The Exchange

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Runtime

2h 22m

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Cast

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of...

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Wim Wenders

Cast

Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Runtime

2h 58m

Director

Mel Gibson

Cast

Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Runtime

1h 39m

Director

Ernst Lubitsch

Cast

Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

Runtime

2h 9m

Director

Peter Weir

Cast

Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke