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- [Cooley High (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=7508) - "As soon as I get out, I'm off like a big black bird -- to Hollywood!" Synopsis: An aspiring teenage writer (Glyn Turman) in 1960s Chicago spends his time hanging out with friends (including Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), ditching school, and hitting on a pretty new girl (Cynthia Davis). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans High School
- [Woman Under the Influence, A (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=99175) - "Mabel is not crazy; she's unusual." Synopsis: When a construction worker (Peter Falk) and father of three finds himself unable to handle the increasingly unconventional behaviors of his wife (Gena Rowlands), he wonders about next steps to take. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women's Issues Gena Rowlands Films Housewives John Cassavetes Films Marital
- [Rocky IV (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=99151) - "I must break you." Synopsis: At the height of the Cold War, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) avenges his friend Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) by returning to the ring to fight against a formidable Soviet adversary (Dolph Lundgren). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boxing Cold War Sylvester Stallone Films Talia Shire Films Response to Peary's Review:
- [Rocky III (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=99136) - "You ain't been hungry since you won that belt." Synopsis: When Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) -- riding high on the hog from his previous successes -- loses his heavyweight title to menacing Clubber Lang (Mr. T.), he receives help from his former nemesis (Carl Weathers) in training for the ultimate showdown. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Rocky II (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=99115) - "Why don't you be smart and fight again?" Synopsis: When Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) struggles to provide for his new wife (Talia Shire) and son, he reconsiders engaging in a lucrative follow-up fight against heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boxing Burgess Meredith Films Sylvester Stallone Films Talia Shire Films
- [Rocky (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=99075) - "All I wanna do is go the distance." Synopsis: When an underdog boxer (Sylvester Stallone) in Philadelphia is given an opportunity to fight against a champion (Carl Weathers), he receives support from his new girlfriend (Talia Shire), Shire's surly brother (Burt Young), and an aging local trainer (Burgess Meredith). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boxing
- [Old Boyfriends (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11385) - "You can't just pick these things up again like a book you never finished." Synopsis: A troubled psychologist (Talia Shire) hoping to understand herself better takes a road trip to reconnect with three of her former beaus -- including a college boyfriend (Richard Jordan), a high school flame (John Belushi), and a childhood sweetheart. Genres,
- [Godfather, Part II, The (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98683) - "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." Synopsis: After immigrating from Italy as a child (Oreste Baldini), young Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) rises to a position of power and influence in New York City. Years later, his son Michael (Al Pacino) becomes increasingly alienated from his wife (Diane Keaton) while navigating ongoing tensions
- [Godfather, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98610) - "I need a man who has powerful friends." Synopsis: When the youngest son (Al Pacino) of an Italian-American mafia boss (Marlon Brando) returns home from serving in World War II, his hopes for a 'square' life with his WASP-y girlfriend (Diane Keaton) are quickly squashed as he finds himself embroiled in violent altercations involving crime-family
- [Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96354) - "I know the name of the cemetery now -- and you know the name of the grave." Synopsis: During the Civil War, a drifter (Clint Eastwood) collaborates with a wanted felon (Eli Wallach) and a sociopath named Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) to find hidden gold. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Civil War Clint Eastwood
- [Duck, You Sucker! / Fistful of Dynamite, A (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=99046) - "If I fall, they'll have to alter all the maps." Synopsis: When an Irish revolutionary (James Coburn) meets up with a Mexican bandit (Rod Steiger) during the time of Zapata and Pancho Villa, a complicated collaboration ensues. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat and Mouse James Coburn Films Mexico Revolutionaries Rod Steiger Films Sergio Leone
- [Permanent Vacation (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98967) - "It's better to think that you're not alone when, you know, you're drifting -- even though you are." Synopsis: An aimless young man (Chris Parker) with an institutionalized mother (Ruth Bolton) says goodbye to his girlfriend (Leila Gastil) and wanders the streets of New York, encountering a variety of diverse individuals while contemplating his life.
- [Blindman (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=99012) - "I didn't see a thing." Synopsis: When a blind gunslinger (Tony Anthony) hired to bring 50 mail-order brides to miners in Texas learns that his business partner Skunk (Ringo Starr) has double-crossed him by selling the women to a bandit (Lloyd Batista), he travels to Mexico determined to complete his mission at any cost. Genres,
- [Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=40) - "It may be peaceful in my hometown, but it's good to be prepared." Synopsis: Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman (Shintaro Katsu) returns to a once-peaceful village, only to find it overrun with gangsters who are battling each other for a stash of hidden gold. He temporarily teams up with bodyguard Yojimbo (Toshiro Mifune) to help rid
- [Taxi Driver (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=10015) - "Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." Synopsis: An alienated veteran (Robert De Niro) working as a nighttime cabbie in New York plots to assassinate a political candidate (Leonard Harris) while becoming increasingly obsessed with "rescuing" a 12-year-old prostitute (Jodie Foster) from her pimp (Harvey Keitel). Genres,
- [My Top Ten Classic Movies of Childhood](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98816) - In the spirit of Danny Peary's recent appearance with Dan Fisher on the podcast "Let's Talk Ten," I'll share my own "top ten" childhood favorite movies, and then a list of runners-up. First I'll note -- my age will show here! I was born in 1974, and all of the titles I list below were
- [Summer Viewing: What's a (New) Film Fanatic to Watch?](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98909) - When I was a teenager back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Danny Peary's Guide for the Film Fanatic was a goldmine discovery. I've followed it faithfully -- watching its recommended blockbusters and obscure indies, trashy WTF titles and beautiful foreign films -- for decades. But I wonder: how would my younger self, plopped
- [Savage Innocents, The (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4630) - "To the white man, Arctic ice and snow are pitiless enemies; but to the Eskimo they can be useful friends." Synopsis: Eskimos Inuk (Anthony Quinn) and his wife Asiak (Yoko Tani) survive happily together in the Arctic, until the day they arrive at a trading post and Inuk accidentally kills a missionary (Marco Guglielmi). Eventually
- [Down By Law (1986)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2135) - "Why do ya always gotta go fuck up your own future, huh?" Synopsis: Three oddball prisoners (Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni) escape through the Louisiana bayou. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Deep South Escape Framed Jim Jarmusch Films Misfits Prisoners Review: Jim Jarmusch's character-driven prison-break film -- a follow-up to his
- [Stranger Than Paradise (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=71911) - "It's funny -- you come to someplace new and everything looks just the same." Synopsis: A hustler named Willie (John Lurie) and his friend Eddie (Richard Edson) entertain Willie's 16-year-old cousin Eva (Eszter Balint), who has recently arrived from Hungary. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Jim Jarmusch Films Misfits Road Trip Response to Peary’s Review:
- [World of Apu, The (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83481) - "Living itself brings fulfillment and joy." Synopsis: When grown Apu (Soumitra Chatterjee) -- living in poverty after dropping out of college to work on his writing -- receives an invitation from his friend (Swapan Mukherjee) to attend his cousin's wedding, he unexpectedly finds himself married to the bride-to-be (Sharmila Tagore); but once their life together
- [Danny Peary on Podcasts](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98789) - I wanted to mix things up a bit by letting you know that Danny Peary has been interviewed on a couple of podcasts recently -- check them out if you're interested in hearing him discuss films live! In Part 1 of his talk with Dan Fisher from "Let's Talk Ten," Peary and Fisher discuss the
- [Annie (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=6468) - [Note: The following review is of a non-Guide for the Film Fanatic title; click here to read more.] "Why any kid would want to be an orphan is beyond me..." Synopsis: During the Great Depression, a plucky orphan named Annie (Aileen Quinn) is rescued from the clutches of her evil caretaker (Carol Burnett) by the
- [Greetings. I'm Back.](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98741) - It's been a rough half a year in my country - Peary's country. I didn't intend to drop off the face of the classic film blogging universe for so many months, but other issues and considerations have risen to the forefront. With that said, I'll never quit classic movies -- and I remain grateful for
- [Red Tent, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98591) - "When we take up leadership, we forfeit the right to be human -- and nobody who's fit to lead can do that." Synopsis: The guilt-ridden surviving general (Peter Finch) of a dirigible crash near the Arctic in 1928 is visited by ghosts of various people involved in the event -- including his pilot (Nikita Mikhalkov),
- [Film Fanatic End of 2024 Greetings](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98692) - Hello, GFTFF readers! As 2024 comes to a close, I'm excited to briefly reflect once again on how this blog is progressing. While I've spent most of the second half of the year working on other writing projects, I did manage to review 102 titles this year, nearly finishing out the 1960s (there are only
- [Gun Crazy / Deadly is the Female (1950)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=24946) - "Some guys are born smart about women, and some guys are born dumb." Synopsis: A gun-loving but peaceful veteran (John Dall) falls in love with a sharpshooting carnival performer (Peggy Cummins) who convinces him to assist her in a series of hold-ups. Soon they're on the run from the law, desperate to do one last
- [Casablanca (1942)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5660) - "It doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world." Synopsis: In Casablanca during World War Two, a cynical cafe owner (Humphrey Bogart) finds his loyalties tested when a former flame (Ingrid Bergman) and her resistance-fighting husband (Paul Heinreid) arrive in
- [Burn! / Queimada! (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98270) - "There are no miracles in history -- only precise timing and cadence." Synopsis: On the Portuguese colony of Queimada, a British agent (Marlon Brando) is sent to teach a native-born slave named José Dolores (Evaristo Marquez) to rise up in rebellion, so that the British can come in and establish a sugar trade there and
- [Milky Way, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98347) - "My hatred of science and my loathing of technology will one day lead me to this absurd belief in God." Synopsis: As French pilgrims Pierre (Paul Frankeur) and Jean (Laurent Terzieff) travel across historical eras from Paris to the holy site of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, they encounter a variety of individuals debating and/or
- [Femme Douce, Une (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98566) - "She made me see woman as an instrument of pleasure." Synopsis: A pawnshop owner (Guy Frangin) reflects back on his troubled marriage with a beautiful young woman (Dominique Sanda) who has just killed herself by jumping out a window. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Flashback Films French Films Marital Problems Robert Bresson Films Suicide Review:
- [This Man Must Die (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98392) - "Chance is wonderful -- and it exists. It's the only thing that exists." Synopsis: When a grieving father (Michel Duchaussoy) vows to hunt down and kill the man who murdered his son (Stéphane Di Napoli) in a hit-and-run accident, he finds himself connecting with an actress (Caroline Cellier) whose brutal brother-in-law (Jean Yanne) is a
- [Mouchette (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96740) - "I love the dead; I understand them." Synopsis: A teenager (Nadine Nortier) in rural France endures a life of abuse, ridicule, and death all around her. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming of Age French Films Living Nightmare Robert Bresson Films Review: Robert Bresson's eight feature-length film -- following (among other titles) the GFTFF-listed Les
- [Phantom India: Reflections on a Journey (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98342) - "I'm afraid they're dreaming India, like I am." Synopsis: Louis Malle films various aspects of Indian life in the late 1960s, including religion, art, daily subsistence, and politics. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Class Relations Documentaries French Films India Louis Malle Films Review: Louis Malle's seven-part docu-series chronicling his five months of travel and exploration
- [Passion of Anna, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98309) - "Why not do something you believe in, which feels true to you?" Synopsis: On a remote Swedish island, a solitary man (Max von Sydow) helps out a grieving widow (Liv Ullmann) and soon meets the couple she's living with -- architect Elis (Erland Josephson) and his wife Eva (Bibi Andersson) Vergerus; meanwhile, as mysterious animal
- [Wild Bunch, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98194) - "I'd like to make one good score and back off." Synopsis: An aging outlaw (William Holden) on the border of Mexico and the United States in 1913 leads his motley crew of men -- including loyal Dutch (Ernest Borgnine), brothers Lyle (Warren Oates) and Tector (Ben Johnson), and young Angel (Jaime Sanchez) -- in a
- [Three Godfathers (1948)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=45479) - "I want you -- all of you -- to be my baby's godfathers." Synopsis: When three bank robbers (John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz, and Harry Carrey Jr.) are driven out of town and into the desert by a sheriff (Ward Bond) who's shot holes in their water bags, they shortly encounter a pregnant widow (Mildred Natwick)
- [She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52846) - "Never apologize; it's a sign of weakness." Synopsis: Just after the Battle of Little Bighorn, a nearly-retired Cavalry officer (John Wayne) whose first sergeant (Victor McLaglen) can't stay away from liquor is tasked with preventing an uprising by local Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, while also escorting an officer's wife (Mildred Natwick) and niece (Joanne Dru)
- [Rio Grande (1950)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=42366) - "To my only rival -- the United States Cavalry." Synopsis: A cavalry officer (John Wayne) placed on the Texas frontier to defend the state against Apache attack is distressed to see his son (Claude Jarman, Jr.) -- recently denied entry to West Point -- showing up as a recruit. Trooper Jeff (Jarman, Jr.) is followed
- [Shane (1953)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=27660) - "Call me Shane." Synopsis: A former gunslinger (Alan Ladd) is invited to stay and work at a farm run by a homesteader (Van Heflin), his wife (Jean Arthur), and their son (Brandon De Wilde) -- but when a local rancher (Emile Meyer) and his associates continue to threaten Heflin and other homesteaders in the area,
- [Major Dundee (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87728) - "How can we catch the wind -- or destroy an enemy we never see?" Synopsis: Near the end of the Civil War, a Union cavalry leader (Charlton Heston) recruits a former-friend-turned-Confederate (Richard Harris) -- as well as other prisoners-of-war, scoundrels, and a small group of Black soldiers -- to help him fight a battle across
- [Will Penny (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96879) - "Nobody stops on Flat Iron Range." Synopsis: An aging cowhand (Charlton Heston) shot by a vengeful, deranged preacher (Donald Pleasence) becomes romantically involved with a woman (Joan Hackett) who is living illegally with her son (Jon Francis) in a lineman's shack. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ben Johnson Films Bruce Dern Films Charlton Heston Films
- [Hang 'Em High (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1178) - "How many men are you going to have to hang to heal your scar?" Synopsis: Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood), wrongly accused of cattle rustling, is hung by a group of vigilantes and left to die. When he survives, Cooper becomes a marshal for the local judge (Pat Hingle), and vows to seek revenge on the
- [Kid Blue (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3404) - "I ain't got no gun. I ain't got no wife. All I got is a bed, and board, and a job, and I'm trying to be as good a citizen I can." Synopsis: An inept train robber (Dennis Hopper) goes straight and takes a series of menial jobs in the town of Dime Box. Meanwhile,
- [Red Dawn (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5442) - "The Russians need to take us in one piece, and that's why they're here." Synopsis: When Communists invade America, a group of teenagers in Colorado -- led by Jed (Patrick Swayze) and his brother Matt (Charlie Sheen) -- defend themselves in the hills, eventually forming a resistance group known as the Wolverines. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [One-Eyed Jacks (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=10141) - "You may be a one-eyed jack around here, but I've seen the other side of your face." Synopsis: An outlaw (Marlon Brando) seeks revenge on his former partner (Karl Malden), who abandoned him years earlier and is now sheriff of a small California town. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ben Johnson Films Elisha Cook Jr.
- [Swarm, The (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11121) - "Oh, my God -- bees, bees, millions of bees!" Synopsis: A renowned entomologist (Michael Caine) clashes with a military general (Richard Widmark) over how to deal with an attack by killer bees. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ben Johnson Films Cameron Mitchell Films Disaster Flicks Fred MacMurray Films Henry Fonda Films Jose Ferrer Films Katharine
- [Terror Train (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37101) - "I hate magic. It's just tricks." Synopsis: Several years after playing a vicious prank on a classmate (Derek McKinnon), a group of pre-med students dressed in various costumes -- including a monk (Hart Bochner), Groucho Marx (Howard Busgang), an alien lizard (Anthony Sherwood), a witch (Sandee Currie), and a bird (Timothy Webber) -- find themselves
- [Sugarland Express, The (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=42996) - "No more runnin' off, no more speedin', and no more guns. Now what do you say to that?" Synopsis: A mother (Goldie Hawn) recently released from prison convinces her about-to-be-released husband (William Atherton) to go on the lam and retrieve their young son from his foster parents. During their escape, they take a patrol officer
- [Bite the Bullet (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44086) - "Racin' for money ain't sport -- it's war!" Synopsis: At the turn of the 20th century, a motley assortment of contestants -- including include two former Rough Riders (Gene Hackman and James Coburn), a spunky prostitute (Candice Bergen), a hot-headed kid (Jan-Michael Vincent), an ailing cowboy (Ben Johnson), a sporting Englishman (Ian Bannen), and a
- [Mighty Joe Young (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44353) - "Am I dreaming, or did I see a gorilla and a beautiful dame?" Synopsis: A nightclub owner (Robert Armstrong) convinces a young woman (Terry Moore) living in Africa to come to Hollywood with her giant ape, Joe, and perform in shows with a rodeo star (Ben Johnson) -- but will Joe adjust to life on
- [Wagon Master (1950)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=49600) - "Ain't likely any posse will look for us in a Mormon wagon train, now is it?" Synopsis: Two young horse traders (Harry Carey and Ben Johnson) are hired by the head of a Mormon wagon train (Ward Bond) to help guide them towards their promised land. They are soon joined by a travelling "medicine man"
- [Getaway, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91707) - "We've come a lot of miles, but we're not close to anything." Synopsis: After making a deal with a corrupt parole officer (Ben Johnson) to help release her husband (Steve McQueen) from prison, a woman (Ali MacGraw) joins McQueen in conducting a required payback heist involving a double-crossing felon (Al Lettieri) who is nothing but
- [Kanchenjunga (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94417) - "It's rare for a couple to be equally talented and share interests." Synopsis: While on vacation in the Himalayas, the younger daughter (Alokananda Roy) of an industrialist (Chhabi Biswas) and his wife (Karuna Banerjee) ponders an offer of marriage from a wealthy suitor (Pahadi Sanyal) while engaging in conversation with a poor but intriguing young
- [Pigpen (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98118) - "I killed my father, I ate human flesh and I quiver with joy." Synopsis: In primitive times, a cannibal (Pierre Clementi) on the slopes of Etna wanders around killing animals and people; meanwhile, the son (Jean-Pierre Leaud) of a post-WWII German industrialist (Alberto Lionello) neglects his politically radicalized girlfriend (Anne Wiazemsky) to go lie with
- [Love on the Run (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3708) - "Don't forget, it's fiction -- a bit autobiographical, but fiction." Synopsis: 30-year-old Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Leaud) quarrels with his girlfriend (Dorothee), goes through an amicable divorce with his wife (Claude Jade), and reminisces with his first love (Marie-France Pisier). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Flashback Films Francois Truffaut Films French Films Jean-Pierre Léaud Films Response
- [Stolen Kisses (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3461) - "To make love is a way of compensating for death, to prove that you exist." Synopsis: Newly discharged from the army, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Leaud) heads to the home of his would-be sweetheart (Claude Jade), finds work as a private investigator, and falls for an older woman (Delphine Seyrig). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Delphine
- [Made in U.S.A. (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89959) - "You just throw words around. Do something with them!" Synopsis: A private eye (Anna Karina) investigates the mysterious death of her former lover, found in the apartment of a writer (David Goodis). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Detectives and Private Eyes French Films Jean-Luc Godard Films Jean-Pierre Léaud Films Review: Shot simultaneously with 2 or
- [Bed and Board (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3698) - "You have to be patient! All men are children." Synopsis: Inveterate nonconformist Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Leaud) settles into married life with Christine (Claude Jade), and becomes a father. But when he finds himself attracted to a Japanese woman (Mademoiselle Hiroko) he meets at work, his marriage is in jeopardy. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Francois
- [400 Blows, The (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3828) - "I can't live with my parents now after what's happened... I have to disappear." Synopsis: A mischievous teen (Jean-Pierre Leaud) in 1950s Paris repeatedly gets in trouble with his strict teacher (Guy Decomble) and his clueless parents (Claire Maurier and Albert Remy), and tries to run away; eventually, he's sent to an institution for juvenile
- [Chinoise, La (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4535) - "One must replace vague ideas with clear images." Synopsis: A group of French university students -- Veronique (Anne Wiazemsky), Guillaume (Jean-Pierre Leaud), Yvonne (Juliet Berto), Henri (Michel Semeniako), and Kirilov (Lex De Bruijn) -- share a bourgeois apartment over the summer while studying Maoism and planning terrorist revolt. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films
- [Love at Twenty (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9199) - "All evening I watched her hair and neck. I couldn't keep my eyes off of her." Synopsis: Filmmakers from France, Italy, Germany, Poland, and Japan tell short stories about the joy and heartbreak of young love. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Episodic Films Eastern European Films Francois Truffaut Films French Films German Films Japanese Films
- [Day for Night / Nuit Américaine, Le (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=27968) - "Shooting a movie is like a stagecoach ride in the old west. At first you hope for a nice trip; soon you just hope to reach your destination." Synopsis: With his loyal script girl (Nathalie Baye) by his side, a director (Francois Truffaut) making an innocuous romantic drama in Nice experiences seemingly endless troubles with
- [Two English Girls / Deux Anglaises et le Continent, Le  (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=28052) - "They stopped by a river full of torrents: they decided the tumbling water was like Ann, the eddies like Claude, the peaceful pools like Muriel." Synopsis: In the early 20th century, a young Frenchman (Jean-Pierre Leaud) befriends two English sisters -- Ann (Kika Markham) and Muriel (Stacey Tendeter) -- while living with them and their
- [Greetings (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51587) - "Like cats, there are so many young people, wandering to and fro." Synopsis: Three friends -- a draft-avoiding sex-seeker (Jonathan Warden), a Peeping Tom (Robert De Niro), and an obsessive follower of JFK's assassination (Gerrit Graham) -- spend time in New York City while the Vietnam War rages. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Allen Garfield
- [Testament of Orpheus (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77961) - "A film is a petrifying source of thought. It brings dead acts to life. It makes it possible to give apparent reality to the unreal." Synopsis: A time-traveling 18th century poet (Jean Cocteau) emerges in the 20th century and interacts with key figures from his previous film Orpheus (1950) -- including the poet Cegeste (Edouard
- [Last Tango in Paris (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=79435) - "I don't want to know your name!" Synopsis: When a grieving widower (Marlon Brando) whose wife recently committed suicide meets a young woman (Maria Schneider) in an abandoned Parisian apartment, the two begin a passionate sexual affair without revealing any information about themselves. Meanwhile, Schneider's clueless fiance (Jean-Pierre Leaud) attempts to make a documentary film
- [Masculin-Feminin (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89938) - "Don't you think you're the center of the world?" Synopsis: A young Parisian (Jean-Pierre Léaud) newly out of military service pursues an aspiring singer (Chantal Goya) while also bedding her roommates, Catherine (Catherine-Isabelle Duport) and Elisabeth (Marlène Jobert). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films Jean-Luc Godard Films Jean-Pierre Léaud Films Love Triangle Response to
- [Gai Savoir, Le (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90052) - "Yes, learn. All we wanted was to learn." Synopsis: A young woman (Juliet Berto) and man (Jean-Pierre Léaud) come together in a dark room to discuss the nature of language and learning. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films Jean-Luc Godard Films Jean-Pierre Léaud Films Revolutionaries Review: Shot just before and after the French civil
- [Journey to the Far Side of the Sun / Doppelganger (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98097) - "It's an inside joke against me and myself." Synopsis: In 2069, the director (Patrick Wymark) of the European Space Exploration Council sends two astronauts (Roy Thinnes and Ian Hendry) to explore a mysterious "mirror planet" which is orbiting the sun opposite of the Earth; what will the pair find when -- or if -- they
- [Medium Cool (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98059) - "The whole world is watching! The whole world is watching!" Synopsis: After being fired by his station, a television news cameraman (Robert Forster) works freelance for the Democratic National Convention and falls for an Appalachian widow (Verna Bloom) with a young son (Harold Blankenship). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Journalists Television Verna Bloom Films Response
- [Castle Keep (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=98024) - "You can't save anything by giving it to the Germans; if you give them anything, you have to give them everything." Synopsis: During the Battle of the Bulge, Major Falconer (Burt Lancaster) and his platoon pass by a local religious zealot (Bruce Dern) leading a small group of conscientious objectors as they head to a
- [Stuff, The (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=35361) - "It's gonna kill you... It's gonna kill you all!" Synopsis: An industrial spy (Michael Moriarty) joins forces with an advertising executive (Andrea Marcovicci) and a skeptical young boy (Scott Bloom) to investigate the proliferation of a mysterious new dessert called The Stuff that is taking over people's diets and bodies. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Stepford Wives, The (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=27343) - "I'm not contemplating any Maidenform bonfires... But they could certainly use something around here!" Synopsis: A lawyer (Peter Masterson) moves with his wife (Katharine Ross) and two kids from New York City to the suburb of Stepford, where Joanna (Ross) immediately begins to suspect that something isn't quite right with the other wives. Along with
- [Way We Were, The (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88605) - "It was never uncomplicated." Synopsis: Years after a Marxist anti-war agitator (Barbra Streisand) falls for a WASP-ish, politically neutral aspiring writer (Robert Redford) in college, the two meet up and begin a challenging love affair and marriage. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Barbra Streisand Films Flashback Films Historical Drama James Woods Films Marital Problems Patrick
- [Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=36023) - "Someone keeps calling -- with a message for my father." Synopsis: A woman (Mary Woronov) whose father (Walter Abel) is mayor of a small town reflects on the gruesome history of a house inherited by a man (James Patterson) who sends his lawyer (Patrick O'Neal) and O'Neal's wife (Astrid Heeren) to try to sell it,
- [King Rat (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95495) - "I judge a man by the company he keeps." Synopsis: Near the end of World War II, a savvy American (George Segal) in a Japanese POW camp rules the roost with his ability to secure much-needed supplies, and convinces a Malay-speaking Brit (James Fox) to collaborate with him on key deals, much to the dismay
- [Fine Madness, A (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88386) - "To hell with his poetry! I want to make him a useful, social human being." Synopsis: The abused wife (Joanne Woodward) of a violent would-be poet (Sean Connery) hires a shrink (Patrick O'Neal) to try to cure him -- but Connery's womanizing ways and raging temper continue to wreak havoc on himself and the world.
- [In Harm's Way (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85294) - "All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be someplace else." Synopsis: At the start of World War II, an American Navy captain (John Wayne) begins a romance with a divorced nurse (Patricia Neal) and meets his estranged son (Brandon De Wilde), who is serving as an ensign in the Naval Reserve and engaged
- [Learning Tree, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97993) - "You just hate us colored kids, don't you?" Synopsis: A young man (Kyle Johnson) coming of age in a racist 1920s Kansas town witnesses a robbery leading to the death of a white man; will he tell what he saw? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming of Age Historical Drama Race Relations and Racism Review:
- [Monitors, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97969) - "The Monitors are your friends. Depend on the Monitors. Work for peace. Violence solves nothing. The Monitors bring peace. Peace brings happiness." Synopsis: During a time when the Earth is ruled by benevolent aliens known as the Monitors -- who suppress all negative impulses and force humans to reflect on how great their new lives
- [Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88058) - "Come with me; I will make you fishers of men." Synopsis: Despite a proclamation by King Herod (Claude Rains) to kill all newborn boys in Bethlehem, Mary (Dorothy McGuire) gives birth to her son Jesus, who grows up to become a spiritual leader (Max von Sydow). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Angela Lansbury Films Biblical
- [In Cold Blood (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44411) - "If this can happen to a decent, God-fearing family, who's safe anymore?" Synopsis: Two sociopathic ex-convicts (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson) planning to rob a safe in the home of a Kansas businessman (John McLiam) end up murdering McLiam and his wife (Ruth Storey) and two kids (Brenda Currin and Paul Hough), leaving no witnesses
- [This Property is Condemned (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90529) - "And you'll stay, and you'll stay -- because of all you give me." Synopsis: In Depression-era Mississippi, a gangly teen (Mary Badham) relates the story of her older sister (Natalie Wood), who fell tragically in love with a new lodger (Robert Redford) in the boarding house owned by their self-serving mother (Kate Reid). Genres, Themes,
- [Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97943) - "Nobody gives a damn what Indians do -- nobody." Synopsis: In early 20th century California, a sheriff (Robert Redford) searches for a young Pauite man (Robert Blake) who has killed the father of his girlfriend (Katharine Ross) in self-defense after returning to be with her. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Fugitives Katharine Ross Films Native
- [Porky's (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1411) - "You just got to show them who's boss." Synopsis: When a group of horny teenage boys are thrown out of a sleazy strip joint named Porky's and a corrupt sheriff (Alex Karras) damages their car, they vow to get their revenge. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Revenge Susan Clark Films Teenagers Virginity Response to
- [Night Moves (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3738) - "What's it all about, Moseby?" Synopsis: When a private investigator (Gene Hackman) is hired to bring a runaway (Melanie Griffith) back home to her mother (Janet Ward) in L.A., he unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a multiple murder mystery. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Arthur Penn Films Detectives and Private Eyes Gene Hackman Films James
- [Murder by Decree (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4700) - "You create allegiance above your sworn allegiance to protect humanity: you shall not care for them, or acknowledge their pain. There lies the madness." Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer) and Dr. Watson (James Mason) try to unravel the mystery of Jack the Ripper, who has been killing prostitutes across London; when they learn that a
- [Colossus: The Forbin Project / Forbin Project, The (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=73398) - "This is the voice of world control. I bring you peace." Synopsis: Brilliant Dr. Forbin (Eric Braeden) and his team -- including colleague Dr. Markham (Susan Clark) and the U.S. President (Gordon Pinsent) -- celebrate the launch of a supercomputer known as Colossus, which has been designed as the "perfect defense system"; but within minutes
- [Coogan's Bluff (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93391) - "Nobody calls me mister with my boots off." Synopsis: When an Arizona sheriff (Clint Eastwood) arrives in New York City to chase down a fugitive (Don Stroud), he encounters surprising resistance from a police detective (Lee J. Cobb), and woos a social worker (Susan Clark) to help track Stroud through one of his followers (Tisha
- [Madigan (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97304) - "Damn that Madigan; he was bound to get caught in a wringer sooner or later." Synopsis: In New York City, two police detectives (Richard Widmark and Harry Guardino) lose their gun while attempting to bring in a suspect (Steve Ihnat) who got away, and are given 72 hours by their police commissioner (Henry Fonda) to
- [Putney Swope (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97912) - "There are no losers -- every product has potential!" Synopsis: After the death of the chairman (David Kirk) of an advertising board, the sole Black member, Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson), is accidentally put in charge and renames the organization Truth and Soul, Inc., populating it with primarily Black employees and making increasingly erratic creative decisions.
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1968](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97675) - I just watched the final title from 1968 listed in Peary's Guide for the Film Fanatic, and am ready to reflect and share my thoughts. Thankfully, it was another good year for movies! Out of 89 total titles, I voted 44 (or ~50%) must-see. Of these, 10 are in a language other than English: one
- [Death of a Gunfighter (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97875) - "I tried my damnedest to not kill him!" Synopsis: When a marshal (Richard Widmark) kills a drunken civilian (Jimmy Lydon) in self-defense, the entire town decides to fire him from his job -- but Widmark isn't interested in leaving town. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Don Siegel Films John Saxon Films Lena Horne Films Richard
- [Stormy Weather (1943)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51553) - "Tell these fools anything, but tell me the truth." Synopsis: A World War I veteran (Bill Robinson) reflects back on his rise to fame as a dancer, which started when he and his buddy (Dooley Wilson) met a beautiful singer (Lena Horne), and continued along a path filled with many talented artists and performances. Genres,
- [Cabin in the Sky (1943)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51773) - "Sometimes when you fight the devil, you got to jab him with his own pitchfork." Synopsis: When a lazy gambling addict named Little Joe (Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson) is nearly killed, his devout wife (Ethel Waters) prays hard enough that a heavenly angel (Kenneth Spencer) heeds her call and agrees to give Little Joe six more
- [This Is Spinal Tap (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=71333) - "What day did God create Spinal Tap -- and couldn't he have rested on that day, too?" Synopsis: A documentarian (Rob Reiner) follows the British band Spinal Tap -- consisting of childhood friends David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), bassist Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), keyboardist Viv Savage (David Kaff), and drummer
- [Chase, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91369) - "He's our son: no matter what happens, he's our son." Synopsis: A fugitive (Robert Redford) wrongly accused of murder tries to make his way back home to either his parents (Miriam Hopkins and Malcolm Atterbury) or his wife (Jane Fonda), who still loves him but has continued her affair with the married son (James Fox)
- [Coming Apart (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97798) - "I like to photograph things as they happen; I'm interested in reality." Synopsis: A self-absorbed, soon-to-be-divorced psychotherapist (Rip Torn) on the verge of a mental breakdown places a video camera in his office and secretly records his interactions (primarily sexual) with a variety of neurotic women. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Mental Breakdown Peeping Toms
- [1941 (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95793) - "They're parachuting murderers into these hills!" Synopsis: Six days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a Japanese submarine is spotted off the coast of Los Angeles, setting in motion a host of responses from various military and civilian stakeholders. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Christopher Lee Films Comedy Dan Aykroyd Films Dick Miller Films Elisha
- [Reivers, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93762) - "There's somewhere that the law stops and just people begin." Synopsis: In early 20th century Mississippi, a hired hand (Steve McQueen) "borrows" a brand new Winton Flyer automobile from his employer to go on an illicit road trip with his distant cousin (Rupert Crosse) and his employer's grandson (Mitch Vogel). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Vanishing Point (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87097) - "Don't you worry -- we'll catch him." Synopsis: A war vet and former cop (Barry Newman) picks up a car from its owner (Karl Swenson) and makes a bet with his drug-dealing friend (Lee Weaver) that he can deliver the car from Colorado to California in 15 hours; but he quickly finds himself relentlessly chased
- [Bluebeard (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94856) - "When a man finds a solution to all his problems, it's a dizzying feeling." Synopsis: During World War I, a crook (Charles Denner) supports his wife (Françoise Lugagne) and four kids by secretly wooing and then killing lonely women with money, keeping a mistress (Stéphane Audran) as well on the side. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Lord Jim (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95539) - "No white man hides himself in the wilderness without a reason." Synopsis: After a young merchant seaman (Peter O'Toole) abandons his ship during a storm, he tries to rectify his shame by drifting around the South Seas, soon befriending the owner (Paul Lukas) of a cargo ship and agreeing to help a local town leader
- [Candidate, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93485) - "Let's get this straight: I want to know what in the hell this campaign is!" Synopsis: When a liberal lawyer (Robert Redford) -- the son of a former governor (Melvyn Douglas) -- is convinced by a persuasive campaign manager (Peter Boyle) to run a seemingly unwinnable race for senator, he quickly finds himself much more
- [That Cold Day in the Park (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97775) - "I saw you from my apartment; I've been watching you in the rain." Synopsis: When a wealthy spinster (Sandy Dennis) invites a shivering young man (Michael Burns) she sees in the park over to her apartment, a bizarre relationship quickly ensues. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Michael Murphy Films Obsessive Love Psychological Horror Films Robert
- [Winter Light (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94778) - "God, why have you forsaken me?" Synopsis: A widowed minister (Gunnar Björnstrand) struggles with his faith while navigating his relationship with a doting parishioner (Ingrid Thulin) and meeting with the pregnant wife (Gunnel Lindblom) of a suicidal father (Max von Sydow). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Christianity Ingmar Bergman Films Max von Sydow Films Priests
- [Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97496) - "People scare better when they're dyin'." Synopsis: Shortly after a harmonica-playing stranger (Charles Bronson) rides into in a western town seeking a man in black (Henry Fonda) who has just slaughtered a farming patriarch (Frank Wolff) and his children, Wolff's newly widowed wife (Claudia Cardinale) arrives and is told that a man named Cheyenne (Jason
- [Return of the Jedi, The (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=48832) - "Your thoughts betray you, Father. I feel the good in you -- the conflict." Synopsis: As Emperor Palpatin (Ian McDiarmid) and Lord Darth Vader (David Prowse and James Earl Jones) attempt to lure Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to the Dark Side, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) -- with help from Chewbacca
- [David Holzman's Diary (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1753) - "The noted French wit Jean-Luc Godard said, 'What is film? Film is truth 24 times a second.'" Synopsis: A young filmmaker named David Holzman (L.M. Kit Carson) decides to "figure out his life" by creating a documentary of his everyday actions. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Satires and Spoofs Review: The inherent irony of
- [Breakfast Club, The (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32500) - "Everyone's home life is unsatisfying: if it wasn't, people would live with their parents forever." Synopsis: A group of diverse teens -- a privileged preppy girl (Molly Ringwald), a rebel (Judd Nelson), a jock (Emilio Estevez), a nerd (Anthony Michael Hall), and a recluse (Ally Sheedy) -- form unexpected bonds during an extended day of
- [Faces (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2565) - "I want a divorce. That's the only thing to do, isn't it?" Synopsis: After announcing he wants a divorce from his wife (Lynn Carlin), an unhappily married businessman (John Marley) spends the night with a call girl (Gena Rowlands); meanwhile, his wife goes to a club with her friends and hooks up with a much
- [Conqueror Worm, The / Witchfinder General, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44573) - "Men sometimes have strange motives for the things they do." Synopsis: When a cavalry soldier (Ian Ogilvy) in 17th century England learns that infamous witchfinder Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price) and his sadistic assistant John Stearne (Robert Russell) have descended upon the household of his fiancee (Hilary Dwyer) and her uncle (Rupert Davies), he vows revenge
- [2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=73446) - "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." Synopsis: An astronaut (Keir Dullea) on a mission to Jupiter finds himself alone in a battle of wits against a super-powerful computer nicknamed HAL. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aliens Astronauts Computer-out-of-Control Keir Dullea Films Science Fiction Stanley Kubrick Films Response to Peary’s Review: Peary argues
- [Camille 2000 (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97688) - "Love me now -- and let that be enough." Synopsis: A drug-addicted woman (Danièle Gaubert) financially supported by a count (Roberto Bisacco) must confront her priorities when she falls in love with a man (Nino Castelnuovo) who wants to be with her exclusively. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Love Triangle Radley Metzger Films Romance Review:
- [Hour of the Furnaces, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97645) - "Revolutionary violence will put an end to imperialist crimes. Liberation or death!" Synopsis: Argentina's neo-colonialist and revolutionary histories are explored as part of a call for national liberation. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Revolutionaries South and Central American Films Review: Octavio Getino and Fernando Solanas co-directed this four hour and 20 minute political documentary
- [Lucia (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97580) - "Wake up, Cubans!" Synopsis: Three generations of women named Lucia reflect Cuba's history: in 1895, during the Cuban War of Independence from Spain, upper-class Lucia (Raquel Revuelta) falls in love with a deceptive soldier (Eduardo Moure) who puts her guerrilla-fighting brother in harm's way; in 1932, middle-class Lucia (Eslinda Núñez) falls in love with a
- [Lion in Winter, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97572) - "I've built an empire -- and I must know it's going to last." Synopsis: In 1183 England, King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) -- living with his mistress Alais (Jane Merrow) -- summons his imprisoned wife (Katharine Hepburn) back home to his castle, so they can determine who among their living sons -- Richard (Anthony Hopkins),
- [Swimmer, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95712) - "It's a great pool you've got here." Synopsis: A middle-aged man (Burt Lancaster) decides to swim back to his own home through the pools of neighbors and friends. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Burt Lancaster Films Downward Spiral Frank Perry Films Janice Rule Films Kim Hunter Films Mid-Life Crisis Road Trip Review: Husband-wife team Frank
- [Isadora / Loves of Isadora, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97458) - "You're a legend, aren't you? A legend in your own lifetime." Synopsis: During the year before her premature death, American dancer Isadora Duncan (Vanessa Redgrave) reflects back on her troubled past, including love affairs with scenic designer Edward Gordon Craig (James Fox), sewing machine heir Paris Singer (Jason Robards, Jr.), and Soviet poet Sergei Yesenin
- [French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3705) - "I have set myself beyond the pale. I am nothing. I am hardly human any more." Synopsis: In a film set in 19th century England, a biologist (Jeremy Irons) engaged to an upstanding young woman (Lynsey Baxter) falls in love with a mysterious "fallen woman" (Meryl Streep). Meanwhile, the actors (Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep)
- [Who'll Stop the Rain? (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16261) - "I've been waiting all my life to fuck up like this." Synopsis: A cynical Vietnam vet (Michael Moriarty) convinces his buddy (Nick Nolte) to smuggle heroin back to his wife (Tuesday Weld) in the United States -- but two hitmen (Ray Sharkey and Richard Masur) working for a crooked cop (Anthony Zerbe) are soon on
- [Morgan!/Morgan (A Suitable Case for Treatment) (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=50996) - "One of these days they'll be coming for me with a straight jacket." Synopsis: A mentally unstable Marxist named Morgan (David Warner) tries to woo his ex-wife Leonie (Lynn Redgrave) away from her stuffy new fiance Charles (Robert Stephens) by using increasingly extreme and outlandish tactics. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: David Warner Films Karel
- [Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77539) - "What I'm out for is a good time; all the rest is propaganda." Synopsis: A rebellious lathe worker (Albert Finney) having an affair with the wife (Rachel Roberts) of his clueless co-worker (Bryan Pringle) falls for a beautiful young girl (Shirley Anne Field) who won't sleep with him unless he's ready to commit. Genres, Themes,
- [Therese and Isabelle (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97427) - "They'll never separate us -- never!" Synopsis: While revisiting the boarding school she attended as a teenager, a woman named Therese (Essy Persson) reflects back on her friendship and romance with Isabelle (Anna Gaël). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boarding School Lesbianism Radley Metzger Films Sexual Liberation Review: This softcore lesbian coming-of-age flick by director
- [Opening of Misty Beethoven, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51438) - "The Golden Rod Girl is chosen informally and spontaneously." Synopsis: Sexologist Seymour Love (Jamie Gillis) takes on a bet to turn street hooker Misty Beethoven (Constance Money) into a renowned Golden Rod Girl. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Adult Films Character Arc Mentors Radley Metzger Films Response to Peary's Review: As Peary writes, this "p****graphic
- [Mercenary, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97401) - "Never question a man who pays well." Synopsis: In early 20th-century Mexico, an emergent revolutionary (Tony Musante) hires a Polish mercenary (Franco Nero) to help him and his female companion (Giovanna Ralli) fight against the government -- all while fending off a menacing villain named Curly (Jack Palance). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Jack Palance
- [Shame (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97289) - "What happens when they wake up and feel ashamed of all this?" Synopsis: A husband (Max von Sydow) and wife (Liv Ullmann) surviving on an island farm during a civil war find their marriage increasingly strained. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ingmar Bergman Films Liv Ullmann Films Marital Problems Max von Sydow Films Scandinavian Films
- [Hour of the Wolf (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97297) - "They want to separate us; they want you for themselves." Synopsis: While visiting a remote island, a mentally unstable artist (Max von Sydow) and his pregnant wife (Liv Ullmann) encounter a variety of odd and menacing characters. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Artists Ingmar Bergman Films Liv Ullmann Films Max von Sydow Films Mental Breakdown
- [Through a Glass Darkly (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87951) - "It's so horrible to see your own confusion and understand it." Synopsis: When a young woman (Harriet Andersson) recently released from a mental asylum arrives on a vacation island with her novelist father (Gunnar Björnstrand), her loving husband (Max von Sydow), and her younger brother (Lars Passgård), it quickly becomes apparent to everyone that Karin
- [Teorema (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=12546) - "You have filled my life with a total, real interest." Synopsis: A mysterious guest (Terence Stamp) at an Italian villa provokes erotic desire in all its inhabitants -- including the mother (Silvana Mangano), the father (Massimo Girotti), the teenage son and daughter (Andres Jose Cruz Soublette and Anne Wiazemsky), and their maid (Laura Betti). Genres,
- [Death by Hanging (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97207) - "For human beings, death comes when one consciously accepts it." Synopsis: When a Korean-born Japanese man (Yung-do Yun) who has been sentenced to death by hanging "refuses" to die, his captors debate the ethics of killing him again, and try to get him to remember his identity and his crimes. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Savage Seven, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97262) - "Those bastards wanted to play cowboys and Indians; let's give 'em a game." Synopsis: When a gang of motorcyclists led by Kisum (Adam Roarke) roars into an Indian village, both mayhem and tentative alliances -- particularly with Johnnie (Robert Walker, Jr.) and his sister (Joanna Frank) -- ensue. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Gangs Motorcyclists
- [Stunt Man, The (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87148) - "You're right, he's not an evil man -- he's a crazy man." Synopsis: When a Vietnam vet (Steve Railsback) on the run from the law gets involved with a movie director (Peter O'Toole) whose stuntman Bert has just died, he agrees to take over this work, mostly to conveniently assume Bert's identity, but also to
- [No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97233) - "You see how I've fooled 'em? I'm a master of disguise!" Synopsis: A serial killer (Rod Steiger) uses a variety of disguises to kill middle-aged women across New York while playing cat-and-mouse with a detective (George Segal) whose overbearing mother (Eileen Heckart) and new girlfriend (Lee Remick) keep him otherwise occupied. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Hell in the Pacific (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97191) - "Oh - for a second I thought you were a Jap." Synopsis: During World War II, an American pilot (Lee Marvin) and a Japanese captain (Toshiro Mifune) are marooned together on a deserted island and must learn how to get along with one another to survive. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Deserted Island John Boorman
