A Hidden Life (
2019) | IMDb:
7.4
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
Starring:
August Diehl
,
Valerie Pachner
,
Maria Simon
,
Karin Neuhäuser
,
Tobias Moretti
,
Ulrich Matthes
Song to Song (
2017) | IMDb:
5.6
In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook and the waitress whom he ensnares — chase success through a rock ‘n’ roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.
Starring:
Ryan Gosling
,
Rooney Mara
,
Michael Fassbender
,
Natalie Portman
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Holly Hunter
The Tree of Life (
2011) | IMDb:
6.8
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Starring:
Brad Pitt
,
Sean Penn
,
Jessica Chastain
,
Hunter McCracken
,
Laramie Eppler
,
Tye Sheridan
The New World (
2005) | IMDb:
6.7
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Starring:
Colin Farrell
,
Q'orianka Kilcher
,
Christopher Plummer
,
Christian Bale
,
August Schellenberg
,
Wes Studi
The Thin Red Line (
1998) | IMDb:
7.6
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Days of Heaven (
1978) | IMDb:
7.8
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.