8. Eastern Promises (2007)

Directed by David Cronenberg, this British-Canadian gangster movie features Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, and others. The film focuses on Anna (Watts), who is a Russian-British midwife who helps deliver the child of a teenage girl forced into prostitution, and who dies during childbirth. Anna soon learns that the girl had connections with the Russian Mafia in London and as the gangster comes after her and the baby, Anna must save the both of them. A modern classic with critical acclaim.
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