Going Highbrow

When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best frie...

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Garry Marshall

Cast

Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Héctor Elizondo

After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at the urging of his best friend, he spontaneously proposes to a dissatisfied waitress named Katie and an innocent dare evolves into the kind of love that both have been looking for all along.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Michael Ian Black

Cast

Jason Biggs, Isla Fisher, Michael Weston

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Aki Kaurismäki

Cast

Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo

Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Samuel Benchetrit, Eric Pujol

Cast

Anna Mouglalis, Édouard Baer, Jean Rochefort

A man is reluctant to tell his fiancee that his parents, uncle and brother are dwarfs.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Matthew Bright

Cast

Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale, Gary Oldman

In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Chee Keong Cheung

Cast

Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah

Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Chee Keong Cheung

Cast

Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa