Historical Movies 2008 List

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Che R

Based on the life of revolutionary Che Guevara (played by Benicio Del Toro), this film follows the Argentinian from his beginnings as a doctor to his involvement in Cuban politics and his eventual murder in Bolivia.
Ryan Gosling, Steven Soderbergh, Terrence Malick, Benicio Del Toro, Javier Bardem, Benjamin Bratt, Julia Ormond, Franka Potente
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Adam Resurrected

The story focuses on a former Nazi collaborator who later becomes the head of an asylum.
Willem Dafoe, Paul Schrader, Jeff Goldblum, Derek Jacobi, Noah Stollman, Ayelet Zurer, Ulf Israel

Good NR

The story about one man's journey during the Nazi regime set against his chaotic private life.
Miriam Segal, Jason Isaacs, Mark Strong, Viggo Mortensen, Vicente Amorim, John Palermo, John Wrathall
New York / Los Angeles
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W. PG-13

Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. "W" takes viewers through Bush's eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to Bush's decision to invade Iraq.

"W" stars Josh Brolin as George W. Bush, Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, James Cromwell as George Herbert Walker Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush, Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell, Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld, and Ioan Gruffud as Tony Blair.
Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Wright, Jon Kilik, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss, Moritz Borman, Stanley Weiser, Oliver Stone
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The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon Emperor PG-13

Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force... unless the O'Connells can stop him first.
Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers, Maria Bello, Jim Jacks, Bob Ducsay, Jet Li

Battle in Seattle R

Set in 1999, during the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, an eclectic group of demonstrators, including environmental activists, doctors, anarchists, attorneys, eco-terrorists and just plain folks, brings the city to a state of near-chaos, and chases the WTO straight out of town.
Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Ray Liotta, Stuart Townsend, Ashok Amritraj, Vanessa Pereira, Julien Remillard, Charlize Theron

10,000 B.C. PG-13

A prehistoric epic that depicts tribal life at the dawn of modern man and centers on a young mammoth hunter embarking on a journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his dying tribe. In the process, he saves the one he loves.
Roland Emmerich, John Orloff, Harald Kloser, Steven Strait, Cliff Curtis, Omar Sharif, Joel Virgel, Mo Zinal