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The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

2015 · Kyle Patrick Alvarez

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007 · Shekhar Kapur

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The New World

The New World

2005 · Terrence Malick

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Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do
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The Libertine

The Libertine

2004 · Laurence Dunmore

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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Remake

Remake

2003 · Dino Mustafic

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El viaje de Carol

El viaje de Carol

2002 · Imanol Uribe

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Dôran

Dôran

1980 · Shirō Moritani

WorldDramaHistoryWar
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Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.

Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.

2001 · Claude Lanzmann

IndieWorldDocumentaryHistoryWar
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Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

2002 · Paul Greengrass

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The Warrior

The Warrior

2001 · Sung Soo Kim

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Mad Love

Mad Love

2001 · Vicente Aranda

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Asoka

Asoka

2001 · Santosh Sivan

WorldActionBiographyDrama
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Lumumba

Lumumba

2000 · Raoul Peck

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The Lady and the Duke

The Lady and the Duke

2001 · Éric Rohmer

WorldDramaHistoryRomance
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Shadow Magic

Shadow Magic

2000 · Ann Hu

IndieDramaHistoryRomance
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One Day in September

One Day in September

1999 · Kevin Macdonald

IndieDocumentaryHistorySport
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