I'll Do Anything (
1994) | IMDb:
5.5
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.
Starring:
Nick Nolte
,
Whittni Wright
,
Albert Brooks
,
Julie Kavner
,
Joely Richardson
,
Tracey Ullman
The War of the Roses (
1989) | IMDb:
6.8
The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Kathleen Turner
,
Danny DeVito
,
Marianne Sägebrecht
,
Sean Astin
,
Heather Fairfield
Broadcast News (
1987) | IMDb:
7.2
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.