Today in Mandarin

Official Secrets (2019)

January 31st , 2003, Katharine Gun prints out and takes home a copy of an email detailing illegal wire tapping by the NSA
February 15th , 2003, a massive anti-war protest is held in London
March 2nd , 2003, the Observer prints an article titled "Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war"
March 20th , 2003, Iraq is invaded
November 13th , 2003, Katharine Gun is charged under the Official Secrets Act
February 25th , 2004, the case against Katharine Gun is dropped

Rating: 73 %

Awards: Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 50 wins & 124 nominations.

Length: 167 mins

Gangs of New York (2002)

February 3rd , 1848, Priest Fallon is killed by Bill the Butcher
July 5th , 1857, the Dead Rabbits fight the Natives
July 13th , 1863, the Draft Riots break out

Rating: 56 %

Awards: 6 wins & 7 nominations.

Length: 125 mins

1911 (2011)

April 27th , 1911, the Second Guangzhou Uprising
October 10th , 1911, the Wuchang Uprising
December 29th , 1911, Sun Yat-sen becomes provisional president of China
February 12th , 1912, emperor Puyi abdicates
March 10th , 1912, Yuan Shikai is sworn in

Rating: 74 %

Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 78 wins & 132 nominations.

Length: 127 mins

Life of Pi (2012)

March 14th , Pi Day is celebrated

Rating: 62 %

Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations.

Length: 95 mins

The Cannonball Run (1981)

April 1st , 1979, the 1979 Cannonball Run race

Rating: 60 %

Awards: 6 nominations.

Length: 96 mins

The Laundromat (2019)

April 1st , 2016, Mossack Fonseca lets its clients know that it has been hacked

Rating: 70 %

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations.

Length: 133 mins

Patriots Day (2016)

April 15th , 2013, the Boston Marathon is bombed

Rating: 68 %

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Length: 138 mins

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

April 18th , 1942, the US bomb Tokyo in a surprise raid

Rating: 69 %

Awards: 8 wins & 20 nominations.

Length: 117 mins

Mao's Last Dancer (2009)

April 27th , 1981,
April 28th , 1981, Li Cunxin is detained for 21 hours in the Chinese Consulate
April 29th , 1981, Li Cunxin is released from the Chinese Consulate

Rating: 70 %

Awards: 5 wins & 7 nominations.

Length: 185 mins

Kano (2014)

August 21st , 1931, the Taiwanese baseball team reach the Japanese finals

Rating: 71 %

Awards: 3 wins & 7 nominations.

Length: 105 mins

Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)

September 20th , 1964, Ip fights at the Mid Autumn Festival
December 2nd , 1972, Ip Man dies

Rating: 70 %

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations.

Length: 134 mins

Kundun (1997)

October 8th , 1939, the 14th Dalai Lama arrives in Lhasa

Rating: 55 %

Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations.

Length: 119 mins

The Green Hornet (2011)

October 9th , 2010, James Reid dies of a bee sting
October 19th , 2010, the Green Hornet decapitates a statue of his father
November 14th , 2010, after a hit is put out on the Green Hornet, the bodies of seven people wearing green are found