Helen Mirren,Sybil Temtchine in The Passion Of Ayn Rand (1999)

Award-winning look at the controversial philosopher and author of "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged," whose attraction to a younger UCLA philosophy student led to a heated 15-year affair, despite Rand's marriage to painter Frank O'Connor. Helen Mirren stars in the title role; with Peter Fonda, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, and Sybil Temchen. 105 min.