Woman in Gold (
2015) | IMDb:
7.3
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (
2013) | IMDb:
7.1
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Directed by:
Justin Chadwick
The Awakening (
2011) | IMDb:
6.4
In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.
Starring:
Rebecca Hall
,
Dominic West
,
Imelda Staunton
,
Isaac Hempstead-Wright
,
Lucy Cohu
,
Cal MacAninch
Edge of Darkness (
2010) | IMDb:
6.6
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.
Starring:
Mel Gibson
,
Ray Winstone
,
Danny Huston
,
Bojana Novaković
,
Shawn Roberts
,
David Aaron Baker
An Education (
2009) | IMDb:
7.3
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
Starring:
Carey Mulligan
,
Peter Sarsgaard
,
Dominic Cooper
,
Rosamund Pike
,
Olivia Williams
,
Alfred Molina
The Men Who Stare at Goats (
2009) | IMDb:
6.2
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Starring:
George Clooney
,
Ewan McGregor
,
Jeff Bridges
,
Kevin Spacey
,
Robert Patrick
,
Stephen Lang
Bright Star (
2009) | IMDb:
6.9
In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.
Starring:
Abbie Cornish
,
Ben Whishaw
,
Paul Schneider
,
Kerry Fox
,
Edie Martin
,
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Fish Tank (
2009) | IMDb:
7.3
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.
Starring:
Katie Jarvis
,
Michael Fassbender
,
Kierston Wareing
,
Rebecca Griffiths
,
Harry Treadaway
,
Jason Maza
The Cry of the Owl (
2009) | IMDb:
5.9
Fleeing New York City, a failed marriage and a fragile mental history, artist Robert Forrester moves to small-town Pennsylvania. There he becomes fascinated with the simple domesticity of a beautiful neighbor, watching her through the windows of her home --- until she invites him in for coffee. He is drawn into a relationship with the young woman whose boyfriend goes missing; Robert becomes a murder suspect, gradually sensing he is the target of a larger plot.
Starring:
Paddy Considine
,
Julia Stiles
,
Caroline Dhavernas
,
James Gilbert
,
Karl Pruner
,
Krista Bridges
Revolutionary Road (
2008) | IMDb:
7.3
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Kate Winslet
,
Kathy Bates
,
Michael Shannon
,
Kathryn Hahn
,
David Harbour
The Duchess (
2008) | IMDb:
6.9
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Starring:
Keira Knightley
,
Ralph Fiennes
,
Charlotte Rampling
,
Dominic Cooper
,
Hayley Atwell
,
Simon McBurney
Brideshead Revisited (
2008) | IMDb:
6.7
Artist Charles Ryder runs into aristocrat Julia Flyte and recalls his friendship with her eccentric family prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Based on the classic British novel by Evelyn Waugh.
Starring:
Matthew Goode
,
Ben Whishaw
,
Hayley Atwell
,
Emma Thompson
,
Michael Gambon
,
Patrick Malahide
Directed by:
Julian Jarrold
The Other Boleyn Girl (
2008) | IMDb:
6.7
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Starring:
Natalie Portman
,
Scarlett Johansson
,
Eric Bana
,
Jim Sturgess
,
Mark Rylance
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
Eastern Promises (
2007) | IMDb:
7.6
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Starring:
Viggo Mortensen
,
Naomi Watts
,
Vincent Cassel
,
Armin Mueller-Stahl
,
Sinéad Cusack
,
Donald Sumpter
Death Defying Acts (
2007) | IMDb:
5.8
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
Starring:
Catherine Zeta-Jones
,
Guy Pearce
,
Timothy Spall
,
Saoirse Ronan
,
Malcolm Shields
,
Leni Harper
Directed by:
Gillian Armstrong
The History Boys (
2006) | IMDb:
6.8
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Starring:
Samuel Anderson
,
Dominic Cooper
,
James Corden
,
Richard Griffiths
,
Samuel Barnett
,
Russell Tovey
Directed by:
Nicholas Hytner