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Hamnet poster
Movie

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Hamnet

Nov 2025

The Alamo poster
Movie

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

The Alamo

Apr 2004

Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert poster
Movie

Dao Ma, the "second most wanted fugitive," is entrusted by his benefactor, the chief of Mo family clan, to take on a mysterious escort mission-escorting the "most wanted fugitive" to Chang'an.

Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert

Feb 2026

Kesari Veer poster
Movie

The movie narrates the tale of Hamirji Gohil, a brave warrior who fought against the Tughlaq Empire to protect the Somnath Temple and the Hindu faith.

Kesari Veer

May 2025

The Testament of Ann Lee poster
Movie

Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. Depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers’ worship through song and dance, based on real events.

The Testament of Ann Lee

Dec 2025

Nuremberg poster
Movie

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.

Nuremberg

Nov 2025

I Swear poster
Movie

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

I Swear

Sep 2025

Príbelská vzbura Janka Kráľa poster
Movie

The plot takes place in the revolutionary year of 1848. It takes us to Príbelice, where Janko Kráľ returns from Pest after the March Revolution, to acquaint the Slovak people with the famous Twelve Points, together with his friend, teacher Ján Rotarides. They were voted on at the last Hungarian Diet in Bratislava with the promise of freedom and equality for Slovaks.

Príbelská vzbura Janka Kráľa

Jan 1978

The Egyptian poster
Movie

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe's personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.

The Egyptian

Aug 1954

Oppenheimer poster
Movie

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Oppenheimer

Jul 2023

Schindler's List poster
Movie

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Schindler's List

Dec 1993

Prisoner of War poster
Movie

British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get more than they bargained for when Wright’s years of martial arts training in Hong Kong prove him to be a formidable opponent.

Prisoner of War

Sep 2025

The King's Warden poster
Movie

In a remote mountain village of 15th-century Joseon, humble headman Heung-do hears a rumor that any village hosting an exiled nobleman will be blessed with abundance and fortune. Hoping to bring prosperity to his impoverished community, he eagerly submits a petition to host one—unaware that his guest is none other than the fallen monarch, deposed boy-king Danjong.

The King's Warden

Feb 2026

Amelia poster
Movie

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

Amelia

Oct 2009

One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film poster
Movie

The coming of the pioneer settlers in 1840, the making of their first homes in the wilderness, the gold rushes, the Maori wars, the stage coaches, and the frontier towns. A panorama of New Zealand's history and scenery, its social and economic development from 1840 to 1940.

One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film

Nov 1940

Blue Moon poster
Movie

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical, “Oklahoma!”

Blue Moon

Oct 2025

Saving Private Ryan poster
Movie

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Saving Private Ryan

Jul 1998

Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare poster
Movie

The definitive account of Japan’s struggle as it faced a nuclear catastrophe while still reeling from the devastation of an earthquake and tsunami.

Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare

Feb 2026

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind poster
Movie

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Feb 2019

Hacksaw Ridge poster
Movie

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Hacksaw Ridge

Oct 2016

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