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Starring Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II Based on the 1974 book by the same name Along with Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigate the Watergate scandal Portrayed by F. Murray Abraham Portrayed by Ioan Gruffudd The torture and murder of Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski Portrayed by Denzel Washington Portrayed by Paul Giamatti Portrayed by Drew Barrymore Portrayed by Al Pacino and John Forsythe Portrayed by Joe Breen young, Ciaran Owens (middle) and Michael Legge (older) Dramatizing the life of the New Zealand author, starring Kerry Fox Starring Geneviève Bujold Portrayed by Marianne Fortier Portrayed by Greg Kinnear The film also illustrates Hughes' descent into severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and reclusiveness. Portrayed by Stephen Dorff and Ian Hart Portrayed by Seema Biswas American film depicting the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer) and Robert Browning (Fredric March). Portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio Portrayed by Jeffrey Wright An American mathematician who works in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations and his struggle with schizophrenia. Portrayed by Anne Hathaway Portraying the Cuban poet and novelist Portrayed by Kevin Spacey Directed by Clint Eastwood; tribute to the jazz saxophone great Highly fictionalized story of the late years of the flamboyant Louisiana governor and his affair with a stripper Portrayed by Linus Roache & Ian Hart Portrayed by Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron Portrayed by Jang Jin Young Starring Virginia McKenna Based on the autobiography by the Vietnam War vet; stars Tom Cruise Portraying the champion Canadian sculler; starring Nicolas Cage Portrayed by Hilary Swank An FBI agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union Directed by Franco Zeffirelli Portrayed by Warren Beatty Television film starring Anthony Hopkins as Adolph Hitler Portrayed by Tom Hollander and Rupert Penry-Jones Portrayed by Isabelle Adjani Portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman Portrayed by Emma Thompson and Jonathan Pryce Based on the true story of the heroism of Special Operations Executive agent Violette Szabo. Adapted from the 1984 book describing her experiences on the isolated island of Tuin Portrayed by Alyssa Milano Before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars' worth of checks as a Pan American World Airways pilot, Georgia doctor and Louisiana prosecutor. Portrayed by Edward Hermann Infamous kidnapping and murder of young boys in Los Angeles between 1928 through 1930 Tells the story of two 1924 Olympic athletes: Liddell and Harold Abrahams Academy Award winning film Portrayed by Benicio del Toro Portrayed by Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel Portrayed by Russell Crowe Portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson Portrayed by Jean-Claude La Marre Portrayed by John Malkovich Portrayed by Sam Rockwell Portrayed by Paul Bettany Directed by Richard Attenborough Australian film about the disappearance of a baby; starring Meryl Streep Portrayed by Catherine McCormack Portrayed by Ralph Fiennes Portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer Portrayed by Gérard Depardieu Portrayed by Susan Sarandon Portrayed by David Morrissey and Michael Sheen Based on "Diamond Jim Brady" by Parker Morell Portrayed by Mathieu Amalric Portrayed by Keira Knightley Portrayed by Alexandra Maria Lara Portrayed by Jason Scott Lee Portrayed by Rupert Grint Portrayed by Keira Knightley Portrayed by Matthew Rhys Portrayed by Marc Anthony Dramatizes the one possible escape from Alcatraz; stars Clint Eastwood German language film based on a 1989 autobiography; directed by Agnieszka Holland Portrayed by Pierce Brosnan Portrayed by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Portrayed by Sienna Miller Based on the life of the baseball player, starring Anthony Perkins Portrayed by Kirsten Dunst Focuses on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada Portrayed by Jessica Lange A freshman english teacher who compiled her students writings into her book "The Freedon Writer Diaries". Western starring Randolph Scott Portrayed by Frank Langella and Michael Sheen Directed by William Wyler and starring Barbra Streisand Portrayed by Ben