Catch Me If You Can
Directed by Steven Spielberg, this film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale Jr., who before his 20th birthday posed as a pilot, doctor, and lawyer while committing massive check fraud.
The movie thrillingly portrays his real-life cat-and-mouse chase with an FBI agent.
Argo
Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning thriller is based on the CIA’s ‘Canadian Caper’ during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Six American diplomats were smuggled out of Tehran under the guise of making a sci-fi film, a true story of suspense, deception, and daring rescue.
Goodfellas
Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece recounts the real-life story of mobster Henry Hill, tracing his rise and fall in New York’s organised crime world. Adapted from Nicholas Pileggi’s book Wiseguy, it remains one of the most authentic gangster films ever made.
Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic follows J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led the Manhattan Project and developed the first atomic bomb. Based on the biography American Prometheus, the film explores science, politics, and moral dilemmas behind history’s most destructive weapon.
Hotel Rwanda
This powerful film tells the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who sheltered over a thousand Tutsi and Hutu refugees during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. A deeply moving portrayal of courage and humanity in the face of horror.