Suspenseful and personal, The Siege of Jadotville tells a story of an intentionally forgotten real battle without melodrama, amplified by great acting.
Based on the life of Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild is a wanderlust epic firmly rooted in reality with powerful performances and cinematography.
If you haven't heard of the Silk Road, an illegal online marketplace this easygoing and vibrant movie with great performances is a good place to start.
Incredibly intense and nerve-wracking, Escape From Pretoria is a prison break movie based on true events taking place during Apartheid in South Africa.
Emotionally both satisfying and infuriating, A Trial of Chicago 7 is an important movie about an important event that will remain relevant for a long time.
Directed by Clint Eastwood, Richard Jewell is a gripping character study based on real events with an important story that needs to be heard and understood.
Emotional and personal, Control is a different type of biopic, both telling the story of Ian Curtis, singer of Joy Division, and talking about depression.
With a stellar performance of Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, Get on Up is a fun biopic with a lot of music and non-linear storytelling worth watching.
Based on a true story, this is one of those dramas with a really good and engaging atmosphere. The story unfolds matter-of-factly, without melodramatic moments or forced scenes. And it is a crazy story, a story that might seem stranger than fiction, but it is nevertheless true.
Unashamedly entertaining, shallow, and hedonistic, The Dirt encapsulates that wild spirit of the eighties fueled by sex, drugs, alcohol, and great music.
Sea epic based on true events that served as an inspiration for the novel Moby Dick. Follows the whaling ship Essex and its sinking by a giant white whale.
A very engaging and authentic movie based on the life of Gary Webb, an investigative journalist who broke the story about the US involvement in Nicaragua.
Based on a life of IP Man, Bruce Lee's teacher, this movie is not just a phenomenally choreographed fight extravaganza but also a period movie about China.
Based on true events, The Assault AKA L'assaut is an intense French thriller about an airplane hijacking and brave special forces attempt to retake it.