Small Country: An African Childhood

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as h...

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Sam Mendes

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Curtis Hanson

Cast

Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Kim Basinger

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Terry George

Cast

Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Kimberly Peirce

Cast

Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard

In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first fem...

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Patty Jenkins

Cast

Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern