Black Swan (
2010) | IMDb:
8
The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
Starring:
Natalie Portman
,
Mila Kunis
,
Vincent Cassel
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Winona Ryder
,
Benjamin Millepied
The Extra Man (
2010) | IMDb:
5.8
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
Adventureland (
2009) | IMDb:
6.8
In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Starring:
Jesse Eisenberg
,
Kristen Stewart
,
Martin Starr
,
Kristen Wiig
,
Bill Hader
,
Ryan Reynolds
The Nanny Diaries (
2007) | IMDb:
6.2
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson
,
Laura Linney
,
Alicia Keys
,
Chris Evans
,
Donna Murphy
,
Nicholas Art
The Omen (
2006) | IMDb:
5.5
A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.
Starring:
Liev Schreiber
,
Julia Stiles
,
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
,
David Thewlis
,
Pete Postlethwaite
,
Mia Farrow
The Door in the Floor (
2004) | IMDb:
6.6
The lives of Ted and Marion Cole are thrown into disarray when their two adolescent sons die in a car wreck. Marion withdraws from Ted and Ruth, the couple's daughter. Ted, a well-known writer, hires as his assistant a student named Eddie, who looks oddly similar to one of the Coles' dead sons. The couple separate, and Marion begins an affair with Eddie, while Ted has a dalliance with his neighbor Evelyn.
Directed by:
Tod Williams
American Splendor (
2003) | IMDb:
7.4
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Starring:
Paul Giamatti
,
Hope Davis
,
Judah Friedlander
,
James Urbaniak
,
Earl Billings
,
James McCaffrey
Produced by:
Ann Goulder
Requiem for a Dream (
2000) | IMDb:
8.3
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Starring:
Ellen Burstyn
,
Jared Leto
,
Jennifer Connelly
,
Marlon Wayans
,
Christopher McDonald
,
Louise Lasser
Road Trip (
2000) | IMDb:
6.5
After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade sex tape to his girlfriend in Austin. In a frenzy, he must borrow a car and hit the road in a desperate bid to intercept the tape.
A Walk on the Moon (
1999) | IMDb:
6.6
The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman.
Starring:
Diane Lane
,
Viggo Mortensen
,
Liev Schreiber
,
Anna Paquin
,
Tovah Feldshuh
,
Bobby Boriello
Happiness (
1998) | IMDb:
7.7
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Starring:
Jane Adams
,
Jon Lovitz
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
,
Dylan Baker
,
Lara Flynn Boyle
,
Justin Elvin
JFK (
1991) | IMDb:
8
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Starring:
Kevin Costner
,
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Gary Oldman
,
Kevin Bacon
,
Michael Rooker
,
Jack Lemmon