A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, win a national science fair, and expose the government's secrets.

A Painted House

2003

English

6.4

♡ 6

62%

1950s

Action

arkansas

based on novel or book

Drama

Family

flood

grandfather grandson relationship

hallmark hall of fame

Alfonso Arau Director

Pablo Schreiber as Hank Spruill

Robert Sean Leonard as Jesse Chandler

Logan Lerman as Luke Chandler

Kiersten Warren as Stacy Dale

A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.

Swing Kids

1993

English

6.8

♡ 11

56%

Thomas Carter Director

Kenneth Branagh as Herr Knopp, Gestapo

Jayce Bartok as Otto

Robert Sean Leonard as Peter Müller

Christian Bale as Thomas Berger

The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

Tape

2001

English

7.2

♡ 24

77%

Richard Linklater Director

Uma Thurman as Amy

Robert Sean Leonard as Jon

Ethan Hawke as Vin

Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.

The I Inside

2004

English

6.0

♡ 9

43%

Roland Suso Richter Director

Piper Perabo as Anna

Stephen Lang as Mr. Travitt

Robert Sean Leonard as Peter Cable

Stephen Graham as Travis

When Simon awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident, amnesia has erased the last two years from his memory. He learns that his brother was killed, he has married a woman he doesn't remember and he's haunted by strange visions of the woman he loved.

The Boys Next Door

1996

English

7.2

♡ 1

88%

John Erman Director

Martha Burns as

Michael Jeter as Arnold Wiggins

Robert Sean Leonard as Barry Klemper

Courtney B. Vance as Lucien P. Singer

Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

English

6.5

♡ 4

82%

44%

Action

based on novel or book

James Ivory Director

Robert Sean Leonard as Douglas Bridge

Joanne Woodward as India Bridge

Austin Pendleton as Mr. Gadbury

Paul Newman as Walter Bridge

Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.

Standoff

1998

English

5.0

♡ 5

33%

Andrew Chapman Director

Tricia Vessey as Freebie

Robert Sean Leonard as Jamie Doolin

Natasha Henstridge as Mary

Keith Carradine as Zeke Clayton

The FBI and Texas police make ready to storm the headquarters of a heavily armed sect of religious fanatics. But the operation goes horribly wrong and a couple of agents seek protection at an abandoned farm. But they are not the only ones there.

Married to It

1991

English

5.9

♡ 1

30%

Arthur Hiller Director

Gregory Jbara as Cafe Waiter

Robert Sean Leonard as Chuck Bishop

Philip Akin as Limo Driver

Shawn Ashmore as Student in Pageant

While setting up a school pageant, the parents at an elite private academy in New York City with contrastive lifestyles and professional paths reflect on their lives and marriages.

Driven

2001

English

4.6

♡ 37

13%

Renny Harlin Director

Gina Gershon as Cathy Heguy

Robert Sean Leonard as Demille Bly

Sylvester Stallone as Joe Tanto

Cristián de la Fuente as Memo Heguy

Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's romance with his arch rival's girlfriend Sophia. With much riding on Bly, car owner Carl Henry brings former racing star Joe Tanto on board to help Bly. To drive Bly back to the top of the rankings, Tanto must first deal with the emotional scars left over from a tragic racing accident which nearly took his life.

In the Gloaming

1997

English

7.0

♡ 6

74%

Christopher Reeve Director

Bridget Fonda as Anne

Robert Sean Leonard as Danny

Glenn Close as Janet

Whoopi Goldberg as Nurse Myrna

Danny, dying of AIDS, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments of openness that tend to shut out Danny's father and his sister.

Dead Poets Society

1989

English

8.1

♡ 217

85%

92%

Action

a midsummer night's dream

Peter Weir Director

Robin Williams as John Keating

John Cunningham as Mr. Anderson

Robert Sean Leonard as Neil Perry

Ethan Hawke as Todd Anderson

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

The Age of Innocence

1993

English

7.2

♡ 56

87%

75%

Action

based on novel or book

Martin Scorsese Director

Michelle Pfeiffer as Ellen Olenska

Winona Ryder as May Welland

Joanne Woodward as Narrator

Robert Sean Leonard as Ted Archer

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

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Standoff

Married to It

Driven

In the Gloaming

Dead Poets Society

The Age of Innocence