boss's daughter (Cameron Diaz) hostage after being fired from his cleaning job and replaced by a robot. As the two set out on the road with her father (Ian Holm) in hot pursuit, their relationship develops in a way that neither is prepared to handle. Directed by Danny Boyle. With Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian McNeice and Stanley Tucci. Categories: Drama, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy. Year: 1997.
A Life Less Ordinary
After his daughter, Jenny (Melissa George), is murdered in Los Angeles, English ex-con Wilson (Terence Stamp) comes to America to find out why. A stranger in a strange land, Wilson teams up with a criminal named Eduardo Roel (Luis Guzmán) to track Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), a sleazy record producer who was having an affair with Jenny when she was killed. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Lesley Ann Warren, Amelia Heinle and Barry Newman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Limey
A dream-like movie set in contemporary Spain, this film stars Isaach De Bankolé as a mysterious high-level criminal who is very much a loner. But several women, played by Tilda Swinton, Paz de la Huerta and Hiam Abbass try to win his favor, while Bill Murray is a threatening crime boss. Gael García Bernal is a drifter who tries to befriend him. The film was directed by Jim Jarmusch, who made the films "Broken Flowers," "Down By Law" and "Stranger than Paradise." Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With John Hurt and Youki Kudoh. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Limits of Control
When Prince Simba Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is born, his uncle Scar(Jeremy Irons), the second in line to the throne, plots to kill King Mufasa (James Earl Jones), and make himself King of the Jungle. Led to believe that his father's death was his fault, Simba flees the kingdom in shame. After years in exile spent palling around with his friends Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella), Simba learns the truth and returns home to fulfill his destiny. Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. With Matthew Broderick, Robert Guillaume, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical. Year: 1994.
The Lion King
With two of his former students under fire in Afghanistan, idealistic professor Dr. Malley (Robert Redford) attempts to make an impression on a privileged but disaffected student (Andrew Garfield). Meanwhile, in Washington D.C., TV journalist Janine Roth (Meryl Streep) is close to breaking a huge story provided to her by Senator Jasper Irving (Tom Cruise), a charismatic presidential hopeful. Directed by Robert Redford. With Derek Luke, Michael Peña and Peter Berg. Categories: Drama. Year: 2007.
Lions for Lambs
In Madrid in 1922, artist Salvador Dali (Robert Pattinson), filmmaker Luis Buñuel (Matthew McNulty) and writer Federico García Lorca (Javier Beltran) develop a close friendship against the backdrop of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Forming an ultra-modern trio, the three friends embrace the decadence of the time and set out on a jurney of art, inspiration and forbidden love. Directed by Paul Morrison. With Marina Gatell. Categories: Drama, Independent Film, Biography. Year: 2008.
Little Ashes
A strange, assorted group of young adults living in Little Athens are caught in a dead-end, post-high school void. Heather (Erica Leerhsen) is a neurotic EMS worker convinced that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Jimmy (John Patrick Amedori) is a drug dealing pizza delivery boy, Corey (DJ Qualls) and Pedro (Jorge Garcia) are slacker roommates who clean pools, and Jessica (Jill Ritchie) is avoiding her boyfriend after giving him an STD. Over the course of 24 hours, their paths cross, ultimately leading to a huge house party where they're forced to face the issues they've been running from. Directed by Tom Zuber. With Rachel Miner, Shawn Hatosy, Michael Peña and Eric Szmanda. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
Little Athens
Stacy Holt (Brittany Murphy) is the associate producer on a highly rated daytime talk show. When her boyfriend is unwilling to talk about his former relationships, she peeks into his personal digital assistant and copies the numbers of all his exes. As she interviews them in an effort to understand her guy better, a developing friendship with one of the girls threatens to crash her romance. Directed by Nick Hurran. With Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Gavin Rossdale and Julianne Nicholson. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama, New York. Year: 2004.
Little Black Book
Sarah (Kate Winslet), an unfulfilled academic, and Brad (Patrick Wilson), a stay-at-home dad, are each caught in unhappy marriages. When the two meet in the park, they immediately sense a lonely, kindred spirit in one another that leads to an affair of escapism. Meanwhile, Larry Hedges (Noah Emmerich), a retired cop, leads a witch-hunt meant to rid the town of Ronnie McGorvey (Jackie Earle Haley), a man who once exposed himself to a young child. Directed by Todd Field. With Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Phyllis Somerville, Trini Alvarado and Mary B. McCann. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
Little Children
When Rosemary (Charlie Ray) walks into Gabe's (Josh Hutcherson) karate class, the 10-year-old's life is changed forever. After an awkward start, the pair begins spending time together exploring their Upper Westside neighborhood via scooter. But, just as Gabe begins to understand the feelings he has for Rosemary, he has to deal with the reality of his parents' (Cynthia Nixon and Bradley Whitford) divorce. With Rosemary set to leave for summer camp, Gabe realizes that he must tell Rosemary how he feels before it's too late. Directed by Mark Levin. With Willie Garson and Tonye Patano. Categories: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Family, New York. Year: 2005.
