Das Leben der Anderen (AKA: The Lives of Others)

IMDB: 8.4/10

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

IMDB: 8.3/10

An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

Shutter Island

IMDB: 8.2/10

Two US marshals are sent to a mental institution on an inhospitable island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient.

War, Inc.

IMDB: 5.5/10

A corporation hires a professional assassin to pose as its trade show representative who must organize the wedding of a Middle Eastern pop star, which will allow him the opportunity to kill a Middle Eastern politician.

12 Angry Men

IMDB: 9.0/10

The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.