The Age of Adaline (
2015) | IMDb:
7.2
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
Starring:
Blake Lively
,
Michiel Huisman
,
Harrison Ford
,
Ellen Burstyn
,
Kathy Baker
,
Amanda Crew
Saving Mr. Banks (
2013) | IMDb:
7.5
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Starring:
Emma Thompson
,
Tom Hanks
,
Colin Farrell
,
Paul Giamatti
,
Ruth Wilson
,
Jason Schwartzman
Big Miracle (
2012) | IMDb:
6.5
A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.
Starring:
Drew Barrymore
,
John Krasinski
,
Kristen Bell
,
Vinessa Shaw
,
Dermot Mulroney
,
Ted Danson
Directed by:
Ken Kwapis
Machine Gun Preacher (
2011) | IMDb:
6.7
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.
Starring:
Gerard Butler
,
Michelle Monaghan
,
Kathy Baker
,
Richard Goteri
,
Peter Carey
,
Barbara Coven
Directed by:
Marc Forster
All the King's Men (
2006) | IMDb:
6.1
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Jude Law
,
Kate Winslet
,
James Gandolfini
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Anthony Hopkins
13 Going on 30 (
2004) | IMDb:
6.3
A girl who's sick of the social strictures of junior high is transformed into a grownup overnight. In this feel-good fairy tale, teenager Jenna wants a boyfriend, and when she's unable to find one, she fantasizes about being a well-adjusted adult. Suddenly, her secret desire becomes a reality, and she is transformed into a 30-year-old, but adulthood, with its own set of male-female challenges, isn't as easy as it looks.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner
,
Mark Ruffalo
,
Judy Greer
,
Andy Serkis
,
Christa B. Allen
,
Sean Marquette
Cold Mountain (
2003) | IMDb:
7.2
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Starring:
Jude Law
,
Nicole Kidman
,
Renée Zellweger
,
Eileen Atkins
,
Brendan Gleeson
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Glass House (
2001) | IMDb:
5.8
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.
Starring:
Leelee Sobieski
,
Diane Lane
,
Stellan Skarsgård
,
Trevor Morgan
,
Chris Noth
,
Bruce Dern
The Cider House Rules (
1999) | IMDb:
7.4
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?
Starring:
Tobey Maguire
,
Charlize Theron
,
Delroy Lindo
,
Paul Rudd
,
Michael Caine
,
Jane Alexander
Jennifer Eight (
1992) | IMDb:
6.3
John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, Berlin meets a young blind woman named Helena, whom he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose—and only John knows it.
Edward Scissorhands (
1990) | IMDb:
7.9
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Starring:
Johnny Depp
,
Winona Ryder
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Alan Arkin
,
Anthony Michael Hall
,
Vincent Price
The Right Stuff (
1983) | IMDb:
7.8
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.