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- DirectorSeth GreenStarsSeth GreenBreckin MeyerMacaulay CulkinWhile visiting Thailand, two estranged friends realize there's no rule book for finding purpose and meaning in life.
- DirectorRichard WongStarsGrant RosenmeyerHayden SzetoRavi PatelThree young men with disabilities hit the road with a jaded nurse driver to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs. Remake of the acclaimed Belgian film 'Hasta La Vista'.
- DirectorJason CookStarsFran DrescherPeter BogdanovichLindy BoothA bestselling author seeks literary revenge against a critic who authors her fake memoir much to the delight of her agent.
- DirectorHernán JiménezStarsAden YoungParker PoseyKen JeongStill mourning the death of his wife, Bruno is hopelessly attached to the seaside cottage they built together. When he's evicted by his soulless in-laws, Bruno vows to get it back at any price.
- DirectorNisha GanatraStarsEmma ThompsonMindy KalingJohn LithgowA late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.
- DirectorMichael A. MacRaeStarsRichard RiehleKatrina BowdenKate FlanneryA man struggling to find purpose in life is enlightened by a drunk ailing widow.
- DirectorWayne RobertsStarsJohnny DeppRosemarie DeWittOdessa YoungA college professor lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
- DirectorHoward WeinerStarsMartin LandauPaul SorvinoMaria DizziaDr. Abe Mandelbaum has just moved into a new manor with his ailing wife. After forming an unlikely friendship with a womanizing gambler, their relationship is tested when they each try to convince a mysterious nurse that they are her long-lost father.
- DirectorKurt VoelkerStarsJ.K. SimmonsJosh WigginsOdeya RushAfter his wife's early death, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private-school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform thanks to two unique women who help them embrace life and love again.
- DirectorAndrew WagnerStarsHolly HunterTony ShalhoubAlfred MolinaThe film follows the Wellers, A dynamic New York City family as they come to terms with themselves and each other.
- DirectorCarl BessaiStarsBruce DernAnthony Michael HallSean AstinAn iconic world-class architect and father (Bruce Dern) tests the love of his dysfunctional family at a retreat while contemplating his own death and legacy.
- DirectorBen LewinStarsDakota FanningAlice EveToni ColletteA young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.
- DirectorNeil BurgerStarsKevin HartBryan CranstonNicole KidmanA comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.
- DirectorMike MillsStarsAnnette BeningElle FanningGreta GerwigThe story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
- DirectorMatt RossStarsViggo MortensenGeorge MacKaySamantha IslerIn the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
- DirectorMike BirbigliaStarsKeegan-Michael KeyGillian JacobsMike BirbigliaWhen a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets a huge break, the rest of the group - all best friends - start to realize that not everyone is going to make it after all.
- DirectorClea DuVallStarsMelanie LynskeyJason RitterSkylar BernonA weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.
- DirectorRob MeyerStarsMelanie LynskeyNelsan EllisArmani JacksonAn interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.
- DirectorLee WilkofStarsZoe PerryGabriel ByrneFrances ConroyAging actor Lester Rosenthal (Gabriel Byrne), who has lost his way with his career, with his family, and with his friends (Nathan Lane, Frances Conroy, & Boyd Gaines) finds out that the way out is through.
- DirectorChris KellyStarsJesse PlemonsMolly ShannonBradley WhitfordA struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.
- DirectorLinas PhillipsStarsLinas PhillipsMelanie LynskeyTimm SharpA developmentally delayed 40 year old man named Shonzi is sent to live with his brother Todd. But when Shonzi develops a crush on Todd's girlfriend Lindsay, he threatens to reveal past secrets that could ultimately tear the couple apart.
- DirectorMichael WilsonStarsMaggie GraceAdam BrodyElizabeth McGovernSet in the year 1977, two women look to integrate their small town, inspired by the miniseries "Roots" as it hits the airwaves.
- DirectorJoel David MooreStarsFrank LangellaBilly CrudupChristina ApplegateA man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
- DirectorJulian BranciforteStarsJohn MagaroChristopher McDonaldDreama WalkerA struggling photographer and his philandering father unknowingly have a one-night stand with the same woman. Four years later, they learn that either one of them might have fathered her daughter.
