Darkest Hour (
2017) | IMDb:
7.4
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Starring:
Gary Oldman
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Ben Mendelsohn
,
Lily James
,
Ronald Pickup
,
Stephen Dillane
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (
2015) | IMDb:
7.8
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
The Danish Girl (
2015) | IMDb:
7.1
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Starring:
Eddie Redmayne
,
Alicia Vikander
,
Matthias Schoenaerts
,
Ben Whishaw
,
Sebastian Koch
,
Pip Torrens
Directed by:
Tom Hooper
Gemma Bovery (
2014) | IMDb:
6.4
Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.
Starring:
Gemma Arterton
,
Jason Flemyng
,
Fabrice Luchini
,
Elsa Zylberstein
,
Isabelle Candelier
,
Niels Schneider
Anna Karenina (
2012) | IMDb:
6.6
In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Starring:
Keira Knightley
,
Jude Law
,
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
,
Matthew Macfadyen
,
Eric MacLennan
,
Kelly Macdonald
Bel Ami (
2012) | IMDb:
5.4
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.
Starring:
Robert Pattinson
,
Uma Thurman
,
Christina Ricci
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Colm Meaney
,
Philip Glenister
The Iron Lady (
2011) | IMDb:
6.4
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Starring:
Meryl Streep
,
Anthony Stewart Head
,
Harry Lloyd
,
Jim Broadbent
,
Susan Brown
,
Alice da Cunha
War Horse (
2011) | IMDb:
7.2
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.
Starring:
Jeremy Irvine
,
Peter Mullan
,
Emily Watson
,
Niels Arestrup
,
David Thewlis
,
Tom Hiddleston
My Week with Marilyn (
2011) | IMDb:
6.9
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
Starring:
Michelle Williams
,
Kenneth Branagh
,
Eddie Redmayne
,
Dominic Cooper
,
Philip Jackson
,
Derek Jacobi
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (
2009) | IMDb:
5.3
After a wealthy philanthropist expresses an unusual interest in a ring found by her niece Annabelle, Miss Fritton explains that she's descended from a pirate who, in 1598, stole treasure from another: the philanthropist's ancestor. This discovery sends the racuous girls of St. Trinians on the hunt for buried treasure.
Starring:
Talulah Riley
,
Rupert Everett
,
Gemma Arterton
,
David Tennant
,
Colin Firth
,
Jodie Whittaker
Pride & Prejudice (
2005) | IMDb:
7.8
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
Starring:
Keira Knightley
,
Matthew Macfadyen
,
Brenda Blethyn
,
Donald Sutherland
,
Rosamund Pike
,
Jena Malone
Valiant (
2005) | IMDb:
5.5
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.
Directed by:
Gary Chapman
All the Queen's Men (
2001) | IMDb:
4.8
A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring back the decoding device that will end the war.
Starring:
Matt LeBlanc
,
Eddie Izzard
,
James Cosmo
,
Nicolette Krebitz
,
David Tristan Birkin
,
Edward Fox
Directed by:
Stefan Ruzowitzky
To End All Wars (
2001) | IMDb:
7
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.
Starring:
Ciarán McMenamin
,
Robert Carlyle
,
Kiefer Sutherland
,
Mark Strong
,
Yugo Saso
,
Sakae Kimura
Directed by:
David L. Cunningham
Rogue Trader (
1999) | IMDb:
6.4
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
Directed by:
James Dearden
Tomorrow Never Dies (
1997) | IMDb:
6.5
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Starring:
Pierce Brosnan
,
Jonathan Pryce
,
Michelle Yeoh
,
Teri Hatcher
,
Joe Don Baker
,
Judi Dench
Directed by:
Roger Spottiswoode