My short-list
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1.
Pride & Prejudice
(2005)
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice? (127 mins.)
Director: Joe Wright
2.
Love Actually
(2003)
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely and interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England. (135 mins.)
Director: Richard Curtis
3.
Hero
(2002)
One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China. (99 mins.)
Director: Yimou Zhang
4.
Lust, Caution
(2007)
An espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai, in which a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee. (157 mins.)
Director: Ang Lee
5.
The Intouchables
(2011)
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker. (112 mins.)
Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
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