Valkyrie (2008)

Director: Bryan Singer
Writers : Christopher McQuarrie & (written by)
Cast:
Tom Cruise
Kenneth Branagh
Bill Nighy
Tom Wilkinson
Carice van Houten
Thomas Kretschmann
Terence Stamp
Eddie Izzard
Kevin McNally
Christian Berkel
Jamie Parker
David Bamber
Tom Hollander
David Schofield
Kenneth Cranham
Release Date: USA 25 December 2008
Tagline: Many saw evil. They dared to stop it.
Awards: 8 nominations

Plot: Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

Original Sin (2001)

Director: Michael Cristofer
Writers: Cornell Woolrich (novel), Michael Cristofer (screenplay)
Cast:
Antonio Banderas
Angelina Jolie
Thomas Jane
Release Date: USA 31 July 2001
Tagline: Obsession. Lies. Desire. Lust... more

Plot: A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

Awards: 1 nomination
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Terminator Salvation (2009)

Director: McG
Writers: John D. Brancato & Michael Ferris
Cast:
Christian Bale
Sam Worthington
Moon Bloodgood
Helena Bonham Carter
Anton Yelchin
Jadagrace
Bryce Dallas Howard
Common
Release Date: USA 21 May 2009
Tagline: The End Begins more

Plot: After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.

The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)

Director: Niels Mueller
Writers: Kevin Kennedy, Niels Mueller
Cast:
Sean Penn
Naomi Watts
Don Cheadle
Jack Thompson
Brad William Henke
Nick Searcy
Michael Wincott
Mykelti Williamson
April Grace
Release Date: USA 29 December 2004 (limited)
Tagline:

The mad story of a true man. more
Plot: Based on real life events, Assassination is set in 1974 and centers on a businessman who decides to take extreme measures to achieve his American dream.

Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations

The Matador (2005)

Director: Richard Shepard
Writer: Richard Shepard
Cast:
Pierce Brosnan
Arlin Miller
Azucena Medina
Jonah Meyerson
Wiveca Bonerais
Greg Kinnear
Hope Davis
Adam Scott
Portia Dawson
Release Date: 27 January 2006 (USA)
Tagline: A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...

Plot: A globetrotting hitman and a crestfallen businessman meet in a hotel bar in Mexico City in an encounter that draws them together in a way neither expected.

Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Director: Tom Tykwer
Writers: Andrew Birkin (screenplay) & Bernd Eichinger (screenplay)
Cast:
Ben Whishaw
Alan Rickman
Dustin Hoffman
Rachel Hurd-Wood
Release Date: 5 January 2007 (USA)
Tagline: He lived to find beauty. He killed to possess it.
Plot:

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.

Awards: 12 wins & 12 nominations
(source: imdb)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay) Upton Sinclair (novel)
Cast:
Daniel Day-Lewis
Barry Del Sherman
Paul F. Tompkins
Dillon Freasier
Kevin Breznahan
Jim Meskimen
Erica Sullivan
Release Date: 11 January 2008 (USA)
Tagline: When Ambition Meets Faith
Plot:

A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 54 wins & 51 nominations
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Defiance (2008)

Director:Edward Zwick
Writers : Clayton Frohman (screenplay) and Edward Zwick (screenplay)
Cast:
Daniel Craig
Liev Schreiber
Jamie Bell
Alexa Davalos
George MacKay
Allan Corduner
Mark Feuerstein
Tomas Arana
Release Date: USA 16 January 2009
Tagline: Freedom begins with an act of defiance!

Plot: Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
(source: imdb.com)