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    Flag Day 2021 POSTER

    Flag Day

    2021

    English

    5.5

    13

    40%

    47%

    Action

    bank robber

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Crime

    daughter

    Drama

    father

    Thriller

    Sean Penn Sean Penn Director Rick Skene Rick Skene as Cab Driver Norbert Leo Butz Norbert Leo Butz as Doc Katheryn Winnick Katheryn Winnick as Patty Vogel Josh Brolin Josh Brolin as Uncle Beck
    A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.
    Reds 1981 POSTER

    Reds

    1981

    English

    7.3

    27

    90%

    82%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    comunism

    co-worker relationship

    Drama

    History

    Romance

    russia

    russian civil war

    russian revolution

    Warren Beatty Warren Beatty Director Burnell Tucker Burnell Tucker as Chum of John Reed George Plimpton George Plimpton as Horace Whigham Diane Keaton Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant Jack O'Leary Jack O'Leary as Pinkerton Guard
    An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.
    The Interrogation of Tony Martin 2018 POSTER

    The Interrogation of Tony Martin

    2018

    English

    6.7

    1

    80%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Documentary

    Drama

    isolated house

    police interrogation

    semi-documentary

    David Nath David Nath Director Stephen Boxer Stephen Boxer as Anthony Scrivener QC Daniel Mays Daniel Mays as DC Peters Chris Wilson Chris Wilson as Police Officer Tristan Sturrock Tristan Sturrock as Solicitor
    Norfolk, England, 1999. During three days, farmer Tony Martin is questioned by police following the violent death of Fred Barras, a teenage burglar who broke into his property, Bleak House, in Emneth Hungate, along with other intruder, Brendon Fearon, on the evening of August 20th of that year.
    The Traitor 2019 POSTER

    The Traitor

    2019

    Italian

    7.1

    9

    86%

    73%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    italian history

    palermo, sicily

    rome, italy

    sicilian mafia

    Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio Director Rainer Cadete Rainer Cadete as Sergio Pierattini Sergio Pierattini as Giudice Alfonso Giordano Maria Fernanda Cândido Maria Fernanda Cândido as Maria Cristina de Almeida Guimarães Pierfrancesco Favino Pierfrancesco Favino as Tommaso Buscetta
    Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.
    Stronger 2017 POSTER

    Stronger

    2017

    English

    182

    91%

    81%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Biography

    boston, massachusetts

    Drama

    rehabilitation

    wheelchair

    David Gordon Green David Gordon Green Director Chris Palermo Chris Palermo as Bar Patron Clancy Brown Clancy Brown as Big Jeff Arthur Hiou Arthur Hiou as Family Member Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal as Jeff Bauman
    A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
    King of Thieves 2018 POSTER

    King of Thieves

    2018

    English

    5.6

    78

    31%

    31%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    burglary

    Crime

    diamond heist

    Drama

    History

    london, england

    one last job

    James Marsh James Marsh Director Charlie Cox Charlie Cox as Basil Michael Caine Michael Caine as Brian Reader Martha Howe-Douglas Martha Howe-Douglas as Lip Reader Jim Broadbent Jim Broadbent as Terry Perkins
    London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.
    The Spy 2019 POSTER

    The Spy

    2019

    Norwegian

    6.2

    13

    50%

    50%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    double agent

    Drama

    german occupation

    History

    secret service

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Jens Jonsson Jens Jonsson Director Damien Chapelle Damien Chapelle as Andor Gellért Johannes Kuhnke Johannes Kuhnke as Karl Gerhard Sannamari Patjas Sannamari Patjas as Secretary Gitte Witt Gitte Witt as Vipsen
    Sonja Wigert, Scandinavia's most acclaimed female movie star, enlists as a spy for Swedish intelligence but ends up becoming entangled with the German Reichskommissar Terboven.
    Made in Dagenham 2010 POSTER

