Some Well-Connected Movies
Shadow of the Vampire

The filming of Nosferatu (1922) is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible.
2000
John Malkovich
actor
The Talented Mr. Ripley

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
1999
Patricia Highsmith
writer
Sexy Beast

"Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits """"retired"""" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them."
2000
Ray Winstone
actor
Ripley's Game
A dying family man in need of money is being persuaded to assassinate a European crime boss.
2002
Charles McKeown
writer
John Malkovich
actor
Patricia Highsmith
writer
Ray Winstone
actor
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
2009
Charles McKeown
writer
The Libertine

The 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.
2004
John Malkovich
actor
The Cry of the Owl

A troubled young man retreats from the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He is drawn into a relationship with a young woman whose boyfriend goes missing, leaving the new arrival as a suspect.
2009
Patricia Highsmith
writer
Tracker

An Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his ...
2010
Ray Winstone
actor