Beau Is Afraid (
2023) | IMDb:
6.8
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
Chaos Walking (
2021) | IMDb:
5.7
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
Arrival (
2016) | IMDb:
7.9
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
RED 2 (
2013) | IMDb:
6.6
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
Starring:
Bruce Willis
,
John Malkovich
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Anthony Hopkins
,
Helen Mirren
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Immortals (
2011) | IMDb:
6
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
Orphan (
2009) | IMDb:
7
After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.
Starring:
Vera Farmiga
,
Peter Sarsgaard
,
Isabelle Fuhrman
,
CCH Pounder
,
Aryana Engineer
,
Jimmy Bennett
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (
2008) | IMDb:
7.8
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
Starring:
Brad Pitt
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Taraji P. Henson
,
Julia Ormond
,
Jason Flemyng
,
Mahershala Ali
I'm Not There (
2007) | IMDb:
6.8
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
Starring:
Christian Bale
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Marcus Carl Franklin
,
Richard Gere
,
Heath Ledger
,
Ben Whishaw
300 (
2007) | IMDb:
7.6
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
Starring:
Gerard Butler
,
Lena Headey
,
Dominic West
,
David Wenham
,
Vincent Regan
,
Michael Fassbender
Lucky Number Slevin (
2006) | IMDb:
7.7
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.
The Day After Tomorrow (
2004) | IMDb:
6.5
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York City with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel to get to Sam before it's too late.
Taking Lives (
2004) | IMDb:
6.2
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
Starring:
Angelina Jolie
,
Ethan Hawke
,
Kiefer Sutherland
,
Gena Rowlands
,
Olivier Martinez
,
Tchéky Karyo
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (
2002) | IMDb:
3.9
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan, who just happens to be helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.