Here (
2024) | IMDb:
0
An odyssey through time and memory, centered around a place in New England where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Robin Wright
,
Paul Bettany
,
Kelly Reilly
,
Michelle Dockery
,
Ellis Grunsell
Directed by:
Robert Zemeckis
A Man Called Otto (
2022) | IMDb:
7.5
When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Mariana Treviño
,
Rachel Keller
,
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
,
Cameron Britton
,
Kailey Hyman
Directed by:
Marc Forster
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (
2018) | IMDb:
6.6
Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mother’s hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each could be Sophie’s biological father.
Starring:
Christine Baranski
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Dominic Cooper
,
Colin Firth
,
Andy García
,
Lily James
Larry Crowne (
2011) | IMDb:
6.1
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Julia Roberts
,
Bryan Cranston
,
Cedric the Entertainer
,
Pam Grier
,
Taraji P. Henson
Where the Wild Things Are (
2009) | IMDb:
6.7
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
Starring:
Max Records
,
Catherine Keener
,
James Gandolfini
,
Lauren Ambrose
,
Catherine O'Hara
,
Forest Whitaker
City of Ember (
2008) | IMDb:
6.4
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
Starring:
Saoirse Ronan
,
Harry Treadaway
,
Bill Murray
,
David Ryall
,
Tim Robbins
,
Mackenzie Crook
Mamma Mia! (
2008) | IMDb:
6.5
Donna Sheridan, an independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island, is preparing for her daughter's wedding, along with the help of her two old friends, Tanya and Rosie. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three of her mother's ex-lovers - Sam, Harry, and Bill - in hope of finding her biological father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.
Starring:
Meryl Streep
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Colin Firth
,
Stellan Skarsgård
,
Julie Walters
,
Amanda Seyfried
Charlie Wilson's War (
2007) | IMDb:
7
In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
Evan Almighty (
2007) | IMDb:
5.4
Junior congressman Evan Baxter, whose wish is to "change the world" is heard by none other than God. When God appears with the perplexing request to build an ark, Evan is sure he is losing it.
Starring:
Steve Carell
,
Morgan Freeman
,
Lauren Graham
,
Johnny Simmons
,
Graham Phillips
,
Jimmy Bennett
The Ant Bully (
2006) | IMDb:
5.8
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.
Starring:
Julia Roberts
,
Meryl Streep
,
Nicolas Cage
,
Paul Giamatti
,
Bruce Campbell
,
Regina King
The Polar Express (
2004) | IMDb:
6.6
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Connie and Carla (
2004) | IMDb:
6.2
After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater circuit ... disguised as drag queens. Now, it's not enough that they become big hits on the scene; things get extra-weird when Connie meets Jeff -- a guy she'd like to be a woman with.
Directed by:
Michael Lembeck
Cast Away (
2000) | IMDb:
7.8
Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.