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Spartacus(1960)

3h 17min | History, War, Drama, Adventure
3.8/5 (with 914 votes)

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick - With Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, ...
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Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

NR
| 3h 47min | Adventure, Drama, History, War
4.0/5 (with 1,261 votes)

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.

Directed by David Lean - With Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, José Ferrer, ...
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Jojo Rabbit(2019)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Comedy, War, Drama
4.0/5 (with 4,116 votes)

A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

Directed by Taika Waititi - With Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie, Sam Rockwell, Alfie Allen, ...
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The Lighthouse(2019)

R
| 1h 49min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror
3.8/5 (with 2,009 votes)

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Directed by Robert Eggers - With Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe
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Rope(1948)

1h 21min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
4.0/5 (with 1,118 votes)

Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock - With James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Joan Chandler, Constance Collier, Cedric Hardwicke, ...
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Before the Fall(2004)

NR
| 1h 57min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 126 votes)

In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column,Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.

Directed by Dennis Gansel - With Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Florian Stetter, Alexander Held, Sissy Höfferer, Thomas Drechsel, ...

First Cow(2020)

PG-13
| 2h 2min | Drama, Western
3.5/5 (with 180 votes)

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.

Directed by Kelly Reichardt - With Alia Shawkat, Lily Gladstone, Gary Farmer, Scott Shepherd, Ewen Bremner, Toby Jones, ...
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes(1970)

PG-13
| 2h 5min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance / Love, Thriller, History
3.5/5 (with 115 votes)

Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments.

Directed by Billy Wilder - With Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Christopher Lee, Clive Revill, Tamara Toumanova, Stanley Holloway, ...
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Rio Conchos(1964)

NR
| 1h 47min | Action, Western
3.1/5 (with 22 votes)

Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel to Mexico on a secret mission to prevent a megalomaniacal ex-Confederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen rifles to a band of murderous Apaches.

Directed by Gordon Douglas - With Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Anthony Franciosa, Jim Brown, Vito Scotti, Kevin Hagen, ...
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Ludwig(1973)

3h 58min | Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 60 votes)

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

Directed by Luchino Visconti - With Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Fröbe, Helmut Griem, Umberto Orsini, ...

Beau Geste(1966)

1h 43min | Drama, War, Action
3.3/5 (with 3 votes)

In 1906, two American brothers join the French Foreign Legion and, led by a sadistic Sergeant-Major, they defend a fort against Berber and Tuareg attack.

Directed by Douglas Heyes - With Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure, Leslie Nielsen, Telly Savalas, Robert Wolders, Michael Constantine, ...

Damon and Pythias(1962)

1h 39min | Adventure, History
1.8/5 (with 3 votes)

Damon is a thief who begins to question his beliefs after he meets Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers.

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, Alberto Cardone - With Guy Williams, Ilaria Occhini, Carlo Giustini, Liana Orfei, Arnoldo Foà, Osvaldo Ruggieri, ...
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The Spanish Gardener(1956)

1h 37min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 6 votes)

British diplomat Harrington Brande takes up his new lowly post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas. That his wife had left him seems to have affected his career. Nicholas sees it all as something of an adventure and soon becomes friends with the new gardener, Jose. As Nicholas begins to spend more time with Jose, his father takes offense and is concerned at the boy's loss of affection for him. It leads him to bar Nicholas from even speaking to the gardener. And soon tensions mount.

Directed by Philip Leacock - With Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack, Lyndon Brook, Bernard Lee, ...

Hercules, Samson & Ulysses(1963)

1h 26min | Adventure
2.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Two strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in the Holy Land where Hercules is assumed to be Samson who is a wanted man. The two team up to survive.

Directed by Pietro Francisci - With Kirk Morris, Enzo Cerusico, Liana Orfei, Aldo Giuffrè, Iloosh Khoshabe, Fulvia Franco, ...

Contest(2013)

PG
| 1h 28min | Drama, Kids & Family
2.8/5 (with 7 votes)

Bullied high school student Tommy is suddenly befriended by his chief tormentor, Matt, the school's most popular student and star athlete. Tommy is suspicious, but is forced to accept the awkward friendship in order to enter a cooking contest with a big prize. And besides, it's so much easier to impress his crush, Sarah, when he's not getting beat up by Matt and his team. As the cooking contest heats up, Sarah sniffs out a conspiracy, but nobody wants to hear about it. Can Tommy trust his budding friendship with Matt or is it all a huge joke on him?

Directed by Anthony Joseph Giunta - With Chris Riggi, Kenton Duty, Marc John Jefferies, Mary Beth Peil, Robert Wuhl, Katherine McNamara, ...