The Fabelmans (
2022) | IMDb:
7.5
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
West Side Story (
2021) | IMDb:
7.2
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Starring:
Ansel Elgort
,
Rachel Zegler
,
Ariana DeBose
,
David Alvarez
,
Mike Faist
,
Brian d'Arcy James
Ready Player One (
2018) | IMDb:
7.4
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
The Post (
2017) | IMDb:
7.2
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
The BFG (
2016) | IMDb:
6.3
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!
Starring:
Mark Rylance
,
Ruby Barnhill
,
Rebecca Hall
,
Jemaine Clement
,
Bill Hader
,
Penelope Wilton
Directed by:
Steven Spielberg
Bridge of Spies (
2015) | IMDb:
7.6
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
Lincoln (
2012) | IMDb:
7.3
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Sally Field
,
David Strathairn
,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
,
James Spader
,
Hal Holbrook
Directed by:
Steven Spielberg
War Horse (
2011) | IMDb:
7.2
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.
Starring:
Jeremy Irvine
,
Peter Mullan
,
Emily Watson
,
Niels Arestrup
,
David Thewlis
,
Tom Hiddleston
The Adventures of Tintin (
2011) | IMDb:
7.3
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (
2008) | IMDb:
6.2
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
Munich (
2005) | IMDb:
7.5
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Starring:
Eric Bana
,
Daniel Craig
,
Ciarán Hinds
,
Mathieu Kassovitz
,
Hanns Zischler
,
Ayelet Zurer
War of the Worlds (
2005) | IMDb:
6.5
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
The Terminal (
2004) | IMDb:
7.4
Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
,
Stanley Tucci
,
Chi McBride
,
Diego Luna
,
Barry Shabaka Henley
Catch Me If You Can (
2002) | IMDb:
8.1
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Tom Hanks
,
Christopher Walken
,
Martin Sheen
,
Nathalie Baye
,
Amy Adams
Minority Report (
2002) | IMDb:
7.6
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
Starring:
Tom Cruise
,
Colin Farrell
,
Samantha Morton
,
Max von Sydow
,
Peter Stormare
,
Tim Blake Nelson
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (
2001) | IMDb:
7.2
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.
Starring:
Haley Joel Osment
,
Jude Law
,
Frances O'Connor
,
Sam Robards
,
Jake Thomas
,
William Hurt