The Great Escape (United States)
The Great Escape (1963)
Director: John Sturges
Writers: Paul Brixhill/James Clavel/William Riley Burnett
Starring: Steve McQueen /James Garner/Richard Attenborough/James Donald/Charles Bronson
Genre: Drama/History/Adventure
Country/Region of Production: United States
Languages: English/German/French/Russian/Spanish
Release: 1963-07-04 (USA)
Runtime: 172 minutes
Also known as: Dragon and Tiger List (Hong Kong) / Third Concentration Camp (Taiwan) / Victory Escape / Desperate Life / Victory Escape
IMDb: tt0057115, rating 8.2
The film was nominated for Best Editing at the 36th Academy Awards in 1964 and for Best Feature Film at the 21st Golden Globe Awards in the same year.
Trials in Nuremberg (United States)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Director: Stanley Kramer
Writer: Abby Mann
Starring: Spencer Qusay / Bert Lancaster / Richard Widmark / Marlene Dietrich / Maximilian Schell
Genre: Drama/History
Language: English/German
Release date: 1961-12-14
Runtime: 179 minutes
Also known as: The Nuremberg Trials/Post-Apocalypse
IMDb: tt0055031, rating 8.2
The film won 2 awards for Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 34th Academy Awards in 1962, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, 2 awards for Best Director and Best Actor in a Feature Film at the 19th Golden Globe Awards in 1962, and 4 nominations for Best Feature Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Film for Promoting International Understanding.
Casino Storm (US / France)
Casino (1995)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Nicholas Peleggi/Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro / Sharon Stone / Joe Pesci / James Woods / Don Ricks
Genre: Drama/Biography/Crime
Country of Production: United States/France
Language: English/French
Release date: 1995-11-22
Duration: 178 minutes
Also known as: Gambling Country Storm (Taiwan)/Casino
IMDb: tt0112641, rating 8.2
The film was nominated for Best Actress at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996 (Sharon Stone), best actress in a feature film at the 53rd Golden Globe Awards of the same year, and nominated for Best Director.
Blood is coming (UNITED STATES)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson/Upton Sinclair
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis / Barry Del Sherman / Paul F. Tompkins/Dillon Fraser/Kevin Bressnahan
Genre: Drama
Language: English/American Sign Language
Release Date: 2007-09-27 (Fantasy Film Festival) / 2008-01-25 (USA)
Duration: 158 minutes
Also known as: Black Gold Enterprise (Taiwan)/Precautionary Plan/Blood Black Gold/Black Gold Storm
IMDb: tt0469494 with a rating of 8.2
The film won two awards for Best Actor and Best Cinematography at the 80th Academy Awards in 2008, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, the Silver Bear Award for Best Director and Outstanding Artistic Achievement at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in 2008, and the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture; the Best Actor award for Feature Film at the 65th Golden Globe Awards in 2008 and the Best Feature Film Award.
BlueBlue Sands (USA / Mexico)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Director: John Houston
Writers: John Houston/B. Treven
Starring: Humphrey Bogart / Walter Houston / Tim Holt / Bruce Bennett / Barton McLean
Genre: Drama/West/Adventure
Country of Production: United States/Mexico
Language: English/Spanish
Release: 1948-01-24 (USA)
Duration: 126 minutes
Also known as: Blood Sands / Jewel Ridge / Rich as Clouds
IMDb: tt0040897, rating 8.2
The film won three awards at the 21st Academy Awards in 1949 for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Picture; best score at the 9th Venice Film Festival In 1948, nominated for the International Film Awards; and three awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor at the 6th Golden Globe Awards in 1949.
Pan's Labyrinth (Spain / Mexico / USA)
The Labyrinth of Fauno (2006)
Director: Gilmour del Toro
Writers: Gilmour del Toro
Starring: Ivana Barcro / Serch lópez / Maryville Berdu / Doug Jones / Ariadna Hill
Genre: Drama/War/Fantasy
Country of Production: Spain/Mexico/United States
Language: Spanish
Release: 2006-10-11 (Spain)
Duration: 118 mins (UK) / 112 mins (Toronto Film Festival)
Also known as: Maze of Demons (Minato) / Maze of the Sheep Man (Tai) / Pan's Labyrinth / Labyrinth of Pan's Labyrinth
IMDb: tt0457430, rating 8.2
The film won three awards at the 79th Academy Awards in 2007 for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Makeup, as well as three nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Score; nominated for the Palme d'Or in the main competition unit of the 59th Cannes Film Festival in 2006; and nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Golden Globe Awards in 2007.
Beautiful Hearts (United States)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Aziva Goldsman/Sylvia Nassar
Starring: Russell Crowe / Ed Harris / Jennifer Connery / Christopher Plummer / Paul Bethany
Genre: Drama/Biography
Language: English
Release Date: 2001-12-13 (California Premiere) / 2002-01-04 (USA)
Duration: 135 minutes
Also known as: Have your lifelong beauty (Hong Kong) / beautiful realm (Taiwan) / perfect brain
IMDb: tt0268978 with a rating of 8.1
The film won 4 awards at the 74th Academy Awards in 2002 for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Actor, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Best Original Score, and four nominations for Best Feature Film, Best Actor in a Feature Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenwriter at the 59th Golden Globe Awards in 2002, and was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Score.
Enigmatic Eyes (Argentina / Spain)
The Secret of His Eyes (2009)
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writers: Juan José Campanella/Eduardo Sacheri
Starring: Ricardo Dahlin / Sorreda Villamir / Pablo Lago / Javier Godino / Gullermo Francela
Genre: Drama/Romance/Suspense/Crime
Country of Production: Argentina/Spain
Release date: 2009-08-13
Duration: 129 minutes
Also known as: The Secret in Their Eyes/ Mystery in Their Eyes
IMDb: tt1305806, rating 8.1
The film won best foreign language film at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010 and was nominated at the 23rd European Film Awards in 2010.
Angry Bull (US)
Raging Bull (1980)
Writers: Jack Lamotta/ Joseph Carter/ Peter Savage / Paul Schrader / McDick Martin
Starring: Robert De Niro / Kathy Moratti / Joe Pesci / Frank Vincent / Nicolas Corasando
Genre: Drama/Biography/Sports
Release date: 1980-11-14
Also known as: Wild Bull (Hong Kong) / Wild Bull (Taiwan)
IMDb: tt0081398, rating 8.1
The film won two awards at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 for Best Actor and Best Editing, and was also nominated for 6 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Totoro (Japanese)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Noriko Hidaka / Chika Sakamoto / Shigesato Itoi / Ryomi Kasumoto / Akira Kitabayashiya
Genre: Animation/Fantasy/Adventure
Country/Region of Production: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release: 2018-12-14(Chinese mainland)/1988-04-16 (Japan)
Duration: 86 minutes
Also known as: Neighbor Totoro / Neighbor BeanIe Dragon / Terro next door / Tonari no Totoro / My Neighbor Totoro
IMDb: tt0096283, rating 8.1
The film won the Best Director Award at the 13th Newspaper Zhiying Awards in 1988.
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