Schindler's List

Genres: Biography / History / Drama
Year: 1993
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Norbert Weisser / Harry Nehring / Krzysztof Luft / Friedrich von Thun / Andrzej Seweryn / Liam Neeson / Ben Kingsley / Ralph Fiennes / Caroline Goodall / Jonathan Sagall / Embeth Davidtz / Malgorzata Gebel / Shmuel Levy / Mark Ivanir / Béatrice Macola

IMDB Rating: 8.9

Oskar Schindler is a vainglorious and greedy German businessman who becomes unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews from being gassed at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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Oskar Schindler is a vainglorious and greedy German businessman who becomes unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews from being gassed at the Auschwitz concentration camp. A testament for the good in all of us.

Saving Private Ryan

Genres: History / Drama / Action
Year: 1998
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Dylan Bruno / Max Martini / Joerg Stadler / Dennis Farina / Paul Giamatti / Ted Danson / Matt Damon / Jeremy Davies / Giovanni Ribisi / Vin Diesel / Adam Goldberg / Barry Pepper / Edward Burns / Tom Sizemore / Tom Hanks

IMDB Rating: 8.5

Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day.
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Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother...

Titanic

Genres: History / Drama / Adventure
Year: 1997
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Nicholas Cascone / Anatoly M. Sagalevitch / Lewis Abernathy / Suzy Amis / Jonathan Hyde / Victor Garber / David Warner / Bernard Hill / Bill Paxton / Gloria Stuart / Frances Fisher / Kathy Bates / Billy Zane / Leonardo DiCaprio / Kate Winslet

IMDB Rating: 7.5

84 years later, a 100-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert, Brock Lovett, Lewis Bodine, Bobby Buell and Anatoly Mikailavich on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912, on a ship called Titanic when young Rose boards the departing ship with the upper-class passengers and her mother, Ruth DeWitt Bukater, and her fiancé, Caledon Hockley.
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84 years later, a 100-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert, Brock Lovett, Lewis Bodine, Bobby Buell and Anatoly Mikailavich on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912, on a ship called Titanic when young Rose boards the departing ship with the upper-class passengers and her mother, Ruth DeWitt Bukater, and her fiancé, Caledon Hockley. Meanwhile, a drifter and artist named Jack Dawson and his best friend Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets to the ship in a game. And she explains the whole story from departure until the death of Titanic on its first and last voyage April 15th, 1912 at 2:20 in the morning.

300

Genres: Action / History / Fantasy
Year: 2006
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Tyler Neitzel / Rodrigo Santoro / Andrew Tiernan / Andrew Pleavin / Tom Wisdom / Michael Fassbender / Vincent Regan / David Wenham / Dominic West / Lena Headey / Gerard Butler / Kelly Craig / Alex Ivanovici / Greg Kramer / Stephen McHattie

IMDB Rating: 7.7

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers.
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In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw left with no options he moved. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat was not the one expected, as a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks.

The Pianist

Genres: Biography / Drama / History
Year: 2002
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Adrien Brody / Emilia Fox / Michal Zebrowski / Ed Stoppard / Maureen Lipman / Frank Finlay / Jessica Kate Meyer / Julia Rayner / Wanja Mues / Richard Ridings / Nomi Sharron / Anthony Milner / Lucy Skeaping / Roddy Skeaping / Ben Harlan

IMDB Rating: 8.5

A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw.
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A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw. Written by Anonymous The true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman who, in the 1930s, was known as the most accomplished piano player in all of Poland, if not Europe. At the outbreak of the Second World War, however, Szpilman becomes subject to the anti-Jewish laws imposed by the conquering Germans. By the start of the 1940s, Szpilman has seen his world go from piano concert halls to the Jewish Ghetto of Warsaw and then must suffer the tragedy of his family deported to a German concentration camps, while Szpilman is conscripted into a forced German Labor Compound. At last deciding to escape, Szpilman goes into hiding as a Jewish refugee where he is witness to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (April 19, 1943 - May 16, 1943) and the Warsaw Uprising (1 August to 2 October 1944)

The King's Speech

Genres: Biography / Drama / History
Year: 2010
Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Colin Firth / Helena Bonham Carter / Derek Jacobi / Robert Portal / Richard Dixon / Paul Trussell / Adrian Scarborough / Andrew Havill / Charles Armstrong / Roger Hammond / Geoffrey Rush / Calum Gittins / Jennifer Ehle / Dominic Applewhite / Ben Wimsett

IMDB Rating: 8.2

Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue.
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Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war.

Gangs of New York

Genres: Crime / Drama / History
Year: 2002
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio / Daniel Day-Lewis / Cameron Diaz / Jim Broadbent / John C. Reilly / Henry Thomas / Liam Neeson / Brendan Gleeson / Gary Lewis / Stephen Graham / Eddie Marsan / Alec McCowen / David Hemmings / Lawrence Gilliard Jr. / Cara Seymour

IMDB Rating: 7.4

1863. America was born in the streets. In this movie, we see Amsterdam Vallon returning to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin Bill the Butcher who murdered his father years ago. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.
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1863. America was born in the streets. In this movie, we see Amsterdam Vallon returning to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin Bill the Butcher who murdered his father years ago. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area. However this is more said than done.

