Babylon (
2022) | IMDb:
7.1
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (
2021) | IMDb:
5.2
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.
Starring:
Chris Rock
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Max Minghella
,
Marisol Nichols
,
Dan Petronijevic
,
Richard Zeppieri
The Internship (
2013) | IMDb:
6.3
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.
The Darkest Hour (
2011) | IMDb:
4.9
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
Starring:
Emile Hirsch
,
Rachael Taylor
,
Olivia Thirlby
,
Joel Kinnaman
,
Max Minghella
,
Veronika Ozerova
The Social Network (
2010) | IMDb:
7.8
The tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever. Chronicling the formation of Facebook and the battles over ownership that followed upon the website's unfathomable success, The Social Network bears witness to the birth of an idea that rewove the fabric of society even as it unraveled the friendship of its creators.
Starring:
Jesse Eisenberg
,
Andrew Garfield
,
Justin Timberlake
,
Armie Hammer
,
Max Minghella
,
Rooney Mara
Agora (
2009) | IMDb:
7.1
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Starring:
Rachel Weisz
,
Max Minghella
,
Oscar Isaac
,
Ashraf Barhom
,
Michael Lonsdale
,
Rupert Evans
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (
2008) | IMDb:
6.4
Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.
Syriana (
2005) | IMDb:
6.9
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Cold Mountain (
2003) | IMDb:
7.2
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Starring:
Jude Law
,
Nicole Kidman
,
Renée Zellweger
,
Eileen Atkins
,
Brendan Gleeson
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman