And So It Goes (
2014) | IMDb:
5.8
Nobody likes self-centered realtor Oren Little, and he prefers it that way. He's deliberately mean to anyone who crosses his path and wants nothing more than to sell one final house and retire. His life turns upside-down when his estranged son drops off a granddaughter he never knew existed. Suddenly left in charge of her and with no idea how to take care of a child, he pawns the girl off on his neighbor, Leah -- but he eventually learns how to open his heart.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Diane Keaton
,
Sterling Jerins
,
Paloma Guzmán
,
Frances Sternhagen
,
Frankie Valli
The Wolf of Wall Street (
2013) | IMDb:
8.2
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Jonah Hill
,
Margot Robbie
,
Kyle Chandler
,
Rob Reiner
,
Matthew McConaughey
Everyone's Hero (
2006) | IMDb:
5.7
A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.
Starring:
William H. Macy
,
Rob Reiner
,
Brian Dennehy
,
Ritchie Allen
,
Jake T. Austin
,
Cherise Boothe
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (
2003) | IMDb:
5.5
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.
Directed by:
Sam Weisman
Alex & Emma (
2003) | IMDb:
5.5
Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.
The Majestic (
2001) | IMDb:
6.9
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
The Story of Us (
1999) | IMDb:
6
Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.
Starring:
Bruce Willis
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Rob Reiner
,
Colleen Rennison
,
Jake Sandvig
,
Julie Hagerty
EDtv (
1999) | IMDb:
6.1
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Woody Harrelson
,
Sally Kirkland
,
Jenna Elfman
,
Martin Landau
,
Ellen DeGeneres
Primary Colors (
1998) | IMDb:
6.7
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Emma Thompson
,
Billy Bob Thornton
,
Kathy Bates
,
Adrian Lester
,
Maura Tierney
Mad Dog Time (
1996) | IMDb:
5.4
With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious rivals threaten the control of the empire.
Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss
,
Ellen Barkin
,
Jeff Goldblum
,
Gabriel Byrne
,
Diane Lane
,
Burt Reynolds
Directed by:
Larry Bishop
The First Wives Club (
1996) | IMDb:
6.4
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
Starring:
Goldie Hawn
,
Bette Midler
,
Diane Keaton
,
Maggie Smith
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Dan Hedaya
Mixed Nuts (
1994) | IMDb:
5.4
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
Starring:
Steve Martin
,
Madeline Kahn
,
Robert Klein
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Juliette Lewis
,
Rob Reiner
Bullets Over Broadway (
1994) | IMDb:
7.4
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
Starring:
John Cusack
,
Chazz Palminteri
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Jennifer Tilly
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Tracey Ullman
Sleepless in Seattle (
1993) | IMDb:
6.8
After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.
Misery (
1990) | IMDb:
7.8
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
Starring:
James Caan
,
Kathy Bates
,
Richard Farnsworth
,
Frances Sternhagen
,
Lauren Bacall
,
Graham Jarvis
Postcards from the Edge (
1990) | IMDb:
6.7
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.
Starring:
Meryl Streep
,
Shirley MacLaine
,
Dennis Quaid
,
Gene Hackman
,
Richard Dreyfuss
,
Rob Reiner