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Drama, Biography, Historical

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  • Cameron Diaz, Sofia Vassilieva, and Abigail Breslin in My Sister's Keeper (2009)

    1. My Sister's Keeper

    20091h 49mPG-1351Metascore
    7.3 (101K)
    Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsCameron DiazAbigail BreslinAlec Baldwin
  • John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in Ladder 49 (2004)

    2. Ladder 49

    20041h 55mPG-1347Metascore
    6.5 (60K)
    A firefighter, injured and trapped in a burning building, has flashbacks of his life as he drifts in and out of consciousness. Meanwhile, fellow firefighters led by the Chief attempt to rescue him.
    DirectorJay RussellStarsJoaquin PhoenixJohn TravoltaJacinda Barrett
  • James Franco in Flyboys (2006)

    3. Flyboys

    20062h 20mPG-1347Metascore
    6.5 (46K)
    The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
    DirectorTony BillStarsJames FrancoJean RenoJennifer Decker
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    4. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (785K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby (2004)

    5. Million Dollar Baby

    20042h 12mPG-1386Metascore
    8.1 (750K)
    Frankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan Freeman
  • Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth in The Last Song (2010)

    6. The Last Song

    20101h 47mPG33Metascore
    6.0 (95K)
    A rebellious girl is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
    DirectorJulie Anne RobinsonStarsMiley CyrusLiam HemsworthGreg Kinnear
  • Liya Kebede in Desert Flower (2009)

    7. Desert Flower

    20092hR54Metascore
    7.3 (15K)
    Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at thirteen when sold to be a mans fourth wife. She works as a maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then in a McDonald's where she's discovered and becomes an international top model.
    DirectorSherry HormannStarsSoraya Omar-ScegoIdriss Abdillahi HoufanehAwa Saïd Darar
  • Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)

    8. A Beautiful Mind

    20012h 15mPG-1372Metascore
    8.2 (1M)
    A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer Connelly
  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

    9. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    20081h 34mPG-1355Metascore
    7.7 (264K)
    Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
    DirectorMark HermanStarsAsa ButterfieldDavid ThewlisRupert Friend
  • Raise Your Voice (2004)

    10. Raise Your Voice

    20041h 43mPG33Metascore
    5.8 (30K)
    Terri Fletcher is a small town girl with the voice of a big-time singer. When personal tragedy interrupts her steady life, Terri defies her father's wishes and secretly heads off to spend a summer at a Los Angeles performing arts academy.
    DirectorSean McNamaraStarsHilary DuffJohn CorbettRebecca De Mornay
  • Finding a Family (2011)

    11. Finding a Family

    20111h 24mTV-PGTV Movie
    6.9 (770)
    Bright Alex grows up in Michigan proud of his mother, Romanian immigrant Ileana, who became a professor, vowing to make her dream come true by graduating from Harvard. But when mother becomes manic-depressive and repeatedly dumps her medication, Alex each time lands in foster care. At age 16, he gets legal emancipation and vows to take charge of their lives himself.
    DirectorMark JeanStarsKim DelaneyJared AbrahamsonSarah-Jane Redmond
  • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

    12. The Pursuit of Happyness

    20061h 57mPG-1364Metascore
    8.0 (597K)
    A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
    DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithThandiwe NewtonJaden Smith
  • Mercedes Ruehl, Jane Krakowski, and Danielle Panabaker in Mom at Sixteen (2005)

    13. Mom at Sixteen

    20051h 30mTV-14TV Movie
    6.6 (3.2K)
    Pregnant 16-year-old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and decides to raise the baby as her own.
    DirectorPeter WernerStarsDanielle PanabakerJane KrakowskiClare Stone
  • Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)

    14. The Karate Kid

    20102h 20mPG61Metascore
    6.3 (220K)
    Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the 12-year-old boy embraces Kung Fu, taught to him by a master.
    DirectorHarald ZwartStarsJackie ChanJaden SmithTaraji P. Henson
  • Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Delroy Lindo, and Mark Ruffalo in The Last Castle (2001)

    15. The Last Castle

    20012h 11mR43Metascore
    6.9 (88K)
    A court-martialed General rallies together twelve hundred inmates to rise against a corrupt and sadistic warden.
    DirectorRod LurieStarsRobert RedfordJames GandolfiniMark Ruffalo
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    16. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • I Am Sam (2001)

    17. I Am Sam

    20012h 12mPG-1328Metascore
    7.6 (159K)
    An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
    DirectorJessie NelsonStarsSean PennMichelle PfeifferDakota Fanning
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

    18. Elizabeth: The Golden Age

    20071h 54mPG-1345Metascore
    6.8 (77K)
    A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
    DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettClive OwenGeoffrey Rush
  • Sally Field and Sheila Rosenthal in Not Without My Daughter (1991)

    19. Not Without My Daughter

    19911h 56mPG-1357Metascore
    6.5 (16K)
    An American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape.
    DirectorBrian GilbertStarsSally FieldAlfred MolinaSheila Rosenthal
  • Premonition (2007)

    20. Premonition

    20071h 36mPG-1329Metascore
    5.9 (84K)
    A woman has a precognitive vision of her husband's death.
    DirectorMennan YapoStarsSandra BullockJulian McMahonAmber Valletta
  • Milla Jovovich in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

    21. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

    19992h 28mR54Metascore
    6.4 (72K)
    A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsMilla JovovichJohn MalkovichRab Affleck
  • Liam Neeson in Michael Collins (1996)

    22. Michael Collins

    19962h 13mR59Metascore
    7.1 (35K)
    Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsLiam NeesonAidan QuinnJulia Roberts
  • Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002)

    23. The Pianist

    20022h 30mR85Metascore
    8.5 (977K)
    During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank Finlay
  • Julia Jentsch in Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)

    24. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

    20052hNot Rated76Metascore
    7.6 (29K)
    A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.
    DirectorMarc RothemundStarsJulia JentschFabian HinrichsAlexander Held
  • World Trade Center (2006)

    25. World Trade Center

    20062h 9mPG-1366Metascore
    6.0 (90K)
    Two Port Authority police officers become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsNicolas CageMichael PeñaMaria Bello

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