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Oppenheimer(2023)

K12
| 3h | Drama, History
4.1/5 (with 2,359 votes)

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Napoleon(2023)

2h 38min | History, Drama, War
3.1/5 (with 2 votes)

A personal look at the French military leader’s origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of Napoleon’s addictive, volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.

The Masked Saint(2016)

1h 51min | Crime, Action
1.8/5 (with 8 votes)

The journey of a professional wrestler who becomes a small town pastor and moonlights as a masked vigilante fighting injustice. While facing crises at home and at the church, the Pastor must evade the police and somehow reconcile his violent secret identity with his calling as a pastor.

Directed by Warren P. Sonoda

The Zone of Interest(2023)

1h 45min | Drama, History, War
3.8/5 (with 21 votes)

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

Directed by Jonathan Glazer - With Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Ralph Herforth, Daniel Holzberg, Sascha Maaz, Freya Kreutzkam, ...

Titanic(1997)

K12
| 3h 14min | Drama, Romance / Love
4.0/5 (with 11,932 votes)

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

Society of the Snow(2023)

2h 24min | Drama, History

On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.

Directed by J. A. Bayona - With Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Rafael Federman, Agustín Della Corte, Carlos Páez Rodríguez, ...

Ordinary Angels(2024)

1h 56min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 20 votes)

In Louisville, Kentucky, hairdresser Sharon Stevens rallies the masses to help widowed father Ed Schmitt save his critically ill 5 year old daughter Michelle after their community is hit by a major snowstorm from the 1994 North American cold wave.

Directed by Jon Gunn - With Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, Tamala Jones, Drew Powell, Skywalker Hughes, ...

Uri: The Surgical Strike(2019)

2h 18min | Action, Drama, War
3.6/5 (with 155 votes)

Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.

Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

Κ-15
| 2h 19min | Drama, History, War
4.1/5 (with 5,982 votes)

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Gran Turismo(2023)

2h 15min | Adventure, Action, Drama
4.0/5 (with 735 votes)

The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.

Directed by Neill Blomkamp - With David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Takehiro Hira, Darren Barnet, Geri Horner, ...

The Iron Claw(2023)

2h 10min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 32 votes)

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

Κ-18
| 3h | Crime, Drama, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 11,232 votes)

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

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Sound of Freedom(2023)

1h 30min | Action, Drama
4.0/5 (with 930 votes)

The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.

The Conjuring(2013)

Κ-18
| 1h 52min | Horror, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 5,178 votes)

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Captive(2015)

1h 37min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 120 votes)

Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.

One Life(2023)

1h 50min | Drama, History, War
4.0/5 (with 29 votes)

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.

Cocaine Bear(2023)

K15
| 1h 31min | Thriller, Comedy, Crime
3.1/5 (with 791 votes)

Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

Catch Me If You Can(2002)

2h 21min | Drama, Crime
4.0/5 (with 6,850 votes)

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

State of Siege: Temple Attack(2021)

1h 50min | Action, Drama
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

Based on the true incident of the 2002 terrorist attack in Gujarat's Akshardham temple, the story revolves around the bravery of NSG commandos, who stood up for their country and their people in the worst of times.

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil(2019)

1h 50min | Crime, Action, Adventure
3.9/5 (with 340 votes)

After barely surviving a violent attack by an elusive serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su finds himself forming an unlikely partnership with local detective Jung Tae-seok to catch the sadistic killer simply known as K.

Directed by Lee Won-tae - With Ma Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Sung-kyu, Choi Min-chul, Kim Yoon-seong, Yoo Jae-myung, ...

Saving Private Ryan(1998)

16
| 2h 49min | Drama, History, War
4.1/5 (with 7,024 votes)

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.

Bohemian Rhapsody(2018)

K15
| 2h 15min | Music, Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 7,768 votes)

Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.

Ford v Ferrari(2019)

K12
| 2h 33min | Drama, Action, History
4.0/5 (with 3,260 votes)

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Ferrari(2023)

2h 10min | Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 128 votes)

Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another.

Next Goal Wins(2023)

1h 37min | Comedy, Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners.

Greyhound(2020)

1h 31min | War, Action, Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,196 votes)

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

The Woman King(2022)

K15
| 2h 24min | Action, Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 729 votes)

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood - With Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Adrienne Warren, Sheila Atim, ...

Maestro(2023)

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A portrait of Leonard Bernstein's singular charisma and passion for music as he rose to fame as America's first native born, world-renowned conductor, all along following his ambition to compose both symphonic and popular Broadway works.

GoodFellas(1990)

18
| 2h 25min | Drama, Crime
4.3/5 (with 5,556 votes)

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Flamin' Hot(2023)

1h 39min | Comedy, Drama
4.1/5 (with 216 votes)

The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.

Directed by Eva Longoria - With Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Emilio Rivera, Vanessa Martinez, Dennis Haysbert, Tony Shalhoub, ...
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