- [Life of Oharu, The / Life of a Woman By Saikaku, The (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=116) - "I am nothing but a spectacle of an ill-fated woman." Synopsis: A lady-in-waiting (Kinuyo Tanaka) has an affair with a lower-ranking page (Toshiro Mifune), leading to the exile of her entire family. As she struggles to help make ends meet, Oharu is eventually reduced to prostitution and begging. Genres: Downward Spiral Feminism and Women's Issues
- [Hidden Fortress, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1114) - "I saw people as they really are... I saw their beauty and their ugliness with my own eyes." Synopsis: In war-torn feudal Japan, two greedy peasants (Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara) accompany a general (Toshiro Mifune), a disguised princess (Misa Uehara), and bundles of hidden gold across enemy lines. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Akira
- [Sanjuro (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1198) - "Killing people is a bad habit." Synopsis: An older samurai (Toshiro Mifune) assists a group of naive young clansmen in rescuing a kidnapped political official. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Akira Kurosawa Films Japanese Films Kidnapping Political Corruption Samurai Toshiro Mifune Films Response to Peary's Review: As Peary notes, Kurosawa's follow-up to Yojimbo (1961) isn't
- [Drunken Angel (1948)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11287) - "You worry about all of your patients more than yourself." Synopsis: An alcoholic doctor (Takashi Shimura) in post-WWII Japan tries to convince a TB-ridden gangster (Toshiro Mifune) to mend his ways and get well. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Doctors and Nurses Do-Gooders Gangsters Japanese Films Kurosawa Films Toshiro Mifune Films Review: While famed Japanese
- [Rashomon (1950)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11564) - "It's human to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves." Synopsis: A trio of drifters (Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, and Kichijiro Ueda) discuss the murder of a samurai (Masayuki Mori) and the rape of his wife (Machiko Kyo) committed by a savage bandit (Toshiro Mifune). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Stray Dog (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11508) - "Bad luck can either make a man or destroy him." Synopsis: In post-WWII Tokyo, a rookie police detective (Toshiro Mifune) determined to track down his stolen pistol is accompanied by an older, wiser colleague (Takashi Shimura). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Akira Kurosawa Films Detectives and Private Eyes Japanese Films Search Toshiro Mifune Films Veterans
- [Lower Depths, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=13270) - "How can you go to hell if you're already there?" Synopsis: Amidst the miseries of a flophouse in Edo-era Japan, a thief (Toshiro Mifune) falls in love with the sister (Kyoko Kagawa) of his married landlady (Isuzu Yamada), who jealously seeks revenge. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Akira Kurosawa Films Ensemble Cast Japanese Films Love
- [Idiot, The (1951)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81869) - "I'm really a sick man. My brain is rotten." Synopsis: A traumatized and epilectic ("idiotic") but deeply sympathetic veteran (Masayuki Mori) befriends a man (Toshiro Mifune) who is obsessively in love with the beautiful mistress (Setsuko Hara) of a wealthy man (Eijirô Yanagi), Hara is about to be married off to a man (Minoru Chiaki)
- [Seven Samurai, The / Magnificent Seven, The (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82637) - "When you think you're safe is precisely when you're most vulnerable." Synopsis: In 16th century Japan, a group of farmers offer food to an aging samurai (Takashi Shimura) in exchange for protection against an impending raid by bandits, and Shimura soon gathers six other men to assist him: an old friend (Daisuke Katō), the son
- [Throne of Blood (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83095) - "This is a wicked world. To save yourself you often first must kill." Synopsis: On their way home from an invasion, two loyal samurai -- Taketori Washizu (Toshiro Mifune) and Yoshiteru Miki (Akira Kubo) -- are told by a mysterious forest spirit (Chieko Naniwa) that they will become inheritors of their lord's castle. When Washizu's
- [Yojimbo / Bodyguard, The (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93416) - "A truce is merely the seed for an even bloodier battle." Synopsis: When an itinerant samurai (Toshiro Mifune) stops by a town fueled by rivalry between a corrupt silk merchant (Kamatari Fujiwara) and a corrupt sake seller (Takashi Shimura), he decides to make money off of both sides while standing up to a cocky henchman
- [High and Low (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94449) - "You're a fool to pay, but pay you must." Synopsis: When an unknown criminal (Tsutomu Yamazaki) accidentally kidnaps the son (Masahiko Shimizu) of the chauffeur (Yutaka Sada) working for a wealthy shoe company businessman Kingo Gondo (Toshiro Mifune) -- rather than Gondo's son, as intended -- Gondo must decide whether to pay the ransom and
- [Beyond the Law (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97115) - "I did nothing -- absolutely nothing." Synopsis: An Irish-American lieutenant (Norman Mailer) presides over a fictional Manhattan precinct while two of his detectives -- Rocco (Buzz Farber) and Mickey (Mickey Knox) -- mercilessly grill various suspects. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Marsha Mason Films Police Rip Torn Films Review: Norman Mailer's second of four directorial
- [Immortal Story, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97152) - "I don't like prophecies." Synopsis: In 1860s Macao, an aging merchant (Orson Welles) tasks his assistant (Roger Coggio) with finding a sailor (Norman Eshley) and a woman (Jeanne Moreau) who can act out an oft-told story of a one-night encounter. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical Drama Jeanne Moreau Films Orson Welles Films Review: Orson
- [Warkill (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97100) - "It's just another war, Mr. Sutton -- and I'm just another guy doing a job." Synopsis: A war correspondent (Tom Drake) sent to investigate a renowned guerrilla colonel (George Montgomery) in the Philippines is dismayed to learn that Montgomery is brutally no-holds-barred in his approach to finding and killing Japanese soldiers. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Charlie Bubbles (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97118) - "What do you do all day?" Synopsis: A hugely successful writer (Albert Finney) living and working in London travels with his secretary (Liza Minnelli) to his hometown of Manchester, where he visits his ex-wife (Billie Whitelaw) and child (Timothy Garland). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Albert Finney Films Liza Minnelli Films Writers Review: Albert Finney's
- [War and Peace (1965-67)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97043) - "Why cannot men do without war? How is it we women are content with things as they are?" Synopsis: During Napoleon's invasion of Russia, wealthy Pierre Bezukhov (Sergei Bondarchuk) marries a beautiful woman (Irina Skobtseva), but pines after young Natasha (Lyudmila Saveleva), who is pursued by both widowed Prince Andrei (Vyacheslav Tikhonov) and handsome Anatole
- [Herostratus (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=97023) - "If I'm born, I'll have a few laughs -- and then I'll kick out." Synopsis: A nihiliastic young man (Michael Gothard) pushes his way past the secretary (Gabriella Licudi) of a big-wig advertiser (Peter Stephens) to convince Farson (Stephens) that he wants to commit suicide amidst media fanfare -- but will he change his mind
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1967](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96944) - It's already time for another yearly overview! I'm now done watching (almost) all titles from 1967 listed in GFTFF, and am happy to report I voted more than 50% (39 out of 76) as must-see. Many are stand-out movies worthy of recommending, so let's go! Of the 39 must-see titles, nine are in languages other
- [Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=73222) - "Don't make no trouble, is what's best for all of us." Synopsis: When three cowboys (Jack Nicholson, Cameron Mitchell, and Tom Filer) accidentally spend the night with a group of outlaws headed by one-eyed Blind Dick (Harry Dean Stanton), they become wanted by vigilantes, and after Otis (Filer) is killed, Vern (Michell) and Wes (Nicholson)
- [Privilege (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1142) - "We must, of necessity, subdue the critical elements in the country's youth." Synopsis: In a dystopic "near-future", Britain's coalition government uses rock star Steve Shorter (Paul Jones) to manipulate public opinion. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Dystopia Media Spectacle Musical Naive Public Peter Watkins Films Propaganda Rise and Fall Rock 'n Roll Response to Peary's
- [In the Heat of the Night (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96899) - "They call me Mister Tibbs!" Synopsis: After a businessman is murdered in the Deep South, a visiting black homicide detective (Sidney Poitier) is recruited by the town's bigoted white police chief (Rod Steiger) to help solve the case. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Deep South Detectives and Private Eyes Lee Grant Films Murder Mystery Norman
- [Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=30320) - "A lot of people are going to think we are a shocking pair." Synopsis: A liberal white couple (Spencer Tracy) find their beliefs challenged when their daughter (Katherine Houghton) brings home a black fiance (Sidney Poitier). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans Cross-Cultural Romance Katharine Hepburn Films Race Relations Sidney Poitier Films Spencer Tracy Films
- [Terminal Man, The (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9189) - "You want to fix me?" Synopsis: A man (George Segal) suffering from seizures which make him violent has a "helpful" microcomputer implanted his brain, with unexpectedly disastrous results. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Jill Clayburgh Films Joan Hackett Films George Segal Films Mind Control Psychopaths Science Fiction Review: This disappointing sci-fi "thriller" by director Mike
- [Group, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3731) - "Sacrifice is dated, mother. You don't reform a man; he just drags you down." Synopsis: In the 1930s, eight Vassar graduates -- Lakey (Candice Bergen), Dottie (Joan Hackett), Priss (Elizabeth Hartman), Polly (Shirley Knight), Kay (Joanna Pettet), Pokey (Mary-Robin Redd), Libby (Jessica Walter), and Helena (Kathleen Widdoes) -- search for love and happiness while keeping
- [Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5629) - "When you set out to clean up a mess, you don't just sit around and wait for that mess to get bigger and bigger!" Synopsis: The fast-shooting new sheriff (James Garner) of a booming western town faces the wrath of local patriarch Pa Danby (Walter Brennan) when he jails one of Danby's errant sons (Bruce
- [Last of Sheila, The (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=26824) - "My mouth is so dry they could shoot Lawrence of Arabia in it." Synopsis: A movie producer (James Coburn) whose wife Sheila (Yvonne Romain) was killed in a hit-and-run accident the previous year invites a group of friends and acquaintances -- including a movie star (Raquel Welch) and her manager-husband (Ian McShane), a scriptwriter (Richard
- [I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96852) - "You destroy everything with chatter and questions!" Synopsis: A politically curious drama student (Lena Nyman) making a film for a director (Vilgot Sjöman) gets romantically involved with a salesman (Börje Ahlstedt) who has a partner and child on the side. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Movie Directors Scandinavian Films Sexuality Strong Females Response to Peary's
- [I, A Woman (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96838) - "A new man: I'm no longer the same girl." Synopsis: A newly sexually liberated nurse (Essy Persson) from a religious background pursues and is pursued by a variety of men, preferring never to settle down. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Doctors and Nurses Feminism and Women's Issues Scandinavian Films Sexual Liberation Strong Females Review: This
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1965](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96032) - I'm back for another reflection on a particular year in cinema! As a recap, I've already shared my thoughts on must-see titles from 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964 -- and I'm now ready to discuss my take-down on titles from 1965. Interestingly, this year holds my lowest percentage of must-see titles so far. Out
- [Billion Dollar Brain (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96791) - "Some games are more dangerous than others." Synopsis: Special agent Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is pulled by his boss (Guy Doleman) into another case, this one involving an old friend (Karl Malden) and his mistress (Françoise Dorléac) in Finland, and an eager Texas tycoon (Ed Begley) working to eradicate Communism across the globe. Genres, Themes,
- [Wild in the Streets (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1632) - "Our young people are citizens. They're concerned, committed, original, vital -- they are citizens; we must give them the rights of citizens." Synopsis: Senator Johnny Fergus (Hal Holbrook) uses popular rock star Max Frost (Christopher Jones) as a political ploy to gain the country's "youth vote." Things quickly spin out of control, however, when Frost
- [On Dangerous Ground (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4935) - "All we ever see is crooks, murderers, winos, stoolies, dames -- all with an angle. You get so you think everybody's like that; 'til you find out different, it's kind of a lonely life." Synopsis: A city cop (Robert Ryan) with increasingly violent tendencies is sent by his concerned boss (Ed Begley) to help with
- [Stars in My Crown (1950)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=74585) - "What you want is your town back again." Synopsis: When a young preacher (Joel McCrea) arrives in a small southern town just after the end of the Civil War, he marries a local woman (Ellen Drew) and becomes an adoptive father to Drew's orphaned nephew John (Dean Stockwell). As an adult (Marshall Thompson), John narrates
- [Sitting Pretty (1948)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=15771) - "I dislike children intensely -- and yours, if I may say so, have peculiarly repulsive habits and manners." Synopsis: A self-described genius (Clifton Webb) comes to work as a live-in babysitter for a couple (Maureen O'Hara and Robert Young) with three unruly boys, provoking much discussion among the townsfolk. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Clifton
- [Boomerang! (1947)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=45909) - "Is one man's life worth more than the community?" Synopsis: When a priest (Wyrley Birch) is brutally murdered on the streets of a small Connecticut town, the chief detective (Lee J. Cobb) heads an investigation leading to the state's attorney (Dana Andrews) being called in to prosecute a man (Arthur Kennedy) who has been tortured
- [Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=74249) - "I'm gonna have to remove Chance Wayne from your life finally, and for the last time!" Synopsis: An aspiring actor (Paul Newman) working as a gigolo for a drug-addicted star (Geraldine Page) arrives back in his home town with plans to blackmail Page into giving him his big break in Hollywood; meanwhile, he reconnects with
- [12 Angry Men (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=42256) - "He's a common, ignorant slob. He don't even speak good English." Synopsis: A jury forman (Martin Balsam) assumes that deliberations on the murder trial of a Puerto Rican teenager will go smoothly and quickly, and most of the 12 men are eager to simply go home. But a dissenting "not guilty" voter (Henry Fonda) --
- [Beach Red (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96760) - "Some of us put up a better front than others, but underneath, all of us were god-awful scared." Synopsis: During an invasion of a Japanese-held island during World War II, a Marine captain (Cornel Wilde) oversees his group of men -- including death-hungry Gunnery Sergeant Honeywell (Rip Torn) and a pair of friendly young soldiers
- [China is Near (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96712) - "The things you believe in -- which I also believe in -- will never become true." Synopsis: In an upper class Italian family, middle-aged Countess Elena (Elda Tattoli) has an affair with a lower-class man named Carlo (Paolo Graziosi), while Vittorio (Glauco Mauri) -- in love with his young secretary Giovanna (Daniela Surina) -- seeks
- [Fists in the Pocket / Pugni in tasca, I (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1810) - "This little brain of mine -- that you didn't trust an inch! -- planned the whole thing." Synopsis: An epilectic (Lou Castel) decides to relieve his older brother (Marino Mase) of their dysfunctional family by gradually killing everyone -- including himself -- off. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Studies Incest and Incestuous Undertones Italian
- [Born Losers, The (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96685) - "If we allowed citizens to take the law into their own hands, our streets would become jungles -- armed jungles." Synopsis: A Green Beret veteran (Tom Laughlin) joins forces with a young rider (Elizabeth James) in fighting against a vicious motorcycle gang. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Gangs Jane Russell Films Motorcyclists Tom Laughlin Films
- [Wayward Bus, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3412) - "Nothing ever happens in a 50-mile bus ride to be jealous of." Synopsis: A bus driver (Rick Jason) married to a neurotic alcoholic (Joan Collins) takes a group of passengers -- including a buxomy blonde (Jayne Mansfield) and a salesman (Dan Dailey) -- on a dangerous ride. Genres: Dan Dailey Films Ensemble Film Jayne Mansfield
- [Billy Jack (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86784) - "On this reservation, I am the law." Synopsis: A half-Indian Green Beret vet named Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) -- who runs a progressive boarding school with his pacifist wife (Delores Taylor) -- provides safe haven for a pregnant runaway teen (Julie Webb) abused by her father (Kenneth Tobey), and protects wild horses from slaughter by
- [Stranger, The (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96641) - "I'm not quite sure what to say; it doesn't seem to matter very much to me." Synopsis: Shortly after attending the funeral of his mother, a French clerk (Marcello Mastroianni) in 1930s Algeria befriends a shady neighbor (Georges Géret) and becomes inextricably involved in a life-altering crime. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Courtroom Drama Italian
- [Who's That Knocking At My Door (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96609) - "You know: there are girls, and then there are broads!" Synopsis: When an Italian-American named J.R. (Harvey Keitel) learns that his new girlfriend (Zina Bethune) was violently assaulted by a former boyfriend, he is unsure how to respond. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women's Issues Harvey Keitel Films Martin Scorsese Films Review: Martin
- [Game of Death (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77) - "Let it go -- what must be done is being done." Synopsis: A martial arts movie star (Bruce Lee) is targeted for assassination when he refuses to join a corrupt syndicate led by Dean Jagger. He fakes his own death and goes undercover to seek revenge. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce Lee Films Dean
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1966](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96476) - Hello, film lovers! I've just finished watching all titles from 1966 listed in Guide for the Film Fanatic -- culminating with one of the most massive, Tarkovsky's 3+-hour historical epic Andrei Rublev -- and I'm ready to reflect! Out of 68 movies from 1966, I'm voting 30 (or 44%) must-see. Of these, 7 are in
- [Andrei Rublev (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96431) - "I've spent half my life in blindness." Synopsis: In 15th century Russia, iconographer Andrei Rublev (Anatoliy Solonitsyn) attempts to carry out his work in the midst of societal upheaval and raids. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Artists Christianity Historical Dramas Medieval Times Russian Films Review: Andrei Tarkovsky's second feature film -- made after Ivan's Childhood
- [One Million Years B.C. (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=17794) - "This is a story of long, long ago -- when the world was just beginning." Synopsis: A caveman (John Richardson) banished from his brutal, dark-haired tribe stumbles upon the peaceful, blonde Shell Tribe, where the daughter (Raquel Welch) of the chief falls in love with him after he protects her from a dinosaur attack. Genres,
- [Professionals, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85878) - "Maybe there's only one revolution since the beginning: the good guys against the bad guys. The question is, who are the good guys?" Synopsis: A wealthy rancher (Ralph Bellamy) hires an explosives expert (Burt Lancaster), a weapons specialist (Lee Marvin), a horse wrangler (Robert Ryan), and an Apache scout (Woody Strode) to find and return
- [Seven Women (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5432) - "Whatever the doctor's doing, she's doing for our good." Synopsis: A doctor (Anne Bancroft) sent to a mission in China clashes with its puritanical director (Margaret Leighton), but is a source of inspiration for many of the other inhabitants, including an older pregnant woman (Betty Field) and an impressionable young recruit (Sue Lyon). When their
- [Seconds (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=34536) - "Don't think, Tony -- I came here to feel, to be!" Synopsis: A middle-aged banker (John Randolph) emotionally estranged from his devoted wife (Frances Reid) undergoes extreme plastic surgery and emerges with a new identity as a bohemian painter (Rock Hudson) and a new love interest (Salome Jens) -- but will his second chance at
- [Man For All Seasons, A (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96394) - "No; I will not sign." Synopsis: In 16th century England, Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) risks his life to uphold his beliefs regarding the divorce and remarriage of King Henry VIII (Richard Shaw). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Fred Zinnemann Films Historical Drama John Hurt Films Orson Welles Films Paul Scofield Films Play Adaptations Robert
- [Fistful of Dollars, A (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93448) - "I never saw a town as dead as this one." Synopsis: A gunslinger (Clint Eastwood) wandering into a desolate town on the border between Mexico and the United States hires himself out as a hitman for rival feuding families. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Clint Eastwood Films Feuds Sergio Leone Films Westerns Response to Peary's
- [Guerre Est Finie, La (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96323) - "Spain is no longer the dream of 1936 but the truth of 1965." Synopsis: A middle-aged revolutionary (Yves Montand) fighting against Fascism in Spain tries to decide whether to retire with his lover (Ingrid Thulin) or continue supporting the cause -- a choice made even more difficult when the beautiful young daughter (Geneviève Bujold) of
- [Bronte Sisters, The (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93965) - "Literature cannot and should not be a feminine occupation." Synopsis: In 19th century Britain, Charlotte (Marie-France Pisier), Emily (Isabelle Adjani), Anne (Isabelle Huppert), and Branwell Bronte (Pascal Greggory) live with their father (Patrick Magee) and aunt (Alice Sapritch) while writing novels (under male pen names) that would soon become famous. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Battle of Algiers, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96285) - "It's hard to start a revolution -- even harder to continue it. And hardest of all to win it." Synopsis: A petty criminal (Brahim Hadjadj) is recruited by a revolutionary leader (Saadi Yacef) to fight with the FLN (National Liberation Front) in the Algerian War of Independence, and is soon among a handful of individuals
