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    Borg vs. McEnroe 2017 POSTER

    Borg vs. McEnroe

    2017

    Swedish

    6.9

    40

    84%

    73%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Drama

    london, england

    Sport

    sports

    sweden

    tennis

    tennis player

    Janus Metz Janus Metz Director Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe Ian Blackman Ian Blackman as John McEnroe Senior Colin Stinton Colin Stinton as Talk Show Host Robert Emms Robert Emms as Vitas Gerulaitis
    The Swedish Björn Borg and the American John McEnroe, the best tennis players in the world, maintain a legendary duel during the 1980 Wimbledon tournament.
    Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite 2016 POSTER

    Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite

    2016

    Korean

    6.2

    45

    40%

    53%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    historical fiction

    History

    korean navy

    korean war

    korean war (1950-53)

    War

    John H. Lee John H. Lee Director Justin Rupple Justin Rupple as Alexander Haig Yoshihiro Akiyama Yoshihiro Akiyama as Baek San Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Douglas MacArthur Josie Bissett Josie Bissett as Jean
    A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.
    The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 POSTER

    The Ghost and the Darkness

    1996

    English

    6.8

    43

    51%

    75%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    hunter

    lion

    london, england

    Thriller

    Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins Director Michael Douglas Michael Douglas as Charles Remington Emily Mortimer Emily Mortimer as Helena Patterson Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson as Robert Beaumont Alex Ferns Alex Ferns as Stockton
    Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.
    The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933 POSTER

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933

    English

    7.0

    6

    94%

    74%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    king

    tudor

    tudors

    Alexander Korda Alexander Korda Director Elsa Lanchester Elsa Lanchester as Anne of Cleves - The Fourth Wife Binnie Barnes Binnie Barnes as Katherine Howard - The Fifth Wife Lady Tree Lady Tree as The King's Nurse Robert Donat Robert Donat as Thomas Culpeper
    Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.
    Uri: The Surgical Strike 2019 POSTER

    Uri: The Surgical Strike

    2019

    Hindi

    8.2

    419

    57%

    92%

    Action

    army

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    india

    terrorism

    terrorist attack

    War

    Aditya Dhar Aditya Dhar Director Manish Chaudhary Manish Chaudhary as Anil George Anil George as Sushil Dahiya Sushil Dahiya as Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal as Govind Bhardwaj
    Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
    The Throne 2015 POSTER

    The Throne

    2015

    Korean

    7.1

    23

    42%

    42%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    hallucination

    History

    king

    punishment

    royal family

    Joon-ik Lee Joon-ik Lee Director Ah In Yoo Ah In Yoo as Crown Prince Sado Ji-seob So Ji-seob So as King Jeongjo Kang-ho Song Kang-ho Song as King Yeongjo So-dam Park So-dam Park as Lady Moon
    Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.
    The Longest Day 1962 POSTER

    The Longest Day

    1962

    English

    7.7

    57

    83%

    90%

    Action

    allies

    based on a true story

    Drama

    History

    normandy, france

    resistance

    steel helmet

    War

    world war ii

    Ken Annakin Ken Annakin Director Bernard Fresson Bernard Fresson as French Commando Howard Marion-Crawford Howard Marion-Crawford as Glider Doctor Tom Tryon Tom Tryon as Lt. Wilson Sean Connery Sean Connery as Pvt. Flanagan
    The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
    Monstrum 2018 POSTER

    Monstrum

    2018

    Korean

    6.1

    28

    94%

    65%

    16th century

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Fantasy

    giant monster

    Horror

    joseon dynasty

    Mystery

    palace intrigue

    Jong-ho Huh Jong-ho Huh Director Woo-sik Choi Woo-sik Choi as Heo Sung-woong Park Sung-woong Park as Jin Yong Hee-soon Park Hee-soon Park as King Jungjong Kyeong-yeong Lee Kyeong-yeong Lee as Sim Woon
    Ancient Korea, 1506. The tyrannical King Yeonsan-gun of Joseon is overthrown by his half-brother Jung-jong, whose reign begins with a blood bath. Over the years, traitors plot against him, sinking the kingdom into chaos. In 1528, frightened rumors come to royal palace, regarding a mysterious creature, known as Monstrum by the peasants.
    The 12th Man 2017 POSTER

    The 12th Man

    2017

    Norwegian

    89

    86%

    82%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Drama

    gestapo

    History

    norway

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Harald Zwart Harald Zwart Director Trond Peter Stamsø Munch Trond Peter Stamsø Munch as Aslak Fossvoll Harry Van Gorkum Harry Van Gorkum as Commander Crawley Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Kurt Stage Mads Sjøgård Pettersen Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Marius Grønvoll
    After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.
    The Scarlet and the Black 1983 POSTER

    The Scarlet and the Black

    1983

    English

    7.5

    12

    87%

    87%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    War

    Jerry London Jerry London Director Kenneth Colley Kenneth Colley as Capt. Hirsch Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff as Count Langenthal Walter Gotell Walter Gotell as Gen. Max Helm William Berger William Berger as U.S. Intelligence Officer
    Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
    Marguerite 2015 POSTER

