W. (
2008) | IMDb:
6.3
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.
Starring:
Josh Brolin
,
Elizabeth Banks
,
Ellen Burstyn
,
James Cromwell
,
Richard Dreyfuss
,
Scott Glenn
Just Like Heaven (
2005) | IMDb:
6.7
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.
Starring:
Reese Witherspoon
,
Mark Ruffalo
,
Donal Logue
,
Dina Spybey-Waters
,
Ben Shenkman
,
Jon Heder
Hostage (
2005) | IMDb:
6.5
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
Starring:
Bruce Willis
,
Ben Foster
,
Jonathan Tucker
,
Jimmy Bennett
,
Michelle Horn
,
Marshall Allman
Big Fish (
2003) | IMDb:
8
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Starring:
Ewan McGregor
,
Albert Finney
,
Billy Crudup
,
Jessica Lange
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
Alison Lohman
Planet of the Apes (
2001) | IMDb:
5.7
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg
,
Tim Roth
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
Michael Clarke Duncan
,
Kris Kristofferson
,
Estella Warren
Amistad (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman
,
Nigel Hawthorne
,
Anthony Hopkins
,
Djimon Hounsou
,
Matthew McConaughey
,
David Paymer
Mars Attacks! (
1996) | IMDb:
6.4
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Glenn Close
,
Annette Bening
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Danny DeVito
,
Martin Short
Apollo 13 (
1995) | IMDb:
7.7
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.