Don't Look Up (
2021) | IMDb:
7.2
Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
Starring:
Jennifer Lawrence
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Meryl Streep
,
Rob Morgan
,
Jonah Hill
,
Cate Blanchett
Spotlight (
2015) | IMDb:
8.1
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Starring:
Mark Ruffalo
,
Michael Keaton
,
Rachel McAdams
,
Liev Schreiber
,
John Slattery
,
Stanley Tucci
Anywhere but Here (
1999) | IMDb:
6.2
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
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
In Dreams (
1999) | IMDb:
5.5
A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.
Starring:
Annette Bening
,
Aidan Quinn
,
Stephen Rea
,
Robert Downey Jr.
,
Paul Guilfoyle
,
Dennis Boutsikaris
The Negotiator (
1998) | IMDb:
7.3
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.
Primary Colors (
1998) | IMDb:
6.7
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Emma Thompson
,
Billy Bob Thornton
,
Kathy Bates
,
Adrian Lester
,
Maura Tierney
Amistad (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman
,
Nigel Hawthorne
,
Anthony Hopkins
,
Djimon Hounsou
,
Matthew McConaughey
,
David Paymer
L.A. Confidential (
1997) | IMDb:
8.2
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Air Force One (
1997) | IMDb:
6.5
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Gary Oldman
,
Glenn Close
,
Wendy Crewson
,
Liesel Matthews
,
Paul Guilfoyle
Ransom (
1996) | IMDb:
6.7
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Extreme Measures (
1996) | IMDb:
6.2
Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.
Starring:
Hugh Grant
,
Gene Hackman
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
David Morse
,
Bill Nunn
,
Paul Guilfoyle
Striptease (
1996) | IMDb:
4.5
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.
Starring:
Demi Moore
,
Burt Reynolds
,
Armand Assante
,
Ving Rhames
,
Robert Patrick
,
Paul Guilfoyle
Heaven's Prisoners (
1996) | IMDb:
5.8
A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
Starring:
Alec Baldwin
,
Kelly Lynch
,
Eric Roberts
,
Teri Hatcher
,
Mary Stuart Masterson
,
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Directed by:
Phil Joanou
Quiz Show (
1994) | IMDb:
7.5
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
Starring:
Ralph Fiennes
,
John Turturro
,
Paul Scofield
,
Rob Morrow
,
David Paymer
,
Christopher McDonald
Mrs. Doubtfire (
1993) | IMDb:
7.1
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
Starring:
Robin Williams
,
Sally Field
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Lisa Jakub
,
Matthew Lawrence
,
Mara Wilson