Black Swan (2010)

Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.”

Drive (2011)

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
CrimeThrillerNeo-Noir
A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor in this action drama.

Her (2013)

Directed by Spike Jonze
RomanceScience FictionDrama
In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Directed by Ethan Coen / Joel Coen
MusicDrama
A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Directed by George Miller
Post-ApocalypticCarsploitationActionAcid Western
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search of her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max.

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

Directed by Kenneth Lonergan
Drama
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies.

Parasite (2019)

Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Black ComedyDrama
All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and get entangled in an unexpected incident.

The Florida Project (2017)

Directed by Sean Baker
DramaSlice of Life
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.

The Master (2012)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Psychological Drama
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.

The Social Network (2010)

Directed by David Fincher
BiopicLegal Drama
As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.

The Tree of Life (2011)

Directed by Terrence Malick
DramaComing-of-Age
The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents’ conflicting teachings.

Whiplash (2014)

Directed by Damien Chazelle
MusicPsychological Drama
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential.

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