The Prestige (2006)

Rating 8.4/10
 Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

The rivalry between two magicians is exacerbated when one of them performs the ultimate illusion.

Director:Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay)
Stars: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson 

Nominated for 2 Oscars.
 Top 250 #72  

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

TRUE STORY

Rating: 8.3/10
 The true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina. Paul a hotel manager. He housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.

Director: Terry George
Writers: Keir Pearson, Terry George
Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo and Joaquin Phoenix

Top 250 #118

The Blind Side (2009)

TRUE STORY
Rating: 7.6/10

The story of Michael Oher. Oher is a homeless and traumatized boy. By the love of caring woman and her family he becomes an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick.

Director:
John Lee Hancock
Writers:
John Lee Hancock, Michael Lewis (book)
Stars:
Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw
 
Won Oscar. 

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Historical war movie.

The infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.

 The movie follows the story of two friends which is enriched with love, friendship, war and sufferings. 


Director:
Michael Bay
Writer:
Randall Wallace
Stars:
Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale and Josh Hartnett 


Won Oscar.

United 93 (2006)

Rating: 7.8/10

9/11 attacks on America 


Movie about a real time account of United Flight 93.Its one out of four planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 17 nominations

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Rating: 6.3/10

A movie about effects of global warming.

A climatologist tries to save the world from abrupt global warming. He must get to his young son in New York, which is being taken over by a new ice age.

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations

Inception (2010)

Rating: 8.9/10

Movie about dreams within a dream.

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.

Won 4 Oscars.

2012 (2009)

Rating: 5.9/10


An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

Director:
Roland Emmerich
Writers:
Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser
Stars:
John Cusack, Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor