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.
Reno 911!: Miami (
2007) | IMDb:
5.9
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.
Starring:
Carlos Alazraqui
,
Mary Birdsong
,
Robert Ben Garant
,
Kerri Kenney
,
Thomas Lennon
,
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Directed by:
Robert Ben Garant
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
Garden State (
2004) | IMDb:
7.4
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Directed by:
Zach Braff
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
How High (
2001) | IMDb:
6.2
Multi-platinum rap superstars Redman and Method Man star as Jamal and Silas, two regular guys who smoke something magical, ace their college entrance exams and wind up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.
The Caveman's Valentine (
2001) | IMDb:
5.8
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Colm Feore
,
Ann Magnuson
,
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
,
Tamara Tunie
,
Anthony Michael Hall
Directed by:
Kasi Lemmons
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
Drowning Mona (
2000) | IMDb:
5.7
The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
Starring:
Danny DeVito
,
Bette Midler
,
Neve Campbell
,
Jamie Lee Curtis
,
Casey Affleck
,
William Fichtner
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
Living Out Loud (
1998) | IMDb:
6.5
Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman. Judith stews, plans, plots and fantasizes, but she can't decide what to do with her life until she goes out to a night club to see singer Liz Bailey, who is full of advice on life and love. While out on the town, Judith is suddenly kissed by a total stranger, which opens her eyes to new possibilities... which is when she notices Pat, the elevator operator in her building.
Starring:
Holly Hunter
,
Danny DeVito
,
Queen Latifah
,
Martin Donovan
,
Richard Schiff
,
Elias Koteas
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.