Bob Balaban
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The French Dispatch
HDA love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
Isle of Dogs
HDSet in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
HDA young nurse takes care of an elderly author who lives in a haunted house.
Lady in the Water
HDApartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to he
A Mighty Wind
HDMockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.
The Majestic
HDIn 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Gosford Park
HDSet in the 1930s, this movie brings a group of pretentious rich and famous together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
Best in Show
HDA behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
Cradle Will Rock
HDA true story of politics and art in the 1930s U.S., focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
The Monuments Men
HDAn unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
Ghost World
HDWith only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man's newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.
The Mexican
HDA man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways.
Three to Tango
HDA rich businessman's assumption that his new colleague is gay leads him to ask the man to keep an eye on his mistress. However, the man is not gay, and begins to fall for the woman himself.
Jakob the Liar
HDDuring World War II, an ordinary inhabitant of a ghetto fakes news about Allied offensives to inspire hope for other victims of the Nazi regime.
Clockwatchers
HDThe relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
Waiting for Guffman
HDAn aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance.
Greedy
HDRich, old uncle Joe is surrounded by relatives waiting/hoping for him to die while trying to look good and backstabbing the competition. What should he do?
Girl Most Likely
HDA failed New York playwright awkwardly navigates the transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year's News.
Moonrise Kingdom
HDA pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
The Late Shift
HDA dramatization of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno to over which of them would succeed Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show".
Fading Gigolo
HDFioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love a...
For Love or Money
HDDoug's a concierge at a luxury hotel on Manhattan. He saves all his tips towards his plan for a hotel. A potential investor seduces the girl, Doug loves, with false promises of leaving his wife. Doug's dilemma: hotel project or girl?
Amos & Andrew
HDA Pulitzer prize writer buys a cabin. The neighbors get suspicious when a stranger "breaks in". They see a black man and call the police, who start shooting at him. The sheriff tries a cover-up involving a white petty crook. Bad i...
Dead Bang
HDA man kills a storekeeper and a cop. LASD homicide detective Jerry Beck gets the case. His murder suspect is connected to a heavily armed white supremacy group.
Thin Ice
HDA dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Howl
HDAs Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.
Rage
HDA young blogger at a New York fashion house shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell-phone.
No Reservations
HDThe life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.
80 for Brady
HDA group of friends made it their life-long mission to go to the Super Bowl and meet NFL superstar Tom Brady.
A Monster in Paris
HDA 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer.
Dedication
HDThe romantic comedy follows a misogynistic children's book author who is forced to work closely with a female illustrator instead of his long-time collaborator and only friend.