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Silence
7.1
2016

Silence

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored ...

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
9.0
2015

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

National treasure and Poirot star David Suchet starred as the formidable Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s much loved mast...

The Emigrant
5.7
1994

The Emigrant

The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Jose...

Bajirao Mastani
7.3
2015

Bajirao Mastani

Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make th...

Sekigahara
7.0
2017

Sekigahara

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's...

Wild Lion
1953

Wild Lion

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the intere...

Waltzes from Vienna
5.3
1934

Waltzes from Vienna

In Vienna, aspiring composer Johann Strauss Jr. clashes with his domineering father, who wants him to abandon music for ...

Lecture 21
6.3
2008

Lecture 21

A student takes a bizarre trip through the Italian Alps after being inspired by a professor's lecture on Beethoven's "Od...

The Colt
5.6
2005

The Colt

During the heat of battle in the midst of the Civil War, a beguilingly innocent colt is born to Union Jim Rabb's beloved...

Boom Bust Boom
7.2
2015

Boom Bust Boom

Terry Jones presents Boom Bust Boom. The result of a meeting between writer, director, historian and Python Terry Jones ...

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
7.0
2007

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from...

Truth & Treason
8.0
2025

Truth & Treason

When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closin...

Cleopatra
7.0
1963

Cleopatra

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she red...

The Untouchables
7.8
1987

The Untouchables

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he for...

Hotel Rwanda
7.7
2004

Hotel Rwanda

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a g...

L'ami
5.6
2016

L'ami

The movie follows Elia da Cortona, one of the most faithful followers of St. Francis, from 1209 to 1226.

The Match
7.3
2025

The Match

When a legendary Go master loses his title to a one-time friend and protégé, he sets out to reclaim it in a high-stakes ...

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
6.9
2013

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the fi...

The Last Tycoon
6.4
2012

The Last Tycoon

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to st...

Malcolm X
7.5
1992

Malcolm X

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his ...