The Duel (2000)

Director: 

Wai-keung Lau

Writers: 

Jing Wong, Manfred Wong

Stars:

 Andy Lau, Ekin Cheng and Nick Cheung

Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy

Origin: China

Plot:

After a long absence, a master swordsman of royal blood, Yeh Cool-son, returns to the emperor's palace to challenge Snow, a reclusive master, to a dual on new year's eve. In the days before the dual, strange things happen in the palace, seen mostly through the eyes of Dragon 9, a leader of the guard who alternates between serious pursuit of duty and joking. His girlfriend, Jade, is a prostitute; Princess Phoenix, the emperor's sister, has been his friend since childhood. There are murders in the palace, and evidence points to Snow, whom Dragon 9 believes is above suspicion. As the princess is attracted to Yeh and as the duel approaches, will Dragon 9 figure out what is going on?

The Prodigal Son (1981)

Director: 

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writers: 

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Barry Wong

Stars:

 Biao Yuen, Ching-Ying Lam and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Genre: Action | Comedy

Origin: China

Plot:

A rich man's son (Yuen Biao) believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher. Furious kung fu battles and slapstick comedy.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Directors: 

Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook

Writer: 

John Fusco (screenplay)

Stars:

 Matt Damon, James Cromwell and Daniel Studi

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Family

Plot:

As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.

The Other Woman (2009)

Director: 

Don Roos

Writers: 
Don Roos (screenplay), Ayelet Waldman (novel)

Stars:
 Natalie Portman, Scott Cohen and Lisa Kudrow

Genre: Drama



Plot:

A drama that details the story of a woman's difficult relationship with her stepson.

Paul (2011)

Director: Greg Mottola


Writers: Nick Frost, Simon Pegg


Stars:Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogen


Genre:  Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi



Plot:

Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

From Me to You (Kimi ni Todoke 2010)

Directed by Kumazawa Naoto

Writers: Karuho Shiina (manga), Rika Nezu (screenplay)


Stars:Mikako Tabe, Haruma Miura and Misako Renbutsu


Genre: Drama, Love Story


Country: Japan




Plot:

Well-meaning, but socially awkward, Sawako Kuronuma (Mikako Tabe) is nicknamed “Sadako” by her classmates because of her similar hair cut with the main character from the horror movie “Ringu”. Her life then takes a turn when Shota Kazehaya (Haruma Miura), the most popular boy in school, falls for her …

Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)

Director:

Yimou Zhang

Writers:

Ai Mi (novel), Lichuan Yin (screenplay)

Stars:

Dongyu Zhou, Shawn Dou and Meijuan Xi

Genre: Drama  Romance Biography

Origin: China

Plot:

Romance sparks between a young woman and a young man from different economic backgrounds during China's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and '70s.

The Ledge (2011)

Director:

Matthew Chapman

Writer:

Matthew Chapman

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Charlie Hunnam and Liv Tyler

 

 

Genre: Drama | Thriller

 

 

Plot:

A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.

 

 

Girl in the Park (2007)

Director: David Auburn

 

Writer: David Auburn

Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth 

Genre: Drama

Plot:

Enduringly traumatized by the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter 15 years ago, Julia Sandburg has cut herself off from anyone once near and dear to her

Water for Elephants (2011)

Director: Francis Lawrence

 

Writer: Richard LaGravenese

Stars: Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz

Genre:  Drama | Romance

Plot:

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and joins a traveling circus as their vet.