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    The Brave 2019 POSTER

    The Brave

    2019

    English

    5.2

    35

    Action

    albania

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    cop

    Crime

    drug production

    drug trafficking

    Thriller

    William Kaufman William Kaufman Director Igor Jijikine Igor Jijikine as Agim Hoxha Ravshana Kurkova Ravshana Kurkova as Elena Armand Assante Armand Assante as Frank Pedulla Louis Mandylor Louis Mandylor as Rei
    In an Albanian town known for drug production and trafficking an elite group of cops set out to end the war waged against the local police.
    Most Wanted 2020 POSTER

    Most Wanted

    2020

    English

    6.2

    46

    68%

    48%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    drug trafficking

    History

    journalist

    Mystery

    prison

    thailand

    Thriller

    Daniel Roby Daniel Roby Director J.C. MacKenzie J.C. MacKenzie as Arthur Dawn Lambing Dawn Lambing as Louise Mark Camacho Mark Camacho as Moore Josh Hartnett Josh Hartnett as Victor Malarek
    Ex heroin junkie, Daniel Léger, gets involved in a drug deal with the wrong people for the wrong reasons. When the deal goes sour, Daniel gets thrown into a Thai prison and slapped with a 100-year sentence. While he tries to survive his Bangkok incarceration, the news of his conviction captures the attention of Globe and Mail journalist Victor Malarek, who decides to go after the shady undercover cops responsible for wrongly accusing Daniel.
    The Great Alaskan Race 2019 POSTER

    The Great Alaskan Race

    2019

    English

    5.4

    22

    22%

    84%

    Action

    Adventure

    balto

    based on a true story

    diphtheria outbreak

    domenica

    Drama

    History

    seppala

    the great serum run of alaska

    Brian Presley Brian Presley Director Bruce Davison Bruce Davison as Governor Bone Nolan North Nolan North as Harry Davenport Henry Thomas Henry Thomas as Thompson Barry Strickland Barry Strickland as Town Preacher
    In 1925, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic.
    The Death of Richie 1977 POSTER

    The Death of Richie

    1977

    English

    6.6

    3

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    drug addiction

    dysfunctional family

    marijuana

    overbearing father

    Paul Wendkos Paul Wendkos Director Richard Stahl Richard Stahl as Arthur Edmunds Charles Fleischer Charles Fleischer as Brick Eileen Brennan Eileen Brennan as Carol Werner Barry Miller Barry Miller as Domenic
    A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
    37 2016 POSTER

    37

    2016

    English

    3.9

    2

    22%

    35%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    murder

    racism

    rape

    remake

    Puk Grasten Puk Grasten Director Sophia Lillis Sophia Lillis as Debbie Bernstein Thomas Kopache Thomas Kopache as George Bernstein Adrian Martinez Adrian Martinez as Gonzales Samira Wiley Samira Wiley as Joyce Smith
    On a March night in 1964, 37 neighbors in Queens, New York, witness the brutal murder of Kitty Genovese. None of them takes action or calls the police. 37 tells the story of a few of these people and what led up to the night when they unexplainably remained passive observers. The film is a convincing portrayal of a borough in change and a time characterized by racism, the Civil Rights Movement and political shifts. The actual event that inspired the film’s plot has been called a symbol for the moment when America lost its innocence. The director Puk Grasten skillfully weaves into her feature film debut various fates, dreams and family conflicts by leading us through an apartment building that comes to bear a collective failure.
    KT 2002 POSTER

    KT

    2002

    Japanese

    6.2

    4

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    kidnapping

    korea president

    park chung-hee

    Thriller

    tokyo, japan

    Junji Sakamoto Junji Sakamoto Director Ryûshi Mizukami Ryûshi Mizukami as Yoshio Harada Yoshio Harada as Akikazu Kamikawa Gô Rijû Gô Rijû as Hong Seong-Jin Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô as Masuo Tomita
    This movie is a political/espionage thriller, based on a real kidnapping incident of Korean politician, Kim Dae-Jung.
    Wonderland 2003 POSTER

    Wonderland

    2003

    English

    6.5

    9

    34%

    66%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Crime

    Drama

    investigation

    junkie

    Mystery

    porn star

    robbery

    Thriller

    James Cox James Cox Director M.C. Gainey M.C. Gainey as Billy Ward Kate Bosworth Kate Bosworth as Dawn Schiller Michael Pitt Michael Pitt as Gopher Ted Levine Ted Levine as Sam Nico
    On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal murders - both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes.
    The Devil Complex 2016 POSTER

