Joan of Arc (France)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Director: Carl Theodore Dreyer
Writers: Carl Theodore Dreier/Joseph Delteil
Starring: Maria Fao Connaughty / Antonan Aalto / Andre Bailey
Genre: Drama/Biography/History/Crime
Country/Region of Production: France
Language: French
Release date: 1928-10-25
Duration: 110 minutes / France: 88 minutes (1952 re-release) / USA: 114 minutes / 82 minutes (restored DVD version) (24 fps) / Denmark: 96 minutes
Also known as: The Passion of Joan of Joan of Arc
IMDb: tt0019254, rating 8.1
Speed King (UNITED States)
Ford in Ferrari (2019)
Director: James Mangold
Writers: Jace Butterworth /John-Henry Butterworth/Jason Keller
Starring: Matt Damon / Christian Bell / Josh Lucas / Joe Bornser / Tracy Letz
Genre: Drama/Biography/Sports
Country/Region of Production: United States
Language: English/Italian/French/Japanese
Release date: 2020-08-07 (Chinese mainland) / 2019-08-30 (Telluride Film Festival) / 2019-11-15 (USA)
Duration: 152 minutes
Also known as: King of Speed / Speed Legends: Fot Vs Ferrari (Hong Kong) / Track maniacs (Taiwan) / Ford vs Ferrari / Hell Drive / Kings of the Road / Go Like Hell / Le Mans '66
IMDb: tt1950186, rating 8.1
The film won the Best Editing and Best Sound Editing Awards at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Sound Editing, nominated for Best Actor in a Feature Film at the 77th Golden Globe Awards in 2020, best editing at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards in 2020, and two nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Sound Effects; and nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Japan Film Academy Awards in 2021.
Twelve Years of Slavery (US / UK)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Directed by: Steve McQueen
Writers: John Ridley/Solomon Northap
Starring: Chevat Egafu / Michael Fassbinder / Benedict Cumberbatch / Byron Bart / Paul Dano
Genre: Drama/Biography/History
Country of Production: United States/United Kingdom
Language: English
Release: 2013-11-08 (USA)
Duration: 134 minutes
Also known as: 12 Years Taken Away (Hong Kong) / Heart of Freedom (Taiwan) / Twelve Years of Slavery / Twelve Years of Black Slaves/ Twelve Years of Slave
IMDb: tt2024544 with a rating of 8.1
The film won 3 awards at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014 for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Rupita Niyongo), Best Adapted Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbinder), Best Editing, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design; best feature film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards in 2014, and was nominated for Best Director, Best Actor in a Feature Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score Won the Audience Choice Award at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival in 2013.
Murder of the Green Toe (US / UK)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Directed by: Joel Cohen/Ethan Cohen
Writers: Joel Cohen/Ethan Cohen
Starring: Jeff Bridges / John Goodman / Julianne Moore / Steve Bussimi / David Hodelston
Genre: Comedy/Crime
Languages: English/German/Hebrew/Spanish
Release date: 1998-03-06
Duration: 117 minutes
Also known as: Big Bowling Bizarre Kidnapping (Harbor) / Big Man Lebsky / Lebsky Boss / Libski Boss / Great Lebski / Great Lebosky
IMDb: tt0118715, rating 8.1
The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival in 1998.
How to Train Your Dragon (UNITED States)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Directed by: Dean Deblos/Chris Sanders
Writers: William Davis/Dean Deblos/Chris Sanders/Greycida Coville
Starring: Jay Baruchel / Gerald Butler / Craig Ferguson / Amerika Ferreira / Jonah Hill
Genre: Animation/Fantasy/Adventure
Release date: 2010-05-14 (Chinese mainland) / 2010-03-18 (Russia) / 2010-03-26 (USA)
Duration: 98 minutes
Also known as: How to Train Your Dragon (Hong Kong)
IMDb: tt0892769 with a rating of 8.1
The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011; most creative stereoscopic film of the year at the 67th Venice Film Festival 3-D Film Awards in 2010; nominated for best animated feature film in the film category at the 68th Golden Globe Awards in 2011; best animated feature, best director, best screenplay, best score, best storyboard (Tom Owens), best art direction, best animated character, Best Character Design and Best Animated Effects (Brett Miller) 9 awards and received 4 nominations for Best Voice Acting (Jay Baruchel / Gerald Butler), Best Storyboard (Alessandro Caroni), Best Animated Character and Best Animated Effects.