- DirectorStephen RingerStarsAly MichalkaAJ MichalkaMimi RogersTwo sisters on the cusp of adulthood experience stress about throwing a going away party.
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsDiane KeatonMorgan FreemanCynthia NixonA long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsRobin WilliamsMila KunisPeter DinklageA perpetually angry man is informed he has 90 minutes to live and promptly sets out to reconcile with his family and friends in the short time he has left.
- DirectorDale PetersonStarsGarrett M. BrownRachel DiPilloMary Kate WilesComedy about Frank, a hermit with Tourette Syndrome who is thrust into the harsh realities of the world when his caregiver dies. After recognizing that Frank is despondent, the caregiver's teenage daughter, Laura, drags a reluctant Frank along on a life-changing road trip with Laura and her friends. 'Hello, My Name is Frank...' is a modern-day Wizard of Oz meets Little Miss Sunshine - a road trip taken by Frank and his companions that causes them all to grow, bond and come into their own.
- DirectorJohn MagaryStarsJosh LucasCory NicholsLucy OwenA comic drama about rage, doubt, lust, madness, and other brotherly hand-me-downs.
- DirectorMatthew BonifacioStarsMatthew BonifacioJulianna Gelinas BonifacioDestiny Monet CruzWhen a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets than how he handled his baseball career.
- DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsBill MurrayMelissa McCarthyNaomi WattsA young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsJason BatemanTina FeyJane FondaAfter their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes, and might-have-beens.
- DirectorShira PivenStarsKristen WiigJames MarsdenLinda CardelliniWhen Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
- DirectorZach BraffStarsZach BraffJoey KingPierce GagnonA struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.
- DirectorJoey SolowayStarsKathryn HahnLink RuizCesar GarciaRachel tries to spice up her marriage with a trip to a strip club. She befriends McKenna, who gave her a lapdance. McKenna moves in with Rachel's family and becomes a nanny for the son.
- DirectorKyle Patrick AlvarezStarsJonathan GroffDenis O'HareCorey StollA cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
- DirectorWill SlocombeStarsAlicia WittCheryl HinesSonya WalgerThanksgiving for the eccentric Turner clan turns into a train wreck when "insane" daughter Nina comes home for the first time in 15 years.
- DirectorMichael Patrick KellyStarsKathleen ChalfantKeir DulleaAlice RipleyWhen Joan Weldon discovers she is dying of lung cancer, she sets out to reconcile her dysfunctional relationships with her three children, her husband, and along the way, her former best friend. The family's destructive ways are offset by messy and somewhat humorous attempts by Joan to set her children on the right course before she dies. In this big dysfunctional mix, they will all learn to connect in their own ways, and realize on their own terms what life is about.
- DirectorHoward GoldbergStarsElias KoteasJennifer Jason LeighVirginia MadsenA filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.
- DirectorMegan GriffithsStarsToni ColletteThomas Haden ChurchNina AriandaA rock journalist is assigned to track down her ex-boyfriend.
- DirectorJenée LaMarqueStarsZoe KazanJake JohnsonRon LivingstonA tragedy presents Laurel with the chance to reinvent herself as her idolized twin sister, Audrey. As she eases into the life she has always wanted, she must decide between continuing the lie or revealing herself as the perfect fraud.
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsPaul RuddEmile HirschLance LeGaultTwo highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsChanning TatumAlex PettyferOlivia MunnA male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.
- DirectorChadd HarboldStarsBrian PetsosKristen WiigElijah WoodA man recruits his cousin to find out who is behind his dog's suspicious death.
- DirectorAlonso MayoStarsLou Taylor PucciJayne EastwoodPam HyattSheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
- DirectorBrian CranoStarsJason RitterJake SandvigChandler CanterburyBen and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.
- DirectorJay DuplassMark DuplassStarsJason SegelEd HelmsJudy GreerDispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
- DirectorJohn CarlucciBrandon LaGankeStarsCharlie TahanKara HaywardPineapple TangaroaA directionless, young campus bus driver and a security guard strike up a strange friendship.
