The Last King of Scotland 2006  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Abby Mikiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Sam Okello, Stephen Rwangyezi, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton
While on a medical mission to Uganda, young Dr. Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) is chosen by new President Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker) to serve as his personal physician. Amin is impressed with Garrigan's medical abilities and also with his Scottish heritage. Garrigan enjoys his new position and apparently is oblivious to the tortures and murders of those opposed to Amin–until he is clued in by British Agent Nigel Stone (Simon McBurney). Garrigan now sees the error of his ways and tries to escape from Uganda alive. Forest Whitaker received an Academy Award Best Actor.
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 One Day in September 1999  R, 94 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Michael Douglas
This film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 1972, the Munich Olympics was put on hold by Palestinian terrorists that took 11 Israeli athletes hostage. The following 24 hours are depicted in this excellent documentary.
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State of Play 2009  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Michael Berresse, Harry Lennix, Josh Mostel, Michael Weston, Barry Shabaka Henley, Viola Davis, David Harbour, Sarah Lord
U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is a rising star in his political party, but, when his research assistant/mistress is murdered, buried secrets are uncovered. Washington, D.C., reporter Cal McAlfrey (Russell Crowe) was Collins' college roommate, and his editor Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren) assigns Collins the task of investigating the murder. When Collins and fellow reporter Della Frye (Rachel McAdams) attempt to find the facts behind the murder, they discover a political-corporate conspiracy involving a security company taking in billions of dollars from the War on Terror.
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 Touching the Void 2003 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Joe Simpson, Simon Yates
Based on their true story, this film re-enacts the feat of climbers Simon Yates and Joe Simpson as they scaled the 21,000-foot summit of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. On the descent, tragedy struck when Simpson broke his leg, and Yates cut the rope on which Simpson dangled over the mountain. Miraculously, both men survived to tell this story about survival against all odds.
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| 1. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
2. One Day in September (1999)
3. State of Play (2009)
4. Touching the Void (2003)
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