The Butler (
2013) | IMDb:
7.2
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Starring:
Forest Whitaker
,
Oprah Winfrey
,
Mariah Carey
,
John Cusack
,
Jane Fonda
,
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Now You See Me (
2013) | IMDb:
7.2
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson
,
Morgan Freeman
,
Jesse Eisenberg
,
Isla Fisher
,
Mark Ruffalo
,
Mélanie Laurent
Lay the Favorite (
2012) | IMDb:
4.8
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
Starring:
Rebecca Hall
,
Bruce Willis
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
,
Joshua Jackson
,
Laura Prepon
,
Frank Grillo
The Mechanic (
2011) | IMDb:
6.5
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and mentor, is murdered, Harry's son comes to him with vengeance in his heart and a desire to learn Bishop's trade, signaling the birth of a deadly partnership.
Starring:
Jason Statham
,
Ben Foster
,
Donald Sutherland
,
Mini Anden
,
Tony Goldwyn
,
Christa Campbell
The Expendables (
2010) | IMDb:
6.4
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Jason Statham
,
Jet Li
,
Dolph Lundgren
,
Eric Roberts
,
Randy Couture
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (
2009) | IMDb:
6.6
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (
2008) | IMDb:
4.2
When fluffy, bubble gum movie star Megan Valentine suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the U.S. Army hoping in vain that it will change her life.
Starring:
Jessica Simpson
,
Vivica A. Fox
,
Steve Guttenberg
,
Aimee Garcia
,
Olesya Rulin
,
Keiko Agena
Failure to Launch (
2006) | IMDb:
5.6
At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to help. In desperation to push Tripp out of the nest once and for all, Al and Sue hatch a plan to hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Zooey Deschanel
,
Justin Bartha
,
Bradley Cooper
,
Terry Bradshaw