List of the best Edward Zwick movies: Blood Diamond(2006), Glory(1989), Defiance(2008), Pawn Sacrifice(2014), Love & Other Drugs(2010), About Last Night ...(1986), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back(2016), Having It All(1982) ... ...
Adventure, Drama
USA|Germany|UK
2006
138 Minutes
Director
Leonardo DiCaprio Jennifer Connelly Djimon Hounsou David Harewood Arnold Vosloo Caruso Kuypers Michael Sheen Basil Wallace Ntare Mwine Stephen Collins Jimi Mistry
mercenary fisherman journalist rebel doctor soldier thrilling dark emotional gripping somber south africa motel jail mountain sierra leone diamond investigative journalism journey revolution
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
War, Drama, History
USA
1989
122 Minutes
Director
Matthew Broderick Denzel Washington Morgan Freeman Cary Elwes Jihmi Kennedy Andre Braugher John Finn Alan North Bob Gunton Cliff De Young Christian Baskous
soldier military officer friend slave gravedigger gutsy inspiring military base battlefield hospital maryland south carolina american civil war honor racism slavery social change military quest sacrifice
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
War, Drama, History
USA
2008
136 Minutes
Director
Daniel Craig Liev Schreiber Jamie Bell Alexa Davalos Allan Corduner Mark Feuerstein Tomas Arana Jodhi May Iddo Goldberg Iben Hjejle Martin Hancock
brother jewish man nazi refugee powerful profound brutal poland forest world war ii persecution survival nazis escape quest revenge 1940s
Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Director
Tobey Maguire Peter Sarsgaard Liev Schreiber Michael Stuhlbarg Lily Rabe Robin Weigert Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Aiden Lovekamp Conrad Pla Evelyne Brochu Sophie Nélisse
chess player prodigy young man chess grandmaster russian government official brooding gripping gutsy intense tense emotional united states russia beach auditorium chess tournament bulgaria chess competition
Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Romance, Drama
USA
2010
112 Minutes
Director
Jake Gyllenhaal Anne Hathaway Oliver Platt Hank Azaria Josh Gad Gabriel Macht Judy Greer Jill Clayburgh George Segal Kate Jennings Grant Katheryn Winnick
salesman doctor patient partner love interest free spirit emotional amusing heartwarming chicago bus apartment convention office pittsburgh medicine romance parkinson's disease difficult decision career
In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1986
113 Minutes
Director
Rob Lowe Demi Moore James Belushi Elizabeth Perkins George Di Cenzo Michael Alldredge Robin Thomas Donna Gibbons
love interest girlfriend waitress best friend offbeat cool chicago bar sex love relationships aimless youth sacrifice temptation 1980s
A man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
China|USA
2016
113 Minutes
Director
Tom Cruise Cobie Smulders Aldis Hodge Danika Yarosh Patrick Heusinger Holt McCallany Robert Knepper Austin Hébert Madalyn Horcher Robert Catrini Judd Lormand
investigator army major soldier politician police officer corrupt cop brooding emotional intense diner pentagon prison street car office arrest conspiracy espionage search fighting
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name while on the run as a fugitive from the law.
Romance
1982
100 Minutes
Director
Diane Cannon Barry Newman Hart Bochner Melanie Chartoff Sylvia Sidney Eric Walker Gay Hagen Frank Delsi Andra Millian Richard Hochberg Heather Hobbs
Living two separate lives, a bicoastal fashion designer has a husband in New York and a husband in Los Angeles.