12 Years a Slave
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Why you'll love it
This powerful film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and tells the true story of Solomon Northup, a free man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.
The King's Speech
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter
The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
Why you'll love it
This film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and tells the story of King George VI's efforts to overcome his speech impediment with the help of a speech therapist.
Moonlight
Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Why you'll love it
An Academy Award winner for Best Picture, this film explores themes of identity, family, and love through the life of a young black man.
The Shape of Water
Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Why you'll love it
This film won multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and tells a unique love story between a mute woman and a mysterious aquatic creature.
Birdman
Caroline Christl Long
A portrait of Robert, a troubled but poetic soul struggling with his purgatorial existence in a hackney scrapyard.
Why you'll love it
An innovative film that won several Oscars, including Best Picture, it follows a washed-up actor trying to revive his career on Broadway.