West Is West (
2010) | IMDb:
6.4
Manchester, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to pack him off to Mrs Khan No 1 and family in the Punjab, the wife and daughters he had abandoned 35 years earlier.
Directed by:
Andy de Emmony
The Nativity Story (
2006) | IMDb:
6.8
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
Starring:
Keisha Castle-Hughes
,
Oscar Isaac
,
Hiam Abbass
,
Shaun Toub
,
Ciarán Hinds
,
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Directed by:
Catherine Hardwicke
Syriana (
2005) | IMDb:
6.9
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
The Avengers (
1998) | IMDb:
3.8
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the world with his weather control machine. Steed investigates the beautiful Doctor Mrs. Emma Peel, the only suspect, but simultaneously falls for her and joins forces with her to combat Sir August.
Abraham (
1993) | IMDb:
7
Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God even when He seems to have abandoned him.
Starring:
Richard Harris
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Carolina Rosi
,
Vittorio Gassman
,
Andrea Prodan
,
Gottfried John
Directed by:
Joseph Sargent
Son of the Pink Panther (
1993) | IMDb:
3.9
The illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.
Starring:
Roberto Benigni
,
Herbert Lom
,
Claudia Cardinale
,
Shabana Azmi
,
Debrah Farentino
,
Jennifer Edwards
The Living Daylights (
1987) | IMDb:
6.7
After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.
Starring:
Timothy Dalton
,
Maryam d'Abo
,
Joe Don Baker
,
Art Malik
,
John Rhys-Davies
,
Jeroen Krabbé
Ishtar (
1987) | IMDb:
4.6
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.
Starring:
Warren Beatty
,
Dustin Hoffman
,
Isabelle Adjani
,
Charles Grodin
,
Jack Weston
,
Tess Harper
Young Sherlock Holmes (
1985) | IMDb:
6.8
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.
Starring:
Nicholas Rowe
,
Alan Cox
,
Sophie Ward
,
Anthony Higgins
,
Susan Fleetwood
,
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Misunderstood (
1983) | IMDb:
5.9
A workaholic father becomes sole parent to his two young sons, and finds it hard to relate to them, consumed as he is with his own grief.
Directed by:
Jerry Schatzberg
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
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (
1977) | IMDb:
6.4
Princess Farah refuses to marry Sinbad until Prince Kassim, her brother, is able to give his consent. However, the Prince's wicked stepmother, Queen Zenobia, has changed Kassim into a baboon in order to have her own son crowned as caliph. Sinbad, his crew, the Princess and the transformed Prince travel to a distant land, fighting every obstacle Zenobia places in their path, to seek the advice of a legendary wise man who can possibly tell how to end the spell.
Starring:
Patrick Wayne
,
Taryn Power
,
Jane Seymour
,
Patrick Troughton
,
Kurt Christian
,
Nadim Sawalha
Directed by:
Sam Wanamaker
The Spy Who Loved Me (
1977) | IMDb:
7
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
The Wind and the Lion (
1975) | IMDb:
6.8
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
Directed by:
John Milius
The Return of the Pink Panther (
1975) | IMDb:
7
The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity of 'The Phantom'.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
,
Christopher Plummer
,
Catherine Schell
,
Herbert Lom
,
Peter Arne
,
Peter Jeffrey
Shaft in Africa (
1973) | IMDb:
5.9
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
Starring:
Richard Roundtree
,
Frank Finlay
,
Vonetta McGee
,
Neda Arnerić
,
Debebe Eshetu
,
Marne Maitland