The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (
2004) | IMDb:
7.2
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.
Starring:
Bill Murray
,
Owen Wilson
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Anjelica Huston
,
Willem Dafoe
,
Jeff Goldblum
The Royal Tenenbaums (
2001) | IMDb:
7.6
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Anjelica Huston
,
Ben Stiller
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
,
Luke Wilson
,
Owen Wilson
High Fidelity (
2000) | IMDb:
7.4
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
Dead Man Walking (
1995) | IMDb:
7.5
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
Starring:
Susan Sarandon
,
Sean Penn
,
Robert Prosky
,
Raymond J. Barry
,
R. Lee Ermey
,
Celia Weston
Bob Roberts (
1992) | IMDb:
7
Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views.
Night on Earth (
1991) | IMDb:
7.7
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Starring:
Winona Ryder
,
Gena Rowlands
,
Giancarlo Esposito
,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
,
Rosie Perez
,
Isaach De Bankolé
Mystery Train (
1989) | IMDb:
7.5
In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.
Starring:
Youki Kudoh
,
Masatoshi Nagase
,
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
,
Cinqué Lee
,
Nicoletta Braschi
,
Elizabeth Bracco