The Revenant (
2015) | IMDb:
8
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Tom Hardy
,
Domhnall Gleeson
,
Will Poulter
,
Forrest Goodluck
,
Duane Howard
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (
2014) | IMDb:
7.7
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Starring:
Michael Keaton
,
Emma Stone
,
Zach Galifianakis
,
Edward Norton
,
Andrea Riseborough
,
Amy Ryan
Mother and Child (
2009) | IMDb:
7.2
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.
Starring:
Naomi Watts
,
Annette Bening
,
Kerry Washington
,
Jimmy Smits
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
S. Epatha Merkerson
Directed by:
Rodrigo García
Babel (
2006) | IMDb:
7.5
Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.
Starring:
Brad Pitt
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Gael García Bernal
,
Adriana Barraza
,
Rinko Kikuchi
,
Koji Yakusho
Directed by:
Alejandro González Iñárritu
21 Grams (
2003) | IMDb:
7.6
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
Amores Perros (
2000) | IMDb:
8.1
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. Their lives are catapulted into unforeseen situations instigated by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog.
Starring:
Gael García Bernal
,
Vanessa Bauche
,
Goya Toledo
,
Álvaro Guerrero
,
Emilio Echevarría
,
Jorge Salinas