- [Chelsea Girls (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96256) - "l hate it here and want to go home." Synopsis: Inhabitants in New York's Chelsea Hotel interact with one another while engaging in a variety of activities. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Paul Morrissey Films Review: Andy Warhol's experimental split-screen film -- with two video "narratives" but just one audio stream running at all
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1964](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95317) - It's time for another reflection on a particular year in cinema! So far I've shared my thoughts on must-see titles from 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1963 -- and now I'm (nearly) done reviewing all titles from 1964. While there were certainly some cheery escapist flicks released that year -- Mary Poppins, anyone? -- darkness pervaded
- [It Happened Here (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96222) - "We don't accept your decisions; you accept ours." Synopsis: In Nazi-occupied post-WWII Britain, an apolitical Irish nurse (Pauline Murray) accepts work for the British Union of Fascists, not realizing how much she is severely compromising her values. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Doctors and Nurses Historical Drama Resistance Fighters Science Fiction World War II Review:
- [Round Up, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96166) - "You're lying -- both of you. Both of you should be hanged." Synopsis: In the wake of the failed 1848 Hungarian revolution, prisons guards attempt to locate the leader of a guerrilla band, using whatever tactics necessary to get inmates to betray fellow outlaws. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Betrayal Eastern European Films Falsely Accused
- [Persona (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96190) - "I think I could turn into you if I really tried." Synopsis: When a suddenly-mute actress (Liv Ullmann) is sent to an island to recuperate with help from a young nurse (Bibi Andersson), the two women's identities slowly become merged. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses Ingmar Bergman Films Liv Ullmann Films Mental
- [Barrier (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96116) - "Where does it say everyone has to make good?" Synopsis: A Polish medical student (Jan Nowicki) whimsically makes his way through life while dating a tram driver (Joanna Szczerbi). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Eastern European Films Jerzy Skolimowski Films Review: It is truly difficult to know what to make of this early experimental film
- [Deep End (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=931) - "Have you had 'er yet? Have you been up there? Is she any good, is she?" Synopsis: When a working-class teenager (John Moulder-Brown) starts his first job at a bath house in London, he develops an enormous crush on his sexy, flirtatious, older co-worker (Jane Asher). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy First Love
- [Moonlighting (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93092) - "I must concentrate on work; I must drive them harder." Synopsis: When a Polish construction manager (Jeremy Irons) arrives in London with three non-English-speaking co-workers (Eugene Lipinski, Jirí Stanislav, and Eugeniusz Haczkiewicz) to illegally reconstruct a condo for his boss, he becomes increasingly stressed and paranoid about ensuring the work gets done, even amidst strife
- [Faster, Pussycat! Kill, Kill! (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=45979) - "You look to me like a gal with a big appetite for everything." Synopsis: When three go-go dancers -- Varla (Tura Satana), Rosie (Haji), and Billie (Lori Williams) -- go drag racing in the desert, Varla ends up killing the boyfriend (Ray Barlow) of a bikini-clad girl (Susan Bernard) who the group then kidnaps. They
- [Sound of Music, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=24471) - "When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window." Synopsis: In 1930s Austria, a nun-in-training (Julie Andrews) is sent to work as a governess for the seven unruly children -- Liesl (Charmian Carr), Louisa (Heather Menzies-Urich), Friedrich (Nicholas Hammond), Kurt (Duane Chase), Brigitta (Angela Cartwright), Marta (Debbie Turner), and Gretl (Kym Karath) --
- [Loves of a Blonde (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5828) - "And you -- you look like a guitar, too, but one painted by Picasso." Synopsis: A young factory worker (Hana Brejchova) in Soviet-controlled Czechoslovakia sleeps with a sweet-talking musician (Vladimir Pucholt) at a company dance, then upsets his parents (Milada Jezkova and Josef Sebanek) the next weekend with a surprise visit. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Juliet of the Spirits (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=96014) - "True love requires total knowledge of each other." Synopsis: When a well-to-do housewife (Giulietta Masina) begins to suspect her husband (Mario Pisu) is having an affair, she consults help from both psychics and private eyes in learning what's going on, and leans on her friend (Valentina Cortese) and sex-positive neighbor (Sandra Milo) to explore new
- [Shameless Old Lady, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95987) - "It's only been six months since the old man died. Now she's going to the cinema -- going to the movies, watching movies, strolling about the city, living it up!" Synopsis: Shortly after the death of her husband, an elderly woman (Sylvie) shocks her two grown sons (Etienne Bierry and Francois Maistre) and grandson (Victor
- [War Lord, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95945) - "I'll not give her up; I can't." Synopsis: In 11th century Normany, when a knight (Charlton Heston) is sent by his duke to rule over a Flemish village, he soon falls for a beautiful young woman (Rosemar Forsyth) betrothed to the son (James Farentino) of the town leader (Niall MacGinnis), and decides to take advantage
- [Winter Kills (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92845) - "Listen, kid: we find the killers of your brother, you'll be a hero -- a fucking legend." Synopsis: With support from his father (John Huston) and girlfriend (Belinda Bauer), the brother (Jeff Bridges) of an assassinated president tries to follow an increasingly bizarre maze of clues leading to identifying the killer. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Alamo, The (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90231) - "I hope they're remembered; I hope Texas remembers." Synopsis: Shortly after General Sam Houston (Richard Boone) tells Lt. Col. William Travis (Laurence Harvey) he needs time to build an army to oppose an impending raid by Mexican forces, Travis enlists support from Davy Crockett (John Wayne), Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark), and others in defending the
- [Night of the Following Day, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84152) - "This guy is not responsible. He's crazy; he's psycho." Synopsis: Upon landing in Paris, the grown daughter (Pamela Franklin) of a wealthy businessman (Hugues Wanner) is kidnapped by a chauffeur (Marlon Brando) who quickly meets up with his girlfriend (Rita Moreno) and her brother (Jess Hahn) at a beachside house where a psychopathic henchman (Richard
- [Halls of Montezuma (1951)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=74957) - "The question is, where are the rockets -- where?" Synopsis: On a Japanese-held island in the Pacific during World War II, a migraine-suffering lieutenant (Richard Widmark) relies on a corpsman (Karl Malden) to supply him with pain meds as he leads a group of Marines -- including his former student (Richard Hylton), handsome Private Coffman
- [Tall T, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=48439) - "A man should have something of his own -- something to belong to." Synopsis: When a former ranch foreman (Randolph Scott) is kidnapped along with an heiress (Maureen O'Sullivan) and her new husband (John Hubbard), they must determine how to keep themselves safe from the ruthless outlaws (Richard Boone, Henry Silva, and Skip Homeier). Genres,
- [Hombre (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=26354) - [Note: The following review is of a non-Peary title; click here to read more.] "We all die -- just a question of when." Synopsis: A white man (Paul Newman) raised by Apaches rides on a stagecoach hired by a wealthy man (Fredric March) and his wife (Barbara Rush). When the stagecoach is overtaken by bandits
- [I Bury the Living (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2601) - "Maps and pins can't kill alone -- the power of a human brain has to be behind it." Synopsis: The newly appointed chairman (Richard Boone) of a cemetery soon discovers that by pushing a black pin onto a plot on a map, he will cause the death of the plot's owner -- yet nobody believes
- [Lizzie (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1957) - "Sometimes at night I can't sleep. I get up and I go to the mirror, and I stare at myself. Something strange seems to happen -- it's as though somebody else is staring back at me." Synopsis: A museum employee (Eleanor Parker) suffering from recurring headaches is hypnotized by a psychologist (Richard Boone), who discovers
- [Spy Who Came In From the Cold, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95549) - "We have to live without sympathy, don't we?" Synopsis: During the Cold War, a British spy (Richard Burton) dating a librarian's aide (Claire Bloom) is ordered by his superior (Cyril Cusack) to pretend to be willing to defect -- but will their elaborate ruse lead to the arrest of evil Comrade Mundt (Peter van Eyck)?
- [Shakespeare Wallah (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95915) - "What do these people know about our theater -- Shakespeare and all that?" Synopsis: A young British actress (Felicity Kendal) traveling across India in a Shakespearean troupe with her father (Geoffrey Kendal) and mother (Laura Liddell) falls for a playboyish man (Shashi Kapoor) with a possessive Bollywood mistress (Madhur Jaffrey). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Viva Maria! (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95886) - "When I'm dead, swear to me you'll go on fighting!"" Synopsis: In early-twentieth-century Central America, the daughter (Brigitte Bardot) of an Irish revolutionary teams up with a circus singer (Jeanne Moreau), and the two Marias accidentally invent the strip tease before becoming revered revolutionaries themselves. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Brigitte Bardot Films Carnivals and
- [Gospel According to St. Matthew, The (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95843) - "Many are called but few are chosen." Synopsis: Years after his virginal young mother (Margerita Caruso) gives birth to him, Jesus of Nazareth (Enrique Irazoqui) travels the countryside working miracles and calling his disciples to him. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biblical Stories Historical Drama Pier Paolo Pasolini Films Review: As Peary points out, Pier
- [Neighbors (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=25) - "We might have had a wonderful relationship. But then, as Arthur Bremer once said, 'How many things go right in this crazy world?'" Synopsis: Staid suburbanite Earl Keese (John Belushi) must deal with his obnoxious new neighbors (Dan Aykroyd and Cathy Moriarty), who seem hell-bent on disrupting his peaceful life. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Blues Brothers, The (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2187) - "I say we give the Blues Brothers one more chance." Synopsis: While gathering their old band members together for a fundraising concert, ex-con Jake Blues (John Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) must dodge the police, an angry country-and-western band, and Jake's jilted fiancee (Carrie Fisher). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Dan Aykroyd
- [Goin' South (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=6311) - "I ain't no slab of meat to be auctioned off -- but what the hell!" Synopsis: A horse thief (Jack Nicholson) is saved from hanging by a woman (Mary Steenburgen) who agrees to marry him in exchange for his help as a laborer. Soon the two are falling in love -- but when Nicholson's old
- [Continental Divide (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=26265) - "Reporters are parasites who eat off the accomplishments of other people." Synopsis: A tough, Chicago-based reporter (John Belushi) is sent by his managing editor (Allen Garfield) to cover a story about a scientist (Blair Brown) living an isolated existence in the Rockies. While Blair is resistant at first to Belushi's presence, soon the pair start
- [National Lampoon’s Animal House / Animal  House (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=46618) - "If the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general?" Synopsis: During pledge week in 1962, two young college students (Tom Hulce and Stephen Furst) find themselves joining a raucous fraternity -- whose members include a "smooth-talking, skirt-chasing president" (Tim Matheson), a student (Peter Riegert) whose girlfriend
- [Funeral in Berlin (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95772) - "I like you, English -- you're not as stupid as you look." Synopsis: When British spy Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is sent to Berlin to help facilitate the journey of a would-be defector (Oscar Homolka), he meets up with the German head of a British intelligence station (Paul Hubschmid), and is seduced by a beautiful
- [Far From the Madding Crowd (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95676) - "A woman like you does more damage than she can conceivably imagine." Synopsis: In late 19th century England, after inheriting her uncle's farm, Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie) rejects romantic advances from a poor shepherd (Alan Bates), instead flirting with a local landowner (Peter Finch) and then falling for a rakish soldier (Terence Stamp) with a
- [Rancho Deluxe (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5950) - "A Sharps buffalo rifle... This is gettin' downright romantic!" Synopsis: An arrogant ranch owner (Clifton James) enlists the help of his two cowhands (Harry Dean Stanton and Richard Bright) and an aging detective (Slim Pickens) in capturing a pair of anarchic young rustlers (Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy
- [Mommie Dearest (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2306) - "I'm going to make a perfect life for you-- I'm going to give you all the things I never had, my beautiful little darling!" Synopsis: Christina Crawford (Diana Scarwid and Mara Hobel) tells about growing up with her abusive adoptive mother, Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses Biopics Child
- [Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3927) - "Your life is really full of crap, isn't it?" Synopsis: A housewife (Carrie Snodgress) married to a demeaning and demanding husband (Richard Benjamin) rebels by having an affair with a self-absorbed writer (Frank Langella). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women's Issues Frank Perry Films Housewives Infidelity Marital Problems Richard Benjamin Films Review: Frank
- [Last Summer (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5552) - "When you're with me, you can be so gentle... But when you're with them, you're completely different!" Synopsis: A sexy, domineering teen (Barbara Hershey) befriends two boys (Richard Thomas and Bruce Davison) while vacationing on Fire Island, and soon the three are inseparable. But when a plump outsider named Rhoda (Catherine Burns) tries to become
- [Angel Heart (1987)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95612) - "I've got a thing about chickens." Synopsis: In 1950s New York, private eye Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is hired by a lawyer (Dann Florek) to help his client Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) track down a missing crooner named Johnny Favorite; soon Angel finds himself involved in more mystery, murder, and darkness than he could
- [Blue Sunshine (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95618) - "How do you stop a madman without killing him?" Synopsis: After being falsely accused of murder, a man (Zalman King) on the lam seeks help from his girlfriend (Deborah Winters) and a doctor-friend (Robert Walden) in trying to discover why certain people around him -- all associated with aspiring-politician Edward Flemming (Mark Goddard) -- are
- [Street Fighter, The (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95594) - "Listen, my son -- trust no one!" Synopsis: A mercenary martial artist (Shin'ichi "Sonny" Chiba) violently kills or harms nearly everyone who enters into his path of destruction. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Japanese Films Kidnapping Martial Arts Review: Perhaps best known by modern film fanatics as the swordsmith Hattori Hanzō in Quentin Tarantino's Kill
- [Detour (1945)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5888) - "That's life: whichever way you turn, Fate sticks out a foot to trip you." Synopsis: While on his way to Los Angeles to meet his girlfriend (Claudia Drake), a pianist (Tom Neal) hitches a ride with a gambler (Edmund MacDonald) who drops dead during the middle of the night. Deciding that no one will believe
- [Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5603) - "Inside the Ark are treasures beyond your wildest aspirations -- you want to see it opened as well as I." Synopsis: A bespectacled archaeologist named Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by the United States government to locate a priceless religious artifact -- the Ark of the Covenant -- before the Nazis get their hands
- [Watership Down (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2594) - "All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies." Synopsis: A group of rabbits leave their warren and search for a new home, dealing with dangers and predators along the way. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Animated Features Denholm Elliott Films Harry Andrews Films John Hurt Films Ralph Richardson Films Search Talking
- [Robin and Marian (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1849) - "Have you ever tried to fight a legend?" Synopsis: Robin Hood (Sean Connery) returns from twenty years of fighting in the Crusades to find that his one true love, Maid Marian (Audrey Hepburn), has become a nun. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Audrey Hepburn Films Denholm Elliott Films Do-Gooders Folk Heroes Historical Drama Ian Holm
- [Trading Places (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32512) - "Breeding, Randolph -- same as racehorses; it's in the blood." Synopsis: Corrupt millionaires Randolph (Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer (Don Ameche) Duke plot to reverse the fortunes of a hustling black con-artist (Eddie Murphy) and a privileged white stock broker (Dan Aykroyd) -- all for the sake of a one-dollar bet about nature versus nurture. Genres,
- [Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The  (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32853) - "A man without land is nobody." Synopsis: An ambitious young man (Richard Dreyfuss) in post-WWII Montreal alienates his girlfriend (Micheline Lanctot) in his relentless pursuit to own a plot of land. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming of Age Denholm Elliott Films Get Rich Quick Randy Quaid Films Richard Dreyfuss Films Review: Canadian director Ted
- [Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=39289) - "It was almost as if I'd suddenly run into a solid sheet of water." Synopsis: An RAF pilot (Nigel Patrick) marries the daughter (Ann Todd) of an airplane manufacturing magnate (Ralph Richardson) who is determined to send a test pilot through the sound barrier. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Airplanes and Pilots David Lean Films
- [Brimstone and Treacle (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86377) - "I no longer accept there's such a thing as a loving God, Norma." Synopsis: When a handsome young stranger (Sting) manipulates himself into the house of an atheist (Denholm Elliott) and his religious wife (Joan Plowright), he soon takes advantage of their disabled daughter (Suzanna Hamilton), all the while pretending to be her former lover.
- [Room With a View, A (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88132) - "He's the sort who can't know anyone intimately, least of all a woman." Synopsis: When a British woman (Helena Bonham Carter) travelling in Italy with her spinster aunt (Maggie Smith) encounters a free-spirited young man (Julian Sands) staying with his father (Denholm Elliott) in the same rooming house, she becomes confused about her feelings for
- [Alfie (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88500) - "You've got to live for yourself in this world, not for others." Synopsis: An inveterate womanizer named Alfie (Michael Caine) seduces and then abandons or neglects one "bird" after the other -- including a fun-loving married woman (Millicent Martin), a subservient young woman (Julia Foster) who becomes pregnant with Alfie's child, a red-headed runaway (Jane
- [Station Six Sahara (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95182) - "What kind of a place is this, anyway?" Synopsis: At a remote desert pump station run by a dictatorial German (Peter van Eyck), the sudden appearance of a sultry woman (Carroll Baker) and her husband (Biff McGuire) stirs tensions among the bored men -- including a quiet Spaniard named Santos (Mario Adorf), a recently arrived
- [For a Few Dollars More (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95439) - "When two hunters go after the same prey, they usually end up shooting each other in the back." Synopsis: When a nameless bounty hunter (Clint Eastwood) meets vengeful Colonel Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef), the pair unexpectedly team up to hunt down the leader (Gian Maria Volontè) of a vicious outlaw gang. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Fifth Horseman is Fear, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95409) - "A man is as he thinks; you can't change that." Synopsis: In Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, a Jewish doctor (Miroslav Machacek) is pressured into providing care for a wounded resistance fighter, and soon finds himself searching for morphine across the city while under intense scrutiny. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Doctors and Nurses Eastern European Films Jews
- [Cartouche (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94235) - "They obey me from one end of Paris to the other." Synopsis: In 18th century France, a swashbuckling thief (Jean-Paul Belmondo) travels with his accomplices and his new wife Venus (Claudia Cardinale) to Paris, where they begin robbing from the rich and distributing to the poor -- but things get much more complicated when "Cartouche"
- [Ipcress File, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95276) - "I want you to do a job for me." Synopsis: A British army sergeant (Michael Caine) is enlisted to support a major (Nigel Green) in learning what happened to a scientist who has been kidnapped off a train. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Kidnapping Michael Caine Films Mind Control and Hypnosis Spies Review: Sydney J.
- [Killers, The (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37224) - "A man stood still while we burned him, and I'd like to know why." Synopsis: When their target (John Cassavetes) isn't surprised about being killed, two hitmen (Lee Marvin and Clu Gulager) decide to investigate by talking with his former partner (Claude Akins), and learn that Cassavates -- a race car driver -- was fatally
- [Masque of the Red Death, The (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=48194) - "Famine, pestilence, war, disease, and death -- they rule this world." Synopsis: In plague-ridden medieval Italy, a Satan-worshipping prince (Vincent Price) approached for help by two local villagers (David Weston and Nigel Green) sentences them to death unless a young woman (Jane Asher) -- Weston's fiance and Green's daughter -- chooses which one will live.
