The Aeronauts (
2019) | IMDb:
6.6
In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.
Starring:
Eddie Redmayne
,
Felicity Jones
,
Tom Courtenay
,
Phoebe Fox
,
Himesh Patel
,
Rebecca Front
The Snowman (
2017) | IMDb:
5.1
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.
Starring:
Michael Fassbender
,
Rebecca Ferguson
,
Charlotte Gainsbourg
,
Val Kilmer
,
J.K. Simmons
,
Toby Jones
Believe (
2013) | IMDb:
5.7
A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates.
Starring:
Natascha McElhone
,
Brian Cox
,
Toby Stephens
,
Kate Ashfield
,
Anne Reid
,
Philip Jackson
Savage Grace (
2007) | IMDb:
5.7
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.
Directed by:
Tom Kalin
Hot Fuzz (
2007) | IMDb:
7.8
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
A Little Trip to Heaven (
2005) | IMDb:
5.9
Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particularly unusual insurance claim stemming from a horrific car accident. As Holt examines the scene of the wreck, it all seems a bit too perfect. And when he interviews Isold Mcbride and her shifty husband, Fred -- the impoverished beneficiaries of the massive, recently initiated life-insurance policy -- he begins to suspect that something is amiss.
Starring:
Forest Whitaker
,
Julia Stiles
,
Peter Coyote
,
Jeremy Renner
,
Iddo Goldberg
,
Joanna Scanlan
Directed by:
Baltasar Kormákur
The Mother (
2003) | IMDb:
6.7
A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
Starring:
Anne Reid
,
Daniel Craig
,
Peter Vaughan
,
Steven Mackintosh
,
Cathryn Bradshaw
,
Anna Wilson-Jones
Directed by:
Roger Michell
Love Actually (
2003) | IMDb:
7.6
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.