Some Well-Connected Movies
Sideways

Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
2004
Alexander Payne
director
Children of Men

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
2006
Alfonso Cuarón
director
The Ladykillers

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady.
2004
Ethan Coen
director
Bride & Prejudice

A modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, that features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family.
2004
Gurinder Chadha
director
Gerry

A friendship between two young men is tested when they go for a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them.
2002
Gus Van Sant
director
My Life Without Me

A young woman conceals the fact of her terminal cancer to live her life with a passion she never had before.
2003
Isabel Coixet
director
The Ladykillers

2004
Joel Coen
director
Clean

London-based Emily Wang gained minor notoriety from her VJ-ing on cable television. She is now more renowned for being the longtime girlfriend and pseudo manager of rock musician Lee Hauser...
2004
Olivier Assayas
director
Living Out Loud

Judith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor. Deeply frustrated, she now lives alone in her luxury ...
1998
Richard LaGravenese
director
The Triplets of Belleville

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
2003
Sylvain Chomet
director
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.
2006
Tom Tykwer
director
Nothing

After a terrible day, two good friends and housemates find the outside world converted into a featureless and empty white void.
2003
Vincenzo Natali
director
Dark Water

A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building. Adding further drama to their plight, they are targeted by the ghost of former resident.
2005
Walter Salles
director
Red Eye

A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.
2005
Wes Craven
director
Paris, je t'aime
Through the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented and awakened.
2006
Alexander Payne
director
Alfonso Cuarón
director
Ethan Coen
director
Frédéric Auburtin
director
Gurinder Chadha
director
Gus Van Sant
director
Isabel Coixet
director
Joel Coen
director
Olivier Assayas
director
Richard LaGravenese
director
Sylvain Chomet
director
Tom Tykwer
director
Vincenzo Natali
director
Walter Salles
director
Wes Craven
director
The Descendants

A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
2011
Alexander Payne
director
Gravity

Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident which leaves them alone in space.
2013
Alfonso Cuarón
director
No Country for Old Men

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
2007
Ethan Coen
director
United Passions

Follows the passing of the FIFA baton through three association presidents: Jules Rimet, Joao Havelange, and Sepp Blatter.
2014
Frédéric Auburtin
director
It's a Wonderful Afterlife

A comedy centered on an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into the world of serial murder.
2010
Gurinder Chadha
director
Milk

The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.
2008
Gus Van Sant
director
No Country for Old Men

2007
Joel Coen
director
P.S. I Love You

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
2007
Richard LaGravenese
director
The International

An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.
2009
Tom Tykwer
director
Splice

Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.
2009
Vincenzo Natali
director
On the Road

Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
2012
Walter Salles
director
My Soul to Take

A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.
2010
Wes Craven
director