A Little White Lie (
2023) | IMDb:
5.9
A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote address.
Starring:
Michael Shannon
,
Peyton List
,
Kate Hudson
,
Perry Mattfeld
,
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
,
Zach Braff
Knives Out (
2019) | IMDb:
7.9
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
Starring:
Daniel Craig
,
Chris Evans
,
Ana de Armas
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Michael Shannon
,
Don Johnson
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
Youth in Revolt (
2009) | IMDb:
6.4
As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated and inexperienced Nick. Learning that she is dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart -- and bed.
Starring:
Michael Cera
,
Portia Doubleday
,
Jean Smart
,
M. Emmet Walsh
,
Steve Buscemi
,
Adhir Kalyan
Directed by:
Miguel Arteta
Big Stan (
2007) | IMDb:
6.1
A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.
Starring:
Rob Schneider
,
David Carradine
,
Jennifer Morrison
,
Scott Wilson
,
Richard Kind
,
Sally Kirkland
Racing Stripes (
2005) | IMDb:
5.2
Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.
Starring:
Frankie Muniz
,
Hayden Panettiere
,
Bruce Greenwood
,
Mandy Moore
,
Wendie Malick
,
M. Emmet Walsh
Christmas with the Kranks (
2004) | IMDb:
5.4
When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!
Starring:
Tim Allen
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Dan Aykroyd
,
M. Emmet Walsh
,
Elizabeth Franz
,
Erik Per Sullivan
Snow Dogs (
2002) | IMDb:
5.2
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.
Starring:
Cuba Gooding Jr.
,
James Coburn
,
Sisqó
,
Nichelle Nichols
,
M. Emmet Walsh
,
Graham Greene
Directed by:
Brian Levant
Christmas in the Clouds (
2001) | IMDb:
6.4
A classic comedy of mistaken identity and romance set during the holiday season at a ski resort that is owned and operated by a Native American Nation. Shot on location at The Sundance Resort in Utah, this is the first contemporary romantic comedy to feature an almost entirely American Indian cast. The film was featured at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by:
Kate Montgomery
Produced by:
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
The Iron Giant (
1999) | IMDb:
8.1
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
Starring:
Vin Diesel
,
Eli Marienthal
,
Jennifer Aniston
,
Harry Connick Jr.
,
James Gammon
,
Cloris Leachman
Wild Wild West (
1999) | IMDb:
4.9
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.
Starring:
Will Smith
,
Kevin Kline
,
Kenneth Branagh
,
Salma Hayek Pinault
,
M. Emmet Walsh
,
Ted Levine
Twilight (
1998) | IMDb:
6.2
A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Gene Hackman
,
Reese Witherspoon
,
Stockard Channing
,
James Garner
Directed by:
Robert Benton
My Best Friend's Wedding (
1997) | IMDb:
6.3
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
Starring:
Julia Roberts
,
Dermot Mulroney
,
Cameron Diaz
,
Rupert Everett
,
Christopher Masterson
,
M. Emmet Walsh
Albino Alligator (
1997) | IMDb:
6.1
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.
Starring:
Matt Dillon
,
Faye Dunaway
,
Gary Sinise
,
William Fichtner
,
Viggo Mortensen
,
John Spencer
Directed by:
Kevin Spacey
Romeo + Juliet (
1996) | IMDb:
6.7
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Claire Danes
,
Jesse Bradford
,
Vondie Curtis-Hall
,
Brian Dennehy
,
John Leguizamo