A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

The Spectacular Now

2013

English

7.0

♡ 131

92%

76%

Action

alcoholism

based on novel or book

based on young adult novel

James Ponsoldt Director

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Holly

Andre Royo as Mr. Aster

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Sara

Miles Teller as Sutter

Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.

Possessor

2020

English

6.5

♡ 72

94%

Brandon Cronenberg Director

Tuppence Middleton as Ava

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Girder

Sean Bean as John Parse

Dorren Lee as Tess

Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

Palindromes

2004

English

6.7

♡ 4

43%

Todd Solondz Director

Ellen Barkin as Joyce Victor

Debra Monk as Mama Sunshine

Jennifer Jason Leigh as 'Mark' Aviva

John Gemberling as Second Judah

Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.

Morgan

2016

English

5.9

♡ 161

38%

30%

Action

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Luke Scott Director

Rose Leslie as Dr. Amy Menser

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dr. Kathy Grieff

Kate Mara as Lee Weathers

Anya Taylor-Joy as Morgan

A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.

Poolman

2023

English

4.0

♡ 10

24%

los angeles, california

Mystery

swimming pool

Chris Pine Director

Chris Pine as Darren Barrenman

Danny DeVito as Jack Denisoff

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Susan Kerkovich

Clancy Brown as Theodore Hollandaise

Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.

The Hitcher

1986

English

♡ 64

65%

Robert Harmon Director

Jeffrey DeMunn as Captain Esteridge

C. Thomas Howell as Jim Halsey

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Nash

Henry Darrow as Trooper Hancock

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

Night Always Comes

2025

English

5.9

♡ 35

52%

Benjamin Caron Director

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Doreen

Erin Way as Lecturer

Vanessa Kirby as Lynette

Michael Kelly as Tommy

Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.

The Machinist

2004

English

7.6

♡ 208

77%

Brad Anderson Director

Colin Stinton as Inspector Rogers

Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Jackson

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Stevie

Christian Bale as Trevor Reznik

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.

Childstar

2004

English

5.9

♡ 4

78%

Don McKellar Director

Eric Stoltz as Fresno Burnbaum - Dad

Gil Bellows as Isaac

Alan Thicke as J.R.

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Suzanne

An experimental filmmaker takes a job as a driver for a foul-mouthed child actor and his ambitious stage mother.

Awake

2021

English

4.9

♡ 88

22%

Mark Raso Director

Jennifer Jason Leigh as

Frances Fisher as

Gil Bellows as

Ariana Greenblatt as Matilda

After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.

A Thousand Acres

1997

English

6.1

♡ 16

22%

42%

Action

based on novel or book

shakespeare in modern dress

tragedy

Jocelyn Moorhouse Director

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Caroline Cook

Colin Firth as Jess Clark

Elisabeth Moss as Linda

Michelle Pfeiffer as Rose Cook Lewis

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.

Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002

English

6.0

♡ 25

29%

Tuck Tucker Director

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Bridget

Christopher Lloyd as Coroner

Dom Irrera as Ernie Potts

Olivia Hack as Rhonda Wellington Lloyd

Arnold and his friends must recover a stolen document in order to prevent the neighborhood from being bulldozed.

Welcome to Me

2014

English

5.9

♡ 8

74%

Shira Piven Director

Joan Cusack as Dawn Hurley

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Deb Moseley

Linda Cardellini as Gina Selway

James Marsden as Rich Ruskin

A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.

Sister, Sister

1987

English

5.5

♡ 8

Action

bed and breakfast (b&b)

Bill Condon Director

Natalija Nogulich as Fran Steuben

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lucy Bonnard

Eric Stoltz as Matt Rutledge

Bill Condon as Priest

Sisters Charlotte and Lucy Bonnard live together in the gloomy Louisiana family mansion that they’ve turned into a boarding house. But when a mysterious young man enters their lives, the sisters are forced to confront their dark pasts.

Miami Blues

1990

English

6.4

♡ 21

85%

George Armitage Director

Obba Babatundé as Blink Willie, Informant

Nora Dunn as Ellita Sanchez

Charles Napier as Sgt. Bill Henderson

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Susie Waggoner

After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds Susie, a mild-mannered prostitute searching for stability. The two opposites become romantically involved, and Junior steals a badge and gun from a veteran detective. Using the officer's identity, Junior embarks on a crime spree and convinces Susie that he is the perfect man.

Good Time

2017

English

7.3

♡ 114

91%

Ben Safdie Director

Robert Pattinson as Connie Nikas

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Corey Ellman

Christian Patane as Epic Player

Chris Breslin as Male Doctor

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

eXistenZ

1999

English

6.8

♡ 69

77%

David Cronenberg Director

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Allegra Geller

Willem Dafoe as Gas

Callum Keith Rennie as Hugo Carlaw

Jude Law as Ted Pikul

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

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The Spectacular Now

Possessor

Palindromes

Morgan

Poolman

The Hitcher

Night Always Comes

The Machinist

Childstar

Awake

A Thousand Acres

Hey Arnold! The Movie

Welcome to Me

Sister, Sister

Miami Blues

Good Time

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