Drama, History
Ming Wang is an impoverished Chinese prodigy who flees Communist China to become a pioneering eye surgeon in America. When tasked with restoring the sight of an orphan in India, who was blinded by her stepmother, Wang must confront the trauma of living through the violent uprising in his youth, the Cultural Revolution.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
All the President's Men
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Cinderella Man
Gandhi
Kolya
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
Almost Famous
Good Morning, Vietnam
Animal Farm
JFK
American Graffiti
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
Cool Runnings
Shanghai Express
Modern Times
Midnight Cowboy
Nashville
Badlands
SIMILAR MOVIES
All the President's Men
IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 1976
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1919
The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.Cinderella Man
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 2005
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.Gandhi
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1982
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.Kolya
IMDB 7.3 | May , 1996
After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1932
Kuhle Wampe takes place in early-1930s Berlin. The film begins with a montage of newspaper headlines describing steadily-rising unemployment figures. This is followed by scenes of a young man looking for work in the city and the family discussing the unpaid back rent. The young man, brother of the protagonist Anni, removes his wristwatch and throws himself from a window out of despair. Shortly thereafter his family is evicted from their apartment. Now homeless, the family moves into a garden colony of sorts with the name “Kuhle Wampe.”Almost Famous
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 2000
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.Good Morning, Vietnam
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1987
A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.Animal Farm
IMDB 5.7 | Oct , 1999
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.JFK
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1991
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.American Graffiti
IMDB 7 | Aug , 1973
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.Solomon Northup's Odyssey
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 1991
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a free man. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him.Black Hawk Down
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 2001
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.Saving Private Ryan
IMDB 8.2 | Jul , 1998
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.Cool Runnings
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1993
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.Shanghai Express
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1932
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.Modern Times
IMDB 8.3 | Feb , 1936
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..Midnight Cowboy
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1969
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.Nashville
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1975
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.Badlands
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 1974
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.