Evan Almighty (
2007) | IMDb:
5.4
Junior congressman Evan Baxter, whose wish is to "change the world" is heard by none other than God. When God appears with the perplexing request to build an ark, Evan is sure he is losing it.
Starring:
Steve Carell
,
Morgan Freeman
,
Lauren Graham
,
Johnny Simmons
,
Graham Phillips
,
Jimmy Bennett
Flags of Our Fathers (
2006) | IMDb:
7.1
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
Starring:
Ryan Phillippe
,
Jesse Bradford
,
Adam Beach
,
John Benjamin Hickey
,
John Slattery
,
Barry Pepper
Old School (
2003) | IMDb:
7
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.
Mr. Deeds (
2002) | IMDb:
5.8
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
Starring:
Adam Sandler
,
Winona Ryder
,
John Turturro
,
Allen Covert
,
Peter Gallagher
,
Erick Avari
The Family Man (
2000) | IMDb:
6.8
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his high-power career and the woman he loves.
The Legend of Bagger Vance (
2000) | IMDb:
6.7
World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tournament to save the financially ravaged golf course of a long-ago sweetheart. Help arrives in the form of mysterious caddy Bagger Vance.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Will Smith
,
Charlize Theron
,
Bruce McGill
,
Joel Gretsch
,
J. Michael Moncrief
Patch Adams (
1998) | IMDb:
6.8
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
Starring:
Robin Williams
,
Monica Potter
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
,
Daniel London
,
Bob Gunton
,
Harve Presnell
Saving Private Ryan (
1998) | IMDb:
8.6
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Face/Off (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Nicolas Cage
,
Joan Allen
,
Alessandro Nivola
,
Gina Gershon
,
Dominique Swain
The Chamber (
1996) | IMDb:
6
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.
Directed by:
James Foley
Larger Than Life (
1996) | IMDb:
5.6
Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. One day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away and left a "huge" inheritance: an elephant that was his father's pride and joy. His main intention to sell the pachyderm off, Jack must choose between loud and rude zookeeper Mo or attractive animal show owner Terry. As the two trek through the country Jack and the elephant develop a bond, and it changes his approach to life for the better.
Starring:
Bill Murray
,
Jeremy Piven
,
Janeane Garofalo
,
Pat Hingle
,
Linda Fiorentino
,
Matthew McConaughey
Paint Your Wagon (
1969) | IMDb:
6.6
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way there is plenty of drinking, gambling, and singing. They even find time to do some creative gold mining.