The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Release Date: 12 December 2008
Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Plot: A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates

 

Igby Goes Down (2002)

Genre: Comedy | Drama
Plot: A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations
Cast: Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Amanda Peet, Jeff Goldblum, Susan Sarandon.

28 Weeks Later (2007)

Release Date: 11 May 2007
Genre: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Plot: Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes to plan.
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Rose Byrne...

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Genre: Action | Drama | War
Plot: During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 32 nominations
Cast: Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper...

From Hell

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The infamous Jack the Ripper case set in London of 1888. The Ripper has been running amok in the Whitechapel district murdering and dissecting prostitutes. Scotland Yard Inspector Fred Abberline, aided by his partner, Peter Godley, are on the case to figure out who this serial killer is and why he is killing these women in such a brutal manner. Abberline is an opium addict and when "chasing the dragon" he is able to have visions of the future, a certain psychic ability that allows him to solve cases. As Abberline and Godley investigate the crimes, they become acquainted with the prostitutes who were friends and colleagues of the victims. Abberline begins to fall in love with Mary Kelly, one of the prostitutes, or as the nobles called them "unfortunates", being hunted down by Jack the Ripper. Abberline digs deeper and deeper into the conspiracy and attempts to solve the case before Mary Kelly is the next victim.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120681/

History of the World (1981)

Director: Mel Brooks
Genre: Comedy
Plot: From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ridiculous but never serious...
Cast: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn...