Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los Alamos with no idea what he'll be working on. When he learns the true nature of the weapon being designed, he fears the post-war risk of a nuclear holocaust and begins to pass significant information to the Soviet Union.

Prefontaine

1997

English

6.8

♡ 12

54%

Steve James Director

Wally Dalton as Dick Buerkle

Lindsay Crouse as Elfriede Prefontaine

Breckin Meyer as Pat Tyson

Jared Leto as Steve Prefontaine

It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a running rebel who defied rules, pushed limits ... and smashed records ...

Joe and Max

2002

English

6.5

♡ 3

56%

Steve James Director

Leonard Roberts as Joe Louis

Wilfried Hochholdinger as Joseph Goebbels

Til Schweiger as Max Schmeling

Bruce Weitz as Mike Jacobs

True story of boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling and their enduring friendship.

Head Games

2012

English

7.3

88%

parent child relationship

Steve James Director

Bob Costas as Self

Brendan Shanahan as Self

Roger Goodell as Self

Andre Waters as Self

Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions sustained by athletes in contact sports — injuries that have previously been considered momentary setbacks and ignored in the name of toughness and dedication to the team.

Hoop Dreams

1994

English

8.3

♡ 26

98%

Steve James Director

Eric Anderson as Himself

Chris Webber as Himself

Spike Lee as Himself - Film Director

Bobby Knight as Himself - Indiana University Head Basketball Coach

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.

The Interrupters

2011

English

7.5

♡ 2

99%

Steve James Director

Jesse Jackson as Self

Fernando Bocanegra as Self

Eric Holder as Self

Arne Duncan as Self

The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters — former gang members who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once caused.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

2016

English

7.1

♡ 4

93%

85%

bank

Documentary

Steve James Director

Margaret Colin as Courtroom Reenactment

Justin Deas as Courtroom Reenactment Don Lee

Don Lee as Self - Community Activist

Matt Taibbi as Self - Journalist & Author, The Divide

The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.

Life Itself

2014

English

7.8

♡ 3

98%

husband wife relationship

male friendship

movie business

pop culture

rehabilitation centre

Steve James Director

Barbara Harris as Albuquerque

Martin Scorsese as Self

Russ Meyer as Self

Hugh M. Hefner as Self

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.

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Prefontaine

Joe and Max

Head Games

Hoop Dreams

The Interrupters

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Life Itself