Rating: 7.8/10 (105,163 votes) Director: Wolfgang Becker Writer: Bernd Lichtenberg, Wolfgang Becker (author), Achim von Borries (collaborator on screenplay), Hendrik Handloegten (collaborator on screenplay), Christoph Silber (collaborator on screenplay) Stars: Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon Runtime: 121 min Rated: R Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Released: 14 May 2004
Plot: East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set up the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot.
Plot: A happy young couple welcomes their first child shortly after getting married. Their joy quickly turns to fear when the girl starts acting strangely and unexplained phenomena start happening around the house. Fearing their daughter could be possessed, the parents call in a priest to perform an exorcism, but when that goes horribly wrong, the parents start to wonder if they can break their child free from the evil spirit that has taken over her body and soul and if she can be saved before it's too late.
Rating: 7.9/10 (72,992 votes) Director: Arthur Penn Writer: David Newman, Robert Benton Stars: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman Runtime: 111 min Rated: APPROVED Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama Released: 13 Aug 1967
Plot: 1934. Young adults Bonnie Parker, a waitress, and Clyde Barrow, a criminal just released from prison, are immediately attracted to what the other represents for their life when they meet by chance in West Dallas, Texas. Bonnie is fascinated with Clyde's criminal past, and his matter-of-factness and bravado in talking about it. Clyde sees in Bonnie someone sympatico to his goals in life. Although attracted to each other physically, a sexual relationship between the two has a few obstacles to happen. Regardless, they decide to join forces to embark on a life of crime, holding up whatever establishments, primarily banks, to make money and to have fun. They don't plan on hurting anyone physically or killing anyone despite wielding loaded guns. They amass a small gang of willing accomplices, including C.W. Moss, a mechanic to fix whatever cars they steal which is important especially for their getaways, and Buck Barrow, one of Clyde's older brothers. The only reluctant tag-along is Buck's nervous wife, Blanche Barrow, a preacher's daughter. The gang's life changes after the first fatal shot is fired. Following, their willingness to shoot to kill increases to protect themselves and their livelihood. Their notoriety precedes them, so much so that no matter what one's opinion is of them, most want to have some association to the Barrow gang, to help them, to be spoken in the same breath as them, or to capture and or kill them. Of the many people they encounter in their crime spree, the one who may have the most profound effect on their lives is Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, who is looking for a little retribution.
Rating: 6.7/10 (44,215 votes) Director: Tamra Davis Writer: Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan Stars: Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams Runtime: 82 min Rated: R Genre: Comedy, Crime Released: 16 Jan 1998
Plot: After Kenny accidentaly kills a cop's diabetic horse by feeding it the food he purchased from a munchie run, he is put in jail and is given a 1 million dollar bail. The rest of the group must bail Kenny out before Nasty Nate gets to him. The group decides to sell marijuana that Thurgood gets through his job as a janitor at a pharmaceutical lab. They become pals with rap star Sir Smoke-A-Lot and the rivals of dealer Samson Simpson. On the side, Thurgood seeks the love of Mary Jane, an anti-pot daughter of a dealer. What follows is typical pothead behaviour with a ton of cameos. Look carefully.
Rating: 7.2/10 (431 votes) Director: Roberto Minervini Writer: Roberto Minervini (story), Diego Romero (story), Roberto Minervini (screenplay) Stars: Sara Carlson, Colby Trichell, Tim Carlson, LeeAnne Carlson Runtime: 98 min Rated: N/A Genre: Documentary, Drama Released: 05 Dec 2013
Plot: Sara is a young girl raised in a family of goat farmers. Her parents homeschool their twelve children, rigorously following the precepts of the Bible. Like her sisters, Sara is taught to be a devout woman, subservient to men while keeping her emotional and physical purity intact until marriage. When Sara meets Colby, a young amateur bull rider, she is thrown into crisis, questioning the only way of life she has ever known. In a stunning portrayal of contemporary America and the insular communities that dot its landscape, Stop the Pounding Heart is an exploration of adolescence, family and social values, gender roles, and religion in the rural American South.
Rating: 7.4/10 (1,971 votes) Director: Dan Fogelman Writer: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) Stars: Melissa Benoist, Jennifer Garner, Al Pacino, Annette Bening Runtime: 106 min Rated: R Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music Released: 10 Apr 2015
Plot: Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.
Rating: 7.4/10 (1,971 votes) Director: Dan Fogelman Writer: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) Stars: Melissa Benoist, Jennifer Garner, Al Pacino, Annette Bening Runtime: 106 min Rated: R Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music Released: 10 Apr 2015
Plot: Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.
Rating: 5.7/10 (8,480 votes) Director: Pierre Morel Writer: Jean-Patrick Manchette (novel), Don MacPherson (screenplay), Pete Travis (screenplay), Sean Penn (screenplay) Stars: Sean Penn, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone Runtime: 115 min Rated: R Genre: Action, Crime, Drama Released: 20 Mar 2015
Plot: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, working for an unknown client, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's (Sean Penn's) successful kill shot forces him to go into hiding to protect himself and the members of the team from retribution. This includes abruptly abandoning his girlfriend who has no idea what is going on. The assassination, paid for by a foreign mining company, triggers wide spread chaos and death in an already inflamed Congo. Terrier returns to the Congo years later working for an NGO, but eventually finds himself to be the target of a paid hit squad somehow connected to the ministers assassination. This leads to immediate deaths and the endangerment of the people working around him, and forces him back into hiding. In trying to discover who has put a price on his head, he begins to reconnect to the members of his old assassination team, including his old girlfriend. Always aware there is no path to redemption for his crimes, he is also periodically incapacitated by a type of accumulated and evolving physical brain damage caused by the hard knocks of his occupation. Unexpectedly, given the time that has elapsed, his reconnection to his old assassination team exposes additional intrigues with immediate deadly consequences. All of his years spent in hiding, have merely delayed the twisted end game that now enfolds.
Rating: 5.7/10 (8,480 votes) Director: Pierre Morel Writer: Jean-Patrick Manchette (novel), Don MacPherson (screenplay), Pete Travis (screenplay), Sean Penn (screenplay) Stars: Sean Penn, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone Runtime: 115 min Rated: R Genre: Action, Crime, Drama Released: 20 Mar 2015
Plot: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, working for an unknown client, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's (Sean Penn's) successful kill shot forces him to go into hiding to protect himself and the members of the team from retribution. This includes abruptly abandoning his girlfriend who has no idea what is going on. The assassination, paid for by a foreign mining company, triggers wide spread chaos and death in an already inflamed Congo. Terrier returns to the Congo years later working for an NGO, but eventually finds himself to be the target of a paid hit squad somehow connected to the ministers assassination. This leads to immediate deaths and the endangerment of the people working around him, and forces him back into hiding. In trying to discover who has put a price on his head, he begins to reconnect to the members of his old assassination team, including his old girlfriend. Always aware there is no path to redemption for his crimes, he is also periodically incapacitated by a type of accumulated and evolving physical brain damage caused by the hard knocks of his occupation. Unexpectedly, given the time that has elapsed, his reconnection to his old assassination team exposes additional intrigues with immediate deadly consequences. All of his years spent in hiding, have merely delayed the twisted end game that now enfolds.