Cast: John Cleese
Jamie Lee Curtis
Kevin Kline
Michael Palin

The movie is a good one. Comedy is top notch. The movie is about a diamond robbery and it involves betrayal, confusion, chaos, etc. which makes it funny. Kevin Kline received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this movie.

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Cast: Michael Keaton
Jack Nicholson
Kim Basinger

The movie is as the title says about Batman. What makes this movie a great one is it's dialogues and the acting of Jack Nicholson as a villain. The dialogues like "Would you like to dance with the devil in the moonlight" makes it interesting. Also, when Btaman uses all his weapons and all Jack says "From where did he get these toys". The movie won a academy award: Anton Furst and Peter Young for Best Art Direction.

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Blue Sky (1994): Good drama movie: 1 academy (oscar) award winner

Posted by maneesh On November - 22 - 2010

Cast: Jessica Lange
Tommy Lee Jones
Powers Boothe

The movie is about the story of a military guy who's having a hot wife. The story revolves around his family. Good movie. Lange won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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Cast: David Carradine
Ronny Cox
Melinda Dillon
Gail Strickland

The movie is about a folk singer who travels far for livelihood. The adventures during his travel are nice to watch. The movie won an academy award for Best Cinematography.

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Cast: Hilary Swank
Chloe Sevigny
Peter Sarsgaard

The movie is about a transsexual who was born as a girl and finds it difficult in the society. She likes to be dressed like a boy and everything. The movie shows how society can be cruel to transsexuals. Hilary Swank won the academy award for the Best Actress in a Leading Role.

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Cast: Dennis Christopher
Dennis Quaid
Daniel Stern

The movie is about clash between the working class kids and the rich class kids. It ends up with a cycle race which is pretty interesting. There is a Hindi movie based on this one: Jo Jeeta wohi Sikandar. The movie won  an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

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Capote (2005): Good drama movie: 1 academy (oscar) award winner

Posted by maneesh On November - 17 - 2010

Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Catherine Keener
Clifton Collins Jr.
Bruce Greenwood

It's a biographical movie about an author Truman Capote. Philip Seymour Hoffman has acted quite differently. I always saw him as a villain or a smart ass kind of guy never saw him in such a dull role which he performed brilliantly and won an academy award for best actor.

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Cast: Billy Crystal
Bruno Kirby
Daniel Stern
Patricia Wettig
Jack Palance

The movie is about city guys who are bored by the city life and looking for some adventure. They go to Mexico for cattle grazing, just for fun. Jack Palance received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Cast: Jude Law
Nicole Kidman
Renée Zellweger
Eileen Atkins
Kathy Baker
Brendan Gleeson
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Charlie Hunnam
Natalie Portman
Giovanni Ribisi
Donald Sutherland
James Gammon
Jack White
Ethan Suplee

The movie is about people at the time of US struggle for independence with the British. The movie involves love story as well. The best part of the movie is the story which is awesome. Renee Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

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Cast: Susan Sarandon
Sean Penn
Robert Prosky
Lois Smith
Jack Black
Celia Weston

The movie is about a girl who falls in love with a killer who facing death sentence. The drama is intense and a good one. Susan Sarandon won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

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