Just Mercy (
2019) | IMDb:
7.6
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
Starring:
Michael B. Jordan
,
Brie Larson
,
Jamie Foxx
,
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
,
Rafe Spall
,
Rob Morgan
The Glass Castle (
2017) | IMDb:
7.1
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
Starring:
Brie Larson
,
Woody Harrelson
,
Naomi Watts
,
Max Greenfield
,
Sarah Snook
,
Ella Anderson
The Shack (
2017) | IMDb:
6.3
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
Starring:
Sam Worthington
,
Octavia Spencer
,
Tim McGraw
,
Aviv Alush
,
Sumire Matsubara
,
Radha Mitchell
The Sea of Trees (
2016) | IMDb:
6.1
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Naomi Watts
,
Ken Watanabe
,
Ryoko Seta
,
Sienna Tow
,
Naoko Marshall
Life of Pi (
2012) | IMDb:
7.9
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Water for Elephants (
2011) | IMDb:
6.9
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
Starring:
Robert Pattinson
,
Reese Witherspoon
,
Christoph Waltz
,
Paul Schneider
,
Jim Norton
,
Hal Holbrook
The Blind Side (
2009) | IMDb:
7.6
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Marley & Me (
2008) | IMDb:
7
A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.
Eragon (
2006) | IMDb:
5.1
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
Starring:
Ed Speleers
,
Jeremy Irons
,
Sienna Guillory
,
Robert Carlyle
,
John Malkovich
,
Garrett Hedlund
Directed by:
Stefen Fangmeier
Flicka (
2006) | IMDb:
6
Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
Fever Pitch (
2005) | IMDb:
6.2
When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.
Starring:
Drew Barrymore
,
Jimmy Fallon
,
Jason Spevack
,
Jack Kehler
,
Maureen Keiller
,
Daniel Greene
Phone Booth (
2003) | IMDb:
7.1
A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
Starring:
Colin Farrell
,
Kiefer Sutherland
,
Forest Whitaker
,
Radha Mitchell
,
Katie Holmes
,
Paula Jai Parker
Dude, Where's My Car? (
2000) | IMDb:
5.5
Two stoners wake up after a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car.
Starring:
Ashton Kutcher
,
Seann William Scott
,
Jennifer Garner
,
Marla Sokoloff
,
Kristy Swanson
,
David Herman
BASEketball (
1998) | IMDb:
6.5
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game combining basketball with the rules of baseball. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. When a rival owner wants to institute major rule changes, Coop and Remer's team is the only one standing in the way.
Starring:
Trey Parker
,
Matt Stone
,
Dian Bachar
,
Yasmine Bleeth
,
Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg
,
Ernest Borgnine
My Best Friend's Wedding (
1997) | IMDb:
6.3
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
Starring:
Julia Roberts
,
Dermot Mulroney
,
Cameron Diaz
,
Rupert Everett
,
Christopher Masterson
,
M. Emmet Walsh
First Knight (
1995) | IMDb:
6
The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. But Lancelot must balance his loyalty to the throne with the rewards of true love.
Starring:
Sean Connery
,
Richard Gere
,
Julia Ormond
,
Ben Cross
,
Liam Cunningham
,
Christopher Villiers