I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

Summary: A couple's seemingly solid marriage begins to crumble when the wife discovers that her husband intends to divorce her.

Release Date: February 25, 2005

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Darren Grant

Writer: Tyler Perry

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: BET Pictures, Diary of a Woman Inc., Diary of a Woman Productions Inc., Reuben Cannon Productions, The Tyler Perry Company

Distributor: Lions Gate Films, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Madea

Movie budget: $ 5,500,000

Domestic: $ 50,633,099

International: $ 19,104

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Summary: After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracts the interest of a down-and-out reporter.

Release Date: December 21, 1990

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Brian De Palma

Writers: Michael Cristofer

, Tom Wolfe

Runtime: 2 h 05 min

MPAA: R

Production: Warner Bros.

Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Home Video, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 47,000,000

Domestic: $ 15,691,192

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Summary: A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.

Release Date: November 02, 2007

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Craig Gillespie

Writer: Nancy Oliver

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lars Productions

Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), HBO Max, MGM Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Canada

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 12,000,000

Domestic: $ 5,972,884

International: $ 5,320,779

I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)

Summary: When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

Release Date: September 11, 2009

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Tyler Perry

Writer: Tyler Perry

Runtime: 1 h 53 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: The Tyler Perry Company

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 13,000,000

Domestic: $ 51,733,921

Bernie (2011)

Summary: In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.

Release Date: June 22, 2012

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Biography

Director: Richard Linklater

Writers: Skip Hollandsworth

, Richard Linklater

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Mandalay Vision, Wind Dancer Productions, Detour Filmproduction, Castle Rock Entertainment, Collins House Productions, Horsethief Pictures

Distributor: Millennium Entertainment, Millennium Media Entertainment, The Criterion Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 5,000,000

Domestic: $ 9,206,470

International: $ 966,591

Whitney (2018)

Summary: An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

Release Date: July 05, 2018

Genres: Drama, Documentary, Biography

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Writer: Kevin Macdonald

Runtime: 2 h 00 min

MPAA: R

Production: Lisa Erspamer Entertainment, Lightbox, Altitude Film Entertainment

Distributor: FilmHub

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 3,026,351

International: $ 1,578,772

The Theory of Everything (2014)

Summary: A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

Release Date: November 26, 2014

Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography

Director: James Marsh

Writers: Anthony McCarten

, Jane Hawking

Runtime: 2 h 03 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Working Title Films, Dentsu Motion Pictures, Fuji Television Network

Distributor: Focus Features

Countries: United Kingdom, Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 35,893,537

International: $ 87,833,151

My Year Without Sex (2009)

Summary: A tender story from Australia highlights the realistic ups and downs of an Australian family in the year following a parent's emergency medical procedure.

Release Date: May 28, 2009

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Sarah Watt

Writer: Sarah Watt

Runtime: 1 h 36 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Hibiscus Films, My Year

Country: Australia

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 4,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,119

International: $ 802,164

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)

Summary: Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via ta...

Release Date: April 26, 2006

Genres: Documentary, History

Director: Stanley Nelson

Writers: Marcia Smith

, Noland Walker

Runtime: 1 h 26 min

Production: Firelight Media Inc.

Distributor: Seventh Art Releasing, PBS American Experience, PBS Distribution

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 148,292

What They Had (2018)

Summary: Bridget returns home at her brother's urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father's reluctance to let go of their life together.

Release Date: November 29, 2018

Genre: Drama

Director: Elizabeth Chomko

Writer: Elizabeth Chomko

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: R

Production: Unified Pictures, Bona Fide Productions, Look to the Sky Films

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 260,136

International: $ 273,443

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

Summary: The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

Release Date: September 16, 1965

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Carol Reed

Writers: Irving Stone

, Philip Dunne

Runtime: 2 h 18 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: International Classics

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, CBS/Fox, Fox Video, Magnetic Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 10,000,000

The Calling (2002)

Summary: The Leroy Jenkins Story, following the controversial life of evangelist Leroy Jenkins

Genre: Drama

Director: Damian Chapa

Writers: Damian Chapa

, Aaron Pugliese

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: PG

Production: 7 Spirits Entertainment, Rico Films

Distributor: Maverick Entertainment, Sabeva Film Distribution

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 160,000

Domestic: $ 6,092

International: $ 131,839

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Summary: World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Release Date: November 04, 2016

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: Mel Gibson

Writers: Robert Schenkkan

, Andrew Knight

Runtime: 2 h 19 min

MPAA: R

Production: Summit Entertainment, Cross Creek Pictures, Demarest Films, Pandemonium, Argent Pictures, Bliss Media, Vendian Entertainment, IM Global, AI-Film, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Kylin Pictures, Icon Productions, Permut Presentations, Screen Australia, Screen NSW

Distributor: Lionsgate

Countries: Australia, United States, United Kingdom, China

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 40,000,000

Domestic: $ 67,209,615

International: $ 113,354,021

Look Both Ways (2005)

Summary: During one unusually hot and tragic weekend, four people struggle after hearing some life-changing news. This, in turn, brings them together.

Release Date: August 18, 2005

Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery

Director: Sarah Watt

Writer: Sarah Watt

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Hibiscus Films

Country: Australia

Language: English

Domestic: $ 105,067

International: $ 2,480,966

Madea's Witness Protection (2012)

Summary: A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home.

Release Date: June 29, 2012

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime

Director: Tyler Perry

Writer: Tyler Perry

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: The Tyler Perry Company

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Madea

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 65,653,242

International: $ 1,246,000

This Christmas (2007)

Summary: A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.

Release Date: November 21, 2007

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II

Writer: Preston A. Whitmore II

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Facilitator Films, Rainforest Films, Screen Gems

Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Mill Creek Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 13,000,000

Domestic: $ 49,121,934

International: $ 656,618