The River

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Car...

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Lasse Hallström

Cast

Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail...

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Gregory Hoblit

Cast

Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

François Truffaut

Cast

Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Anne Wiazemsky, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Juliet Berto

Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Jon Avnet

Cast

Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker