Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Summary: A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.

Release Date: November 14, 2014

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Writers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

, Nicolás Giacobone

, Alexander Dinelaris

Runtime: 1 h 59 min

MPAA: R

Production: New Regency Productions, M Productions, Grisbi Productions, Le

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, KVH Media Group, Netflix

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 18,000,000

Domestic: $ 42,340,598

International: $ 60,874,496

Maurice (1987)

Summary: Two English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekee...

Release Date: September 18, 1987

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: James Ivory

Writers: E.M. Forster

, Kit Hesketh-Harvey

, James Ivory

Runtime: 2 h 20 min

MPAA: R

Production: Merchant Ivory Productions, Cinecom Pictures, Film Four International

Distributor: Cinecom Pictures, Cohen Media Group, Edde Entertainment, Home Vision Entertainment (HVE), Lorimar Home Video, October Films, The Criterion Collection, Warner Home Video

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,577,000

Domestic: $ 2,484,230

International: $ 158,337

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Summary: Freedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.

Release Date: May 15, 2003

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Directors: Lana Wachowski

, Lilly Wachowski

Writers: Lilly Wachowski

, Lana Wachowski

Runtime: 2 h 18 min

MPAA: R

Production: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures, Heineken Branded Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: The Matrix

Movie budget: $ 150,000,000

Domestic: $ 281,576,461

International: $ 460,271,476

The Sandman (2022)

Summary: Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.

Release Date: August 05, 2022

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Runtime: 0 h 45 min

MPAA: TV-MA

Production: DC Comics, DC Entertainment, Netflix, DC Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Summary: Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Release Date: March 06, 1998

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Sport

Directors: Joel Coen

, Ethan Coen

Writers: Ethan Coen

, Joel Coen

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: R

Production: Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

Distributor: Image Entertainment, NBC Universal Television Distribution, Peacock, PolyGram Video, USA Network, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 18,254,458

International: $ 28,756,022

Dark City (1998)

Summary: A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.

Release Date: February 27, 1998

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Director: Alex Proyas

Writers: Alex Proyas

, Lem Dobbs

, David S. Goyer

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: R

Production: Mystery Clock Cinema, New Line Cinema

Distributor: Image Entertainment, New Line Home Video, United Paramount Network (UPN), Warner Home Video

Countries: Australia, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 27,000,000

Domestic: $ 14,378,331

International: $ 12,821,985

1408 (2007)

Summary: A man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

Release Date: June 22, 2007

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Director: Mikael Håfström

Writers: Matt Greenberg

, Scott Alexander

, Larry Karaszewski

Runtime: 1 h 44 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Dimension Films, The Weinstein Company, Di Bonaventura Pictures

Distributor: Genius Products

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 71,985,628

International: $ 60,977,789

Heathers (1988)

Summary: At Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it's going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count.

Release Date: March 31, 1989

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Director: Michael Lehmann

Writer: Daniel Waters

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: New World Pictures, Cinemarque Entertainment

Distributor: New World Pictures, Trans-Atlantic Pictures, R&G Video, Saban Entertainment, Comedy Central, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Image Entertainment, Starmaker Entertainment, RLJE Films

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 3,000,000

Domestic: $ 1,108,462

International: $ 55,507

The Big Blue (1988)

Summary: The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.

Release Date: August 19, 1988

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sport

Director: Luc Besson

Writers: Luc Besson

, Robert Garland

, Marilyn Goldin

Runtime: 2 h 48 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Gaumont, Les Films du Loup

Distributor: Weintraub Entertainment Group, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Countries: France, Italy

Language: French

Movie budget: $ 80,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,580,882

International: $ 394,362

Manhunter (1986)

Summary: Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.

Release Date: August 15, 1986

Genres: Crime, Horror, Mystery

Director: Michael Mann

Writers: Thomas Harris

, Michael Mann

Runtime: 2 h 00 min

MPAA: R

Production: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG), Red Dragon Productions S.A.

Distributor: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG), Karl-Lorimar Home Video (KLV-TV), National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Warner Home Video, Anchor Bay Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Scream Factory, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Hannibal Lecter

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 8,620,929

International: $ 1,483

Blade Runner (1982)

Summary: A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.

Release Date: June 25, 1982

Genres: Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Director: Ridley Scott

Writers: Hampton Fancher

, David Webb Peoples

, Philip K. Dick

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: R

Production: The Ladd Company, Shaw Brothers, Warner Bros., Ridley Scott Productions

Distributor: Embassy Home Entertainment, CBS, Embassy Television, The Criterion Collection, Columbia TriStar Home Video, New Line Home Video, Warner Home Video, Nelson Entertainment

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Blade Runner

Movie budget: $ 28,000,000

Domestic: $ 32,914,489

International: $ 8,792,853

Waking Life (2001)

Summary: A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.

Release Date: March 07, 2002

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Animation

Director: Richard Linklater

Writer: Richard Linklater

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: R

Production: Searchlight Pictures, Independent Film Channel (IFC), Thousand Words, Flat Black Films, Detour Filmproduction, Line Research

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 2,901,447

International: $ 275,433

The Road (2009)

Summary: In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.

Release Date: November 25, 2009

Genre: Drama

Director: John Hillcoat

Writers: Joe Penhall

, Cormac McCarthy

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: R

Production: Dimension Films, 2929 Productions, Nick Wechsler Productions

Distributor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 8,117,000

International: $ 19,522,579

Dune: Part One (2021)

Summary: Paul Atreides arrives on Arrakis after his father accepts the stewardship of the dangerous planet. However, chaos ensues after a betrayal as forces clash to control melange, a precious resource.

Release Date: October 22, 2021

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Writers: Jon Spaihts

, Denis Villeneuve

, Eric Roth

Runtime: 2 h 35 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Villeneuve Films

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Canada

Language: English

Franchise: Dune

Movie budget: $ 165,000,000

Domestic: $ 108,897,830

International: $ 298,775,798