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Straight Outta Compton, 2h27
Directed by F. Gary Gray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Dance films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about racism, Hip hop films, Musical films, Gangster films, HIV/AIDS in film
Actors Aldis Hodge, Paul Giamatti, Neil Brown, Jr., O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell

In 1986, Eric "Eazy-E" Wright enters a crack-house to sell drugs, but, it is soon raided by the police, who gain entry into the house via a battering ram. Eazy escapes through the house's rear window. Later, Eazy goes to a club with Lorenzo "MC Ren" Patterson to see friends Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson and Antoine "DJ Yella" Carraby, who perform the song "Gangsta Gangsta", while Eazy and Ren stand in the audience. After Dre leaves the club, he is arrested after breaking up a fight involving his brother, Tyree. Eazy bails him out the next day. The next morning, Dre talks to Eazy about investing money into a start-up record label, in order to record a track that Cube has written. Cube and Dre want rappers H.B.O.(Homeboys Only) to record the track. Eazy agrees to fund the project. After a conflict arises during the recording session, H.B.O. leaves and Dre convinces Eazy to perform the track. They record and release "Boyz-n-the-Hood". Jerry Heller approaches Eazy and asks if he can be their manager. The group accepts Heller's offer. While performing "Dopeman", they garner the attention of Bryan Turner, a producer at Priority Records, with which they sign. Afterwards, N.W.A commences recording their debut album, "Straight Outta Compton", with Heller. During one of the sessions, they are harassed by some police officers. Frustrated by the situation, Cube writes "Fuck tha Police".
The Vow
The Vow (2012)
, 1h44
Directed by Michael Sucsy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Wendy Crewson, Jessica Lange

Paige Collins (Rachel McAdams) and her husband Leo (Channing Tatum) come out of a movie theater. On their way home, at a stop sign, Paige unbuckles her seatbelt to lean over and kiss Leo. At that very moment, a truck rams their car from behind and Paige crashes through the windshield. Both of them are rushed to the emergency room, and as Leo, in a voice-over talks about how "moments of impact help in finding who we are" the movie cuts to how Paige and Leo first met. The scenes of how they courted, proposed and married at the Art Institute of Chicago and share a kiss under the Cloud Gate are interwoven with the present.
The Pianist, 2h24
Directed by Roman Polanski
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes French war films, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about religion, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Michał Żebrowski

In September 1939, Władysław Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Polish-Jewish pianist, is playing live on the radio in Warsaw when the station is bombed during Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland which caused the outbreak of World War II. Hoping for a quick victory, Szpilman celebrates with his posh family at home when learning that Britain and France have declared war on Germany. German troops soon enter Warsaw and the Nazi authorities implement measures to identify, isolate, financially ruin and reduce the Jewish population in Warsaw. Jews are ordered to provide their own identifying armbands with the Star of David.
12 Years a Slave, 2h13
Directed by Steve McQueen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Children's films
Actors Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti

In 1841, Solomon Northup is a free African-American man working as a violinist, who lives with his wife, Anne Hampton, and two children, Margaret and Alonzo, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Two men, Brown and Hamilton, offer him a two-week job as a musician if he will travel to Washington, D.C., with them. Once there, they drug Northup and deliver him to a slave pen owned by James Burch.
Walk the Line, 2h16
Directed by James Mangold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Hailey Anne Nelson, Dallas Roberts

The film opens in 1968, as an audience of inmates at Folsom State Prison cheer for Johnny Cash's band as he waits backstage near a table saw, reminding him of his early life.
Watchmen
Watchmen (2009)
, 2h43
Directed by Zack Snyder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Biography, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Politique, Mars in film, Superhero films, Political films, Dystopian films, Alternate history films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Space opera, White House in fiction
Actors Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

The "Minutemen", a team of costumed crime fighters, was formed in 1939 in response to a rise in costumed gangs and criminals; the "Watchmen" was similarly formed decades later. Their existence has dramatically affected world events: in particular, Doctor Manhattan's superpowers help the United States win the Vietnam War, resulting in President Richard Nixon being reelected. Doctor Manhattan gives the West a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union, which by the 1980s threatens to escalate the Cold War into a nuclear war. During that time, growing anti-vigilante sentiment in the country leads to masked crime-fighters being outlawed. While many of the heroes retire, Doctor Manhattan and the Comedian operate as government-sanctioned agents, and Rorschach continues to operate outside the law.
Dangerous Minds, 1h39
Directed by John N. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Robin Bartlett, Courtney B. Vance, Beatrice Winde, John Neville

LouAnne (Michelle Pfeiffer), a discharged U.S. Marine, applies for a teaching job in High School, and is surprised and pleased to be offered the position with immediate effect. Showing up the next day to begin teaching, however, she finds herself confronted with a classroom of tough, sullen teenagers, all from lower-class and underprivileged backgrounds, involved in gang warfare and drug pushing, flatly refusing to engage with anything. They immediately coin the nickname "White Bread" for LouAnne, due to her race and apparent lack of authority, to which LouAnne responds by returning the next day in a leather jacket and teaching them karate. The students show some interest in such activities, but immediately revert to their former behavior when LouAnne tries to teach the curriculum.
Hacksaw Ridge, 2h11
Directed by Mel Gibson
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about domestic violence, Political films
Actors Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey, Mel Gibson

