Some Well-Connected Movies
Malcolm X

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
1992
Denzel Washington
actor
The Pelican Brief

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
1993
Denzel Washington
actor
The Silence of the Lambs

A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.
1991
Jonathan Demme
director
A League of Their Own

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.
1992
Tom Hanks
actor
Philadelphia
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
1993
Denzel Washington
actor
Jonathan Demme
director
Ron Nyswaner
writer
Tom Hanks
actor
Beloved

Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of her deceased daughter.
1998
Jonathan Demme
director
The Painted Veil

A British medical doctor fights a cholera epidemic in a small Chinese village, while being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.
2006
Ron Nyswaner
writer
Forrest Gump

While not intelligent, Forrest Gump has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.
1994
Tom Hanks
actor