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- David Henry Hwang: Chinglish (2011)
- DirectorLone ScherfigStarsSam ClaflinMax IronsDouglas BoothTwo first-year students at Oxford University join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.Laura Wade: Posh (2010)
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsEmmanuelle SeignerMathieu AmalricAn actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production.David Ives: Venus in Fur (2010)
- DirectorAlexandre de La PatellièreMatthieu DelaporteStarsPatrick BruelValérie BenguiguiCharles BerlingVincent is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces the name for his future son. The scandalous name ignites a discussion which surfaces unpleasant matters from the past of the group.Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patellière: Le Prénom (2010)
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryLoretta DevineShad MossThe crazy and comical Mabel Simmons, otherwise known as Madea, tries to wrangle her fighting family together for a family dinner regarding the health of her niece Shirley.Tyler Perry: Madea's Big Happy Family (2010)
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsJurnee SmollettVanessa WilliamsBrandy NorwoodAn ambitious married woman's temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life.Tyler Perry: The Marriage Counselor (2008)
- DirectorFelix van GroeningenStarsVeerle BaetensJohan HeldenberghNell CattrysseElise and Didier fall in love at first sight, in spite of their differences. He talks, she listens. He's a romantic atheist, she's a religious realist. When their daughter becomes seriously ill, their love is put on trial.Johan Heldenbergh, Mieke Dobbels: The Broken Circle Breakdown Featuring the Cover-Ups of Alabama (2008)
- DirectorDan MirvishStarsJulia StilesMelissa GeorgeTaye DiggsTwo couples reunite over two incendiary evenings where anything can happen in this darkly comedic story of best friends, marriage, love, disappointment and dreams.Joe Hortua: Between Us (2008)
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsPaul GiamattiGeorge ClooneyPhilip Seymour HoffmanAn idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.Beau Willimon: Farragut North (2008)
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsMeryl StreepDermot MulroneyJulia RobertsA look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.Tracy Letts: August: Osage County (2007)
- DirectorBenh ZeitlinStarsQuvenzhané WallisDwight HenryLevy EasterlyFaced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.Lucy Alibar: Juicy and Delicious (2007)
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeremy IrvineEmily WatsonDavid ThewlisA young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.Nick Stafford: War Horse (2007)
- DirectorPhilip Seymour HoffmanStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy RyanJohn OrtizA limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.Robert Glaudini: Jack Goes Boating (2007)
- DirectorJörg ButtgereitThilo GosejohannStarsAdolfo AssorAnnette BorchardtUwe MeyerAfter the Nazis took power, the resistance searched for a solution to end Adolf Hitler's evil dictatorship. They formulated a plan to bio-engineer super-human assassins, eventually finding their man in one Captain Berlin.Jörg Buttgereit: Captain Berlin vs. Hitler (2007)
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJodie FosterKate WinsletChristoph WaltzTwo pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.Yasmina Reza: Le dieu du carnage (Der Gott des Gemetzels) (2006)
- DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsSamuel L. JacksonTommy Lee JonesThrough a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.Cormac McCarthy: The Sunset Limited (2006)
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryKeshia Knight PulliamDerek LukeMischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.Tyler Perry: Madea Goes to Jail (2006)
- DirectorRon HowardStarsFrank LangellaMichael SheenKevin BaconA dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.Peter Morgan: Frost/Nixon (2006)
- DirectorJohn Cameron MitchellStarsNicole KidmanAaron EckhartDianne WiestLife for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.David Lindsay-Abaire: Rabbit Hole (2005)
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryJanet JacksonSharon LealThe big-screen adaptation of Perry's stage play about the trials of marriage and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.Tyler Perry: Why Did I Get Married? (2005)
- DirectorAndres VeielStarsSusanne-Marie WrageMarkus LerchThe neo-Nazi brothers Marco and Marcel Schönfeld from Potzlow have their sights set on the 16-year-old Marinus Schöberl, who stutters. They consider Marinus to be a so-called "subhuman".Andres Veiel, Gesine Schmidt: Der Kick (2005)
- DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsBen BeckerSiegfried KernenSamuel FinziEmanuel Goldfarb, a Jewish journalist respond to an invitation by a professor to tell his pupils about his life as a Jew living in Germany.Charles Lewinsky: Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Jude (2005)
- John Jeter: Dirty Tricks (2004)
- DirectorAndreas KleinertStarsDevid StriesowAnna LoosUrsina LardiRoland Schimmelpfennig: Die Frau von früher (2004)
- DirectorYasmina RezaStarsCarmen MauraEmmanuelle SeignerVictor-Xavier GarciaYasmina Reza: Une pièce espagnole (Ein spanisches Stück) (2004)
- DirectorJohn Patrick ShanleyStarsMeryl StreepPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.John Patrick Shanley: Doubt (2004)
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTamela J. MannAngela BassettTyler PerryA single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father--a man she never met--and she and her clan meet the crass, fun-loving Brown family.Tyler Perry: Meet the Browns (2004)
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsRichard GriffithsFrances de la TourClive MerrisonAn unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.Alan Bennett: The History Boys (2004)
- DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsSabine AzémaIsabelle CarréLaura MoranteIn Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed at every turn.Alan Ayckbourn: Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsMichael FassbenderKeira KnightleyViggo MortensenA look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.Christopher Hampton: The Talking Cure (Die Methode) (2003)
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsLubna AzabalMélissa Désormeaux-PoulinMaxim GaudetteTwins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.Wajdi Mouawad: Incendies (Verbrennungen) (2003)
- DirectorPhilippe FalardeauStarsMohamed FellagSophie NélisseÉmilien NéronAt a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.Évelyne de la Chenelière: Bachir Lazhar (2002)
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanStarsPaul SorvinoAnthony HeadAlexa PenaVegaA worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.Darren Smith, Terrance Zdunich: Repo! The Genetic Opera (2002)
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryBlair UnderwoodLynn WhitfieldWhile planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with other dramas, including her love-troubled nieces and the runaway who was placed in her care.Tyler Perry: Madea's Family Reunion (2002)
- DirectorFisher StevensStarsRon EldardKyra SedgwickMarisa TomeiA group of thirtysomethings having problems with fidelity gets an opportunity to turn back the clock.Patrick Breen: Just a Kiss (2002?)
- DirectorDarren GrantStarsKimberly EliseSteve HarrisTyler PerryA couple's seemingly solid marriage begins to crumble when the wife discovers that her husband intends to divorce her.Tyler Perry: Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2001)
- DirectorNeil LaButeStarsPaul RuddRachel WeiszGretchen MolA quiet, unassuming man begins to change in a major way as a result of meeting a new, art-student girlfriend, and his friends are unsettled by the transformation.Neil LaBute: The Shape of Things (2001)
- DirectorDoris DörrieStarsHeike MakatschBenno FürmannAlexandra Maria LaraThree couples meet for dinner and talk about love and sex.Doris Dörrie: Happy - ein Drama (2001)
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowAnthony HopkinsHope DavisThe daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students, who wants to search through his papers, and her estranged sister, who shows up to help settle his affairs.David Auburn: Proof (2000)
- DirectorNicole KassellStarsKevin BaconKyra SedgwickYasiin BeyA child molester returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.Steven Fechter: The Woodsman (2000)
- DirectorRobert LepageStarsRobert LepageAnne-Marie CadieuxMarco PoulinAfter the death of his mother, a man tries to discover a meaning to his life, to the universe and to rebuild a relationship with the only family he has left: his brother.Robert Lepage: La Face cachée de la lune (The Far Side of the Moon / Die andere Seite des Mondes) (2000)
- DirectorÉmile GaudreaultStarsLuke KirbyPeter MillerGinette RenoThe son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay.Steve Galluccio: Mambo Italiano (2000)
- DirectorMoisés KaufmanStarsChristina RicciSteve BuscemiKathleen ChalfantThe true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.Moisés Kaufman: The Laramie Project (2000)
- DirectorLuc BondyStarsUlrich MüheSusanne LotharSven-Eric BechtolfYasmina Reza: Trois versions de la vie (Drei Mal Leben) (2000)
- DirectorDustin HoffmanStarsMaggie SmithMichael GambonBilly ConnollyAt a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.Ronald Harwood: Quartet (1999)
