The Age of Innocence 1993  PG, 133 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Joanne Woodward, Alexis Smith, Geraldine Chaplin, Mary Beth Hurt, Alec McCowen, Richard E. Grant, Miriam Margolyes, Robert Sean Leonard, Sian Phillips, Jonathan Pryce, Michael Gough
Close attention to detail of settings reflects the mood of this movie. The story is Edith Wharton's 1870s view of the New York elite. A crisis occurs in a love triangle involving Newland Archer, Countess Ellen Olenska, and May Welland (Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder). In the midst of social snobbery, Ellen arrives in New York, and sparks fly when she meets her cousin May's fiance Newland. Winona Ryder was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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Chelsea Walls 2001  R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ethan Hawke
Cast: Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Sean Leonard, Natasha Richardson, Uma Thurman, Mark Webber, Steve Zahn, Tuesday Weld, Kevin Corrigan
During one single day in NYC at the Chelsea Hotel, 30-some residents–would-be artists, musicians, and writers–play out their own stories as part of the big picture behind the hotel that has housed the likes of Mark Twain, Sarah Bernhardt, and Bob Dylan.
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 Dead Poets Society 1989 PG, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, James Waterston, Carla Belver, Leon Pownall, George Martin, Joe Aufiery
An interesting, unconventional literature teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams), in "the best prep school in America" challenges his students to question conventional views. A great performance by Williams, who was nominated for an Oscar. The film also received nominations for Best Picture and Director, and won for Best Writing.
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Driven 2001  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue, Til Schweiger, Stacy Edwards, Gina Gershon, Estella Warren, Robert Sean Leonard, Brent Briscoe, Cristian de la Fuente
When talented young driver Jimmy Blye (Kip Pardue) begins experiencing trouble, team owner Carl Henry (Burt Reynolds) coerces former CART champ, Joe Tanto (Sylvester Stallone), to come to Jimmy's rescue. Bad, really bad.
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A Glimpse of Hell 2001 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mikael Salomon
Cast: James Caan, Robert Sean Leonard, Dashiell Eaves, Tara Doyle, Jamie Harrold, Andrew MacVicar, Daniel Roebuck, Cherie Devanney, Chris Owens, James Bulliard
Tragedy struck in 1989 when an explosion in a gun turret aboard the battleship U.S.S. Iowa resulted in many men being killed or injured. The resulting investigation pointed the finger at a sailor who was despondent over a failed homosexual relationship. This is the story of that investigation, and the questions that arose concerning a possible cover-up by the Navy.
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Ground Control 1998  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Howard
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Sean Leonard, Kelly McGillis, Michael Gross, Margaret Cho, Charles Fleischer, Farrah Forke, Henry Winkler, Bruce McGill, Kristy Swanson
In this made-for-TV video, a former air traffic controller, Jack Harris (Kiefer Sutherland), fills in at the control tower on a storm-swept New Years Eve in Phoenix. It doesn't take long before he becomes involved in a pressure-filled night of trying to prevent a possible tragedy involving a fully loaded 737 jet.
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 The Last Days of Disco 1998 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Whit Stillman
Cast: Chloe Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Mackenzie Astin, Chris Eigeman, Matt Keeslar, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Beals, Edoardo Ballerini, Zachary Taylor, David Thornton, Matt Ross, Tara Subkoff, Burr Steers, Jaid Barrymore, Scott Beehner
Recent Hampshire College graduates Alice Kinnon (Chloe Sevigny) and Charlotte Pingress (Kate Beckinsale) spend their days working as editorial assistants, and their nights are spent at the disco where sex and drugs run rampant. But the disco is closing, and the insecurity of Alice and the self-absorption of Charlotte seem to epitomize the youth of their day: sheltered and parentally subsidized, but on the brink of new mature love and responsibility bringing a new meaning to their lives.
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The Manhattan Project 1986 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marshall Brickman
Cast: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, Gregg Edelman, Robert Sean Leonard, Sully Boyar, John Mahoney, Richard Council, Robert Schenkkan
In order to take a stand on their concerns about a neighboring nuclear plant, two teenagers (Christopher Collet and Cynthia Nixon) steal plutonium and set out to produce their own atomic bomb.