Little Manhattan
When exuberant seven-year-old Olive (Abigail Breslin) is called upon to participate in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, the entire Hoover family piles into their trusty yellow Volkswagen bus for the trip from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, CA. Accompanying the aspiring beauty queen are her overworked, caring mother (Toni Collette), struggling self-help author father (Greg Kinnear), voluntarily mute brother (Paul Dano), suicidal uncle (Steve Carell) and uncontrollable grandfather (Alan Arkin). While their days spent on the road confined to a tempermental vehicle get bumpy at times, ultimately the family learns to appreciate and support one another no matter what. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. With Bryan Cranston. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2006.
Little Miss Sunshine
Life insurance investigator Abe Holt (Forest Whitaker) is sent to verify the death of a escaped convict with a million-dollar policy. After finding the fatal car accident suspicious, Abe is drawn into a conflict the dead man's sister, Isold (Julia Stiles), and her husband (Jeremy Renner). Abe knows the truth, but wants to help Isold escape her difficult life. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. With Peter Coyote. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
A Little Trip to Heaven
In 1980s East Germany, Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe), the Minister of Culture, eavesdrops on the lives of dramatist, Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch), and his girlfriend, the famous theater actress Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck). Wiesler hopes that his mission to weed out disloyal citizens will help boost his career, but he soon finds himself absorbed by the intrigue and ideals of the lives of those he watches. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. With Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer and Volkmar Kleinert. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Language: German. Year: 2006.
The Lives of Others
Hoping to become a serious artist, John Talia Jr. (Trevor Morgan), a talented but troubled young man, befriends Nicoli Seroff (Armin Mueller-Stahl), an elderly, disillusioned, alcoholic painter, during the summer of 1974. Against his father's (Ray Liotta) wishes, John and Nicoli form a tenuous relationship that ultimately helps John understand what it means to be an artist and reawakens Nicoli's sense of purpose. Directed by George Gallo. With Charles Durning, Samantha Mathis and Ron Perlman. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
Local Color
Humbert Humbert (James Mason), a troubled professor of French literature in his mid-forties, rents a room from sex-starved widow Charlotte Haze (Shelley Winters) and falls in love with her teenage daughter, Lolita (Sue Lyon). After Charlotte is hit by a car and killed, Humbert and Lolita take their disturbing affair on the road, posing as father and daughter to escape suspicion. But, their forbidden love is threatened when they realize they are being followed by a stranger (Peter Sellers) intent on taking Lolita for his own. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Gary Cockrell and Shirley Douglas. Categories: Cult Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1962.
Lolita
Syd (Chris Evans) learns that his ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) is leaving New York without telling him, so he crashes her going away party. Once there, he holes up in the bathroom with a pile of cocaine and an Englishman (Jason Statham) that he barely knows. The two engage in a random drug-fueled conversation while Syd struggles to work up the nerve to talk to London before she leaves forever. Directed by Hunter Richards. With Joy Bryant, Kelli Garner, Dane Cook and Isla Fisher. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
London
Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) are a pair of murdering lovers in the 1940s, luring grieving war widows to their doom through personal ads. With Martha posing as Raymond's sister, the "Lonely Hearts Killers" milk their marks of their life savings before killing them in a bloody, sex-fueled frenzy. Hot on their trail is a pair of detectives (John Travolta and James Gandolfini), who will risk their personal and professional lives in order to put an end to their murderous rampage. Directed by Todd Robinson. With Scott Caan and Laura Dern. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Lonely Hearts
When former high school football star Curtis Plummer (Ice Cube) discovers that his 11-year-old niece Jasmine (Keke Palmer) has the arm of an NFL quarterback, he sets out to turn the world of Pop Warner football upside down. As Curtis trains the team and prepares them for the championship, Jasmine excels as the league's first female player and makes some much needed friends. Directed by Fred Durst. With Tasha Smith, Matt Craven. Categories: Drama, Sports, Family. Year: 2008.
The Longshots
Lolita Cassard (Marilou Berry) is a gifted singer desperate for her famous writer father's (Jean-Pierre Bacri) attention. While Lolita prepares for a recital, she grows closer with her teacher (Agnès Jaoui), but suspects that the boy she likes (Keine Bouhiza) may be using her to help his career. Directed by Agnès Jaoui. With Laurent Grévill. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Romance. Year: 2004.