Kingsley Portrayed by Albert Finney Portrayed by Brendan Gleeson Based on the heavyweight boxing champ, starring Errol Flynn Portrayed by Nicholas Saputra Story of Stanford White a wealthy older man and Evelyn Nebit a 16 year old model and chorus girl. Portrayed by Winona Ryder Portrayed by Ian McKellen Follows the gangster, played by Ray Liotta and directed by Martin Scorsese Portrayed by David Strathairn Drama tells the story of the naturalist and her work in Rwanda; stars Sigourney Weaver Portrayed by Stellan SkarsgÃ¥rd Story of the 1913 US Open, where 20-year-old Francis Ouimet defeated his idol, 1900 US Open champion, Englishman, Harry Vardon. Based on the 1959 book by Robert Chrichton, starring Tony Curtis Portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. (adult) and Shia LaBeouf (Younger) Portrayed by Frank Rautenbach Portrayed by Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson Based on the life of the drag racing driver Portrayed by Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet Directed by Philip Kaufman Tells the story of Anaïs Nin's relationship with Miller and his wife June Portrayed by Kenneth Branagh Portrayed by Keith Michell and Charlotte Rampling Recognized by his contemporaries as both an accomplished distance rider and an activist for the preservation of the Mustang Portrayed by Rachel Griffiths and Emily Watson Portrayed by Richard Gere Ordinary hotel manager summons courage to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees during the Rwandan Genocide. Award-winning film starring Michael Fassbender Portrayed by Denzel Washington Portrayed by Song Hye Kyo Portrayed by Kim Basinger Portrayed by Toni Servillo Portrayed by Multiple Actors Portrayed by Hugh Grant and Judy Davis Portrayed by Philip McQuillan Phoenix Portrayed by Chris O'Donnell Portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite A tenacious British maid, who became a missionary in China during the tumultuous years leading up to World War II. Portrayed by Russell Crowe Tells the story of the Australian opera singer's struggle with polio Portrayed by Brendan Gleeson Portrayed by Morgan Freeman Portrayed by Judi Dench (older) and Kate Winslet (young) Portrayed by Mark Salzman Portrayed by Bette Midler The film tells the story of the life and execution of Barbara Graham, a prostitute, liar and drug addict. Portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal Portrayed by Christopher Lee Portrayed by Robert Evans The experiences of three journalists during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia British film, winner of three Academy Awards; directed by Roland Joffé Academy Award winning film starring Sam Waterston Portrayed by Stephen Curry Musical film based on the book, "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon Cecil B. DeMille silent movie Portrayed by Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, others Portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter Directed by Bernardo Bertoluccci Portrayed by Forest Whitaker German film based on novel by Jay Parini Portrayed by Willem Dafoe Directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole Featuring Lou Diamond Phillips Loosely based on the life of an inner city high school principal; stars Morgan Freeman Killed her husband with an overdose of horse tranquilizers to cover up her embezellment of his business accounts. Starring Katharine Hepburn Based on a 1966 Broadway play; starring Peter O'Toole Portrayed by Anthony Quinn Directed by Ken Russell; one in a series of bio-films on classical composers Portrayed by Nick Nolte & Susan Sarandon Portrayed by Isabelle Adjani Portrayed by Eriq Ebouaney From the novel; starring Kirk Douglas Portrayed by Marion Cotillard Portrayed by Nigel Hawthorne Portrayed by Sissy Spacek Peter Bogdanovich film about the life and early death of a boy suffering from a rare disorder Portrayed by Jeremy Irons Portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. Based on Robert Bolt's play, starring Paul Scofield Oliver Stone film about a student imprisoned in Turkey for smuggling hashish Portrayed by Angelina Jolie and Dan Futterman Portrayed by Kurt Russell Directed by Arthur Penn and starring Anne Bancroft who won an Oscar Starring Jack Lemmon; story of a journalist in the aftermath of the Chilean coup of 1973 Portrayed by Renée Zellweger Based on the life of the silent movie actor, starring James