August: Osage County (
2013) | IMDb:
7.2
An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.
Starring:
Meryl Streep
,
Julia Roberts
,
Chris Cooper
,
Ewan McGregor
,
Margo Martindale
,
Sam Shepard
All the Real Girls (
2003) | IMDb:
6.7
In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul is the town Romeo. But when his best friend's sister returns home from boarding school, he finds himself falling for her innocent charm. In spite of her lack of experience and the violent protests of her brother, the two find themselves in a sweet, dreamy and all-consuming love.
Starring:
Paul Schneider
,
Zooey Deschanel
,
Shea Whigham
,
Danny McBride
,
Maurice Compte
,
Heather McComb
Small Time Crooks (
2000) | IMDb:
6.6
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Sweet and Lowdown (
1999) | IMDb:
7.2
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Samantha Morton
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Uma Thurman
,
James Urbaniak
,
John Waters
Just Looking (
1999) | IMDb:
6.6
It's 1955. Lenny is a 14-year old boy who is totally fascinated by sex. He is too scared to "do it," so he dedicates his summer to seeing two other people do it. Easier said than done. Caught in the act of spying, his mother and stepfather ship him off to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in "the country" -- Queens. His plan looks like a bust and his summer seems destined for boredom, until he meets a whole new group of friends -- young teens who have a "sex club."
Starring:
Ryan Merriman
,
Gretchen Mol
,
Patti LuPone
,
Peter Onorati
,
Richard V. Licata
,
Amy Braverman
Directed by:
Jason Alexander
Celebrity (
1998) | IMDb:
6.3
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Starring:
Kenneth Branagh
,
Judy Davis
,
Joe Mantegna
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Charlize Theron
,
Winona Ryder
Deconstructing Harry (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Judy Davis
,
Stephanie Roth Haberle
,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
,
Lynn Cohen
,
Richard Benjamin
The Spanish Prisoner (
1997) | IMDb:
7.2
An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.
Starring:
Steve Martin
,
Campbell Scott
,
Ben Gazzara
,
Rebecca Pidgeon
,
Ricky Jay
,
Felicity Huffman
Everyone Says I Love You (
1996) | IMDb:
6.7
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Mighty Aphrodite (
1995) | IMDb:
7
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Starring:
Woody Allen
,
Mira Sorvino
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Donald Symington
,
Claire Bloom
Bullets Over Broadway (
1994) | IMDb:
7.4
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
Starring:
John Cusack
,
Chazz Palminteri
,
Dianne Wiest
,
Jennifer Tilly
,
Mary-Louise Parker
,
Tracey Ullman