Planet of the Apes (1968)
An astronaut crew crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The story of T E Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War
A Place in the Sun (1951)
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women
Che! (1969)
An intentionally noncommittal version of the Cuban revolution told through flashbacks, the film recounts Ches switch from doctor to politico in Castros campaign
Showing Roots (2016)
Set in the year 1977, two women look to integrate their small town, inspired by the miniseries Roots as it hits the airwaves