The Pledge (
2001) | IMDb:
6.8
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Helen Mirren
,
Aaron Eckhart
,
Robin Wright
,
Sam Shepard
,
Benicio del Toro
Directed by:
Sean Penn
The Newton Boys (
1998) | IMDb:
6.1
The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the eldest, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become bank robbers. Soon, they gain notoriety and, five years later, execute the greatest train robbery in American history.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Skeet Ulrich
,
Ethan Hawke
,
Vincent D'Onofrio
,
Dwight Yoakam
,
Gail Cronauer
Phantoms (
1998) | IMDb:
5.4
In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.
The Game (
1997) | IMDb:
7.7
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Sean Penn
,
Deborah Kara Unger
,
James Rebhorn
,
Peter Donat
,
Carroll Baker
Drive (
1997) | IMDb:
6.6
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
Starring:
Mark Dacascos
,
Kadeem Hardison
,
Brittany Murphy
,
John Pyper-Ferguson
,
Tracey Walter
,
Masaya Kato
Mallrats (
1995) | IMDb:
7
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.
Starring:
Shannen Doherty
,
Jeremy London
,
Jason Lee
,
Claire Forlani
,
Ben Affleck
,
Joey Lauren Adams
The Prophecy (
1995) | IMDb:
6.4
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.
Starring:
Christopher Walken
,
Elias Koteas
,
Virginia Madsen
,
Eric Stoltz
,
Viggo Mortensen
,
Amanda Plummer
Dazed and Confused (
1993) | IMDb:
7.6
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Starring:
Jason London
,
Joey Lauren Adams
,
Matthew McConaughey
,
Rory Cochrane
,
Milla Jovovich
,
Shawn Andrews
The Indian Runner (
1991) | IMDb:
6.9
Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.
Starring:
David Morse
,
Viggo Mortensen
,
Valeria Golino
,
Patricia Arquette
,
Charles Bronson
,
Sandy Dennis
Directed by:
Sean Penn
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (
1982) | IMDb:
7.1
Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. At the center of the film is Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer who faces-off with the resolute Mr. Hand—a man convinced that everyone is on dope.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Judge Reinhold
,
Phoebe Cates
,
Brian Backer
,
Robert Romanus