Outside Providence (
1999) | IMDb:
6.4
In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.
Directed by:
Michael Corrente
The Associate (
1996) | IMDb:
6.1
Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.
Starring:
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Eli Wallach
,
Tim Daly
,
Bebe Neuwirth
,
Austin Pendleton
Léon: The Professional (
1994) | IMDb:
8.5
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Starring:
Jean Reno
,
Natalie Portman
,
Gary Oldman
,
Danny Aiello
,
Peter Appel
,
Michael Badalucco
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
The Man Without a Face (
1993) | IMDb:
6.7
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
Starring:
Mel Gibson
,
Nick Stahl
,
Margaret Whitton
,
Fay Masterson
,
Gaby Hoffmann
,
Geoffrey Lewis
Directed by:
Mel Gibson
Dave (
1993) | IMDb:
6.9
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.
Dying Young (
1991) | IMDb:
6
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
Starring:
Julia Roberts
,
Campbell Scott
,
Vincent D'Onofrio
,
Colleen Dewhurst
,
David Selby
,
Ellen Burstyn
He Said, She Said (
1991) | IMDb:
5.7
Womanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions alongside each other, which leads to a similarly combative local TV show. At the same time their initial indifference to each other looks like it may evolve into something more romantic.
Starring:
Kevin Bacon
,
Elizabeth Perkins
,
Nathan Lane
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Sharon Stone
,
Stanley Anderson
Awakenings (
1990) | IMDb:
7.8
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Robin Williams
,
John Heard
,
Julie Kavner
,
Penelope Ann Miller
,
Ruth Nelson
Dead Poets Society (
1989) | IMDb:
8.1
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Starring:
Robin Williams
,
Ethan Hawke
,
Robert Sean Leonard
,
Gale Hansen
,
Josh Charles
,
Dylan Kussman
The Man with One Red Shoe (
1985) | IMDb:
5.7
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Dabney Coleman
,
Lori Singer
,
Charles Durning
,
Carrie Fisher
,
Edward Herrmann
The Purple Rose of Cairo (
1985) | IMDb:
7.7
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
Starring:
Mia Farrow
,
Jeff Daniels
,
Danny Aiello
,
Irving Metzman
,
Stephanie Farrow
,
Edward Herrmann
Falling in Love (
1984) | IMDb:
6.5
During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Meryl Streep
,
Harvey Keitel
,
Jane Kaczmarek
,
George Martin
,
David Clennon
Directed by:
Ulu Grosbard