Moonlight (2017)

Director: Barry Jenkins

Star Cast: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert

Moonlight is a coming-of-age drama based on Chiron and his three stages of life - youth, adolescence and early adulthood. If the protagonist's struggle with his sexuality and identity doesn't make you weep then I am sure the emotional and physical abuse he goes through will definitely make you grab a tissue or two.

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Spotlight (2016)

Director: Tom McCarthy

Star Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian d'Arcy James

Starring Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton, this brilliant film by Tom McCarthy is an investigative drama about journalists uncovering the truth. Based on true events, the Oscar-winning film is about a team of journalists from The Boston Globe's Spotlight section, looking for answers and evidence to break the silence regarding widespread and systematic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests. The truth will leave you mortified!

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Birdman (2015)

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Star Cast: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Stone

...or an unexpected virtue of ignorance, is a dark comedy-drama based on the life of a washed off actor named Riggan Thomson ― popularly known for his role as a Birdman in the '90s ― trying to fit in Broadway super-realism style later in his career. The film will not only teach you more about the life of actors but also give you a rather bleak insight into what a single role can do to them. So, hold steady because you are in for emotional mayhem.

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12 Years A Slave (2014)

Director: Steve McQueen

Star Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Ashley Dyke

An adaptation from the 1853 slave memoir, Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northup is a biographical period film that will take you back to the age when humanity wept and freedom suffered. Northup, a well-to-do free African-American is taken away from his family when he is deceived by two conmen and sold into slavery. It took him 12 years to be a free man again and it will take you about an eternity to forget this film. Dive into this one if your patience level is as long as the years we are talking about because it's a fairly long film.

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Argo (2013)

Director: Ben Afflick

Star Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin

Argo is a nail-biting thriller drama based on a true event. When 6 US diplomats get stuck in Tehran, Iran due to ongoing riots in the country, Tony Mendez, a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, exfiltration specialist, played by Ben Afflick is brought in for action. The better news is, he manages to come up with the best-worst idea for the mission. So, get ready and take your seats but trust me, you'll only need the edge.

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The Artist (2012)

Director: Michel Hazanavicius

Star Cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman

This French drama is the story of the relationship between an older silent film star, George Valentin and a rising young actress Peppy Miller stuck in the part-talkies era when silent films were popularly being replaced by the talkies. The actual film is mute, which means it's a; treat for the eyes and easy on your ears. But don't be surprised if you hear a word or two because this oscar-winning film, in fact, was the beginning of the talkies after all.

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The King's Speech (2011)

Director: Tom Hooper

Star Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter

Great leaders are born with a voice that reaches hearts and minds, but not this one. An Oscar-winning film by Tom Hooper is the story of the future King George VI of England who struggles with stammering. Soon to address the nation, he relies on Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist, to overcome the problem. This movie is a light-hearted, emotional and inspiring ride you're bound to remember.

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The Hurt Locker (2010)

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Star Cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty

The Hurt Locker is a 2009 war thriller that follows an Iraq Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team that is being targeted by insurgents in the area. This oscar-winning movie is a full-tilt action piece stacked with horrifying scenes and nerve-racking incidents hard to move on from. One of the best action movies of our time, the film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won six of them.

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Slumdog Millionaire (2009)

Director: Danny Boyle

Star Cast: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan

Filmed in India, Slumdog Millionaire is a loose adaptation of a 2004 novel, Q&A by an Indian author, Vikas Swarup. It is a story of a 18-year-old Jamal Malik from a slum in Mumbai who enters a well-known Q&A contest, Kaun Banega Crorepati? and answers every question correctly. Later accused of cheating, Jamal recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he answered each question. A 2010 Academy Award winner, the movie portrayed the dark reality of Indian slums.

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No Country for Old Men (2008)

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Star Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald

A neo-western thriller based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name, this Oscar-winning film follows three main characters ― Llewelyn Moss, a Vietnam War veteran and welder who stumbles upon a large sum of money in the desert; Anton Chigurh, a mysterious hitman who is tasked with recovering the money; and Ed Tom Bell (Tom Lee Jones), a local sheriff investigating the crime. If you're a sucker for thriller movies, this one is right up your alley.

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The Departed (2007)

Director: Martin Scorsese

Star Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

There's a mob on the loose, an undercover police officer sent on a mission to catch him and a mole set by the mob in the police department. A remake of the Hong Kong film, Infernal Affairs, this oscar-winning movie is a crime thriller that has inspired a lot of modern-day crime dramas. Even the characters are based on real-life people we usually read about in the newspapers. An action-packed film that will get your heart racing.

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Crash (2006)

Director: Paul Haggis

Star Cast: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave

Inspired by a real-life incident, this Academy Award-winning movie features racial and social tension in the underbelly of Los Angeles. With a grand ensemble star cast and a gripping storyline, this crime thriller movie is the perfect portrayal of moral quandaries that change people's lives.

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Million Dollar Baby (2005)

Director: Clint Eastwood

Star Cast: Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman

An American sports drama, Million Dollar Baby is based on short stories by FX Toole, the pen name of a fighting manager and a cutman, Jerry Boyd. The film follows Margaret Fitzgerald ― an underdog amateur boxer ― who is assisted by an underappreciated boxing trainer in order to achieve her dream to play professionally. This oscar-winning film is high on inspiration and energy. So, if you like your movies uplifting and motivating, this should be your first pick.

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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2004)

Director: Peter Jackson

Star Cast: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom

This Academy Award-winning masterpiece is a fantasy adventure film based on the third volume of the same name by JRR Tolkien. Since it's the final film of the trilogy, the stakes are higher than ever. While the forces are joined, Frodo, Sam and Gollum make their way towards Mount Doom in Mordor to destroy the "One Ring". The film is about adventure, loss, suffering and triumph.

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Chicago (2003)

Director: Rob Marshall

Star Cast: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere

Taste the temptation and smell the corruption, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Chicago. This Oscar-winning film is an American musical black comedy crime thriller based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name. It explores themes of celebrity and scandal wrapped around the peppy beats of jazz music. It's surely a theatrical piece of work that will leave a mark.

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A Beautiful Mind (2002)

Director: Ron Howard

Star Cast: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer

There's nothing better than a gifted mind. Or is it? Inspired by a Pulitzer-prize nominated book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar, this Oscar-winning movie revolves around John Nash, a blessed American mathematician who begins to develop paranoid schizophrenia and delusional episodes while working on a mission. Watch this film for a high dose of emotions and drama.

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Gladiator (2001)

Director: Ridley Scott

Star Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen

Gladiator is an epic historical drama following Maximus Decimus Meridus, a Roman General who was betrayed and reduced to slavery in his own kingdom. Disappointed and raged, he becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks for vengeance. With a celebrated star cast and an extraordinary storyline, this Oscar-winning film will win your hearts even before the interval.

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