Actress Diane Kruger (1976)

The upcoming action spy film, The 355 (2022), helmed by director Simon Kinberg and written by Theresa Rebeck and Kinberg, follows the story of a group of individuals embroiled in an intense race for a special decryption program drive. This sought-after drive, capable of accessing any digital system on Earth, is presented to criminal mastermind Elijah Clarke by a drug lord at a location 150 mi (240 km) south of Bogotá, Colombia. However, Clarke’s betrayal leads to chaos as he kills the drug lord just as authorities ...

Unknown (2011) is an action-thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The story follows Martin Harris and his wife Liz as they arrive in Berlin for a biotechnology summit. Upon arriving at their hotel, Harris realizes he has left his briefcase at the airport and hastily takes a taxi to retrieve it. However, the taxi is involved in an accident and ends up in the Spree, knocking Harris unconscious. Thankfully, the driver rescues him but quickly disappears from the scene. After four days in a coma, Harris regains consciousness at a hospital and rushes back to his hotel, only to find Liz with another man claiming to be ...

The science fiction drama film, Mr. Nobody (2009), written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael, follows the life of Nemo Nobody. As the last mortal on Earth in a world where humans have achieved quasi-immortality, 118-year-old Nemo’s memories are fading. He shares his life story with a doctor and journalist, discussing his three main loves and the impact of his parents’ divorce on his journey. Throughout the film, the speculative narrative explores alternate life paths resulting from different decisions made by Nemo at ages nine, fifteen, and thirty-four. With a nonlinear structure incorporating the multiverse ...

Inglourious Basterds (2009) is an alternative history war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The plot centers around two intersecting plans to assassinate the leaders of Nazi Germany at a Paris cinema. One operation is carried out by a team of Jewish American soldiers under the command of First Lieutenant Aldo Raine, while the other is led by French Jewish cinema owner Shosanna Dreyfus, seeking revenge for her family’s murder. Both are up against SS colonel Hans Landa, infamous for his brutal persecution of Jews. The title was inspired by a 1978 Euro War film called The Inglorious Bastards, ...

The autobiography film, Goodbye Bafana (2007), was based on the book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend, which was criticized by Anthony Sampson, a longtime friend of Nelson Mandela who has since passed away. In his authorized biography of Mandela, Sampson accused James Gregory (also deceased) of lying and violating Mandela’s privacy in his work. According to Sampson, Gregory did not have a close relationship with Mandela and instead used censored letters to fabricate one. Other prison ...

Director Jon Turteltaub and producer Jerry Bruckheimer released National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), an American action-adventure film. The story takes place five days after the Civil War’s end, as John Wilkes Booth and Michael O’Laughlen, members of the KGC, ask Thomas Gates to decipher a message copied into Booth’s diary. Though Thomas decodes the Playfair cipher, he realizes that Booth and O’Laughlen have ulterior motives to aid the Confederacy. In a race against time, Thomas burns the cipher pages and shares the keyword with his son ...

Troy (2004) is an epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by David Benioff. Set in 1250 BC, the film tells the story of King Agamemnon’s quest to unite the Greek kingdoms. The heroic warrior Achilles fights for Agamemnon, despite his disdain for the king’s tyrannical ways. Meanwhile, Prince Hector of Troy and his brother Paris are negotiating a peace treaty with Menelaus, King of Sparta. However, Paris begins an affair with Menelaus’ wife, Queen Helen, and smuggles her aboard his ship as they return home. Hector reluctantly ...

National Treasure (2004), an American action-adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures, tells the story of Benjamin Franklin Gates. He is an American historian and treasure hunter who was taught by his grandfather, John, about a secret clue passed down from Charles Carroll in 1832. According to the story, this clue leads to a hidden treasure in America that was left behind by the Knights Templar, Founding Fathers, and Freemasons. Despite Ben’s belief in the tale, his father Patrick remains skeptical and dismisses it as nonsense. Along with his friend Riley Poole, a computer expert, Ben leads an expedition funded by Ian Howe to search for the Charlotte – a ...

The French film, Michel Vaillant (2003), stars Sagamore Stévenin and Diane Kruger. It tells the story of events surrounding the 24 hours of Le Mans race, which is based on a popular comic featuring the character, Michel Vaillant. The racing team, Vaillante, owned and operated by the Vaillant family has a rich history of success in various motor sports for many years. Michel Vaillant, the son of founder and owner Henri and younger brother of manager Jean-Pierre, is their most renowned driver. One night, Michel’s mother Élisabeth has a nightmare about her son’s ...