Going Away Party

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in th...

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Tim Burton

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Stephen Frears

Cast

John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso

After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris despite her crippling fear of flying. On the way she unwittingly smuggles something of value that has a charming crook chasing her across France as she chases after her future husband.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Lawrence Kasdan

Cast

Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton

A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Cédric Klapisch

Cast

Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Audrey Tautou

Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee would do — go to New York and set up home in the abandoned building opposite his ex-girlfriend's apartment, wait until she decides to leave her current lover, and then win her back.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Griffin Dunne

Cast

Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston