Smashing the 0-Line

An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed ...

Runtime

2h 23m

Director

Edward Zwick

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Ken Loach

Cast

Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

Runtime

2h 31m

Director

Martin Scorsese

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon

On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.

Runtime

2h 15m

Director

Spike Lee

Cast

Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Runtime

2h 11m

Director

Stuart Rosenberg

Cast

Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander