The Libertine (
2004) | IMDb:
6.2
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Starring:
Johnny Depp
,
Samantha Morton
,
John Malkovich
,
Rosamund Pike
,
Paul Ritter
,
Stanley Townsend
Valmont (
1989) | IMDb:
7
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.
Red Scorpion (
1988) | IMDb:
5.2
A Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has a change of heart when he sees how the Russians and their Cuban allies are killing and repressing the locals, so he switches sides and helps the rebels.
Starring:
Dolph Lundgren
,
M. Emmet Walsh
,
Al White
,
T. P. McKenna
,
Carmen Argenziano
,
Alex Colon
Britannia Hospital (
1982) | IMDb:
6.2
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
Starring:
Graham Crowden
,
Leonard Rossiter
,
Malcolm McDowell
,
Joan Plowright
,
Mark Hamill
,
Jill Bennett
Directed by:
Lindsay Anderson
Straw Dogs (
1971) | IMDb:
7.4
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.