- DirectorAndrew CohnStarsRichard JenkinsShane Paul McGhieDa'Vine Joy RandolphStanley's last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn when he befriends a young African-American work employee.
- DirectorKelly OxfordStarsJessica BardenMichael McKeanMarcia Gay HardenA young woman struggles with an anxiety disorder after dropping out of school.
- DirectorNat FaxonJim RashStarsJulia Louis-DreyfusWill FerrellZach WoodsBarely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.
- DirectorAbe SylviaStarsJuno TempleJeremy DozierMilla JovovichIt's 1987 and Danielle, the high-school 'Dirty Girl', is running away. With her is chubby, gay Clarke, a bag of flour called Joa and a Walkman full of glorious '80s tunes.
- DirectorJennifer AnistonPatty JenkinsAlicia KeysStarsPatricia ClarksonRosario DawsonLyndsy FonsecaAn anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.
- DirectorNat FaxonJim RashStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteAllison JanneyShy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsRobert De NiroAnne HathawayRene RussoSeventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
- DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy LettsIn 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
- DirectorMatt SpicerStarsAubrey PlazaElizabeth OlsenO'Shea Jackson Jr.An unhinged social media stalker moves to LA and ingratiates herself into the life of an Instagram star.
- DirectorSean AndersStarsMark WahlbergRose ByrneIsabela MercedA couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.
- DirectorOlivia MilchStarsLucy HaleKathryn PrescottAlexandra ShippA group of teenage girlfriends deal with their impending graduation from high school.
- DirectorWilliam Robert CareyStarsAJ MichalkaBilly BurkeAlicia SilverstoneAn imaginative teenage girl, living in a mystical and dangerous community built on a deserted drive-in movie lot along the Texas/Oklahoma border, struggles to realize her potential, and escape the world she was born into.
- DirectorMax MayerStarsSarah BolgerThomas MannJames MarsdenA smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.
- DirectorSusan JohnsonStarsBel PowleyNathan LaneWilliam MoseleyA person of high intelligence struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex, and leaving her apartment.
- DirectorBo BurnhamStarsElsie FisherJosh HamiltonEmily RobinsonAn introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.
- DirectorWilliam H. MacyStarsRosario DawsonNick RobinsonTip 'T.I.' HarrisA young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on an ex-stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group just so he can be in the same room with her.
- DirectorMicael PreyslerStarsJessica RotheHannah MurrayJack FalaheeInseparable best friends struggle to make the best of their last few days together, savoring the city nightlife with an enigmatic artist one of them takes a liking for.
- DirectorJonah HillStarsSunny SuljicKatherine WaterstonLucas HedgesFollows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
- DirectorAzazel JacobsStarsJohn C. ReillyJacob WysockiBridger ZadinaIn a small town, a morbidly-obese, 15yo's bullied, as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life.
- DirectorPaul WeitzStarsLily TomlinJulia GarnerMarcia Gay HardenA teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.
- DirectorMax WinklerStarsZoey DeutchKathryn HahnTim HeideckerA sexually curious teen forms an unorthodox kinship with her mentally unstable stepbrother.
- DirectorOmar ReganStarsEric RobertsNajmah AbrahamNadine Abu-JubaraAfter a prejudiced police officer upsets the Muslim community through racial profiling, the Chief of Police assigns two Muslim officers to regain the trust of the community.
- DirectorJudd ApatowStarsAdam SandlerSeth RogenLeslie MannWhen seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
- DirectorDerrick BorteStarsDemi MooreDavid DuchovnyAmber HeardA seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.
- DirectorJonathan W. StokesStarsZack BennettDavid WachsJon WeinbergFilmed in a single continuous shot, the comedy follows a group of uptight philosophy graduate students as they cut loose at a house party on their last night together.
- DirectorMichael MeredithStarsJustin TimberlakeTed DansonHarry Dean StantonA man embarks on a road trip with his girlfriend and estranged baseball legend dad.