    The Devil Complex

    2016

    English

    3.0

    5

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    filmmaking

    forest

    Horror

    missing person

    Thriller

    transylvania

    Mark Evans Mark Evans Director Marius Dan Munteanu Marius Dan Munteanu as Joe Gruber Andreea Gabor Andreea Gabor as Local Woman Adrian Carlugeo Adrian Carlugeo as Professor Popescu Olivia Popica Olivia Popica as Radio DJ 2
    In November 2012 Rachel Kusza and her team of film makers travelled to Transylvania to document the Baciu forest. A forest with a dark history of strange occurrences, ghost sightings and countless cases of missing people. The film crew were never heard from again. After searching for the film crew for two years Howard Redman, Rachels teacher, found the crews camera buried in the snow....
    Funan 2018 POSTER

    Funan

    2018

    French

    29

    93%

    81%

    1970s

    Action

    Animation

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    cambodia

    Drama

    family relationships

    History

    husband wife relationship

    War

    Denis Do Denis Do Director Erika Ishii Erika Ishii as Chan Bérénice Bejo Bérénice Bejo as Chou Ren Hanami Ren Hanami as Chou's Mom Louis Garrel Louis Garrel as Khuon
    Cambodia, once the ancient kingdom of Funan, April 17th, 1975. The entire country falls under the tyranny of Angkar, the communist party of the Khmer Rouge. The cities are abandoned, the population is thrown to the roads and forced to walk towards an uncertain future…
    The Classified File 2015 POSTER

    The Classified File

    2015

    Korean

    6.5

    4

    55%

    55%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    busan, south korea

    Crime

    Drama

    kidnapping

    Kyung-taek Kwak Kyung-taek Kwak Director Lee Ho-Cheol Lee Ho-Cheol as Bae Cheol-Ho Tae-Hoon Kim Tae-Hoon Kim as Central district detective #5 Jeong Ho-bin Jeong Ho-bin as Seo Jung-hak Soon-woong Yu Soon-woong Yu as Seoul apartment guard
    A detective and a fortune teller join forces to find a kidnapped child whom no one expects to be alive. Based on a true story.
    Billionaire Boys Club 2018 POSTER

    Billionaire Boys Club

    2018

    English

    5.6

    70

    7%

    35%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    greed

    los angeles, california

    murder

    scam

    Thriller

    James Cox James Cox Director Taron Egerton Taron Egerton as Dean Karny Rosanna Arquette Rosanna Arquette as Mom Evans Emma Roberts Emma Roberts as Sydney Evans Waleed Zuaiter Waleed Zuaiter as The Persian / Izzy's Dad
    A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.
    The Glorias 2020 POSTER

    The Glorias

    2020

    English

    6.1

    12

    67%

    83%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    feminism

    History

    Julie Taymor Julie Taymor Director Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe as Dorothy Pitman Hughes Julianne Moore Julianne Moore as Gloria Jay Huguley Jay Huguley as Handsome Male Interviewer Victor Slezak Victor Slezak as Walter
    An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has made an everlasting mark on modern history. A nontraditional chronicle of a trailblazing life.
    Survive! 1976 POSTER

    Survive!

    1976

    Spanish

    5.7

    4

    8%

    8%

    Action

    airplane crash

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    cannibal

    Drama

    rugby

    survival

    Thriller

    René Cardona René Cardona Director Leonardo Daniel Leonardo Daniel as Carmelo Sebastian Ligarde Sebastian Ligarde as Felipe Luz María Aguilar Luz María Aguilar as Mrs. Madero Rojo Grau Rojo Grau as Rogelio
    A Uruguayan rugby team crashes in the Andes Mountains and has to survive the extremely cold temperatures and rough climate. As some of the people die, the survivors are forced to make a terrible decision between starvation and cannibalism.
    Herstory 2018 POSTER

    Herstory

    2018

    Korean

    6.8

    3

    1990s

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    imperial japan

    trial

    war crimes

    Kyu-dong Min Kyu-dong Min Director Ji-min Han Ji-min Han as Hae-suk Kim Hae-suk Kim as Bae Jeong-gil Jun-han Kim Jun-han Kim as Lee Sang-il Yoo-Young Lee Yoo-Young Lee as Ryu Seon-yeong
    A true story of a six-year-long legal conflict of 10 comfort women and 13 attorneys against 200 Fukuoka supporters association.
    Seberg 2019 POSTER

    Seberg

    2019

    English

    6.0

    37

    36%

    50%

    Action

    actress

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    civil rights

    Drama

    fbi

    History

    infidelity

    Thriller

    Benedict Andrews Benedict Andrews Director Zazie Beetz Zazie Beetz as Dorothy Jamal Anthony Mackie Anthony Mackie as Hakim Jamal Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart as Jean Seberg Margaret Qualley Margaret Qualley as Linette Solomon
    An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles.
    Les anonymes 2013 POSTER

    Les anonymes

    2013

    French

    6.8

    3

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Crime

    Drama

    Pierre Schoeller Pierre Schoeller Director Nicolas Wanczycki Nicolas Wanczycki as Adjoint Bourbane Yannick Choirat Yannick Choirat as Destré Karole Rocher Karole Rocher as Jeanne Ferrandi Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric as Roger Marion
    A counterterrorism task force investigates the 1998 Ajaccio assassination of Claude Érignac, the prefect of Corsica. Based on true events.
    The Sea Wolves 1980 POSTER

    The Sea Wolves

    1980

    English

    6.3

    2

    42%

    42%

    Action

    ambush

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    battle

    History

    sea

    War

    world war ii

    Andrew V. McLaglen Andrew V. McLaglen Director Gregory Peck Gregory Peck as Colonel Lewis Pugh John Standing John Standing as Finley Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Jack Cartwright Wolf Kahler Wolf Kahler as Trompeta
    A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation in the Portuguese stronghold, English intelligence brings out of retirement a crew of geriatric ex-soldiers, veterans from World War I, using their age as cover. These old soldiers are asked to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission.
    Jud Süss - Film ohne Gewissen 2010 POSTER

    Jud Süss - Film ohne Gewissen

    2010

    German

    6.1

    1

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    movie business

    nazi

    propaganda

    War

    Oskar Roehler Oskar Roehler Director Waldemar Kobus Waldemar Kobus as Herr Frowein Moritz Bleibtreu Moritz Bleibtreu as Joseph Goebbels Justus von Dohnányi Justus von Dohnányi as Veit Harlan Milan Peschel Milan Peschel as Werner Krauß
    This intricate historical drama tells the story of actor Ferdinand Marian (Tobias Moretti), who is ordered by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels to star in the 1940 anti-Semitic film Jew Suss. Despite his cooperation, Ferdinand's actions have unexpected costs. Ferdinand's Jewish wife, Anna (Martina Gedeck), is sent to a concentration camp, and as World War II intensifies, he rebels against the Nazis, leading to the destruction of his career.
    Starfish 2016 POSTER

    Starfish

    2016

    English

    6.6

    4

    75%

    67%

    Action

    based on a true story

    biography

    Biography

    coma

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    infection

    rehabilitation

    Bill Clark Bill Clark Director Michele Dotrice Michele Dotrice as Jean Joanne Froggatt Joanne Froggatt as Nicola Ray Tom Riley Tom Riley as Tom Ray Phoebe Nicholls Phoebe Nicholls as Tom's Mother
    Based on the real story of Tom and Nicola Ray from Rutland. Their perfect life is totally ruined in a single moment after Tom had developed sepsis. While her husband was in coma, Nicola gave birth to their second child on the other side of the same hospital. Within a matter of days, sepsis would rob Tom of both his arms and legs, and left his face severely disfigured. As an ordinary man, Tom never put himself at risk — he just woke up two months later in a nightmare, a face-off quadruple amputee... This incredible story of survival shows what can be overcome when love is unconditional.
    The Krays 1990 POSTER

    The Krays

    1990

    English

    6.6

    9

    82%

    80%

    1960s

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    gay

    twins

    Peter Medak Peter Medak Director Ben Brazier Ben Brazier as Charlie Aged 12 Roger Monk Roger Monk as Charlie Jnr. Michael Elphick Michael Elphick as George - Prisoner Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff as Teacher
    Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two become notorious crime lords who rule over the East End club scene. But at the height of their power, the brothers veer into different lives, giving the older crime bosses a chance to reclaim what the Krays took from them.
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