October Sky
Feb 19, 1999 | IMDB 7.7
107 min Watch NowDrama, History
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
Drama, History
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
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The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.Casualties of War
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 1989
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.The Russia House
IMDB 6.1 | Dec , 1990
Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.Bones and All
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2022
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Hans is a street fruit peddler and born loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to turn to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his business finally begins to take off. However, the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes.Purple Noon
IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 1960
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IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1999
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IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1999
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IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 2003
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IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 1995
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IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 2002
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IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2000
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IMDB 8.7 | Aug , 1971
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IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 1988
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.Gettysburg
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1993
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