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12 Years a Slave
8.1

12 Years a Slave

Oct. 18, 2013

12 Years a Slave

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as ...
Zero Dark Thirty
7.4

Zero Dark Thirty

Dec. 19, 2012

Zero Dark Thirty

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of ...
Les Misérables
7.5

Les Misérables

Dec. 18, 2012

Les Misérables

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner ...
Lincoln
7.3

Lincoln

Nov. 09, 2012

Lincoln

The revealing story of the 16th US President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of ...
No
7.4

No

Aug. 07, 2012

No

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country ...
The King’s Speech
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The King’s Speech

Nov. 26, 2010

The King’s Speech

The King’s Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, ...
The Runaways
6.5

The Runaways

Mar. 19, 2010

The Runaways

Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for the Runaways — the now-legendary ...
Milk
7.5

Milk

Nov. 05, 2008

Milk

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an ...
North Face
7.4

North Face

Oct. 23, 2008

North Face

North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.
Frost/Nixon
7.7

Frost/Nixon

Oct. 15, 2008

Frost/Nixon

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed ...
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
7.1

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles ...
The Queen
7.3

The Queen

Sep. 15, 2006

The Queen

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their ...
Munich
7.5

Munich

Dec. 23, 2005

Munich

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black ...
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.4

Memoirs of a Geisha

Dec. 06, 2005

Memoirs of a Geisha

A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a ...
Good Night, and Good Luck.
7.4

Good Night, and Good Luck.

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow’s stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Alexander
5.6

Alexander

Nov. 21, 2004

Alexander

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the ...
King Arthur
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King Arthur

Jul. 07, 2004

King Arthur

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the ‘Sarmatian hypothesis’ which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the ...
Hotel Rwanda
8.1

Hotel Rwanda

Mar. 04, 2004

Hotel Rwanda

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly ...
Mona Lisa Smile
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Mona Lisa Smile

Dec. 19, 2003

Mona Lisa Smile

The story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, ...
Good Morning, Night
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Good Morning, Night

Sep. 05, 2003

Good Morning, Night

The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen ...
Seabiscuit
7.3

Seabiscuit

Jul. 22, 2003

Seabiscuit

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Ned Kelly
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Ned Kelly

Mar. 22, 2003

Ned Kelly

After getting threatened by Kelly’s friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. ...
Gangs of New York
7.5

Gangs of New York

Dec. 14, 2002

Gangs of New York

It’s 1863. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the ...
Hero
7.9
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Hero

Jul. 22, 2002

Hero

One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.
Black Hawk Down
7.7

Black Hawk Down

Dec. 28, 2001

Black Hawk Down

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, ...
Enemy at the Gates
7.6
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Enemy at the Gates

Mar. 14, 2001

Enemy at the Gates

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
The Thin Red Line
7.6

The Thin Red Line

Dec. 25, 1998

The Thin Red Line

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about ...
Elizabeth
7.4

Elizabeth

Sep. 13, 1998

Elizabeth

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, ...
Saving Private Ryan
8.6

Saving Private Ryan

Jul. 24, 1998

Saving Private Ryan

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger ...
Shakespeare in Love
7.1

Shakespeare in Love

Jan. 29, 1998

Shakespeare in Love

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter,” before it’s even ...