The Prestige

IMDB: 8.5/10

Rival 19th-century magicians engage in a bitter battle for trade secrets.

Saw II

IMDB: 6.6/10

A detective and his team must rescue 8 people trapped in a factory by a man known as Jigsaw.

Into the Wild

IMDB: 8.1/10

After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

Kon-Tiki

IMDB: 7.1/10

In 1947, with five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific.

Shichinin no samurai (AKA: Seven Samurai)

IMDB: 8.6/10

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.

Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (AKA: Curse of the Golden Flower)

IMDB: 7.0/10

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

Léon (1994) (AKA: Léon: The Professional)

IMDB: 8.5/10

12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.

Män som hatar kvinnor (AKA: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

IMDB: 7.8/10

Influential industrialist Vanger's niece Harriet disappeared under mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. As a last attempt at solving the case, he hires investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist.