A Hidden Life (
2019) | IMDb:
7.4
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
Starring:
August Diehl
,
Valerie Pachner
,
Maria Simon
,
Karin Neuhäuser
,
Tobias Moretti
,
Ulrich Matthes
A Monster Calls (
2016) | IMDb:
7.4
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
Starring:
Lewis MacDougall
,
Sigourney Weaver
,
Felicity Jones
,
Toby Kebbell
,
Liam Neeson
,
Ben Moor
Love & Mercy (
2015) | IMDb:
7.4
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.
Wild (
2014) | IMDb:
7.1
A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Starring:
Reese Witherspoon
,
Laura Dern
,
Keene McRae
,
Gaby Hoffmann
,
Michiel Huisman
,
Kevin Rankin
12 Years a Slave (
2013) | IMDb:
8.1
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor
,
Michael Fassbender
,
Lupita Nyong'o
,
Benedict Cumberbatch
,
Paul Dano
,
Sarah Paulson
The Tree of Life (
2011) | IMDb:
6.8
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Starring:
Brad Pitt
,
Sean Penn
,
Jessica Chastain
,
Hunter McCracken
,
Laramie Eppler
,
Tye Sheridan
Fair Game (
2010) | IMDb:
6.8
A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her double life.
Directed by:
Doug Liman
The Runaways (
2010) | IMDb:
6.5
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengali-like influence of impresario Kim Fowley, the band becomes a huge success.
Starring:
Kristen Stewart
,
Dakota Fanning
,
Scout Taylor-Compton
,
Riley Keough
,
Stella Maeve
,
Alia Shawkat
Into the Wild (
2007) | IMDb:
8.1
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Starring:
Emile Hirsch
,
Marcia Gay Harden
,
William Hurt
,
Jena Malone
,
Brian H. Dierker
,
Catherine Keener
A Prairie Home Companion (
2006) | IMDb:
6.7
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
Starring:
Meryl Streep
,
Lily Tomlin
,
Lindsay Lohan
,
Garrison Keillor
,
Woody Harrelson
,
John C. Reilly
Brokeback Mountain (
2005) | IMDb:
7.7
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
Starring:
Heath Ledger
,
Jake Gyllenhaal
,
Michelle Williams
,
Anne Hathaway
,
Randy Quaid
,
Linda Cardellini