Ronin (
1998) | IMDb:
7.2
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
Starring:
Robert De Niro
,
Jean Reno
,
Natascha McElhone
,
Stellan Skarsgård
,
Skipp Sudduth
,
Jonathan Pryce
The French Revolution (
1989) | IMDb:
7.6
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794.
Starring:
Klaus Maria Brandauer
,
François Cluzet
,
Marie Bunel
,
Jane Seymour
,
Jean-François Balmer
,
Andrzej Seweryn
Frantic (
1988) | IMDb:
6.9
The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.
Starring:
Harrison Ford
,
Emmanuelle Seigner
,
Betty Buckley
,
Dominique Pinon
,
Jacques Ciron
,
John Mahoney
Directed by:
Roman Polanski
Moonraker (
1979) | IMDb:
6.2
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
Starring:
Roger Moore
,
Lois Chiles
,
Michael Lonsdale
,
Richard Kiel
,
Corinne Cléry
,
Geoffrey Keen
Julia (
1977) | IMDb:
7.1
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Starring:
Jane Fonda
,
Vanessa Redgrave
,
Jason Robards
,
Maximilian Schell
,
Hal Holbrook
,
Rosemary Murphy
French Connection II (
1975) | IMDb:
6.7
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Fernando Rey
,
Bernard Fresson
,
Philippe Léotard
,
Ed Lauter
,
Charles Millot
The Night of the Generals (
1967) | IMDb:
7.2
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
Starring:
Peter O'Toole
,
Omar Sharif
,
Tom Courtenay
,
Donald Pleasence
,
Joanna Pettet
,
Philippe Noiret