Lincoln (
2012) | IMDb:
7.3
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Sally Field
,
David Strathairn
,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
,
James Spader
,
Hal Holbrook
Milk (
2008) | IMDb:
7.5
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Directed by:
Gus Van Sant
House of D (
2004) | IMDb:
6.8
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.
Starring:
Anton Yelchin
,
Téa Leoni
,
David Duchovny
,
Robin Williams
,
Erykah Badu
,
Frank Langella
Connie and Carla (
2004) | IMDb:
6.2
After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater circuit ... disguised as drag queens. Now, it's not enough that they become big hits on the scene; things get extra-weird when Connie meets Jeff -- a guy she'd like to be a woman with.
Directed by:
Michael Lembeck
Cradle Will Rock (
1999) | IMDb:
6.8
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Directed by:
Tim Robbins
Ravenous (
1999) | IMDb:
6.9
Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide -- a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify the gruesome claims.
Starring:
Guy Pearce
,
Robert Carlyle
,
David Arquette
,
Jeremy Davies
,
Jeffrey Jones
,
John Spencer
The Unknown Cyclist (
1998) | IMDb:
5.6
A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle ride through Northern California.
Starring:
Lea Thompson
,
Vincent Spano
,
Danny Nucci
,
Stephen Spinella
,
Michael J. Pollard
,
Lainie Kazan
Directed by:
Bernard Salzmann
Great Expectations (
1998) | IMDb:
6.8
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.
Starring:
Ethan Hawke
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
,
Hank Azaria
,
Chris Cooper
,
Anne Bancroft
,
Robert De Niro
Directed by:
Alfonso Cuarón
The Jackal (
1997) | IMDb:
6.4
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.
Love! Valour! Compassion! (
1997) | IMDb:
7
A group of gay friends spend summer weekends together at a lakeside house in upstate New York. As the season progresses and secrets begin to surface, the complex relationships within the group are sometimes strained and sometimes strengthened.
Starring:
Jason Alexander
,
Stephen Spinella
,
Stephen Bogardus
,
Randy Becker
,
John Benjamin Hickey
,
Justin Kirk
Directed by:
Joe Mantello
Faithful (
1996) | IMDb:
5.8
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.
Directed by:
Paul Mazursky
Virtuosity (
1995) | IMDb:
5.5
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Russell Crowe
,
Kelly Lynch
,
Alanna Ubach
,
William Forsythe
,
Stephen Spinella