7.7 /10
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Run Time: 3hr 22` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 18 Nov 1992
Director: Ntshaveni Wa Luruli , H.H. Cooper , Spike Lee
Producer: Winsome Sinclair , Marvin Worth , Spike Lee
Stars: Denzel Washington , Angela Bassett , Albert Hall , Al Freeman Jr. , Delroy Lindo , Spike Lee
7.7 /10
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.
Run Time: 1hr 52` . MMPA: R . Release: 26 Aug 1992
Director: Michael Waxman , Daniel M. Stillman , Michael Mann
Producer: James G. Robinson , Jennifer Zolten Freed , Jeff Block
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis , Madeleine Stowe , Jodhi May , Russell Means , Wes Studi , Eric Schweig
7.7 /10
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Run Time: 1hr 54` . MMPA: R . Release: 16 Jul 1971
Director: Nicolas Hippisley-Coxe , Ken Russell , Ann Skinner
Producer: Graham Ford , Roy Baird , Ken Russell
Stars: Oliver Reed , Vanessa Redgrave , Dudley Sutton , Max Adrian , Gemma Jones , Murray Melvin
7.7 /10
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
Run Time: 2hr 33` . MMPA: PG . Release: 09 Dec 1987
Director: Tim Lewis , Ken Shane , Nik Korda
Producer: Frank Marshall , Steven Spielberg , Robert Shapiro
Stars: Christian Bale , John Malkovich , Miranda Richardson , Nigel Havers , Joe Pantoliano , Leslie Phillips
7.7 /10
Journey alongside Luke as he documents the joys, hardships and miracles of the early Christian church in this Word for Word (NIV), full dramatized film of the Acts of the Apostles. Be there as Saul of Tarsus is confronted by Jesus on the Damascus Road. Stand among the throngs to witness Peter's Pentecost message.
Run Time: 3hr 12` . MMPA: NR . Release: 01 Oct 1994
Director: Regardt van den Bergh
Producer: Robert Marcarelli , Charles K. Robertson
Stars: Bruce Marchiano , James Brolin , Jennifer O'Neill , Dean Jones , Henry O. Arnold , Constantine Zakochenko
7.7 /10
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
Run Time: 2hr 20` . MMPA: PG . Release: 30 Jun 1995
Director: Jane Paul , Janna Stern , Bruce Moriarty
Producer: Andrew Lipschultz , Ajay Dass , Brooke Rand McDonald
Stars: Tom Hanks , Bill Paxton , Kevin Bacon , Gary Sinise , Ed Harris , Kathleen Quinlan
7.7 /10
For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harboured doubts about their boss's ability to hold his own. But as the cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.
Run Time: 2hr 2` . MMPA: R . Release: 15 Oct 2008
Director: Ron Howard , Sherry Gallarneau
Producer: Kathleen McGill , Matthew Byam-Shaw , Ron Howard
Stars: Michael Sheen , Frank Langella , Kevin Bacon , Sam Rockwell , Matthew Macfadyen , Oliver Platt
7.7 /10
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Run Time: 2hr 25` . MMPA: R . Release: 28 Dec 2001
Director: Adam Somner , Nada Pinter , Darin Rivetti
Producer: Lucio Trentini , Pamela Hochschartner , Mike Stenson
Stars: Josh Hartnett , Eric Bana , Ewan McGregor , Tom Sizemore , William Fichtner , Sam Shepard
7.6 /10
In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of military units which come from dozens of countries and which each have a very different program... These are Lt Gen Dallaire's efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.
Run Time: 1hr 52` . MMPA: . Release: 28 Sep 2007
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Producer: Michael Donovan , Laszlo Barna
Stars: Roy Dupuis , Deborah Kara Unger , James Gallanders , Michel Ange Nzojibwami , Michel Mongeau , Odile Katesi Gakire
7.6 /10
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
Run Time: 2hr 17` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 25 Dec 2019
Director: Gregory Santoro , Michael J. Moore , Destin Daniel Cretton
Producer: Asher Goldstein , Reena Magsarili , Rehya Young
Stars: Michael B. Jordan , Brie Larson , Jamie Foxx , O'Shea Jackson Jr. , Rafe Spall , Rob Morgan
7.6 /10
Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.
Run Time: 2hr 3` . MMPA: R . Release: 14 Mar 2019
Director: Anthony Maras
Producer: Joseph Newton Cohen , Anthony Maras , Mike Gabrawy
Stars: Dev Patel , Armie Hammer , Nazanin Boniadi , Tilda Cobham-Hervey , Anupam Kher , Jason Isaacs
7.6 /10
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Run Time: 2hr 51` . MMPA: R . Release: 23 Dec 1998
Director: Chris O'Connell , Terrence Malick , Emily Saunders
Producer: John Roberdeau , George Stevens Jr. , Dianne Crittenden
Stars: Sean Penn , Jim Caviezel , Adrien Brody , Ben Chaplin , Elias Koteas , John Cusack
7.6 /10
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
Run Time: 4hr 14` . MMPA: PG . Release: 08 Oct 1993
Director: Jay Smith , Karen Collins , Ronald F. Maxwell
Producer: Joy Todd , Mace Neufeld , Robert Katz
Stars: Jeff Daniels , Tom Berenger , Martin Sheen , Sam Elliott , Stephen Lang , C. Thomas Howell
7.6 /10
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.
Run Time: 2hr 21` . MMPA: G . Release: 09 Nov 1972
Director: Marshall Schlom , Peter H. Hunt , Sheldon Schrager
Producer: Michael Shurtleff , Jack L. Warner , Emmett Emerson
Stars: William Daniels , Howard Da Silva , Ken Howard , Blythe Danner , Donald Madden , John Cullum
7.6 /10
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Run Time: 1hr 51` . MMPA: R . Release: 28 Apr 2006
Director: Kiersten Pilar Miller , Polly Hope , Elizabeth West
Producer: Debra Hayward , Katherine DeJesus , Karen E. Etcoff
Stars: J.J. Johnson , Gary Commock , Polly Adams , Opal Alladin , Starla Benford , Trish Gates
7.6 /10
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Run Time: 5hr 39` . MMPA: NR . Release: 07 Jul 2010
Director: Olivier Assayas
Producer: Marc Hansell , Judy Tossell , Sabine Sidawi
Stars: Edgar Ramírez , Alexander Scheer , Nora Waldstätten , Talal Jurdi , Christoph Bach , Julia Hummer
7.6 /10
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.
Run Time: 1hr 45` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 08 Sep 2016
Director: Ayman Jamal , Khurram H. Alavi
Producer: Gene Lim , Arif Jilani , Andrea Iervolino
Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje , China Anne McClain , Ian McShane , Jacob Latimore , Cynthia Kaye McWilliams , Fred Tatasciore
7.5 /10
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Run Time: 2hr 7` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 25 Dec 2014
Director: Ava DuVernay
Producer: Dede Gardner , Nik Bower , Cameron McCracken
Stars: David Oyelowo , Tom Wilkinson , Carmen Ejogo , Tim Roth , Oprah Winfrey , Giovanni Ribisi
7.5 /10
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager Don Revie and how much he is missing right-hand man Peter Taylor.
Run Time: 1hr 37` . MMPA: R . Release: 27 Mar 2009
Director: Gemma Nunn , Tom Rye , Tom Hooper
Producer: Hugo Heppell , Andy Harries , Penelope Robinson
Stars: Michael Sheen , Timothy Spall , Colm Meaney , Jim Broadbent , Maurice Roëves , Stephen Graham
7.5 /10
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Run Time: 2hr 44` . MMPA: R . Release: 23 Dec 2005
Director: Gary S. Rake , Colin Azzopardi , Steven Spielberg
Producer: Terri Taylor , Aneta Cebula-Hickinbotham , Marty Elfalan
Stars: Eric Bana , Daniel Craig , Ciarán Hinds , Mathieu Kassovitz , Hanns Zischler , Ayelet Zurer
