Syrup (
2013) | IMDb:
5.6
A slacker hatches a million-dollar idea. But, in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart. Based on Max Barry's novel.
Admission (
2013) | IMDb:
5.7
Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago.
Lincoln (
2012) | IMDb:
7.3
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Sally Field
,
David Strathairn
,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
,
James Spader
,
Hal Holbrook
The Master (
2012) | IMDb:
7.1
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.
Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
,
Amy Adams
,
Rami Malek
,
Laura Dern
,
Jesse Plemons
Whatever Works (
2009) | IMDb:
7.1
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
Starring:
Larry David
,
Evan Rachel Wood
,
Michael McKean
,
Conleth Hill
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Ed Begley Jr.
Synecdoche, New York (
2008) | IMDb:
7.5
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
What Just Happened (
2008) | IMDb:
5.6
During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (
2008) | IMDb:
7.1
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson
,
Rebecca Hall
,
Javier Bardem
,
Penélope Cruz
,
Christopher Evan Welch
,
Chris Messina
The Good Shepherd (
2006) | IMDb:
6.7
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Angelina Jolie
,
Alec Baldwin
,
Tammy Blanchard
,
Billy Crudup
,
Robert De Niro
The Hoax (
2006) | IMDb:
6.7
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Starring:
Richard Gere
,
Alfred Molina
,
Marcia Gay Harden
,
Hope Davis
,
Julie Delpy
,
Stanley Tucci
War of the Worlds (
2005) | IMDb:
6.5
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
The Interpreter (
2005) | IMDb:
6.4
After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.
Starring:
Nicole Kidman
,
Sean Penn
,
Catherine Keener
,
Jesper Christensen
,
Yvan Attal
,
Earl Cameron
The Stepford Wives (
2004) | IMDb:
5.3
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
Starring:
Nicole Kidman
,
Matthew Broderick
,
Bette Midler
,
Glenn Close
,
Christopher Walken
,
Roger Bart