    Made in Dagenham

    2010

    English

    7.1

    7

    80%

    75%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    essex

    History

    labor strike

    machinist

    strike

    Nigel Cole Nigel Cole Director Roger Lloyd Pack Roger Lloyd Pack as George John Sessions John Sessions as Harold Wilson Rosamund Pike Rosamund Pike as Lisa Hopkins Sally Hawkins Sally Hawkins as Rita O'Grady
    A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
    Norma Rae 1979 POSTER

    Norma Rae

    1979

    English

    7.3

    15

    91%

    79%

    Action

    alabama

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Drama

    factory

    single mother

    Martin Ritt Martin Ritt Director Gail Strickland Gail Strickland as Bonnie Mae James Luisi James Luisi as George Benson Noble Willingham Noble Willingham as Leroy Mason Sally Field Sally Field as Norma Rae
    Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.
    Benedetta 2021 POSTER

    Benedetta

    2021

    French

    70

    84%

    90%

    15th century

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    lesbian romance

    loose adaptation

    Romance

    suicide

    Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven Director Lambert Wilson Lambert Wilson as Alfonso Giglioli, le Nonce Daphne Patakia Daphne Patakia as Bartolomea Virginie Efira Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling as Soeur Felicita, l'abbesse
    A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
    The People Vs. Fritz Bauer 2015 POSTER

    The People Vs. Fritz Bauer

    2015

    German

    7.1

    5

    85%

    78%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    nazi

    Thriller

    war criminal

    Lars Kraume Lars Kraume Director Thomas Kügel Thomas Kügel as Dr. Erwin Schüle Laura Tonke Laura Tonke as Fräulein Schütt Ronald Zehrfeld Ronald Zehrfeld as Karl Angermann Andrej Kaminsky Andrej Kaminsky as Polizeibeamter
    It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One day Bauer receives a letter from Argentina, written by a man who is certain that his daughter is dating the son of Adolph Eichmann. Excited by the promising lead, and mistrustful of a corrupt judiciary system where Nazis still lurk, Bauer journeys to Jerusalem to seek alliance with Mossad, the Israeli secret service. To do so is treason — yet committing treason is the only way Bauer can serve his country.
    The Girl King 2015 POSTER

    The Girl King

    2015

    English

    5.9

    36

    42%

    45%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    marriage proposal

    passion

    queen

    Romance

    strong woman

    sweden

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Sarah Gadon Sarah Gadon as Countess Ebba Sparre Laura Birn Laura Birn as Countess Erika Erksein Jannis Niewöhner Jannis Niewöhner as Count Jakob de la Gardie François Arnaud François Arnaud as Karl Gustav Kasimir
    A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
    Into the White 2012 POSTER

    Into the White

    2012

    Norwegian

    7.1

    36

    45%

    67%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    norway

    pilot

    War

    winter

    world war ii

    Petter Næss Petter Næss Director Lachlan Nieboer Lachlan Nieboer as Captain Charles P. Davenport Stig Henrik Hoff Stig Henrik Hoff as Feldwebel Wolfgang Strunk Rupert Grint Rupert Grint as Gunner Robert Smith Florian Lukas Florian Lukas as Leutnant Horst Schopis
    Based on a true story. On 27 April 1940, Luftwaffe pilot Horst Schopis' Heinkel 111 bomber is shot down near Grotli by an RAF Blackburn Skua L2940 fighter, which then crash-lands. The surviving German and English crew members begin to shoot at each other, but later find themselves huddled up in the same cabin. In order to survive the harsh winter in the Norwegian wilderness, they have to stand together. An unlikely, lifelong friendship blossoms.
    The Resistance Banker 2018 POSTER

    The Resistance Banker

    2018

    Dutch

    6.9

    23

    75%

    75%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    german occupation

    resistance

    sibling relationship

    War

    world war ii

    Joram Lürsen Joram Lürsen Director Götz Schubert Götz Schubert as Friedrich Viebahn Matteo van der Grijn Matteo van der Grijn as Huub Jochum ten Haaf Jochum ten Haaf as Jaap Buys Raymond Thiry Raymond Thiry as Van den Berg
    In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. With his brother Gijs, he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the Resistance.
    Of Gods and Men 2010 POSTER

