Café Society (
2016) | IMDb:
6.6
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.
Starring:
Jesse Eisenberg
,
Kristen Stewart
,
Steve Carell
,
Blake Lively
,
Parker Posey
,
Corey Stoll
Solitary Man (
2009) | IMDb:
6.3
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Danny DeVito
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Jenna Fischer
,
Imogen Poots
Michael Clayton (
2007) | IMDb:
7.2
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Starring:
George Clooney
,
Tom Wilkinson
,
Tilda Swinton
,
Michael O'Keefe
,
Sydney Pollack
,
Danielle Skraastad
Hollywood Ending (
2002) | IMDb:
6.5
Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.
Small Time Crooks (
2000) | IMDb:
6.6
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Company Man (
2000) | IMDb:
5.2
In the 1960's, a school teacher pretends to be a CIA spy to get his nagging wife off his back. He helps a Russian ballet dancer defect and is then sent to Cuba to locate "Agent X" for the CIA.
Starring:
Douglas McGrath
,
John Turturro
,
Alan Cumming
,
Sigourney Weaver
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Jeffrey Jones
Sweet and Lowdown (
1999) | IMDb:
7.2
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Samantha Morton
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Uma Thurman
,
James Urbaniak
,
John Waters
The Insider (
1999) | IMDb:
7.8
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Russell Crowe
,
Christopher Plummer
,
Diane Venora
,
Philip Baker Hall
,
Lindsay Crouse
Happiness (
1998) | IMDb:
7.7
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Starring:
Jane Adams
,
Jon Lovitz
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
,
Dylan Baker
,
Lara Flynn Boyle
,
Justin Elvin
Celebrity (
1998) | IMDb:
6.3
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Starring:
Kenneth Branagh
,
Judy Davis
,
Joe Mantegna
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Charlize Theron
,
Winona Ryder
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