The Promise (
2016) | IMDb:
6.1
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Starring:
Oscar Isaac
,
Charlotte Le Bon
,
Christian Bale
,
Daniel Giménez Cacho
,
Tom Hollander
,
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Raiders of the Lost Ark (
1981) | IMDb:
8.4
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Karen Allen
,
Paul Freeman
,
John Rhys-Davies
,
Ronald Lacey
,
Wolf Kahler
Sphinx (
1981) | IMDb:
5.1
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
Starring:
Lesley-Anne Down
,
Frank Langella
,
Maurice Ronet
,
John Gielgud
,
Vic Tablian
,
Martin Benson
Directed by:
Franklin J. Schaffner
Midnight Express (
1978) | IMDb:
7.5
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Directed by:
Alan Parker