An Officer and a Spy (
2019) | IMDb:
7.2
In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.
Starring:
Jean Dujardin
,
Louis Garrel
,
Emmanuelle Seigner
,
Grégory Gadebois
,
Hervé Pierre
,
Wladimir Yordanoff
Carnage (
2011) | IMDb:
7.1
Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.
Starring:
Jodie Foster
,
Kate Winslet
,
Christoph Waltz
,
John C. Reilly
,
Elvis Polanski
,
Eliot Berger
The Ghost Writer (
2010) | IMDb:
7.2
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
Starring:
Ewan McGregor
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Kim Cattrall
,
Olivia Williams
,
Tom Wilkinson
,
Timothy Hutton
Oliver Twist (
2005) | IMDb:
6.8
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
The Pianist (
2002) | IMDb:
8.5
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Starring:
Adrien Brody
,
Thomas Kretschmann
,
Frank Finlay
,
Maureen Lipman
,
Emilia Fox
,
Ed Stoppard
The Ninth Gate (
1999) | IMDb:
6.7
A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.
Starring:
Johnny Depp
,
Frank Langella
,
Lena Olin
,
Emmanuelle Seigner
,
Barbara Jefford
,
Jack Taylor
Léon: The Professional (
1994) | IMDb:
8.5
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Starring:
Jean Reno
,
Natalie Portman
,
Gary Oldman
,
Danny Aiello
,
Peter Appel
,
Michael Badalucco
Death and the Maiden (
1994) | IMDb:
7.2
A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Stuart Wilson
,
Krystia Mova
,
Jonathan Vega
,
Rodolphe Vega
Gramps Is in the Resistance (
1983) | IMDb:
6.7
It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!
Starring:
Christian Clavier
,
Michel Galabru
,
Gérard Jugnot
,
Martin Lamotte
,
Dominique Lavanant
,
Jacqueline Maillan
Missing (
1982) | IMDb:
7.7
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.