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Movies released in 2016

Rating: 58 %
Length: 123 mins
I Saw the Light poster

I Saw the Light (2016)

  • January 1st, 1953, Hank Williams dies

  • May 29th, 1952, Hank Williams and Audrey Sheppard divorce

  • October 18th, 1952, Hank Williams marries Billie Jean Jones Eshlimar

  • December 15th, 1944, Hank Williams marries Audrey Sheppard

Rating: 68 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.
Length: 114 mins
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War Dogs (2016)

  • January 4th, 2011, Efraim Diveroli is sentenced to four years in prison

  • January 26th, 2007, AEY win the Afghan deal contract

  • July 28th, 2006, Efraim Diveroli finds "The Afghan deal" online

  • August 23rd, 2007, the FBI raid AEY's offices

Rating: 67 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 85 nominations.
Length: 123 mins
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Loving (2016)

  • January 6th, 1959, Richard and Mildred Loving plead guilty

  • March 18th, 1966, Life magazine profiles the Lovings

  • June 2nd, 1952, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter marry

  • June 12th, 1967, the Supreme Court rules that interracial marriage is legal

  • July 11th, 1958, police raid Richard and Mildred Loving's home

Rating: 69 %
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 114 mins
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Aligarh (2016)

  • January 9th, 2010, Ramchandra Siras is seen having sex in his house with another man

  • February 9th, 2010, Ramchandra Siras is suspended from his professorship at AMU

  • April 1st, 2010, Ramchandra Siras wins a court case arguing against his suspension

  • April 7th, 2010, Ramchandra Siras dies

Rating: 68 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations.
Length: 109 mins
Denial poster

Denial (2016)

  • January 11th, 2000, the trial begins

  • April 11th, 2000, the judge rules on the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd libel case

  • September 25th, 1996, Deborah Lipstadt finds out that David Irving is suing her publisher, Penguin Books

Rating: 71 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 34 nominations.
Length: 96 mins
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Sully (2016)

  • January 15th, 2009, Flight 1549 lands in the Hudson river

Rating: 50 %
Awards: 4 wins & 2 nominations.
Length: 105 mins
Shooting Clerks poster

Shooting Clerks (2016)

  • January 23rd, 1994, Kevin Smith managed to have Clerks aired at the Sundance Film Festival

Rating: 62 %
Awards: 6 wins & 30 nominations.
Length: 140 mins
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The Lost City of Z (2016)

  • February 6th, 1911, Percy Fawcett is riduculed at the Royal Geographical Society

  • May 29th, 1925, Percy Fawcett sends his last letter to his wife

  • December 3rd, 1924, Percy Fawcett announces what is to be his last expedition

Rating: 66 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
Length: 121 mins
Gold poster

Gold (2016)

  • February 17th, 1997, a deal is made to exploit the site of a large gold deposit

  • March 19th, 1997, Mike dies after falling from a helicopter

Rating: 64 %
Awards: 2 wins.
Length: 114 mins
The Finest Hours poster

The Finest Hours (2016)

  • February 18th, 1952, Bernie Webber plans to ask his commanding officer, Daniel Cluff, for permission to marry Miriam Pentinen

  • April 16th, 1952, Bernie Webber marries Miriam Pentinen

Rating: 80 %
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 85 nominations.
Length: 127 mins
Hidden Figures poster

Hidden Figures (2016)

  • February 20th, 1962, Mercury-Atlas 6 launches and returns to earth successfully

Rating: 72 %
Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 119 mins
Miracles from Heaven poster

Miracles from Heaven (2016)

  • March 20th, 2008, Anna Beam wakes with intense stomach pain, and is taken to the doctor

  • December 29th, 2011, Anna Beam falls through a tree

Rating: 63 %
Awards: 6 nominations.
Length: 105 mins
The Purge: Election Year poster

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

  • March 21st, 2040, the first purge without exemptions begins

  • May 26th, 2040, senator Charlene Roan wins the election in a landslide

Rating: 70 %
Awards: 3 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 128 mins
The Accountant poster

The Accountant (2016)

  • March 28th, 2016, Christian Wolff checks on his caravan

Rating: 57 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 94 mins
Masterminds poster

Masterminds (2016)

