Crazy for Change

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Runtime

2h 22m

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Cast

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that h...

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Stephen Daldry

Cast

Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis

Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Lone Scherfig

Cast

Anders W. Berthelsen, Anette Støvelbæk, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

When Martin, a former GDR citizen, is released from jail, he lately becomes confronted with the consequences of the German re-unification.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Hannes Stöhr

Cast

Jörg Schüttauf, Julia Jäger, Tom Jahn

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her oppressive politician father, Muriel has never even been on a date. Ostracized by her more socially adept friends, Muriel runs into fellow outcast Rhonda Epinstalk, and the two move from their small Australian town to the big city of Sydney...

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

P.J. Hogan

Cast

Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths