Tiptoes
An unusual and heartfelt drama about prejudice and the bonds of family,Tiptoescenters around Steven (Matthew McConaughey,EDtv), a  firefighter whose artist girlfriend Carol (Kate Beckinsale,Laurel  Canyon) gets pregnant. When Steven reacts with unexpected dismay,  Carol is perplexed--until she learns that the rest of Steven's family are  dwarves, including Steven's twin brother Rolfe (Gary Oldman,Sid &  Nancy,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban). Though it's  initially hard to take Oldman as a dwarf (the special effects are  limited), his performance is so rich and remarkable that you become  engaged with Rolfe as a person.Tiptoesoccasionally veers into  plaintive "dwarves are people too" territory, but most of the movie is  strikingly honest and undidactic about the complex emotional and social  terrain that dwarves inhabit. McConaughey and Beckinsale are excellent, as  are Patricia Arquette (Flirting with Disaster) and Peter Dinklage  (The Station Agent).--Bret Fetzer