The Drop (
2014) | IMDb:
7
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Starring:
Tom Hardy
,
Noomi Rapace
,
James Gandolfini
,
Matthias Schoenaerts
,
John Ortiz
,
Ann Dowd
Margaret (
2011) | IMDb:
6.5
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.
Starring:
Anna Paquin
,
J. Smith-Cameron
,
Mark Ruffalo
,
Jeannie Berlin
,
Jean Reno
,
John Gallagher Jr.
Margot at the Wedding (
2007) | IMDb:
6
Margot Zeller is a short story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline's wedding to unemployed musician/artist/depressive Malcolm at the family seaside home, Margot shows up unexpectedly to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of support. What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family dynamics.
Starring:
Nicole Kidman
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh
,
Jack Black
,
John Turturro
,
Ciarán Hinds
,
Zane Pais
House of D (
2004) | IMDb:
6.8
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.
Starring:
Anton Yelchin
,
Téa Leoni
,
David Duchovny
,
Robin Williams
,
Erykah Badu
,
Frank Langella
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (
2003) | IMDb:
5.5
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.
Directed by:
Sam Weisman
Pootie Tang (
2001) | IMDb:
5.2
Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out by endorsing addictive products to his people. Pootie must learn to find himself and defeat the evil corporation for all the young black children of America, supatime.
Starring:
Lance Crouther
,
Jennifer Coolidge
,
J.B. Smoove
,
Reg E. Cathey
,
Robert Vaughn
,
Wanda Sykes
Directed by:
Louis C.K.