Awakenings

Movie · 7.8 / 10 · 4 Dec 1990 · English

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

Fathers and Daughters

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 1 Oct 2015 · English

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Movie · 7.8 / 10 · 7 Feb 2009 · English

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.

Richard Jewell

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 13 Dec 2019 · English

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

Erin Brockovich

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 17 Mar 2000 · English

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

She Said

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 17 Nov 2022 · English

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

James White

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 13 Nov 2015 · English

James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious illness faces a series of setbacks that force him to assume more responsibility. With the pressure on him mounting, James must find new reserves of strength or risk imploding completely.

The Girl in the Book

Movie · 5.8 / 10 · 13 Jun 2015 · English

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

Worth

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 21 Jul 2021 · English

Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.

World Trade Center

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 9 Aug 2006 · English

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Concussion

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 12 Nov 2015 · English

A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.

If I Stay

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 21 Aug 2014 · English

Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.