Moneyball

IMDB: 7.6/10

Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.

Dune

IMDB: 6.3/10

A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.

Avatar

IMDB: 7.9/10

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Hugo

IMDB: 7.5/10

In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

The Last of the Mohicans

IMDB: 7.6/10

Three Mohican trappers agree to protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.

Brokeback Mountain

IMDB: 7.7/10

Two shepherds fall for each other, but their relationship becomes complicated when they both get married to their respective girlfriends.

Winter's Bone

IMDB: 7.1/10

An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.

The Tree of Life

IMDB: 6.8/10

The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.