A Walk Among the Tombstones (
2014) | IMDb:
6.5
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Freedom Writers (
2007) | IMDb:
7.6
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Starring:
Hilary Swank
,
Scott Glenn
,
Imelda Staunton
,
Patrick Dempsey
,
April Hernandez Castillo
,
Robert Wisdom
Be Cool (
2005) | IMDb:
5.6
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Uma Thurman
,
Vince Vaughn
,
Cedric the Entertainer
,
Dwayne Johnson
,
André 3000
Along Came Polly (
2004) | IMDb:
6
Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's world is turned upside down, as he makes an uproarious attempt to change his life from middle-of-the-road to totally-out-there.
Starring:
Ben Stiller
,
Jennifer Aniston
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
,
Debra Messing
,
Alec Baldwin
,
Hank Azaria
Erin Brockovich (
2000) | IMDb:
7.4
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
Starring:
Julia Roberts
,
Albert Finney
,
Aaron Eckhart
,
Marg Helgenberger
,
Cherry Jones
,
Veanne Cox
Man on the Moon (
1999) | IMDb:
7.4
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
Starring:
Jim Carrey
,
Danny DeVito
,
Courtney Love
,
Paul Giamatti
,
Vincent Schiavelli
,
Peter Bonerz
Directed by:
Miloš Forman
Out of Sight (
1998) | IMDb:
7
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.
Gattaca (
1997) | IMDb:
7.7
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
Matilda (
1996) | IMDb:
7
Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia misunderstand her because they think she is so different. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a sadistic headmistress. As she gets fed up with the constant cruelty, she begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, she suddenly turns the tables to stand up to Harry and Zinnia and outwit the headmistress.
Get Shorty (
1995) | IMDb:
6.9
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Hoffa (
1992) | IMDb:
6.6
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Danny DeVito
,
Armand Assante
,
J.T. Walsh
,
John C. Reilly
,
Natalija Nogulich