- [Woman in the Dunes (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95237) - "That sand just ruins everything, doesn't it?" Synopsis: When an amateur etymologist (Eiji Okada) searching for rare bugs on the beach misses his train home, he stays overnight in the shack of a widow (Kyoko Kishida) eager for companionship, and soon realizes he's trapped down in the dunes with her. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [That Man From Rio (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95177) - "That's no ordinary statue: it's priceless, the relic of a lost civilization." Synopsis: While visiting his girlfriend (Françoise Dorléac), a private (Jean-Paul Belmondo) on leave from the army becomes unwittingly caught up in a kidnapping tied to a deeper plot involving a professor (Jean Servais) with obsessive ties to a Maltec figurine. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Marriage Italian Style (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95208) - "The more the world changes, the more it stays the same." Synopsis: A middle-aged man (Marcello Mastroianni) about to get married reflects back on how he met his dying mistress (Sophia Loren), who was once a prostitute -- but he soon learns there is more to come in the story of their life together. Genres,
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1963](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95002) - Given that Peary lambastes 1963 in his Alternate Oscars as a cinematic year unworthy of any Best Picture contenders, I was curious to take a look at how many titles from this year struck a chord with me -- and was pleasantly surprised to see that quite a few are worth mentioning. Out of 74
- [Shop on Main Street, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95139) - "I don't understand anything any more. But I know one thing: when the law persecutes the innocent, that's the end of it." Synopsis: When a penniless carpenter (Jozef Kroner) with a disgruntled wife (Hana Slivková) in a Nazi-occuped Slovak town is given an opportunity by his Fascist brother-in-law (Frantisek Zvarík) to act as the "Aryan
- [Seduced and Abandoned (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95145) - "It's a question of honor - it's always a question of honor!" Synopsis: When he learns his 15-year-old daughter (Stefania Sandrelli) has been impregnated by the fiance (Aldo Puglisi) of his more homely daughter (Paola Biggio), the head (Saro Urzì of a large Sicilian family vows revenge upon his family's honor. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95111) - "Would you mind if I touched your calf?" Synopsis: When a Parisian maid (Jeanne Moreau) arrives at the country chateau of a man (Michel Picoli) with a foot-fetishing father (Jean Ozenne) and a frigid wife (Françoise Lugagne), she quickly learns that the groundskeeper (Georges Géret) is a Fascist; that the couple's neighbor (Daniel Ivernel) is
- [Before the Revolution (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95081) - "It's terrible to think how near to death the living are." Synopsis: In post-WWII Parma, a bourgeois young man (Francesco Barilli) engaged to an apolitical beauty (Cristina Pariset) reflects on life, religion, politics, and the recent death of his friend (Allen Midgette) while beginning an affair with his young aunt (Adriana Asti). Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Black Like Me (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=95069) - "I thought I'd seen every form of human degradation there was." Synopsis: When a White journalist (James Whitmore) takes pills to turn himself temporarily Black, his travels through the South begin to give him an approximation of systemic and individual racism across the American south. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans Deep South James Whitmore
- [Jason and the Argonauts (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44388) - "The gods want their entertainment." Synopsis: In ancient Greece, Jason (Todd Armstrong) gathers together a group of strong and talented "argonauts" -- including Hercules (Nigel Green) -- to accompany him on a quest for a "golden fleece", and eventually falls in love with the sorceress Medea (Nancy Kovack). Along the way he's aided by Queen
- [Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5712) - "You think I'm a slave to sex, but I have a soul, too -- remember that." Synopsis: In this trio of comedic vignettes by director Vittorio de Sica, a black market cigarette seller in Naples (Sophia Loren) becomes pregnant by her harried husband (Marcello Mastroianni) each time the law comes to get her; a self-absorbed
- [8 1/2 (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94960) - "I really have nothing to say -- but I want to say it all the same." Synopsis: A famous director (Marcello Mastroianni) in a creative slump seeks respite at a spa, but by inviting his mistress (Sandra Milo) and his wife (Anouk Aimee) to come visit -- and inevitably being surrounded by people wanting something
- [Organizer, The (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94926) - "Friends, it's not true: we haven't lost. This is only the darkest hour." Synopsis: In late 1800s Turin, workers at a textile factory are inspired by a visiting "professor" (Marcello Mastroianni) to collectivize and strike for better conditions. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical Drama Italian Films Labor Movements Marcello Mastroianni Films Workplace Drama Review:
- [Leopard, The (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94896) - "Ours is a country of compromises." Synopsis: In 1860 Sicily, as Italian states are unifying into one nation, the Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster) watches over his large family, giving permission for his nephew (Alain Delon) to marry the daughter (Claudia Cardinale) of "new money" (Paolo Stoppa). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alain Delon Films
- [Joli Mai, Le (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94767) - "Politics, for me, is living well." Synopsis: In May of 1962 -- after the end of an eight-year war with Algeria -- an assortment of Parisians are interviewed about their views on life, happiness, society, and current politics. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary French Films Review: French filmmaker Chris Marker (nee: Christian Hippolyte François
- [Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=27759) - Synopsis: A sociology student (Andre Dussollier) writing his thesis on criminal women interviews a beautiful inmate named Camille (Bernadette Lafont) who has been jailed for murder. While listening to her recount her story, he finds himself deeply smitten with her, and dedicated to proving her innocence -- but is she worthy of his adoration and
- [Silence, The (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94775) - "How nice that we don't understand one another." Synopsis: A pair of sisters (Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom) travel by train with Thulin's son (Jörgen Lindström) to an unnamed Central European country, where the increasingly ailing Lindblom is cared for by an elderly doorman, Thulin has an affair with a man she meets at a
- [To Die in Madrid (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94672) - "They come from around the world; they are going to die in Madrid." Synopsis: Extensive footage explores the bloody Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, fought between left-leaning Republicans and Franco's dictatorial Nationalist regime. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary French Films Spanish Civil War Review: Made a little over 20 years after its conclusion, this
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1962](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94621) - 1962 was an especially rich year for movies, with powerful films across genres and languages. Out of 75 total titles listed in Peary's book, I voted "Yes - Must See" on 41 (55%). Many stand out to me as worthy of mentioning, for different reasons – so, here goes! Numbers-wise, of the 41 must-see films,
- [Billy Budd (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86269) - "There are many ways to lie, Mr. Claggert, but there is only one way to tell the truth." Synopsis: When a good-hearted young crewman named Billy Budd (Terence Stamp) begins work aboard a British naval vessel, he is soon targeted by a sadistic master-at-arms (Robert Ryan), and the ship's captain (Peter Ustinov) faces the hardest
- [Muriel (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94624) - "Can't we be done with the past?" Synopsis: When a middle-aged woman (Delphine Seyrig) living with her grown stepson (Jean-Baptiste Thierrée) in Boulogne invites her former lover (Jean-Pierre Kérien) to visit, he shows up with a young woman (Nita Klein) who he first refers to as his niece, but turns out to be his mistress.
- [Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=43571) - "He doesn't punish men for discipline; he likes to see men crawl." Synopsis: When sadistic Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton) mistreats his crew to the point of abuse and death, his first officer (Clark Gable) leads a mutiny despite the protests of Bligh's loyal midshipman (Franchot Tone). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Charles Laughton
- [Harakiri (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94508) - "Even the famous samurai is a mere human being. He cannot live on air alone." Synopsis: When a down-on-his-luck former samurai (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the estate of a clan run by daimyō Saitō Kageyu (Rentarô Mikuni), and requests safe harbor to commit seppuku, he is told the story of a younger rōnin (Akira Ishihama)
- [Cape Fear (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=21571) - "A type like that is an animal -- so you've got to fight him like an animal." Synopsis: A sexually deviant sociopath (Robert Mitchum) stalks the wife (Polly Bergen) and daughter (Lori Martin) of the lawyer (Gregory Peck) who testified against him eight years earlier; when Peck's attempt to secure protection from a policeman (Martin
- [To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37728) - "There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you. That's never possible." Synopsis: The tomboy-daughter (Mary Badham) of a widowed lawyer (Gregory Peck) reflects back on a summer when she, her older brother (Phillip Alford), and their friend Dill (John Megna) witness Peck attempting
- [Exterminating Angel, The (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1356) - "The best explanation of this film is that, from the standpoint of pure reason, there is no explanation." Synopsis: A group of bourgeois dinner guests find themselves inexplicably unable to leave once the party is over. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Bourgeois Society Get Together Living Nightmare Luis Buñuel Films Surrealism Response to
- [Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77186) - "I love confusion -- things that change." Synopsis: A suicidal man (Claude Rich) is taken from the hospital to a secret laboratory, where a team of scientists send him back in time to relive a minute of his life -- but instead he's caught in a back-and-forth journey between the lab and his memories of
- [Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94489) - "I dislike failure." Synopsis: When a seaman (Richard Harris) on a breadfruit-seeking excursion to Tahiti accuses harsh Captain Bligh (Trevor Howard) of stealing cheese and is severely beaten, morale begins to wane, and First Lieutenant Fletcher Christian (Marlon Brando) soon leads a mutiny against Bligh. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Hugh Griffith Films
- [Night and Fog (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94558) - [Note: The following review is of a non-Peary title; click here to read more.] "Death makes his first pick. Another choice is made in the morning, in the night and fog." Synopsis: Unflinching footage from WWII concentration camps is contrasted with peaceful scenes of the same spots years later. Genres: Alain Resnais Films Documentary French
- [America America (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94516) - "I believe that in America, I will be washed clean." Synopsis: When a young Greek (Stathi Giallelis) in 1890s Turkey begins his journey towards Constantinople and then America, he encounters seemingly endless obstacles to success. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Elia Kazan Films Immigrants and Immigration Review: Elia Kazan wrote and directed this highly personal
- [Smithereens (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93073) - "Everyone's a little weird these days; it's normal." Synopsis: A self-serving, would-be singer (Susan Berman) in New York City pursues a punk musician (Richard Hell) while managing and manipulating interest from a van-owning artist (Brad Rinn). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aspiring Stars Homeless New York City Punk Rock Response to Peary's Review: Peary notes
- [Downhill Racer (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93293) - "A good racer turns everybody on -- but he's not for the team, and he never will be." Synopsis: When a cocky American skier (Robert Redford) arrives in Switzerland to train with an Olympics-level coach (Gene Hackman), he falls for an attractive secretary (Camilla Sparv) and struggles to connect with his fellow teammates. Genres, Themes,
- [Red Line 7000 (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93790) - "Jim died because he was running too fast over the red line." Synopsis: When the fiancee (Gail Hire) of a very recently deceased NASCAR racer (Anthony Rogers) shows up at the Daytona 500, she soon finds herself romanced by a fellow driver (Skip Ward) whose French soon-to-be-former-girlfriend (Marianna Hill) has arrived with him but ends
- [Roadie (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93813) - "You're sucking away all my deodorant!" Synopsis: When a tech-savvy Texan beer distributor (Meatloaf) spies a wannabe groupie (Kaki Hunter) in a stranded R.V., he immediately falls in love and decides to follow her as she and her team support various bands. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Rudolph Films Art Carney Films Comedy Musicians
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1960](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93913) - Back in April of this year, I wrote a celebratory piece about finally finishing reviews for every title in GFTFF released before 1960. I reflected a bit on the 1950s as a cinematic decade, and enjoyed this process enough that I thought I might keep going -- but this time, year by year. Today, I
- [Paris, Texas (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93842) - "I never felt like you were dead." Synopsis: When a disheveled man (Harry Dean Stanton) is found wandering the desert after four years away, his brother (Dean Stockwell) takes him back to his home, where he and his wife (Aurore Clément) have been raising Stanton's son (Hunter Carson) ever since Stanton and Carson's mother (Nastassja
- [Film Fanatic End of 2023 Greetings](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94360) - Hello, fellow Film Fanatics! I hope 2023 has been good to you. I'm continually grateful that films offer at least some solace and affirmation despite everything else going on in the world. Let's get to numbers right away. So far, I've watched and reviewed fewer movies overall this year -- just 147, as opposed to
- [Derby (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94248) - "You've gotta earn what you make." Synopsis: Aspiring roller derby players in Ohio dream about the big time. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Sports Review: This disappointing documentary about the roller derby scene of the early 1970s offers little hope about the state of humanity. Granted, that shouldn't necessarily be the prerogative of a
- [Reflections on Must-See Films From 1961](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94160) - I had so much fun writing my first reflection on a specific year of classic films (1960) that I'm back with another. Now that I've finally watched and reviewed Last Year at Marienbad (laborious but must-see) and La Notte (not must-see), it's time to reflect on all titles from 1961! Here are a few thoughts
- [Film Fanatic End of 2022 Greetings](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89048) - Hello, fellow Film Fanatics! I hope this has been an enjoyable year of movie watching for all of you. My family and I (kids now ages 10, 12, and 14) watched Home Alone (1990) yesterday, and it was a fun harbinger of what's to come: once I'm done with this project, I'll be moving on
- [Divorce, Italian Style (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2917) - "There's no divorce in Italy, but the law is lenient in matters of honor." Synopsis: With divorce illegal in Italy, an unhappily married Sicilian (Marcello Mastroianni) in love with his younger cousin (Stefania Sandrelli) plots to catch his wife (Daniela Rocca) in the arms of another man (Leopoldo Trieste) and murder her in an "honor
- [Whistle Down the Wind (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1656) - "[It's] Jesus -- He's in our barn. He's come back." Synopsis: Three motherless siblings (Hayley Mills, Diane Holgate, and Alan Barnes) find a fugitive (Alan Bates) hiding in their barn, and mistakenly believe he is Jesus. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Bates Films Bryan Forbes Films Childhood Do-Gooders Fugitives Mistaken or Hidden Identities Religious
- [Casino Royale (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52238) - "The most exquisite torture is all in the mind." Synopsis: After being lured out of retirement by his boss "M" (John Huston) -- accompanied by a CIA representative (William Holden), a French intelligence agent (Charles Boyer) and a KGB agent (Kurt Kasznar) -- James Bond (David Niven) escapes seduction by M's Scottish widow (Deborah Kerr),
- [Pierrot le Fou (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87921) - "My name's Ferdinand." Synopsis: When a French man (Jean Paul Belmondo) married to a demanding Italian wife (Graziella Galvani) runs away with his kids' babysitter (Anna Karina), the couple take a sporadically violent road trip to find Karina's brother Frank. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Criminal Couple on the Run French Films Fugitives Jean-Luc Godard
- [Two Women (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84634) - "Isn't there some safe space in the world?" Synopsis: During World War II, a widow (Sophia Loren) and her adolescent daughter (Eleonora Brown) flee bomb-ridden Rome for her home village in the countryside, where Cesira (Loren) meets a sympathetic academic (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who falls for her. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Italian Films Jean-Paul Belmondo
- [Band of Outsiders / Bande à Part (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77423) - "Arthur said they'd wait for night to do the job, out of respect for second-rate thrillers." Synopsis: When a young woman (Anna Karina) in love with two petty thiefs named Arthur (Claude Brasseur) and Franz (Sami Frey) tells them about a stash of illictly gotten money hidden in her neighbor's cupboard, the trio begin making
- [Woman is a Woman, A (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5400) - "I want a baby in the next 24 hours." Synopsis: A woman (Anna Karina) desperate to become pregnant turns to an admirer (Jean-Paul Belmondo) for "help" when her partner (Jean-Claude Brialy) refuses to take her request seriously. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films Godard Films Jean-Paul Belmondo Films Love Triangle Pregnancy Review: After the
- [Mississippi Mermaid (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=27809) - "I can't say that I'm happy with her, but I'm unable to live without her." Synopsis: The owner of a tobacco factory (Jean-Paul Belmondo) on the island of Reunion is surprised to find that his new correspondence bride (Catherine Deneuve) looks nothing like the photo she sent him -- but he falls in love with
- [Breathless (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5963) - "I always get interested in girls who aren't right for me." Synopsis: An amoral thief (Jean-Paul Belmondo) kills a policeman and tries to convince his aloof American lover (Jean Seberg) to flee to Italy with him. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Betrayal French Films Godard Films Jean Seberg Films Jean-Paul Belmondo Films Outlaws Response to
- [Last Year at Marienbad (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94106) - "You know you are ready to leave." Synopsis: At a baroque European hotel, a tall skinny man (Sacha Pitoëff) challenges inhabitants to the game of Nim while an elegant man (Giorgio Albertazzi) continuously insists to a woman (Delphine Seyrig) -- perhaps Pitoëff's spouse -- that they had an affair the prior year. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [La Notte (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94080) - "You two have really worn me out tonight." Synopsis: A novelist (Marcello Mastroianni) and his wife (Jeanne Moreau) spend a challenging evening together, including attending a party where Mastroianni flirts with a beautiful young woman (Monica Vitti) and a playboy (Giorgio Negro) pursues Moreau. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Italian Films Jeanne Moreau Films Marcello
- [Red Desert (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94090) - "You wonder what to look at; I wonder how to live. Same thing." Synopsis: The traumatized wife (Monica Vitti) of a petro-chemical industrialist (Carlo Chionetti) begins an affair with a visiting associate (Richard Harris). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Infidelity Italian Films Mental Breakdown Michelangelo Antonioni Films Monica Vitti Films Richard Harris Films Review: Michelangelo
- [Rocco and His Brothers (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93876) - "The whole world's like a one-way street." Synopsis: Shortly after a widow (Katina Paxinou) from southern Italy migrates to Milan with her four younger sons -- Simone (Renato Salvatori), Rocco (Alain Delon), Ciro (Max Cartier), and Luca (Rocco Vidolazzi) -- to be near their older brother Vincenzo (Spiros Focas) and his fiancee (Claudia Cardinale), the
- [Spirits of the Dead (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=34635) - "Why am I telling you this? Why did you ask me here? What do you want from me?" Synopsis: Three mean-spirited individuals -- Jane Fonda, Alain Delon, and Terence Stamp -- meet appropriately grisly endings. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses Alain Delon Films Brigitte Bardot Films Edgar Allan Poe Films Episodic Films
- [Girl On a Motorcycle / Naked Under Leather (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84171) - "Sometimes it's an instinct to fly; I'm not going to feel guilty." Synopsis: A recently married young woman named Rebecca (Marianne Faithfull) hops on her motorcycle in a leather catsuit and leaves behind her husband (Roger Mutton) to go visit her lover (Alain Delon), all while reflecting back on their previous encounters together. Genres, Themes,
- [Eclisse, L' / Eclipse, The (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94094) - "All those billions, lost -- where do they end up?" Synopsis: A young woman (Monica Vitti) who has just broken up with her lover (Francisco Rabal) finds new romance with the earnings-focused stock broker (Alain Delon) of her mother (Lilla Brignone). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alain Delon Films Italian Films Michelangelo Antonioni Films Monica
- [Purple Noon (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85697) - "All is vanity; nothing exists." Synopsis: When conman Tom Ripley (Alain Delon) is hired to bring his acquaintance (Maurice Ronet) back home to his father in America, Ripley finds himself caught up in a sticky triangle with Ronet's dissatisfied girlfriend (Marie Laforet), and soon moves into even more dangerous territory involving murder and identity theft.
