Air America (
1990) | IMDb:
5.8
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.
Starring:
Mel Gibson
,
Robert Downey Jr.
,
Nancy Travis
,
Ken Jenkins
,
David Marshall Grant
,
Lane Smith
Cry Freedom (
1987) | IMDb:
7.4
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
Starring:
Kevin Kline
,
Denzel Washington
,
Penelope Wilton
,
Kate Hardie
,
John Matshikiza
,
Zakes Mokae
Gandhi (
1982) | IMDb:
8
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.