Alvin Sargent

Spider-Man reboot billed as 'the untold story' of the web-slinger's origins. Andrew Garfield is Peter Parker, Emma Stone is Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans is The Lizard. Directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer).

Dustin Hoffman is paroled criminal Max (Dustin Hoffman) attempting to go straight, get a job and live by the rules. But he finds himself on the wrong side of a cruel parole officer (M. Emmet Walsh) and back in trouble with the law...

The second, and arguably the best, film in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. This time Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is struggling with the responsiblity of being a superhero at the expense of his friends and career.

Sam Raimi's trilogy maker is said to take a darker tone

Winner of a slew of Oscars and Golden Globes (including Best Picture at both), Ordinary People explores the dynamics of a family after losing a loved one.

Black comedy from director Frank Oz and star Bill Murray. Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfus) has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley (Murray). An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.

Peter Bogdanovich's 1973 classic. During the Great Depression, a con man (Ryan O'Neal) finds himself saddled with a young girl (Tatum O'Neal, who at 10-years-old became the youngest ever Oscar winner for this role) - who may or may not be his daughter - and the two forge an unlikely partnership.