The Big Short (2015)

The Big Short (2015)

[7] Director Adam McKay (Vice, Don't Look Up) adapts Michael Lewis' bestselling novel about the men who predicted the 2008 mortgage implosion and near-collapse of the world economy. If this sounds like dreary, heady, political stuff, that's because it is.…
Vice (2018)

Vice (2018)

[8] Christian Bale once again transforms himself completely to become former vice-president Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's (The Big Short) new film, Vice. The film is a pastiche of Cheney's political career, driven in large part by his relationship with…
Foxcatcher (2014)

Foxcatcher (2014)

[8] Steve Carell stars as millionaire John du Pont in the disturbing true story of du Pont's attempt to recruit and train wrestlers for Olympic glory. Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo star as wrestling brothers Mark and Dave Schultz. Mark…
Beautiful Boy (2018)

Beautiful Boy (2018)

[8] A father tries to save his son from drug addiction in this true story based on the lives and writings of David Sheff and Nic Sheff. Beautiful Boy opens on the father, played by Steve Carell (Little Miss Sunshine),…
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

[5] A business man (Paul Rudd) is invited to a clandestine 'dinner with idiots' in which he's encouraged to bring the weirdest, most bizarre guest he can find for the rest of the business partners to gawk. Everyone brings a…
The Way, Way Back (2013)

The Way, Way Back (2013)

[6] Liam James stars as a shy fourteen-year-old forced to suffer summer vacation with his freshly-divorced mother (Toni Collette) and her nasty boyfriend (Steve Carell). While he waits for his mother to grow a pair and throw the bum out,…
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

[10] I love road movies and ensemble pieces, but Little Miss Sunshine goes one step further by saying something we all need to hear from time to time: it's okay to fall short of ambition. The film throws six disparate…