The Promise (
2016) | IMDb:
6.1
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Starring:
Oscar Isaac
,
Charlotte Le Bon
,
Christian Bale
,
Daniel Giménez Cacho
,
Tom Hollander
,
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (
2010) | IMDb:
5.5
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
Death at a Funeral (
2010) | IMDb:
5.7
Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New York, broke but arrogant. To top it all off, a mysterious stranger wants a word with Aaron.
Milk (
2008) | IMDb:
7.5
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
Directed by:
Gus Van Sant
Synecdoche, New York (
2008) | IMDb:
7.5
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
The Kite Runner (
2007) | IMDb:
7.6
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Starring:
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
,
Atossa Leoni
,
Khalid Abdalla
,
Elham Ehsas
,
Homayoun Ershadi
,
Saïd Taghmaoui
Directed by:
Marc Forster
Breach (
2007) | IMDb:
7
Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sexual habits, however Hanssen is really suspected of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia for years and being responsible for the deaths of agents working for the United States.
Starring:
Chris Cooper
,
Ryan Phillippe
,
Laura Linney
,
Dennis Haysbert
,
Caroline Dhavernas
,
Kathleen Quinlan
Directed by:
Billy Ray
Cold Mountain (
2003) | IMDb:
7.2
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Starring:
Jude Law
,
Nicole Kidman
,
Renée Zellweger
,
Eileen Atkins
,
Brendan Gleeson
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Quiet American (
2002) | IMDb:
7
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
Brendan Fraser
,
Do Thi Hai Yen
,
Tzi Ma
,
Rade Šerbedžija
,
Robert Stanton
Directed by:
Phillip Noyce
The Talented Mr. Ripley (
1999) | IMDb:
7.4
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Jude Law
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Jack Davenport
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman