Boyhood (
2014) | IMDb:
7.9
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
Starring:
Ellar Coltrane
,
Patricia Arquette
,
Ethan Hawke
,
Lorelei Linklater
,
Libby Villari
,
Marco Perella
Infamous (
2006) | IMDb:
7
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Starring:
Toby Jones
,
Sandra Bullock
,
Daniel Craig
,
Peter Bogdanovich
,
Jeff Daniels
,
Hope Davis
A Scanner Darkly (
2006) | IMDb:
7
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Starring:
Keanu Reeves
,
Robert Downey Jr.
,
Woody Harrelson
,
Winona Ryder
,
Rory Cochrane
,
Mitch Baker
Before Sunset (
2004) | IMDb:
8.1
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.
Starring:
Ethan Hawke
,
Julie Delpy
,
Vernon Dobtcheff
,
Louise Lemoine Torrès
,
Rodolphe Pauly
,
Mariane Plasteig
Waking Life (
2001) | IMDb:
7.7
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
Directed by:
Richard Linklater
The Newton Boys (
1998) | IMDb:
6.1
The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the eldest, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become bank robbers. Soon, they gain notoriety and, five years later, execute the greatest train robbery in American history.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Skeet Ulrich
,
Ethan Hawke
,
Vincent D'Onofrio
,
Dwight Yoakam
,
Gail Cronauer
Before Sunrise (
1995) | IMDb:
8.1
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
Starring:
Ethan Hawke
,
Julie Delpy
,
Andrea Eckert
,
Hanno Pöschl
,
Haymon Maria Buttinger
,
Erni Mangold
Directed by:
Richard Linklater
Dazed and Confused (
1993) | IMDb:
7.6
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Starring:
Jason London
,
Joey Lauren Adams
,
Matthew McConaughey
,
Rory Cochrane
,
Milla Jovovich
,
Shawn Andrews