Look at Me
Before a tragic car accident left his short-term memory severely damaged, Chris Pratt(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) was a promising, popular high school hockey player. Now working as a janitor at a small town bank, he struggles through his day to day life relying a notepad and help from his blind friend, Lewis (Jeff Daniels). When a group of petty criminals learns of Chris's disability, they decide to use him to gain access to the bank for a planned robbery. At first, Chris enjoys making some new friends, but slowly he begins to piece together their true motives and decides to put an end to their plans. DIrected by Scott Frank. With Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill and Alberta Watson. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Lookout
Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) is a Ukrainian immigrant to Brooklyn, NY who decides to make a name for himself as an international arms dealer. While doing business in the world's deadliest war zones, Yuri and his brother, Vitaly (Jared Leto), struggle to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke), their business rivals, and even some of their customers who intend on using the merchandise against them. Directed by Andrew Niccol. With Bridget Moynahan and Ian Holm. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Lord of War
In 1970s Venice, California, a group of young skateboarders invent the tricks and techniques that form the backbone of modern skate boarding. Known as the Z-Boys, these total unknowns take the world by storm, using the moves they learned surfing waves and skating abandoned swimming pools to revolutionize skate competitions. But, as their fame grows, the pressures of celebrity and the money it brings threatens the friendships in this once close-knit group. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. With John Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Rebecca De Mornay, Johnny Knoxville, Heath Ledger and Victor Rasuk. Categories: Action, Drama, Sports. Year: 2005.
Lords of Dogtown
Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a jazz musician, fears that his wife, Renee (Patricia Arquette), is having an affair. Suddenly, he finds himself accused of her murder and sent to jail. At the same time, a mechanic, Pete Dayton (Balthazar Getty), is seduced by Alice Wakefield (Patricia Arquette), a sultry temptress, who is cheating on her gangster boyfriend. Upon Fred's release from death row, the two men's lives begin to intertwine in surreal and inexplicable ways. They are further linked by the fact that Renee and Alice might actually be the same woman. Directed by David Lynch. With Robert Loggia and Robert Blake. Categories: Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Drama. Year: 1997.
Lost Highway
Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is a washed up movie star who finds himself in Tokyo shooting a whiskey commercial. In the hotel bar, he meets a young woman named Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) who is tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi). The chance meeting blossoms into a surprising friendship, as Bob and Charlotte venture out into Tokyo to explore the city and encounter its citizens while discovering that life is full of hidden possibilities. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2003.
Lost in Translation
Oliver Geary (Ashton Kutcher), an uptight, career-oriented young man, and the free-spirited Emily Friehl (Amanda Peet) meet on a flight from LA to New York. After a very brief romance, which only spans the duration of the flight, the two part ways, proclaiming that they are woefully unsuited for one another. Oliver gives Emily his phone number, telling her to call his mother in seven years to see if his career and life plans have come to fruition. Over the course of the next seven years, the two bump into each other in various cities and begin to get the feeling that their relationship might be destiny. Directed by Nigel Cole. With Kathryn Hahn, Kal Penn, Jeremy Sisto, Ali Larter, Moon Bloodgood and Molly Cheek. Categories: Romance, Comedy. Year: 2005.
A Lot Like Love
Following his wife's sudden and unexplained suicide, Wilson Joel (Philip Seymour Hoffman) initially tries to keep his life on track. But, when the searing pain in his stomach and the dazed quietness of his struggle becomes too much, he seeks oblivion by inhaling fumes from gasoline and model airplane fuel. His mother-in-law (Kathy Bates), employer and a coworker seem to want to help him, but eventually his destructive behavior leaves him alone. Directed by Todd Louiso. With Kelli Garner. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Independent Film. Year: 2002.
Love Liza
Two childhood friends, Deco and Naldinho (Lázaro Ramos and Wagner Moura) find themselves locked in a love triangle with a beautiful exotic dancer (Alice Braga). Soon, lust and jealousy rip their friendship apart and turn them against one another. Directed by Sérgio Machado. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2005.
Lower City
Lucia (Paz Vega) flees to a secluded island after she thinks she has lost her boyfriend, Lorenzo (Tristán Ulloa, a tortured writer. On the island that Lorenzo often spoke of, Lucia meets Carlos (Daniel Freire) and Elena (Najwa Nimri), who unbeknownst to them all also share a connection to Lorenzo. As Lucia learns more about the past, she begins to remember the book Lorenzo was writing and fact and fiction begin to drift together. Directed by Julio Medem. Categories: Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
Lucia
When Colee (Rachel McAdams), TK (Michael Peña) and Cheever (Tim Robbins), three soldiers returning home from Iraq, find that all flights from New York have been canceled, they set out on an unexpected roadtrip. While Colee intends on giving a guitar to the parents of a fallen friend, TK tries to work up the courage to face his wife and Cheever plans to hit the casinos in a desperate attempt to pay for his son's college tuition. Struggling to adjust to life back in the States, these three strangers find an unlikely companionship in their shared experiences and broken dreams. Directed by Neil Burger. With Molly Hagan. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2008.
