Death on the Nile (2022)
"Death on the Nile is a live action movie based on Agatha Christie's famous book of the same name. In this mystery, Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), a detective, becomes wrapped up in a murder on a glamorous boat during a wealthy couple's honeymoon. The picture-perfect honeymoon soon becomes filled with tragic death and looming fear."
Jennifer's Body (2009)
"A newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?"
The Lighthouse (2019)
"Lighthouse keepers ("wickies") Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) and Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) spend an increasingly tense month together tending a remote lighthouse off the coast of New England. Long-standing tensions finally erupt into an flurry of drinking and violence. Shot in black and white and filled with pirate-like accents, sea shanties, and mythological symbolism, this film was written, directed, and produced by Robert Eggers, who also made The Witch and The Northman."
El Camino (2007)
"Saslaya, a 12-year-old girl, escapes from her native Nicaragua with her little brother in search of their mother, who emigrated 8 years ago to neighboring Costa Rica. The film merges a reality for many children in Nicaragua with poetry and fiction. The director Yasin Gutiérrez has conducted years of research on the children left behind by immigrants."
Yasi has an interesting background and other superb films. Here is a link if you want to read more about her: http://www.ishtaryasin.com/bio.html
This film can be used for different subjects such as, immigration, children, social issues, Central American Studies, and more.
The Maze Runner: The Death Cure
"The thrilling sci-fi series comes to an end with this action-packed tale based on the third and final book in James Dashner's trilogy of young adult novels. The heroic Thomas and his friends undertake a dangerous mission to bring down the evil agency WCKD once and for all. But is Thomas also the key to a cure for the deadly virus that turns humans into zombie-like monsters? This film is filled with action and suspense as these friends navigate challenges, betrayal, and opposition."
Emma (2020)
"Emma is a 2020 period romantic comedy film directed by Autumn de Wilde, from a screenplay by Eleanor Catton, based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel of the same name. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Miss Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy and elegant young woman living with her father in Regency-era England who amuses herself with matchmaking and meddles in the romantic lives of those closest to her."
Groundhog Day (1993)
"A cynical TV weatherman finds himself reliving the same day over and over again when he goes on location to the small town of Punxsutawney to film a report about their annual Groundhog Day. His predicament drives him to distraction, until he sees a way of turning the situation to his advantage."