Desmond Doss, fils d'un ancien soldat de la Première Guerre mondiale, veut apporter sa pierre à l'édifice lorsqu'éclate la guerre du Pacifique. En tant qu'objecteur de conscience, il souhaite s'engager mais refuse de tuer ou de porter une arme au combat en raison de ses croyances adventistes. Après de difficiles négociations avec l'armée, il est finalement affecté au poste d'auxiliaire sanitaire.
Rocketman
Rocketman (2019)
, 2h1
Directed by Dexter Fletcher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Stephen Graham, Gemma Jones

Elton John fait irruption à une réunion des alcooliques anonymes, habillé avec un costume de scène orange extravagant. Il se livre sur ses excès et ses addictions (drogues, médicaments, sexe et alcool). Il raconte à l'assemblée l’absence de son père et les rapports parfois compliqués avec sa mère Sheila Eileen. Enfant, le jeune Reginald Dwight intègre la prestigieuse Royal Academy of Music où il montre ses talents au piano. Il développe peu à peu un gout pour l'excentricité et le rock 'n' roll. Quelques années plus tard, il rencontre le parolier Bernie Taupin. Ce dernier écrit les paroles, Elton les met ensuite en musique. La collaboration dure des années. Alors qu'Elton cache son homosexualité, il vit cependant une liaison compliquée avec son manager John Reid et fait un « faux mariage » avec Renate Blauel. Il va mettre quelques années à avouer son orientation sexuelle à ses proches.
Alexander
Alexander (2004)
, 2h55
Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Politique, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, Films about royalty, LGBT-related film
Actors Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Connor Paolo, Jared Leto, Rosario Dawson

The film is based on the life of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, who conquered Asia Minor, Egypt, Persia and part of ancient India. Shown are some of the key moments of Alexander's youth, his invasion of the mighty Persian Empire and his death. It also outlines his early life, including his difficult relationship with his father Philip II of Macedonia, his strained feeling towards his mother Olympias, the unification of the Greek city-states and the two Kingdoms (Macedonia and Epirus) under the Hellenic League, and the conquest of the Persian Empire in 331 BC. It also details his plans to reform his empire and the attempts he made to reach the end of the then known world.
Unbroken
Unbroken (2014)
, 2h17
Directed by Angelina Jolie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Athletics films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Jack O'Connell, Garrett Hedlund, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Jai Courtney, John Magaro

The film opens showing Louis "Louie" Zamperini flying as a bombardier of a United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber, during an April 1943 bombing mission against the Japanese-held island of Nauru. The plane is badly damaged in combat, with a number of the crew injured. The hydraulics of the plane are shot and damaged, but the pilot, Phil, manages to bring it to a stop at the end of the runway thanks to a flat tire.
Ip Man 3
Ip Man 3 (2015)

Directed by Wilson Yip
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Historical
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Patrick Tam, Bryan Leung, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Lo Mang

En 1959, Ip Man vit à Hong Kong avec sa femme et son deuxième fils. Vivant de ses cours de wing chun, il va se retrouver à protéger l'école de son fils d'un promoteur américain prêt à tout pour acheter le terrain. Il va alors voir apparaître un rival, Cheung Tin-chi, aussi doué en wing chun mais très pauvre.
Evita
Evita (1996)
, 2h14
Directed by Alan Parker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical theatre, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail, Peter Polycarpou, Adrià Collado

In a cinema in Buenos Aires on July 26, 1952, a film is interrupted when the news breaks of the death of Eva Perón, Argentina's first lady, at the age of 33. The nation goes into public mourning. Ché, a member of the public, marvels at the spectacle and promises to show how Eva did "nothing, for years." The rest of the film follows Eva Duarte (later Eva Duarte de Perón) from her humble beginnings as an illegitimate child of a lower class woman to her rise to become First Lady and Spiritual Leader of the Nation of Argentina, with Ché assuming many different guises throughout Eva's story.
Lion
Lion (2016)
, 1h58
Directed by Garth Davis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Priyanka Bose, Deepti Naval

Saroo, un enfant indien de cinq ans très pauvre qui habite avec sa mère, son grand frère et sa petite sœur dans le quartier de Ganesh Talai à Khandwa dans l'État du Madhya Pradesh, va aider son grand frère Guddu à la gare de Khandwa. De là, ils prennent un train pour une autre ville. Saroo, fatigué du trajet, s'endort. À l'arrivée, Guddu dit à son petit frère qu'il va travailler et lui demande de venir l'aider, mais Saroo, encore endormi, le supplie de lui permettre de dormir encore ; son frère le laisse tout seul sur un banc dans la gare en lui disant d'attendre son retour.
American Made, 1h55
Directed by Doug Liman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Comedy, Action, Historical, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright, Domhnall Gleeson, Jayma Mays, Lola Kirke, Jesse Plemons

Mena tells the story of Barry Seal, a TWA pilot who is recruited by the CIA to give recognition against the emerging communist threat in Central America. Seal is in charge of a major CIA covert operation in US history, a feat that led the Medellin cartel and nearly brought down the White House under President Ronald Reagan because of the Iran scandal.