Atlas Shrugged: Part I (
2011) | IMDb:
5.6
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.
Starring:
Taylor Schilling
,
Grant Bowler
,
Matthew Marsden
,
Edi Gathegi
,
Jsu Garcia
,
Graham Beckel
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (
2004) | IMDb:
5
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel, first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. It tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope-fiber suspension bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who has witnessed the tragic accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had to die.
Starring:
Gabriel Byrne
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Kathy Bates
,
Robert De Niro
,
Harvey Keitel
,
Pilar López de Ayala
Directed by:
Mary McGuckian
Produced by:
Sharon Howard-Field
The Merchant of Venice (
2004) | IMDb:
7
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Jeremy Irons
,
Joseph Fiennes
,
Lynn Collins
,
Zuleikha Robinson
,
Kris Marshall
Directed by:
Michael Radford
Ring of the Nibelungs (
2004) | IMDb:
6.6
In this swords-and-sorcery tale, good-hearted blacksmith Eyvind hides away infant Prince Siegfried after two malevolent kings murder his father. But a fiery meteor sent by the gods reveals Siegfried's destiny, sending him on the quest of a lifetime. To save a crumbling kingdom claim the heart of his true love, he'll have to slay the nefarious dragon, Fafnir.
Starring:
Benno Fürmann
,
Alicia Witt
,
Kristanna Loken
,
Julian Sands
,
Samuel West
,
Max von Sydow
Grumpier Old Men (
1995) | IMDb:
6.6
A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John and Max. Meanwhile, a sultry Italian divorcée opens a restaurant at the local bait shop, alarming the locals who worry she'll scare the fish away. But she's less interested in seafood than she is in cooking up a hot time with Max.
Starring:
Walter Matthau
,
Jack Lemmon
,
Ann-Margret
,
Sophia Loren
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Burgess Meredith
Being Human (
1994) | IMDb:
5.3
One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
Starring:
Robin Williams
,
Theresa Russell
,
Maudie Johnson
,
Max Johnson
,
Robert Carlyle
,
Irvine Allen
Directed by:
Bill Forsyth
Grumpy Old Men (
1993) | IMDb:
7
For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.
Starring:
Jack Lemmon
,
Walter Matthau
,
Ann-Margret
,
Burgess Meredith
,
Daryl Hannah
,
Kevin Pollak
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (
1992) | IMDb:
6
After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
Nothing but Trouble (
1991) | IMDb:
5.1
While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.