Kevin Macdonald

The Mauritanian

Mohamedou Ould Salahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Category: Drama, Thriller

Stars: Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud

7,1 IMDB Rating 3,784 Views
The Last King of Scotland 2006

In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out.

Category: Biography, Drama, History

Stars: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson

7.7 IMDB Rating 6,423 Views
Whitney 2018

An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Drama, Music

Stars: Whitney Houston, Ellen White, Michael Houston

7.3 IMDB Rating 6,372 Views
Touching the Void 2003

In the mid-80's two young climbers attempted to reach the summit of Siula Grande in Peru; a feat that had previously been attempted but never achieved. With an extra man looking after base camp, Simon and Joe set off to scale the mount in one long push over several days. The peak is reached within three days, however on the descent Joe falls and breaks his leg. Despite what it means, the two continue with Simon letting Joe out on a rope for 300 meters, then descending to join him and so on. However when Joe goes out over an overhang with no way of climbing back up, Simon makes the decision to cut the rope. Joe falls into a crevasse and Simon, assuming him dead, continues back down. Joe however survives the fall and was lucky to hit a ledge in the crevasse. This is the story of how he got back down.

Category: Adventure, Documentary, Drama

Stars: Brendan Mackey,Nicholas Aaron,Richard Hawking,Joe Simpson

8.1 IMDB Rating 4,112 Views
The Eagle 2011

In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.

Category: Action, Adventure, Drama

Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland

6.2 IMDB Rating 5,747 Views
Black Sea 2014

In order to make good with his former employers, a submarine captain takes a job with a shadowy backer to search the depths of the Black Sea for a submarine rumored to be loaded with gold.

Category: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Stars: Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn

6.4 IMDB Rating 4,465 Views
How I Live Now 2013

American teenager Elizabeth "Daisy" is sent by her estranged father away from New York to the countryside of England to stay with her Aunt Penn. Her distant cousin Isaac welcomes her at the airport and drives her home. She is introduced to her cousins, seventeen year-old Eddie and young Piper and to their friend Joe. However Daisy is a resentful, needy of love and aloof girl who believes that she is cursed and that bad things happen wherever she goes since her mother died in her delivery. Aunt Penn is a busy woman who is studying the war scenario in England, which is on alert due to an imminent terrorist attack, and needs to fly to Geneva. However, the next morning, a nuclear bomb explodes in London and the authorities of the United Kingdom declare a state of siege. Meanwhile Daisy and Eddie fall in love with each other, but they are separated by the military, which sends girls to one camp and men to another. Daisy and Eddie promise to meet each other again. In a country at war, Daisy and Piper flee their lodging and cross England under martial law, trying to find Eddie and Isaac.

Category: Drama, Romantic, Thriller

Stars: Saoirse Ronan,Tom Holland,George MacKay,Harley Bird

6.5 IMDB Rating 5,359 Views
State of Play 2009

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Stars: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck

7.1 IMDB Rating 4,839 Views