Oppenheimer (
2023) | IMDb:
8.5
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Starring:
Cillian Murphy
,
Emily Blunt
,
Matt Damon
,
Robert Downey Jr.
,
Florence Pugh
,
Josh Hartnett
The Fabelmans (
2022) | IMDb:
7.5
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Tesla (
2020) | IMDb:
5.1
The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.
Starring:
Ethan Hawke
,
Eve Hewson
,
Jim Gaffigan
,
Kyle MacLachlan
,
Donnie Keshawarz
,
Josh Hamilton
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (
2019) | IMDb:
6.5
When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter Bee goes on a quest with Bernadette's husband to find her.
Directed by:
Richard Linklater
Wonderstruck (
2017) | IMDb:
6.2
The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
Starring:
Oakes Fegley
,
Millicent Simmonds
,
Julianne Moore
,
Michelle Williams
,
Jaden Michael
,
Cory Michael Smith
The Boxtrolls (
2014) | IMDb:
6.8
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
Starring:
Ben Kingsley
,
Isaac Hempstead-Wright
,
Elle Fanning
,
Dee Bradley Baker
,
Toni Collette
,
Jared Harris
The Music Never Stopped (
2011) | IMDb:
7.5
Henry struggles to bond with his estranged son, Gabriel, who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the beliefs and interests that caused their physical and emotional distance, Henry must learn to embrace his son's choices and try to connect with him through music.
Starring:
J.K. Simmons
,
Lou Taylor Pucci
,
Julia Ormond
,
Cara Seymour
,
Mía Maestro
,
Tammy Blanchard
Directed by:
Jim Kohlberg
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
The Nanny Diaries (
2007) | IMDb:
6.2
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson
,
Laura Linney
,
Alicia Keys
,
Chris Evans
,
Donna Murphy
,
Nicholas Art
Fay Grim (
2007) | IMDb:
6.1
Many years after her notorious husband, Henry Fool, fled after killing a neighbor, Fay Grim receives a visit from CIA agent Fulbright, who tells her that Henry is dead, but that some of his journals have been unearthed in France. She sets forth on a globe-trotting odyssey that soon leads to the discovery that he is alive, and his journals are more than they appear to be.
Directed by:
Hal Hartley
Death of a President (
2006) | IMDb:
6.3
A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the murder. Perhaps less morbid and disturbing to watch now than during Bush's presidency, the film doesn't address Bush's policies at all, instead focusing on the way a nation assigns blame in a time of crisis.
Starring:
Hend Ayoub
,
Becky Ann Baker
,
Brian Boland
,
Michael Reilly Burke
,
Patricia Buckley
,
Seena Ghaznavi
American Splendor (
2003) | IMDb:
7.4
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Starring:
Paul Giamatti
,
Hope Davis
,
Judah Friedlander
,
James Urbaniak
,
Earl Billings
,
James McCaffrey
Produced by:
Ann Goulder
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (
2003) | IMDb:
4.8
Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test subjects, she heads to Washington D.C. to fight for animal rights.
Starring:
Reese Witherspoon
,
Sally Field
,
Regina King
,
Jennifer Coolidge
,
Luke Wilson
,
Bruce McGill
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (
2002) | IMDb:
7
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
Starring:
Sam Rockwell
,
Drew Barrymore
,
George Clooney
,
Julia Roberts
,
Rutger Hauer
,
Maggie Gyllenhaal
No Such Thing (
2002) | IMDb:
6
A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature who longs to die.
Starring:
Sarah Polley
,
Robert John Burke
,
Helen Mirren
,
Julie Christie
,
Baltasar Kormákur
,
Annika Peterson
Directed by:
Hal Hartley
Sweet and Lowdown (
1999) | IMDb:
7.2
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Samantha Morton
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Uma Thurman
,
James Urbaniak
,
John Waters