Some Well-Connected Movies
The Slaughter Rule

A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.
2002
David Morse
actor
Death to Smoochy

A kids show host, Rainbow Randolph, is fired in disgrace while his replacement, Sheldon Mopes, aka Smoochy the Rhino, finds himself a rising star. Unfortunately for Sheldon, the business of kids television isn't all child's play.
2002
Edward Norton
actor
Thirteen

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
2003
Evan Rachel Wood
actor
Mean Creek

When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek revenge.
2004
Rory Culkin
actor
Down in the Valley
Set in the present-day San Fernando Valley, the project revolves around a delusional man who believes he's a cowboy and the relationship that he starts with a rebellious young woman.
2005
David Morse
actor
Edward Norton
actor
Evan Rachel Wood
actor
Rory Culkin
actor
16 Blocks

An aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.
2006
David Morse
actor
The Illusionist

In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
2006
Edward Norton
actor
Running with Scissors

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
2006
Evan Rachel Wood
actor