What's Eating Gilbert Grape (
1993) | IMDb:
7.7
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
Starring:
Johnny Depp
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Juliette Lewis
,
Mary Steenburgen
,
Darlene Cates
,
Laura Harrington
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (
1988) | IMDb:
7.3
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Juliette Binoche
,
Lena Olin
,
Derek de Lint
,
Stellan Skarsgård
,
Erland Josephson
Amadeus (
1984) | IMDb:
8.4
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Starring:
F. Murray Abraham
,
Tom Hulce
,
Elizabeth Berridge
,
Roy Dotrice
,
Simon Callow
,
Christine Ebersole