  • March 29th, 1997, Philip Johnson robs Loomis Fargo

  • October 4th, 1997, Steve Chambers and Kelly Campbell rob Loomis Fargo

Rating: 67 %
Awards: 4 nominations.
Length: 100 mins
Killing Reagan poster

Killing Reagan (2016)

  • March 30th, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. attempts to kill Ronald Reagan

  • October 28th, 1980, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter take part in a presidential debate

Rating: 71 %
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations.
Length: 115 mins
The Founder poster

The Founder (2016)

  • April 15th, 1955, Ray Kroc opens his first McDonald's franchise restaurant

Rating: 70 %
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations.
Length: 133 mins
Patriots Day poster

Patriots Day (2016)

  • April 15th, 2013, the Boston Marathon is bombed

Rating: 73 %
Awards: 7 wins & 4 nominations.
Length: 100 mins
El Inca poster

El Inca (2016)

  • April 18th, 2010, Edwin Valero is arrested for the killing of his wife

  • May 18th, 2010, Edwin Valero is found hanged in his cell

Rating: 70 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 112 mins
I'm Not Ashamed poster

I'm Not Ashamed (2016)

  • April 20th, 1999, Rachel Scott is killed during the Columbine massacre

Rating: 68 %
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations.
Length: 107 mins
Deepwater Horizon poster

Deepwater Horizon (2016)

  • April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes

Rating: 70 %
Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations.
Length: 130 mins
The Promise poster

The Promise (2016)

  • April 24th, 1915, Mikael Boghosian is sent to a prison labour camp

Rating: 72 %
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 108 mins
The Man Who Knew Infinity poster

The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)

  • April 26th, 1920, Ramanujan's death

Rating: 77 %
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations.
Length: 131 mins
Sarbjit poster

Sarbjit (2016)

  • April 26th, 2012, Sarabjit Singh is beaten to death by Pakistani prisoners

  • August 28th, 1990, Sarabjit Singh accidentally crosses the border into Pakistan and is arrested

  • October 3rd, 1991, Sarabjit Singh is sentenced to death by a Panistani court

Rating: 70 %
Awards: 1 win & 5 nominations.
Length: 150 mins
Rustom poster

Rustom (2016)

  • April 27th, 1959, Commander K. M. Nanavati shoots Prem Ahuja

  • September 23rd, 1959, Nanavati is found innocent by a jury

Rating: 81 %
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 50 wins & 114 nominations.
Length: 139 mins
Hacksaw Ridge poster

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

  • May 5th, 1945, Desmond Doss saves 75 men

Rating: 81 %
Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 98 nominations.
Length: 118 mins
Lion poster

Lion (2016)

  • May 22nd, 1987, Saroo's "birthday", the day he was taken in by Indian authorities before being given to an adoptive family

Rating: 70 %
Awards: 1 win & 16 nominations.
Length: 120 mins
Anthropoid poster

Anthropoid (2016)

  • May 27th, 1942, Reinhard Heydrich is assassinated by soldiers involved in Operation Anthropoid

Rating: 71 %
Awards: 3 wins & 7 nominations.
Length: 134 mins
Snowden poster

Snowden (2016)

  • June 3rd, 2013, Edward Snowden meets Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald

  • June 5th, 2013, Glenn Greewald's first Snowden article, on mass surveillance by the US government of its people, is published

Rating: 62 %
Length: 105 mins
Hands of Stone poster

Hands of Stone (2016)

  • June 16th, 1983, Roberto Durán beats Davey Moore

  • June 20th, 1980, Roberto Durán beats Sugar Ray Leonard at "The Brawl in Montreal"

  • November 25th, 1980, Roberto Durán admits defeat against Sugar Ray Leonard, in what is known as the No Más Fight

Rating: 72 %
Awards: 8 wins.
Length: 86 mins
The Freedom to Marry poster

The Freedom to Marry (2016)

  • June 26th, 2015, gay marriage is legalised in the US

Rating: 74 %
Length: 107 mins
Pelé: Birth of a Legend poster

Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

  • June 29th, 1958, Brazil wins the 1958 World Cup

  • October 23rd, 1940, Pelé is born

Rating: 62 %
Length: 92 mins
Bastille Day poster

Bastille Day (2016)

