Virgin Territory (
2007) | IMDb:
4.7
In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance, swordplay, randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.
Starring:
Hayden Christensen
,
Mischa Barton
,
Kate Groombridge
,
Rosalind Halstead
,
Tim Roth
,
Matthew Rhys
Directed by:
David Leland
The Last Legion (
2007) | IMDb:
5.4
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
Starring:
Colin Firth
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
,
Peter Mullan
,
Kevin McKidd
,
John Hannah
Directed by:
Doug Lefler
The Walker (
2007) | IMDb:
5.8
An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Lauren Bacall
,
Ned Beatty
,
Moritz Bleibtreu
,
Lily Tomlin
Directed by:
Paul Schrader
Hannibal Rising (
2007) | IMDb:
6.1
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.
Flyboys (
2006) | IMDb:
6.5
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Scoop (
2006) | IMDb:
6.6
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson
,
Woody Allen
,
Hugh Jackman
,
Ian McShane
,
Charles Dance
,
Romola Garai
Hotel Rwanda (
2004) | IMDb:
8.1
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
Closer (
2004) | IMDb:
7.2
A love story about chance meetings, instant attractions, and casual betrayals. Four strangers - with one thing in common: each other.
Vera Drake (
2004) | IMDb:
7.6
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
In My Country (
2004) | IMDb:
6
An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Juliette Binoche
,
Brendan Gleeson
,
Langley Kirkwood
,
Harriet Lenabe
,
Warona Seane
Directed by:
John Boorman
Millions (
2004) | IMDb:
6.8
Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?
Starring:
Alexander Nathan Etel
,
Lewis McGibbon
,
James Nesbitt
,
Daisy Donovan
,
Christopher Fulford
,
Enzo Cilenti
Bride & Prejudice (
2004) | IMDb:
6.2
Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome American Will Darcy. A Bollywood-style modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.
Starring:
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
,
Martin Henderson
,
Naveen Andrews
,
Daniel Gillies
,
Indira Varma
,
Marsha Mason
Directed by:
Gurinder Chadha
Girl with a Pearl Earring (
2003) | IMDb:
6.9
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson
,
Colin Firth
,
Tom Wilkinson
,
Cillian Murphy
,
Judy Parfitt
,
Essie Davis
Directed by:
Peter Webber