1. Amistad
(Matching tags: Steven Spielberg,Anthony Hopkins,Morgan Freeman,Matthew McConaughhey,Nigel Hawthorne,Pete Postlethwaite,Djimon Hounsou,Anna Paquin,David Paymer,Debbie Allen)

You know from the opening shot that you're seeing a very special film made by a master filmmaker. It's the extreme close-up of two fingers in the dark and rain, slowly, painfully pulling the nail out ...