Cast: Charlton Heston
Jack Hawkins
Haya Harareet
Stephen Boyd
Hugh Griffith

The movie is about a guy Ben Hur at the time of Christ. The story revolves around Ben Hur who is a rich guy but falls in some problems due to his childhood friend. The direction and screenplay is outstanding.  It is in the list of some of my favorite movies. The movie won 11 academy awards for Best Motion Picture, Best Director for William Wyler, Best Leading Actor for Charlton Heston,  Best Supporting Actor for Hugh Griffith, Best Set Decoration, Color for Edward C. Carfagno, William A. Horning, and Hugh Hunt, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Costume Design, Color, Best Special Effects, Best Film Editing for John D. Dunning and Ralph E. Winters, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture; and for Best Sound. It is the only movie with Titanic and Lord of the rings to receive 11 academy awards. What a great movie, a must watch.

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Cast: Kevin Spacey
Annette Bening
Thora Birch
Wes Bentley
Mena Suvari
Chris Cooper
Allison Janney

The movie is about a middle aged guy who finds his life disappointing. He meets his daughter's friend and likes her. That's when the whole drama starts. Kevin Spacey is in a brilliant role. The movie won 5 academy awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Kevin Spacey), Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

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