| Title | Description | Director | Writer | Starring | Genre | |
| 1. |
 
American Beauty (1999) 
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Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's... more | Sam Mendes | Alan Ball | Mena Suvari, Kevin Spacey, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Annette Bening, Allison Janney, Wes Bentley, Sam Robards, Scott Bakula, Thora Birch | Drama |
| 2. |
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two c... more | Sam Mendes | Justin Haythe, Richard Yates | Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Max Casella, Michael Shannon | Drama, Romance |
| 3. |
Jarhead (2005) |
Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting ... more | Sam Mendes | William Broyles Jr., William Broyles Jr. | Jake Gyllenhaal | Action, Biography, Drama, War |
| 4. |
Road to Perdition (2002) |
Sam Mendes | Max Allan Collins | Tom Hanks, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin | Adventure, Crime, Drama | |
| 5. |
Away We Go (2009) 
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A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadve... more | Sam Mendes | Dave Eggers, Vendela Vida | Jeff Daniels, Catherine O'Hara, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Carmen Ejogo, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney, John Krasinski | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
