The movie follows the leads traced by the serial murderer known as The Zodiac Killer. He terrorized San Francisco area from 1966 to 1978, killing no less than 37 people.

This case was a peculiar one because the Zodiac Killer permanently sent letters to the police, as a way of taunting them while they were on his lead.

This case will become an obsession for 4 detectives, whose lives and careers will be built around the never ending clues. They will end up destroying their lives with this never solved case.

Release Date: March 2, 2007

Genre: Drama, Crime, History, Thriller

Cast:

Robert Downey Jr (Paul Avery)

Jake Gyllenhaal (Robert Graysmith)

Mark Ruffalo

Director: David Fincher

Nanking

‘Nanking’ is a documentary movie, that tells the story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history.

In 1937, the invading Japanese army murders over 200,000 Chinese people.They also rape tens of thousands of Chinese. Everything turns into horror.

A small group of Western expatriates try to save together 250,000 people. They show an act of heroism that is meant to draw attention.

‘Nanking’ shows the tremendous impact that individuals can make on the course of history. This movie brings an event unknown outside of Asia, to the global audience.

Release Date: October 19, 2007

Genre: Documentary, History

Cast:

Hugo Armstrong (John Magee)

Rosalind Chao

Stephen Dorff

John Getz

Woody Harrelson

Director:

Dan Sturman

Bill Guttentag

Fahrenheit 9/11 Poster

This film is the vision of Michael Moore on George W. Bush and on his war against terrorism.

Moore thinks Bush is a failure of a business man, with strong connections to the Saudi Arabian royalty and to the bin Laden family. He came to be president under strange circumstances and he continued to mess things up, ignoring all the people who warned him that his partners will betray him.

In relation to the 9/11 events, Moore states Bush did not protect his country, he selfishly used it to serve his own purposes.

Through facts, images and interviews, Moore illustrates his point of view and how Bush got America into the big trouble it is in now and also suggests what attitude should the American people take.

Release Date: 25 June 2004

Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Drama, History, War

Cast: Ben Affleck, Stevie Wonder, George W. Bush,  Ricky Martin, Al Gore, Condoleezza Rice, Osama Bin Laden

Director: Michael Moore

O Jerusalem

The movie is based on the historical facts of the best seller ‘O Jerusalem’, written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.

The movie describes an explosive conflict from today’s Middle Orient.

The movie ‘O Jerusalem’ recreates the historical fight for the birth of the state of Israel, in 1948.

The focus is on two young American friends, one Jewish and one Arab. The film is presented from a Jewish, Arab and British perspective. All these forces melt together in a fight for controlling Jerusalem.

The movie is all about courage, terrorism, politics and morality. The two characters risk their own lives and make incredible sacrifices for the things that they believe in.

Release Date: October 11, 2007

Genre: Drama

Cast:

Said Taghmaoui (Said Chahine)

Ian Holm (Ben Gurion)

Director: Elie Choraqui

K-19: The Widowmaker

The action of the movie takes place in 1961, during the Cold War. Captain Alexei Vostrikov, is an officer in the Russian marine, who is in charge of the nuclear submarine, K-19.

The ex-comandant of the submarine, captain Mikhail Polenin, has been degraded to the function of executive officer.

Polenin fears for the security of the submarine, because there are some parts of the equipment missing and some other parts haven’t been installed properly.

Vostrikov is ordered to go in the North Atlantic to test the rocket launchers. The test proves to be successful, but something happens with the submarine and the ship is about to explode.

Release Date: July 19, 2002

Genre: Thriller, Drama, History

Cast:

Harrison Ford (Alexei Vostrikov)

Liam Neeson (Mikhail Polenin)

Sam Redford (Vasily)

Peter Stebbings (Kuryshev)

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

The movie ‘Gangs of New York’ is the winner of 2 Golden Globes.

Violence, corruption, misery, exploitation and vandalism. These were the realities that led New York in the 19 th century.

