School of Rock (
2003) | IMDb:
7.2
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
Starring:
Jack Black
,
Joan Cusack
,
Mike White
,
Sarah Silverman
,
Miranda Cosgrove
,
Joey Gaydos Jr.
The Yards (
2000) | IMDb:
6.4
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg
,
Joaquin Phoenix
,
Charlize Theron
,
James Caan
,
Ellen Burstyn
,
Faye Dunaway