13 Assassins (2011)
An action movie starring Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada and Yûsuke Iseya
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
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Yojimbo (1961)
An action movie starring Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai and Yōko Tsukasa
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade ... (more)
Seven Samurai (1956)
An action movie starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura and Yoshio Inaba
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
Shirley
A drama starring Regina King, Lance Reddick and Lucas Hedges
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
A drama starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel and Paul Greco
Martin Scorsese's overwhelming Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated drama shows an insecure Jesus on his way to his father and God. In search of his identity, he is torn between body and soul. Jesus, played by Willem Dafoe, is put to a great test and repeatedly lured by worldly temptations. At Jesus' request, his disciple Judas betrays him ... (more)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
A drama starring Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs and Alexander Held
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans ... (more)