Detroit
π 84% β2h 23m π¬2017
In 1967, America saw one of the largest citizen uprisings and it all started with a small police raid in Detroit. This American period crime drama film takes us deep into the tension that started the revolt and how the officials behaved to the people belonging to the black community of the region.
Hotel Mumbai
π 76% β2h 03m π¬2019
India faced one of its most devastating terrorist attacks at Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Hatred and death were spread throughout the city by terrorists. But, their biggest attack was at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.
Vice
π 66% β2h 12m π¬2018
When George W. Bush ran for the president in 2000, he chose Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate. Cheney was not new to politics. He was the former White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip, and defense secretary. When Bush won the election, Cheney went on to help reshape the world using his new powers.
The Way Back
π 66% β2h 12m π¬2018
Set after the WWII period, this period drama is Peter Weir’s follow-up to Master & Commander (2003). The movie handles themes of man’s struggle for freedom by depicting the struggle that several men went through to escape from a Russian gulag. Their perilous & uncertain journey to freedom across deserts, mountains and several nations builts the core of the movie.
Denial
π 66% β2h 12m π¬2018
We all know that the Holocaust was one of the darkest chapters in human history. However, that was not the case years back. The Holocaust was only a conspiracy theory for many and they denied its existence. David Irving was one of them. But, when acclaimed writer and historian, Deborah E. Lipstadtpointed out that he was manipulating a historic truth, Irving sues her for libel.
Best of Enemies
π 93% β1h 27m π¬2015
Perhaps the best series of political debates to be televised will be that between liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. This documentary not only showcases their commentary about the issues of their day but the entangled biographies of two of the greatest thinkers of all time.
Anthropoid
π 93% β1h 27m π¬2015
Featuring Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy, this movie is about Czech soldier Jozef GabΔΓk and Jan KubiΕ‘. These two brave soldiers parachuted into their occupied homeland in order to assassinate a Nazi officer named Reinhard Heydrich.
