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12 Years a Slave (2013 USA) Biography, Drama, History
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender
- In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016 USA) Action, Drama, History
Stars: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale
- During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos
42 (2013) Biography, Drama, Sport
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford
- The story of Jackie Robinson from his signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in 1945 to his historic 1947 rookie season when he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball
A Dark Reflection (2015) Thriller
Stars: Marina Sirtis, Stephen Tompkinson, Bill Ward
- A journalist digs deep into the world of aviation and discovers some uncomfortable truths. And a conspiracy trail dating back to 1954. But why is no one saying anything?
A Street Cat named Bob (2016) Biography, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Luke Treadaway, Bob the Cat, Ruta Gedmintas
- Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat
Addicted to Sexting (2015) Documentary
Stars: Lisa Ann, Paul D'Angelo, Nina Hartley
- A compelling and sometimes humorous look at the rise and proliferation of this social phenomenon
American Sniper (2014) Biographic, Drama, War
- based on true story
Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner
- Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind
Amexico (2016) Biographic, Drama
Stars: Roberto Enrique, Richard Gleason, Maricela Ochoa
- Inspired by a true story, Evelia, a Mexican migrant, becomes the only witness to the murders of the mysterious family she works for. She must make the decision of her life if she is to survive
Argo (2012) Biography, Drama, History
Director: Ben Affleck
Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman
- Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980
Barry (2016) Biography, Drama
Stars: Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell
- A look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama
Belle (2013) Biography, Drama, Romance
Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson
- The mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle in 18th century England
Bessie (2015) Biography, Drama, Music
Stars: Michael Kenneth Williams, Queen Latifah, Tika Sumpter
- The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s
Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the Fourth Reich (2016) Action, History, War
Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Tom Sizemore, Kip Pardue
- Near the end of World War II, American and British Special Forces must extract a resistance fighter behind Nazi lines
Big Eyes (2014) Biography, Crime, Drama
Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston
- A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s
Black Mass (2015) Biography, Crime, Drama
Stars: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson
- The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf
Bobby (2016) Documentary, Biography, Sport
Stars: Gordon Banks, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore
- A film which marks the 50th anniversary of England's victory in the 1966 World Cup, and uncovers the truth behind the man who led them to it
Born to be Blue (2016) Biography, Drama, Music
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie
- A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s
Bridge of Spies (2015) Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda
- Duringthe Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers
Captain Phillips (2013) Biography, Drama, Thriller
Stars: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman
- The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years
Cartel Land (2015) Documentary
Stars: Tim Nailer Foley, José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Paco Valencia
- Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border
Christine (2016) Biography, Drama
Stars: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts
- The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career
Citizen Four (2014) Documentary, Biography
Stars: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney
- A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden
Concussion (2015) Biography, Drama, Sport
Stars: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks
- In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players
Deep Water Horizon (2015) Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Douglas M. Griffin
- A dramatization of the April 2010 disaster when the offshore drilling rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history
Denial (2016) Biography, Drama, History
Stars: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall
- Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel
Devils Knot (2013) Biography, Crime, Drama
Stars: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola
- The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual
Diving into the Unknown (2016) Documentary
Stars: Patrik Grönqvist, Kai Känkänen, Sami Paakkarinen
- After a terrible accident deep inside an underwater cave, the survivors are forced to risk their own lives to bring the bodies of their friends home
Eddie the Eagle (2016) Biography, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Tom Costello
- The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Epic, History
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley
- Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues
Extinction: Preastoric Predators (2014) Documentary
- video production, documentary
Director: Adam Spinks
Faith for Our Fathers (2015) Drama, History
Stars: David A.R. White, Kevin Downes, Stephen Baldwin
- Two men embark on a trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial guided by the letters their fathers wrote while serving in the war
Fastball (2016) Documentary, Sport
Stars: Kevin Costner, Derek Jeter, Denard Span
- With Kevin Costner narrating, lead a cast of baseball legends and scientists who explore the magic within the 396 milliseconds it takes a fastball to reach home plate, and decipher who threw the fastest pitch ever
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) Biography, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg
- The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice
For No Good Reason (2012) Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Ralph Steadman, Johnny Depp, Hunter S. Thompson
- Using animation and interviews, the film zips along a timeline with humour and insight. Johnny Depp plays it straight brilliantly and some of the music really works with the pace of the film
For the Love of Spock (2013) Documentary, Biography
Stars: Mayim Bialik, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pine
- An examination of the enduring appeal of Leonard Nimoy and his portrayal of Spock in Star Trek, circa 1966
Foxcatcher (2014) Biography, Drama, Sport
Stars: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo
- Mark and Dave Schultz, U.S. Olympic Wrestling champions, join Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul
Free State of Jones (2016) Action, Biography, Drama, War
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali
- A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government
Gernika (2016) Biographic, Drama, Romance, War
- The fates of Henry - a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that journalists can send abroad, cross in Gernika.
Stars: Burn Gorman, James D'Arcy, Jack Davenport
Get On Up (2014) Biography, Drama, Music
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd
- A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history
Girls For Sale (2016) Drama
Stars: Doug James, Irina Munteanu, Sokol Cahani
- A wannabe journalist investigates a London brothel
Greater (2016) Biography, Family, Sport
Stars: Christopher Severio, Neal McDonough, Leslie Easterbrook
- The story of Brandon Burlsworth, possibly the greatest walk-on in the history of college football
Gringo: Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016) Documentary
Stars: Allison Adonizio, Nanette Burstein, John McAfee
- Mysteries abound in the life of John McAfee. He made millions creating antivirus software, then reinvented himself as a yogi, a proponent of herbal medicine, and a serial entrepreneur
Heaven is for Real (2014) Biography, Drama, Family
Stars: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church
- A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world
Hidden Figures (2016) Biography, Drama, History
- Based on a true story. A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions.
