Freeheld
New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Director: Peter Sollett
Stars: Dennis Boutsikaris Ellen Page Jeannine Kaspar Josh Charles Julianne Moore Luke Grimes Mary Birdsong Michael Shannon Skipp Sudduth Steve Carell
The Fountain
Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Stars: Donna Murphy Ellen Burstyn Ethan Suplee Fernando Hernandez Hugh Jackman Mark Margolis Rachel Weisz Richard McMillan Sean Patrick Thomas Stephen McHattie
Fatso
Dominick has always been a big kid who loved eating. It was his favourite thing. Then his cousin dies from health complications due to an improper diet and his sister makes him promise to lose some weight. This is very hard for him, but he finds motivation when he falls in love with Lydia. He spends so much time kissing and walking around with her that he no longer eats as many unhealthy things, and he loses weight without even trying.
Director: Anne Bancroft
Stars: Anne Bancroft Candice Azzara Delia Salvi Dom DeLuise Estelle Reiner Michael Lombard Natasha Ryan Robert Costanzo Ron Carey Sal Viscuso
The Family Stone
An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Director: Thomas Bezucha
Stars: Brian J. White Claire Danes Craig T. Nelson Dermot Mulroney Diane Keaton Elizabeth Reaser Luke Wilson Rachel McAdams Sarah Jessica Parker Tyrone Giordano
Defending Your Life
In an afterlife resembling the present-day US, people must prove their worth by showing in court how they have demonstrated courage.
Director: Albert Brooks
Stars: Albert Brooks Buck Henry James Eckhouse Lee Grant Lillian Lehman Meryl Streep Michael Durrell Noley Thornton Rip Torn S. Scott Bullock
The First Grader
The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
Director: Justin Chadwick
Stars: Alfred Munyua Naomie Harris Nick Reding Oliver Litondo Tony Kgoroge