Selma (
2014) | IMDb:
7.5
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Directed by:
Ava DuVernay
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (
2013) | IMDb:
6.3
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Starring:
Will Ferrell
,
Steve Carell
,
Paul Rudd
,
David Koechner
,
Christina Applegate
,
Dylan Baker
Secretariat (
2010) | IMDb:
7.2
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
Starring:
Diane Lane
,
John Malkovich
,
Scott Glenn
,
Dylan Walsh
,
Fred Thompson
,
Margo Martindale
Revolutionary Road (
2008) | IMDb:
7.3
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Kate Winslet
,
Kathy Bates
,
Michael Shannon
,
Kathryn Hahn
,
David Harbour
Across the Universe (
2007) | IMDb:
7.3
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
Starring:
Evan Rachel Wood
,
Jim Sturgess
,
Joe Anderson
,
Dana Fuchs
,
Martin Luther McCoy
,
T.V. Carpio
Spider-Man 3 (
2007) | IMDb:
6.3
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
Starring:
Tobey Maguire
,
Kirsten Dunst
,
James Franco
,
Thomas Haden Church
,
Topher Grace
,
Bryce Dallas Howard
Hide and Seek (
2005) | IMDb:
5.9
David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Dakota Fanning
,
Famke Janssen
,
Elisabeth Shue
,
Amy Irving
,
Dylan Baker
Spider-Man 2 (
2004) | IMDb:
7.5
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
Starring:
Tobey Maguire
,
Kirsten Dunst
,
James Franco
,
Alfred Molina
,
Rosemary Harris
,
J.K. Simmons
Head of State (
2003) | IMDb:
5.5
When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party unexpectedly picks a Washington, D.C. alderman as his replacement.
Road to Perdition (
2002) | IMDb:
7.7
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
Changing Lanes (
2002) | IMDb:
6.5
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
Starring:
Ben Affleck
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Toni Collette
,
Sydney Pollack
,
William Hurt
,
Amanda Peet
Along Came a Spider (
2001) | IMDb:
6.4
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman
,
Monica Potter
,
Michael Wincott
,
Dylan Baker
,
Mika Boorem
,
Anton Yelchin
The Tailor of Panama (
2001) | IMDb:
6.1
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
Starring:
Pierce Brosnan
,
Geoffrey Rush
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Leonor Varela
,
Brendan Gleeson
,
Harold Pinter
Thirteen Days (
2000) | IMDb:
7.3
The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.
Starring:
Kevin Costner
,
Bruce Greenwood
,
Steven Culp
,
Dylan Baker
,
Michael Fairman
,
Henry Strozier
The Cell (
2000) | IMDb:
6.4
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
Starring:
Jennifer Lopez
,
Vince Vaughn
,
Vincent D'Onofrio
,
Catherine Sutherland
,
James Gammon
,
Colton James
Random Hearts (
1999) | IMDb:
5.3
After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Charles S. Dutton
,
Bonnie Hunt
,
Dennis Haysbert
,
Sydney Pollack
Directed by:
Sydney Pollack