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (2016) Documentary, Family, Music
Stars: Michael Guy Chislett, Matt Crocker, Adam Crosariol
- A documentary on the Australia-based band Hillsong and their rise to prominence as an international church
I am Ali (2014 USA,UK) Documentary, Biography, Sport
Stars: Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali Jnr, Hana Ali
- Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story
I am Not Ashamed (2016) Biography, Drama
Stars: Masey McLain, Ben Davies, Cameron McKendry
- Based on the inspiring and powerful true story and journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott - the first student killed in the Columbine high school shooting in 1999
Jackie (2016) Drama, History
- An account of the days of the First Lady, in immediate aftermath of JFK assassination in 1963
Stars: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgard. Greta Gerwig, John Hurt
Jimi, All is by my Side (2013) Biography, Drama, Music
Stars: André Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots
- A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off
Jobs (2013) Biography, Drama
Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad
- The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century
Kevin Kart: What Now? (2016) Documentary, Comedy
- Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
Stars: Kevin Hart, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015) Action, Crime, Drama
Stars: Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten
- The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred "Freddy" Heineken, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual
Killing Jesus (2015) Biography, Drama, History
- TV Movie
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Vernon Dobtcheff, Eoin Macken
- A miniseries chronicling the life of Jesus of Nazareth
Kill the Messenger (2014) Biography, Crime, Drama
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims
- Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The film takes place in the mid-1990s, when Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S.
Kill Your Darlings (2013) Biography, Drama, Romance
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall
- A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs
Lone Survivor (2013) Action, Biography, Drama, War
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch
- Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare
Love & Mercy (2014) Biography, Drama, Music
Stars: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks
- In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24 hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy
Loving (2016) Biography, Drama, Romance
- The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
Stars: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton
McFarlane, USA (2015) Biography, Drama, Sport
Stars: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Ramiro Rodriguez
- Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach. He sees that some of the students are worth starting a cross-country team and turns seven students with no hope into one of the best cross-country teams
Mostly Sunny (2016) Biography, Drama
Stars: Sunny Leone, Daniel Weber, Sundeep Vohra
- Mostly Sunny is a documentary that tells the remarkable story of Sunny Leone, the Canadian-born, American-bred adult film star who is pursuing her dreams of Bollywood stardom
One Chance (2013) Biography, Comedy, Drama
Stars: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters
- The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for -- and ultimately winning -- Britain's Got Talent, circa 2007
Patriots Day (2016) Drama, History, Thriller
- An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman
Philomena (2013) Biography, Drama
- A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
Stars: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark
Pride (2014) Biography, Comedy, Drama
- U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Stars: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West
Queen of Katwe (2016) Biography, Drama, Sport
- A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess
Stars: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o
Queen of the Desert (2015) Biography, Drama, History
-A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Stars: Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) Biographical, Comedy, Drama
- story based on the memoir by Beverly Donofrio
- A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father
Stars: Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Adam Garcia
Rodger Waters: The Wall (2014) Documentary, Music
- Details one of the most elaborately staged theatrical productions in music history as Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters performs the band's critically acclaimed album The Wall in its entirety.
Stars: Roger Waters, Dave Kilminster, Snowy White
Ronaldo (2015) Documentary, Biography, Sport
- A close look at the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Stars: Dolores Aveiro, Hugo Aveiro, Georgie Bingham
Snowden (2016) Biography, Drama, Thriller
- The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
Director: Oliver Stone
Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo
Sold (2016) Biography, Drama
- A girl risks everything for freedom after being trafficked from her mountain village in Nepal to a brothel in India.
Stars: Gillian Anderson, David Arquette, Priyanka Bose
Southside With You (2016) Drama, Biography, Romance
-On an eventful summer day in 1989, a charming young law associate named Barack Obama tries to woo a reluctant attorney named Michelle Robinson. Their daylong date takes them from an art exhibit to a screening of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," and to a sweet, first kiss outside of a Baskin-Robbins ice-cream parlor. Inspired by Barack and Michele Obama's first date.
Stars: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015) Documentary
- A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.
Stars: Bob Belleville, Chrisann Brennan, Nolan Bushnell
Straight Outta Compton (2015) Biography, Crime, Drama
- The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell
Sully (2016) Biography, Drama
- The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: book, Chesley'Sully'Sullenberger
Stars: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney
Tower (2016) Documentary, Animation, Crime, History
- Animation, testimony, and archival footage combine to relate the events of August 1, 1966 when a gunman opened fire from the University of Texas clock tower, killing 16 people.
Stars: Violett Beane, Louie Arnette, Blair Jackson
Tracks (2013) Adventure, Biography, Drama
- A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl
Trumbo (2015) Biography, Drama
- In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren
Unbroken (2014) Biography, Drama, Sport, War
- After a near fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner of war camp.
Director: Angelina Jolie
Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Stars: Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) Drama, History, War
- During World War II, an American navy ship is sunk by a Japanese submarine leaving 300 crewmen stranded in shark infested waters.
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore, Thomas Jane
War Dogs (2016) Comedy, Crime, History
- Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz
What Happened Miss Simone? (2015) Documentary, Biography, Music
- A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
Stars: James Baldwin, Stokely Carmichael, Walter Cronkite
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) Documentary, Drama, War
-A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.
Stars: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman
Wild (2014) Adventure, Biography, Drama
- A chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann