Last updated March 2024
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Oppenheimer (2023)
Plot Summary:
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II
Duration: 180 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 548000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: nuclear, american politics, world war two, atomic bomb, physics, quantum physics, historical event, moral dilemma, guilt, sex scene, based on real people, betrayal, husband wife relationship, top secret, scientist, politics, male protagonist, jewish american, female nudity, desert, president, secret laboratory, communist, brother brother relationship, mastermind
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Plot Summary:
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery
Duration: 206 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: courtroom, murder, genocide, greed, native american, oil, interracial marriage, oil field, fbi, diabetes, poisoning, true crime, hunting, corruption, interwar period, money, wedding, investigation, wealth, fbi agent, serial murder, american indian, modern western, interracial romance, hired killer
Sound of Freedom (2023)
Plot Summary:
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Plot tags: rescue, children, dangerous mission, brother sister relationship, vigilante, spy, pedophilia, slavery, mission, little boy, race against time, gay, kidnapping, scam, child kidnapping, sex maniac, undercover, brothel, christian, social problems, fighting crime, controversy, conservative, smiling, computer
Tetris (2023)
Plot Summary:
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: cold war, biopic, economist, video game, salesman, business, game, friendship, designer, puzzle, computer, job, engineer, corruption, father daughter relationship, translator, legal, disco, father son relationship, japanese schoolgirl, husband wife relationship, male protagonist, surveillance, contract, kgb agent
BlackBerry (2023)
Plot Summary:
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Canada
Plot tags: rise and fall, travel, business, technology, anger, cell phone, male protagonist, meeting, yelling, mobile phone, satire, biopic, silicon valley, life, businessman, marketing, job, profanity, arrogance, office, telephone, smartphone, private plane, iphone, business executive
Flamin' Hot (2023)
Plot Summary:
The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Plot tags: janitor, economist, food, factory, biopic, business, life, businessman, marketing, career, job, journey, industry, phenomenon, based on real people, mexican american
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)
Plot Summary:
In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Plot tags: viking, medieval, kingdom, king, battles, crown, warrior, exploration, treachery, fight, death of king, heir to the throne, war, horse, combat, army, prince, betrayal, castle, weapons, sword, sword fight, fire, pagan, father daughter relationship
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023)
Plot Summary:
D'Artagnan, a spirited young Gascon, is left for dead after trying to save a noblewoman from being kidnapped. Once in Paris, he tries by all means to find his attackers, unaware that his quest will lead him to the very heart of a war where the future of France is at stake. Aided by King's Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis, he faces the machinations of villainous Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter, while falling in love with Constance, the Queen's confidante
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, History
Country: France, Germany, Spain, Belgium
Plot tags: three musketeers, musketeer, sword, sword fight, king of france, horse, sniper, fight, abduction, king, cheating wife, forest, wedding, violence, religion, female nudity, morgue, castle, womanizer, weapons, boy, conspiracy, bisexual, duel, rain
Napoleon (2023)
Plot Summary:
A personal look at the French military leader’s origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of Napoleon’s addictive, volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine
Duration: 158 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: psychic, guillotine, french military, soldier, new beginning, royalty, commander, sex, horse, ship, fight, winter, snow, pyramid, french revolution, boy, leader, journey, baby, rain, father son relationship, brother, crown, french army, brother brother relationship
Boston Strangler (2023)
Plot Summary:
Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: serial killer, true crime, sexual murder, investigative journalism, journalism, murderer, police officer, police, investigation, life, journalist, death, rapist, murder, criminal, murder investigation, manhood, female writer, working woman, reporter, victim, secret, strangler, female journalist, female reporter