A Rainy Day in New York (
2019) | IMDb:
6.5
Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with bad weather and a series of adventures.
Wonder Wheel (
2017) | IMDb:
6.2
The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment.
Café Society (
2016) | IMDb:
6.6
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.
Starring:
Jesse Eisenberg
,
Kristen Stewart
,
Steve Carell
,
Blake Lively
,
Parker Posey
,
Corey Stoll
Irrational Man (
2015) | IMDb:
6.6
On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.
Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix
,
Emma Stone
,
Jamie Blackley
,
Parker Posey
,
Joe Stapleton
,
Nancy Carroll
The Immigrant (
2013) | IMDb:
6.6
1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
Starring:
Marion Cotillard
,
Joaquin Phoenix
,
Jeremy Renner
,
Dagmara Domińczyk
,
Yelena Solovey
,
Jicky Schnee
Whatever Works (
2009) | IMDb:
7.1
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
Starring:
Larry David
,
Evan Rachel Wood
,
Michael McKean
,
Conleth Hill
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Ed Begley Jr.
Melinda and Melinda (
2004) | IMDb:
6.4
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
Starring:
Radha Mitchell
,
Will Ferrell
,
Amanda Peet
,
Chloë Sevigny
,
Chiwetel Ejiofor
,
Jonny Lee Miller
Jeepers Creepers (
2001) | IMDb:
6.2
On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.
Starring:
Gina Philips
,
Justin Long
,
Jonathan Breck
,
Patricia Belcher
,
Eileen Brennan
,
Brandon Smith
The Waterboy (
1998) | IMDb:
6.1
Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.
Starring:
Adam Sandler
,
Kathy Bates
,
Fairuza Balk
,
Henry Winkler
,
Jerry Reed
,
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.