Behind the Candelabra (
2013) | IMDb:
7
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
The Sitter (
2011) | IMDb:
5.6
Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially if it involves slacking. When Noah is watching the neighbor's kid he gets a booty call from his girlfriend in the city. To hook up with her, Noah takes to the streets, but his urban adventure spins out of control as he finds himself on the run from a maniacal drug lord.
The Dark Knight (
2008) | IMDb:
9
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Starring:
Christian Bale
,
Heath Ledger
,
Michael Caine
,
Gary Oldman
,
Aaron Eckhart
,
Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Brave One (
2007) | IMDb:
6.7
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Starring:
Jodie Foster
,
Terrence Howard
,
Nicky Katt
,
Naveen Andrews
,
Mary Steenburgen
,
Ene Oloja
Death Proof (
2007) | IMDb:
7
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Starring:
Kurt Russell
,
Zoë Bell
,
Rosario Dawson
,
Vanessa Ferlito
,
Sydney Tamiia Poitier
,
Tracie Thoms
Grindhouse (
2007) | IMDb:
7.5
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
Starring:
Nicola Cunningham
,
Kurt Russell
,
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
,
Rosario Dawson
,
Vanessa Ferlito
,
Zoë Bell
Planet Terror (
2007) | IMDb:
7
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
Starring:
Rose McGowan
,
Freddy Rodríguez
,
Marley Shelton
,
Josh Brolin
,
Jeff Fahey
,
Michael Biehn
Directed by:
Robert Rodriguez
World Trade Center (
2006) | IMDb:
6
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
,
Maria Bello
,
Maggie Gyllenhaal
,
Danny Nucci
,
Stephen Dorff
,
Michael Peña
Sin City (
2005) | IMDb:
8
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
Starring:
Bruce Willis
,
Jessica Alba
,
Clive Owen
,
Mickey Rourke
,
Rutger Hauer
,
Benicio del Toro
Riding the Bullet (
2004) | IMDb:
5.2
In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to commit suicide on his birthday but his friends manage to stop him. He receives news that his mother has had a stroke and decides to hitchhike to visit her at the hospital.
Starring:
Jonathan Jackson
,
David Arquette
,
Cliff Robertson
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Erika Christensen
,
Jackson Warris
School of Rock (
2003) | IMDb:
7.2
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
Starring:
Jack Black
,
Joan Cusack
,
Mike White
,
Sarah Silverman
,
Miranda Cosgrove
,
Joey Gaydos Jr.
Full Frontal (
2002) | IMDb:
4.7
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.
Starring:
David Duchovny
,
Nicky Katt
,
Catherine Keener
,
Mary McCormack
,
David Hyde Pierce
,
Julia Roberts
Insomnia (
2002) | IMDb:
7.2
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Waking Life (
2001) | IMDb:
7.7
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
Directed by:
Richard Linklater
The Way of the Gun (
2000) | IMDb:
6.6
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
Rules of Engagement (
2000) | IMDb:
6.4
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Guy Pearce
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Bruce Greenwood
,
Anne Archer