- DirectorHue RhodesStarsSteve BuscemiRomany MalcoSarah SilvermanAn ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
- DirectorBobcat GoldthwaitStarsRobin WilliamsDaryl SabaraMorgan MurphyWhen his son's body is found in a humiliating accident, a lonely high school teacher inadvertently attracts an overwhelming amount of community and media attention after covering up the truth with a phony suicide note.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsLuke WilsonRadha MitchellGeorge LopezHenry Poole moves in to a house in his old neighborhood, to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a miracle by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.
- DirectorChristine JeffsStarsAmy AdamsEmily BluntAlan ArkinIn order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobert De NiroJohn TurturroStanley TucciTwo weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.
- DirectorPatrick SisamStarsTom ArnoldArmando AcevedoHolland HayesA commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.
- DirectorTim HamiltonStarsDiane KeatonJon HederJeff DanielsA twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.
- DirectorJeffrey BlitzStarsReece ThompsonAnna KendrickNicholas D'AgostoLooking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team.
- DirectorMike WhiteStarsMolly ShannonJohn C. ReillyPeter SarsgaardA secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
- DirectorAmy TalkingtonStarsTom WilkinsonNick StahlSelma BlairThe patriarch of a distinguished but crumbling Dallas family is forced to hit the town with his daughter's punk rock boyfriend.
- DirectorKevin ConnollyStarsLukas HaasErika ChristensenGiovanni RibisiYoung man on the wrong track suddenly finds purpose and love when he captures a serial rapist.
- DirectorPatricia CardosoStarsAmerica FerreraLupe OntiverosIngrid OliuIn East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
- DirectorDylan KiddStarsCampbell ScottJesse EisenbergIsabella RosselliniAfter breaking up with his lover and boss, a smooth-talking man takes his teenaged nephew out on the town in search of sex.
- DirectorMike BencivengaStarsAnthony LaPagliaEric StoltzCaroleen FeeneyTulley, a once-promising literary star now biding his time as an advertising copy editor, moves from cynicism to acceptance as he secretly hopes to write a great novel only to learn that his life of booze will end all too soon.
- DirectorAndrew MeieranStarsBilly BurkeDanny GloverParker PoseyA high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their jobs.
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsEddie MurphyJeff GoldblumKelly PrestonAn over-the-top television evangelist finds a way to turn television home shopping into a religious experience, and takes America by storm.
- DirectorCourteney CoxStarsSeann William ScottOlivia ThirlbyGarret DillahuntOn the verge of giving up on life, a guy travels to his hometown to make amends.
- DirectorTom DolbyTom WilliamsStarsPatricia ClarksonZachary BoothJoseph CrossWhen an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family for a holiday at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to come apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsShirley MacLaineAmanda SeyfriedAnnJewel Lee DixonHarriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, resulting in a life-altering friendship.
- DirectorMatthew BonifacioStarsCarmine FamigliettiMichael AronovMiriam ShorA 315-pound man decides to kick his food addiction by moving to the country.
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsNicole KidmanJennifer Jason LeighFlora CrossMargot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm.
- DirectorFrank WhaleyStarsFreddie Prinze Jr.Chris KleinJamie-Lynn SiglerTwo down on their luck childhood friends struggle to figure out their lives. Ray a drummer in a rock and roll band, and Owen an aspiring film maker spend most of their time working menial jobs and drinking. When Owen's fiancé Lynn breaks off their engagement he finds himself spiraling, and allows Ray to come along with him to a two bit film festival he has been invited to in Kansas. There Owen makes several attempts to patch up his relationship, while Ray scams them into a deluxe suite at the local Four Seasons hotel by posing as Wally Shawn's son (who happens to be receiving a lifetime achievement award) and generally causes a major ruckus. By the end, Owen decides to make some changes in their relationship and in his life.
- DirectorAlex SteyermarkStarsMichael AngaranoSunny MabreyCynthia NixonA young man with a terminal illness makes an unconventional request on local television.
- DirectorAlex LehmannStarsChristine WoodsMark DuplassRay RomanoAn unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- DirectorKieran MulroneyMichele MulroneyStarsJeff DanielsEmma StoneRyan ReynoldsA washed-up writer forms an unlikely friendship with a teenager from Long Island.
- DirectorPeter HedgesStarsKatie HolmesOliver PlattPatricia ClarksonA wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.