Alan Alda

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

Dir. Noah Baumbach · With Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.

Dir. George Tillman Jr. · With Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Alda

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss.

Dir. Woody Allen · With Woody Allen, Martin Landau, Mia Farrow

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.

Dir. Aaron Sorkin · With Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, John Spencer

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

Dir. Woody Allen · With Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Jerry Adler

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.

Dir. Larry Gelbart · With Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dir. Rod Lurie · With Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

Dir. Woody Allen · With Woody Allen, Natasha Lyonne, Goldie Hawn

The owners of a dive bar in Brooklyn, Horace and Pete, along with bar regulars share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar.

Dir. Louis C.K. · With Louis C.K., Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

Dir. Nancy Meyers · With Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.

Dir. Costa-Gavras · With John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner

Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents.

Dir. David O. Russell · With Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni

In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.

Dir. Marc Abraham · With Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Dir. Roger Spottiswoode · With Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

Dir. Brett Ratner · With Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck

A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.

Dir. Dwight H. Little · With Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Daniel Benzali

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Dir. Herbert Ross · With Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Maggie Smith

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Dir. Rod Lurie · With Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Alan Alda

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.

Dir. Michael Moore · With John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.

Dir. David Wain · With Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Malin Åkerman

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

Dir. Nicholas Hytner · With Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Alan Alda