When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, were watched live on television by millions of viewers. But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is the story of how Richard Feynman, one of America's most famous scientists, helped to discover the cause of a tragedy that stunned America.

Overlord

1975

English

7.1

♡ 8

90%

Stuart Cooper Director

Nicholas Ball as Arthur

Jack Le White as Barman

John Franklyn-Robbins as Dad

Davyd Harries as Jack

During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.

Hearts and Minds

1974

English

8.2

♡ 20

90%

Peter Davis Director

Helen Hayes as Herself

John F. Kennedy as Himself

Harry S. Truman as Himself

Dwight D. Eisenhower as Himself

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.

Tim's Vermeer

2013

English

7.8

♡ 9

90%

Teller Director

Nicola Vigini as Herself

Claire Jenison as Herself

Penn Jillette as Himself

Martin Mull as Himself

Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

2013

English

6.5

♡ 5

76%

Kenny Leon Director

Wood Harris as Daniel

LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Grandma Sands

Skai Jackson as Joetta

E. Roger Mitchell as Mr. Williams

In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose of Grandma Sands' no nonsense approach in Birmingham, Alabama. So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber and head South. When they finally make it to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert and discover that life is very different there than in Flint. During that historic summer, the Watsons find themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will change their lives and country forever.

Kings of the Sun

1963

English

6.1

♡ 5

32%

J. Lee Thompson Director

Richard Basehart as Ah Min

Barry Morse as Ah Zok

Leo Gordon as Hunac Ceel

Chuck Hayward as Indian warrior friend to chief Yul Bryner

In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.

Attila

2001

French

6.4

♡ 32

67%

Dick Lowry Director

Gerard Butler as Attila the Hun

Isla Fisher as Cerca

Alice Krige as Placida

Tim Curry as Theodosius

A vengeful beauty foils the plans of the bloodthirsty Hun warrior to conquer Rome.

Savannah

2013

English

5.8

♡ 14

20%

Annette Haywood-Carter Director

Bradley Whitford as Jack Cay

Jaimie Alexander as Lucy Stubbs

Mark Tymchyshyn as Peter Scardino

Jim Caviezel as Ward Allen

Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present

2012

English

7.8

♡ 16

96%

Matthew Akers Director

Orlando Bloom as Himself

David Blaine as Himself

James Franco as Himself

Josephine Decker as Self - Naked Girl

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Coming Home

1978

English

7.3

♡ 22

83%

post traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

Hal Ashby Director

Bruce French as Dr. Lincoln

Mary Jackson as Fleta Wilson

Jonathan Banks as Marine at Party

Richard Lawson as Pat

In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.

Compulsion

1959

English

7.4

♡ 12

100%

85%

Action

based on a true story

based on novel or book

Richard Fleischer Director

Peter Brocco as Albert, Steiner's Chauffeur

Dean Stockwell as Judd Steiner

John Roy as Juror

Edward Binns as Tom Daly

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

Captain Lightfoot

1955

English

6.1

♡ 7

33%

Douglas Sirk Director

Barbara Rush as Aga Doherty

Jeff Morrow as John Doherty, aka Capt. Thunderbolt

Kathleen Ryan as Lady Anne More

Sheila Brennan as Waitress

In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot."

The Retrieval

2013

English

6.6

♡ 14

93%

Chris Eska Director

Christine Horn as Rachel

Jay Davis as Soldier

Matt Tramel as Thirsty Cavalryman

Ashton Sanders as Will

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

Khartoum

1966

English

6.8

♡ 24

100%

Basil Dearden Director

Roger Delgado as

Nigel Green as Gen. Wolseley

Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Lord Northbrook

Ralph Michael as Sir Charles Dilke

English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by a Muslim army.

Altman

2014

English

6.8

♡ 12

70%

Ron Mann Director

Sally Kellerman as Herself

Julianne Moore as Herself

Bruce Willis as Himself

Steven Spielberg as Self

Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist. With its use of rare interviews, representative film clips, archival images, and musings from his family and most recognizable collaborators, Altman is a dynamic and heartfelt mediation on an artist whose expression, passion and appetite knew few bounds.

Killing Jesus

2015

English

4.7

♡ 33

43%

Christopher Menaul Director

Akbar Kurtha as Asher

Rufus Sewell as Caiaphas

Emmanuelle Chriqui as Herodias

Vernon Dobtcheff as Isaiah

Jesus of Nazareth’s life and ministry were subject to seismic social and political events that led to his execution and changed the world forever.

After the Dark

2013

English

5.6

♡ 64

John Huddles Director

Katie Findlay as Bonnie

Freddie Stroma as Jack

Sophie Lowe as Petra

Erin Moriarty as Vivian

At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

A Nightingale Falling

2014

English

5.2

♡ 10

27%

Action

Drama

History

ira (irish republican army)

War

Garret Daly Director

Michael Hough as Dermot

Blathnaid Ryan as Jeannie Devlin

Mark Tankersley as Rev. Johnston

Derek O'Sullivan as Soldier 1

Set against a backdrop of a turbulent, war-torn Ireland in the early 1920s, this is a story of three people and the unfolding events from a crucial time in their extraordinary and tragic lives.

Memories of the Sword

2015

Korean

6.3

♡ 41

75%

Heung-Sik Park Director

Byung-hun Lee as Deok-gi

Kim Go-eun as Seol-hee

Go-eun Kim as Seol-hee

Jun-Ho Lee as Yool

While in medieval Korea, a young girl sets out to revenge the betrayal and the death of her mother. But therefore she must face one of the most powerful men and warriors of the Goryeo Dynasty.

The Purple Heart

1944

English

6.4

♡ 6

40%

Lewis Milestone Director

Anne Baxter as Anne

Richard Conte as Lt. Angelo Canelli

Martin Garralaga as Manuel Siva

Philip Ahn as Saburo Goto

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.

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The Challenger Disaster

Overlord

Hearts and Minds

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Kings of the Sun

Attila

Savannah

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present

Coming Home

Compulsion

Captain Lightfoot

The Retrieval

Khartoum

Altman

Killing Jesus

After the Dark

A Nightingale Falling

Memories of the Sword

The Purple Heart