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France, 18th Century. The prestige of a noble house depends above all on the quality of its table. At the dawn of the French Revolution, gastronomy still is a prerogative of the aristocrats. When talented cooker Manceron is dismissed by the Duke of Chamfort, he loses the taste for cooking. Back in his country house, his meeting with the mysterious Louise gets him back on his feet. While they both feed a desire of revenge against the Duke, they decide to create the very first restaurant in France.

Run time: 112m Release: 2021-05-19

Director: Éric Besnard

Stars: Benjamin Lavernhe Grégory Gadebois Isabelle Carré Patrick Chesnais

Zero Dark Thirty

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.

Run time: 157m Tagline: The Greatest Manhunt in History Release: 2012-12-19

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Stars: Chris Pratt Edgar Ramírez Jason Clarke Jennifer Ehle Jessica Chastain Joel Edgerton Kyle Chandler Mark Duplass Mark Strong Scott Adkins

Braveheart

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Run time: 178m Tagline: Every man dies. Not every man truly lives. Release: 1995-05-24

Director: Mel Gibson

Stars: Angus Macfadyen Brendan Gleeson Catherine McCormack Gerda Stevenson James Cosmo James Robinson Mel Gibson Patrick McGoohan Sean McGinley Sophie Marceau

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields tells the real-life story of a friendship between two journalists, an American and a Cambodian, during the bloody Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia in 1975, which led to the death of 2-3 million Cambodians during the next four years, until Pol Pot's regime was toppled by the intervening Vietnamese in 1979.

Run time: 142m Tagline: Here, only the silent survive. Release: 1984-11-02

Director: Roland Joffé

Stars: Athol Fugard Bill Paterson Craig T. Nelson Graham Kennedy Haing S. Ngor John Malkovich Julian Sands Katherine Krapum Chey Sam Waterston Spalding Gray

Empire of the Sun

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirits, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Run time: 153m Tagline: To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him. Release: 1987-12-09

Director: Steven Spielberg

Stars: Ben Stiller Christian Bale Emily Richard Joe Pantoliano John Malkovich Leslie Phillips Masatō Ibu Miranda Richardson Nigel Havers Rupert Frazer

Heaven & Earth

Le Ly lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. She leaves for the city, surviving desperate situations, but surviving nonetheless. Eventually she meets a U.S. Marine named Steve Butler who treats her kindly and tells her he would like to be married -- maybe to her.

Run time: 140m Tagline: An amazing true story of survival. Release: 1993-12-24

Director: Oliver Stone