Napoleon (
2023) | IMDb:
0
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix
,
Vanessa Kirby
,
Tahar Rahim
,
John Hollingworth
,
Ben Miles
,
Youssef Kerkour
Valkyrie (
2008) | IMDb:
7.1
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
Starring:
Tom Cruise
,
Kenneth Branagh
,
Bill Nighy
,
Terence Stamp
,
Tom Wilkinson
,
Carice van Houten
The Black Dahlia (
2006) | IMDb:
5.6
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.
Starring:
Josh Hartnett
,
Scarlett Johansson
,
Aaron Eckhart
,
Hilary Swank
,
Mia Kirshner
,
Mike Starr
Oliver Twist (
2005) | IMDb:
6.8
Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (
2005) | IMDb:
6.7
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Starring:
Martin Freeman
,
Zooey Deschanel
,
Sam Rockwell
,
Yasiin Bey
,
John Malkovich
,
Helen Mirren
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (
2004) | IMDb:
6
Bridget Jones is working as a TV host and still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. But Bridget is jealous of the time Mark spends with a gorgeous co-worker Rebecca and, despite a vacation meant to smooth things over, ends their relationship. On assignment in Thailand with her disreputable ex, Daniel Cleaver - claiming to be a reformed man - they have a short dalliance, and she is arrested at the airport and temporarily jailed on the false accusation of drug smuggling before Mark, seemingly indifferent, comes to the rescue.
Starring:
Renée Zellweger
,
Colin Firth
,
Hugh Grant
,
Jacinda Barrett
,
Jim Broadbent
,
Gemma Jones
Around the World in 80 Days (
2004) | IMDb:
5.8
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
Starring:
Jackie Chan
,
Steve Coogan
,
Cécile de France
,
Jim Broadbent
,
Ewen Bremner
,
Karen Mok Man-Wai
Town & Country (
2001) | IMDb:
4.5
Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends Mona and her husband Griffin. Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences.
Starring:
Warren Beatty
,
Diane Keaton
,
Andie MacDowell
,
Garry Shandling
,
Jenna Elfman
,
Nastassja Kinski
Directed by:
Peter Chelsom
From Hell (
2001) | IMDb:
6.7
Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Starring:
Johnny Depp
,
Heather Graham
,
Ian Holm
,
Robbie Coltrane
,
Ian Richardson
,
Jason Flemyng
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (
1995) | IMDb:
6.4
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.
No Escape (
1994) | IMDb:
6.1
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.
Starring:
Ray Liotta
,
Lance Henriksen
,
Stuart Wilson
,
Kevin Dillon
,
Kevin J. O'Connor
,
Don Henderson
The Russia House (
1990) | IMDb:
6.1
Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.
Starring:
Sean Connery
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
,
Roy Scheider
,
James Fox
,
John Mahoney
,
Michael Kitchen
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.
Directed by:
Miloš Forman