The movie was a minor success but remains one of Fincher’s masterpieces. ![]() In his movie, Fincher suggested who the killer might have been, but the movie is best known for its incredible cast, including Robert Downey Jr and Jake Gyllenhaal as the journalists covering the case and Mark Ruffalo as the detective on the case. The movie followed the case of the Zodiac Killer, which never provided a killer convicted for the cold case murders. Pic credit: Paramountĭavid Fincher directed the movie Zodiac in 2007. Zodiac (October 1) Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. It also picked up 14 Oscar nominations, at the time a tie for the most ever, and won 11 of them, also a tie for the most ever. When Avatar broke those records, Paramount re-released the movie and pushed it to over $2.195 billion. ![]() With Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the lead roles, the movie went on to make $1.84 billion – the first movie to ever surpass a billion dollars. James Cameron directed the movie about the sinking of the Titanic and shattered box office records. ![]() Pic credit: Paramount Picturesįor many years, the most successful movie in history was Titanic. Titanic (October 1) Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic. It was also a box office success, making $457 million, the second-highest movie of the year. Gladiator won five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe. Russell Crowe starred as Maximus and eventually led all the slaves and gladiators to freedom when he challenged the new king, while also avenging the murder of his own family. However, when the king died, betrayed by his son, Maximus was reduced to slavery and eventually the role of a gladiator. The movie took place in 180 AD when a Roman war general named Maximus stood loyally by his king. Ridley Scott directed one of his most successful movies in 2000 with Gladiator. Gladiator (October 1) Russell Crowe in Gladiator. Nicholson and Hunt both won acting Oscars for the movie. He is also misanthropic and homophobic and has to deal with the single mother (Helen Hunt) of a chronically ill son, and a gay artist (Greg Kinnear). This was a rare comedy for Nicholson, but it was a dry and smart comedy with Nicholson, who starred as an obsessive-compulsive novelist. Brooks romantic comedy As Good As It Gets in 1997. As Good as It Gets (October 1) Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets. It ended up winning three Oscars, including one for Makeup and one for Costume Design. While the cast was questionable in some areas, especially with a miscast Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker, the movie was a huge success.ĭracula brought a gothic atmosphere to the story and focused more on that than the actual horror. This was Bram Stoker’s Dracula, with Gary Oldman playing the role of the vampire. Pic credit: Columbia Picturesįrancis Ford Coppola created his own movie in the world of the classic Universal Monster Dracula. Dracula (November 1) Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. While the police had no problem arresting people before they ever committed a crime, when the machine claimed Cruise’s police officer was going to commit a murder, he went on the run to try to prove that he could stop the crime from happening. The film starred Tom Cruise as a police officer in a dystopian future where technology working with a pair of precogs predicted crimes before they happened. Several of his stories became movies, including one that Spielberg directed - Minority Report. ![]() He often approached issues of morality and the use of technology to break those moral codes. Dick wrote some of the most groundbreaking science fiction novels in history. Minority Report (November 1) Tom Cruise in Minority Report. Larson was the man who created Rent, although he died before he could enjoy the praise that received.Īndrew Garfield is Larson, a man who realizes that time is slipping away and he seems to be growing further from his dreams, until the day he stops waiting and sets out to make them come true. The movie was based on the Broadway musical of the same name, an autobiographical stage place by Jonathan Larson. Lin-Manuel Miranda made his directorial debut with the Netflix original movie Tick Tick… Boom! Tick Tick… Boom! (November 19) Andrew Garfield in Tick Tick Boom. This all leads to Rose’s son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) coming into the picture to do what he can to save his mother. While Phil tries to break down Rose (Kirsten Dunst), George really cares about her. The brothers are Benedict Cumberbatch’s older, cruel Phil and Jesse Plemons younger, kind-hearted George. Directed by Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog tells the story of two brothers who meet a young woman who is raising her son alone.
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