The last good movie I watched was a re-watch of one I haven't watched in a long time, The Green Mile. I had forgotten just how well acted and written it was and how long, 3 hours. But they did an excellent job of not making it seem that long in a drama with little action.
One of my favorite actors is David Morse. Discovered him and Denzel on St. Elsewhere and have been a fan of their work ever since. If you want to catch a good couple of "people movies" with David Morse, I recommend The Crossing Guard, also Nicholson's best I've seen and my favorite people movie of all time, Inside Moves. Highly recommend this movie if you are feeling down or not good about yourself or your situation because it's all about how broken people fix each other. It has never failed to pick me up when I needed it.