Movies with music written by Gabriel Yared
If elements of 1408 seem a little familiar, it shouldn't be a surprise. Here's John Cusack, once again having lodging problems (see also Identity). Here's a supernatural debunker faced with something that refuses to be debunked (see also The Reap...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-06-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Mikael Håfström
Cast: John Cusack, Mary McCormack, Samuel L. Jackson
Mira Nair's Amelia is a by-the-book bio-pic. By following the template, it's as safe and straightforward as one could possibly get, without narrative flourishes and with minimal exaggeration to satisfy Hollywood's appetite for fictionalization. Th...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-10-23
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, ...
When MGM elected not to screen Autumn In New York for film critics, the decision touched off a minor controversy. First, stars Richard Gere and Winona Ryder spoke out publicly against this move, claiming it was an insult to the integrity of their ...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-08-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: ROMANCE/DRAMA
Director: Joan Chen
Cast: Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Anthony LaPaglia, ...
Perhaps the kindest way to describe Anthony Minghella's Breaking and Entering is to say it's evident as being broken fairly early during the proceedings. There's no shortage of candidates for the fatal flaw: the artificial storyline; the presence o...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-12-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn, ...
As the world hurtles towards the end of the second millennium, there seems to be an increased awareness of mysticism and things spiritual. Suddenly, it's hip to believe in God (not necessarily a specific god -- an amorphous, non-denominational dei...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-04-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA/ROMANCE
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Denis Franz, ...
It's not often that, when the primary thread of a movie fails, the secondary storylines are compelling enough to make the overall experience a positive one. However, that occurs with Cold Mountain, a Civil War era romance where the love affair fiz...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA/ROMANCE
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Charlie Hunnam, ...
For those who have forgotten the depth of romance and passion that the movies are capable of conveying, Anthony Minghella's The English Patient can remedy the situation. This is one of the year's most unabashed and powerful love stories, using...
U.S. Release Date: 1996-11-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA/ROMANCE
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche, ...
In Secret, an adaptation of Emile Zola’s Therese Raquin, is an effective period piece thriller that incorporates love, lust, desperation, and madness into a stew thickened by a gothic atmosphere. The film’s shortcomings - the most notable of wh...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-07-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Charlie Stratton
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton, ...
When today’s average movie-goer thinks of Judy Garland, the image that comes to mind is that of Dorothy Gale, the girl-next-door heroine of The Wizard of Oz. Few remember the Garland of the 1960s – a pill-popping alcoholic with a self-dest...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-09-27
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Rupert Goold
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, ...
It's no secret that some of the most powerful dramas are those that depict character transformations. Such is the case with The Lives of Others, the stirring and affecting feature debut of German filmmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. With a ...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-02-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Cast: Ulrich Muhe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, ...