USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (
2016) | IMDb:
5.3
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
Free State of Jones (
2016) | IMDb:
6.9
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
,
Mahershala Ali
,
Keri Russell
,
Jacob Lofland
,
Sean Bridgers
Concussion (
2015) | IMDb:
7.1
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
Sabotage (
2014) | IMDb:
5.7
John "Breacher" Wharton leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done – until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Sam Worthington
,
Olivia Williams
,
Mireille Enos
,
Joe Manganiello
,
Harold Perrineau
Django Unchained (
2012) | IMDb:
8.5
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Starring:
Jamie Foxx
,
Christoph Waltz
,
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Kerry Washington
,
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Walton Goggins
Battleship (
2012) | IMDb:
5.8
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
Starring:
Taylor Kitsch
,
Tadanobu Asano
,
Rihanna
,
Brooklyn Decker
,
Gregory D. Gadson
,
Hamish Linklater
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (
2009) | IMDb:
6.6
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (
2008) | IMDb:
4.2
When fluffy, bubble gum movie star Megan Valentine suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the U.S. Army hoping in vain that it will change her life.
Starring:
Jessica Simpson
,
Vivica A. Fox
,
Steve Guttenberg
,
Aimee Garcia
,
Olesya Rulin
,
Keiko Agena
My Mom's New Boyfriend (
2008) | IMDb:
5.2
Henry Durand is a young federal agent who is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.
Directed by:
George Gallo
Déjà Vu (
2006) | IMDb:
7.1
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
Starring:
Denzel Washington
,
Paula Patton
,
Val Kilmer
,
Jim Caviezel
,
Adam Goldberg
,
Elden Henson
All the King's Men (
2006) | IMDb:
6.1
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Jude Law
,
Kate Winslet
,
James Gandolfini
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Anthony Hopkins
Ray (
2004) | IMDb:
7.7
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Starring:
Jamie Foxx
,
Kerry Washington
,
Regina King
,
Harry Lennix
,
Clifton Powell
,
Bokeem Woodbine
Runaway Jury (
2003) | IMDb:
7.1
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.
Double Take (
2001) | IMDb:
5.4
A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.
Starring:
Orlando Jones
,
Eddie Griffin
,
Garcelle Beauvais
,
Gary Grubbs
,
Daniel Roebuck
,
Edward Herrmann
The Astronaut's Wife (
1999) | IMDb:
5.4
When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but her concerns fade when she discovers that she's pregnant. As Jillian grows closer to becoming a mother, her suspicions about Spencer return. Why does it seem as if he's a different person?
The X-Files (
1998) | IMDb:
7
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
Starring:
David Duchovny
,
Gillian Anderson
,
Mitch Pileggi
,
William B. Davis
,
John Neville
,
Martin Landau