State of Play (
2009) | IMDb:
7.1
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Starring:
Russell Crowe
,
Ben Affleck
,
Rachel McAdams
,
Helen Mirren
,
Robin Wright
,
Jason Bateman
Knockaround Guys (
2001) | IMDb:
6.1
Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.
Starring:
Barry Pepper
,
Andy Davoli
,
Seth Green
,
Vin Diesel
,
John Malkovich
,
Arthur J. Nascarella
Big Daddy (
1999) | IMDb:
6.4
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.
Starring:
Adam Sandler
,
Joey Lauren Adams
,
Jon Stewart
,
Cole Sprouse
,
Dylan Sprouse
,
Josh Mostel
The Out-of-Towners (
1999) | IMDb:
5.5
The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.
Starring:
Steve Martin
,
Goldie Hawn
,
John Cleese
,
Mark McKinney
,
Jessica Cauffiel
,
Charlie Dell
Rounders (
1998) | IMDb:
7.3
A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Edward Norton
,
John Turturro
,
Gretchen Mol
,
John Malkovich
,
Famke Janssen
Great Expectations (
1998) | IMDb:
6.8
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.
Starring:
Ethan Hawke
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
,
Hank Azaria
,
Chris Cooper
,
Anne Bancroft
,
Robert De Niro
Directed by:
Alfonso Cuarón
The Basketball Diaries (
1995) | IMDb:
7.3
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Mark Wahlberg
,
Lorraine Bracco
,
Michael Imperioli
,
Ernie Hudson
,
Juliette Lewis
Billy Madison (
1995) | IMDb:
6.3
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.
Starring:
Adam Sandler
,
Bradley Whitford
,
Josh Mostel
,
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
,
Darren McGavin
,
Norm Macdonald
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (
1994) | IMDb:
5.6
Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a wonderful birthday-night with his wife when he discovers a treasure map of Curly by chance. Together with Phil and unfortunately Glen he tries to find the hidden gold of Curly's father in the desert of Arizona.
Starring:
Billy Crystal
,
Daniel Stern
,
Jon Lovitz
,
Jack Palance
,
Patricia Wettig
,
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Directed by:
Paul Weiland
The Chase (
1994) | IMDb:
5.8
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.
Searching for Bobby Fischer (
1993) | IMDb:
7.4
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Starring:
Max Pomeranc
,
Joe Mantegna
,
Joan Allen
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Laurence Fishburne
,
Michael Nirenberg
Little Man Tate (
1991) | IMDb:
6.6
Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his extremely powerful intellect is harboured in the body and emotions of a child.
Starring:
Jodie Foster
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Adam Hann-Byrd
,
Harry Connick Jr.
,
David Hyde Pierce
,
Debi Mazar
City Slickers (
1991) | IMDb:
6.8
Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
Starring:
Billy Crystal
,
Daniel Stern
,
Bruno Kirby
,
Patricia Wettig
,
Helen Slater
,
Lindsay Crystal
Wall Street (
1987) | IMDb:
7.3
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
Starring:
Charlie Sheen
,
Michael Douglas
,
Martin Sheen
,
Daryl Hannah
,
John C. McGinley
,
Hal Holbrook
Directed by:
Oliver Stone
Matewan (
1987) | IMDb:
7.9
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Starring:
Chris Cooper
,
James Earl Jones
,
Mary McDonnell
,
Will Oldham
,
David Strathairn
,
Ken Jenkins
Radio Days (
1987) | IMDb:
7.4
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.