Charlotte Gainsbourg looks at her mother Jane Birkin in a way she never did, overcoming a sense of reserve. Using a camera lens, they expose themselves to each other, begin to step back, leaving space for a mother-daughter relationship.

The Road to Wellville

1994

English

5.9

♡ 11

41%

Alan Parker Director

Anthony Hopkins as Dr. John Harvey Kellogg

Monica Parker as Mrs. Tindermarsh

Roy Brocksmith as Poultney Dab

Matthew Broderick as William Lightbody

An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.

The Crusades

1935

English

6.5

♡ 4

100%

richard the lionheart

War

Cecil B. DeMille Director

Jason Robards Sr. as Amir / Slave in Saladin's Garden

Ramsay Hill as John - Prince of England

Addison Richards as Sentry

Harold Goodwin as Wounded Soldier

King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.

Vincent & Theo

1990

English

6.9

♡ 12

brother brother relationship

Robert Altman Director

Kitty Courbois as Anna Van Gogh

Jean-Pierre Castaldi as 'Pere' Tanguy

Paul Rhys as Theodore 'Theo' Van Gogh

Tim Roth as Vincent Van Gogh

The tragic story of Vincent van Gogh broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. Based on the letters written between the two.

Hammett

1982

English

6.4

♡ 4

75%

62%

Action

based on novel or book

san francisco, california

Francis Ford Coppola Director

Lloyd Kino as Barber

Sylvia Sidney as Donaldina Cameron

R.G. Armstrong as Lt. O'Mara

David Patrick Kelly as The Punk

Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.

Godard Cinema

2022

French

7.0

♡ 4

50%

Cyril Leuthy Director

Macha Méril as

François Truffaut as Self

Michel Piccoli as Self

Mireille Darc as Self

Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and symbol for the era's progressive and anti-war youth. Sixty-two years and 140 films later, Godard is among the most renowned artists of all time, taught in every film school yet still shrouded in mystery. One of the founders of the French New Wave, political agitator, revolutionary misanthrope, film theorist and critic, the list of his descriptors goes on and on. Godard Cinema offers an opportunity for film lovers to look back at his career and the subjects and themes that obsessed him, while paying tribute to the ineffable essence of the most revered French director of all time.

Stalin's James Bond

2017

German

6.4

♡ 1

Michael Trabitzsch Director

Michael Rotschopf as Actor

Adolf Hitler as Self

Joseph Stalin as Self

Vladimir Haustov as Self - Historian - Moscow

An account of the troubled life of Richard Sorge (1895-1944), a Soviet spy of German origin who played a decisive role in the outcome of World War II.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013

English

7.1

♡ 45

61%

Justin Chadwick Director

Nelson Mandela as Himself

Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela

Elizabeth Taylor as Self

Naomie Harris as Winnie Madikizela

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Me and Orson Welles

2008

English

6.7

♡ 6

86%

61%

1930s

based on novel or book

Richard Linklater Director

Saskia Reeves as Barbara Luddy

Imogen Poots as Lorelei Lathrop

Kelly Reilly as Muriel Brassler

Zac Efron as Richard Samuels

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

Sweet Dreams

1985

English

7.0

♡ 2

90%

Karel Reisz Director

Ed Harris as Charlie Dick

Ann Wedgeworth as Hilda Hensley

John Goodman as Otis

Jessica Lange as Patsy Cline

The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.

Einstein's Universe

1979

English

7.6

♡ 5

Martin Freeth Director

Roger Penrose as Self

Dennis Sciama as Self

Nigel Calder as Self

Peter Ustinov as Self - Host

A documentary produced in 1979 to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder.

Stephen Curry: Underrated

2023

English

7.3

♡ 14

85%

Peter Nicks Director

Charlie Rose as (archive footage)

Stuart Scott as (archive footage)

Spike Lee as Self

Kevin Durant as Self

The remarkable coming-of-age story of Stephen Curry—one of the most influential, dynamic, and unexpected players in basketball history—and his rise from an undersized college player to a four-time NBA champion.

M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

2018

Dutch

7.3

♡ 5

91%

Robin Lutz Director

Graham Nash as Self

Stephen Fry as Self

Donald Coxeter as Self

George Escher as Self

A portrait of the visionary Dutch artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972), according to his own words, taken from his diary, his correspondence and the texts of his lectures.

Cobb

1994

English

6.4

♡ 5

65%

Ron Shelton Director

Jerry Hauck as Handicapper

Ned Bellamy as Ray

Jerry Gatlin as Train Engineer

Tommy Lee Jones as Ty Cobb

Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words.

Confucius

2010

Chinese

6.1

♡ 3

45%

Mei Hu Director

Yun-Fat Chow as Confucius

Xun Zhou as Nanzi

Shera Li as Nishang

Wenbo Li as Zilu

In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new heights but becomes a target of conquest for the warlike nation of Qi. Threatened with annihilation by their powerful neighbour, a desperate people turn to their greatest teacher to lead their most powerful army. When Confucius delivers a stunning victory against all odds, a jealous aristocracy sets out to destroy him, but they should never under-estimate a remarkable man whose wisdom is more powerful than the sword.

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

English

7.1

♡ 4

92%

miscarriage of justice

scandal

writer

William Dieterle Director

Walter Kingsford as Col. Sandherr

Donald Crisp as Maitre Labori

William A. Boardway as Member of Court

Pierre Watkin as Prefect of Police

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success writing about the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, Zola's complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens a newspaper article exposing the truth, is charged with libel and must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.

Our Godfather

2019

English

6.8

100%

Mark Franchetti Director

Thomas Bilotti as Self - Gambino Crime Family Capo

Tommaso Buscetta as Self - Mafia Pentito

Stefano Buscetta as Self - Tommaso Buscetta's Son

Anthony Petrucci as Self - US Special Agent

The story of how Sicilian Mafia boss Tommaso Buscetta (1928-2000), the Godfather of Two Worlds, revealed, starting in 1984, the deepest secrets of the organization, thus helping to convict the hundreds of mafiosi who were tried in the trial held in Palermo between 1986 and 1987.

The Physician

2013

English

7.2

♡ 70

74%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

religious fundamentalism

Philipp Stölzl Director

Stellan Skarsgård as Barber

Ben Kingsley as Ibn Sina

Michael Jibson as Stratford Monk

Wilfried Hochholdinger as Tavern Guest

England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.

A Woman Called Golda

1982

English

7.5

♡ 4

Alan Gibson Director

Gila Almagor as Deborah

Ingrid Bergman as Golda Meir

Yitzhak Ne'eman as Mehemet

Anthony Bate as Sir Stuart Ross

The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

61*

2001

English

7.7

♡ 5

86%

90%

Action

baseball

baseball hall of fame

major league baseball (mlb)

mlb

Sport

sports

Billy Crystal Director

Chris Bauer as Bob Cerv

Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle

Seymour Cassel as Sam Simon

Robert Costanzo as Toots Shor

In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. Which man would reach it?

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Me and Orson Welles

Sweet Dreams

Einstein's Universe

Stephen Curry: Underrated

M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

Cobb

Confucius

The Life of Emile Zola

Our Godfather

The Physician

A Woman Called Golda

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