The Battle of Algiers
Sep 08, 1966 | IMDB 7.9
122 min Watch NowDrama, War, History
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
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Intimate Enemies
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Harakiri
Sobriety
Inglourious Basterds
Lover for a Day
The Newest City in the World
حياة خطرة
The Heroes of Telemark
All That Jazz
The Colditz Story
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IMDB 7 | Aug , 1967
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IMDB 7.9 | Dec , 1973
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.Germany, Year Zero
IMDB 7.6 | Jul , 1948
In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.Band of Outsiders
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1964
Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.Roma
IMDB 7.6 | Nov , 2018
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.Khadak
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 2006
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IMDB 7.5 | Jul , 2001
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IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 1970
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IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 1948
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.Intimate Enemies
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 2007
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IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 1957
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IMDB 8.4 | Sep , 1962
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2016
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IMDB 8.2 | Aug , 2009
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.Lover for a Day
IMDB 6.2 | May , 2017
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 1974
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 1971
The Heroes of Telemark
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 1965
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IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1979
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.The Colditz Story
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 1955
The Germans believed that no man could escape from Colditz Castle, set as it was in the heart of the Reich, 400 miles from any neutral frontier. This film, based on Pat Reid's epic novel, tells the story of how the British, French, Dutch and Polish prisoners of war who were incarcerated in Colditz set out to prove their captors wrong.