    Of Gods and Men

    2010

    French

    7.2

    3

    93%

    75%

    based on a true story

    Drama

    faith

    History

    hostage

    monk

    peace

    sunrise

    Xavier Beauvois Xavier Beauvois Director Lambert Wilson Lambert Wilson as Christian Goran Kostic Goran Kostic as Le chef de chantier croate Michael Lonsdale Michael Lonsdale as Luc Abdelhafid Metalsi Abdelhafid Metalsi as Nouredine
    A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army and Muslim Jihadi insurgents disrupts the peace, they are forced to consider fleeing the monastery and deserting the villagers they have ministered to. In the face of deadly violence the monks wrestle with their faith and their convictions, eventually deciding to stay and help their neighbours keep the army and the insurgents at bay.
    The Courier 2020 POSTER

    The Courier

    2020

    English

    159

    85%

    95%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    central intelligence agency (cia)

    cia

    cold war

    Drama

    History

    Mystery

    Thriller

    undercover

    War

    Dominic Cooke Dominic Cooke Director Rachel Brosnahan Rachel Brosnahan as Emily Donovan Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy as Self Jessie Buckley Jessie Buckley as Sheila
    Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
    Yara 2021 POSTER

    Yara

    2021

    Italian

    6.3

    3

    51%

    51%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Crime

    Drama

    murder

    murder investigation

    prosecutor

    Thriller

    true crime

    Marco Tullio Giordana Marco Tullio Giordana Director Mario Pirrello Mario Pirrello as Thomas Trabacchi Thomas Trabacchi as Giuseppe Renzo Giuseppe Renzo as Carabiniere Elena Cotta Elena Cotta as Laura Poli
    The murder of 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio shocks the little town of Brembate di Sopra, Italy. To bring the culprit to justice, prosecutors have only scant DNA evidence and no database to compare them to. Based on a true story.
    The Client List 2010 POSTER

    The Client List

    2010

    English

    5.6

    12

    83%

    41%

    Action

    Animation

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    Fantasy

    inspired by a true story

    inspired by true story

    massage

    massage parlor

    Eric Laneuville Eric Laneuville Director Sonja Bennett Sonja Bennett as Dee Kelly-Ruth Mercier Kelly-Ruth Mercier as News Stand Lady #1 Jennifer Love Hewitt Jennifer Love Hewitt as Samantha Horton Heather Doerksen Heather Doerksen as Tanya
    After she and her husband lose their jobs, a former Texas homecoming queen inadvertently finds herself in the middle of a prostitution ring after she unknowingly accepts a position at a massage parlor.
    Midnight in the Switchgrass 2021 POSTER

    Midnight in the Switchgrass

    2021

    English

    4.6

    93

    8%

    20%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Crime

    fbi

    Mystery

    serial killer

    texas ranger

    thriller

    Thriller

    Randall Emmett Randall Emmett Director Emile Hirsch Emile Hirsch as Byron Michael Beach Michael Beach as Detective Yarbrough Bruce Willis Bruce Willis as Karl Megan Fox Megan Fox as Rebecca
    FBI Agent Karl Helter and his partner Rebecca Lombardo are very close to busting a sex-trafficking ring. When they realize their investigation has crossed the path of a brutal serial killer, they team up with a FDLE agent to put an end to the infamous 'Truck Stop Killer'.
    The Queen 2006 POSTER

    The Queen

    2006

    English

    7.3

    43

    92%

    85%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Drama

    dying and death

    great britain

    History

    prince charles

    tony blair

    upper class

    Stephen Frears Stephen Frears Director Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman as Herself Bill Clinton Bill Clinton as Himself Tom Cruise Tom Cruise as Himself Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Himself
    The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.
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