  • July 14th, Michael Mason steals a handbag containing explosives, on the eve of Bastille Day

Rating: 67 %
Awards: 5 wins & 22 nominations.
Length: 123 mins
Christine poster

Christine (2016)

  • July 15th, 1974, Christine Chubbuck commits suicide live on air

Rating: 74 %
Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations.
Length: 116 mins
Zero Days poster

Zero Days (2016)

  • July 15th, 2010, the existence of the Stuxnet worm is made public via a blog post

Rating: 6 %
Mandela's Gun poster

Mandela's Gun (2016)

  • July 18th, Mandela Day

    Rating: 75 %
    Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations
    Length: 84 mins
    Hotel Coolgardie poster

    Hotel Coolgardie (2016)

    • July 24th, it's Canman's birthday

    Rating: 66 %
    Awards: 4 wins & 27 nominations.
    Length: 120 mins
    The Birth of a Nation poster

    The Birth of a Nation (2016)

    • August 21st, 1831, Nat Turner begins his rebellion

    • November 11th, 1831, Nat Turner is hanged

    Rating: 75 %
    Awards: 30 wins & 14 nominations.
    Length: 122 mins
    Neerja poster

    Neerja (2016)

    • September 5th, 1986, Pan Am Flight 73 is hijacked

    Rating: 71 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 nominations.
    Length: 144 mins
    13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi poster

    13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

    • September 10th, 2012, Jack Silva arrives in Benghazi

    • September 11th, 2012, "The Annex" is attacked

    • September 12th, 2012, ambassador Stevens is pronounced dead

    Rating: 72 %
    Awards: 4 wins & 4 nominations.
    Length: 108 mins
    The Siege of Jadotville poster

    The Siege of Jadotville (2016)

    • September 13th, 1961,

    Rating: 65 %
    Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations.
    Length: 104 mins
    Genius poster

    Genius (2016)

    • September 15th, 1938, Thomas Wolfe dies

    Rating: 81 %
    Awards: 23 wins & 6 nominations.
    Length: 161 mins
    Dangal poster

    Dangal (2016)

    • October 7th, 2010, Geeta Phogat wins gold at the Commonwealth Games

    Rating: 68 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 18 nominations.
    Length: 110 mins
    Confirmation poster

    Confirmation (2016)

    • October 11th, 1991, Anita Hill testifies that Clarence Thomas sexually harrassed her 10 years earlier

    Rating: 78 %
    Awards: 5 nominations.
    Length: 125 mins
    Killing Veerappan poster

    Killing Veerappan (2016)

    • October 18th, 2004,

    Rating: 59 %
    Length: 125 mins
    Veerappan poster

    Veerappan (2016)

    • October 18th, 2004,

    Rating: 6 %
    Length: 30 mins
    '63 Boycott poster

    '63 Boycott (2016)

    • October 22nd, 1963,

    Rating: 70 %
    Length: 109 mins
    31st October poster

    31st October (2016)

    • October 31st, 1984,

    Rating: 63 %
    Awards: 2 wins.
    Length: 105 mins
    The Last Descent poster

    The Last Descent (2016)

    • November 24th, 2009, John Jones becomes stuck in a hole in Nutty Putty Cave

    • November 25th, 2009, the rescue of John Jones fails, and he dies

    Rating: 97 %
    Awards: 1 win.
    Length: 80 mins
    Ek Thi Marium poster

    Ek Thi Marium (2016)

    • November 24th, 2015,

    Rating: 74 %
    Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 53 nominations.
    Length: 133 mins
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them poster

    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

    • December 6th, 1926, Newt Scamander arrives in New York

    Rating: 74 %
    Awards: 16 wins & 68 nominations.
    Length: 147 mins
    Captain America: Civil War poster

    Captain America: Civil War (2016)

    • December 16th, 1991, the date of Bucky's Mission Report

    Rating: 59 %
    Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations.
    Length: 87 mins
    Elvis & Nixon poster

    Elvis & Nixon (2016)

    • December 19th, 1970, Elvis Presley leaves Memphis for Los Angeles

    • December 20th, 1970, Elvis Presley spends the day in LA before flying to Washington DC

    • December 21st, 1970, Elvis Presley meets Richard Nixon at the White House