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The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film produced, directed, and co-written by Mel Gibson. It stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus of Nazareth, Maia Morgenstern as Mary, mother of Jesus ...
Release date: 25 February 2004
Genre:
Drama
Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
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The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures. Based ...
Release date: 5 October 1956
Genre:
Adventure, Drama
Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people ...
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Sarafina! is a 1992 musical drama film based on Mbongeni Ngema's 1987 musical of the same name. The film was directed by Darrell Roodt and written by Ngema and William Nicholson, and stars Leleti Khumalo ...
Release date: 11 September 1992
Genre:
Drama, Musical
South African teenagers fight against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising.
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Remember the Titans is a 2000 American biographical sports film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. The screenplay, written by Gregory Allen Howard, is based on the true story of ...
Release date: 23 September 2000
Genre:
Drama, Sport, Biography
The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.
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Mulan
1998 film directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft
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Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical historical action adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and was D ...
Release date: 5 June 1998
Genre:
Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, War
To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
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Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is an adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom, and stars Tom Hanks, Robin ...
Release date: 23 June 1994
Genre:
Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold from the perspective of an Alabama man ...
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Braveheart
1995 American epic drama directed by Mel Gibson
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Braveheart is a 1995 American epic historical fiction war film directed and co-produced by Mel Gibson, who portrays William Wallace, a late-13th-century Scottish warrior. The film depicts the life of ...
Release date: 18 May 1995
Genre:
Action, Biography, Drama, War, History
Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
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Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar ...
Release date: 18 November 1959
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, History
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
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The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the Karate Kid franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio ...
Release date: 22 June 1984
A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
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Soul Surfer is a 2011 American biographical drama film directed by Sean McNamara, based on the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany ...
Release date: 8 April 2011
Genre:
Action, Drama, Sport, Family, Biography
Bethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides ...
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The Blind Side is a 2009 American biographical sports drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock. Based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis, the film tells the ...
Release date: 17 November 2009
Genre:
Drama, Sport, Biography
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a ...
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What's Love Got to Do with It (marketed as Tina: What's Love Got to Do with It in some territories) is a 1993 American biographical film directed by Brian Gibson, based on the life of American-born singer ...
Release date: 9 June 1993
Genre:
Biography, Drama, Music
The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.
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The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It tells the story of banker ...
Release date: 10 September 1994
Genre:
Crime, Drama
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
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The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It is the first DreamWorks feature to be traditionally animated ...
Release date: 16 December 1998
Genre:
Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical, Biography, Fantasy
Egyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.
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The Great Escape is a 1963 American epic war film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough and featuring James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, and Hannes ...
Release date: 20 June 1963
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
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The Family That Preys is a 2008 American comedy-drama film, written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives ...
Release date: 12 September 2008
Genre:
Drama
Two families from different walks of life learn to work together.
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Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy ...
Release date: 11 March 1988
Genre:
Drama
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.
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Spartacus is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Dalton Trumbo, and based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Howard Fast. It is inspired by the life story ...
Release date: 6 October 1960
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks ...
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Selena
1997 film by Gregory Nava
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Selena is a 1997 American biographical musical drama film written and directed by Gregory Nava. The film is about the life and career of Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez before she was murdered ...
Release date: 21 March 1997
Genre:
Biography, Drama, Music
The true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums on ...
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Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the 1982 non-fiction novel Schindler's Ark by Au ...
Release date: 30 November 1993
Genre:
Biography, Drama, History, War
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their ...
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