Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.

Explore the life of Flannery O’Connor whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published before...

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary ...

Clara Immerwahr and her husband to be Fritz Haber are both young and gifted chemists. Their struggle...

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother ...

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destro...

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pur...

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by...

A documentary that traces the life and times of Bhagat Singh, a committed Marxist who most ably exem...

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their b...

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident...

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport ...

The first ascent of the Matterhorn was made on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper, Francis Douglas, Cha...

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show ...

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeatin...

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his h...

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not...

Krotoa, a feisty, bright, 11-year-old girl is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan va...