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1	Apollo 13 (1995) more movies like this directed by Ron Howard featuring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan "Houston, we have a problem." Those words were immortalized during the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis, and the suspense, fear, and excitement of those days are captured in Ron Howard's epic recreation of the 1970 crisis. When the commander of the original mission Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), bows out due to possible exposure to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
2	Band of Brothers (2001) more movies like this Executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks for HBO, Band of Brothers is a ten-part miniseries based on the book Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose. The series dramatically re-creates the path of Easy Company, an elite paratrooper unit, from their basic ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $54.00!
3	The Miracle Worker (1962) more movies like this directed by Arthur Penn featuring Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine Based on William Gibson's Broadway play and retaining its acclaimed cast, Arthur Penn's The Miracle Worker tells the true story of Helen Keller (Patty Duke), an Alabama girl struck blind and deaf as a baby after an elevated fever. Enter Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft), a partially-blind woman assigned the task of teaching Helen sign language. After ... see all copies from $3.98! new only from $10.00!
4	Iron Jawed Angels (2004) more movies like this directed by Katja von Garnier featuring Hilary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Julia Ormond, Anjelica Huston, Molly Parker German filmmaker Katja von Garnier directs the HBO original movie Iron Jawed Angels, inspired by a pivotal chapter in American history. Hilary Swank plays Alice Paul, an American feminist who risked her life to fight for women's citizenship and the right to vote. She founded the separatist National Woman's Party and wrote the first equal rights ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $7.58!
5	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) more movies like this directed by Clint Eastwood featuring Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jack Thompson, Lady Chablis, Alison Eastwood Clint Eastwood directed this adaptation of John Berendt's non-fiction best-seller about a Savannah, Georgia, murder case. When this film was released, Berendt's book had been on best-seller lists for four years. As the film begins, New York journalist John Kelso (John Cusack), alter ego of author Berendt, arrives in Savannah to do a brief Town and ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.22!
6	Dog Day Afternoon (1975) more movies like this directed by Sidney Lumet featuring Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Sully Boyar, Chris Sarandon Based on a true 1972 story, Sidney Lumet's 1975 drama chronicles a unique bank robbery on a hot summer afternoon in New York City. Shortly before closing time, scheming loser Sonny (Al Pacino) and his slow-witted buddy, Sal (John Cazale), burst into a Brooklyn bank for what should be a run-of-the-mill robbery, but everything goes wrong, beginning ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $10.88!
7	The Last King of Scotland (2006) more movies like this directed by Kevin MacDonald featuring Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney Director Kevin MacDonald teams with screenwriter Jeremy Brock to adapt Giles Foden's novel detailing the brutal reign of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin as seen through the eyes of his personal physician. James McAvoy stars as the doctor who slowly realizes that he is trapped in an inescapable nightmare, and Forest Whitaker assumes the role of the ... see all copies from $6.17! new only from $14.99!
8	Hoosiers (1986) more movies like this directed by David Anspaugh featuring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons An unexpected late-1986 box-office hit, Hoosiers tells the true story of a group of underdogs who become champions. Set in the 1950s, Hoosiers is about a hard-luck, unemployed college basketball coach (Gene Hackman) who gets a chance to coach a small-town Indiana high-school basketball team. Facing resentment from the community and the team itself ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.49!
9	Syriana (2005) more movies like this directed by Stephen Gaghan featuring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt Oil drives greed in Oscar-winning Traffic screenwriter Stephen Gaghan's labyrinthine sophomore directorial effort that traces the corruption of the global oil industry from the backrooms of Washington, D.C., to the petroleum-rich fields of the Middle East. Based in part on the writings of former CIA case officer Robert Baer, Syriana combines ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99!
10	Erin Brockovich (2000) more movies like this directed by Steven Soderbergh featuring Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones Julia Roberts stars in this legal drama based on the true story of a woman who helped win the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit. Erin Brockovich (Roberts) is a single mother of three who, after losing a personal injury lawsuit, asks her lawyer, Ed Masry (Albert Finney), if he can help her find a job. Ed gives her work as a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95!
11 view cover	World Trade Center (2006) more movies like this directed by Oliver Stone featuring Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff Director Oliver Stone once again offers a powerful and provocative story based on real-life events in this drama. Sergeant John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and William J. Jimeno (Michael Pena) were two officers assigned to New York City's Port Authority who were working their beats on a quiet day in early fall when they received an emergency call. ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $2.99!
12 view cover	Coach Carter (2005) more movies like this directed by Thomas Carter featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown, Ashanti, Debbi Morgan The true-life story of a coach who tries to teach his players that there's more to life than basketball is brought to the screen in this sports drama. Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) was once a star player on the Richmond High School basketball team in Richmond, CA, and years later, after establishing himself in publishing and marketing, he returns ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95!
13 view cover	The Scarlet and the Black (1983) more movies like this directed by Jerry London featuring Gregory Peck Gregory Peck had made scattered television appearances before, but the 3-hour Scarlet and the Black was his first starring assignment in a made-for-TV movie. Peck plays Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, a real-life cleric who, during World War II, rescued thousands of escaped POWs from the Gestapo. Christopher Plummer co-stars as the Rome-based SS ... see all copies from $5.14! new only from $9.58!
