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The Game


There's no better cure for a mid-life crisis than a good scare.


ALSO DIRECTED BY DAVID FINCHER:  The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Fight Club


Drama Mystery Thriller
Made in 1997
Starring Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn
Directed by David Fincher
Written by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris


Scarface


"Say hello to my little friend"

ALSO DIRECTED BY BRIAN DE PALMA:  The Black Dahlia



Crime/ Drama
Made in 1983
Starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer
Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Oliver Stone, Armitage Trail, Ben Hecht, Howard Hawks


Boogie Nights


The pornography industry throughout the 70s & 80s

ALSO DIRECTED BY PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON:  Punch-Drunk Love, Magnolia



Drama
Made in 1997
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson


Running With Scissors


A story about crazy people in a crazy world



Comedy/ Drama
Made in 2006
Starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow
Directed by Ryan Murphy
Written by Ryan Murphy, Augusten Burroughs


Benny & Joon


Sam is weird, he makes grilled cheese sandwiches with an iron.  Benny has a sister named Joon, she has some problems.  Naturally, Sam and Joon are curious about each other.

ALSO DIRECTED BY JEREMIAH S. CHECHIK:  Diabolique



Comedy/ Drama/ Romance
Made in 1993
Starring Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore
Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by Barry Berman, Lesley McNeil


Burn After Reading


Semi-crazy gym employees find a CIA agent's computer disc

ALSO DIRECTED BY ETHAN COEN & JOEL COENFargo, The Big Lebowski, True Grit, No Country For Old Men, Paris Je T'Aime, The Hudsucker Proxy, Barton Fink



Comedy/ Crime/ Drama
Made in 2008
Starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand
Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen


Before Night Falls


The life of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas

ALSO DIRECTED BY JULIAN SCHNABEL:  The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, Miral



Biographical/ Drama/ Foreign
Made in 2000
Starring Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Olatz Lopez Garmendia
Directed by Julian Schnabel
Written by Cunningham O'Keefe, Lazaro Gomez Carriles, Julian Schnabel, Reynaldo Arenas, Jana Bokova


Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas


Odd journalist Raoul Duke and lawyer Dr. Gonzo take a "trip" to Las Vegas.

ALSO DIRECTED BY TERRY GILLIAMThe Imaginarium Of Doctor Pernassus, Tideland, Monty Python And The Holy Grail



Adventure/ Drama
Made in 1998
Starring Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Written by Hunter S. Thompson, Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, tod Davies, Alex Cox


Factory Girl


Edie Sedgwick the socialite.
Edie Sedgwick Andy Warhol's muse.
Edie Sedgwick the Factory Girl.



Biographical/ Drama
Made in 2006
Starring Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen
Directed by George Hickenlooper
Written by Captain Mauzner, Simon Monjack, Aaron Richard Golub


Pretty In Pink


Poor Andie likes Blane and Rich Blane likes Andie, too bad the country club doesn't approve.



Drama/ Romance
Made in 1986
Starring Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Andrew McCarthy
Directed by Howard Deutch
Written by John Hughes


Girl With A Pearl Earring


A fictional story behind Johannes Vermeer's famous painting, 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'.



Biographical/ Drama/ Romance
Made in 2003
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson
Directed by Peter Webber
Written by Tracy Chevalier, Olivia Hetreed


Goodbye Lenin!


Alex builds a fake reality of East Germany around his Mother in order to keep her from going into shock.




Comedy/ Drama/ Romance/ Foreign
Made in 2003
Starring Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sab, Chulpan Khamatova
Directed by Wolfgang Becker
Written by Bernd Lichtenberg, Wolfgang Becker


Vertigo


Acrophobia, an investigation, obsession.


ALSO BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK:  Rear Window, To Catch A Thief, Dial "M" For Murder, The Birds, Pyscho


Crime Mystery Thriller Romance Classic
Made in 1958
Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Alec Coppel, Samuel A. Taylor, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Maxwell Anderson


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