![]() ~ Mark Deming, Rovi",82,Drama,Drafthouse Filmsġ5,Win Win,2011,"Paul Giamatti headlines writer/director Tom McCarthy's comedy drama centering on a beleaguered attorney and part-time wrestling coach who schemes to keep his practice from going under by acting as the legal caretaker of an elderly client. But are Omar and his partners a legitimate threat to the safety of Great Britain, or just four half-bright twentysomethings with more bluster than imagination? Four Lions received its world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. As Omar and his comrades debate both doctrine and methods, they ponder such notions as using birds as explosive devices, creating video communiques with a hip-hop flavor, and attacking mosques in an effort to provoke nonviolent Muslims. However, Omar isn't much of leader, and he's assembled an unimpressive team of fellow terrorists, among them Waj (Kayvan Novak), who lacks the brainpower to come up with ideas or direction on his own Faisal (Adeel Akhtar), who is shy and doesn't have much to say and Barry (Nigel Lindsay), a recent convert to Islam who tries to make up for his lack of practical knowledge with fierce passion. ![]() Omar (Riz Ahmed) is a devout Muslim living in the United Kingdom who has decided to form a terrorist cell to bring forth a jihad against a culture he believes is dominated by the sinful and ignorant. ![]() Fox,2009,"",93,Action & Adventure,20th Century Foxġ1,The Graduate,1967,"",88,Drama,Embassy Pictures/Rialto Picturesġ2,Ghost World,2001,"",92,Drama,United Artistsġ3,Four Lions,2010,"A handful of young men set out to take on the decadent West but are more of a threat to themselves than anyone else in this black comedy from director Chris Morris. Id,title,year,synopsis,rating,genre,studioģ,The Royal Tenenbaums,2002,"",80,Comedy,Buena Vista Distribution Compaĥ,The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,2004,"",53,Drama,Buena VistaĦ,Rushmore,1998,"",87,Comedy,Touchstone Picturesħ,Bottle Rocket,1996,"",80,Drama,Columbia PicturesĨ,The Darjeeling Limited,2007,"",67,Action & Adventure,Fox Searchlight Picturesĩ,Little Miss Sunshine,2006,"",91,Comedy,Fox Searchlightġ0,Fantastic Mr.
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