- DirectorMark BrokawStarsSarah Jessica ParkerMiranda RichardsonVictor RasukA hate crime on the campus of a New England college puts the school's dean in a position where she has to examine her own feelings about race and prejudice, while maintaining her administration's politically correct policies.Rebecca Gilman: Spinning Into Butter (1999)
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsNatalie PortmanJude LawClive OwenThe relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.Patrick Marber: Closer (1999)
- DirectorRichard EyreStarsBilly CrudupClaire DanesRupert EverettA female theatre dresser creates a stir and sparks a revolution in seventeenth century London theatre by playing Desdemona in Othello. But what will become of the male actor she once worked for and eventually replaced?Jeffrey Hatcher: Compleat Female Stage Beauty (1999)
- DirectorGuy FerlandStarsTom CavanaghBen FosterRandy HarrisonTrevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.William Mastrosimone: Bang Bang You're Dead (1999)
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeRobert Sean LeonardUma ThurmanThree old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past.Stephen Belber: Tape (1999)
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsJohnny DeppKate WinsletJulie ChristieThe story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.Allan Knee: The Man Who Was Peter Pan (1998)
- DirectorCampbell ScottStarsValentina de AngelisJoan AllenSam ElliottAn eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.Joan Ackermann: Off The Map (1998)
- DirectorRomuald KarmakarStarsFrank GieringAnne Ratte-PolleManfred ZapatkaShe is full of energy for life; she wants to have fun and be happy. But husband sits all day on the couch, reading. But the young woman does not give up; she wants more out of life. She encourages him, she provokes him.Jon Fosse: Natta syng sine songar (Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder) (1997)
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsKirsten DunstCary ElwesEdward HerrmannSemi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.Steven Peros: The Cat's Meow (1997)
- DirectorDamien O'DonnellStarsOm PuriLinda BassettJordan RoutledgeIn early 1970s England, a Pakistani father finds the authority he has previously maintained challenged by his increasingly Anglicized children.Ayub Khan-Din: East is East (1997)
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsAshley JuddMichael ShannonHarry Connick Jr.An unhinged war veteran holes up with a lonely woman in a spooky Oklahoma motel room. The line between reality and delusion is blurred as they discover a bug infestation.Tracy Letts: Bug (1996)
- DirectorVolker SchlöndorffStarsMario AdorfJustus von DohnányiÉric-Emmanuel Schmitt: Variations énigmatiques (Enigma) (1996)
- DirectorTony PiccirilloStarsJames MarsdenScott SpeedmanSofía VergaraTom (Speedman) and Dan's (Marsden) one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive.Tony Piccirillo: The 24th Day (1996)
- DirectorRay LawrenceStarsAnthony LaPagliaGeoffrey RushRachael BlakeThe relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.Andrew Bovell: Speaking in Tongues (1996)
- DirectorTim Blake NelsonStarsDavid ArquetteVelizar BinevDavid ChandlerA Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkommando, Jews who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow Jews, find themselves in a moral gray zone.Tim Blake Nelson: The Grey Zone (1996)
- DirectorRoland Suso RichterStarsRyan PhillippeSarah PolleyPiper PeraboAn amnesiac discovers himself leaping through time between 2000 and 2002 as his past returns to him.Michael Cooney: Point of Death (Die Hölle wartet nicht) (1995)
- DirectorIstván SzabóStarsHarvey KeitelStellan SkarsgårdMoritz BleibtreuAfter the end of World War II, a famous German conductor is accused of loyalty to the Nazi regime. He argues that art and politics are separate. An investigator thinks otherwise.Ronald Harwood: Taking Sides (1995)
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsEmma ThompsonChristopher LloydEileen AtkinsA renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.Margaret Edson: Wit (1995)
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsGeoffrey RushKate WinsletJoaquin PhoenixIn a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.Doug Wright: Quills (1995)
- DirectorConor McPhersonStarsPeter McDonaldBrian CoxConor MullenAn Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis: his wife has recently died and he's severely in debt. His oldest son tries to help, but he has his own serious problems; his younger son and daughter, meanwhile, are having troubles in school.Conor McPherson: This Lime Tree Bower (1995)
- DirectorLeslie GreifStarsChevy ChasePenelope Ann MillerArmand AssanteWhen Henry Perkins accidentally trades his briefcase with a man, he finds five million dollars inside. However, the cash draws in Mr. Big, who wants to reclaim his money.Ray Cooney: Funny Money (1994)
- DirectorLaurence DunmoreStarsJohnny DeppSamantha MortonJohn MalkovichThe story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.Stephen Jeffreys: The Libertine (1994)
- DirectorHarald SicheritzStarsRoland DüringerNina ProllRudolf RohaczekHerbert Krcal lives with his wife and son in a small apartment in Vienna. He dreams of owning his own house but houses are expensive. During a walk in the woods, he finds an old run-down house and decides to buy it. When he begins the renovation he realizes that his new home requires more than some wallpaper and paint. Soon the do-it-yourself handyman is caught up in a home building nightmare.Roland Düringer: Hinterholz 8 (1994)
- DirectorJoe MantelloStarsJason AlexanderStephen SpinellaStephen BogardusGregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who loves to explore the home's garden using his sense of touch; Art and Perry, two "yuppies" who drive a Volvo and who celebrate their 14th anniversary together that summer; John, a dour expatriate Briton who loathes his twin brother James; Ramon, John's "companion," who is physically attracted to Bobby and immediately tries to seduce the blind man; James, a cheerful soul who is in the advanced stages of AIDS; and Buzz, a fan of traditional Broadway musicals who is dealing with his own HIV-positive status.Terrence McNally: Love! Valour! Compassion! (1994)
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsGiovanni RibisiSteve ZahnJayce BartokA group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.Eric Bogosian: subUrbia (1994)
- StarsAl PacinoMeryl StreepEmma ThompsonSeveral disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.Tony Kushner: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (1993), Angels in America: Perestroika (1994)
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsMatthew McConaugheyEmile HirschJuno TempleWhen a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.Tracy Letts: Killer Joe (1993)
- DirectorJay RoachStarsSteve CarellPaul RuddStephanie SzostakAfter he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their special guests, a rising executive questions the merits of his invitation just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest.Francis Veber: Le Dîner de cons (1993)
- DirectorFrancis VeberStarsThierry LhermitteJacques VilleretFrancis HusterA few friends have a weekly fools' dinner, where each brings a fool along. Pierre finds a champion fool for next dinner. Surprise.Francis Veber: Le Dîner de cons (1993)
- DirectorRon DanielsStarsVictor RasukBrian J. SmithBenjamin WalkerThree young vigilantes huddle on la linea ready to chase illegals back across the border into Mexico... but they soon learn that there are borderlines deep within each one of them that each of them has to cross.Naomi Wallace: The War Boys (1993)
- DirectorJacques RampalStarsClaude JadePatrick PréjeanJacques Rampal: Célimène et le Cardinal (Célimène und der Kardinal) (1993)
- DirectorMaurice FrydlandStarsLudmila MikaëlGérard DesartheJacques Rampal: Célimène et le Cardinal (Célimène und der Kardinal) (1993)
- DirectorMatthew WarchusStarsNick NolteJeff BridgesSharon StoneAfter scams at horse races and making lots of money, 3 young people split. 20 years later, one of them, a drunk, creates chaos with photos from back then.Sam Shepard: Simpatico (1993)
- DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsGlen BerryLinda HenryScott NealJamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.Jonathan Harvey: Beautiful Thing (1993)
- DirectorJohn SwanbeckStarsKevin SpaceyDanny DeVitoPeter FacinelliTwo veteran salesmen dissect a sales pitch to a particular client, through their young protégé.Roger Rueff: Hospitality Suite (1992)
- DirectorMark HermanStarsBrenda BlethynJane HorrocksMichael CaineA shy reclusive lady is convinced by an invisible entity to sing. Subsequently, she finds herself noticed by a sleazy talent agent and her talent being showcased on-stage. She also meets a kind but nervous man who becomes her best friend.Jim Cartwright: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Aufstieg und Fall von Little Voice) (1992)
- DirectorNeil LaButeStarsAaron EckhartMatt MalloyStacy EdwardsTwo business executives--one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest--set out to exact revenge on the female gender by seeking out the most innocent, uncorrupted girl they can find and ruining her life.Neil LaBute: In the Company of Men (1992)
- DirectorChristopher AshleyStarsSteven WeberMichael T. WeissPeter JacobsonA poignant romantic comedy about the quest for love and intimacy in the age of AIDS. A story of a thirtyish gay actor/waiter who decides to become celibate...the risk of AIDS has taken all the joy from sex.Paul Rudnick: Jeffrey (1992)
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsAlan AldaAnne ArcherLolita DavidovichJake is a writer. He is married to Maggie, but his marriage is in trouble. He cannot stop thinking about other women in his life, characters he invents conversations with. He is constantly talking to: his deceased wife Julie, his daughter Molly, his sister Karen, and his psychiatrist Edith. All he does is have imaginary conversations with real people that are at the moment out of his life. Maggie cannot stand his mind wandering off all the time and decides to separate for six months and at the end of six months they will decide whether or not to remain together. Jake has a few girl friends, but spends the six months, while waiting for Maggie, only talking to these imaginary people, and a few times to real people.Neil Simon: Jake's Women (1992)
- DirectorDavid MametStarsWilliam H. MacyDebra EisenstadtDiego PinedaWhen a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.David Mamet: Oleanna (1992)
- DirectorJerry ZaksStarsMeryl StreepLeonardo DiCaprioDiane KeatonAfter seventeen years, a fiercely independent woman and her rebellious son return home and together they turn the family she left behind upside down.Scott McPherson: Marvin's Room (1991)
- DirectorDaniel J. SullivanStarsTony GoldwynBenjamin UngarTimothy HuttonPublishing magnate refuses to publish a book by his son's male lover so the kids buy out their father and run it themselves!Jon Robin Baitz: The Substance of Fire (1991)
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsNigel HawthorneHelen MirrenRupert GravesWhen King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.Alan Bennett: The Madness of George III (Was, Was oder die Krankheit von König Georg III) (1991)
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsSigourney WeaverBen KingsleyStuart WilsonA political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.Ariel Dorfman: La muerte y la doncella (Der Tod und das Mädchen) (1991)
- DirectorPaul HaratherStarsJosef HaderAlfred DorferMaria HofstätterHeinzi Boesel and Kurt Fellner are two Austrian health inspectors forced to work together, traveling through Austria. Over time a beautiful friendship evolves between the odd couple who couldn't stand each other initially; a friendship that even overcomes the boundaries of great tragedy.Alfred Dorfer, Josef Hader: Indien (1991)
- DirectorMartha CoolidgeStarsRichard DreyfussMercedes RuehlIrene WorthIn the summer of 1942, two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother and their childlike aunt in Yonkers, New York.Neil Simon: Lost in Yonkers (1991)
- DirectorCarlos SauraStarsCarmen MauraAndrés PajaresGabino DiegoDuring the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner.José Sanchis Sinisterra: Ay Carmela! (1991?)
- DirectorRobert SalisStarsGrégori BaquetAlice TaglioniJocelyn QuivrinPaul and Agnes have been going out for quite a while and Agnes is shocked to learn that he'd rather live with two roommates on campus than move in with her. As soon as he meets one of his roommates, Louis-Anault, Paul's behavior changes - he is attracted to Louis without realizing so himself. Agnes, on the other hand, gets quite jealous and offers a bet: Whoever gets to have Louis-Anault first, wins... If she does, Paul will no longer explore his homosexual desires, if he does - she'll walk away. Meanwhile, Paul meets Mecir, a young Arab worker, who shows him there's more to life than elite colleges...Jean-Marie Besset: Grande École (1990)
- DirectorPatricia CardosoStarsAmerica FerreraLupe OntiverosIngrid OliuIn East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.Josefina Lopez: Real Women Have Curves (1990)
- DirectorEthan HawkeStarsPaz de la HuertaVincent D'OnofrioBianca HunterThis movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.Nicole Burdette: Chelsea Walls (1990)
- DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsMeryl StreepMichael GambonGerard McSorleyFive unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.Brian Friel: Dancing at Lughnasa (Lughnasa - Zeit des Tanzes) (1990)
- DirectorMark WatersStarsParker PoseyJosh HamiltonTori SpellingA mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.Wendy MacLeod: The House of Yes (1990)
- DirectorRobert De NiroStarsRobert De NiroChazz PalminteriLillo BrancatoAn intense drama about a boy torn between his tough, hard-working father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss.Chazz Palminteri: A Bronx Tale (1990)
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsWill SmithStockard ChanningDonald SutherlandAn affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.John Guare: Six Degrees Of Separation (1990)
- DirectorMichel DevilleStarsEmmanuelle BéartCharles BerlingDominique BlancDespite the fact that they love each other, a couple realize that they must "find" other (and rich) people in order to keep their frivolous, costly lives.Georges Feydeau: Un fil à la patte (Ein Fuß in der Schlinge) (1989)