Sam Shepard

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

Dir. Nick Cassavetes · With Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Gena Rowlands

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Dir. Wim Wenders · With Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

Dir. Ridley Scott · With Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

Dir. Terrence Malick · With Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.

Dir. Herbert Ross · With Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine

When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.

Dir. Jim Sheridan · With Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

Dir. Philip Kaufman · With Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris

An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill Hickok who must redeem themselves before gaining admittance to Heaven... or screw up and go to Hell.

Dir. Uli Edel · With Sam Shepard, Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

Dir. Ric Roman Waugh · With Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer, Harold Perrineau

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

Dir. Alan J. Pakula · With Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

Dir. Scott Cooper · With Christian Bale, Zoe Saldaña, Woody Harrelson

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.

Dir. Andrew Dominik · With Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

Dir. Daniel Espinosa · With Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga

Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.

Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni · With Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, Paul Fix

In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.

Dir. Mateo Gil · With Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea

The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Dir. Graeme Clifford · With Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley

Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Joanna begins having terrifying visions of a woman's murder, and it seems that she is the killer's next target. Determined to solve the mystery and escape her apparent fate, Joanna follows her visions to the victim's hometown and finds that some secrets just do not stay buried.

Dir. Asif Kapadia · With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter O'Brien, Adam Scott

Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

Dir. Dominic Sena · With John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry

A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Dir. Sean Penn · With Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Aaron Eckhart

A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Michael Shannon, Jaeden Martell, Joel Edgerton

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Dir. Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg · With Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek Pinault, Steve Zahn

While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.

Dir. Jim Mickle · With Michael C. Hall, Don Johnson, Sam Shepard

Left for dead in the remote Southwest, Frank is found clinging to life and in a state of amnesia. As he recovers, ominous memories begin to flash back...

Dir. Michael Haussman · With Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell, Sam Shepard

A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.

Dir. Michael Apted · With Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene

A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her double life.

Dir. Doug Liman · With Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sam Shepard

J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!

Dir. Charles Shyer · With Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Harold Ramis

Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. Until one day Howard learns that he might have a child somewhere out there...

Dir. Wim Wenders · With Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth

A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.

Dir. Baltasar Kormákur · With Dermot Mulroney, Diane Kruger, Sam Shepard

Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancée to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.

Dir. Griffin Dunne · With Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth