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japanese occupation of china

based on a true story

War

Jonathan Rhys Meyers as George Hogg

Radha Mitchell as Lee Pearson

Michelle Yeoh as Mrs. Wang

Shane Briant as Roger Appsley

About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.

Under Fire

1983

husband wife relationship

7.0

♡ 19

90%

Alma Martinez as Isela

Ed Harris as Oates

Eloy Casados as Pedro

Nick Nolte as Russell Price

Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

Spinning Boris

2003

6.6

♡ 4

55%

Comedy

Drama

Jeff Goldblum as George Gorton

Liev Schreiber as Joe Shumate

Jason Jones as Nightline Man

Vladimir Radian as Vasso

Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's re-election campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits.

And the Band Played On

1993

7.8

♡ 15

100%

Thomas Kopache as Blood Bank Executive

Christian Clemenson as Dr. Dale Lawrence

Magic Johnson as Self

Richard Gere as The Choreographer

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Terror Train

1980

5.8

♡ 19

44%

Jamie Lee Curtis as Alana

Andrea Kenyon as Bunny Girl

Roland Nincheri as Bus Driver

Timothy Webber as Mo

A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.

Air America

1990

5.8

♡ 26

12%

34%

central intelligence agency (cia)

airplane

Robert Downey Jr. as Billy

Mel Gibson as Gene

Art LaFleur as Jack Neely

Marshall Bell as O.V.

Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

1981

5.6

♡ 6

24%

R.G. Armstrong as Dempsey

Robert Duvall as Gruen

Kathryn Harrold as Hannah

Christopher Curry as Hippie

A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?

The Beach House

2018

6.5

♡ 6

60%

based on novel or book

Chad Michael Murray as Brett

Minka Kelly as Cara

Andie MacDowell as Lovie

Makenzie Vega as Toy

Cara Rudland thought she’d left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind, but returns to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers after losing her job in Chicago. There, she reconnects with her mother Lovie, who has been caring for her young, pregnant friend Toy in her charming beach house.

Shoot to Kill

1988

6.8

♡ 13

Jerry Wasserman as FBI Agent

Clancy Brown as Steve

Blu Mankuma as Undercover Priest

Bill Croft as Washington State Patrolman

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!

Turner & Hooch

1989

6.2

♡ 44

50%

John McIntire as Amos Reed

Craig T. Nelson as Chief Hyde

Jim Beaver as Plant Manager

Tom Hanks as Scott Turner

Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.

Shake Hands with the Devil

2007

7.6

♡ 2

50%

Jean-Hugues Anglade as Bernard Kouchner

Deborah Kara Unger as Emma Baker

Philip Akin as Kofi Annan

Tom McCamus as Major Phil Lancaster

In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of military units which come from dozens of countries and which each have a very different program... These are Lt Gen Dallaire's efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016

7.3

♡ 193

77%

human animal relationship

addiction

based on novel or book

Ruta Gedmintas as Betty

Beth Goddard as Hilary

Lorraine Ashbourne as Local Housing Officer

Akbar Kurtha as Pharmacist

James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.

Hiroshima

1995

7.8

♡ 6

84%

Mark Camacho as Charles Sweeney, Pilot

Kenneth Welsh as President Harry S Truman

Timothy West as Prime Minister Winston Churchill

Harry S. Truman as Self

Hiroshima is a 1995 Japanese / Canadian film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. Except as actors, no Americans took part in the production. The three-hour film was made for television and evidently had no theatrical release, but is available on DVD for home viewing. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations. Both the dramatisations and most of the original footage are presented as sepia-toned images, serving to blur the distinction between them. The languages are English and Japanese, with subtitles, and the actors are largely Canadian and Japanese.

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

6.5

♡ 115

58%

Colin Stinton as Dr. Dave Greenwalt

Joe Don Baker as Jack Wade

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond

Gerard Butler as Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.

Beyond Right and Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness

2012

7.2

♡ 2

A survivor of the Rwandan Genocide struggles to forgive the man who killed her children. A victim’s daughter strikes up an unusual friendship with the ex-IRA bomber who killed her father. And two men—one Israeli, one Palestinian—form a bond after tragedies claim their daughters.

The Best of Times

1986

6.0

♡ 19

29%

Pamela Reed as Gigi Hightower

Robin Williams as Jack Dundee

Kurt Russell as Reno Hightower

R.G. Armstrong as Schutte

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

Ripley Under Ground

2005

5.9

♡ 8

37%

based on novel or book

Claire Forlani as Cynthia

Alan Cumming as Jeff Constant

Willem Dafoe as Neil Murchinson

Ross Boatman as Taxi Cab Driver

After his friend, a hot young artist, is killed, a resourceful American man living in London covers up the crime and tries to keep the friend's name alive in order to exploit his legacy and reap millions in the process.

The 6th Day

2000

5.9

♡ 81

40%