Mississippi Burning (1988)

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Summary: An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

Release Date: October 26, 2012

Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery

Directors: Tom Tykwer

, Lana Wachowski

, Lilly Wachowski

Writers: David Mitchell

, Lana Wachowski

, Tom Tykwer

Runtime: 2 h 52 min

MPAA: R

Production: Cloud Atlas Productions, X-Filme Creative Pool, Anarchos Pictures, Ascension Pictures, Dreams of Dragon Picture, Five Drops, Media Asia Group

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Countries: United States, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, United Kingdom, Spain

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 102,000,000

Domestic: $ 27,108,272

International: $ 103,408,152

The Green Mile (1999)

Summary: Paul Edgecomb, the head guard of a prison, meets an inmate, John Coffey, a black man who is accused of murdering two girls. His life changes drastically when he discovers that John has a special gift.

Release Date: December 10, 1999

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Crime

Director: Frank Darabont

Writers: Stephen King

, Frank Darabont

Runtime: 3 h 09 min

MPAA: R

Production: Castle Rock Entertainment, Darkwoods Productions, Warner Bros.

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), HBO Max, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 60,000,000

Domestic: $ 136,801,374

International: $ 150,000,000

Children of Men (2006)

Summary: In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.

Release Date: January 05, 2007

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Writers: Alfonso Cuarón

, Timothy J. Sexton

, David Arata

Runtime: 1 h 49 min

MPAA: R

Production: Universal Pictures, Strike Entertainment, Hit & Run Productions, Ingenious Film Partners 2, Toho-Towa

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 76,000,000

Domestic: $ 35,552,383

International: $ 35,044,088

Magnum Force (1973)

Summary: Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables.

Release Date: December 25, 1973

Genres: Action, Crime, Mystery

Director: Ted Post

Writers: Harry Julian Fink

, Rita M. Fink

, John Milius

Runtime: 2 h 04 min

MPAA: R

Production: The Malpaso Company, Warner Bros.

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Dirty Harry

Domestic: $ 39,768,000

The Death of Superman (2018)

Summary: Superman battles against an insurmountable foe named Doomsday.

Release Date: July 24, 2018

Genres: Action, Family, Animation

Directors: Jake Castorena

, Sam Liu

Writers: Peter Tomasi

, Jerry Siegel

, Joe Shuster

Runtime: 1 h 21 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

The Case for Christ (2017)

Summary: An investigative journalist and self-proclaimed atheist sets out to disprove the existence of God after his wife becomes a Christian.

Release Date: April 07, 2017

Genres: Drama, Biography

Director: Jon Gunn

Writers: Brian Bird

, Lee Strobel

Runtime: 1 h 52 min

MPAA: G

Production: Triple Horse Studios, Pure Flix Entertainment, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures

Distributor: Pure Flix Entertainment, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 5,000,000

Domestic: $ 14,682,684

International: $ 3,492,979

The Post (2017)

Summary: A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.

Release Date: January 12, 2018

Genre: Drama

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writers: Liz Hannah

, Josh Singer

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Dreamworks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Participant, Amblin Entertainment, Pascal Pictures, Star Thrower Entertainment

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

Countries: United States, India

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 50,000,000

Domestic: $ 81,903,458

International: $ 111,861,206

Venom (2018)

Summary: A failed reporter is bonded to an alien entity, one of many symbiotes who have invaded Earth. But the being takes a liking to Earth and decides to protect it.

Release Date: October 05, 2018

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Writers: Jeff Pinkner

, Scott Rosenberg

, Kelly Marcel

Runtime: 1 h 52 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Avi Arad Productions, Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Matt Tolmach Productions, Pascal Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Tencent Pictures, Tencent Pictures

Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing, Amazon Prime Video

Countries: United States, China

Language: English

Franchise: Venom

Movie budget: $ 100,000,000

Domestic: $ 213,515,506

International: $ 642,569,655

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The Batman (2022)

Summary: When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, The Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.

Release Date: March 04, 2022

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Matt Reeves

Writers: Matt Reeves

, Peter Craig

, Bob Kane

Runtime: 2 h 56 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, 6th & Idaho Productions, Dylan Clark Productions, DC Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, Home Box Office (HBO), Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, HBO Zone

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Batman

Movie budget: $ 185,000,000

Domestic: $ 369,345,583

International: $ 402,973,732

Die Hard (1988)

Summary: A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Release Date: July 20, 1988

Genres: Action, Thriller

Director: John McTiernan

Writers: Roderick Thorp

, Jeb Stuart

, Steven E. de Souza

Runtime: 2 h 12 min

MPAA: R

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Gordon Company, Silver Pictures

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, CBS/Fox, Fox Network, 20th Television

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Die Hard

Movie budget: $ 28,000,000

Domestic: $ 83,844,093

International: $ 57,759,104

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Bruce Almighty (2003)

Summary: A whiny news reporter is given the chance to step into God's shoes.

Release Date: May 23, 2003

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Tom Shadyac

Writers: Steve Koren

, Mark O'Keefe

, Steve Oedekerk

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Spyglass Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment, Pit Bull Productions, O Entertainment

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Fox Network, Peacock, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 81,000,000

Domestic: $ 242,829,261

International: $ 241,763,613

The Goonies (1985)

Summary: A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.

Release Date: June 07, 1985

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Director: Richard Donner

Writers: Chris Columbus

, Steven Spielberg

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Amblin Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, HBO Max, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 19,000,000

Domestic: $ 63,711,145

International: $ 788,125

The Believer (2001)

Summary: A young Jewish man develops a fiercely anti-Semitic philosophy. Based on the factual story of a K.K.K. member in the 1960s who was revealed to be Jewish by a New York Times reporter.

Release Date: August 23, 2001

Genre: Drama

Director: Henry Bean

Writers: Henry Bean

, Mark Jacobson

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: R

Production: Fuller Films, Seven Arts Productions

Distributor: PicturePro, Fireworks Pictures, Lions Gate Films, LoneStar Media, Palm Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,500,000

Domestic: $ 416,925

International: $ 892,391

Starship Troopers (1997)

Summary: Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.

Release Date: November 07, 1997

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Writers: Edward Neumeier

, Robert A. Heinlein

Runtime: 2 h 09 min

MPAA: R

Production: TriStar Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Big Bug Pictures

Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video, Columbia TriStar Television, Pay Per View, Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, Fox Network

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 105,000,000

Domestic: $ 54,814,377

International: $ 66,400,000

The Life of David Gale (2003)

Summary: A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Release Date: February 21, 2003

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director: Alan Parker

Writer: Charles Randolph

Runtime: 2 h 10 min

MPAA: 14A

Production: Universal Pictures, Intermedia Films, Dirty Hands Productions, Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG, Saturn Films

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 38,000,000

Domestic: $ 19,955,598

International: $ 19,000,000

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

Summary: With a plan to exact revenge on a legendary shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.

Release Date: December 25, 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Wes Anderson

Writers: Wes Anderson

, Noah Baumbach

Runtime: 1 h 59 min

MPAA: R

Production: Touchstone Pictures, American Empirical Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Life Aquatic Productions Inc.

Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, The Criterion Collection, My Network TV

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 50,000,000

Domestic: $ 24,020,403

International: $ 10,791,416