- [Gorgo (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=38738) - "This is the 20th century -- there must be some way of handling an overgrown animal!" Synopsis: A pair of merchant seamen (Bill Travers and William Sylvester) capture an ancient, dinosaur-like sea monster off the coast of Ireland, and bring him to London to exhibit in a circus -- but scientists soon discover that "Gorgo"
- [Modesty Blaise (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=76367) - "We've no alternative; we must have Modesty Blaise." Synopsis: World-class jewel thief Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti) is hired by a pair of British officials (Harry Andrews and Alexander Knox) to send a bribe of diamonds to a sheik (Clive Revill), knowing that a rival thief (Dirk Bogarde) will attempt to snatch them as well. Modesty
- [Avventura, L' (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85652) - "How can it take so little time to change, to forget?" Synopsis: After her best friend Anna (Lea Massari) mysteriously disappears during a boating trip in the Mediterranean, a young woman named Claudia (Monica Vitti) unexpectedly falls in love with her friend's fiance, Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Italian Films Michelangelo Antonioni
- [Tanya's Island (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=94065) - "How much did you miss me? Sometimes I wonder if you need me at all." Synopsis: When a model (Vanity) and her partner (Richard Sargent) end up on an island with a gorilla (Don McLeod), an unusual love triangle ensues. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross Cultural Romance Deserted Island Love Triangle Primates Review: It's
- [Taking Off (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93955) - "How many times have we found our children, only to lose them again?" Synopsis: When their teenage daughter (Linnea Heacock) goes missing, Mrs. Tyne (Lynn Carlin) and her husband Larry (Buck Henry) join the Society for Parents of Fugitive Children, where they learn to smoke pot and and mingle with a pair of freewheeling new
- [Avanti! (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93969) - "Don't bother me with details -- just do it!" Synopsis: When a boorish business magnate (Jack Lemmon) arrives in Ischia to collect his deceased father's body, he encounters a young woman (Juliet Mills) also there to collect her mother's body -- at which point he learns that their parents were having annual trysts on the
- [Senso (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2922) - "I was indissolubly tied to him. For him, I'd forgotten and betrayed all those who were at that moment fighting and trying to achieve a long-cherished dream." Synopsis: During the years of Austrian occupation in mid-19th-century Venice, a married countess (Alida Valli) falls hopelessly in love with a womanizing Austrian lieutenant (Farley Granger). Genres, Themes,
- [Late Show, The (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4361) - "Back in the '40s, this town was crawlin' with dollies like you." Synopsis: An aging private eye (Art Carney) whose partner (Howard Duff) has just been killed is hired by a ditzy artist (Lily Tomlin) to find the man who stole her cat; soon he finds himself embroiled in a complex web of murder, infidelity,
- [Going in Style (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51903) - "It feels like we've lived two lives: one before the robbery, and one after." Synopsis: When three elderly roommates -- Joe (George Burns), Al (Art Carney), and Willie (Lee Strasberg) -- decide that robbing a bank is a "win-win" proposition, they steal guns from the safe of Al's nephew (Charles Hallahan) and carry out their
- [Firestarter (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=70982) - "If I do something bad, will you still love me?" Synopsis: Accompanied by her father (David Keith), a young girl with pyrokinetic powers (Drew Barrymore) stays on the run from government officials hoping to capture her and weaponize her abilities. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Art Carney Films Father and Child Fugitives George C. Scott
- [Harry and Tonto (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91931) - "I will not leave without my cat." Synopsis: A widower (Art Carney) whose New York City apartment is being torn down embarks on a cross-country trip with his cat Tonto, staying briefly with each of his grown kids -- Burt (Philip Bruns), Shirley (Ellen Burstyn), and Eddie (Larry Hagman) -- while also meeting a variety
- [Welcome to L.A. (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=45) - "I've just been to a movie and I was the only person there. I love Greta Garbo." Synopsis: While visiting his millionaire father (Denver Pyle) in Los Angeles, a songwriter (Keith Carradine) sleeps or flirts with numerous women, including a lonely real estate agent (Sally Kellerman), an unhappy housewife (Geraldine Chaplin), a photographer (Lauren Hutton),
- [Chimes at Midnight / Falstaff (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93716) - "I know thee not, old man." Synopsis: As King Henry V (John Gielgud) approaches death, his son Hal (Keith Baxter) is called back home and must negotiate a new relationship with his long-time carousing companion, Sir John Falstaff (Orson Welles). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Father and Child Friendship Jeanne Moreau Films John Gielgud Films
- [Hammett (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93641) - "Go home and type, Hammett." Synopsis: In 1920s San Francisco, former-detective-turned-writer (Frederic Forrest) is lured by his friend (Peter Boyle) into exploring a case involving a mysterious Chinese prostitute (Lydia Lei), receiving help from both his neighbor (Marilu Henner) and a cabbie (Elisha Cook, Jr.). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Detectives and Private Eyes Elisha
- [Slither (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93690) - "It's working, man: you're playing right into their hands." Synopsis: After his murdered companion (Richard B. Shull) tells him about a stash of embezzled money, a just-released ex-con (James Caan) hits the road and encounters a variety of kooky individuals -- including pill-popping Kitty (Sally Kellerman) and a couple (Peter Boyle and Louise Lasser) travelling
- [Foxes (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1781) - "Ya never know what ya don't know -- y'know?" Synopsis: A group of teenage friends (Jodie Foster, Cherie Currie, Marilyn Kagan, and Kandice Stroh) support each other during difficult times. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming of Age Family Problems Friendship Jodie Foster Films Laura Dern Films Lois Smith Films Randy Quaid Films Sally Kellerman
- [Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5507) - "He's just along for the ride -- you know that, don't you? He's not at all like us." Synopsis: A former gunnery sergeant (Alan Arkin) is kidnapped by two free-spirited young women -- Frisbee (Mackenzie Phillips) and Mackinley (Sally Kellerman) -- but soon finds himself enjoying a road trip across America with them. Genres, Themes,
- [Big Bus, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5684) - "The aerodynamics work -- we're breaking wind at 90!" Synopsis: A blacklisted driver (Joseph Bologna) is recruited by his former flame (Stockard Channing) to drive a nuclear-powered bus nonstop from New York to Denver; along the way, he must deal with a neurotic and narcoleptic co-driver (John Beck), a host of wacky passengers, and a
- [M*A*S*H (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=7489) - "Follow the zany antics of our combat surgeons as they cut and stitch their way along the front lines." Synopsis: During the Korean War, two irreverent surgeons (Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould) and their colleagues in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital try to distract themselves from the horrors of the battlefield. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Serial (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11367) - "You-ness. Me-ness. Us-ness. We-ness." Synopsis: A Marin County husband (Martin Mull) and wife (Tuesday Weld) struggle to keep their marriage and family together in the midst of New Age temptations. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Christopher Lee Films Counterculture Marital Problems Sally Kellerman Films Satire Tuesday Weld Films Review: I'll admit to a fondness for
- [Little Romance, A (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=40481) - "I used to think, maybe a long time ago, like -- like in the time of the pharaohs or Louis the 13th -- that there was somebody made just perfect for me." Synopsis: A precocious teen (Diane Lane) living in Paris with her self-absorbed mother (Sally Kellerman) and kind stepfather (Arthur Hill) meets a young
- [Brewster McCloud (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=60646) - "I know bird shit when I see it." Synopsis: A virginal young man (Bud Cort) living in a bomb shelter in the Houston Astrodome receives support from his guardian angel (Sally Kellerman) to build a pair of wings that will allow him to fly. Meanwhile, a rash of strange murders -- all involving bird shit
- [Gertrud (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93521) - "The man I am to be with must be mine entirely." Synopsis: When a former opera singer named Gertrud (Nina Pens Rode) decides to divorce her work-obsessed husband (Bendt Rothe) to be with her younger lover (Gustav Kanning), her former flame (Ebbe Rode) tries to warn her against this and win her back himself. Genres,
- [Ulysses (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93611) - "History is a nightmare from which I'm trying to awake." Synopsis: A Jewish adman named Leopold Bloom (Milo O'Shea) wanders the streets of Dublin with young poet Stephen Dedalus (Maurice Roëves), reflecting on his adulterous wife (Barbara Jefford) back at home while engaging in his own adventures, both real and imagined. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Fixer, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93387) - "Confessing to lies takes a talent I haven't got." Synopsis: When an apolitical, non-religious Jewish handyman (Alan Bates) in Ukraine is wrongly accused of egregious murder, he finds some support from a sympathetic lawyer (Dirk Bogarde) but must face the harsh bigotry of an antisemitic investigator (Ian Holm). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Bates
- [Friends of Eddie Coyle, The (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2524) - "You help Uncle, Uncle will help you." Synopsis: A small-time hood (Robert Mitchum) facing two years in prison provides information to a federal detective (Richard Jordan) in exchange for amnesty. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Detectives and Private Eyes Heists Informers Peter Boyle Films Peter Yates Films Robert Mitchum Films Thieves and Criminals Review: Based
- [Joe (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=140) - "Forty-two percent of all liberals are queer; that's a fact." Synopsis: Businessman Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick) kills his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend in a fit of rage, and befriends a working-class bigot (Peter Boyle) who admires what he's done. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Class Relations Counterculture Generation Gap Peter Boyle Films Susan Sarandon Films Vigilantes
- [Hardcore (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5436) - "A lot of strange things happen in this world -- things you don't know about in Grand Rapids, things you don't want to know about, doors that shouldn't be opened." Synopsis: When his teenage daughter (Ilah Davis) runs away during a church trip to Los Angeles, a devoutly religious midwestern businessman (George C. Scott) learns
- [Young Frankenstein (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=28097) - "With such a magnificent body, all we need now is an equally magnificent brain." Synopsis: A neuroscientist (Gene Wilder) returns to the home of his infamous great-grandfather, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, where he enlists the help of two loyal assistants -- hunchbacked Igor (Marty Feldman) and busty Inga (Teri Garr) -- in resurrecting a corpse and
- [T.R. Baskin (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=38414) - "The city is pretty from a distance -- like someone with bad skin." Synopsis: A young woman (Candice Bergen) from a small town heads to Chicago, where she falls for a guy (James Caan) who inexplicably mistakes her for a prostitute, and recommends her "services" to a former college buddy (Peter Boyle). Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Getting Straight (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93542) - "I'm not putting it down; I've just done it already!" Synopsis: After returning from serving in Vietnam, a former college radical (Elliott Gould) earning his master's degree on a campus rife with student protests struggles to meet the demands of both his department chair (Jeff Corey) and his girlfriend (Candice Bergen). Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Firemen's Ball, The (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93497) - "We want the beauty queen! We want the beauty queen!" Synopsis: At a small town Czechoslovakian celebration meant to honor a retiring fireman with cancer, absolutely nothing goes as expected. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Beauty Contests Black Comedy Eastern European Films Living Nightmare Milos Forman Films Response to Peary's Review: Peary writes that this
- [Bad News Bears, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2159) - "All we got is a cruddy alky for a manager!" Synopsis: Former minor-league pitcher Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau) becomes the reluctant coach for a team of Little League misfits -- including the 12-year-old daughter (Tatum O'Neal) of his ex-girlfriend. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Baseball Comedy Has-Been Michael Ritchie Films Misfits Walter Matthau Films Review:
- [Smile (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8485) - "Boys get money and scholarships for making a lot of touchdowns, right? Why shouldn't a girl get one for being cute and charming?" Synopsis: A group of teenage beauty queens -- including Miss Anaheim (Annette O'Toole) and Miss Antelope Valley (Robin Gibson) -- compete in California's Young American Miss Pageant. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Student Bodies (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51711) - "With rape and violence rampant in this land -- with human flesh cheapened and vulgarized -- one of the last bastions of decency is the general satisfaction one gains from making a horse head bookend." Synopsis: A teenager (Kristin Riter) becomes the prime suspect as her sexually active classmates are murdered one after the other
- [Divine Madness (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=68277) - "I'll never forget it, ya know." Synopsis: Bette Midler and her three Harlettes -- Ula Hedwig, Diva Gray, and Jocelyn Brown -- perform musical and comedic routines in Pasadena, California. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Concert Films Michael Ritchie Films Stand Up Comedy Review: Shortly after her Oscar-nominated breakthrough role in The Rose (1979), Bette
- [Prime Cut (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93320) - "Uppers, downers -- all the livestock get their shots." Synopsis: When a Chicago hitman (Lee Marvin) is sent to settle a score with a rival gangster (Gene Hackman) in rural Kansas, he discovers a disturbing sex-grooming ring involving young women like orphaned Poppy (Sissy Spacek). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Gangsters Gene Hackman Films Lee
- [Time Bandits (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=10527) - "To be quite frank, Kevin, the fabric of the universe is far from perfect." Synopsis: A group of six greedy dwarves (David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Jack Purvis, Mike Edmonds, Malcolm Dixon, and Tiny Ross) steal a map of time holes from their leader, the Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson), and take a young boy (Craig Warnock)
- [Dreamchild (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5237) - "We all want you to be the little girl you once were." Synopsis: In 1932, 79-year-old Alice Hargreaves (Coral Browne) -- the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland -- arrives in New York for a centennial celebration with her assistant (Nicola Cowper), and finds herself besieged by both reporters (including the unscrupulous Peter Gallagher,
- [Alien (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16783) - "Alien life form; looks like it's been dead a long time." Synopsis: The crew of an interstellar mining ship battles for its survival when it encounters a vicious alien species. Genres: Aliens Androids Harry Dean Stanton Films Horror Ian Holm Films Ridley Scott Films Science Fiction Sigourney Weaver Films Strong Females Survival Response to Peary’s
- [Wetherby (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=40164) - "I thought I could get over it -- but now, everywhere, the darkness beckons." Synopsis: When a mysterious young man (Tim McInnerny) shows up at her house after a dinner party with friends (Ian Holm, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, and Marjorie Yates) and shoots himself, a schoolteacher (Vanessa Redgrave) reminsces on her past as a
- [Chariots of Fire (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85109) - "I'm forever in pursuit, and I don't even know what it is I'm chasing." Synopsis: A devout Scottish missionary (Ian Charleson) and a determined Jewish Cambridge student (Ben Cross) face diverse challenges as they compete to earn spots in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Dennis Christopher Films Historical Drama Ian Holm
- [Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=25512) - "You children don't want to leave here! You have a home here -- forever!" Synopsis: A demented widow (Shelly Winters) whose young daughter died in an accident many years earlier entices a young orphan (Chloe Franks) to come live with her in her mansion -- but Franks' brother (Mark Lester) believes Winters is a witch,
- [Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1243) - "Nine killed her... Nine shall die... Nine eternities in doom!" Synopsis: A disfigured concert organist (Vincent Price) seeks Biblical revenge on the nine surgeons who accidentally killed his wife years earlier. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Detectives and Private Eyes Horror Hugh Griffith Films Joseph Cotten Films Revenge Serial Killers Vincent Price Films Response to
- [Exodus (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84858) - "I don't know much about the mandate, but I do know the Jews were promised a home in Palestine!" Synopsis: After World War II, a widowed American nurse (Eva Marie Saint) volunteers to help at an internment camp in Cyprus holding thousands of Jews who are eager to travel to Palestine. Soon she meets a
- [Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=24966) - "The D'Ascoynes had not only wronged my mother; they were the obstacle between me and everything I wanted." Synopsis: A man (Dennis Price) whose nobly-born British mother (Audrey Fildes) was denied her heritage after marrying an Italian singer decides to seek revenge on the eight heirs (all played by Alec Guinness) who stand in the
- [Oliver! (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88771) - "This would never have happened if you'd kept him on gruel!" Synopsis: After being kicked out by the director (Harry Secombe) of his orphanage and the owner (Leonard Rossiter) of a funeral home, a self-reliant young boy named Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) is invited by a pickpocket nicknamed The Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) to join
- [What? (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3248) - "First I lost my bags, then my room, and now my trousers!" Synopsis: A naive American hitchhiker (Sydne Rome) is sexually humiliated by the denizens of a warped Italian villa, including an ex-pimp (Marcello Mastroianni) and a dying millionaire (Hugh Griffith). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Dumb Blondes Hugh Griffith Films Living Nightmare
- [Canterbury Tales, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9089) - "You take a path to Canterbury -- well, good luck. The holy blessed martyrs will reward you." Synopsis: A group of pilgrims travel to Canterbury, telling various bawdy tales along the way. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Episodic Films
- [How to Steal a Million (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=23629) - "Pappa, I keep telling you: when you sell a fake masterpiece, that is a crime!" Synopsis: The daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of an expert forger (Hugh Griffith) enlists the help of a man (Peter O'Toole) she believes is an art thief to steal back a forged statue loaned by her father to a local museum. Genres,
- [Ben-Hur (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81345) - "May God grant me vengeance!" Synopsis: Shortly after the birth of Jesus Christ, a Jewish prince named Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) visits with his former childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) who has become a military commander for Rome. When Judah refuses to share names of Jews who are resisting Roman imperialism, Messala teaches him a
- [Tom Jones (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88850) - "We are all as God made us -- and many of us much worse." Synopsis: In 18th century England, a young bastard raised by the owner (George Devine) of the house where he was born grows into a ribald young man (Albert Finney) who enjoys casual sex with the gamekeeper's daughter (Diane Cilento) but falls
- [Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88894) - "I'm delighted to see you all stuffing yourselves while France has cramps from the tyranny of its own indigestion!" Synopsis: In 1789 France, two pairs of identical twins mixed and switched at birth grow up to become apolitical peasant brothers Claude (Gene Wilder) and Charles (Donald Sutherland), and power-hungry Corsican brothers Philippe (Wilder) and Pierre
- [Train, The (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93240) - "No one's ever hurt -- just dead." Synopsis: During the final days of World War II in Europe -- when German officer Colonel Franz Von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) places a collection of priceless French art on a train, intending to send it to Germany -- the museum's director (Suzanne Flon) begs the Resistance movement, including
- [Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977/1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93259) - "All I want to know is what's going on!" Synopsis: An electric lineman (Richard Dreyfuss) finds his life and marriage turned upside down when he sees a UFO and becomes literally obsessed with learning more. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aliens Family Problems Francois Truffault Films [actor] "No One Believes Me!" Richard Dreyfuss Films Science
- [Color Purple, The (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92780) - "I don't know how to fight; all I know how to do is stay alive." Synopsis: After being sexually abused by her father (Leonard Jackson) and giving birth to two kids who are adopted away from her, a young Black woman (Desreta Jackson) growing up with her beloved sister Nettie (Akosua Busia) in early 20th
- [Goin' Down the Road (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93207) - "Oh, Joey -- there's goin' to be so much there, we won't know where to begin!" Synopsis: Two Nova Scotians (Doug McGrath and Paul Bradley) head to Toronto for work, only to find that their prospects in the big city aren't much easier. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Canadian Films Survival Unemployment Response to Peary's
- [Bronco Billy (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93190) - "Do you understand what Bronco Billy and the wild west show are all about? You can be anything you want -- all you have to do is go out and become it!" Synopsis: When the owner (Clint Eastwood) of a struggling traveling rodeo show runs into an heiress (Sondra Locke) marrying a man (Geoffrey Lewis)
- [Boot, Das / Boat, The (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93151) - "There's a limit -- we can only take so much pressure." Synopsis: A photo-journalist (Herbert Gronemeyer) chronicles the harrowing existence of a captain (Jürgen Prochnow) and his crew on board a German U-boat patrolling the North Atlantic in 1941. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea German Films Submarines Survival World War Two Response to
- [Beguiled, The (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93105) - "I've got the strangest feeling that I'm some kind of prisoner in a girls' school." Synopsis: When a wounded Yankee colonel (Clint Eastwood) seeks refuge in a southern girls' school run by middle-aged Miss Martha (Geraldine Page), he quickly finds himself presented with multiple opportunities for flirtations -- including with sexually forward Carol (Jo Ann
- [Scarface (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=93018) - Welcome to my entry in CMBA's Fall 2023 "Blogathan and the Beast"! There are few cinematic anti-heroes beastlier than Al Pacino's Tony Montana, so let's explore him in this review. Thanks for reading! - FilmFanatic (To read more about this website, please click here. To sign up to be able to post a comment, please
- [Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92983) - "Forget it, kid; I work alone." Synopsis: With help from his eager new partner (Robert Beltran), Texas ranger J.J. "Lone Wolf" McQuade (Chuck Norris) enters into a vicious battle against a psychopathic drug runner (David Carradine) whose girlfriend (Barbara Carrera) falls for Norris. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Chuck Norris Films David Carradine Films Drug
- [Latino (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9375) - "When the compas come, they get rid of you and your Somozan soldiers -- paid in U.S. dollars." Synopsis: A Green Beret soldier (Robert Beltran) is sent to the Nicaraguan border to help fight against the Sandinistas -- but he soon discovers that not all Nicaraguans are happy about America's involvement with the Contra rebels.
- [Good Guys Wear Black (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92955) - "I'm saying we've been set up." Synopsis: A former elite CIA assassin (Chuck Norris) collaborates with a fellow vet (Lloyd Haynes) in uncovering a plot by a corrupt politician (James Franciscus) to have all survivors of a certain raid in Vietnam assassinated. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Assassination Chuck Norris Films Political Conspiracy Veterans Vietnam
- [Force of One, A (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92938) - "The headlines are screaming there's a karate killer loose in this city!" Synopsis: While trying to crack a case of mysterious cop-murders carried out by a masked karate killer, a police detective (Jennifer O'Neill) enlists the help of a martial arts expert (Chuck Norris) whose adopted son (Eric Laneuville) is eventually put in harm's way.