    Marguerite

    2015

    French

    6.9

    8

    95%

    73%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Comedy

    concert

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    infidelity

    Music

    opera

    paris, france

    Xavier Giannoli Xavier Giannoli Director Théo Cholbi Théo Cholbi as Diego Pierre Peyrichout Pierre Peyrichout as Invité 1 / Spectateur cabaret Aubert Fenoy Aubert Fenoy as Kyrill Von Priest Lubos Veselý Lubos Veselý as Régisseur opéra comique
    Paris in the 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with a passion for music and the opera. For years, she has performed regularly for a circle of guests. But Marguerite sings tragically out of tune and no one has ever told her. Her husband and her close friends have always encouraged her in her illusions. Things become very complicated the day she gets it into her head to perform in front of a genuine public, at the Opera.
    Man in the Wilderness 1971 POSTER

    Man in the Wilderness

    1971

    English

    6.8

    12

    71%

    71%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    expedition

    fur trapping

    native american

    Western

    wilderness

    Richard C. Sarafian Richard C. Sarafian Director John Huston John Huston as Captain Henry Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman as Lowrie Bryan Marshall Bryan Marshall as Potts Richard Harris Richard Harris as Zachary Bass
    In the early 1800s, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide he's a goner and leave him behind to die. When he recovers instead, he swears revenge on them and tracks them and their paranoiac expedition leader down.
    Chaplin 1992 POSTER

    Chaplin

    1992

    English

    7.5

    102

    62%

    81%

    Action

    actor

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    escape

    politics

    silent film

    success

    Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough Director Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. as Charles Spencer Chaplin Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich as Mildred Harris Diane Lane Diane Lane as Paulette Goddard Malcolm Terris Malcolm Terris as Stallholder
    An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
    Dreamer 2005 POSTER

    Dreamer

    2005

    English

    6.8

    17

    64%

    78%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Drama

    Family

    horse

    horse race

    kentucky

    parent child relationship

    Sport

    sports

    John Gatins John Gatins Director Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán as Balon Kurt Russell Kurt Russell as Ben Crane Dakota Fanning Dakota Fanning as Cale Crane Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Shue as Lily
    Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
    Fruitvale Station 2013 POSTER

    Fruitvale Station

    2013

    English

    7.5

    58

    94%

    87%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    new year's eve

    oakland, california

    police brutality

    racism

    Romance

    Ryan Coogler Ryan Coogler Director Kevin Durand Kevin Durand as Officer Caruso Chad Michael Murray Chad Michael Murray as Officer Ingram Michael B. Jordan Michael B. Jordan as Oscar Grant Melonie Diaz Melonie Diaz as Sophina
    Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.
    No Man of God 2021 POSTER

    No Man of God

    2021

    English

    6.4

    47

    81%

    64%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    confession

    Crime

    death row

    Drama

    fbi

    florida

    Mystery

    prison

    Amber Sealey Amber Sealey Director Elijah Wood Elijah Wood as Bill Hagmaier Christian Clemenson Christian Clemenson as Dobson Doug Cox Doug Cox as Minister Lawrence Robert Patrick Robert Patrick as Roger Depue
    The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
    47 Ronin 2013 POSTER

    47 Ronin

    2013

    English

    6.2

    245

    16%

    48%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    Fantasy

    History

    japan

    revenge

    samurai

    suicide

    War

    Carl Rinsch Carl Rinsch Director Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves as Kai Aaron Ly Aaron Ly as Kira Samurai Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada as Ôishi Rinko Kikuchi Rinko Kikuchi as Witch
    Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
    The Haunting of Sharon Tate 2019 POSTER

    The Haunting of Sharon Tate

    2019

    English

    2.9

    5

    18%

    28%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    Horror

    sharon tate

    Thriller

    Daniel Farrands Daniel Farrands Director Jonathan Bennett Jonathan Bennett as Jay Sebring Sharon Tate Sharon Tate as Self Hilary Duff Hilary Duff as Sharon Tate Fivel Stewart Fivel Stewart as Yellow
    Pregnant with director Roman Polanski's child and awaiting his return from Europe, 26-year-old Hollywood actress Sharon Tate becomes plagued by visions of her imminent death.
    The Photographer of Mauthausen 2018 POSTER

    The Photographer of Mauthausen

    2018

    Spanish

    6.8

    29

    86%

    74%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    holocaust survivor

    photographer

    republican

    spanish civil war

    spanish republicans

    Thriller

    War

    Mar Targarona Mar Targarona Director Balazs Lengyel Balazs Lengyel as Austrian Prisoner 1 Balázs Veres Balázs Veres as Birthday Guest Macarena Gómez Macarena Gómez as Dolores Rainer Reiners Rainer Reiners as Poschacher
    Spanish photographer Francesc Boix, imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, works in the SS Photographic Service. Between 1943 and 1945, he hides, with the help of other prisoners, thousands of negatives, with the purpose of showing the freed world the atrocities committed by the Nazis, exhaustively documented. He will be a key witness during the Nuremberg Trials.
    Silenced 2011 POSTER

    Silenced

    2011

    Korean

    8.0

    48

    100%

    93%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    child abuse

    Crime

    deaf

    Drama

    rape

    teacher student sex

    Thriller

    Dong-hyuk Hwang Dong-hyuk Hwang Director Yoo Gong Yoo Gong as Kang In-ho Min-Sang Kim Min-Sang Kim as Park Bo-hyun Gwang Jang Gwang Jang as Principal / Principal's Brother Yu-mi Jung Yu-mi Jung as Seo Yoo-jin
    Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
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