Che

This four-hour biopic focuses on Che's guerrilla battles, including the Cuban Revolution and his later, failed attempt to replicate the uprising in Bolivia. Despite fears that the flick was box-office poison, IFC Films recently acquired it; expect limited screenings later this year in time for Oscar consideration.

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Benicio del Toro, Franka Potente, Emilio Estevez
Dinner-party nugget: The film is shot entirely in Spanish—a language that Soderbergh doesn't speak.