Black Hawk Down

Genres: Action / Drama / History
Year: 2001
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Josh Hartnett / Ewan McGregor / Tom Sizemore / Eric Bana / William Fichtner / Ewen Bremner / Sam Shepard / Gabriel Casseus / Kim Coates / Hugh Dancy / Ron Eldard / Ioan Gruffudd / Tom Guiry / Charlie Hofheimer / Danny Hoch

IMDB Rating: 7.7

Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord.
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Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen, leading to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. This film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on Sgt. Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.

Zodiac

Genres: Crime / Drama / History
Year: 2007
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal / Mark Ruffalo / Anthony Edwards / Robert Downey Jr. / Brian Cox / John Carroll Lynch / Richmond Arquette / Bob Stephenson / John Lacy / Chloë Sevigny / Ed Setrakian / John Getz / John Terry / Candy Clark / Elias Koteas

IMDB Rating: 7.7

A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's book, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people.

A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's book, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people.

Hotel Rwanda

Genres: Biography / Drama / History
Year: 2004
Director: Terry George
Starring: Xolani Mali / Don Cheadle / Desmond Dube / Hakeem Kae-Kazim / Tony Kgoroge / Rosie Motene / Neil McCarthy / Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole / Nick Nolte / Fana Mokoena / Jeremiah Ndlovu / Sophie Okonedo / Lebo Mashile / Antonio David Lyons / Leleti Khumalo

IMDB Rating: 8.2

Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.

Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.

Downfall

Genres: Biography / Drama / History
Year: 2004
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Starring: Bruno Ganz / Alexandra Maria Lara / Corinna Harfouch / Ulrich Matthes / Juliane Köhler / Heino Ferch / Christian Berkel / Matthias Habich / Thomas Kretschmann / Michael Mendl / André Hennicke / Ulrich Noethen / Birgit Minichmayr / Rolf Kanies / Justus von Dohnányi

IMDB Rating: 8.3

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man.
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In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. Written by Anthony Hughes {husnock31@hotmail.com} As the Russians advance through Berlin in the spring of 1945, Adolf Hitler and his remaining military and secretarial staff shelter in his large bunker complex in the centre of the city. His mood swings between completely unjustified optimism that his forces will still break through, and rage against the incompetence and betrayal of his military commanders. Reality does finally start to break through and the Fuhrer and the others in the bunker start to make their final personal preparations for the inevitable. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} A non-political person, Traudl Junge, then twenty-four years old and the personal secretary to Adolf Hitler, recounts the two weeks in her life starting on April 20, 1945, the day of Hitler's 56th birthday. Spent primarily in the Führer's bunker, she and many of the leaders of the Nazi party were taking refuge from the siege of Berlin by the advancing Russian troops. It seemed almost a guarantee that the Russians would take control of the city and that Germany would lose the war. Hitler and his military were trying to decide what to do, many giving Hitler the advice of getting out of Berlin and/or surrendering to save the lives of the German civilian population. Hitler made up his own decisions on what he felt stood for his own political ideals, and treated anyone, even during these tenuous times, as being treasonous if they disobeyed his orders. Regardless, many ended up doing what they felt best for themselves despite possible execution by their own if they disobeyed the Führer. As the situation for the Nazi's became more desperate, the more desperate their individual actions became, some following their Führer to the end.

Kingdom of Heaven

Genres: Action / Adventure / History
Year: 2005
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Martin Hancock / Michael Sheen / Nathalie Cox / Eriq Ebouaney / Jouko Ahola / David Thewlis / Liam Neeson / Philip Glenister / Orlando Bloom / Bronson Webb / Kevin McKidd / Nikolaj Coster-Waldau / Steven Robertson / Marton Csokas / Alexander Siddig

IMDB Rating: 7.1

It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama.
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It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment--between the Second and Third Crusades--a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias, and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin. But Baldwin's days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce. King Baldwin's vision of peace--a kingdom of heaven--is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony between religions and cultures, so that a kingdom of heaven can flourish on earth. Balian takes the sword and steps into history.

Apollo 13

Genres: Adventure / Drama / History
Year: 1995
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Tom Hanks / Bill Paxton / Kevin Bacon / Gary Sinise / Ed Harris / Kathleen Quinlan / Mary Kate Schellhardt / Emily Ann Lloyd / Miko Hughes / Max Elliott Slade / Jean Speegle Howard / Tracy Reiner / David Andrews / Michele Little / Chris Ellis

IMDB Rating: 7.5

Based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It's 1970, and America have already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there's little interest in this "routine" flight.. until that is, things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade.

Based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It's 1970, and America have already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there's little interest in this "routine" flight.. until that is, things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade.

