1917
Domestic Gross: $384.9 million
Sam Mendes is the director and producer of the 2019 war movie 1917, which he co-wrote with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The movie, which was partially influenced by Mendes’ paternal grandfather Alfred’s recollections of his service in World War I, is set after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich and centers on two British soldiers named Will Schofield (George MacKay) and Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), who are sent on a mission to deliver a crucial message to stop an offensive attack that is doomed to fail.
The Bodyguard
Domestic Gross: $411 million
The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic drama thriller movie with a cast that includes Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston (in her acting debut), Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, and Ralph Waite. It was directed by Mick Jackson and written by Lawrence Kasdan. The movie centers on a former US Secret Service agent who has been employed as a bodyguard to safeguard a well-known actress and musician from an unidentified stalker.