The Big Red One

Rating:7.3/10

Release Date:28 May 1980 (France)

Genre:War

Plot:The story of a sergeant and the inner core members of his unit as they try to serve in and survive World War II.

The Thin Red Line

Rating:7.5/10

Release Date:15 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:War

Plot:Director Terrence Malick's adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.

Full Metal Jacket

Rating:8.4/10

Release Date:26 June 1987 (USA)

Genre:War

Plot:A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam

Das Boot

Rating:8.5/10

Release Date:10 February 1982 (USA)

Genre:War

Plot:The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.

platoon

Rating:8.2/10

Release Date:24 December 1986 (USA)

Genre:War

Plot:A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

Letters from Iwo Jima

Rating:8.1/10

Release Date:12 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:War

Plot:The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Glory

Rating:8.0/10

Release Date:15 December 1989 (USA)

Genre:War

Plot:Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

The Incredibles

Rating:8.1/10

Release Date:5 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:Animation

Plot:A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.

Forrest Gump

Rating:8.6/10

Release Date:6 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:Drama

Plot:Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him

Cast Away

Rating:7.5/10

Release Date:22 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:Drama

Plot:A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island.

Eagle Eye

Rating:6.7/10

Release Date:17 October 2008 (India)

Genre:Action Adventure

Plot:Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

Coach Carter

Rating:7.1/10

Release Date:14 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:Sport

Plot:Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for their breaking their academic contract with him.

Remember the Titans

Rating:7.5/10

Release Date:29 September 2000 (USA)

Genre:Sports

Plot:The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Rating:6.6/10

Release Date:4 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:Comedy

Plot:A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of a missing dolphin mascot of a football team.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Rating:5.5/10

Release Date:10 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:Comedy

Plot:Pet detective Ace Ventura comes out of retirement to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the symbol of an African tribe.

Home Alone

Rating:7/10

Release Date:16 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:Comedy

Plot:An eight year-old, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against idiotic burglars.

Romeo and Juliet

Rating:6.9/10

Release Date:1 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:Romance

Plot:Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

King Kong

Rating:7.6/10

Release Date:16 December 2005 (India)

Genre:Action Adventure

Plot:In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Rating:8.7/10

Release Date:15 March 2002 (India)

Genre:Action Adventure

Plot:In a small village in the Shire a young Hobbit named Frodo has been entrusted with an ancient Ring. Now he must embark on an Epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Rating:8.7/10

Release Date:28 March 2003 (India)

Genre:Action Adventure

Plot:Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the One Ring. Whilst their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard.