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Henry V (1989)

IntensePowerfulBrilliantDramatic

Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Derek Jacobi  •  Brian Blessed  •  James Larkin

Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Derek Jacobi  •  Brian Blessed  •  James Larkin

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

Thought provokingPowerfulBrilliant

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Gibney
CAST:  Peter Coyote  •  John Beard  •  Jim Chanos  •  Dick Cheney

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Gibney
CAST:  Peter Coyote  •  John Beard  •  Jim Chanos  •  Dick Cheney

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

IntensePowerfulDramatic

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Ken Watanabe  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Ryo Kase

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Ken Watanabe  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Tsuyoshi Ihara  •  Ryo Kase

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Thought provokingPowerfulBrilliantMysterious

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Judi Dench

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Judi Dench

Ali (2001)

Thought provokingInspiringBrilliantDramatic

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Jamie Foxx  •  Jon Voight  •  Mario Van Peebles

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Jamie Foxx  •  Jon Voight  •  Mario Van Peebles

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South Central (1992)

Thought provokingIntenseClassicDramatic

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Milburn Anderson
CAST:  Glenn Plummer  •  Byron Minns  •  Lexie Bigham  •  Vincent Craig Dupree

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Milburn Anderson
CAST:  Glenn Plummer  •  Byron Minns  •  Lexie Bigham  •  Vincent Craig Dupree

Doubt (2008)

Thought provokingPowerfulDramaticMysterious

In 1964, a Catholic school nun questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, suspecting him of abuse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patrick Shanley
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Meryl Streep  •  Viola Davis

In 1964, a Catholic school nun questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, suspecting him of abuse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patrick Shanley
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Meryl Streep  •  Viola Davis

Warriors (1999)

Thought provokingPowerfulDramaticDepressing

If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the story of five young soldiers and their harrowing experiences in the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Matthew Macfadyen  •  Darren Morfitt  •  Cal MacAninch  •  Ioan Gruffudd

If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the story of five young soldiers and their harrowing experiences in the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Matthew Macfadyen  •  Darren Morfitt  •  Cal MacAninch  •  Ioan Gruffudd

Revolver (2005)

OriginalPowerfulBrilliantDramatic

Hotshot gambler Jake Green is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Ritchie
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Ray Liotta  •  Vincent Pastore  •  André 3000

Hotshot gambler Jake Green is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Ritchie
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Ray Liotta  •  Vincent Pastore  •  André 3000

New York (2009)

Thought provokingIntenseDramaticDisturbing

New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kabir Khan
CAST:  John Abraham  •  Katrina Kaif  •  Neil Nitin Mukesh  •  Irrfan Khan

New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kabir Khan
CAST:  John Abraham  •  Katrina Kaif  •  Neil Nitin Mukesh  •  Irrfan Khan

Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

IntensePowerfulDramaticAdventurous

A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Sheridan
CAST:  Angelina Jolie  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Tyler Perry  •  Jon Bernthal

A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Sheridan
CAST:  Angelina Jolie  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Tyler Perry  •  Jon Bernthal

Lord of the Flies (1963)

Thought provokingBrilliantDarkDramatic

Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when they split into two separate camps -- one led by the pragmatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  James Aubrey  •  Tom Chapin  •  Hugh Edwards  •  Roger Elwin

Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when they split into two separate camps -- one led by the pragmatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  James Aubrey  •  Tom Chapin  •  Hugh Edwards  •  Roger Elwin

22 Female Kottayam (2012)

IntenseViolentPowerfulBrilliant

22 Female Kottayam, also known as 22FK, is a 2012 Indian rape and revenge film directed by Aashiq Abu and starring Rima Kallingal and Fahad Fazil in the lead roles. The film deals with the travails of a nurse who was victimised for no fault of hers and who takes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aashiq Abu
CAST:  Rima Kallingal  •  Fahadh Faasil  •  Prathap Pothan  •  Riya Saira

22 Female Kottayam, also known as 22FK, is a 2012 Indian rape and revenge film directed by Aashiq Abu and starring Rima Kallingal and Fahad Fazil in the lead roles. The film deals with the travails of a nurse who was victimised for no fault of hers and who takes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aashiq Abu
CAST:  Rima Kallingal  •  Fahadh Faasil  •  Prathap Pothan  •  Riya Saira

Aaram Thamburan (1997)

PowerfulAction-packedBrilliantDramatic

Jagannathan faces several challenges when he goes to stay in Kanimangalam village. He promises the villagers that he will help in the preparations for the annual temple festival, but will his enemies leave him in peace?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shaji Kailas
CAST:  Mohanlal  •  Manju Warrier  •  Narendra Prasad  •  Priya Raman

Jagannathan faces several challenges when he goes to stay in Kanimangalam village. He promises the villagers that he will help in the preparations for the annual temple festival, but will his enemies leave him in peace?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shaji Kailas
CAST:  Mohanlal  •  Manju Warrier  •  Narendra Prasad  •  Priya Raman

Logan (2017)

IntensePowerfulAction-packedDramatic

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Mangold
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Patrick Stewart  •  Dafne Keen  •  Boyd Holbrook

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Mangold
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Patrick Stewart  •  Dafne Keen  •  Boyd Holbrook

The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)

IntensePowerfulBrainyBrilliant

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Lewin
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Mark Strong  •  Sienna Miller  •  Connie Nielsen

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Lewin
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Mark Strong  •  Sienna Miller  •  Connie Nielsen

The East (2013)

Thought provokingIntenseSmartPowerful

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zal Batmanglij
CAST:  Brit Marling  •  Alexander Skarsgård  •  Elliot Page  •  Toby Kebbell

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zal Batmanglij
CAST:  Brit Marling  •  Alexander Skarsgård  •  Elliot Page  •  Toby Kebbell

To Sir, with Love (1967)

BrilliantClassicEpicIntense

A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Clavell
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Judy Geeson  •  Christian Roberts  •  Suzy Kendall

A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Clavell
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Judy Geeson  •  Christian Roberts  •  Suzy Kendall

Secret Window (2004)

Thought provokingIntenseSmartMind blowing

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Koepp
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  John Turturro  •  Maria Bello  •  Timothy Hutton

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Koepp
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  John Turturro  •  Maria Bello  •  Timothy Hutton
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