The film depicts the early years of Queen Elizabeth I's reign in England during the late 16th century. It begins with the death of Elizabeth's half-sister, Queen Mary I, and Elizabeth's ascension to t
Set in post-Civil War Ohio, "Beloved" tells the story of Sethe (played by Oprah Winfrey), a former slave who escaped from a plantation called Sweet Home with her children. Sethe now lives in a haunted
"The Thin Red Line" is a 1998 war film directed by Terrence Malick, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones. Set during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II, the film follows a gr
In "Shakespeare in Love," the film revolves around the fictionalized love affair between William Shakespeare (played by Joseph Fiennes) and Viola de Lesseps (played by Gwyneth Paltrow), a noblewoman w
The film follows Ahmed ibn Fadlan (played by Antonio Banderas), an Arab poet and diplomat who is exiled from his homeland for seducing a nobleman's wife. He is sent on a mission to the distant and mys
The film follows the life of Joan of Arc (played by Milla Jovovich), a young French peasant girl who claims to have been divinely chosen by God to lead the French army to victory against the English d
The story begins with Anna Leonowens (played by Jodie Foster), a widowed schoolteacher, arriving in Siam (modern-day Thailand) with her young son, Louis. She has been hired by the King of Siam, King M
The movie is set in South Carolina in 1776, where Benjamin Martin (played by Mel Gibson) is a respected farmer and veteran of the French and Indian War who wants nothing more than to live in peace wit
The film begins with the discovery of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba by U-2 reconnaissance flights, sparking a tense standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union. President John F. Kenne
The film begins in 1923 Tennessee, where two young boys, Rafe McCawley (played by Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (played by Josh Hartnett), develop a close friendship while dreaming of becoming pilots.