The Comedian (
2016) | IMDb:
5.8
An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.
The Runaways (
2010) | IMDb:
6.5
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengali-like influence of impresario Kim Fowley, the band becomes a huge success.
Starring:
Kristen Stewart
,
Dakota Fanning
,
Scout Taylor-Compton
,
Riley Keough
,
Stella Maeve
,
Alia Shawkat
What Just Happened (
2008) | IMDb:
5.6
During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.
Into the Wild (
2007) | IMDb:
8.1
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Starring:
Emile Hirsch
,
Marcia Gay Harden
,
William Hurt
,
Jena Malone
,
Brian H. Dierker
,
Catherine Keener
The Black Dahlia (
2006) | IMDb:
5.6
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.
Starring:
Josh Hartnett
,
Scarlett Johansson
,
Aaron Eckhart
,
Hilary Swank
,
Mia Kirshner
,
Mike Starr
Lords of Dogtown (
2005) | IMDb:
7.1
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Starring:
John Robinson
,
Emile Hirsch
,
Rebecca De Mornay
,
William Mapother
,
Julio Oscar Mechoso
,
Victor Rasuk
Imaginary Heroes (
2004) | IMDb:
7.1
Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with mixed results.
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver
,
Ryan Donowho
,
Emile Hirsch
,
Jeff Daniels
,
Michelle Williams
,
Deirdre O'Connell
Directed by:
Dan Harris
Spartan (
2004) | IMDb:
6.5
U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
Heist (
2001) | IMDb:
6.5
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
Fight Club (
1999) | IMDb:
8.8
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Pushing Tin (
1999) | IMDb:
6
Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.
Starring:
John Cusack
,
Billy Bob Thornton
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Angelina Jolie
,
Gene Dinovi
,
Vicki Lewis
Great Expectations (
1998) | IMDb:
6.8
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.
Starring:
Ethan Hawke
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
,
Hank Azaria
,
Chris Cooper
,
Anne Bancroft
,
Robert De Niro
Directed by:
Alfonso Cuarón
The Edge (
1997) | IMDb:
6.9
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.
Starring:
Anthony Hopkins
,
Alec Baldwin
,
Elle Macpherson
,
Harold Perrineau
,
L.Q. Jones
,
Kathleen Wilhoite
Heat (
1995) | IMDb:
8.3
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
Dick Tracy (
1990) | IMDb:
6.2
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Casualties of War (
1989) | IMDb:
7.1
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.