Man of God

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity.

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

David Lynch

Cast

Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

Runtime

2h 56m

Director

Oliver Stone

Cast

Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer

Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expressi...

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Julian Schnabel

Cast

Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Denys de La Patellière

Cast

Robert Hossein, Claude Jade, Pierre Mondy

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas af...

Runtime

3h 19m

Director

George Stevens

Cast

Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker