The Ides of March (2011)
Drama
An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood
Director: George Clooney
Moneyball (2011)
Biography | Drama | Sport
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director: Bennett Miller
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
Comedy | Crime
"Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Capote (2005)
Biography | Crime | Drama
In November, 1959, Truman Capote, the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and a favorite figure in what is soon to be known as the Jet Set, reads an article on a back page of the New York Times. It tells of the murders of four members of a well-known farm family–the Clutters–in Holcomb, Kansas. Similar stories appear in newspapers almost every day, but something about this one catches Capote's eye. It presents an opportunity, he believes, to test hislong-held theory that, in the hands of the right writer, non-fiction can be as compelling as fiction. What impact have the murders had on that tiny town on the wind-swept plains? With that as his subject–for his purpose, it does notmatter if the murderers are never caught–he convinces The New Yorker magazine to give him an assignment and he sets out for Kansas. Accompanying him is a friend from his Alabama childhood: Harper Lee, who within a few months will win a Pulitzer Prize and achieve fame of her own as the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Allie Mickelson, Kelci Stephenson
Director: Bennett Miller
