The Last Kiss (2006)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A group of 30 year-olds struggle to adapt to adulthood while their aging parents face middle age.
Starring: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson, Michael Weston, Eric Christian Olsen, Blythe Danner, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Tony Goldwyn
The Killing Games (2012)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
A man contemplates taking the law into his own hands, after his daughter witnesses a double homicide and narrowly escapes the grasp of two serial killers.
Starring: Kelly A.H. Bird, Alex Sharpe, Donald Morin, Yunona Anders, Toby S. Krekoski, Kim Sønderholm
Director: Barry J. Gillis
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Bucksville (2011)
Drama | Thriller
Abandoned by his mother at a young age, 25-year old Presley Alan French (Thomas Stroppel) has grown up in the shadow of his father and a small town, secret militia called The Lodge. Along with his cousins, he is committed for life to participate in the group's self-appointed mission of justice and capital punishment. Ignited by a deep sense of civic duty, The Lodge was initiated many years ago by Presley's father, uncle and other town leaders, when a local girl was murdered and the killer released unpunished. The group captured the man and executed him deep in the woods. Over the years, other executions have been carried out in the name of community service. The death of Presley's father leads him to examine his ever-increasing trepidations about the group's ideology. This is compounded by the discovery that his uncle, now the new chief, is forming ties with Militia for America Now, an umbrella group with an extremist Right Wing agenda funded by a charismatic multi-millionaire (Tom Berenger). Presley must decide whether to break all bonds to family or be immersed in killings that are now politically motivated. Eerie and beautiful, Bucksville is a genre-bending drama/thriller whose timely topics of ethics and the militia movement ring with universal relevance. It is also a film about love, loyalty, and the loss of innocence.
Starring: Thomas Stroppel, David Bodin, Ted Rooney, Tom Berenger, Storm Large
Director: Chel White
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Two Men Went to War / 2 Men Went to War (2002)
Comedy | Drama | War
This heart-warming comedy tells the true story of two members of England's Army Dental Corps, Sgt. Peter King (Kenneth Cranham of HOT FUZZ), a World War I veteran who wishes to die fighting, and Private Leslie Cuthbertson (Leo Bill of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO), a wet-behind-the-ears trainee. Inspired to leave their posts and sneak into occupied territory, the two dentists find love and friendship, and ultimately learn that to be a true hero all intentions must come from the heart.
Starring: Kenneth Cranham, Leo Bill, Derek Jacobi, Rosanna Lavelle, Phyllida Law, Phyllida Law, James Fleet, Julian Glover
Director: John Henderson
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Drunks (1995)
Drama
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does – and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts – some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child – as they talk about their lives at the meeting.
Starring: Richard Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Spalding Gray, Amanda Plummer, Diane West, Calista Flockhart, Sam Rockwell, Howard Rollins, Kevin Corrigan, Parker Posey
Director: Peter Cohn
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Fargo (1996)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Jerry Lundegaard is a car salesman in Minneapolis who has gotten himself into debt and is so desperate for money that he hires two thugs to kidnap his own wife. Jerry will collect the ransom from her wealthy father, paying the thugs a small portion and keeping the rest to satisfy his debts. The scheme collapses when the thugs shoot a state trooper and two innocent bystanders in rural Minnesota, drawing local Police Chief Marge Gunderson into her first homicide investigation. At first unaware that the homicides are connected to a Minneapolis kidnapping, Chief Gunderson draws closer to Jerry Lundegaard as his situation further unravels.
Starring: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, John Carroll Lynch, Harve Presnell
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Bronson (2008)
Action | Biography | Crime | Drama
This drama tells the real-life story of the infamous British prisoner Charles Bronson (not to be confused with the actor from the U.S. of the same name). Though Bronson was initially sentenced to seven years for burglary, his bad behavior–including attacking violently, taking hostages, and staging protests from the roof–has had him imprisoned for more than three decades, most of it in solitary confinement.
Starring: Tom Hardy, Hugh Ross, Juliet Oldfield, Jonny Phillips, James Lance, Amanda Burton
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Making the Rules / Abby in the Summer (2014)
Drama | Romance
The life of Abby is centered around the fast-paced days of being a successful sous-chef and her marriage to Matt, a loving husband. A sudden accident in the kitchen forces her to leave the job she loves, and worse, to forgo a dream promotion. As the hottest summer in L.A. history reaches its peak, she faces an extreme challenge: doing nothing. The summer intensifies as she confronts a growing emotional gulf between herself and her husband, much unsolicited advice from her prying girlfriend and the temptation of an old flame…
Starring: Jaime Pressly, Robin Thicke, Tygh Runyan, Joey Lauren Adams, Frances Conroy
Director: Jimbo Lee
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City Baby (2013)
Comedy | Drama
Between her best friend moving to Brooklyn, pressure to find employment from her pop (Daniel Baldwin), and juggling romances with an aging rocker boyfriend and a yuppie fling – Cloey is reluctantly plucked from her party girl reality to deal with her own set of common people dilemmas and accomplishments. Scattered with cameos from musicians like Stephen Malkmus (Pavement), live performances by Glass Candy and Starfucker and a soundtrack featuring all local bands, 'City Baby' documents the youth utopia of Portland Oregon, revolving through the lives of a few sexy, style-conscious kids surviving extreme love affairs and complicated friendships.
