Selma (2014)
A movie starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson and Carmen Ejogo
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
The Death of Stalin
A movie starring Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale and Jason Isaacs
Stalin's core team of ministers tussle for control following the Russian leader's stroke in 1953.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
A movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy and Andrea Riseborough
Louis Wain, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, was one of the most famous British painters of his time and, together with the love of his life Emily, played by Claire Foy, conquered the hearts of millions of art and cat lovers at the end of the 19th century ... (more)
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
A movie starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer and Jonathan Pryce
In 1843, Dickens was a literary rock star, but struggling financially after the slow sales of his previous novel, Martin Chuzzlewit. Seized with the vision of a story that would fire the hearts of humanity, Dickens pitched his publishers A Christmas Carol, but they passed. Desperate, Dickens declared he would publish it himself ... (more)
The Walk (2015)
A movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley and Charlotte Le Bon
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Tolkien (2019)
A movie starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins and Genevieve O'Reilly
Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.