Life Is a Miracle (
2004) | IMDb:
7.5
Set during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, Luka is a mild-mannered railway clerk whose life is turned upside down, not just by the outbreak of the war, but when his wife runs off with a local musician. Then Luka's son is conscripted and eventually captured in the fighting. To recover his son, Luka is commanded to guard a pretty young Muslim nurse who will be used in a hostage swapping operation.
Starring:
Slavko Štimac
,
Nataša Tapušković
,
Vesna Trivalić
,
Vuk Kostić
,
Aleksandar Berček
,
Stribor Kusturica
Directed by:
Emir Kusturica
All or Nothing (
2002) | IMDb:
7.5
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.
Starring:
Timothy Spall
,
Lesley Manville
,
James Corden
,
Alison Garland
,
Ruth Sheen
,
Sally Hawkins
Mulholland Drive (
2001) | IMDb:
7.9
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
Starring:
Naomi Watts
,
Laura Harring
,
Justin Theroux
,
Ann Miller
,
Mark Pellegrino
,
Robert Forster
The Straight Story (
1999) | IMDb:
8
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Starring:
Richard Farnsworth
,
Sissy Spacek
,
Harry Dean Stanton
,
Everett McGill
,
Kevin Farley
,
John Farley