Mad Max: Fury Road (Australia / US)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Director: George Miller
Writers: George Miller/Brendan McCarthy/Nick Laturi
Starring: Tom Hardy / Charlize Theron / Nicholas Holt / Hugh Keith-Byrne / Josh Herman
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure
Country of Production: Australia/United States
Language: English/Russian
Release: 2015-05-14 (Australia) / 2015-05-15 (USA)
Duration: 120 minutes
Also known as: Doomsday Pioneer: Armor Speed (Minato) / Mad Max: Fury Road (Taiwan) / Stormtrooper 4 / Mist Chaser 4 / Stormtrooper 4 / Mad Max 4 / Mad Max 4: Fury Road
IMDb: tt1392190, rating 8.1
The film won 6 awards at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016 for Best Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair Design, and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects, and 2 nominations for Best Feature Film and Best Director at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in 2016.
Death Poetry Society (UNITED States)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Director: Peter Will
Writers: Tom Shulman
Starring: Robin Williams / Robert Sean Leonard / Ethan Hawke / Josie Charles / Gayle Hansen
Genre: Drama
Language: English/Latin
Release Date: 1989-06-02 (Toronto Premiere) / 1989-06-09 (USA)
Duration: 128 minutes
Also known as: Rainstorm Sunshine (Hong Kong)/Spring Wind And Rain (Taiwan)/Zhuangzhi Sunshine
IMDb: tt0097165, rating 8.1
The film won the Best Original Screenplay Award at the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990 and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
Binh (United States)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Director: William Wheeler
Writers: Carl Dunberg/Louis Wallace
Starring: Charlton Heston / Jack Hawkins / Haya Hararit / Steven Boyd / Hugh Greaves
Genre: Drama/Action/History/War/Adventure
Release: 1959-11-18 (USA)
Runtime: 212 min/ 219 min (Sweden 1970) / 224 min (Sweden 1962) / 222 min (DVD)
Also known as: Binhan (Taiwan)/Bin Xuan Chuan
IMDb: tt0052618, rating 8.1
The film won 11 awards at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1960 for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography in Color, Best Editing, Best Special Effects, Best Sound, Best Art Direction and Set for Color Film, Best Costume Design for Color Film, Best Soundtrack for Drama/Comedy, and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, 3 awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor at the 17th Golden Globe Awards in 1960, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Feature Film.
Million Dollar Baby (US)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Writer: F· X. Tours/Paul Haggis
Starring: Clint Eastwood/ Hilary Swank / Morgan Freeman / Jay Baruchel / Mike Colt
Genre: Drama/Sports
Language: English/Irish Gaelic
Release: 2004-12-15 (USA)
Duration: 132 minutes
Also known as: Strike (Hong Kong)/Climb to the Top (Taiwan)/Million Baby/Million Golden Baby/Rope Burns
IMDb: tt0405159, rating 8.1
The film won four awards at the 77th Academy Awards in 2005 for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing; best director and best actress in a feature film at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards in 2005, and three nominations for best feature film, best supporting actor and best original score; and three nominations for best foreign language film at the 29th Japan Academy Film Awards in 2006.
The Price of Fear (Act / Meaning)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Director: Henry-Georges Cruzot
Writers: Henri-Giorgio Cruzot/Jérôme Géronimi
Starring: Yves Mondon / Charles Vannell / Peter van Ecke / Volco Lully / Vera Clausot
Genre: Drama/Thriller/Adventure
Country of Production: France/Italy
Languages: French/English/Spanish/German/Italian/Russian
Release date: 1953-04-15 (Cannes Film Festival) / 1953-04-22 (France/Italy)
Runtime: 131 min/ 148 min (Director's Cut) / 152 min (4K Restored Version)
Also known as: Nine Dead Lives / The Wages of Fear / The Wages of Fear
IMDb: tt0046268, rating 8.1
The film won the Palme d'Or and Special Mention Award in the main competition section of the 6th Cannes Film Festival in 1953 and the Golden Bear at the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1953.
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