- [Cockfighter / Born to Kill (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92916) - "I'm gonna keep my mouth shut until I've won that medal." Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck cockfighter (Warren Oates) takes a vow of silence until he's able to win back his fame, fortune, and girlfriend (Patricia Pearcy). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ed Begley Jr. Films Gambling Harry Dean Stanton Films Millie Perkins Films Monte Hellman Films
- [Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92879) - "How can he be so sick, and play so well?" Synopsis: A terminally ill baseball player (Robert De Niro) is supported in staying on his team by his unwaveringly loyal friend, Henry (Michael Moriarty). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Baseball Friendship Illness Michael Moriarty Films Robert De Niro Films Response to Peary's Review: When discussing
- [Summer Place, A (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=58624) - "Are you bad, Johnny? Have you been bad with girls?" Synopsis: A self-made millionaire (Richard Egan) travels with his wife (Constance Ford) and daughter (Sandra Dee) to a summer resort run by Egan's former flame (Dorothy McGuire), her alcoholic husband (Arthur Kennedy), and their son (Troy Donahue). Soon Egan and McGuire have rekindled their romance,
- [Imitation of Life (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=33432) - "How do you explain to your child she was born to be hurt?" Synopsis: An African-American mother (Juanita Moore) with a light-skinned daughter named Sarah Jane (Karen Dicker) begins living with and working for an aspiring actress (Lana Turner) and her daughter Susie (Terry Burnham). As Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) grows older, she becomes increasingly
- [Tarnished Angels, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=53832) - "I need this plane -- like an alcoholic needs his drink." Synopsis: A boozy reporter (Rock Hudson) covering a carnival barnstorming event falls for the sexy wife (Dorothy Malone) of a daredevil pilot (Robert Stack), and quickly becomes enmeshed in their lives and marital drama -- including rumors that their mechanic (Jack Carson) may be
- [In-Laws, The (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32558) - "The son is the acorn -- you gotta look at the tree." Synopsis: An unassuming New York dentist (Alan Arkin) finds his life uprooted when the father (Peter Falk) of the boy (Michael Lembeck) his daughter (Penny Peyser) is about to marry enlists his help in an undercover operation. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan
- [Private Lessons (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5415) - "Fifteen is the perfect age. Just think: you're giving him private lessons -- an advanced education!" Synopsis: A sexy maid (Sylvia Kristel) is forced by her unscrupulous co-worker (Howard Hesseman) to seduce the wealthy teenage boy (Eric Brown) they both work for. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Blackmail Comedy Coming-of-Age Ed Begley Jr. Films May-December
- [Cat People (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=70678) - "I prefer animals to people." Synopsis: A virginal young woman (Nastassja Kinski) who has just reunited with her shape-shifting grown brother (Malcolm McDowell) and his housekeeper (Ruby Dee) in New Orleans falls for a handsome zookeeper (John Heard) who has helped capture McDowell when he was in panther-form -- but when she learns about a
- [Eating Raoul (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1418) - "Mary -- I just killed a man." Synopsis: Straight-laced couple Paul and Mary Bland (Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov) need money to open their own restaurant, so they decide to lure sexual perverts to their house and rob them. Things get sticky, however, when an opportunistic locksmith named Raoul (Robert Beltran) becomes their partner in
- [Handle With Care / Citizens Band (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=64) - "Trying to talk and hear at the same time is like trying to eat and kiss. It's a mess!" Synopsis: An idealistic young man (Paul Le Mat) running a voluntary station to help truckers in distress gets so fed up with frivolous use of the emergency frequency by amateur CB-ers that he tries to hunt
- [Stay Hungry (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2197) - "Don't you think you're taking this attraction of yours to other types of people too far?" Synopsis: On behalf of a business syndicate, a wealthy southerner (Jeff Bridges) visits a local gym and tries to persuade its owner (R.G. Armstrong) to sell. Meanwhile, he finds himself attracted to a petite gym employee (Sally Field), and
- [Blue Collar (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92488) - "Maybe we should've robbed a liquor store like everybody else." Synopsis: When a trio of in-debt auto workers -- Zeke (Richard Pryor), Smokey (Yaphet Kotto), and Jerry (Harvey Keitel) -- conspire to rob the safe of their corrupt union, unexpected consequences quickly ensue. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ed Begley Jr. Films Harvey Keitel Films
- [American Success Company, The (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37069) - "I sensed there was something I could learn from him that would save my marriage." Synopsis: A milquetoast (Jeff Bridges) married to the supremely spoiled daughter (Belinda Bauer) of an arrogant millionaire (Ned Beatty) is inspired by an aggressively virile man (David Allen Brooks) he sees at a party, and seeks help from a prostitute
- [Young Törless (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92810) - "You agree to everything. You are a coward!" Synopsis: At an early 20th century boarding school in Austria, new arrival Thomas Törless (Mathieu Carrière) is distressed to find two classmates -- Reiting (Fred Dietz) and Beineberg (Bernd Tischer) -- bullying a fellow student named Basini (Marian Seidowsky), who has been caught stealing. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Zero de Conduite / Zero for Conduct (1933)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9023) - "War is declared! Down with teachers! Up with revolution!" Synopsis: A group of boys (Louis Lefebvre, Gilbert Pruchon, Gerard de Bedarieux, and Constantin Goldstein-Kehler) at a repressive boarding school rebel against their teachers and midget headmaster (Delphin). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boarding School French Films Rebellion Surrealism Response to Peary's Review: As Peary notes,
- [Zulu (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92706) - "The sentries report Zulus to the southwest -- thousands of them." Synopsis: In 1879, Lieutenant John Chard (Stanley Baker) -- with support from Lieutenant Bromhead (Michael Caine) -- assumes command of a missionary station at Rorke's Drift in Natal, South Africa, where they prepare for advancement of 4,000 Zulu warriors. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [French Connection, The (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92709) - "Your hunches have backfired before, Doyle -- or have you forgotten about that already?" Synopsis: In New York City, a pair of undercover narcs -- Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) -- begin tracking a local shop owner (Tony Lo Bianco) who is planning a major heroin trade with a French millionaire
- [Edvard Munch (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92651) - "How can a young man who looks so nice create things like this?" Synopsis: Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch (Geir Westby) creates paintings and other works of art inspired by his traumatic childhood and various romances, including a formative one with married Fru Heiberg (Gro Fraas). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Artists Biopics Peter Watkins
- [War Game, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3456) - "The blast wave from a thermo-nuclear explosion has been likened to an enormous door slamming in the depths of hell." Synopsis: In post-nuclear Britain, citizens suffer from third-degree burns, post-traumatic stress, and lack of adequate supplies. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Living Nightmare Mockumentaries Nuclear Holocaust Peter Watkins Films Post-Apocalypse Review: Peter Watkins' fictionalized docudrama
- [Natural, The (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92611) - "You've got a gift, Roy -- but it's not enough; you've got to develop yourself." Synopsis: After being shot as a young man by a mysterious woman (Barbara Hershey) in a hotel, baseball rookie Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) -- now in his 30s -- joins a minor league team run by cantankerous Pop Fisher (Wilford
- [Jagged Edge (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1645) - "If he didn't do it, I'll get him off." Synopsis: Female lawyer Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) questions the innocence of the man (Jeff Bridges) she is defending on suspicion of murder. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Courtroom Drama Glenn Close Films Jeff Bridges Films Lawyers Murder Mystery Response to Peary's Review: As Peary notes, this
- [World According to Garp, The (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5992) - "When I'm old and gray, I won't remember my past. We have to do it now, while we're still young." Synopsis: An aspiring writer (Robin Williams) married to a literature professor (Mary Beth Hurt) must deal with the sudden success of his best-selling feminist mother (Glenn Close). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Studies Feminism
- [Big Chill, The (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=76400) - "The thing is, nobody said it was gonna be fun. At least, nobody said it to me." Synopsis: When their friend Alex commits suicide, a group of baby boomers -- including a tabloid writer (Jeff Goldblum), an actor (Tom Berenger), a drug-taking Vietnam vet (William Hurt), a lawyer (Mary Kay Place), and the wife (JoBeth
- [Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=23747) - "I suspect foul play." Synopsis: Young John Watson (Alan Cox) meets Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Rowe) at boarding school, and proceeds to help him solve a series of mysteries involving hallucinogenic-inspired suicides. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Barry Levinson Films Cults Detectives and Private Eyes Historical Drama Murder Mystery Sherlock Holmes Films Response to Peary’s Review:
- [Tin Men (1987)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2444) - "I'm going to find out everything about this son of a bitch, and then I'm going to find the one thing that cuts him right to the quick." Synopsis: When two rival aluminum siding salesmen (Danny DeVito and Richard Dreyfuss) in 1963 Baltimore accidentally hit each other's cars, they seek continued revenge. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Diner (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89170) - "We all know most marriages depend on a firm grasp of football trivia." Synopsis: While a young man (Steve Guttenberg) in Baltimore prepares to marry his wife if she passes a football trivia quiz, his friend Shrevie (Daniel Stern) muses over newly married life with his wife (Ellen Barkin), and they hang out with their
- [Lost in America (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92583) - "It's a very sacred thing, the nest egg." Synopsis: When an overly confident ad man (Albert Brooks) is denied a promotion he believes he deserves, he convinces his wife (Julie Hagerty) to quit her job and join him on a life-altering RV road trip akin to Easy Rider -- but will life on the road
- [Mad Dog Morgan (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92558) - "I want his spleen on my desk by sundown." Synopsis: In mid-19th-century Australia, bushranger Daniel Morgan (Dennis Hopper) partners with an Aboriginal man (David Gulpilil) while attempting to evade capture by Superintendent Cobham (Frank Thring), Detective Manwaring (Jack Thompson), and Sgt. Smith (Bill Hunter). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Biopics Dennis Hopper Films
- [Mad Bomber, The (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92540) - "I want to catch this son-of-a-bitch before he blows up Los Angeles!" Synopsis: A police detective (Vince Edwards) in Los Angeles attempts to find a serial rapist (Neville Brand) who may know the identity of an insane bomber (Chuck Connors). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Detectives and Private Eyes Los Angeles Neville Brand Films Terrorists
- [My Favorite Year (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92516) - "Stone, you can either watch me or join me: one of them is more fun." Synopsis: In 1954, a comedy sketch writer (Mark Linn-Baker) is charged with watching over an alcoholic former matinee star (Peter O'Toole) who is due to make a special appearance on a variety show alongside "King Kaiser" (Joseph Bologna). Genres, Themes,
- [Walking Tall (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92467) - "Nothing wrong with guns - in the right hands." Synopsis: The wife (Elizabeth Hartman) of a wrestler-turned-sheriff (Joe Don Baker) is dismayed when she sees him taking on increasingly corrupt townsfolk, at the risk of his own and his family's safety. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Corruption Elizabeth Hartman Films Phil Karlson Films Sheriffs and
- [Full Moon High (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=69955) - "I know all about werewolves and their little problems." Synopsis: When a high school football player (Adam Arkin) travels to Transylvania with his father (Ed McMahon), he's turned into a werewolf. Twenty years later, he returns to his high school and attempts to get help from a pretty vegetarian (Joanne Nail) in filming his transformation
- [Secret of NIMH, The (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4353) - "We can no longer live as rats; we know too much." Synopsis: When a widowed mouse named Mrs. Brisby (Elizabeth Hartman) enlists the help of some educated rats in moving her family to safe ground, she learns the secret of her husband's death. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aldo Ray Films Animated Features Elizabeth Hartman
- [You're a Big Boy Now (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84769) - "I'm always lonely -- especially when I'm with people." Synopsis: After his overbearing mother (Geraldine Page) and father (Rip Torn) find him an apartment in a complex run by a neurotic spinster (Julie Harris), a virginal young man (Peter Kastner) working at the New York Public Library falls hard for a beautiful, elusive go-go dancer
- [Macon County Line (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92441) - "For these two weeks, we're just gonna be out cattin' around and havin' us a ball." Synopsis: Before enlisting in the army, a pair of brothers -- Chris (Alan Vint) and Wayne (Jesse Vint) -- pick up a hitchhiker (Cheryl Waters) and meet a sheriff (Max Baer, Jr.) who accidentally involves them in a vendetta
- [Playtime (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92415) - "Can't a guy have a little fun?" Synopsis: As a group of American tourists descend upon Paris, Mr. Hulot (Jacques Tati) makes his way through the increasingly modernized and mechanized city. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Jacques Tati Films Review: Jacques Tati's fourth feature-length film -- after Jour de Fete (1949), Mr. Hulot's Holiday
- [Heat (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92392) - "I didn't complain when you said you wanted to be a lesbian, did I?" Synopsis: An aging actress (Sylvia Miles) with a dysfunctional daughter (Andrea Feldman) becomes smitten with a young former-child-star (Joe Dallesandro) living in her daughter's apartment complex -- but can she get him work in Hollywood? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors
- [Farewell, My Lovely (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9262) - "She's cute -- cuter than lace pants." Synopsis: Private eye Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is hired by a hulking ex-con (Jack O'Halloran) to locate his missing girlfriend, Velma. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Charlotte Rampling Films Detectives and Private Eyes Harry Dean Stanton Films John Ireland Films Robert Mitchum Films Search Sylvester Stallone Films Sylvia
- [Midnight Cowboy (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=27442) - "The only one thing I ever been good for is lovin'." Synopsis: A small-town Texan (Jon Voight) heads to New York City in hopes of making a good living as a gigolo for wealthy women. Instead, he finds himself hustling to survive, and relying on the friendship of a down-and-out con-artist (Dustin Hoffman) who dreams
- [Murder, Inc. (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=10802) - "Any guy that we hit, he asked to be hit." Synopsis: A singer (Stuart Whitman) and his wife (May Britt) find themselves terrorized by a hitman (Peter Falk) working for an infamous New York City crime syndicate. Genres: Depression Era Gangsters Hitmen Historical Drama Peter Falk Films Sylvia Miles Films Review: Based on the real-life
- [Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1894) - "Who cares about a whore?" Synopsis: A diabetic ex-boxer (Red Buttons) and his grown daughter Della (Alice Playten) investigate the mysterious murder of a hooker named Mary. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Murder Mystery Prostitutes and Gigolos Red Buttons Films Sam Waterston Films Sylvia Miles Films Review: Who Killed Mary What's "Er Name?
- [Day of the Dolphin, The (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92367) - "Do you think they're going to get sentimental about a dolphin?" Synopsis: When a dolphin-training marine biologist (George C. Scott) and his wife (Trish Van Devere) are visited at their research center by a nosy journalist (Paul Sorvino), they soon learn about a nefarious plan involving their beloved animals. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: George
- [Revolutionary, The (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92336) - "I'm not cute; I'm not even nice!" Synopsis: A college radical (Jon Voight) frustrated with the slow pace of his campus group parts ways with his girlfriend (Collin Wilcox Paxton) and flirts with a wealthy young woman (Jennifer Salt) while working for an activist boss (Robert Duvall), and eventually aligning with a revolutionary bomber (Seymour
- [California Dreaming (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1942) - "I came in to dig the sounds and check out the local scene." Synopsis: A nebbish (Dennis Christopher) from Chicago comes to California in search of sun and surf. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Dennis Christopher Films Glynnis O'Connor Films Misfits Seymour Cassel Films Surfers Review: From beginning to end, this wannabe comedy contains
- [Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2128) - "I don't like men. They smile too much. You see a lot of teeth." Synopsis: A free-spirited parking lot attendant (Seymour Cassel) falls in love with a beautiful museum curator (Gena Rowlands) who resists his advances. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance Gena Rowlands Films John Cassavetes Films Misfits Obsessive Love Romantic Comedy Seymour
- [Valentino (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5408) - "There [will] never be another Valentino -- there will never be anyone remotely like him. He was a god!" Synopsis: The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino (Rudolf Nureyev) prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses Biopics
- [Convoy (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91108) - "They've got a language all their own." Synopsis: A trucker named Rubber Duck (Kris Kristofferson) is accompanied by a photographer (Ali MacGraw) and other sympathetic long-haulers while being pursued by a vengeful sheriff (Ernest Borgnine); meanwhile, an opportunistic politician (Seymour Cassel) tries to bank on the immense popularity of the convoy across state lines. Genres,
- [Danton (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92262) - "For the benefit of the country, we need to be wicked; we can't afford to be just." Synopsis: During the French Reign of Terror, Georges Danton (Gerard Depardieu) arrives in Paris to meet with his friend Maximillian Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak), but soon finds that his life is in danger. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Courtroom
- [King Lear (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92271) - "Nothing will come of nothing; speak again." Synopsis: When an aging king (Paul Scofield) attempts to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters -- Goneril (Irene Worth), Regan (Susan Engel), and Cordelia (Anne-Lise Gabold) -- based on their purported love for him, he quickly discovers that their loyalties are not what he expected; meanwhile, his
- [Marat / Sade (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92232) - "We're all normal and want our freedom!" Synopsis: In a French mental asylum, the Marquis de Sade (Patrick Magee) stages a production of events that happened 15 years earlier: Charlotte Corday (Glenda Jackson) attempts to assassinate Revolutionary hero Jean-Paul Marat (Ian Richardson) while he's taking a bath. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Assassination French Revolution
- [Hired Hand, The (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91898) - "Most people who work for the Widow Collings get paid in more than cash and keep." Synopsis: When three men -- Harry (Peter Fonda), Arch (Warren Oates) and Dan (Robert Pratt) -- stop in a small town on their way west, unexpected violence occurs with one of its citizens (Severn Darden), leading to ongoing repurcussions
- [Unmarried Woman, An (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92050) - "You are a very complicated woman." Synopsis: When Erica (Jill Clayburgh) is told by her husband (Michael Murphy) that he's leaving her for a younger woman, she and her daughter (Lisa Lucas) both experience shock and anger -- but once Erica begins seeing a therapist (Penelope Russianoff) and ventures out to have affairs of her
- [Custer of the West (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92172) - "Dead men make better legends." Synopsis: After the end of the Civil War, General Sheridan (Lawrence Tierney) sends General Custer (Robert Shaw) to take over the Western Cavalary, where he eventually becomes involved in a fight-to-the-death against Indian warrior Dull Knife (Kieron Moore). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biopics Historical Drama Lawrence Tierney Films Military
- [Big Wednesday (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92152) - "Nobody surfs forever." Synopsis: Three surfing buddies -- Matt (Jan-Michael Vincent), Leroy the Masochist (Gary Busey), and Jack (William Katt) -- reflect back on their idyllic teen years, dodging (or entering) the draft, and growing into young adulthood. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Barbara Hale Films Coming of Age Friendship Gary Busey Films Surfers Review:
- [Negatives (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92205) - "You're as perverted as she is." Synopsis: When a meek antiques shop owner (Peter McEnery) and his shrewish wife (Glenda Jackson) meet a bold German photographer (Diane Cilento), their odd marriage gets even stranger. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Glenda Jackson Films Love Triangle Marital Problems S&M Review: Just before her breakthrough role in Women
- [Comes a Horseman (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92126) - "She was tough in the old days -- but the two of ya is just plum awful." Synopsis: Near the end of World War II, a female rancher (Jane Fonda) and her cowhand (Richard Farnsworth) hire a war veteran (James Caan) to help them with their land -- which includes staving off increasingly threatening attempts
- [Starting Over (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=92094) - "I am no one-nighter -- I'm a teacher!" Synopsis: When a writer (Burt Reynolds) is divorced by his aspiring-songwriter wife (Candice Bergen), he begins an affair with a preschool teacher (Jill Clayburgh) -- but are Reynolds and Bergen really over each other? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan J. Pakula Films Burt Reynolds Films Candice
- [Salvador (1986)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=26333) - "You gotta get close, Rich, to get the truth. You get too close, you die." Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck photojournalist (James Woods) drags his reluctant friend (James Belushi) with him to conflict-ridden El Salvador, where he attempts to chronicle the rise of military power and guerrilla resistance. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: James Woods Films Journalists
- [Year of Living Dangerously, The (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=6019) - "We'll make a great team, old man: you for the words, me for the pictures. I can be your eyes." Synopsis: On the brink of a Communist rebellion in Sukarno's Indonesia, an Australian reporter named Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) befriends an idealistic dwarf photographer (Linda Hunt) who helps him get interviews with key political players;
- [Nashville (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8558) - "Well, that's the price of success, I guess." Synopsis: On the eve of America's bicentennial celebration, a diverse group of aspiring and successful performers interact with one another in Nashville, while preparations for a political rally ensue in the background. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Allen Garfield Films Aspiring Stars Barbara Harris Films Ensemble Cast
- [What's Up, Doc? (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88645) - "I know you don't mean any harm; you're just -- different!" Synopsis: A bumbling musicologist (Ryan O'Neal) competing with an obnoxious Croatian (Kenneth Mars) for a grant from a wealthy donor (Austin Pendleton) gets into trouble with his whiny fiancee (Madeline Kahn) when a wacky college dropout (Barbra Streisand) decides she likes him and aggressively
- [McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=7881) - "That man never killed anyone in his life." Synopsis: A cocky businessman (Warren Beatty) and an opium-addicted madam (Julie Christie) open a whorehouse in a northwestern mining town, but find their lives at stake when local mobsters try to force them to sell their holdings. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Corruption Julie Christie Films Keith
- [Legend of Lylah Clare, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4499) - "She was the most remarkable woman I've ever known. So what do you do? You spend the rest of your life trying to find her again." Synopsis: A shy actress (Kim Novak) named Elsa is recruited by a reclusive director (Peter Finch) to play the lead role in a biopic about his ex-wife, Bavarian movie
- [Manhattan (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5188) - "Chapter one: He was as tough and romantic as the city he loved." Synopsis: A divorced writer (Woody Allen) dating a mature high schooler (Mariel Hemingway) finds himself smitten by the pseudo-pretentious lover (Diane Keaton) of his married best friend (Michael Murphy). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Diane Keaton Films Infidelity May-December Romance Meryl Streep
- [Strange Behavior / Dead Kids (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16536) - "This is no ordinary professor -- he's dead!" Synopsis: A police chief (Michael Murphy) investigates a rash of murders which may be linked to mind-control experiments conducted by a local university's psychology department. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Horror Louise Fletcher Films Mad Doctors and Scientists Michael Murphy Films Mind Control and Hypnosis Murder Mystery
- [Front, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=26580) - "Nobody admits there's a blacklist -- I mean, they just say your script's not good enough, you're not right for the assignment, that kind of thing." Synopsis: In the 1950s, an apolitical cashier (Woody Allen) agrees to act as a "front" for his blacklisted friend (Michael Murphy) and two other television writers, taking 10% of
- [Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=35292) - "Vampires have minds far superior to those of mortals." Synopsis: A woman (Donna Anders) grieving the recent loss of her mother (Marsha Jordan) from "pernicious anemia" enlists the help of her mother's boyfriend, Count Yorga (Robert Quarry), in contacting her mother's spirit during a seance. When two friends (Judy Lang and Michael Murphy) drop Quarry
- [Saturday Night Fever (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91843) - "You make it with some of these chicks, they think you gotta dance with them." Synopsis: When a teen (John Travolta) in Brooklyn falls for a beautiful dancer (Karen Lynn Gorney) he sees in a local discotheque, he begins pursuing her both as a dance partner and a romantic partner. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Blume in Love (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91966) - "Who was I kidding? Being with one woman and constantly thinking of another was using." Synopsis: After cheating on his wife (Susan Anspach), a divorce lawyer (George Segal) realizes what a huge mistake he's made and tries everything to win her back, including befriending her new lover (Kris Kristofferson). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Divorce
- [Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91998) - "I'm a grown man -- I'm not a little boy anymore!" Synopsis: In 1950s New York, aspiring actor Larry Lapinsky (Lenny Baker) leaves his father (Mike Kellin) and overbearing mother (Shelley Winters) to go live in Greenwich Village, where he works for a deli owner (Lou Jacobi) and spends time with his girlfriend (Ellen Greene)
- [Resurrection (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=63) - "If we could just love each other as much as we say we love Him... I expect there'd be much less trouble in the world." Synopsis: When Edna Mae (Ellen Burstyn) dies in a car crash, she returns to life with amazing healing powers. While she has the best of intentions, she must deal with
- [Reuben, Reuben (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1478) - "You have reduced me to that most contemptible of creatures -- the love-sick swain!" Synopsis: Gowan McGland (Tom Conti), a well-known but penniless Scottish poet, ekes by on the remnants of his fame, drinks excessively, beds middle-aged housewives, and falls in love with a woman (Kelly McGillis) much younger than himself. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [East of Eden (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37302) - "Some day, he's going to know who his real son is." Synopsis: In pre-WWI California, troubled Cal (James Dean) competes against his twin brother Aron (Richard Davalos) -- engaged to a nurturing young woman named Abra (Julie Harris) -- for the love and approval of his demanding father (Raymond Massey), while attempting to make contact
- [Five Easy Pieces (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44173) - "I move around a lot because things tend to get bad when I stay." Synopsis: A restless former concert pianist (Jack Nicholson) working on an oil rig takes his pregnant girlfriend (Karen Black) on a road trip to visit his ailing father (William Challee), his neurotic sister (Lois Smith), and his neck-sprained brother (Ralph Waite).
- [Four Friends (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91591) - "We're all gonna do wonderful things -- and if anyone disagrees, they can leave." Synopsis: A Yugoslavian-American immigrant (Craig Wasson) berated by his strict father (Miklos Simon) finds solace in lifelong friendship with his high school buddies David (Michael Huddleston), Tom (Jim Metzler), and Georgia (Jodi Thelan). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Arthur Penn Films
- [Goodbye Girl, The (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=78633) - "I wouldn't like him if I liked him!" Synopsis: When her boyfriend suddenly leaves one night and sublets their apartment, a woman (Marsha Mason) and her ten-year-old daughter (Quinn Cummings) find themselves living with an aspiring actor (Richard Dreyfuss) who grates on Mason's nerves -- but can the trio eventually learn to get along? Genres,
- [F for Fake (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11738) - "Don't be spooked by the experts." Synopsis: Orson Welles investigates the nature of "truth" in art via the stories of famed forger Elmyr de Hory and his fraudulent biographer, Clifford Irving. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Artists Documentary Orson Welles Films Review: This fascinating meditation on the nature of artistic veracity is a fitting capstone
- [After Hours (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=968) - "Why don't you just go home?" Synopsis: A New Yorker (Griffin Dunne) meets an array of unusual characters while finding himself unable to get home on the worst night of his life. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Dick Miller Films Flashback Films John Heard Films Living Nightmare Martin Scorsese Films New York City
- [Journey of Natty Gann, The (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11170) - "You've got no business being on the road, kid." Synopsis: During the Depression, a motherless teen (Meredith Salenger) embarks on a journey to find her father (Ray Wise), who has gone to Seattle for a logging job. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming-of-Age Depression Era Pets Road Trip Search Verna Bloom Films Response to Peary's
- [Valley, The / Vallee, La (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91804) - "I can't hide the fact that I'm interested in these feathers." Synopsis: When the bored wife (Bulle Ogier) of a French diplomat meets a young man (Michael Gothard) in possession of some fine exotic feathers, she joins his group -- including a male leader (Jean-Pierre Kalfon), two female followers (Valerie Lagrange and Monique Giraudy), and
- [Patton (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91540) - "They'll lose their fear of the Germans; I hope to God they'll never lose their fear of me." Synopsis: During World War II, controversial General George S. Patton (George C. Scott) puts his career in jeopardy by refusing to tone down his strong beliefs and provocative behavior. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biopics George C.
