Everybody's Fine(2009) PG-13
Frank (Robert De Niro) just lost his wife, and without their mother by his side, Frank's grown children aren't compelled to visit for the holidays. So he hits the road to visit them -- collecting various revelations and learning about himself along the way. Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell and Melissa Leo co-star in writer-director Kirk Jones's family tale, an update of Giuseppe Tornatore's 1990 Italian film.
Genre:
Tearjerkers
This movie is:
Sentimental, Dark, Emotional
Format:
DVD
Frank (Robert De Niro) just lost his wife, and without their mother by his side, Frank's grown children aren't compelled to visit for the holidays. So he hits the road to visit them -- collecting various revelations and learning about himself along the way. Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell and Melissa Leo co-star in writer-director Kirk Jones's family tale, an update of Giuseppe Tornatore's 1990 Italian film.
Genre:
Tearjerkers
This movie is:
Sentimental, Dark, Emotional
Format:
DVD
An Awfully Big Adventure(1995) R
Set in post-World War II England, this bittersweet coming-of-age tale follows 16-year-old Stella (Georgina Cates), a star-struck lass who joins a low-rent theatre troupe led by cruel monocled director Meredith Potter (Hugh Grant). Immediately smitten with Potter, the impressionable Stella instead ends up in the bed of the company's star, erstwhile matinee idol P.L. O'Hara (Alan Rickman) -- a hopeless bounder -- when Potter rejects her.
Genre:
Showbiz Dramas, Showbiz Comedies
This movie is:
Understated, Romantic, Heartfelt, Dark
Format:
DVD
Set in post-World War II England, this bittersweet coming-of-age tale follows 16-year-old Stella (Georgina Cates), a star-struck lass who joins a low-rent theatre troupe led by cruel monocled director Meredith Potter (Hugh Grant). Immediately smitten with Potter, the impressionable Stella instead ends up in the bed of the company's star, erstwhile matinee idol P.L. O'Hara (Alan Rickman) -- a hopeless bounder -- when Potter rejects her.
Genre:
Showbiz Dramas, Showbiz Comedies
This movie is:
Understated, Romantic, Heartfelt, Dark
Format:
DVD
Eating Raoul(1982) R
Paul and Mary Bland (Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov) dream of owning a restaurant but can't pony up the $20,000 down payment that will make it a reality. But when an intruder is killed after he tries to assault Mary in the Blands' home, the couple decides to lure sex-seekers to their home via a classified ad, kill them and take their money. Plus, the "tasty" cadavers enliven some of the sauces featured on the menu!
Genre:
Dark Humor & Black Comedies, Cult Comedies, Late Night Comedies
This movie is:
Quirky, Raunchy, Campy
Format:
DVD
Paul and Mary Bland (Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov) dream of owning a restaurant but can't pony up the $20,000 down payment that will make it a reality. But when an intruder is killed after he tries to assault Mary in the Blands' home, the couple decides to lure sex-seekers to their home via a classified ad, kill them and take their money. Plus, the "tasty" cadavers enliven some of the sauces featured on the menu!
Genre:
Dark Humor & Black Comedies, Cult Comedies, Late Night Comedies
This movie is:
Quirky, Raunchy, Campy
Format:
DVD
Desperado / El Mariachi
(1995) R
Offering up violent, action-filled tales of mistaken identity and revenge, this double feature includes writer-director Robert Rodriguez's 1992 indie debut, Sundance Film Festival winner El Mariachi, and its big-budget follow-up, Desperado. El Mariachi chronicles the travails of a traveling musician (Carlos Gallardo) who's been mistaken for an assassin. In Desperado, the mariachi (Antonio Banderas) returns -- this time seeking retribution.
Genre:Action Thrillers, Indie Action, Westerns
Format:DVD
(1995) R
Offering up violent, action-filled tales of mistaken identity and revenge, this double feature includes writer-director Robert Rodriguez's 1992 indie debut, Sundance Film Festival winner El Mariachi, and its big-budget follow-up, Desperado. El Mariachi chronicles the travails of a traveling musician (Carlos Gallardo) who's been mistaken for an assassin. In Desperado, the mariachi (Antonio Banderas) returns -- this time seeking retribution.
Genre:Action Thrillers, Indie Action, Westerns
Format:DVD
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