Young Siberian writer Volodya meets Kolya in the Moscow metro in his visit to a famous author. Volodya and Kolya's friend Sasha adventure their love interests in their own way, while Kolya sets out to help them. Director: Georgiy Daneliya Writer: Gennady Shpalikov Stars: Nikita Mikhalkov, Aleksei Loktev, Galina Polskikh

A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco. Director: Michael Bay Writers: David Weisberg (story), Douglas Cook (story) (as Douglas S. Cook) Stars: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris

Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. Director: Gus Van Sant Writers: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Stars: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay), Upton Sinclair (novel) Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds

In the new Russia, former middle class citizens find themselves out in the dumps. Literally. They build homes, elect their own government, work, beg, scavenge, date and fight all while ... Director: Eldar Ryazanov Writers: Henrietta Altman, Eldar Ryazanov Stars: Liya Akhedzhakova, Olga Volkova, Valentin Gaft

In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. Director: Sydney Pollack Writers: Karen Blixen (based upon: "Out of Africa" and other writings), Judith Thurman (book) Stars: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer

In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it. Director: Zack Snyder Writers: David Hayter (screenplay), Alex Tse (screenplay) Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino

During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Director: Francis Ford Coppola (as Francis Coppola) Writers: John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola (as Francis Coppola) Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall

Unemployed and homeless Babbs Baberley (Alexander Kalyagin) is being chased by the police who attempt to arrest him for vagrancy. Babbs finds himself in a rich house, where he encounters ... Director: Viktor Titov Writers: Brandon Thomas (play), Viktor Titov Stars: Aleksandr Kalyagin, Tamara Nosova, Tatyana Vedeneeva