The Lost City (
2005) | IMDb:
6.5
In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ultimately leads the nightclub owner to flee to New York.
Starring:
Andy García
,
Richard Bradford
,
Nestor Carbonell
,
Enrique Murciano
,
Dominik Garcia
,
Dustin Hoffman
Directed by:
Andy García
Traffic (
2000) | IMDb:
7.6
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Starring:
Michael Douglas
,
Benicio del Toro
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
,
Don Cheadle
,
Erika Christensen
,
Jacob Vargas
The Yards (
2000) | IMDb:
6.4
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg
,
Joaquin Phoenix
,
Charlize Theron
,
James Caan
,
Ellen Burstyn
,
Faye Dunaway
Amistad (
1997) | IMDb:
7.3
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
Starring:
Morgan Freeman
,
Nigel Hawthorne
,
Anthony Hopkins
,
Djimon Hounsou
,
Matthew McConaughey
,
David Paymer
Fools Rush In (
1997) | IMDb:
6.1
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.
Starring:
Matthew Perry
,
Salma Hayek Pinault
,
Jon Tenney
,
Carlos Gómez
,
Tomas Milian
,
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
JFK (
1991) | IMDb:
8
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Starring:
Kevin Costner
,
Tommy Lee Jones
,
Gary Oldman
,
Kevin Bacon
,
Michael Rooker
,
Jack Lemmon
Havana (
1990) | IMDb:
6.1
During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.
King David (
1985) | IMDb:
5.3
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
Starring:
Richard Gere
,
Edward Woodward
,
Denis Quilley
,
Alice Krige
,
Cherie Lunghi
,
John Castle
The Agony and the Ecstasy (
1965) | IMDb:
7.1
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
Starring:
Charlton Heston
,
Rex Harrison
,
Diane Cilento
,
Harry Andrews
,
Alberto Lupo
,
Adolfo Celi
Directed by:
Carol Reed