Joy (
2015) | IMDb:
6.6
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Starring:
Jennifer Lawrence
,
Robert De Niro
,
Bradley Cooper
,
Edgar Ramírez
,
Diane Ladd
,
Virginia Madsen
Concussion (
2015) | IMDb:
7.1
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
Black Mass (
2015) | IMDb:
6.9
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Starring:
Johnny Depp
,
Joel Edgerton
,
Julianne Nicholson
,
Dakota Johnson
,
Kevin Bacon
,
Benedict Cumberbatch
The Gambler (
2014) | IMDb:
6
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg
,
John Goodman
,
Brie Larson
,
Michael Kenneth Williams
,
George Kennedy
,
Jessica Lange
Foxcatcher (
2014) | IMDb:
7
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Starring:
Steve Carell
,
Channing Tatum
,
Mark Ruffalo
,
Sienna Miller
,
Vanessa Redgrave
,
Anthony Michael Hall
Her (
2013) | IMDb:
8
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix
,
Scarlett Johansson
,
Amy Adams
,
Rooney Mara
,
Chris Pratt
,
Olivia Wilde
American Hustle (
2013) | IMDb:
7.2
A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
Starring:
Christian Bale
,
Bradley Cooper
,
Amy Adams
,
Jeremy Renner
,
Jennifer Lawrence
,
Louis C.K.
One for the Money (
2012) | IMDb:
5.3
An unemployed lingerie buyer convinces her bail bondsman cousin to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop on the run for murder – the same man who broke her heart years before. With the help of some friends and the best bounty hunter in the business, she slowly learns what it takes to be a true bounty hunter.
Starring:
Katherine Heigl
,
Jason O'Mara
,
Daniel Sunjata
,
John Leguizamo
,
Sherri Shepherd
,
Debbie Reynolds
Up in the Air (
2009) | IMDb:
7.4
Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
Crossing Over (
2009) | IMDb:
6.7
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.