Lakeview Terrace (
2008) | IMDb:
6.2
A young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their relationship. A tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly aggressive to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives cause the couple to fight back.
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Patrick Wilson
,
Kerry Washington
,
Ron Glass
,
Justin Chambers
,
Jay Hernandez
Lars and the Real Girl (
2007) | IMDb:
7.3
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
Starring:
Ryan Gosling
,
Emily Mortimer
,
Paul Schneider
,
Kelli Garner
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Lauren Ash
The Kingdom (
2007) | IMDb:
7
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Friday Night Lights (
2004) | IMDb:
7.2
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton
,
Lucas Black
,
Garrett Hedlund
,
Derek Luke
,
Jay Hernandez
,
Lee Jackson
Bad Santa (
2003) | IMDb:
7.1
You'd better watch out - Santa Claus Willie T. Soke is coming to town and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Wille's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.
Intolerable Cruelty (
2003) | IMDb:
6.3
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
Starring:
George Clooney
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
,
Edward Herrmann
,
Geoffrey Rush
,
Richard Jenkins
,
Billy Bob Thornton
The Man Who Wasn't There (
2001) | IMDb:
7.5
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton
,
Frances McDormand
,
Michael Badalucco
,
James Gandolfini
,
Katherine Borowitz
,
Jon Polito
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (
2000) | IMDb:
7.7
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Starring:
George Clooney
,
John Turturro
,
Tim Blake Nelson
,
Charles Durning
,
John Goodman
,
Michael Badalucco
Rushmore (
1998) | IMDb:
7.6
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.
Starring:
Jason Schwartzman
,
Bill Murray
,
Olivia Williams
,
Seymour Cassel
,
Brian Cox
,
Mason Gamble
The Big Lebowski (
1998) | IMDb:
8.1
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
Starring:
Jeff Bridges
,
John Goodman
,
Steve Buscemi
,
Julianne Moore
,
David Huddleston
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Fargo (
1996) | IMDb:
8.1
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
Starring:
Frances McDormand
,
William H. Macy
,
Peter Stormare
,
Steve Buscemi
,
John Carroll Lynch
,
Harve Presnell