Blood Diamond (
2006) | IMDb:
8
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Djimon Hounsou
,
Jennifer Connelly
,
Kagiso Kuypers
,
Arnold Vosloo
,
Antony Coleman
Cold Mountain (
2003) | IMDb:
7.2
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Starring:
Jude Law
,
Nicole Kidman
,
Renée Zellweger
,
Eileen Atkins
,
Brendan Gleeson
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Johnny English (
2003) | IMDb:
6.2
A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watch—the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.
Starring:
Rowan Atkinson
,
Natalie Imbruglia
,
Ben Miller
,
John Malkovich
,
Greg Wise
,
Tasha de Vasconcelos
Entrapment (
1999) | IMDb:
6.3
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
Starring:
Catherine Zeta-Jones
,
Sean Connery
,
Will Patton
,
Maury Chaykin
,
Ving Rhames
,
Kevin McNally
Saving Private Ryan (
1998) | IMDb:
8.6
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.