The Passion of the Christ

Genres: History / Drama
Year: 2004
Director: Mel Gibson
Starring: Lucio Allocca / Sheila Mokhtari / Aleksander Mincer / Giacinto Ferro / Fabio Sartor / Claudia Gerini / Hristo Shopov / Luca Lionello / Toni Bertorelli / Mattia Sbragia / Monica Bellucci / Francesco De Vito / Christo Jivkov / Maia Morgenstern / Jim Caviezel

IMDB Rating: 7.1

A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus--who has performed 'miracles' and has publicly announced that he is 'the Son of God'--is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem.
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A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus--who has performed 'miracles' and has publicly announced that he is 'the Son of God'--is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy; subsequently, his trial results with the leaders condemning him to his death. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor of Palestine, for his sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees. Realizing that his own decision will cause him to become embroiled in a political conflict, Pilate defers to King Herod in deciding the matter of how to persecute Jesus. However, Herod returns Jesus to Pilate who, in turn, gives the crowd a choice between which prisoner they would rather to see set free--Jesus, or Barrabas. The crowd chooses to have Barrabas set free. Thus, Jesus is handed over to the Roman soldiers and is brutally flagellated. Bloody and unrecognizable, he is brought back before Pilate who, once again, presents him to the thirsty crowd--assuming they will see that Jesus has been punished enough. The crowd, however, is not satisfied. Thus, Pilate washes his hands of the entire dilemma, ordering his men to do as the crowd wishes. Whipped and weakened, Jesus is presented with the cross and is ordered to carry it through the streets of Jerusalem, all the way up to Golgotha. There, more corporal cruelty takes place as Jesus is nailed to the cross--suffering, he hangs there, left to die. Initially, in his dazed suffering, Jesus is alarmed that he has been abandoned by God his father. He then beseeches God. At the moment of his death, nature itself over-turns.

Munich

Genres: Drama / History / Thriller
Year: 2005
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Eric Bana / Daniel Craig / Ciarán Hinds / Mathieu Kassovitz / Hanns Zischler / Ayelet Zurer / Geoffrey Rush / Gila Almagor / Michael Lonsdale / Mathieu Amalric / Moritz Bleibtreu / Valeria Bruni Tedeschi / Meret Becker / Marie-Josée Croze / Yvan Attal

IMDB Rating: 7.7

After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife is pregnant.
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After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew?

Once Upon a Time in America

Genres: Crime / Drama / History
Year: 1984
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Robert De Niro / James Woods / Elizabeth McGovern / Joe Pesci / Burt Young / Tuesday Weld / Treat Williams / Danny Aiello / Richard Bright / James Hayden / William Forsythe / Darlanne Fluegel / Larry Rapp / Richard Foronjy / Robert Harper

IMDB Rating: 8.4

Epic tale of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York, from childhood, through their glory years during prohibition, and their meeting again 35 years later.

Epic tale of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York, from childhood, through their glory years during prohibition, and their meeting again 35 years later.

Enemy at the Gates

Genres: Drama / History / Thriller
Year: 2001
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Jude Law / Ed Harris / Rachel Weisz / Joseph Fiennes / Bob Hoskins / Ron Perlman / Eva Mattes / Gabriel Thomson / Matthias Habich / Sophie Rois / Ivan Shvedoff / Mario Bandi / Hans Martin Stier / Clemens Schick / Mikhail N. Matveev

IMDB Rating: 7.5

During the WWII battle of Stalingrad, two snipers, a Russian, and a German, are locked in a battle of wills and marksmanship, while the Russian is boosted to the status of hero by a political official.

During the WWII battle of Stalingrad, two snipers, a Russian, and a German, are locked in a battle of wills and marksmanship, while the Russian is boosted to the status of hero by a political official.

Das Boot

Genres: Action / Drama / History
Year: 1981
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Jürgen Prochnow / Herbert Grönemeyer / Klaus Wennemann / Hubertus Bengsch / Martin Semmelrogge / Bernd Tauber / Erwin Leder / Martin May / Heinz Hoenig / Uwe Ochsenknecht / Claude-Oliver Rudolph / Jan Fedder / Ralf Richter / Joachim Bernhard / Oliver Stritzel

IMDB Rating: 8.5

It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy English shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers, attempted to accomplish impossible missions, while all the time attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.

It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy English shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers, attempted to accomplish impossible missions, while all the time attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.

Valkyrie

Genres: Drama / History / Thriller
Year: 2008
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Tom Cruise / Kenneth Branagh / Bill Nighy / Tom Wilkinson / Carice van Houten / Thomas Kretschmann / Terence Stamp / Eddie Izzard / Kevin McNally / Christian Berkel / Jamie Parker / David Bamber / Tom Hollander / David Schofield / Kenneth Cranham

IMDB Rating: 7.1

In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan.
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In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe.

The Elephant Man

Genres: Biography / Drama / History
Year: 1980
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Anthony Hopkins / John Hurt / Anne Bancroft / John Gielgud / Wendy Hiller / Freddie Jones / Michael Elphick / Hannah Gordon / Helen Ryan / John Standing / Dexter Fletcher / Lesley Dunlop / Phoebe Nicholls / Pat Gorman / Claire Davenport

IMDB Rating: 8.3

Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak.

Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak.