Race (
2016) | IMDb:
7.1
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
Starring:
Stephan James
,
Jason Sudeikis
,
Carice van Houten
,
Jeremy Irons
,
Amanda Crew
,
William Hurt
Directed by:
Stephen Hopkins
Pawn Sacrifice (
2015) | IMDb:
7
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Starring:
Tobey Maguire
,
Peter Sarsgaard
,
Liev Schreiber
,
Michael Stuhlbarg
,
Lily Rabe
,
Sophie Nélisse
Upside Down (
2012) | IMDb:
6.3
In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?
The Rocket (
2005) | IMDb:
7.6
The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.
Starring:
Roy Dupuis
,
Julie Le Breton
,
Stephen McHattie
,
Michel Barrette
,
Rémy Girard
,
Tony Calabretta
The Day After Tomorrow (
2004) | IMDb:
6.5
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York City with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel to get to Sam before it's too late.
The Weight of Water (
2000) | IMDb:
5.8
A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Catherine McCormack
,
Elizabeth Hurley
,
Sarah Polley
,
Josh Lucas
,
Ciarán Hinds
Double Jeopardy (
1999) | IMDb:
6.5
Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.
Starring:
Ashley Judd
,
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Bruce Greenwood
,
Annabeth Gish
,
Benjamin Weir
,
Jay Brazeau
Savior (
1998) | IMDb:
7.2
A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.
Starring:
Dennis Quaid
,
Pascal Rollin
,
Catlin Foster
,
Stellan Skarsgård
,
John Maclaren
,
Nataša Ninković
Directed by:
Predrag Antonijević