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.

8 Mile

IMDB: 7.2/10

Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.

Watchmen

IMDB: 7.6/10

In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.

Atonement

IMDB: 7.8/10

Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Se, jie

IMDB: 7.5/10

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

IMDB: 7.8/10

The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, their homeland, from the dragon Smaug.

The Band Wagon

IMDB: 7.4/10

An aging movie star uncertain of his future teams up with a top ballerina to headline a new Broadway musical, but the pretentiously artistic goals of its director threaten to change it beyond recognition.

Blade Runner

IMDB: 8.1/10

A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.