Cagney Portrayed by Leonid Mozgovoy Cult classic starring Faye Dunaway Portrayed by Tadanobu Asano Serial killer played by Charlize Theron Portrayed by Gael GarcÃa Bernal and Rodrigo de la Serna Played touchingly by José Ferrer. Portrayed by Jennifer Jason Leigh Portrayed by Anita Majumdar Based on a collection of person correspondence, directed by Ken Russell Portrayed by Meryl Streep Starring Daniel Day-Lewis Portrayed by Colin Farrell and Q'Orianka Kilcher Portrayed by Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman Portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal Loosely based on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Blixen) Portrayed by Macauley Culkin Portrayed by Helen Mirren and Eric Stoltz Portrayed by Robin Williams Only pieces of this film are left; there is no complete copy. It is the only Best Picture nominee for which no complete or near-complete copy exists. Portrayed by Natasha Richardson Portrayed by Woody Harrelson Portrayed by Adrien Brody Portrayed by Benjamin Bratt Executed for drowning his pregnant girlfriend Directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper Based on the autobiographical book Based on JFK in WWII, starring Cliff Robertson The self-made millionare, entrepreneur and motivational speaker who struggled with homlessness while raising his toddler son. Portrayed by Geoffrey Rush Portrayed by Ralph Fiennes Based on the real-life story of South Carolina high school football coach Harold Jones and his mentally-challenged assistant, James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, Directed by Martin Scorsese Portrayed by Alan Rickman Starring Warren Beatty depicting the life of the chronicler of the Russian Revolution Portrayed by Sandra Hüller Portrayed by Christian Bale Story of 16th century identity theft, starring Gérard Depardieu Adapted from the 1985 book by Alan Dershowitz Portrayed by Drew Barrymore Portrayed by Joseph Cross Starring Marlene Dietrich Portrayed by Max Pomeranc Portrayed by Javier Bardem Portrayed by Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger Portrayed by John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe Portrayed by Hayden Christensen Portrayed by Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor Portrayed by Meryl Streep Portrayed by Raul Carbonell Canadian film about a South African woman during the apartheid era; directed by Anthony Fabian Musician develops schizophrenia and becomes homeless; starring Jamie Foxx Based on the life of the middleweight boxing champion Portrayed by Alan Rickman and Mos Def Starring Katharine Hepburn and Paul Henreid Adaptation of an operetta of the same name, directed by Andrew L. Stone Portrayed by Dirk Bogarde Starring James Stewart, directed by Billy Wilder About a dedicated high school teacher; portrayed by Edward James Olmos Portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio Portrayed by Isabelle Adjani Portrayed by Richard Farnsworth Portrayed by Anthony Hopkins Based upon the country music singer; starring Jessica Lange Portrayed by Jesse Spencer Documenting the life of a psychiatric patient; starring Sally Field Portrayed by Leonid Mozgovoy Portrayed by Leon, Terron Brooks, D.B. Woodside Starring Theodore Roberts Dramatization of the biblical story of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince-turned deliverer of the Hebrew slaves. Adaptation of a book; Academy Award for Joanne Woodward Based on the autobiography; starred Audie Murphy (most decorated US soldier in WWII) Portrayed by Willem Dafoe and Miranda Richardson Portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis Portrayed by Brendan Mackey Portrayed by Jeff Bridges Featuring Kevin Costner as Ness; directed by Brian De Palma Portrayed by Tim Roth and Paul Rhys Historical drama starring Bette Davis Portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon An eccentric U.S. saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Law West of the Pecos". Portrayed by Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett Portrayed by Jeff Bridges Portrayed by Jean-Pierre Cargol Portrayed by Billy Crudup Portrayed by Anthony Hopkins Portrayed by Julia Ormond Fictionalized retelling of the Kid's adventures; starring Emilio Estevez Based on the biographical novel of the same name Haunted the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960's.
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