This Boy's Life (1993)
A drama starring Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin and Leonardo DiCaprio
When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.
Leaving Normal (1992)
A drama starring Christine Lahti, Meg Tilly and Patrika Darbo
Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, she meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship ... (more)
Shelter
A drama starring Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Mackie and Amy Hargreaves
Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.
Private Peaceful
A drama starring Jack O'Connell, George MacKay and Richard Griffiths
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Infamous
A drama starring Sigourney Weaver, Toby Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2004)
A drama starring Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth and Tom Wilkinson
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.