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Dersu Uzala

Dersu Uzala is a 1975 film by Akira Kurosawa based on Vladimir Arsenyev’s memoir. The story depicts an early 20th-centur...

Adventure Exploration Drama Survival

8.2 Great

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Cast Away

Cast Away depicts the harrowing experience of FedEx employee Chuck Noland who becomes stranded on a deserted island afte...

Adventure Drama Survival Isolation

7.8 Good

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Lion

Lion is a 2016 biographical drama based on Saroo Brierley’s memoir. The film recounts the story of a man who, twenty-fiv...

Drama Australia True Story Family Drama

7.8 Good

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127 Hours

The film chronicles the ordeal of Aron Ralston, who became trapped in Bluejohn Canyon, Utah, following a rockfall on Apr...

Drama Independent Survival Biographical

7.7 Good

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First Man

First Man chronicles the life of Neil Armstrong through the period preceding the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. The film detail...

Drama Emotional Historical Thriller

7.5 Good

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Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence chronicles the 1931 escape of three young Aboriginal Australians – Molly Craig, Daisy Kadibil, and Gr...

Adventure Drama Australia Family

7.5 Good

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Neerja

Neerja is a 2016 biographical thriller based on the true story of Neerja Bhanot, a Pan Am flight attendant. The film fea...

Drama India True Story Thriller

7.5 Good

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Sully

Sully is a biographical drama recounting the events surrounding US Airways Flight 1549’s emergency water landing in the...

Drama Australia Suspense Thriller

7.4 Good

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Molly's Game

Molly’s Game is a 2017 biographical film depicting the story of Molly Bloom, a former skier who established a high-stake...

Drama Crime Thriller Legal Drama

7.4 Good

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Predestination

Predestination is a 2014 science fiction thriller centered around a time-traveling agent tasked with stopping a historic...

Time Travel Drama Australia Dystopian

7.4 Good

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Wild

Wild is a biographical drama based on Cheryl Strayed’s true story. She undertakes an arduous solo hike of nearly 500 mil...

Adventure Drama Survival Biographical

7.3 Good

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Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks chronicles the complex negotiations between author P.L. Travers and Walt Disney regarding the adaptatio...

Classic Family Friendly Drama Australia

7.2 Good

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Boy Erased

Boy Erased depicts the experience of Jared Eamons, a young man pressured by his family to attend a conversion therapy pr...

Drama Australia Coming Of Age Psychological Thriller

6.9 Fair

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Bombshell

Bombshell is a 2019 biographical drama focusing on allegations of sexual harassment against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. Th...

Drama Award Winning True Story Political

6.8 Fair

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Eight Below

Eight Below depicts the perilous struggle for survival experienced by a group of scientists and their Alaskan sled dogs...

Adventure Family Friendly Drama Survival

6.8 Fair

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Concussion

Concussion is a 2015 biographical drama focusing on forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu’s investigation into neurological...

Drama Australia True Crime Suspense

6.7 Fair

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Operation Finale

Operation Finale recounts a 1960 Israeli Mossad mission to apprehend Adolf Eichmann in Argentina. The operation involved...

Drama Espionage Historical Thriller

6.7 Fair

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The 33

The 33 recounts the 2010 Copiapó mining accident involving 33 Chilean miners who became trapped within the San José Mine...

Drama Survival Historical Dramatic

6.3 Fair

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Parkland

Parkland depicts the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas, following November 22, 196...

Drama True Story Historical Political

6.2 Fair

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Passengers

Passengers is a 2016 science fiction film centering on two individuals aboard a spacecraft undertaking a century-long vo...

Adventure Action Drama Romance

6.1 Fair