Tom Duffy: Do yourself a favor. Get out, now. While you still can. Go into entertainment or business, go open a fucking restaurant in Costa Rica. Anything. Do something that's gonna make you happy, okay? Cause you stay in this business long enough, you're going to get jaded and cynical.

Stephen Meyers: Like you?

Tom Duffy: Yeah, just like me!


The Ides of March
Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti
Written by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Directed by George Clooney
Plot: A naive and idealistic political campaign media manager for a US presidential candidate gets a crash course in the underbelly of how to truly win a campaign.

"An awesome political thriller. Great direction from Clooney and a razor sharp performance from Gosling."

Gravity

Ryan Stone: I hate space!

Gravity
Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris
Written by Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Plot: Two NASA astronauts try to survive in outer space after an accident leaves them adrift.

"Amazing. Great use of 3D, old school filmmaking, and powerhouse acting make Gravity an instant classic."

The Descendants

Matt King: My friends on the mainland think just because I live in Hawaii, I live in paradise. Like a permanent vacation. We're all just out here sipping Mai Tais, shaking our hips, and catching waves. Are they insane?

The Descendants
Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller
Written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Directed by Alexander Payne
Plot: A "back-up" parent finds himself as the only parent of two young girls after his wife is killed in a boating accident."

"George Clooney gives a subtle, but incredibly strong performance. A nice nuanced filled movie."

The American
Starring George Clooney, Paolo Bonacelli, Violante Placido
Written by Rowan Joffe, based on the novel by Martin Booth
Directed by Anton Corbijn
Plot: On his last assignment in Italy, an assassin falls for a prostitute and grows increasingly paranoid.

"Wow -- The American is one cool movie! Definitely adding it to my list of favorite movies of all time."

Leatherheads
Starring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski
Written by Duncan Brantley, Rick Reilly
Directed by George Clooney
Plot: A romantic comedy set in 1925 around America's nascent pro-football league.

"Just awful. An incredibly uneven and painful film from (I can't believe it!) the same man who brought us Good Night, and Good Luck -- George Clooney! Embarrassing."

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman
Written by Wes Anderson
Based on the book by Roald Dahl
Directed by Wes Anderson
Plot: The story of a foxy fox who suffers a mid-life crisis and returns to a life of crime by stealing from three local farmers, putting his family and animal friends in danger.

“I was absolutely giddy watching this genius animation from the genius Wes Anderson. Great voice acting and a great script. Simply put -- fantastic!”

Up in the Air
Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick
Written by Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
based on the novel by Walter Kirn
Directed by Jason Reitman

“Up in the Air is the perfect film. It balances every human emotion and does so with ease. George Clooney is at his best and Jason Reitman has never been better.”