The Lucky Ones
Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is an ultra-competitive poker player, who has problems with commiting to realtionships and living up to expectations. His mission to win the 2003 World Series of Poker is complicated when he meets Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore), a beautiful singer, and tries to overcome his history of running away from his feelings. Meanwhile, as the tournament progress, it seems inevitable that Huck will have to face his estranged father (Robert Duvall) at the final table. Directed by Curtis Hanson. With Horatio Sanz, Debra Messing and Robert Downey Jr.. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2007.
Lucky You
Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) is a lathe-operator dying from a lack of food and sleep deprivation. When his insomnia contributes to an accident that seriously injures a coworker, Trevor descends even deeper into a world of paranoia. As he tries to understand the meaning of cryptic notes left in his apartment and bizarre visions that are only visible to him, Trevor must face a terrible truth he has buried deep within his psyche. Directed by Brad Anderson. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian and Michael Ironside. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Machinist
After saving the life of crime boss Frank Milo (Bill Murray), Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie (Robert De Niro), a timid crime scene investigator and amateur photographer, finds his life tuned upside down when Frank insists on being his friend. Offering Mad Dog the companionship of Glory (Uma Thurman), a beautful bartender in debt to her boss, Frank's kind gesture puts Wayne in a difficult position. As a cop, Mad Dog knows he can't accept Franks gift, but when he starts falling for Glory, Mad Dog finds out that Frank's friendship has its limits. Directed by John McNaughton. With David Caruso, Mike Starr and Kathy Baker. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 1993.
Mad Dog and Glory
In 1496, Juana de Castilla (Pilar López de Ayala) travels to Flandes to marry the Archduke Felipe de Austria (Daniele Liotti). Originally a political marriage, their relationship is eventually filled with passion and desire. When Juana later becomes Queen of Spain, the pressure of her duty and the discovery that her husband has many lovers injures her mental health, and Felipe decides to send her to a monastery, proclaiming himself the king. Directed by Vicente Aranda. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
Mad Love
Nine people who share a connection to a children's game show find their lives intertwined during one random day in the San Fernando Valley. Through a series of chance encounters, coincidences and unforeseen drama, each experiences drastic changes in their lives before a strange and totally unexpected climax. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Robards, Melora Walters, Jeremy Blackman and Alfred Molina. Categories: Drama. Year: 1999.
Magnolia
After a series of kidnappings sweep through Mexico City, John Creasy (Denzel Washington), an alcoholic ex-CIA operative, is hired to be the bodyguard for nine-year-old Pita Ramos (Dakota Fanning). Creasy is disinterested in his assignment and can barely tolerate the girl, but eventually the Pita's kind, cheerful demeanor leads him to open up to her. Creasy's newfound purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped, and he vows to track down and kill anyone involved in the crime. Directed by Tony Scott. With Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell and Rachel Ticotin. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Man on Fire
Following his divorce, Isaac (Woody Allen) learns that his ex-wife, Jill (Meryl Streep), is living with another woman and writing a book about their failed marriage. While Isaac is dating Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), who is stil in high school, he meets and becomes attracted to Mary (Diane Keaton), his friend Yale's (Michael Murphy) mistress. Torn between his three lovers, Isaac tries to make sense of life and love in New York City. Directed by Woody Allen. With Anne Byrne Hoffman. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1979.
Manhattan
Margot (Nicole Kidman), a successful writer, has never gotten along with her sister, Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Pauline has always envied and looked up to the imperious Margot. Now that Pauline is engaged to an underemployed musician (Jack Black), Margot heads to the wedding with her adolescent son, saying she wants to support her sister. But she criticizes Pauline so harshly, she makes Pauline doubt whether she should go through with the marriage. Directed by Noah Baumbach, who made the highly praised dysfunctional family drama, The Squid
Margot at the Wedding
Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) is only seventeen years old when an unplanned pregnancy leaves her family in dire straits. Desperate to find a job, Maria agrees to transport cocaine to New York City as a drug mule. When she arrives, with seventy bags of cocaine in her stomach, trouble finds her almost immediately. Directed by Joshua Marston. With Virgina Ariza, Yenny Paola Vega and Wilson Guerrero. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2004.
Maria Full of Grace
France's naïve, beautiful Austrian-born Queen, Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst), joins a monarch