Once Upon a Time in America (
1984) | IMDb:
8.3
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
James Woods
,
Elizabeth McGovern
,
Treat Williams
,
Tuesday Weld
,
Joe Pesci
Once Upon a Time in the West (
1968) | IMDb:
8.5
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Starring:
Claudia Cardinale
,
Henry Fonda
,
Jason Robards
,
Charles Bronson
,
Gabriele Ferzetti
,
Paolo Stoppa
Ben-Hur (
1959) | IMDb:
8.1
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Starring:
Charlton Heston
,
Jack Hawkins
,
Haya Harareet
,
Stephen Boyd
,
Martha Scott
,
Cathy O'Donnell
The Nun's Story (
1959) | IMDb:
7.5
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn
,
Peter Finch
,
Edith Evans
,
Peggy Ashcroft
,
Dean Jagger
,
Mildred Dunnock
Quo Vadis (
1951) | IMDb:
7.1
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.