Snow Falling on Cedars (
1999) | IMDb:
6.7
In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.
Directed by:
Scott Hicks
Fly Away Home (
1996) | IMDb:
6.9
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When Winter comes, Amy, and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.
Starring:
Jeff Daniels
,
Anna Paquin
,
Dana Delany
,
Terry Kinney
,
Holter Graham
,
Jeremy Ratchford
Directed by:
Carroll Ballard
I.Q. (
1994) | IMDb:
6.2
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
Directed by:
Fred Schepisi
Shining Through (
1992) | IMDb:
6.4
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight against Hitler, and Linda volunteers to work for Ed spying undercover behind Nazi lines. Assigned to uncover information about a German bomb, Linda also has personal motives to fulfill: discovering the fate of her Jewish family members in Berlin.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Melanie Griffith
,
Liam Neeson
,
Joely Richardson
,
John Gielgud
,
Hansi Jochmann
Father of the Bride (
1991) | IMDb:
6.5
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.
Starring:
Steve Martin
,
Diane Keaton
,
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
,
Kieran Culkin
,
George Newbern
,
Martin Short