Gods and Generals (
2003) | IMDb:
6.2
The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
Starring:
Stephen Lang
,
Jeff Daniels
,
Robert Duvall
,
Kevin Conway
,
C. Thomas Howell
,
Jeremy London
Directed by:
Ronald F. Maxwell
Selena (
1997) | IMDb:
6.8
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
Starring:
Jennifer Lopez
,
Jackie Guerra
,
Constance Marie
,
Alex Meneses
,
Jon Seda
,
Edward James Olmos
Directed by:
Gregory Nava
Gettysburg (
1993) | IMDb:
7.6
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
Starring:
Jeff Daniels
,
Tom Berenger
,
Martin Sheen
,
Sam Elliott
,
Stephen Lang
,
C. Thomas Howell
The Milagro Beanfield War (
1988) | IMDb:
6.8
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
Starring:
Rubén Blades
,
Richard Bradford
,
Sônia Braga
,
Julie Carmen
,
James Gammon
,
Melanie Griffith