New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle...

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Whe...

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis ...

From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. A...

The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Nén...

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a litt...

In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selb...

A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wi...

September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock F...

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the l...

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a rewar...

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To dis...

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up tem...

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths...

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow rec...

The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massa...

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major...

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the ea...

Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide t...

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the...