On the Basis of Sex (
2018) | IMDb:
7.1
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
Starring:
Felicity Jones
,
Armie Hammer
,
Justin Theroux
,
Sam Waterston
,
Kathy Bates
,
Cailee Spaeny
Captain Phillips (
2013) | IMDb:
7.8
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Barkhad Abdi
,
Barkhad Abdirahman
,
Faysal Ahmed
,
Mahat M. Ali
,
Michael Chernus
Cloverfield (
2008) | IMDb:
7
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.
Starring:
Lizzy Caplan
,
Jessica Lucas
,
T.J. Miller
,
Michael Stahl-David
,
Mike Vogel
,
Odette Annable
Dragon Wars: D-War (
2007) | IMDb:
3.5
Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter.
Starring:
Jason Behr
,
Amanda Brooks
,
Robert Forster
,
Craig Robinson
,
Aimee Garcia
,
Chris Mulkey
North Country (
2005) | IMDb:
7.3
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Starring:
Charlize Theron
,
Elle Peterson
,
Frances McDormand
,
Woody Harrelson
,
Sean Bean
,
Amber Heard
Radio (
2003) | IMDb:
6.9
In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.
Starring:
Cuba Gooding Jr.
,
Ed Harris
,
Alfre Woodard
,
S. Epatha Merkerson
,
Debra Winger
,
Chris Mulkey
Bulworth (
1998) | IMDb:
6.8
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Starring:
Kimberly Deauna Adams
,
Vinny Argiro
,
Sean Astin
,
Kirk Baltz
,
Ernie Lee Banks
,
Amiri Baraka
The Fan (
1996) | IMDb:
5.9
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Wesley Snipes
,
Ellen Barkin
,
John Leguizamo
,
Benicio del Toro
,
Patti D'Arbanville
Broken Arrow (
1996) | IMDb:
6.1
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back. Traversing the deserted canyons of Utah, Hale teams with park ranger Terry Carmichael to put Deakins back in his box.
Starring:
John Travolta
,
Christian Slater
,
Samantha Mathis
,
Delroy Lindo
,
Frank Whaley
,
Bob Gunton
Rain Man (
1988) | IMDb:
8
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman
,
Tom Cruise
,
Valeria Golino
,
Gerald R. Molen
,
Jack Murdock
,
Michael D. Roberts