The Cure

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman and Orlea...

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

Spike Jonze

Cast

Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper

Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.

Runtime

1h 10m

Director

James Whale

Cast

Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles

After finding out that her husband, Rudi, has a fatal illness, Trudi Angermeier arranges a trip to Berlin so they can see their children. Of course, the kids don't know the real reason they're visiting -- and the catch is, neither does Rudi...

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Doris Dörrie

Cast

Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Nadja Uhl

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with ...

Runtime

1h 47m

Director

Craig Gillespie

Cast

Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ...

Runtime

2h 51m

Director

Terrence Malick

Cast

Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn