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- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester. Adventure, Sci-Fi (2h 29m) 8.3 on IMDb — 92% on RT.
- 12 Angry Men (1957) Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam. Crime, Drama (1h 36m) 9.0 on IMDb — 100% on RT. Here's what 12 Angry Men impressively accomplishes: in just 90 minutes, with a cast of twelve actors, taking place in a single room, it delivers one of the most engrossing dramas of all time.
- City Lights (1931) Directed by Charlie Chaplin. Starring Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee. Comedy, Drama, Romance (1h 27m) 8.5 on IMDb — 95% on RT.
- The Third Man (1949) Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli. Mystery, Noir, Thriller (1h 33m) 8.1 on IMDb — 99% on RT. Film noir as a genre has had a massive influence on movies that followed it, but some of the best examples of the genre are also noticeably dated.
1. Rachel and the Stranger. 1948 1h 33m Approved. 7.0 (2.8K) A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship. Director Norman Foster Stars Loretta Young William Holden Robert Mitchum. I blame it all on Loretta!
- To Kill A Mockingbird. 1962 | 2 hours 9 minutes | Directed by Robert Mulligan. Starring Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton. Many have heard of this masterpiece by Robert Mulligan, yet very little know the actual story.
- Psycho. 1960 | 1 hour 49 minutes | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles. Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), who has stolen $40,000 from her company to flee with her boyfriend, is on the run and stops at the run-down Bates Motel for the night.
- Schindler's List. 1993 | 3 hours 15 minutes | Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley. This film tells the story of Nazi officer Oskar Schindler, who secretly saved hundreds of Jewish people from concentration camps.
- Citizen Kane. 1941 | 1 hour 59 minutes | Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore. The plot of Citizen Kane is surprisingly straightforward.
- Persona
- A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
- Rumble Fish
- Killer’S Kiss
- Manhattan
- The Night of The Hunter
- Ivan’s Childhood
- The Better Angels
- The Man Who Wasn’T There
- The Good German
Persona is a 1966 Swedish psychological drama film, written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann. Famed stage stress Elisabeth Vogler (Liv Ullmann) suffers a moment of blankness during a performance and the next day lapses into total silence. Advised by her doctor to take time off to recover from what appears t...
This Iranian vampire Western was created by Ana Lily Amirpour, and it’s had international success since its release in 2014, starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Dominic Rains. The movie tells the story of an adolescent female vampire who roams the streets of Tehran looking for prey on her way home after a night out with friends A Girl Walks Home A...
Rumble Fish is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the 1975 novel Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. The film stars Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke. The term “rumble fish” is a phrase used in the novel Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton to describe people who are dangerous and u...
Killer’s Kiss is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Stanley Kubrickand written by Kubrick and Howard Sackler. Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith), a New York City boxer aging out of his profession, meets dancer Gloria Price (Irene Kane), and they begin a romance. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria’s violent boss, Vincent R...
Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) but falls in love with his best friend (Michael Murphy)’s mistress (...
In the 1950s, a man named Charles Laughton directed and starred in The Night of the Hunter. A classic film that has been deemed by many as one of the best films ever made. It is full of suspense, mystery, and intrigue. The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American thriller starring Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish, and Shelley Winters. The screenplay was ...
Ivan’s Childhood, sometimes released as My Name Is Ivan in the US, is a 1962 Soviet war drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Co-written by Mikhail Papava, Andrei Konchalovsky, and an uncredited Tarkovsky, it is based on Vladimir Bogomolov’s 1957 short story “Ivan”. The film features child actor Nikolai Burlyayev along with Valentin Zubkov, Evge...
The story of Abraham Lincoln’s childhood in the harsh wilderness of Indiana and the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him forever, and the two women who guided him to immortality. The Better Angels is a 2014 American biographical historical drama film about United States President Abraham Lincoln’s formative years. It was written a...
Ed, who runs a salon owned by his brother-in-law Frank, comes across an opportunity to make quick money. He then blackmails Doris’s boyfriend Big Dave to give him the cash. The Man Who Wasn’t There is a 2001 crime film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the title role. Also featured are Tony Shalhoub...
The Good German is a 2006 American film adaptation of Joseph Kanon’s 2001 novel of the same name. It was directed by Steven Soderberghand stars George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire. Set in Berlin following the Allied victory over the Nazis, it begins as a murder mystery but weaves in elements involving the American postwar employment o...
- Sunset Boulevard. Fame and fortune are a fickle creature, especially for actresses. One moment you’re a young in-demand actress like Norma Desmond. The next, you’re deemed too old.
- Modern Times. It was a big sendoff for Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp in Modern Times. The movie served as a commentary on the industrialization of the world and the disparity of wealth during the Great Depression.
- Psycho. The Master Of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was already a household name. Psycho made him a bonafide legend. Part of the reason news about the movie spread like wildfire was Hitchcock’s demand that you see the film from the beginning plus certain scenes of the movie all helped to facilitate the hype and controversy for this classic.
- On The Waterfront. “I could have been a contender. I could have been somebody.” Long before “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse,” that was the quintessential Marlon Brando line.
Director Charles Chaplin Stars. 5. Duck Soup. 1933 1h 9m Approved. 7.7. Rate. Rufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on. Director Leo McCarey Stars. 6.
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1935 1h 1m Approved. 6.8 (6.7K) Rate. 44 Metascore. A brilliant surgeon with a morbid obsession for instruments of torture grows dangerously obsessed with a young socialite whose life he's saved. Director Lew Landers Stars Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Lester Matthews. 2. The Wolf Man. 1941 1h 10m Approved.
