American Cowslip (
2009) | IMDb:
4.8
In Blythe, California, a small town in the remote California desert, Ethan Inglebrink is an eccentric, agoraphobic heroin addict who is obsessed with his garden. This dark comedy follows the last days of Ethan's life as he struggles to find purpose at a time when it might be too late to even matter.
Directed by:
Mark David
Next (
2007) | IMDb:
6.2
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
,
Julianne Moore
,
Jessica Biel
,
Thomas Kretschmann
,
Jim Beaver
,
Tory Kittles
Shark Tale (
2004) | IMDb:
6
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
Starring:
Will Smith
,
Robert De Niro
,
Renée Zellweger
,
Jack Black
,
Angelina Jolie
,
Ziggy Marley
Undisputed (
2002) | IMDb:
6.1
Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due to a rape conviction to ten years in Sweetwater. When these two giants collide in the same prison, they fight against each other disputing who is the real champion.
Directed by:
Walter Hill
Three Days of Rain (
2002) | IMDb:
5.4
Six Anton Chekhov short stories set in modern day Cleveland during a three day rain storm.
Starring:
Peter Falk
,
Erick Avari
,
Lyle Lovett
,
Michael Santoro
,
Merle Kennedy
,
Mark Feuerstein
Directed by:
Michael Meredith
Produced by:
Corky Romano (
2001) | IMDb:
4.7
Corky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging gangster, named Pops Romano, who calls upon Corky to infiltrate the local FBI and retrieve and destroy evidence being used to incriminate Pops for racketeering charges.
Directed by:
Rob Pritts
Made (
2001) | IMDb:
6.3
Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
Directed by:
Jon Favreau
Roommates (
1995) | IMDb:
6.4
An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
Directed by:
Peter Yates
The Player (
1992) | IMDb:
7.5
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
The Princess Bride (
1987) | IMDb:
8
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
Starring:
Cary Elwes
,
Robin Wright
,
Mandy Patinkin
,
Chris Sarandon
,
André Roussimoff
,
Christopher Guest
Wings of Desire (
1987) | IMDb:
7.9
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.
The Great Muppet Caper (
1981) | IMDb:
7.1
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
Directed by:
Jim Henson
The In-Laws (
1979) | IMDb:
7.3
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a government agent, then proceeds to drag Sheldon into a series of chases and misadventures from New York to Central America.
Starring:
Peter Falk
,
Alan Arkin
,
Richard Libertini
,
Nancy Dussault
,
Penny Peyser
,
Arlene Golonka
Mikey and Nicky (
1976) | IMDb:
7.4
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Desperate and terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
Penelope (
1966) | IMDb:
6.2
When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disguise. After she confesses to her psychiatrist, Greg Mannix, he offers to return the money for her, as he is secretly in love with her. However, he abandons the money when the police approach. Penelope becomes determined to admit to the crime, but neither James nor the police believe her story.
The Great Race (
1965) | IMDb:
7.2
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.