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Man on the Moon
Jim Carrey gives the performance of his career as the insanely inventive comedian Andy Kaufman. Best known as lovable mechanic Latka Gravas on the 1970s sitcom "Taxi," Kaufman shocked audiences with his caustic, off-the-wall routines that often crossed the line from comedy to performance art. Director Milos Forman vividly recreates the era (with help from Lorne Michaels and David Letterman playing themselves).
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Mask of Zorro, The
After spending 20 years in prison, Zorro is freed. Now he's looking for someone younger to take over his swashbuckling duties.
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Matrix, The
Perception: Our day-in, day-out world is real. Reality: That world is a hoax. The Matrix is full of mind-warping stunts, technoslamming visuals and megakick action. Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves lead the fight to free humankind.
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Matrix Revisited
An iconic film from the 1990s gets the "making of" treatment here with just about all the stops pulled out. The producing Wachowski brothers explain at length how they brought their vision of the future to life, and all the lead actors and many crew members chime in. A truly exhaustive (without being exhausting) documentary.
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Meet the Parents
Every beau's biggest fear becomes Ben Stiller's enduring nightmare when he meets his fiancée's parents (Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner) for the first time. It's a hilarious case of Murphy's Law where everything that can go wrong does go wrong, all under De Niro's hawklike gaze. Based on a low-budget 1992 movie, Meet the Parents ups the ante thanks to its high-octane cast.
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Memento
Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) embarks on a grim quest to find the lowlife who murdered his wife. To carry out his plan, Shelby snaps Polaroids of people and places, jotting down contextual notes on the backs of the photos to aid in his search. A gritty, complex thriller, Memento packs more knots than a hangman's noose.
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Men of Honor
Against formidable odds, Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.) sets his sights on becoming the U.S. Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Brashear's biggest obstacle? Leslie Sunday (Robert De Niro), an old-school diving instructor embittered by the Navy's new, less prejudicial policies. Ultimately, fate conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph … and honor.
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Mercury Rising
Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), a renegade FBI agent, combats ruthless federal agents to protect Simon, a 9-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
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Mexican, The
Bumbling career thief Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) travels to Mexico to retrieve a priceless pistol for his mob boss. Trouble is, his harridan girlfriend, Samantha (Julia Roberts), wants him to quit "the life" and turn over a new leaf. Can Jerry get the revolver (which carries a curse) back to his boss and salvage his relationship before the guacamole hits the fan?
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Misery
Based on the novel by Stephen King, 1990 Academy Award winner for Best Actress Kathy Bates and James Caan star in one of the most intense psychological thrillers of all time.
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Moulin Rouge
Naïve young poet Ewan McGregor falls in love with cabaret star Nicole Kidman, and their ill-fated romance serves as a convenient peg on which to hang a dazzling array of numbers that span musical idioms (from snatches of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" to Madonna's "Like a Virgin"). But the real star of the show is director Baz Luhrmann, who came up with this infectious concoction.
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Mr. Mom
Michael Keaton is unjustly fired by his shifty boss (Martin Mull). Keaton's wife (Teri Garr) is compelled to get a job to make ends meet.
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Murder of Crows
Disbarred lawyer Lawson Russell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) buys himself trouble when he passes off another man's true-life crime book as his own. As the tome climbs the best-seller list, Lawson gets arrested for the killings recounted in the book. He then must convince judge and jury that he's innocent, even though he's destroyed all evidence to the contrary.
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My Best Friend's Wedding
This hilarious, romance tells the tale of how far and low people will go in the game of love. The story centers on a couple who have made the transition from lovers to friends and what happens after they become engaged.
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My Cousin Vinny
Two pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a lawyer friend in the family, Vincent, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has never been in court, or in Alabama.
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Mystery, Alaska
In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. Unexpectedly, the hometown team (led by Russell Crowe) gets an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, slick promoters and millionaire athletes come together, it's not pretty, but it's certainly funny. Directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents).
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