9. Unbroken
Angelina Jolie’s first directorial effort was well-received, but not a hit at the box office. It’s no wonder then that she struggled to get the green light on a story which many said was impossible to adapt, but Unbroken could put the actress on the map as a filmmaker and go a long way in turning star Jack O’Connell into the household name he’s clearly on the road to becoming.
Focusing on the real life story of Olympic Athlete Louie Zamperini, the movie will follow his story as he survives a plane crash during WWII, only to spend a month adrift at ocean before being “rescued” by the Japanese and forced into various POW camps. With a script from Joel and Ethan Coen, don’t be surprised to see Unbroken mentioned a lot come awards season.