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Married to It 1993  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Beau Bridges, Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cybill Shepherd, Ron Silver, Nathaniel Moreau, Gerry Bamman, Don Francks, Donna Vivino
Planning a school pageant for their children becomes the vehicle for new relationships with three couples that appear to have little in common at first.
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Mr. & Mrs. Bridge 1990 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Blythe Danner, Simon Callow, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Sean Leonard, Margaret Welsh, Austin Pendleton, Saundra McClain, Diane Kagan
This film is a good character study consisting of vignettes in the lives of Walter (Paul Newman) and India (Joanne Woodward) Bridges. It is the story of predictable personalities of a staunchly conservative husband and his repressed wife. Woodward was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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 Much Ado About Nothing 1993 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard, Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Briers, Brian Blessed, Patrick Doyle, Imelda Staunton, Jimmy Yuill, Andy Hockley, Chris Barnes, Phyllida Law
Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), Don John (Keanu Reeves), Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard), and Benedick (Kenneth Branagh) return home from battle and arrive in the village of Messina. Governor Leonato (Richard Briers) greets them, and Claudio falls in love with Leonato's daughter Hero (Kate Beckinsale), but Don John turns her against Claudio. Meanwhile, Beatrice (Emma Thompson) tries to gain the reluctant Benedick's love. Don Pedro steps in bringing both couples together under a false premise, and love blooms. This film will make Shakespeare fans out of even the most dubious. The sound track lingers long after viewing, and the two couples provide insight into two different styles of love.
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My Best Friend Is a Vampire 1988 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Romance
Director: Jimmy Huston
Cast: Robert Sean Leonard, Evan Mirand, Cheryl Pollak, Rene Auberjonois, Fannie Flagg, David Warner, Kathy Bates, LeeAnne Locken, Cecilia Peck, Kenneth Kimmins, Michelle La Vigne, Harvey Christiansen, Paul Wilson, Erica Zeitlin, Gary Chason
After experiencing a vampire bite, Jeremy (Robert Sean Leonard) turns into a vampire, which presents unique problems for his parents (Kenneth Kimmins and Fanny Flagg) and his best friend, Ralph (Evan Mirand). Vampire hunters believe that Ralph is the vampire and want to kill him; however, with help from Professor Leopold McCarthy (David Warner), Jeremy saves Ralph and even ends up with a new girlfriend, Darla Blake (Cheryl Pollak).
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Safe Passage 1994 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard, Nick Stahl, Marcia Gay Harden, Robert Sean Leonard, Sean Astin, Patricia Reeves, Joe Lisi, Matt Keeslar, Marvin Scott
A strong-willed mother (Susan Sarandon) of seven sons, with her husband (Sam Shepard), awaits word of the son who has possibly been killed in a Middle-East terrorist explosion.
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 Swing Kids 1993 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Kenneth Branagh, Tushka Bergen, David Tom, Noah Wyle, Jayce Bartok, Julia Stemberger, Sean Pertwee
To be or not to be–that is Nazi Youth Corps or swing music fan. Set in World War II Germany, this is the story of three young men (Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, and Frank Whaley) who are forced into major decisions–ho hum.
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 Tape 2001 R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman
Vince (Ethan Hawke) and Johnny (Robert Sean Leonard) reunite in Michigan and philosophize about John's alleged date rape of Amy (Uma Thurman) during their high-school days 10 years before. Later that evening they are joined by Amy who has her own selective memories of what happened.
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| 1. The Age of Innocence (1993)
2. Chelsea Walls (2001)
3. Dead Poets Society (1989)
4. Driven (2001)
5. A Glimpse of Hell (2001)
6. Ground Control (1998)
7. In the Gloaming (1997)
8. Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)
9. The Last Days of Disco (1998)
10. The Manhattan Project (1986)
11. Married to It (1993)
12. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
13. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
14. My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988)
15. Safe Passage (1994)
16. Swing Kids (1993)
17. Tape (2001)
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