Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1992)
Biography, Drama, History
Biograpical epic of Malcolm X, the legendary African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a Garveyite Baptist minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Malcolm became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when... [show more]
Denzel Washington
Angela Bassett
Delroy Lindo
Spike Lee
Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Action, Drama, History
Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali... [show more]
Josh Hartnett
Ewan McGregor
Tom Sizemore
Ridley Scott
Zodiac
Zodiac (2007)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's... [show more]
Jake Gyllenhaal
Robert Downey Jr.
Mark Ruffalo
David Fincher
Primal Fear
Primal Fear (1996)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a young man, Aaron, is charged with the horrific murder of Archbishop Rushman, hot-shot Chicago lawyer Martin Vail takes on his defense at no charge. Aaron was a homeless street kid before he was taken in by the Archbishop. He's shy and speaks with a stammer. Vail is convinced that Aaron is... [show more]
Richard Gere
Laura Linney
Edward Norton
Gregory Hoblit
Chasing Ice
Chasing Ice (2012)
Documentary, Biography
'National Geographic' photographer James Balog was once a skeptic about climate change. But through his Extreme Ice Survey, he discovers undeniable evidence of our changing planet. In 'Chasing Ice,' we follow Balog across the Arctic as he deploys revolutionary time-lapse cameras designed for one... [show more]
James Balog
Svavar Jónatansson
Louie Psihoyos
Jeff Orlowski-Yang
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
For Steve Rogers, awakening after decades of suspended animation involves more than catching up on pop culture; it also means that this old school idealist must face a world of subtler threats and difficult moral complexities. That becomes clear when Director Nick Fury is killed by the mysterious... [show more]
Chris Evans
Samuel L. Jackson
Scarlett Johansson
Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
Mindwalk
Mindwalk (1990)
Drama
The summary of this plot holds true today for 2019 and beyond. The fact that the original summary noted the scientist as psychotic and out for revenge speaks to a long standing bias against the truth in history. There is no psychosis or revenge in this story. Listen and learn from history.
PG
112 min
Liv Ullmann
Sam Waterston
John Heard
Bernt Amadeus Capra
PG
112 min
Unknown
Jacquot of Nantes
Jacquot of Nantes (1991)
Biography, Comedy, Drama
Jacquot Demy is a little boy at the end of the thirties. His father owns a garage and his mother is a hairdresser. The whole family lives happily and likes to sing and to go to the movies. Jacquot is fascinated by every kind of show (theatre, cinema, puppets). He buys a camera to shoot his first... [show more]
Philippe Maron
Edouard Joubeaud
Laurent Monnier
Agnès Varda
Antarctica: A Year on Ice
Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
Documentary, Adventure, Biography
This feature-length film reveals what it is like to live and work at the bottom of the planet, in Antarctica, for a full year. The story is not from the point of view of scientists, but of the people who spend the most time there; the everyday workers who keep the stations running in the harshest... [show more]
Anthony Powell
Genevieve Bachman
William Brotman
Anthony Powell
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition (2002)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
1931. Mike Sullivan and Connor Rooney are two henchmen of elderly downstate IL-based Irish-American mobster John Rooney, Connor's father. In many respects, John treats Mike more as his son, who he raised as his own after Mike was orphaned, than the volatile Connor, who nonetheless sees himself as... [show more]
Tom Hanks
Tyler Hoechlin
Paul Newman
Sam Mendes
Seconds
Seconds (1966)
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look... [show more]
Rock Hudson
Frank Campanella
John Randolph
John Frankenheimer
Kelly's Heroes
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Adventure, Comedy, War
During World War II, German Colonel Dankhopf (David Hurst) is captured by the Americans, but before he can be interrogated, an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Lieutenant Kelly (Clint Eastwood) manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk, and learn that he is on a secret mission to ship... [show more]
Clint Eastwood
Telly Savalas
Don Rickles
Brian G. Hutton
Waking Life
Waking Life (2001)
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? Waking Life follows the dream(s) of one man and his attempt to find and discern the absolute difference between waking life and the dreamworld. While trying to figure out a way to wake up, he runs into many people on his way; some of... [show more]
Ethan Hawke
Trevor Jack Brooks
Lorelei Linklater
Richard Linklater
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Action, Crime, Thriller
Martin Riggs is an L.A. cop with suicidal tendencies and Roger Murtaugh is the unlucky police officer with whom Riggs is assigned. Together they uncover a huge drug-smuggling operation, and as their success rate grows so does their friendship.
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover
Gary Busey
Richard Donner
21 Grams
21 Grams (2003)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to English émigré; Christina Peck, who's hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-convict who has found Jesus are brought together by a terrible accident which changes their lives.
Sean Penn
Benicio Del Toro
Naomi Watts
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Gonzo
Gonzo (2008)
Documentary, Biography, Music
Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday, 1965 to 1975, the film includes clips of never-before-seen (nor... [show more]
Hunter S. Thompson
Johnny Depp
Joe Cairo
Alex Gibney
Let It Be
Let It Be (1970)
Documentary, Music
A documentary showing both how The Beatles made music together, and how they split up. Hundreds of hours of raw footage was condensed into the final product. The rooftop performance ending the film remains a rock-n-roll archetype.
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
The Fisher King
The Fisher King (1991)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Jack Lucas was once a famous, arrogant and egotistical New York City call-in radio talk show host. Largely self-inflicted due to remorse and grief, Jack goes on a quick downward spiral, both personally and professionally, after a glib comment he makes to one of his regular callers results in that... [show more]
Jeff Bridges
Robin Williams
Adam Bryant
Terry Gilliam
A Single Man
A Single Man (2009)
Drama, Romance, Thriller
It's November 30, 1962. Native Brit George Falconer, an English professor at a Los Angeles area college, is finding it difficult to cope with life. Jim, his personal partner of sixteen years, died in a car accident eight months earlier when he was visiting with family. Jim's family were not going to... [show more]
Colin Firth
Julianne Moore
Matthew Goode
Tom Ford
John Wick
John Wick (2014)
Action, Crime, Thriller
With the untimely death of his beloved wife still bitter in his mouth, John Wick, the expert former assassin, receives one final gift from her--a precious keepsake to help John find a new meaning in life now that she is gone. But when the arrogant Russian mob prince, Iosef Tarasov, and his men pay... [show more]
Keanu Reeves
Michael Nyqvist
Alfie Allen
Chad Stahelski
Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
Comedy, Musical
Why are we here, what's it all about? The Monty Python team is trying to sort out the most important question on Earth: what is the meaning of life? They do so by exploring the various stages of life, starting with birth. A doctor seems more interested in his equipment than in delivering the baby or... [show more]
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones
Interstate 60
Interstate 60 (2002)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Neal Oliver is a young artist, but his father doesn't like his choice and wants him to go to Oxford. Everything changes after Neal's meeting with O.W.Grant, who grants exactly one wish per person, as his name suggests. Neal wishes for answers, and so he must travel to the nonexistent Danver by the... [show more]
James Marsden
Gary Oldman
Kurt Russell
Bob Gale
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Aged, wealthy Charlotte Hollis has lived as a recluse in the crumbling family plantation mansion in Hollisport, Louisiana since her father Sam Hollis' death thirty-six years ago. The only people who regularly see her are her hard-as-nails but seemingly loyal housekeeper, Velma Crowther, and her... [show more]
Bette Davis
Olivia de Havilland
Joseph Cotten
Robert Aldrich
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island. Although no one had managed to escape before, bank robber Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) masterminded this elaborately detailed, and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. In... [show more]
Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
Don Siegel
Never Cry Wolf
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Adventure, Drama
The researcher Tyler is assigned by his government to travel to the Arctic to study the wolves that they believe are responsible for the reduction of the caribou population. The reckless pilot Rosie takes him to the wilderness and he is left alone with his supply in an extremely cold spot. He is... [show more]
Charles Martin Smith
Brian Dennehy
Zachary Ittimangnaq
Carroll Ballard
Watership Down
Watership Down (1978)
Animation, Adventure, Drama
Based upon Richard Adam's novel of the same title, this animated feature delves into the surprisingly violent world of a warren of rabbits as they seek to establish a new colony free of tyranny and human intervention.
John Hurt
Richard Briers
Ralph Richardson
Martin Rosen
John Hubley
Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe (1987)
Comedy, Drama
Out of Rosenheim (Bagdad Café) is a look into the lives (and minds) of some people we all have encountered, but few of us ever get to know. This film (a 'fish out odd water'-type tale) shows how one person can affect a disparate community. The Adlons express the view that change and "magic" comes... [show more]
Marianne Sägebrecht
CCH Pounder
Jack Palance
Percy Adlon
X2: X-Men United
X2: X-Men United (2003)
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Several months have passed since the X-Men defeated Magneto and imprisoned him in a seemingly impregnable plastic chamber. One day, a mutant by the name of Nightcrawler infiltrates the White House and attempts to assassinate the President, setting off a chain reaction of anti-mutant measures by the... [show more]
Patrick Stewart
Hugh Jackman
Halle Berry
Bryan Singer
The Emperor's New Groove
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In this animated comedy from the folks at Disney, the vain and cocky Emperor Kuzco (David Spade) is a very busy man. Besides maintaining his "groove", and firing his suspicious administrator, Yzma (Eartha Kitt), he's also planning to build a new waterpark just for himself for his birthday. However,... [show more]
David Spade
John Goodman
Eartha Kitt
Mark Dindal
Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The sci-fi television series "Galaxy Quest", which took place aboard the intergalactic spaceship NSEA Protector, starred Jason Nesmith as suave Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Gwen DeMarco as sexy communications person Lt. Tawny Madison (a role which consisted solely of repeating what the computer... [show more]
Tim Allen
Sigourney Weaver
Alan Rickman
Dean Parisot
Blow Out
Blow Out (1981)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
This stylish Brian De Palma thriller plays off the theme of the unsuspecting witness who discovers a crime and is thereby put in grave danger, but with a novel twist. Jack Terry is a master audio technician who makes his living by recording unique sounds for grade-B horror movies. Late one evening,... [show more]
John Travolta
Nancy Allen
John Lithgow
Brian De Palma
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A mild mannered CIA researcher, paid to read books, returns from lunch to find all of his co-workers assassinated. "Condor" must find out who did this and get in from the cold before the hitmen get him.
Robert Redford
Faye Dunaway
Cliff Robertson
Sydney Pollack
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Documentary, History
In 1994, a group of scientists discovered a cave in Southern France perfectly preserved for over 20,000 years and containing the earliest known human paintings. Knowing the cultural significance that the Chauvet Cave holds, the French government immediately cut-off all access to it, save a few... [show more]
Werner Herzog
Jean Clottes
Julien Monney
Werner Herzog
Jesus Camp
Jesus Camp (2006)
Documentary
Jesus Camp follows several young children as they prepare to attend a summer camp where the kids will get their daily dose of evangelical Christianity. Becky Fischer works at the camp, which is named Kids on Fire. Through interviews with Fischer, the children, and others, Jesus Camp illustrates the... [show more]
Mike Papantonio
Lou Engle
Becky Fischer
Heidi Ewing
Rachel Grady
Borat
Borat (2006)
Comedy
Borat Sagdiyev is a TV reporter of a popular show in Kazakhstan as Kazakhstan's sixth most famous man and a leading journalist. He is sent from his home to America by his government to make a documentary about American society and culture. Borat takes a course in New York City to understand American... [show more]
Sacha Baron Cohen
Ken Davitian
Luenell
Larry Charles
Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1998)
Biography, Drama, History
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Cate Blanchett
Liz Giles
Rod Culbertson
Shekhar Kapur
Calvary
Calvary (2014)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Father James is a small-town priest in Ireland whose Sunday confessionals suddenly include a threat to kill him in a week's time as a matter of principle. Deeply troubled and conflicted about how to respond, Father James tries to go on with his calling through that week. However, that proves... [show more]
Brendan Gleeson
Chris O'Dowd
Kelly Reilly
John Michael McDonagh
Frances Ha
Frances Ha (2012)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Frances lives in New York, but she doesn't really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she's not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren't really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible... [show more]
Greta Gerwig
Mickey Sumner
Adam Driver
Noah Baumbach
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Crime, Drama, Romance
Bitter, cynical, and lonely Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench) is a tough and conservative teacher, near to retirement, who is loathed by her colleagues and students. In the loneliness of her apartment, she spends her spare time writing in her journal, taking care of her old cat Portia, and missing... [show more]
Cate Blanchett
Judi Dench
Andrew Simpson
Richard Eyre
Black Dynamite
Black Dynamite (2009)
Action, Comedy
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to... [show more]
Michael Jai White
Arsenio Hall
Tommy Davidson
Scott Sanders
Up in the Air
Up in the Air (2009)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and just after he's met the frequent-traveller woman of his dreams.
