Psycho
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Anthony Perkins Frank Albertson Janet Leigh John Gavin John McIntire Martin Balsam Patricia Hitchcock Simon Oakland Vaughn Taylor Vera Miles
Platoon
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Director: Oliver Stone
Stars: Charlie Sheen Forest Whitaker Francesco Quinn John C. McGinley Johnny Depp Keith David Kevin Dillon Reggie Johnson Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe
The Patriot
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Chris Cooper Donal Logue Heath Ledger Jason Isaacs Joely Richardson Leon Rippy Lisa Brenner Mel Gibson Tchéky Karyo Tom Wilkinson
Passengers
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Stars: Andy García Aurora Perrineau Chris Pratt Jennifer Lawrence Julee Cerda Kara Flowers Kristin Brock Laurence Fishburne Michael Sheen Vince Foster
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy, inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
Director: Miloš Forman
Stars: Brad Dourif Christopher Lloyd Danny DeVito Dean R. Brooks Jack Nicholson Louise Fletcher Michael Berryman Scatman Crothers Will Sampson William Redfield
Moonrise Kingdom
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. For our review on this film, lick here.
Director: Wes Anderson
Stars: Bill Murray Bob Balaban Bruce Willis Edward Norton Frances McDormand Harvey Keitel Jared Gilman Jason Schwartzman Kara Hayward Tilda Swinton