Safe House (2012)

Young gun Ryan Reynolds transports rogue CIA operative Denzel Washington from one safe house to another, fighting and chasing him along the way, in a pretty average spy thriller. Reynolds works hard, but he is too pretty, too Canadian to be a bad ass.

d: Daniel Espinosa | imdb.com | trailer | House guest
Car fight | I’m a police officer. | Who do you work for?

Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Based on the children’s fantasy book, the movie is grounded in reality — the well-told story of a boy and girl and their friendship. Josh Hutcherson captures the boy’s melancholy and AnnaSophia Robb the girl’s free spirit. She just might be a star.

d: Gabor Csupo | imdb.com | trailer | “Why Can’t We Be Friends”

Cop Land (1997)

Sylvester Stallone gained weight to play the oafish sheriff of a New York suburb, but the details are in his hang-dog face and weary eyes. The film evolves into a Western morality tale, brilliantly supported by Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro.

d: James Mangold | imdb.com | trailer | “Charlie Rose”