9.2 /10
In Ayodhya, the royal palace of Kosala Kingdom in Ancient India, four princes were born to three queens, each of whom grew to great stature. Banished for 14 years due to court intrigue, Prince Rama retreated to the forest with his beautiful wife Sita. When Rama vanquishes the demons of the forest, he invites the wrath of the demon king Ravana, who kidnaps Sita. Based on the Indian epic the Ramayana.
Run Time: 2hr 15` . MMPA: PG . Release: 10 Jan 1993
Director: Yûgô Sakô , Ram Mohan , Koichi Sasaki
Producer: Atsushi Matsuo , Megumu Ishiguro , S. S. Oberoi
Stars: Arun Govil , Nikhil Kapoor , Namrata Sawney , Raell Padamsee , Amrish Puri , Uday Mathan
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: Branko Lustig , Magdalena Szwarcbart , Steven Spielberg
Stars: Liam Neeson , Ben Kingsley , Ralph Fiennes , Caroline Goodall , Jonathan Sagall , Embeth Davidtz
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 / PG-13 . Release: 24 Jul 1998
Director: Ana Maria Quintana , Steven Spielberg , Daisy Cummins
Producer: Sven E. Fahlgren , Steven Spielberg , Simon Burgess
Stars: Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Matt Damon , Barry Pepper , Adam Goldberg
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: Christopher Nolan , Gabriel Quero , Richard Molloy
Producer: Charles Roven , Shannon Blaney , Thomas Hayslip
Stars: Cillian Murphy , Emily Blunt , Matt Damon , Robert Downey Jr. , Florence Pugh , Josh Hartnett
8.4 /10
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Run Time: 2hr 40` . MMPA: R . Release: 19 Sep 1984
Director: Miloš Forman , Věra Vláčilová , Jan Kubišta
Producer: Bonnie Timmermann , Václav Petr , Paolo Fabbri
Stars: F. Murray Abraham , Tom Hulce , Elizabeth Berridge , Roy Dotrice , Simon Callow , Christine Ebersole
8.3 /10
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Run Time: 2hr 57` . MMPA: R . Release: 24 May 1995
Director: Mel Gibson , David Carrigan , Kieron Phipps
Producer: Jina Jay , Grania O'Shannon , Kevin De La Noy
Stars: Mel Gibson , Catherine McCormack , Sophie Marceau , Patrick McGoohan , Angus Macfadyen , Brendan Gleeson
8.3 /10
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
Run Time: 3hr 48` . MMPA: PG . Release: 11 Dec 1962
Director: David Lean , Michael Stevenson , Bryan Coates
Producer: Sam Spiegel , Pat Moon , R.L.M. Davidson
Stars: Peter O'Toole , Alec Guinness , Anthony Quinn , Jack Hawkins , Omar Sharif , José Ferrer
8.3 /10
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.
Run Time: 3hr 11` . MMPA: NR . Release: 18 Dec 1961
Director: Ivan Volkman , Stanley Kramer , Marshall Schlom
Producer: James Lister , Stanley Kramer , Clem Beauchamp
Stars: Spencer Tracy , Burt Lancaster , Richard Widmark , Marlene Dietrich , Maximilian Schell , Judy Garland
8.2 /10
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
Run Time: 2hr 53` . MMPA: PG . Release: 17 Apr 1981
Director: Giorgio Venturoli , Moustapha Akkad , Glenn Randall Jr.
Producer: Geoffrey Helman , Mario Garbuglia , Syd Cain
Stars: Anthony Quinn , Rod Steiger , Oliver Reed , Irene Papas , Raf Vallone , John Gielgud
8.2 /10
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Run Time: 2hr 10` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 16 Nov 2018
Director: Nicole Garcea , Peter Farrelly , Paul B. Uddo
Producer: Brian Hayes Currie , Rick Montgomery , John A. Mmahat Jr.
Stars: Viggo Mortensen , Mahershala Ali , Linda Cardellini , Sebastian Maniscalco , Dimiter D. Marinov , Mike Hatton
8.2 /10
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Run Time: 2hr 4` . MMPA: PG . Release: 09 Oct 1980
Director: Ceri Evans , David Lynch , Anthony Waye
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld , Maggie Cartier , Terence A. Clegg
Stars: Anthony Hopkins , John Hurt , Anne Bancroft , John Gielgud , Wendy Hiller , Freddie Jones
8.2 /10
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Run Time: 1hr 59` . MMPA: R . Release: 25 Dec 2019
Director: Michael Lerman , Sam Mendes , Joey Coughlin
Producer: Metusalem Bjornsson , Callum McDougall , Jeb Brody
Stars: George MacKay , Dean-Charles Chapman , Mark Strong , Andrew Scott , Richard Madden , Claire Duburcq
8.1 /10
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Run Time: 2hr 14` . MMPA: R . Release: 18 Oct 2013
Director: Steve McQueen , Eva Z. Cabrera , Doug Torres
Producer: Brad Pitt , Meagan Lewis , Steve McQueen
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor , Michael Fassbender , Lupita Nyong'o , Benedict Cumberbatch , Paul Dano , Sarah Paulson
8.1 /10
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Run Time: 3hr 42` . MMPA: G . Release: 18 Nov 1959
Director: William Wyler , Sergio Leone , Alberto Cardone
Producer: William Wyler , J.J. Cohn , Edward Woehler
Stars: Charlton Heston , Jack Hawkins , Haya Harareet , Stephen Boyd , Martha Scott , Cathy O'Donnell
8.1 /10
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
Run Time: 2hr 33` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 13 Nov 2019
Director: Darrin Prescott , Betty Hugo , Ian Stone
Producer: Ronna Kress , Lauren Richer , Tracy Dixon
Stars: Christian Bale , Matt Damon , Jon Bernthal , Caitríona Balfe , Josh Lucas , Noah Jupe
8.1 /10
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
Run Time: 2hr 1` . MMPA: PG-13 . Release: 22 Dec 2004
Director: Terry George , Lionel Steketee , A. Kitman Ho
Producer: Terry George , Martin Katz , Sally French
Stars: Don Cheadle , Sophie Okonedo , Nick Nolte , Fana Mokoena , Joaquin Phoenix , Jean Reno
8.1 /10
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Run Time: 2hr 19` . MMPA: R . Release: 07 Oct 2016
Director: Mel Gibson , Sophie Fabbri-Jackson , Mic Rodgers
Producer: Lawrence Bender , Buddy Patrick , Lenny Kornberg
Stars: Andrew Garfield , Sam Worthington , Vince Vaughn , Teresa Palmer , Luke Bracey , Hugo Weaving
8.1 /10
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
Run Time: 1hr 55` . MMPA: NR . Release: 06 Oct 1949
Director: William Wyler , Charles C. Coleman , Ronnie Lubin
Producer: William Wyler , Charles Woolstenhulme , Robert Wyler
Stars: Olivia de Havilland , Montgomery Clift , Ralph Richardson , Miriam Hopkins , Vanessa Brown , Mona Freeman
8.1 /10
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Run Time: 3hr 5` . MMPA: PG . Release: 18 Dec 1975
Director: Stanley Kubrick , Brian W. Cook , David Tomblin
Producer: Stanley Kubrick , Bernard Williams , Jan Harlan
Stars: Ryan O'Neal , Marisa Berenson , Patrick Magee , Hardy Krüger , Diana Körner , Gay Hamilton
8.1 /10
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Run Time: 2hr 41` . MMPA: PG . Release: 11 Oct 1957
Director: David Lean , Ted Sturgis , A. B. Raj
Producer: Sam Spiegel
Stars: William Holden , Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins , Sessue Hayakawa , James Donald , Geoffrey Horne
