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- 2007
- No Country for Old Men
- Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Texas/Mexico border when he stumbles upon several dead men, a big stash of heroin, and more than two million dollars in cash. He takes off with the money--and the hunter becomes the hunted. R
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- 2006
- The Departed
- In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly thrust into danger. Afraid of being caught and exposed to the enemy, they each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, & Jack Nicholson. R
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- 2005
- Crash
- A car accident brings together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. Crash takes a provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America. Directed by Paul Haggis. Starring Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, & Matt Dillon. R
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- 2004
- Million Dollar Baby
- "I don't train girls," trainer Frankie Dunn growls. But something's different about the spirited boxing hopeful who shows up daily at Dunn's gym. All she wants is a fighting chance. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Hillary Swank, Clint Eastwood, & Morgan Freeman. Based on Rope Burns by F.X. Toole. PG-13
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- 2003
- The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy
the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny as the true King and
the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the
fate of Middle-Earth. Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Elija
Wood & Viggo Mortensen. Based on the book The
Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien. PG-13
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2002
- Chicago
- At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines,
nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart
both find themselves on Chicago 's famed Murderess Row. They also
share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for
turning notorious defendants into local legends. Directed by Rob
Marshall. Starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones,
& Richard Gere. PG-13
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2001
- A
Beautiful Mind
- Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who
made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on
the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant
Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of
self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed
over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the
Nobel Prize. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Russell
Crowe & Ed Harris. Based on the book A
Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar. PG-13
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2000
- Gladiator
- When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by
a corrupt prince, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.
Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Russell Crowe & Joaquin
Phoenix. R
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1999
- American
Beauty
- Lester and Carolyn Burnham are, on the outside, a perfect husband
and wife in a perfect house in a perfect neighborhood. But inside
Lester is slipping deeper and deeper into a hopeless depression.
He finally snaps when he becomes infatuated with one of his daughter's
friends. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Kevin Spacey
& Annette Bening. R
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1998
- Shakespeare
In Love
- When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break
a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful
Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before. There are
just two things he'll have to learn about his new love : not only
is she promised to marry someone else, she's successfully impersonating
a man in order to play the lead in Will's latest production. Directed
by John Madden. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush,
& Joseph Fiennes. R
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1997
- Titanic
- Fictional romantic tale of a rich girl and a poor boy who meet
on the ill-fated voyage of the "unsinkable" Titanic . Directed
by James Cameron. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate
Winslet. PG-13
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1996
- The
English Patient
- During World War II, a mysterious stranger is rescued from
a fiery plane crash. The American allies care for him and the
dangerous secrets from his past come to light. Directed
by Anthony Minghella. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche,
Willem Dafoe, & Kristin Scott Thomas. Based on the book The
English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. R
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1995
- Braveheart
- William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th century Scots
in their battle to overthrow English rule. Directed by & starring
Mel Gibson. R
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1994
- Forrest
Gump
- Through three turbulent decades, Forrest rides a tide of events
that whisks him from physical disability to football stardom,
from Vietnam hero to shrimp tycoon, from White House honors to
the arms of his one true love. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring
Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, & Gary Sinise. Based on the
book Forrest
Gump by Winston Groom. PG-13
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1993
- Schindler's
List
- Oskar Schindler uses Jews to start a factory in Poland during
the war. He witnesses the horrors endured by the Jews, and starts
to save them. Directed by Stephen Spielberg. Starring Liam Neeson
& Ben Kingsley. Based on the book Schindler's
List by Thomas Keneally. R
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1992
- Unforgiven
- An ex-gunslinger is drawn back into his murderous past when
a bounty is put out to avenge an attack on a frontier town prostitute.
Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman,
Morgan Freeman, & Richard Harris. R
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1991
- The
Silence of the Lambs
- FBI agent Clarice Starling is sent to interview imprisoned
killer Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. She hopes he might
reveal information about another crazed killer known only as "Buffalo
Bill," who is abducting young women, starving them, and then killing
them. Lecter's brilliant mind is intrigued by the beautiful Starling,
and he begins giving her mystifying clues which could be helpful
or merely a game. The terror builds as "Buffalo Bill" grabs another
victim and the countdown to death begins again. Finding the madman
means Starling must get inside Lecter's mind. To stop the killer,
she must enter a terrifying race against death. Directed by Jonathan
Demme. Starring Jodie Foster & Anthony Hopkins. Based on
the book Silence
of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. R
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1990
- Dances
with Wolves
- Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar
wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. He is assigned
to an abandoned fort, where a Sioux tribe is his only neighbor.
Directed by Kevin Costner. Starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell,
& Graham Greene. Based on the book Dances
with Wolves by Michael Blake. PG-13
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1989
- Driving
Miss Daisy
- A joyous comedy about a head-strong southern lady and her ever-patient
chauffeur. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Starring Morgan
Freeman & Jessica Tandy. Based on the play Driving
Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry. PG
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1988
- Rain
Man
- A callous young hustler living in California finds his father
has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible.
Feeling cheated out of what he considers a three million dollar
inheritance, he is in for an even bigger surprise - a brother
he never knew he had. Directed by Barry Levinson. Starring
Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise. R
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1987
- The
Last Emperor
- The true story of Pu Yi, who, at the age of 3, toddled to the
Imperial Dragon Throne to become "Lord of 10,000 Years," China's
last emperor. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Starring
John Lone & Joan Chen. PG-13
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1986
- Platoon
- A gritty and emotional look at the lives of a platoon of American
soldiers as they patrol, fight and die in the jungles of Vietnam,
as seen through the eyes of a young recruit. Two veteran sergeants
clash when one of them precipitates a massacre of villagers. The
first movie in Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone 's Vietnam trilogy.
Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Tom Beringer, Willem Dafoe,
& Charlie Sheen. R
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1985
- Out
of Africa
- The fascinating true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed
woman who, with her philandering husband, runs a coffee plantation
in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment, she soon discovers
herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious
white hunter. This is a masterfully crafted, breathtakingly produced
story of love and loss. Directed by Sydney Pollack. Starring
Meryl Streep & Robert Redford. Based, in part, the book Out
of Africa by Isak Dinesen. PG
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1984
- Amadeus
- It's 1781 and Antonio Salieri is the competent court composer
to Emperor Joseph II. When Mozart arrives at court, Salieri is
horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires
for himself have been bestowed on a bawdy, impish jokester. Maddened
by envy, he plots to destroy Mozart by any means he can employ.
Perhaps even murder. Did Salieri silence one of the world's true
musical geniuses? The mystery - and the music - remain. Directed
by Milos Forman. Starring F. Murray Abraham & Tom Hulce.
Based on the play Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. PG
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1983
- Terms
of Endearment
- A comedy-drama about the evolving 30+ year relationship between
a mother and daughter. Directed by James L. Brooks. Starring
Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, & Jack Nicholson. Based on
the book Terms
of Endearment by Larry McMurtry. PG
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1982
- Gandhi
- Chronicles the life of Gandhi beginning with his political
activities in South Africa during the late 1890s and ending with
his assassination at the hands of a Hindu extremist in 1948. Shows
the development of his philosophy of non-violence as he leads
the people of India to independence from the British. Directed
by Richard Attenborough. Starring Ben Kingsley. PG
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1981
- Chariots
of Fire
- The true story of Harold Abrahams, Eric Liddell, and the team
of athletic competitors who brought victory to Britain in the
1924 Olympics. Directed by Hugh Hudon. Starring Ben Cross
& Ian Charleson. PG
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1980
- Ordinary
People
- The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is
shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of
the younger son against guilt and suicide. Directed by Robert
Redford. Starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, &
Timothy Hutton. Based on the book Ordinary
People by Judith Guest. R
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1979
- Kramer
vs. Kramer
- When his wife walks out, Ted Kramer and his six-year-old son
have a chance to really get to know each other. Then Ted's wife
returns and she wants her son back. Directed by Robert Benton.
Starring Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep. Based on the book
by Avery Corman. PG
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1978
- The
Deer Hunter
- Tracks a group of steelworker pals from a Pennsylvania blast
furnace to the coal hunting grounds of the Alleghenies to the
lethal cauldron of Vietnam. It is a drama of friendship and courage
and of what happens to these qualities under stress. Directed
by Michael Cimino. Starring Robert De Niro. R
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1977
- Annie
Hall
- Romantic adventures of neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer
and his equally neurotic girlfriend Annie Hall. Directed by Woody
Allen. Starring Woody Allen & Diane Keaton. PG
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1976
- Rocky
- Rocky Balboa, the underdog, gets his million-to-one shot at
love, self-respect and the world heavyweight boxing crown and
comes out a winner. Directed by John G. Avildsen. Starring Sylvester
Stallone & Talie Shire. PG
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1975
- One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Tells the adventures of a free-spirited mental ward inmate whose
rebelliousness pits him against the repressive head nurse, and
whose charm wins him the loyalty of his fellow inmates. Directed
by Milos Forman. Starring Jack Nicholson. Based on the book One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. R
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1974
- The
Godfather Part II
- The rise of gangster Vito Corleone in the early 20th century
and the ascendancy of his son Michael in the 1960s and 70s. Directed
by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Al Pacino. Based on the book The
Godfather by Mario Puzo. R
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1973
- The
Sting
- Set in 1930's Chicago, this story deals with two con men who
seek revenge on a big-time gangster who was responsible for the
murder of their friend. Directed by George Roy Hill.
Starring Paul Newman & Robert Redford. PG
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1972
- The
Godfather
- A chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall
from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between
the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which
they are engaged. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring
Marlon Brando & Al Pacino. Based on the book The
Godfather by Mario Puzo. R
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1971
- The
French Connection
- New York City detectives "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy Russo hope
to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover the
French connection . But when one of the criminals tries to kill
Doyle, he begins a deadly pursuit that takes him far outside the
city limits. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Gene Hackman.
Based on the book by Robin Moore. R
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1970
- Patton
- Story of General Patton in World War II, whose military brilliance
was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political
aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with
the War Department. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Starring
George C. Scott & Karl Malden. Based on the factual material
from Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and A
Soldier's Story by Omar Bradley. PG
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1969
- Midnight
Cowboy
- A Texas " cowboy " takes a bus to New York in search of lonely,
rich women who will pay for his sexual services, but spends a
hard winter helping a con man. Directed by John Schlesinger.
Starring Dustin Hoffman & Jon Voight. Based on the book Midnight
Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy. R
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1968
- Oliver!
- A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he
is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him
in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he
knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be
stolen but must be earned. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring
Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, & Mark Lester. Based on The
Adventures of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. G
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1967
- In
the Heat of the Night
- A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance
with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a
murder. Directed by Norman Jewison. Starring Sidney
Poitier & Rod Steiger. Based on the book by John Ball. NR
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1966
- A
Man for All Seasons
- About the oppostition of Sir Thomas More to the divorce of
King Henry VIII and the events which led to More's execution.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Starring Paul Scofield. Based
on the play A
Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt. NR
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1965
- The
Sound of Music
- Maria is a spirited young woman who leaves the convent and becomes
a governess to the seven unruly children of Captain von Trapp.
Maria's warmth, charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children
and their father. But when Nazi Germany unites with Austria, Maria
is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family. Directed
by Robert Wise. Starring Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer. NR
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1964
- My
Fair Lady
- The engaging tale of a Cockney flower girl being transformed
by Professsor Henry Higgins into the belle of British society.
Directed by George Cukor. Starring Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison.
Based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. NR
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1963
- Tom
Jones
- Lusty tale set in 18th century England. Tom Jones is an orphan
raised by the village squire who grows up to be a handsome young
man with a way with women. He loves the daughter of a neighboring
landowner, and falls into many adventures in pursuit of her, including
duels, bedroom romps and prison! Directed by Tony Richardson.
Starring Albert Finney. Based on the book The
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding. NR
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1962
- Lawrence
of Arabia
- The story of T.E. Lawrence , assigned to Arabia during World
War I. Lawrence courageously unites the warring Arab factions
into a strong guerrilla front and leads them to brilliant victories
in treacherous desert battlefields where they eventually defeat
the ruling Turkish Empire. Directed by David Lean. Starring Peter
O'Toole. Based on the book Seven
Pillars of Wisdom: a Triumph by T. E. Lawrence. NR
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1961
- West
Side Story
- This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a
backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the
Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to
the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former
head of the Jets. Directed by Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise.
Starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, & Rita Moreno. NR
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1960
- The
Apartment
- An ambitious office clerk plans to get ahead by lending out
his apartment to his boss, but falls in love with the boss's girlfriend.
Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Jack Lemmon & Shirley
MacLaine. NR
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1959
- Ben-Hur
- Judah Ben -Hur is a Jewish nobleman in Palestine. His heroic
odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from
an embattled slave gallery, vengeance against his tormentors during
a furious arean chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus
Christ. Directed by William Wyler. Starring Charlton Heston.
Based on the book Ben-Hur:
a Tale of Christ by Lew Wallace. NR
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1958
- Gigi
- A musical set in Paris in which a girl trained as a high society
courtesan falls in love with a rich and handsome boulevardier.
Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Starring Leslie Caron, Maurice
Chevalier, & Louis Jourdan. Based on the book Gigi by Colette. NR
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1957
- The
Bridge on the River Kwai
- British soldiers captured by the Japanese during World War II
are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge which a commando
team is instructed by the British High Command to destroy. Directed
by David Lean. Starring William Holden & Alec Guinness. Based
on the book by Peter Boulle. NR
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1956
- Around
the World in 80 Days
- When Phileas Fogg is challenged to prove his contention that
a man can go around the world in 80 days , he bets his entire
fortune and leaves with a new butler on a world tour. This Victorian
adventure has a kicker, however. The Bank of England has been
robbed. Is this Fogg's way of avoiding arrest? The detective following
him believes so, and his butler is becoming unsure. Directed by
Michael Anderson. Starring David Niven. Based on the book Around
the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne. NR
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1955
- Marty
- Marty is the story of a 34-year-old Bronx butcher who fears
that he will never find love, but at a Saturday night dance he
meets a girl with similar fears. Directed by Delbert Mann.
Starring Ernest Borgnine. NR
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1954
- On
the Waterfront
- Ex-fighter Terry Malloy could have been a contender but now
toils for boss Johnny Friendly on the gang-ridden waterfront .
Terry is guilt-stricken, however, when he lures a rebellious worker
to his death. But it takes the love of Edie Doyle, the dead man's
sister, to show Terry how low he has fallen. And when the brutality
hits even closer to home, Terry battles to crush Friendly's underworld
empire. Directed by Elia Kazan. Starring Marlon Brando. NR
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1953
- From
Here to Eternity
- A powerful portrait of a peacetime military camp stationed in
Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Directed by Fred
Zinnemann. Starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah
Kerr, & Donna Reed. Based on the book From
Here to Eternity by James Jones. NR
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1952
- The
Greatest Show on Earth
- A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves
the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and
color of the circus, and includes an incredible train wreck.
Directed by Nelson DeMille. Starring Betty Hutton, Cornel
Wilde, Charleton Heston, & Dorothy Lamour. NR
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1951
- An
American in Paris
- Presents the romantic adventures of a carefree young artist
in post-WWII Paris. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Starring Gene
Kelly & Leslie Caron. NR
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1950
- All
About Eve
- From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve
Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins
of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve
maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation
and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend,
her playwright and his wife. Only a cynical drama critic sees
through Eve , admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Starring Bette Davis. Based
on the short story Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr. NR
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1949
- All
the King's Men
- A political demagogue governor of a southern state believes
that every man has his price and that the end justifies the means.
Inspired by the rise and fall of southern bigwig Huey P. Long,
the infamous "Kingfish" who was Louisiana's governor and one-time
senator. Directed by Robert Rossen. Starring Broderick
Crawford & John Ireland. Based on the book All
the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren. NR
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1948
- Hamlet
- The classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet , the towering
tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's
murderer. Directed by & Starring Laurence Olivier. Based on
the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. NR
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1947
- Gentleman's
Agreement
- A writer who is assigned to do a magazine series on anti-Semitism
decides to pose as a Jew, and soon discovers what it is like to
be a victim of religious intolerance. Directed by Elia Kazan.
Starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, & John Garfield. Based
on the book Gentleman's
Agreement by Laura Hobson. NR
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1946
- The
Best Years of Our Lives
- Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII
as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives . Captain
Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson
is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor
Parrish is tormented by the loss of his hands. Directed by William
Wyler. Starring Myrna Loy & Fredric March. Based on the book
by MacKinlay Kantor. NR
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1945
- The
Lost Weekend
- A would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him
on a three-day binge. This film gives an uncompromising look at
the devestating effects of alcoholism. Directed by Billy Wilder.
Starring Ray Milland & Jane Wyman. Based on the book by Charles
Jackson. NR
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1944
- Going
My Way
- When young Father O'Malley arrives to join the congregation
at an old established church, things get complicated. St. Dominic's
crusty old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of O'Malley or
his ideas. These two priests simply can't agree. But when O'Malley's
fresh methods succeed in reaching out to the neighborhood's toughest
kids the community starts to change. The neighborhood becomes
dearer to their souls. Directed by Leo McCarey. Starring
Bing Crosby & Barry Fitzgerald. NR
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1943
- Casablanca
- "You must remember this ... ". For the sentimentalists among
us, Casablanca is the great movie of all times: exotic locale,
Nazi villains, a bitter-sweet love triangle, and the 1940's Warner
Brothers stock company fighting World War II as it should have
been fought-- "Play it, Sam." Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring
Humphry Bogart & Ingrid Bergman. NR
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1942
- Mrs.
Miniver
- A family in a small English town struggles the 1940 bombing
of England by Germany. Directed by William Wyler. Starring
Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon. NR
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1941
- How
Green Was My Valley
- Sixty-year-old Huw Morhan looks back on his life as a boy in
a small Welsh mining town. Directed by John Ford. Starring
Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, & Roddy McDowall. Based on
the book How
Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn. NR
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1940
- Rebecca
- A young bride is brought by her new husband to his manor house
in England. There she finds that the memory of her husband's first
wife haunts her, and she tries to discover the secret of that
mysterious woman's death. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Starring Laurence Olivier & Joan Fontaine. Based on the book Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. NR
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1939
- Gone
With the Wind
- Set during the American Civil War, this story focuses on the
lives and loves of Southerners during this period and the hardships
they endured. Directed by Victor Fleming. Starring Clark Gable
& Vivien Leigh. Based on the book Gone
With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. NR
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1938
- You
Can't Take It With You
- Comedy about the Sycamores, an eccentric family of free spirits,
and the problems that arise when Alice, the one stable member,
falls for her boss's son. Directed by Frank Capra. Starring
Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, & James Stewart. Based on the
play You
Can't Take It With You by George Kaufman & Moss Hart. NR
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1937
- The Life of Emile Zola
- Explores the career of the novelist Emile Zola, whose relentless campaign to free the wrongly convicted Captain Dreyfus will forever shine as "a moment in the conscience of man." Directed by William Dieterle. Starring Paul Muni & Gale Sondergaard. Based on Zola and His Time by
Matthew Josephson. NR
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1936
- The
Great Ziegfeld
- This motion picture follows the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld
, famed producer of extravagant stage revues. Directed by Robert
Z. Leonard. Starring William Powell & Myrna Loy. NR
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1935
- Mutiny
on the Bounty
- The men serving on the ship HMS Bounty under the sadistic Captain
Bligh, mutiny and take up residence on a small South Sea island.
Directed by Frank Lloyd. Starring Charles Laughton & Clark
Gable. NR
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1934
- It
Happened One Night
- Spoiled Ellie Andrews escapes from her millionaire father, who
wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route
to New York, Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman,
Peter Warner. When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple
set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Peter hopes to parlay
the inside story of their adventures into a job. But complications
fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love.
Directed by Frank Capra. Starring Clark Gable & Claudette
Colbert. Based on the short story Night Bus by Samuel Hopkins
Adams. NR
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1932-1933
- Cavalcade
- A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until
1933 seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert
Marryot. Directed by Frank Lloyd. Starring Diana Wynyard
& Clive Brook. NR
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1931-1932
- Grand
Hotel
- The most expensive hotel in Berlin furnishes the background
for gaiety and sorrow in a multi-layered story portrayed by an
all-star cast. Immersed in their own concerns, five desperate
guests remain oblivious to each other until the hand of fate draws
them together and changes their lives forever. Directed by Edmund
Goulding. Starring Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford,
& Wallace Beery. NR
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1930-1931
- Cimarron
- A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his
reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century. Directed
by Wesley Ruggles. Starring Richard Dix & Irene Dunne. Based
on the book Cimarron by Edna Ferber. NR
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1929-1930
- All
Quiet on the Western Front
- A group of young World War I German recruits pass from idealism
to disillusionment with war. Directed by Lewis Milestone. Based
on the book All
Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. NR
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1928-1929
- The
Broadway Melody
- Anita Page and Bessie Love star as two sisters in love with
the same man. Directed by Harry Beaumont. NR
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1927-1928
- Wings
- The story of two men who have gone to war and the girl they
both leave behind. Directed by William Wellman. Starring
Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, & Richard Arlen. NR
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