Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Biography | Drama
A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne, Max Pomeranc, Robert Stephens
Director: Steven Zaillian
All the King's Men (2006)
Drama | Thriller
Gripping adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's novel stars Sean Penn as Willie Stark, a small- time Louisiana politico tapped to run for governor as part of a plot to keep the big-money incumbent in office. Realizing he's being used as a pawn, the once idealistic Stark becomes a ruthless, power-hungry political operator obsessed with winning the gubernatorial race.
Starring: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins
Director: Steven Zaillian
A Civil Action (1998)
Drama
The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste.
Starring: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek
Director: Steven Zaillian