The movie focuses on the story of the birth of New York City and the history of the terrible fights between street gangs.

The main character of the film is Amsterdam Vallon. He tries to avenge his father and for that, he has to eliminate the killer of his father, Bill the Butcher.

Amsterdam falls in love with Jenny Everdeane, a pocket thief.

Release Date: December 9, 2002

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime, History

Cast:

Leonardo diCaprio (Amsterdam Vallon)

Daniel Day-Lewis (Bill the Butcher)

Cameron Diaz (Jenny Everdeane)

Director: Martin Scorsese

The movie ’300′ is based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel. The action of the movie takes place in 480 BC, when the ambitious King Xerxes of Persia invades Greece with his huge army to extend his vast slave empire.

The Brave Kind Leonidas brings his small army of only 300 warriors to defend the passage of Thermopylae. This passage was the only way to reach Greece by land.

King Leonidas and his 300 brave warriors, with great battle skills, manage to defend Thermopylae until a disfigured Greek betrays Leonidas. He shows King Xerxes a secret goat passage that leads to the back of Leonida’s army.

At home, Leonida’s wife, Queen Gorgo of Sparta, tries to convince the council to send the Spartan army to fight against the Persians.

Release Date: March 9, 2007

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War

Cast:

Gerard Butler (King Leonidas)

Lena Headey (Queen Gorgo)

Rodrigo Santoro (King Xerxes)

Director: Zack Snyder

For three years, after being forced to resign from the office, Nixon kept his silence regarding his implication in one of the most controversial businesses in the modern history of the United States.

In 1977, Richard Nixon amazed the entire world, choosing to discuss this subject with David Frost and offer explanations concerning the Watergate scandal.

45 million Americans watched David Frost’s show, wanting to see if the ex-president will reveal information about the Watergate business.

Release Date: December 5, 2008

Genre: Drama, Biography, History

Cast:

Michael Sheen (David Frost)

Frank Langella (Richard Nixon)

Director: Ron Howard

We have long waited, but we will soon be rewarded with his most recent work, called ‘The Reader’.

The movie is based on the best seller

with the same name written by Bernhard Schlink. The action takes place a few years after World War II, and centers on a love story between Michael, a 15 year old young man, and a woman 20 years older than him.

The main roles are played by Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes.

The movie was filmed in Germany and Poland on a budget of approximately 40 million dollars, and is one of the films the Weinstein brothers hope to win the Oscars with.

Release Date: 9 January 2009

Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War

Cast: Kate Winslet (Hanna Schmitz), Ralph Fiennes (Older Michael), David Kross (Young Michael)

Director: Stephen Daldry

Knightley embodies a fascinating character, that of Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire; a lady of the English Aristocracy, beautiful, stylish and adored by her family and friends, but not by her husband.

Behind the social mask she puts on lies an intelligent and vulnerable woman, trapped in

an unhappy marriage with the Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes), one of the richest men in England.

She is very much frustrated because of all the restrictions imposed on her, as a woman and as a member of the high society, by the conservative English society and she decides to rebel.

Forced to live under the same roof as her husband’s other woman, lovely Lady Bess Foster, she decides to also have an affair, with Charles Grey, an aspiring candidate to the postion of Prime Minister.

The movie poster also features Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwell (lady Bess).

Valkyrie

Directed by Bryan Singer, ‘Valkyrie’ is based on a real event: Hitler’s assassination. The plot is simple: German officers plan to assassinate Adolph Hitler at the height of World War II.

The goal of the German officers is to obtain the power of the military command and end the war. The place of action is during World War II in 1944. The plan to assassinate Hitler fails due to various conspirators.

‘Valkyrie’ is written by Christopher McQuarrie and the cast includes Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson and Eddie Izzard. The movie can be considered a thriller and a drama based on real historical facts and Adolph Hitler’s biography.

Release date: 25 December 2008

Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War

Cast: Tom Cruise – Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg

Director: Bryan Singer

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