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The Tin Mine
8.1

The Tin Mine

May. 26, 2005

The Tin Mine

A failed engineering student in the late 1940s gets the unexpected education of a lifetime by working for four years in a rainforest tin mine.
Walkout
6.7

Walkout

Mar. 18, 2006

Walkout

Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when ...
The Conclave
6.5

The Conclave

Feb. 16, 2007

The Conclave

In 1458, five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Turk, eighteen cardinals meet to elect a new pope. Rodrigo Borgia, a 27 year old ...
Yamato
6.4

Yamato

Dec. 17, 2005

Yamato

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, “Yamato” has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to ...
Jodhaa Akbar
7.5

Jodhaa Akbar

Feb. 13, 2008

Jodhaa Akbar

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.
Nightwatching
6.5

Nightwatching

Sep. 06, 2007

Nightwatching

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt’s romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification ...
Last Letters Home
7.4

Last Letters Home

Nov. 11, 2004

Last Letters Home

Ten families read letters from their loved ones killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in this powerful and moving HBO documentary by Oscar and ...
Invincible
7

Invincible

Aug. 25, 2006

Invincible

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the ...
Men from the Fisherman’s Village
5.5

Men from the Fisherman’s Village

After a stormy night on the sea, a group of Estonian fishermen end up in a small coastal Finnish town. As they await the Soviet authorities to ...
Days of Glory
7

Days of Glory

Sep. 27, 2006

Days of Glory

1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, ...
Lincoln
7.3

Lincoln

Nov. 09, 2012

Lincoln

The revealing story of the 16th US President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of ...
Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
7.4

Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today

How, in November 1945, after the end of the World War II and the fall of the Third Reich, the international prosecutors participating in the ...
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
6.8

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist ...
Alone in the Wilderness
8.6

Alone in the Wilderness

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is ...
Why We Fight
8

Why We Fight

Jan. 20, 2005

Why We Fight

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki’s ...
The Queen
7.3

The Queen

Sep. 15, 2006

The Queen

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their ...
Good Night, and Good Luck.
7.4

Good Night, and Good Luck.

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow’s stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Factory Girl
6.3

Factory Girl

Dec. 29, 2006

Factory Girl

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol’s famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although ...
One Night with the King
6

One Night with the King

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.
Red Cliff
7.3

Red Cliff

Jul. 10, 2008

Red Cliff

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China ...
Joyeux Noel
7.6

Joyeux Noel

Nov. 09, 2005

Joyeux Noel

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man’s land that the French and the ...
Gunner Palace
6.6

Gunner Palace

Sep. 11, 2004

Gunner Palace

American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the “Gunners,” tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq ...
A Cock and Bull Story
6.7

A Cock and Bull Story

Jul. 17, 2005

A Cock and Bull Story

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of “The ...
Marie Antoinette
6.5

Marie Antoinette

May. 24, 2006

Marie Antoinette

The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen ...
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
6.3

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. ...
The Stanford Prison Experiment
6.8

The Stanford Prison Experiment

In 1971, Stanford’s Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either ...
Princess of Mount Ledang
6.6

Princess of Mount Ledang

In the late 15th century, a forbidden romance blossoms between Gusti Putri, a Javanese Hindu princess and Hang Tuah, a Malay Muslim warrior from ...
Flags of Our Fathers
7.1

Flags of Our Fathers

Oct. 19, 2006

Flags of Our Fathers

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is ...
9th Company
7.1

9th Company

Sep. 19, 2005

9th Company

Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.