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Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son. (imdb)

A dispute between brothers spans across two generations.

Veronika is a woman who wakes up in a mental institution after a failed suicide attempt. She discovers that she has a weakened heart and only days to live. The film follows her recovery as she finds true love and a newfound will to survive. (imdb)

"I saw these movies. They had a powerful effect on me. You should see them." That's Martin Scorsese's message for this doc.

Dominic Cooper stars as Uday Hussein -- Saddam Hussein's depraved, decadent elder son -- and as Latif Yahia, the army lieutenant forcibly drafted to be his body double, in this drama based on Yahia's autobiographical novel. With his family's fate on the line, Yahia surrenders his identity to embody the hated figure but gains a conspirator in Uday's concubine, Sarrab (Ludivine Sagnier), as he plots his escape.

Two drag queens and a transsexual get a cabaret gig in the middle of the desert. (imdb)

The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures. (imdb)

A middle-aged novelist falls in love with a 16-year-old girl.

A haunting psychological thriller, The Gift is ultimately a profound celebration of the human spirit. (Paramount Classics)

Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk, runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim... (imdb)