The Shawshank Redemption 1994
A Maine banker convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover in 1947 gradually forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple comp
Nothing to Lose (1997)
Nicks wifes in bed with his boss He later gets a gun to his head by a carjacker but steps on the gas pedal They end up friends after adventures together holdups, burglary, reckless driving, revenge etc Twists follow
Howard the Duck (1986)
A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a struggling female rock singer
Mystic River (2003)
The tragic murder of a 19 year old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston the victims gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her
Dark Waters (2019)
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution
Jacobs Ladder (1990)
Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of
City of Ember (2008)
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights But Embers once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker
Mission to Mars (2000)
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors
Thanks for Sharing (2012)
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon sex addiction
Bull Durham (1988)
A fan who has an affair with one minor league baseball player each season meets an up and coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him
Arlington Road (1999)
A man begins to suspect his neighbors are not what they appear to be and their secrets could be deadly
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
A hearing impaired factory worker gives up her first holiday in years and instead travels out to an oil rig, where she cares for a man suffering from severe burns
I.Q. (1994)
A mechanic romances the mathematician niece of physicist Albert Einstein, with help from him and his friends
The Player (1992)
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one
Dead Man Walking (1995)
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victims families
Antitrust (2001)
A computer programmers dream job at a hot Portland based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti trust problems
Cadillac Man (1990)
Joey gets 2 days to sell 12 cars to keep his job and keep his girlfriends happy It gets worse Hes juggling 3 buyers when a guy with a machine gun crashes into the car dealership and takes everybody hostage
Human Nature (2001)
A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as an ape
The Brink (TV Series 2015)
Top U S government and military scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis
Catch a Fire (2006)
A drama about terrorism in Apartheid era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime
Code 46 (2003)
A futuristic Brief Encounter 1945, this is a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam
The Lucky Ones (2008)
Three different soldiers a woman and two men return from war and facing the peaceful lifes problems of each other
A Perfect Day (2015)
A group of aid workers work to resolve a crisis in an armed conflict zone
Bob Roberts (1992)
A conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics, running for the US Senate He is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent
Cinema Verite (2011)
A behind the scenes look at the making of the first American family to be the subjects of a reality TV show
Miss Firecracker (1989)
Carnelle wants to escape her dreary life, so she enters a local beauty contest, much to everyones dismay
Marjorie Prime (2017)
A service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face to face with the younger version of her late husband
Erik the Viking (1989)
Erik the Viking and his men travel across the sea to find Valhalla to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnarok
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s U S , focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production
Five Corners (1987)
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him
Tapeheads (1988)
A couple of creative losers accidently become big shots in the video music industry