14 view cover	Stand and Deliver (1988) more movies like this directed by Ramon Menendez featuring Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna de Soto, Andy Garcia, Will Gotay Edward James Olmos portrays the real-life Jaime Escalante, a no-nonsense mathematic teacher in a tough East LA high school. Handed a classroom full of "losers" and "unteachables," Escalante is determined to turn his young charges' lives around. Drawing from his own cultural heritage, Escalante forms a bond with his largely Hispanic student body, ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.44!
15 view cover	The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) more movies like this directed by Charles Walters featuring Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley, Sr., Jack Kruschen, Hermione Baddeley Meredith Willson's second Broadway hit (the first and biggest was The Music Man) proved a lucrative vehicle for the equally unsinkable Debbie Reynolds. Based on a true story, the film casts Debbie as hoydenish Molly Brown, who wangles her way into Denver High Society when she marries "overnight millionaire" Johnny Brown (Harve Presnell). When the ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $16.32!
16 view cover	Awakenings (1990) more movies like this directed by Penny Marshall featuring Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller Based on a true story as related by neurologist Oliver Sacks, Awakenings stars Robin Williams as the Sacks counterpart, here named Dr. Malcolm Sayer. Something of a klutz and naif, Dr. Sayer takes a job at a Bronx psychiatric hospital in 1969. Here he's put in charge of several seemingly catatonic patients who, under Sayer's painstaking guidance, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.91!
17 view cover	A Civil Action (1998) more movies like this directed by Steven Zaillian featuring Kathy Bates, John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek Directed by Schindler's List screenwriter Steve Zaillian, this courtroom drama is based on a true story and non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr. The case revolves around an incident in 1979 in East Woburn, MA, where two drinking wells supplying water to the town were found to be contaminated with industrial solvents. When toxic waste was discovered ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95!
18 view cover	The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952) more movies like this directed by John Brahm featuring Gilbert Roland, Angela Clarke, Frank Silvera, Jay Novello, Richard Hale Like its spiritual predecessor Song of Bernadette, Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima is based on a true story. The year is 1917: the place, Fatima, Portugal. While tending sheep, three farm children (Susan Whitney, Sherry Jackson and Sammy Ogg) claim to see a vision of the Virgin Mary. The local adults insist that the kids keep quiet about this vision ... see all copies from $14.66! new only from $14.66!
19 view cover	Quiz Show (1994) more movies like this directed by Robert Redford featuring John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer It's 1958, and the producers of the quiz show 21 have a problem. Their current champ, Herbert Stempel (John Turturro), has a phenomenal memory and a broad range of knowledge. He's also a pudgy loudmouth with a grating personality, so Herbert is encouraged to "take a dive" and allow Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome and charming ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
20 view cover	All the President's Men (1976) more movies like this directed by Alan J. Pakula featuring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jr. Conspiracy film specialist Alan J. Pakula turned journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their Watergate investigation into one of the hit films of Bicentennial year 1976. While researching a story about a botched 1972 burglary of Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex, green Washington Post ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.73!
21 view cover	Lean on Me (1989) more movies like this directed by John G. Avildsen featuring Morgan Freeman, Robert Guillaume, Beverly Todd, Lynne Thigpen, Jermaine Hopkins After earning rave notices for powerful supporting turns as a pimp in Street Smart (1987) and an alcohol abuse counselor in Clean and Sober (1988), actor Morgan Freeman began his ascent to stardom with this, his first lead role in a major motion picture. Freeman is real-life high school principal Joe Clark, a tough, harsh educator and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.09!
22 view cover	Hotel Rwanda (2004) more movies like this directed by Terry George featuring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte, Jean Reno Hotel Rwanda tackles one of the most horrifically ugly events in recent history, when the Hutu extremists of Rwanda initiated a terrifying campaign of genocide, massacring hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis (who had been given power by the departed Belgian colonists), while the rest of the world looked on and did nothing. Don Cheadle stars ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90!
23 view cover	A Man Called Peter (1955) more movies like this directed by Henry Koster featuring Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau, Jill Esmond, Les Tremayne, Billy Chapin A Man Called Peter is the story of Scottish-born Presbyterian minister and world-renowned author Peter Marshall, here played by Richard Todd. In his youth, Marshall moves to Washington DC, where he becomes pastor of the Church of the Presidents. His wisdom and conviction enables Marshall to communicate with men of all faiths. In private life, the ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $11.05!
24 view cover	La Bamba (1987) more movies like this directed by Luis Valdez featuring Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna de Soto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, Joe Pantoliano Lou Diamond Phillips plays legendary 1950s rocker Ritchie Valens (born Ricardo Valenzuela), in this musical biography. Before scoring radio and concert success with hits like "La Bamba", "C'mon Let's Go", and "Donna", Valens was a 15-year-old migrant worker who worked with his mother Connie (Rosana De Soto). Valens' half-brother Bob Morales (Esai ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.07!
25 view cover	The Hiding Place (1975) more movies like this directed by James F. Collier featuring Julie Harris, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'Connell, Jeanette Clift, Robert Rietty Produced by Billy Graham's Evangelistic Association and based on an autobiographical novel by Corrie Ten Boom, The Hiding Place is an account of a Dutch family who risk their lives by offering a safe haven for Jews during World War II. Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide see all copies from $6.99! new only from $11.05!

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