Zola (
2021) | IMDb:
6.5
A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.
Starring:
Taylour Paige
,
Riley Keough
,
Colman Domingo
,
Nicholas Braun
,
Ari'el Stachel
,
Nelcie Souffrant
Whatever Works (
2009) | IMDb:
7.1
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
Starring:
Larry David
,
Evan Rachel Wood
,
Michael McKean
,
Conleth Hill
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Ed Begley Jr.
Melinda and Melinda (
2004) | IMDb:
6.4
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
Starring:
Radha Mitchell
,
Will Ferrell
,
Amanda Peet
,
Chloë Sevigny
,
Chiwetel Ejiofor
,
Jonny Lee Miller
Anything Else (
2003) | IMDb:
6.3
Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.
Starring:
Jason Biggs
,
Christina Ricci
,
Woody Allen
,
Stockard Channing
,
Danny DeVito
,
Jimmy Fallon
Hollywood Ending (
2002) | IMDb:
6.5
Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (
2001) | IMDb:
6.7
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.
Starring:
Dan Aykroyd
,
Helen Hunt
,
Woody Allen
,
Charlize Theron
,
David Ogden Stiers
,
Brian Markinson
Small Time Crooks (
2000) | IMDb:
6.6
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Sweet and Lowdown (
1999) | IMDb:
7.2
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Samantha Morton
,
Anthony LaPaglia
,
Uma Thurman
,
James Urbaniak
,
John Waters