Mayerling

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Runtime

2h 35m

Director

Ridley Scott

Cast

Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Runtime

2h 40m

Director

Miloš Forman

Cast

F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Néné to Austria where Néné will be wed to an emperor named Franz Joseph, Yet unexpectedly Franz runs into Sissi while out fishing and they fall in love.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Ernst Marischka

Cast

Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Ernst Marischka

Cast

Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and t...

Runtime

2h 34m

Director

Edward Zwick

Cast

Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall

In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Chee Keong Cheung

Cast

Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah

Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Chee Keong Cheung

Cast

Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa