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The Visual Bible: Matthew Poster

#1. The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993)

★ 8.8/10 31 votes

The only dramatization using the actual scriptures...word for word from the New International Version (NIV). In Israel, then known as Judea of the Roman Empire, Nazarene Jesus Christ travels around the country with His disciples preaching to the people about God and salvation of their souls.

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#2. How Did I Come to Fall in Love With You? (1990)

★ 8.8/10 28 votes

The history of Los Bukis, from its humble beginning to its successful tour, going through problems and intrigues.

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#3. Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (1995)

★ 8.8/10 25 votes

The top stars from the original London and Broadway productions join together with a 150-voice chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London's venerated Royal Albert Hall for a truly magical gala performance of Les Misérables. You'll watch and listen time and again to the magnificent Tony Award-winning score as sung by stars forever linked to these roles.

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#4. Schindler's List (1993)

★ 8.6/10 18,128 votes

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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#5. Red Dawn (1990)

★ 8.3/10 166 votes

On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.

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#6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

★ 8.2/10 18,024 votes

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

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#7. Paris Is Burning (1991)

★ 8.0/10 575 votes

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women — including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.

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#8. Braveheart (1995)

★ 7.9/10 11,576 votes

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

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#9. Selena (1997)

★ 7.7/10 1,350 votes

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

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#10. October Sky (1999)

★ 7.7/10 1,521 votes

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

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#11. The Long Walk Home (1990)

★ 7.7/10 168 votes

Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.

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#12. JFK (1991)

★ 7.6/10 2,535 votes

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

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#13. The Last Bolshevik (1994)

★ 7.6/10 22 votes

A documentary on Soviet filmmaker Aleksandr Medvedkin, examining his tumultuous career, the rediscovery of his masterpiece Happiness, and Russia's struggles over the course of the 20th Century.

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#14. Iruvar (1997)

★ 7.6/10 59 votes

A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.

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#15. Malcolm X (1992)

★ 7.6/10 2,024 votes

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

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