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- DirectorJames MangoldStarsJoaquin PhoenixReese WitherspoonGinnifer GoodwinA chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.Play a real person; for example, Gary Busey in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004), Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992), Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005), Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth (1998)
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy AdamsBased on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.Major physical transformation; for example, Charlize Theron in Monster (2003), Ben Kingsley in Gandhi (1982), Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980), Christian Bale in The Fighter (2010), Nicole Kidman in The Hours (2002)
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiA faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.Comic actor turns serious; for example, Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998), Bill Murray in Lost in Translation (2003), Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting (1997), Will Forte in Nebraska (2013), Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan HawkeMaverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.Play an outsider who inspires a group of young people; for example, Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989), Edward James Olmos in Stand and Deliver (1988), Maggie Smith in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Bing Crosby in Going My Way (1944), Alec Guinness in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisBrenda FrickerAlison WhelanChristy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.Play a mentally or physically challenged character; for example, Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade (1996), Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot (1989), Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God (1986)
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean PennJosh BrolinEmile HirschThe story of American gay activist Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and was elected as California's first openly gay official.Play gay; for example, Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry (1999), Sean Penn in Milk (2008), Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993), Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain (2005), Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote (2005)