The Irishman (
2019) | IMDb:
7.8
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
Cradle Will Rock (
1999) | IMDb:
6.8
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Directed by:
Tim Robbins
Glory (
1989) | IMDb:
7.8
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Starring:
Matthew Broderick
,
Denzel Washington
,
Cary Elwes
,
Morgan Freeman
,
Jihmi Kennedy
,
Andre Braugher
In Country (
1989) | IMDb:
5.9
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.
Directed by:
Norman Jewison
Five Corners (
1987) | IMDb:
6.1
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
Starring:
Jodie Foster
,
Tim Robbins
,
Todd Graff
,
John Turturro
,
Elizabeth Berridge
,
Cathryn de Prume
Directed by:
Tony Bill
O.C. and Stiggs (
1987) | IMDb:
5.3
O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek revenge against the upper-middle-class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: excess.
Directed by:
Robert Altman