Tom Hanks

The story of Captain Richard Phillips, who was captured and held hostage by Somalian pirates after the hijacking of his ship, Maersk Alabama.

Widower Otto cannot get over the death of his wife and keeps making clumsy attempts at suicide until he forms an unlikely friendship with a boisterous young family who has moved in next door.

"Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events"--

On Christmas Eve, a young boy is visited by a conductor and his steam engine, and is taken on an extraordinary journey to the North Pole; the Grinch decides that he can't take any more happiness from Whoville, so he and his dog Max steal everything from the village, but in the process he learns that Christmas is more than presents.