Becoming Mike Nichols

2016

English

7.1

♡ 6

70%

69%

Action

Documentary

Douglas McGrath Director

Dustin Hoffman as Ben Braddock

Robert Redford as Self

Mildred Natwick as Self

Meryl Streep as Suzanne Vale

This intimate portrait of director, producer, and improvisational comedy icon Mike Nichols shows his final and historic interviews filmed just months before his death. Director Douglas McGrath documents Nichols’s early life, as he opens up to his friend, director Jack O’Brien, about the storied beginnings of his career.

The Living Sea

1995

English

7.1

♡ 3

75%

time lapse photography

wildlife

Greg MacGillivray Director

Meryl Streep as Narrator

James A.R. McFarlane as Self

Bruce Robison as Self

Stephanie K. Martin as Self

The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, The Living Sea offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea life show us that the more we understand the ocean and its inhabitants, the more we will know how to protect them. The film also highlights the Central Pacific islands of Palau, one of the most spectacular underwater habitats in the world, to show the beauty and potential of a healthy ocean.

We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World

2016

English

5.2

♡ 3

Action

Documentary

Tony Gerber Director

Michelle Obama as Self

Meryl Streep as Self

Freida Pinto as Self

Isha Sesay as Self

Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto and CNN's Isha Sesay take a journey to Morocco and Liberia, where they meet young women overcoming incredible odds to change their lives.

Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking

2010

English

7.4

♡ 4

Fenton Bailey Director

Richard Dreyfuss as Doctor Frankenthal

Mark Hamill as Self

Harrison Ford as Self

Meryl Streep as Suzanne Vale

"Wishful Drinking" is based on Fisher's memoirs of the same title. The stage adaptation had its world premiere in 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. It later played at Berkeley Repertory before opening on Broadway in October at Studio 54. The show takes audiences on a comic tour of Fisher's messy personal life and career. The actress-writer recounts stories about her work on the "Star Wars" series as well as her relationship with her parents Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She also discusses her much-publicized problems with alcohol and drugs.

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

2016

English

7.9

♡ 14

100%

Fisher Stevens Director

Carrie Fisher as Herself

Eddie Fisher as Himself

Julia Roberts as Self

Meryl Streep as Suzanne Vale / Self

An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

English

6.1

75%

Jerry Schatzberg Director

Dan Hedaya as Alex Heller

Meryl Streep as Karen Traynor

Peter Henry Schroeder as Ned

Merv Griffin as Self

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.

Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

2016

English

5.8

100%

Kristi Zea Director

Meryl Streep as Journals Performed by

Frida Kahlo as Self

Arne Glimcher as Self

Chuck Close as Self

This tribute to the dynamic artist Elizabeth Murray, an intrinsic figure in New York's contemporary art landscape from the 1970s until the early 2000s, highlights her struggle to balance personal and family ambition with artistic drive in a male-dominated art world. It also addresses her later battle with cancer, at the peak of her career.