9.3 /10
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
Run Time: 2hr 22` . MMPA: R . Release: 23 Sep 1994
Director: Robert Barnett , Michael Greenwood , Thomas Schellenberg
Producer: Jane Estocin , Barbara Harris , Beth Hickman
Stars: Tim Robbins , Morgan Freeman , Bob Gunton , William Sadler , Clancy Brown , Gil Bellows
9 /10
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Run Time: 2hr 32` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 16 Jul 2008
Director: Nilo Otero , Christopher Nolan , Brandon Lambdin
Producer: Jan Foster , Michael Uslan , Nicholas Gall
Stars: Christian Bale , Heath Ledger , Michael Caine , Gary Oldman , Aaron Eckhart , Maggie Gyllenhaal
9 /10
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Run Time: 3hr 15` . MMPA: R . Release: 15 Dec 1993
Director: Steven Spielberg , Nada Pinter
Producer: Fritz Fleischhacker , Gerald R. Molen , Branko Lustig
Stars: Liam Neeson , Ben Kingsley , Ralph Fiennes , Caroline Goodall , Jonathan Sagall , Embeth Davidtz
8.8 /10
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Run Time: 2hr 19` . MMPA: R . Release: 15 Oct 1999
Director: Dina Waxman , Allen Kupetsky , David Fincher
Producer: Rich Thorne , Mickie McGowan , Chris Gutierrez
Stars: Edward Norton , Brad Pitt , Helena Bonham Carter , Meat Loaf , Jared Leto , Zach Grenier
8.8 /10
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Run Time: 2hr 22` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 23 Jun 1994
Director: Eric Tignini , Bruce Moriarty , Robert Zemeckis
Producer: Heather Smith , Michael Tadross , Sharon Felder
Stars: Tom Hanks , Robin Wright , Gary Sinise , Sally Field , Mykelti Williamson , Michael Conner Humphreys
8.7 /10
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Run Time: 2hr 25` . MMPA: R . Release: 12 Sep 1990
Director: Deborah Lupard , Sheila Paige , Martin Scorsese
Producer: Steve Rose , Laura Rosenthal , Barbara De Fina
Stars: Ray Liotta , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , Lorraine Bracco , Paul Sorvino , Frank Sivero
8.7 /10
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Run Time: 2hr 49` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 05 Nov 2014
Director: Jason Z. Kemp , Brandon Lambdin , Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.
Producer: Lori Russell , Zach Clossin , Birna Paulina Einarsdóttir
Stars: Matthew McConaughey , Anne Hathaway , Jessica Chastain , Bill Irwin , Ellen Burstyn , Michael Caine
8.6 /10
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Run Time: 2hr 49` . MMPA: R . Release: 24 Jul 1998
Director: Karen Richards , Martin Krauka , Ana Maria Quintana
Producer: Alex Gladstone , Mark Huffam , Nial Fulton
Stars: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Matt Damon , Barry Pepper , Adam Goldberg
8.6 /10
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Run Time: 3hr 9` . MMPA: R . Release: 10 Dec 1999
Director: David M. Bernstein , Susan Malerstein , Frank Darabont
Producer: Carrie Durose , L. Dean Jones Jr. , Frank Darabont
Stars: Tom Hanks , Michael Clarke Duncan , David Morse , Bonnie Hunt , Michael Jeter , Doug Hutchison
8.5 /10
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Run Time: 1hr 59` . MMPA: R . Release: 01 Jul 1998
Director: Michael Keller , Tony Kaye , Ira Hurvitz
Producer: Jon Hess , Karen Jarnecke , Brandon Smith
Stars: Edward Norton , Edward Furlong , Beverly D'Angelo , Jennifer Lien , Ethan Suplee , Fairuza Balk
8.5 /10
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Run Time: 2hr 30` . MMPA: R . Release: 17 Sep 2002
Director: Zbigniew Gruz , Caroline Veyssière , Roman Polanski
Producer: Sonja Sommer , Heta Mantscheff , Oliver Lüer
Stars: Adrien Brody , Thomas Kretschmann , Frank Finlay , Maureen Lipman , Emilia Fox , Ed Stoppard
8.5 /10
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Run Time: 2hr 31` . MMPA: R . Release: 04 Oct 2006
Director: Martha Pinson , Martin Scorsese , G. A. Aguilar
Producer: G. Mac Brown , Doug Davison , Ellen Lewis
Stars: Jack Nicholson , Leonardo DiCaprio , Matt Damon , Mark Wahlberg , Vera Farmiga , Martin Sheen
8.5 /10
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Run Time: 2hr 35` . MMPA: R . Release: 04 May 2000
Director: Annie Penn , Alexander Witt , Ridley Scott
Producer: Kathleen Mackie Higgins , Terry Needham , Rob Martin
Stars: Russell Crowe , Joaquin Phoenix , Connie Nielsen , Oliver Reed , Richard Harris , Derek Jacobi
8.5 /10
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Run Time: 2hr 10` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 17 Oct 2006
Director: William D. Robinson , Steve Gehrke , Christopher Nolan
Producer: Jesse Cole , William Tyrer , Kean Cronin
Stars: Christian Bale , Hugh Jackman , Michael Caine , Scarlett Johansson , Rebecca Hall , David Bowie
8.5 /10
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Run Time: 3hr 1` . MMPA: R . Release: 19 Jul 2023
Director: Jesse Carmona , Dixon McPhillips , Nilo Otero
Producer: Scott Riddle , Nathan Kelly , Eric Maldonado
Stars: Cillian Murphy , Emily Blunt , Matt Damon , Robert Downey Jr. , Florence Pugh , Josh Hartnett
8.5 /10
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Run Time: 2hr 45` . MMPA: R . Release: 25 Dec 2012
Director: William Paul Clark , Quentin Tarantino , Greg Hale
Producer: Reginald Hudlin , Kei Rowan-Young , Michael Shamberg
Stars: Jamie Foxx , Christoph Waltz , Leonardo DiCaprio , Kerry Washington , Samuel L. Jackson , Walton Goggins
8.5 /10
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
Run Time: 1hr 29` . MMPA: G . Release: 24 Jun 1994
Director: Rick Moore , Brenda Chapman , Roger Allers
Producer: Loni Beckner-Black , Michael Meagher , Miguel Ángel Poveda
Stars: Matthew Broderick , James Earl Jones , Jeremy Irons , Moira Kelly , Nathan Lane , Ernie Sabella
8.4 /10
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Run Time: 2hr 27` . MMPA: R . Release: 19 May 1979
Director: Larry J. Franco , Francis Ford Coppola , Tony Brandt
Producer: Tom Sternberg , Terry Liebling , Barrie M. Osborne
Stars: Martin Sheen , Frederic Forrest , Albert Hall , Laurence Fishburne , Sam Bottoms , Marlon Brando
8.4 /10
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Run Time: 2hr 2` . MMPA: R . Release: 01 Oct 2019
Director: Renee Burke , Jeremy Marks , Todd Phillips
Producer: Walter Hamada , Ke Ze Lui , Matthew Claar
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix , Robert De Niro , Zazie Beetz , Frances Conroy , Brett Cullen , Shea Whigham
8.4 /10
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Run Time: 2hr 45` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 17 Jul 2012
Director: Manjari Makijany , Sid Karne , Steve Gehrke
Producer: Vans Pradeep Singh Rathore , Michael Murray , Shannon Cain
Stars: Christian Bale , Michael Caine , Gary Oldman , Anne Hathaway , Tom Hardy , Marion Cotillard
