John Hickam (Chris Cooper) is a West Virginia coal miner who loves his job and expects his sons, Jim (Scott Miles) and Homer (Jake Gyllenhaal), to follow in his footsteps. However, Homer is inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father’s wishes.
In 1977, two girls from opposite sides of the world come together and change each other’s lives. A white South African girl finds herself in a difficult situation when she is sent to spend a term with a black family in America.
Los Angeles columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) has reached an impasse in his life. His marriage is on the rocks, and he’s disillusioned with his job. While looking for a new article for the paper, Steve befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, and it’s when his life is changed forever.
The movie is the dramatized biography of the infamous American union boss Jimmy Hoffa, following four decades of his life. Most of the story is told in flashbacks before ending with Hoffa’s mysterious disappearance.
Glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family seems happy. Yet, her problems with alcohol, men, and the pressures of show business turn her into a mentally abusive wreck seen through the eyes of her adopted children.
The movie depicts historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra as Cleopatra tries to manipulate both Julius Caesar and Marc Antony in her ill-fated attempt to save the Egyptian empire.
Inspired by actual events, a teenager and his gang of fame-obsessed youths use the Internet to track the whereabouts of celebrities, in order to rob their homes. Their victims included Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and Rachel Bilson.
The movie depicts the life of Eva Duarte Peron (Madonna) who rises from poverty to become an Argentinian actress and the wife of powerful President Juan Peron, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Set in the 1980s, the movie is based on U.S.Rep. Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
This biography chronicles the life and death of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven as well as his painful struggle with hearing loss. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was.
In 2005, Michaela Ward was hired to teach geography and coach the cheerleading squad at McKinney North High School. Her team is not cool at all, known as the ‘fab five,’ the girls disregard school rules, drink alcohol and post suggestive pictures on the Internet. But when Michaela attempts to discipline them, her superiors ask her […]
The movie is a tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. It depicts his life and career since he is a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
When Senator Joseph McCarthy begins his foolhardy campaign to root out Communists in America, CBS News impresario Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down him by exposing the atrocities being committed by McCarthy’s Senate ‘investigation.’
The movie tells the story of the music and video star Aaliyah who has top-selling albums, a hot movie career, and an adoring fan base, from her discovery on the TV show ‘Star Search’ to her tragic death in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
In 1975, a group of five men are driving home after working in a forest when they see a mysterious light. Intrigued, one of them leaves the truck and mysteriously disappears for five days and the others are accused of murder…