The Ghost Writer (
2010) | IMDb:
7.2
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
Starring:
Ewan McGregor
,
Pierce Brosnan
,
Kim Cattrall
,
Olivia Williams
,
Tom Wilkinson
,
Timothy Hutton
Oliver Twist (
2005) | IMDb:
6.8
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
High Tension (
2003) | IMDb:
6.7
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Starring:
Cécile de France
,
Maïwenn
,
Philippe Nahon
,
Andrei Finti
,
Oana Pellea
,
Marco Claudiu Pascu
The Pianist (
2002) | IMDb:
8.5
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Starring:
Adrien Brody
,
Thomas Kretschmann
,
Frank Finlay
,
Maureen Lipman
,
Emilia Fox
,
Ed Stoppard
Bitter Moon (
1992) | IMDb:
7.2
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
Starring:
Peter Coyote
,
Emmanuelle Seigner
,
Hugh Grant
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Victor Banerjee
,
Sophie Patel
Directed by:
Roman Polanski
Once Upon a Time in America (
1984) | IMDb:
8.3
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
James Woods
,
Elizabeth McGovern
,
Treat Williams
,
Tuesday Weld
,
Joe Pesci