George Clooney
Vera Farmiga
Anna Kendrick
Jason Reitman
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Instead of heading to Arizona for her next big story in what has been her illustrious career in her relatively young life, New York based investigative journalist Selena St. George heads to her hometown on a small island just off the coast of Jonesport, Maine upon receiving a fax from an anonymous... [show more]
Kathy Bates
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Christopher Plummer
Taylor Hackford
McFarland, USA
McFarland, USA (2015)
Biography, Drama, Sport
A struggling coach and teacher who has had to move around for different incidents in his career finally comes to one of the poorest cities in America: McFarland, California. There he discovers buried potential in several high school boys and slowly turns them into championship runners and brings... [show more]
Kevin Costner
Maria Bello
Ramiro Rodriguez
Niki Caro
The Illusionist
The Illusionist (2010)
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Details the story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rock stars. Forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theaters, garden parties and bars, he meets a young fan who changes his life forever.
Jean-Claude Donda
Eilidh Rankin
Duncan MacNeil
Sylvain Chomet
Men in Black
Men in Black (1997)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Based off of the comic book. Unbeknownst to other people, there is a private agency code named MiB. This agency is some kind of extra terrestrial surveillance corporation. Then, one of the agency's finest men only going by the name "K" (Tommy Lee Jones) , is recruiting for a new addition to the... [show more]
Tommy Lee Jones
Will Smith
Linda Fiorentino
Barry Sonnenfeld
Waking Ned Devine
Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Comedy
The lucky winner of the national lottery is Ned Devine, so taken by his good fortune that he now can't be waked, because he died from the shock of it! News of the win spread quickly in the scenic little Irish village of Tully More, but not the secret news of Ned's demise. With lottery officials... [show more]
Ian Bannen
David Kelly
Fionnula Flanagan
Kirk Jones
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Adventure, Comedy
A Sho in the Kalahari desert encounters technology for the first time--in the shape of a Coke bottle. He takes it back to his people, and they use it for many tasks. The people start to fight over it, so he decides to return it to the God--where he thinks it came from. Meanwhile, we are introduced... [show more]
N!xau
Marius Weyers
Sandra Prinsloo
Jamie Uys
Over the Edge
Over the Edge (1979)
Crime, Drama
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own.
Matt Dillon
Michael Eric Kramer
Pamela Ludwig
Jonathan Kaplan
Sexy Beast
Sexy Beast (2000)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Gal, Deedee, Aitch and Jackie, having left behind respective lives of ill-repute, bask in the sun of Spain and in the most essential brand of leisure. A hazy yarn of barbecues, beer and botched hunting expeditions make up their retirements, until a sudden and unforeseen disruption emerges from their... [show more]
Ray Winstone
Ben Kingsley
Ian McShane
Jonathan Glazer
Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Biography, Comedy, Drama
After their last production meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get them to work together again, which opens the way to The Mikado, one of the duo's greatest successes.
Jim Broadbent
Allan Corduner
Dexter Fletcher
Mike Leigh