#844 – United 93, 2006, Paul Greengrass
A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
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#861: 13 Assassins
#861 – 13 Assassins, (十三人の刺客), 2010, Takashi Miike
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan’s feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
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#862: The English Patient
#862 – The English Patient, 1996, Anthony Minghella
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
#878: Selma
#878 – Selma, 2014, Ava DuVernay
“Selma,” as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
#885: The Dead
#885 – The Dead, 1987, John Huston
After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.
#886: Ratcatcher
#886 – Ratcatcher, 1999, Lynne Ramsay
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
#896: Tom Jones
#896 – Tom Jones, 1963, Tony Richardson
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
#901: The Descent
#901 – The Descent, 2005, Neil Marshall
After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other.
#904: An American Werewolf in London
#904 – An American Werewolf in London, 1981, John Landis
Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
#922: Sense and Sensibility
#922 – Sense and Sensibility, 1995, Ang Lee
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
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