The French Dispatch (
2021) | IMDb:
7.1
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Starring:
Benicio del Toro
,
Adrien Brody
,
Tilda Swinton
,
Léa Seydoux
,
Frances McDormand
,
Timothée Chalamet
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
Lady Bird (
2017) | IMDb:
7.4
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Starring:
Saoirse Ronan
,
Laurie Metcalf
,
Tracy Letts
,
Beanie Feldstein
,
Lucas Hedges
,
Timothée Chalamet
The Comedian (
2016) | IMDb:
5.8
An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.
The Nice Guys (
2016) | IMDb:
7.4
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Starring:
Russell Crowe
,
Ryan Gosling
,
Angourie Rice
,
Margaret Qualley
,
Kim Basinger
,
Yaya DaCosta
Run All Night (
2015) | IMDb:
6.6
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Starring:
Liam Neeson
,
Joel Kinnaman
,
Ed Harris
,
Vincent D'Onofrio
,
Bruce McGill
,
Génesis Rodríguez
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (
2012) | IMDb:
6.6
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner
,
Joel Edgerton
,
Ron Livingston
,
Rosemarie DeWitt
,
CJ Adams
,
Patrick Brouder
Directed by:
Peter Hedges
Please Give (
2010) | IMDb:
6.6
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
Starring:
Catherine Keener
,
Amanda Peet
,
Oliver Platt
,
Rebecca Hall
,
Ann Morgan Guilbert
,
Lois Smith
Directed by:
Nicole Holofcener
Minority Report (
2002) | IMDb:
7.6
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
Starring:
Tom Cruise
,
Colin Farrell
,
Samantha Morton
,
Max von Sydow
,
Peter Stormare
,
Tim Blake Nelson
The Pledge (
2001) | IMDb:
6.8
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Helen Mirren
,
Aaron Eckhart
,
Robin Wright
,
Sam Shepard
,
Benicio del Toro
Directed by:
Sean Penn
The Eternal (
1998) | IMDb:
4.4
An alcoholic American couple travel to Ireland with their son so he can meet his grandmother but they walk in on their crazed uncle who is in the midst of reviving a centuries-old Druid witch.
Starring:
Alison Elliott
,
Jared Harris
,
Christopher Walken
,
Jason Miller
,
Lois Smith
,
Paula Malcomson
Directed by:
Michael Almereyda
Larger Than Life (
1996) | IMDb:
5.6
Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. One day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away and left a "huge" inheritance: an elephant that was his father's pride and joy. His main intention to sell the pachyderm off, Jack must choose between loud and rude zookeeper Mo or attractive animal show owner Terry. As the two trek through the country Jack and the elephant develop a bond, and it changes his approach to life for the better.
Starring:
Bill Murray
,
Jeremy Piven
,
Janeane Garofalo
,
Pat Hingle
,
Linda Fiorentino
,
Matthew McConaughey
Twister (
1996) | IMDb:
6.5
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.
Dead Man Walking (
1995) | IMDb:
7.5
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
Starring:
Susan Sarandon
,
Sean Penn
,
Robert Prosky
,
Raymond J. Barry
,
R. Lee Ermey
,
Celia Weston
How to Make an American Quilt (
1995) | IMDb:
6.3
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Starring:
Winona Ryder
,
Anne Bancroft
,
Ellen Burstyn
,
Kate Nelligan
,
Jean Simmons
,
Maya Angelou
Truman (
1995) | IMDb:
7.1
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President.