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 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
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.
Directed by:
Ang Lee
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
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
BASEketball (
1998) | IMDb:
6.5
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop and Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. 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. Theirs is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of a rival team wants to institute.
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
A Walk in the Clouds (
1995) | IMDb:
6.7
World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.
Starring:
Keanu Reeves
,
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
,
Anthony Quinn
,
Angélica Aragón
,
Evangelina Elizondo
,
Debra Messing
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (
1994) | IMDb:
6.5
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen
,
Priscilla Presley
,
George Kennedy
,
O.J. Simpson
,
Fred Ward
,
Kathleen Freeman
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (
1991) | IMDb:
6.9
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen
,
Priscilla Presley
,
George Kennedy
,
O.J. Simpson
,
Robert Goulet
,
Richard Griffiths