Starring: Cora Benesh, Jillian Leigh, Richard Keith, Andrew Harris, Dustin Rush, Lauren Bair, Daniel Baldwin
Director: David F. Morgan
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Dumas / L'autre Dumas (2010)
Comedy | Drama | History
When Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet, his ghostwriter, are at the summit of their collaboration, Auguste decides to pass himself off as Alexandre in order to seduce Charlotte, a fervent admirer of the great man.
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Poelvoorde, Dominique Blanc, Mélanie Thierry, Catherine Mouchet
Director: Safy Nebbou
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Proxy (2013)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
While walking home from her latest OB appointment, a very pregnant Esther Woodhouse is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. This horrible event seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group. Her life of sadness and solitude is opened up to friendship, understanding, and even acceptance. However, friendship and understanding can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
Starring: Joe Swanberg, Kristina Klebe, Alexa Havins, Alexia Rasmussen
Director: Zack Parker
Shouting / Zesshô (1975)
Drama | Romance
Junkichi is the son of a rich landlord, while Koyuki is the daughter of a poor lumber worker. The mismatched pair soon finds love, and against his father's wishes, Junkichi decides to run away with Koyuki to start a new life. But when Junkichi is called off to war, they make a pledge to sing the song of engagement everyday until they are able to reunite.
Starring: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Shirô Osaka, Tokue Hanazawa, Shin'ya Ohwada, Nobuo Nakamura, Yoshio Yoshida
Director: Katsumi Nishikawa
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Less than two weeks before his wedding, good-guy Roderick Blank (Simon Baker) receives a mysterious email listing every girl he's ever had sex with…and the 70+ names of everyone he ever will have sex with. But as Roderick begins enjoying all the strippers, porn stars, stewardesses and celebrity lesbians on the list, he discovers that his ultimate date with destiny may lay with the serial killer known as "Death Nell" (Winona Ryder). Is the luckiest man in the world now doomed to face the final position of the Karma Sutra?
Starring: Robert Wisdom, Tanc Sade, Patton Oswalt, Simon Baker, Mindy Cohn, Winona Ryder
Director: Daniel Waters
The Brave One (2007)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
New York radio host Erica Bain has a life that she loves and a fiance she adores. All of it is taken from her when a brutal attack leaves Erica badly wounded and her fiance dead. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city streets at night to track down the men she holds responsible. Her dark pursuit of justice catches the public's attention, and the city is riveted by her anonymous exploits. But with the NYPD desperate to find the culprit and a dogged police detective hot on her trail, she must decide whether her quest for revenge is truly the right path, or if she is becoming the very thing she is trying to stop.
Starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen
Director: Neil Jordan
The Physician / Der Medicus (2013)
Adventure | Drama
When nine-year-old Rob Cole felt the life force slipping from his mother's hand he could not foresee that this terrifying awareness of impending death was a gift that would lead him from the familiar life of 11th-century London to small villages throughout England and finally to the medical school at Ispahan. Though apprenticed to an itinerant barber surgeon, it is the dazzling surgery of a Jewish physician trained by the legendary Persian physician Avicenna that inspires him to accept his gift and to commit his life to healing by studying at Avicenna's school. Despite the ban on Christian students, Rob goes there, disguising himself as a Jew to gain admission. Gordon has written an adventurous and inspiring tale of a quest for medical knowledge pursued in a violent world full of superstition and prejudice.
Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Emma Rigby, Ben Kingsley, Olivier Martinez, Tom Payne, Elyas M'Barek
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Labor Day (2013)
Drama
Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire, Tom Lipinski
Director: Jason Reitman
Salem Falls / Jodi Picoult's Salem Falls (2011)
Crime | Drama
Jack St. Bride was a teacher and soccer coach at a girls' prep school. Then one student's "crush" goes terribly wrong. He loses his job, and goes to prison. Eight months later Jack tries to move on and start over. He finds a job in Addie Peabody's diner and starts a relationship with the kind and beautiful owner. All this is set in Salem Falls, New England. When things start going well for Jack, a small group of teenage girls target him.
Starring: James Van Der Beek, Sarah Carter, AJ Michalka, Rick Roberts, Peter MacNeill
Director: Bradley Walsh
Recount (2008)
Drama | History
A chronicle of the weeks after the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the subsequent recounts in Florida.
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt, Denis Leary, Bruce McGill, Tom Wilkinson, Bruce Altman
Director: Jay Roach
An Officer and a Murderer (2012)
Crime | Drama
The riveting film is based on the true story of a powerful and respected military officer who committed numerous brutal crimes and was eventually brought down by a tenacious small town police detective.
Starring: Gary Cole, Laura Harris, Rossif Sutherland, Nahanni Johnstone, Catherine Disher
Director: Norma Bailey
Gimme Shelter (2013)
Drama
16 year old street-wise Apple has never had an easy life. Her mother, June Bailey, is an addict and prostitute, is verbally and physically abusive, and is grooming her daughter to follow in her footsteps. Apple knows the streets, alleys and motels like the back of her hand but wants more from her life. She possesses a tenacious, tough, indomitable spirit, and will not surrender to fate. Apple runs away from her mother and tracks down her father whom she has never known, as he was only 19 when he got Apple's mother pregnant. Apple begs her now Wall Street Broker father, Tom Fitzpatrick, to take her in.
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Brendan Fraser, Rosario Dawson, James Earl Jones, Stephanie Szostak, Ann Dowd
Director: Ron Krauss
