Matching the huge scale of the disaster with stunning visuals and gripping storytelling, Deepwater Horizon is an intense experience.
Perhaps a bit too aloof for a movie based on the hunt for two serial killers, Lonely Hearts is a light neo-noir thriller worth watching.
Based on a true story about a sports agent who goes to India to find talent, Million Dollar Arm is a charming and heartwarming sports comedy.
Too contrived at times but never boring, The Negotiator is an intense hostage situation movie benefiting greatly from its experienced cast.
Set during the lawless seventies and eighties, The Ruthless AKA Lo Spietato is an easygoing and visually alluring Italian mafia movie.
Underrated, realistic, and based on real events, Rush is a story about two undercover cops who gazed into an abyss for too long.
Featuring an excellent cast, superb direction and intense atmosphere, Kajaki is a deeply traumatizing war movie based on real events.
I tend to avoid slow dramas featuring difficult stories that are hard to watch. Usually, there has to be something...
Focused on the lives of two ice-cold killers, In Cold Blood is a gripping character study based on true events that will fuck you up.
Surprisingly casual for a movie dealing with corruption, murder, drugs, and one determined journalist, Target Number One is a must-see.
As any other Cumberbatch movie The Courier, a run-of-the-mill Cold War spy drama based on real events, is definitely worth checking out.
Visually impactful, brutal, and with a formidable cast, Centurion is a gripping historical epic about the fate of the infamous 9th legion.
Based on a fascinating true story, The Polka King might be a bit messy but it comes straight from the heart starring charming Jack Black.
Don't let the fact that Anthropoid is a war movie prevent you from watching it because this masterpiece based on true events is so much more.
Felon is a slow-burning prison movie featuring excellent performances, a realistic and intense atmosphere, and a haunting true story.
For all of us true crime fans, No Man of God feels like serial killer porn, exploring Ted Bundy's last years in prison and his motivations.
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile offers a refreshingly different and detached look into the life of a serial killer, Ted Bundy.
Based on fascinating true events, Against The Wall is an incredibly well-crafted and thought-provoking prison movie with relentless pacing.
Messy and bland, Child 44 is also a visually impressive period drama with a great cast exploring intriguing themes that warrants one viewing.
Based on true events, Against the Ice is a light period drama following a two-man expedition into the bitter coldness of Greenland.
Silly, easygoing, and struggling to maintain a consistent tone, House of Gucci is a stylish melodrama with a couple of unexpected twists.
Based on real events, The Kingdom is an intense and exotic thriller following a group of investigators sent to Saudi Arabia after an attack.
Based on an incredible true story, Cass is an engaging and gritty thriller about the first black leader of a football hooligan group.
Spun is a complex and yet incredibly easy-to-watch technical masterpiece unfolding at breakneck speed that will blow you the fuck away.
If you've never seen a movie about football, The Damned United is a perfect choice because it shows you what the fuss is all about.
Based on a bizarre true story involving criminals, cocaine, FBI, informants, and fucking DeLoreans, Driven is a vibrant and fast-paced comedy.
Immersive and thought-provoking, The Last Duel shows us a slice of medieval life examined through the lens of one horrible event.
Emotional, visceral, and based on real events, Blood In Blood Out is a masterpiece that will become one of your favorite crime movies. Orale!
Loosely based on true events, The Stronghold AKA BAC Nord is the latest French crime thriller that's definitely worth your time.
Did you ever wonder why some people are more obedient? Experimenter follows real and fascinating research of this issue conducted at Yale.
I usually avoid recommending big movies but Saving Mr. Banks is just so damn good and well-written that I had to do something.
If you're looking for a movie that will keep your attention, you've found it in 13 Hours. Extremely well-crafted, exciting, and respectful, it's a must-see.
Based on the incredible life of Bobby Fischer, Pawn Sacrifice is one of those thoroughly engaging biopics that you can watch anytime.
Based on an true story about one of the most daring rescue missions in history, Disney's The Finest Hours is a flawed albeit watchable epic.
Failing to establish an engaging narrative despite the potency of the source material, 12 Strong is a barely watchable war movie with silly action.
With an honest and down-to-earth approach, Clubbed is an engaging and gritty thriller offering you a look into the world obscured by night, crime and fear.
Dark, gripping, authentic, violent but not celebrating violence, and featuring almost non-stop action, Mosul is simply one of the best war movies.
If you want to know how can a movie about the tedious task of writing a dictionary be so captivating and moving, check out The Professor and the Madman.
If you want to know how the term Stockholm syndrome came to be, check out this easygoing heist movie based on incredible true events.
Suspenseful and personal, The Siege of Jadotville tells a story of an intentionally forgotten real battle without melodrama, amplified by great acting.
Featuring appealing visuals and an incredible story, Vault is a mediocre heist movie with a couple of redeeming qualities that make it worth watching.
Deceptively vibrant and almost cheerful, Last Rampage is an intense thriller based on true events following a group of criminals after a prison break.
Based on the life of Christopher McCandless, Into the Wild is a wanderlust epic firmly rooted in reality with powerful performances and cinematography.
As one of the best movies you've never heard of, Stuart: A Life Backwards is a surprisingly vibrant and entertaining masterpiece based on true events.
If you haven't heard of the Silk Road, an illegal online marketplace this easygoing and vibrant movie with great performances is a good place to start.
Compelling and intense, Le Trou is without a shadow of a doubt the best prison escape movie based on a true story and with an engaging atmosphere.
Based on the life of French criminal Edmond Vidal, Les Lyonais is an engaging crime thriller driven by Gérard Lanvin's compelling performance.
Once you've watched The Nile Hilton Incident, a neo-noir masterpiece with an exotic setting and dark and gritty atmosphere, you'll be left speechless.
Based on a true story of the Battle of Kamdesh, The Outpost is an intense war movie with a foreboding atmosphere soon exploding into non-stop action.
Incredibly intense and nerve-wracking, Escape From Pretoria is a prison break movie based on true events taking place during Apartheid in South Africa.