The Contract (
2016) | IMDb:
3
Two worlds collide when a wealthy hedge fund trader returns home to find squatters have occupied his country house.
Directed by:
Nic Auerbach
Produced by:
The King's Speech (
2010) | IMDb:
8
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, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.
Starring:
Colin Firth
,
Geoffrey Rush
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
Guy Pearce
,
Timothy Spall
,
Michael Gambon
Tai-Pan (
1986) | IMDb:
5.5
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
A Bridge Too Far (
1977) | IMDb:
7.4
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.