The Bounty Hunter (
2010) | IMDb:
5.5
Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he gets a call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a reporter named Nicole. Milo considers the job an easy payday, but Nicole quickly escapes to chase a lead on a murder case. The former spouses play an escalating game of one-upmanship, until they suddenly find themselves on the run for their lives.
Starring:
Gerard Butler
,
Jennifer Aniston
,
Peter Greene
,
Jeff Garlin
,
Jason Sudeikis
,
Gio Perez
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.
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 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (
2008) | IMDb:
6.2
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other.
Starring:
Amber Tamblyn
,
America Ferrera
,
Blake Lively
,
Alexis Bledel
,
Rachel Nichols
,
Tom Wisdom
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
Melinda and Melinda (
2004) | IMDb:
6.4
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
Starring:
Radha Mitchell
,
Will Ferrell
,
Amanda Peet
,
Chloë Sevigny
,
Chiwetel Ejiofor
,
Jonny Lee Miller
Anything Else (
2003) | IMDb:
6.3
Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.
Starring:
Jason Biggs
,
Christina Ricci
,
Woody Allen
,
Stockard Channing
,
Danny DeVito
,
Jimmy Fallon
Hollywood Ending (
2002) | IMDb:
6.5
Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.
Riding in Cars with Boys (
2001) | IMDb:
6.5
In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.
Starring:
Drew Barrymore
,
Steve Zahn
,
Adam Garcia
,
Brittany Murphy
,
James Woods
,
Lorraine Bracco
Small Time Crooks (
2000) | IMDb:
6.6
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Any Given Sunday (
1999) | IMDb:
6.9
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.
Sweet and Lowdown (
1999) | IMDb:
7.2
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Samantha Morton
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Uma Thurman
,
James Urbaniak
,
John Waters
Celebrity (
1998) | IMDb:
6.3
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Starring:
Kenneth Branagh
,
Judy Davis
,
Joe Mantegna
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Charlize Theron
,
Winona Ryder
Deconstructing Harry (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Judy Davis
,
Stephanie Roth Haberle
,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
,
Lynn Cohen
,
Richard Benjamin
Everyone Says I Love You (
1996) | IMDb:
6.7
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Mighty Aphrodite (
1995) | IMDb:
7
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Mira Sorvino
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Donald Symington
,
Claire Bloom