| Title | Description | Director | Writer | Starring | Genre | |
| 1. |
 
American Beauty (1999) 
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Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's... more | Sam Mendes | Alan Ball | Mena Suvari, Kevin Spacey, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Annette Bening, Allison Janney, Wes Bentley, Sam Robards, Scott Bakula, Thora Birch | Drama |
| 2. |
Great Expectations (1998) |
Based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale, this is a story of the love of a man for an unreachable woman. Updated to modern day New York City, the story conc... more | Alfonso Cuarón | Charles Dickens, Mitch Glazer | Robert De Niro, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ethan Hawke, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper, Gabriel Mann, Anne Bancroft | Drama, Romance |
| 3. |
Breach (2007) 
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Based on the true story, FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was ultimately convicted of selling ... more | Billy Ray | Adam Mazer | Gary Cole, Ryan Phillippe, Chris Cooper, Laura Linney, Richard Fitzpatrick, Caroline Dhavernas | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| 4. |
The Patriot (2000) |
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.... more | Roland Emmerich | Robert Rodat | Mel Gibson, Tom Wilkinson, Chris Cooper, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs, Donal Logue, Joely Richardson, Camilla Belle, Adam Baldwin, Leon Rippy | Action, Drama, War |
| 5. |
The Kingdom (2007) |
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.... more | Peter Berg | Matthew Michael Carnahan | Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| 6. |
Lone Star (1996) |
Sam Deeds is the Sheriff of Rio County, TX and to some extent, he lives in the shadow of his late father, the venerated former sheriff, Buddy Deeds. Sam ha... more | John Sayles | John Sayles | Matthew McConaughey, Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cooper, Stephen Lang, Stephen Mendillo | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| 7. |
October Sky (1999) |
In 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in Octo... more | Joe Johnston | Lewis Colick, Homer H. Hickam Jr. | Chris Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern, William Lee Scott, Chris Ellis, Elya Baskin, Chad Lindberg, Chris Owen | Biography, Drama, Family |
| 8. |
The Company Men (2010) 
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The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, thei... more | Chris Cooper, John Wells | John Wells | Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Maria Bello, Tom Kemp, Patricia Kalember | Drama |
| 9. |
Remember Me (2010) |
A romantic drama centered on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the full... more | Allen Coulter | Will Fetters | Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin, Robert Pattinson, Gregory Jbara, Kelli Barrett, Emilie de Ravin, Kevin P. McCarthy, Caitlyn Rund, Ruby Jerins | Drama, Romance |
| 10. |
Breast Men (1997) |
Lawrence O'Neil | John Stockwell | Chris Cooper, David Schwimmer, Kaitlin Hopkins, Lisa Marie | Drama, Comedy | |
| 11. |
The Horse Whisperer (1998) |
A teenage girl riding a horse is hit by a truck. To help heal her troubled/injured daughter, and horse, the mother takes them to Montana to recuperate at t... more | Robert Redford | Eric Roth, Nick Evans | Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Kristin Scott Thomas, Chris Cooper, Kate Bosworth, Jessalyn Gilsig | Drama, Romance, Western |
| 12. |
The Tempest (2010) 
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In Julie Taymor's version of 'The Tempest,' the main character is now a woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th century, women practicing the ... more | Julie Taymor | Julie Taymor | Alfred Molina, Alan Cumming, Helen Mirren, Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, Russell Brand, Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones, Ben Whishaw | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
