28 Days (
2000) | IMDb:
6.1
After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.
Starring:
Sandra Bullock
,
Viggo Mortensen
,
Dominic West
,
Elizabeth Perkins
,
Alan Tudyk
,
Steve Buscemi
Directed by:
Betty Thomas
The Best Man (
1999) | IMDb:
6.7
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.
Starring:
Nia Long
,
Morris Chestnut
,
Harold Perrineau
,
Terrence Howard
,
Sanaa Lathan
,
Taye Diggs
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
Night Falls on Manhattan (
1997) | IMDb:
6.6
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
Lean On Me (
1989) | IMDb:
7.4
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman
,
Beverly Todd
,
Robert Guillaume
,
Ethan Phillips
,
Lynne Thigpen
,
Michael Beach
Directed by:
John G. Avildsen
The Last Dragon (
1985) | IMDb:
6.8
A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
Directed by:
Michael Schultz
D.C. Cab (
1983) | IMDb:
5.5
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.
Directed by:
Joel Schumacher
Personal Best (
1982) | IMDb:
6.3
Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the two women form friendship that evolves into a romantic relationship. Their intimacy, however, becomes complicated when Chris' improvement causes them to be competitors for the Olympic team.
Starring:
Mariel Hemingway
,
Scott Glenn
,
Patrice Donnelly
,
Kenny Moore
,
Jim Moody
,
Kari G. Peyton
Fame (
1980) | IMDb:
6.6
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.