Vanity Fair (
2004) | IMDb:
6.2
Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises and resolves to conquer English society by any means possible. A mere ascension into the heights of society is simply not enough. So Becky finds a patron in the powerful Marquess of Steyne whose whims enable Becky to realise her dreams. But is the ultimate cost too high for her?
Starring:
Reese Witherspoon
,
James Purefoy
,
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
,
Romola Garai
,
Gabriel Byrne
,
Rhys Ifans
Directed by:
Mira Nair
Ghost World (
2001) | IMDb:
7.3
Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.
Starring:
Thora Birch
,
Steve Buscemi
,
Scarlett Johansson
,
Brad Renfro
,
Illeana Douglas
,
Bob Balaban
Rogue Trader (
1999) | IMDb:
6.4
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
Directed by:
James Dearden