- [Breaking Away (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91576) - "He was as normal as pumpkin pie -- and now look at him!" Synopsis: A small town teenager (Dennis Christopher) obsessed with bicycle racing and Italy hangs out with his buddies -- Mike (Dennis Quaid), Cyril (Daniel Stern), and Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley) -- while flirting with a beautiful college student (Robyn Douglass) and managing
- [Barbarosa (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91725) - "Find this Barbarosa, and kill him -- kill him for me; kill him for yourself; kill him for your family as sworn." Synopsis: After accidentally killing his brother-in-law, a farm boy (Gary Busey) partners with an outlaw named Barbarosa (Willie Nelson) who is living life on the lam from a patriarch (Gilbert Roland) who repeatedly
- [Devil's Playground, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3212) - "An undisciplined mind is the devil's playground." Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as
- [Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3367) - "I've declared war -- that's what I've done. I've declared war!" Synopsis: In the early 20th century, a half-aboriginal Australian (Tommy Lewis) tries to adapt to white culture, but finds himself unable to cope with rampant, debilitating racism. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Cross-Cultural Romance Fred Schepisi Films Fugitives Native Peoples Race Relations
- [Thief (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2179) - "The deal is over. I want my end, and I'm out." Synopsis: A professional safecracker (James Caan) becomes involved with the Mafia, but soon realizes that his dreams for early retirement with his wife (Tuesday Weld) and child have been put on hold. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ex-Cons Gangsters and Mafia Heists James Caan
- [Songwriter (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9637) - "I got cheated, and I wanna get even." Synopsis: A country-western songwriter (Willie Nelson) tries to get out of a corrupt contract with his agent (Richard C. Sarafian) by having an aspiring singer (Lesley Ann Warren) put her name on his songs. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Rudolph Films Composers Kris Kristofferson Films Musicians
- [Missouri Breaks, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91672) - "Why don't we just take a walk and we'll just talk about the Wild West and how to get the hell out of it?" Synopsis: A rustler (Jack Nicholson) and his men seek revenge against a local rancher (John McLiam) who has hung one of their teammates, but must deal with an eccentric "regulator" (Marlon
- [Terror of Tiny Town, The (1938)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3782) - "Here comes Buck Lawson -- hit leather!" Synopsis: The son (Billy Curtis) of a rancher (John T. Bambury) falls in love with the niece (Yvonne Moray) of his father's enemy, "Uncle Jim" (Billy Platt). When Jim is shot, Buck (Curtis) is the suspect -- but the real killer ('Little Billy' Rhodes) is on the loose.
- [Rio Lobo (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8316) - "What you did was an act of war; but selling information -- that's treason, rotten treachery for money." Synopsis: Shortly after the Civil War is over, a Yankee colonel (John Wayne) joins forces with two Confederates (Jorge Rivero and Chris Mitchum) in confronting a corrupt rancher (Victor French) who betrayed his platoon during the war.
- [Gunman's Walk (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16306) - "Ed's just got to prove he's as good as Lee ever was -- he can't stand being second best." Synopsis: When the trigger-happy son (Tab Hunter) of a cattle rancher (Van Heflin) is accused of murder, his brother (James Darren) -- in love with the victim's "half-breed" sister (Kathryn Grant) -- finds his loyalties conflicted.
- [Harvey Girls, The (1946)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=20086) - "A Harvey Girl is more than a waitress; whereever a Harvey House exists, civilization is not far behind." Synopsis: A young midwestern woman (Judy Garland) travels to the Southwest to marry a rancher (Chill Wills) she's never met; but when she learns he's a hick, she decides to become a "Harvey Girl" waitress instead, and
- [Day the World Ended (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=24216) - "There are two forms of life fighting for survival in this valley, and only one of them can win; it's got to be us." Synopsis: After atomic warfare leaves most of the world dead, a rancher (Paul Birch), his grown daughter (Lori Nelson), a geologist (Richard Denning), a con (Mike Connors) and his moll (Adele
- [Forty Guns (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37235) - "I need a strong man to carry out my orders." Synopsis: A lawman (Barry Sullivan) and his brothers (Gene Barry and Robert Dix) attempt to arrest the reckless brother (John Ericson) of a whip-wielding rancher (Barbara Stanwyck), who relies on 40 hired hands and a lackey sheriff (Dean Jagger) to help keep order in her
- [Red Pony, The (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=46515) - "You can't know life unless you know death; it's all part of one thing." Synopsis: When a teacher-turned-rancher (Shepperd Strudwick) gives his son Tom (Peter Miles) a red pony named Gabilan, Tom turns to their ranch hand (Robert Mitchum) for support and advice. Meanwhile, Strudwick's wife's (Myrna Loy) garrulous father (Louis Calhern) won't stop talking
- [Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=50869) - "The same thing keeps happening in all these towns." Synopsis: When a handsome cowboy (Tom Berenger) shifts out of a serial b&w western and rides into the colorful town of Oakwood Estates, he quickly meets a host of familiar characters: the town drunk (G.W. Bailey), the local prostitute with a heart of gold (Marilu Henner),
- [Hud (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52636) - "The shape of the country changes depending on the men we believe in." Synopsis: When an aging rancher (Melvyn Douglas) learns his cattle may have foot-and-mouth disease, tensions become even more heated with his selfish, womanizing son (Paul Newman), who pursues their housekeeper (Patricia Neal) while attempting to provide guidance to his good-hearted nephew (Brandon
- [Red River (1948)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52808) - "I don't like quitters -- especially when they're not good enough to finish what they start." Synopsis: After his fiancee (Coleen Gray) is killed in a wagon raid, an ambitious rancher (John Wayne) raises an orphan from the raid (Mickey Kuhn) like his own son. Years later, Wayne -- accompanied by his cook (Walter Brennan),
- [Furies, The (1950)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=53281) - "When you know what you want, why waste time?" Synopsis: A widowed rancher (Walter Huston) alienates his fiery daughter (Barbara Stanwyck) by marrying a socialite (Judith Anderson) -- but Vance (Stanwyck) doesn't intend to give up her right to "The Furies" ranch so easily, and enlists the help of her lifelong friend (Gilbert Roland) and
- [Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=71979) - "I know what I'm doing; I know EXACTLY what I'm doing!" Synopsis: A woman (Ellen Burstyn) whose husband (Billy Green Bush) is killed in an accident takes her 12-year-old son Tommy (Alfred Lutter III) on the road with her, headed to Monterey to revive her former singing career. Along the way, they stop in Phoenix
- [El Dorado (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=72077) - "Since when did hired guns get choosy?" Synopsis: An aging gun-for-hire (John Wayne) returns to the town of El Dorado with a young knife-throwing sidekick named Mississippi (James Caan), ready to help the town's alcoholic sheriff (Robert Mitchum) fight against the henchmen supporting a land-grabbing tycoon (Ed Asner). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Howard Hawks
- [Silver Lode (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=72976) - "Mob violence is the death of any town." Synopsis: As he's about to marry his sweetheart (Lizabeth Scott), a rancher (John Payne) is falsely accused by a newly arrived "marshal" (Dan Duryea) of murdering his brother, and relies on help from a friendly bargirl (Dolores Moran) in keeping his name clear. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [River's Edge, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=76902) - "You're like something I've caught and can't quite cure myself of." Synopsis: When an ex-con (Debra Paget) married to a rancher (Anthony Quinn) learns that her former lover (Ray Milland) -- who she took the rap for -- has arrived with money in a briefcase and is hoping to get across the border to Mexico,
- [War Wagon, The (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85419) - "I didn't bring you here to be the best of friends; we've gotta lot of things to do." Synopsis: A wrongfully imprisoned rancher (John Wayne) returns to his hometown to seek revenge on the corrupt businessman (Bruce Cabot) who cheated him out of his homestead, enlisting help from a safecracker and gunslinger (Kirk Douglas) who
- [Rancho Notorious (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37509) - "Go away and come back 10 years ago." Synopsis: A rancher (Arthur Kennedy) whose beautiful fiancee (Gloria Henry) is raped and murdered by a thief (Lloyd Gough) vows revenge and goes undercover, helping a known outlaw (Mel Ferrer) escape from jail in order to learn the location of a "safe-ranch" known as "Chuck-a-Luck", where a
- [Straight Shooting (1917)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=23615) - "The ranchers' empire, a vast grazing land -- a once endless territory now divided and cut by farmers' fences." Synopsis: A cattle baron (Duke R. Lee) hires a gunslinger (Harry Carey) to kill a farmer (George Berrell) whose land is encroaching on his territory -- but when he learns that Berrell's son (Ted Brooks) has
- [Tumbleweeds (1925)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=31396) - "The only land I'll settle down on will be under a tombstone." Synopsis: A rancher (William S. Hart) hoping to stake a claim in a land run and then marry his sweetheart (Barbara Bedford) is falsely accused by Bedford's nefarious brother (Richard R. Neill) of being a 'sooner', and imprisoned just as the run is
- [Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=53255) - "I'm here and I'm going to stay here!" Synopsis: After her father (Morris Ankrum) is killed during a Blackfoot raid and their property deed is stolen by a dastardly rival (Gene Evans), an injured cattle rancher (Barbara Stanwyck) remains determined to secure their rightful land in Montana, despite warnings from a hired gunman (Ronald Reagan).
- [Eyewitness (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8227) - "Whoever killed Long is a hero in my book." Synopsis: A janitor (William Hurt) stumbles upon the murdered body of a Vietnamese businessman in his office building, and hopes that his "privileged information" will give him access to a beautiful television journalist (Sigourney Weaver) he's had a crush on for years. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Mother, Jugs, and Speed (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2148) - "Thanks to muggings, malnutrition and disease, we still have a chance to make a buck!" Synopsis: Two privately owned ambulance companies in Los Angeles compete for clients. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Allen Garfield Films Bill Cosby Films Car Chase Comedy Feminism and Feminist Issues Harvey Keitel Films Peter Yates Films Raquel Welch Films Rivalry
- [Bullitt (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=15490) - "You work your side of the street, and I'll work mine." Synopsis: A police detective (Steve McQueen) hired to protect a mafia informant (Pat Renella) investigates his ward's brutal assassination.
- [Stripes (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=73) - "Okay, hotshot -- we're gonna see what kind of soldier you are." Synopsis: A cabbie (Bill Murray) and his buddy Russell (Harold Ramis) join the military and go through basic training under the command of Sergeant Hulka (Warren Oates). In the meantime, they have adventures with beautiful MPs Sean Young and PJ Soles, and get
- [September 30, 1955 (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=47) - "Life imitates art around here, let me tell you." Synopsis: Teenager "Jimmy J." (Richard Thomas) is devastated when he hears the news of James Dean's untimely death. He and his ex-girlfriend (Lisa Blount) host a late-night vigil in Dean's honor, which quickly turns to tragedy. Genres: Coming-of-Age Dennis Quaid Films James Bridges Films Obsessive Fans
- [Caveman (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=34118) - "Atouk alounda Lana." Synopsis: During prehistoric times, a caveman (Ringo Starr) lusts after the bodacious girlfriend (Barbara Bach) of the bullying tribe leader (John Matuszak) while ignoring the romantic interests of a sweet new acquaintance (Shelley Long). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Dennis Quaid Films Prehistoric Times Ringo Starr Films Rivalry Satires and Spoofs
- [Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=55) - "This is turning into a goddamn nightmare!" Synopsis: With support from a female doctor (Susan Saint James), a young medic (Dennis Christopher) during the Vietnam War becomes becomes involved with a home for Vietnamese orphans. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Arc Dennis Christopher Films Do-Gooders Orphans Vietnam War Response to Peary's Review: As Peary
- [Fade to Black (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1304) - "Your one-eyed monster is gonna soften your eyes, much less rot your brain!" Synopsis: A psychotic young film fanatic (Dennis Christopher) commits murders inspired by classic movies. Genres: Dennis Christopher Films Horror Mickey Rourke Films Movie Buffs Psychopaths Serial Killers Response to Peary's Review: One can't help wondering why Peary includes this title in his
- [Coffy (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91502) - "Her whole life is gone. She can never get it back, and you're living real good; that ain't right." Synopsis: A Black nurse (Pam Grier) seeks revenge on all the corrupt men whose actions and greed have led to her little sister's drug addiction. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Doctors
- [Big Doll House, The (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=63490) - "You tell me about this escape -- I release you from this nightmare." Synopsis: A group of female prisoners -- Alcott (Roberta Collins), Bodine (Pat Woodell), Marnie (Judy Brown), and Grear (Pam Grier) [whose heroin-addicted girlfriend Harrad (Brooke Mills) is in dire straits] -- plot to escape from a prison in the Philippines run by
- [Women in Cages (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=71618) - "This is going to be just like home -- only different!" Synopsis: An American (Jennifer Gan) whose boyfriend (Charlie Davao) is involved in criminal drug trafficking is sent to prison on his behalf, where she meets a sadistic warden (Pam Grier) and bunks with other tortured inmates -- including Sandy (Judy Brown), heroin-addicted Stoke (Roberta
- [Big Bird Cage, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=71636) - "What an army we could raise, if we only had a lot of women!" Synopsis: A social climber (Anitra Ford) is taken hostage during a siege by revolutionary lovers Blossom (Pam Grier) and Django (Sid Haig), and sent to a women's prison in the jungle. Will Terry (Ford) and her fellow prisoners be able to
- [Big Brawl, The / Battle Creek Brawl (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91478) - "That kid don't fight right. He fights foreign." Synopsis: In 1930 Chicago, the son (Jackie Chan) of a Chinese-American grocer (Chao Li Chi) who is being menaced by thugs promises to fight in a Texas battle on behalf of the local crime lord (Jose Ferrer), in exchange for his family's lifelong protection from harrassment. Genres,
- [Black Belt Jones (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91461) - "Let's fix his cavities." Synopsis: A Black martial arts expert (Jim Kelly) partners with the daughter (Gloria Hendry) of a slain studio owner (Scatman Crothers) in confronting the Mafia bosses and gangsters who killed him. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans Gangsters Martial Arts Review: After directing Jim Kelly in a supporting role for Enter
- [Little Big Man (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91268) - "Little Man was small -- but his bravery was big." Synopsis: 121-year-old Jack Crabbe (Dustin Hoffman) tells a young historian (William Hickey) tales from his storied life, including being adopted as an orphan by a Cheyenne chief (Chief Dan George), then being "rescued" by a preacher's wife (Faye Dunaway) before working for a snake oil
- [Chinese Connection, The / Fist of Fury (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91433) - "Have you forgotten what Teacher always said? Think of the school, not of yourself." Synopsis: In 1908 Shanghai, a Chinese martial artist (Bruce Lee) takes swift revenge against Japanese imperialists who have killed his instructor. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce Lee Films Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese Films Martial Arts Race Relations and Racism
- [Superman II (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=7254) - "Think of it: three -- count them -- three supervillains, each one with the same powers he has, each one totally dedicated to corruption, violence, and evil." Synopsis: Superman (Christopher Reeve) gives up his special powers to be in a relationship with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) -- but when three super-criminals from Krypton (Terence Stamp,
- [Silver Chalice, The (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=53378) - "A good miracle is only a good trick -- unless it is made part of a new religion." Synopsis: A Greek artist (Paul Newman) sold into slavery as a young boy by his adopted uncle (Herbert Rudley) has an ongoing affair with the wife (Virginia Mayo) of a magician (Jack Palance), but grows fond of
- [Caine Mutiny, the (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81051) - "A captain's job is a lonely one; he's easily misunderstood." Synopsis: During World War II, a Naval minesweeper captain (Tom Tully) is replaced by a strict new captain (Humphrey Bogart) who quickly exhibits signs of extreme mental strain. When a lieutenant (Fred MacMurray) tries to warn his colleagues that Captain Queeg (Bogart) is paranoid, at
- [Pursuit of Happiness, The (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=7105) - "I have to go into court and play a part in a stupid charade to convince some judge that I'm not really me in order to receive some justice!" Synopsis: When a college student (Michael Sarrazin) accidentally runs over and kills an old lady (Maya Kenin), he finds his liberal lifestyle rather than his crime
- [Interiors (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=26676) - "She has no direction; I expected such great things from her." Synopsis: Three grown sisters -- a successful poet (Diane Keaton) married to a struggling novelist (Richard Jordan); a would-be artist (Mary Beth Hurt) in a relationship with a political writer (Sam Waterston); and an aspiring actress (Kristin Griffith) -- all deal differently with the
- [Compulsion (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=58378) - "Do you really think these boys don't know the difference between right and wrong?" Synopsis: A pair of college students (Bradford Dillman and Dean Stockwell) challenge each other to commit the "ultimate crime", believing they can get away with murder given their "superior intellect" -- but a local policeman (E.G. Marshall) is convinced that a
- [Creepshow (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=69646) - "It's showtime!" Synopsis: A young boy (Joe King) whose unreasonable father (Tom Atkins) throws away his Creepshow comic book finds a creative way to get back at him -- but first we see a series of horror vignettes about an abusive patriarch (Jon Lormer) returning from the dead on Father's Day to seek retribution on
- [Welcome to Hard Times (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3410) - "We've got a well and a cemetery; that's a beginning." Synopsis: When a rogue gunman (Aldo Ray) terrorizes the settlement of Hard Times, a local Irish woman (Janice Rule) mocks Mayor Will Blue (Henry Fonda) for his cowardice. Meanwhile, a wagonful of prostitutes (led by Keenan Wynn) sets up a thriving business. Genres: Aldo Ray
- [Bell Book and Candle (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=28540) - "It might be pleasant to be humdrum once in a while." Synopsis: A modern-day witch (Kim Novak) living "underground" in New York City with her brother (Jack Lemmon) and aunt (Elsa Lanchester) secretly casts a spell to lure her neighbor (James Stewart) away from his fiancee (Janice Rule). Meanwhile, her brother foolishly cooperates with an
- [Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91330) - "Who are those guys?" Synopsis: When bank robbers Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) realize they're being followed by a posse that will stop at nothing to kill them, they convince Redford's girlfriend Etta (Katharine Ross) to flee with them to Bolivia. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat and Mouse Cloris
- [Personal Best (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91201) - "The thing to remember is this: the Pentathlon is one event." Synopsis: When an aspiring Olympian athlete (Mariel Hemingway) falls for her female trackmate (Patrice Donnelly), her coach (Scott Glenn) worries that their romance will get in the way of their competitive spirit. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Lesbianism Love Triangle Olympics Scott Glenn Films
- [Dirty Dozen, The (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87676) - "Look, they may not look pretty -- but any one of mine is worth ten of yours." Synopsis: As punishment, an army major (Lee Marvin) during World War II is tasked by his superior (Ernest Borgnine) with the job of training and overseeing a dozen prisoners -- including surly Franco (John Cassavetes), sociopathic Magott (Telly
- [Carnal Knowledge (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91236) - "I want you right here, where you belong." Synopsis: Two college students -- Jonathan (Jack Nicholson) and Sandy (Art Garfunkel) -- lose their virginity to the same woman (Candice Bergen), then go on to have divergent experiences with other women, including Jonathan shacking up with a buxom model (Ann-Margret) and Sandy dating a young hippie
- [Olympiad, The/Olympia (1936)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=34416) - "For the last time, the athletes have to fight with all their might." Synopsis: Athletes from around the world compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, as Adolf Hitler watches from the sidelines. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary German Films Olympics Sports Response to Peary’s Review: Peary argues that this "two-part film of the Berlin
- [Return of the Dragon / Way of the Dragon, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91183) - "What I like, I get - and I want that restaurant!" Synopsis: When martial arts expert Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) travels to Rome to help his uncle (Chung-Hsin Huang) and cousin (Nora Miao) fight against gangsters hoping to take over their restaurant, he eventually finds himself in mortal combat with a hired fighter named Colt
- [Fists of Fury / Big Boss, The (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91167) - "Wisdom comes with age; nothing can be solved by fighting." Synopsis: When a Chinese man (Bruce Lee) working in Thailand learns that his new boss (Ying-Chieh Han) is smuggling heroin through ice blocks and killing off anyone who questions his grift, he begins to question his vow of non-violence. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce
- [Five Fingers of Death / King Boxer (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=91135) - "I'll always remember teacher's words." Synopsis: A martial arts student (Lieh Lo) leaves behind the beloved daughter (Ping Wang) of his teacher (Wen Chung Ku) to join the studio of a master instructor (Fang Mien), who enlists the help of Japanese thugs in rigging an upcoming tournament. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Chinese, Hong Kong,
- [Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=25521) - "Once a prisoner has slept with me, he will never sleep with a woman again. If he lives, he will remember only the pain of the knife." Synopsis: A sadistic Nazi prison warden (Dyanne Thorne) gleefully tortures both male and female prisoners in her camp, not realizing that her latest sexual conquest -- an American
- [Deadhead Miles (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90998) - "We'll have everything we need, like the Boxcar Kids -- we can move!" Synopsis: After stealing a truck and abandoning his buddy (Oliver Clark), a drifter (Alan Arkin) picks up a hitchhiker (Paul Benedict) and begins a cross-country trip filled with theft and trickery. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Arkin Films Black Comedy Road
- [Smooth Talk (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87978) - "I know my Connie; I've been watching you." Synopsis: A teenager (Laura Dern) rebelling against her restrictive mother (Mary Kay Place) and seeking attention from boys encounters a mysterious, creepy older man (Treat Williams) who insists on taking her for a ride in his car. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming of Age Laura Dern
- [Fighting Mad (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90946) - "I'm gonna have to start kickin' asses and takin' names." Synopsis: After his brother (Scott Glenn) and pregnant sister-in-law (Kathleen Miller) are brutally murdered, a young father (Peter Fonda) vows to seek revenge against the corrupt businessman (Philip Carey) intent on taking over the farm run by his own father (John Doucette). Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [American Graffiti (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85461) - "Maybe I've grown up. Maybe I changed my mind." Synopsis: On prom night in 1962, a teenager (Ron Howard) about to head off to college tells his long-time girlfriend (Cindy Williams) that he wants them to see other people while they're apart; meanwhile, his college-going buddy (Richard Dreyfuss) becomes obsessed with a beautiful blonde (Suzanne
- [Two Rode Together (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84706) - "I agreed to nothing; the man's a scoundrel." Synopsis: When a money-hungry marshal (James Stewart) partnering with a saloon owner (Annelle Hayes) is convinced by an Army Major (Richard Widmark) to help seek out White family members captured by Comanches -- including the long-lost brother of a guilt-ridden young woman (Shirley Jones), the daughter of
- [St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88099) - "I'll send flowers." Synopsis: During the height of the Prohibition era, Chicagoland gangster Al Capone (Jason Robards) plots to kill his rival, Bugs Moran (Ralph Meeker). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce Dern Films Dick Miller Films Gangsters George Segal Films Jack Nicholson Films Jason Robards Films John Agar Films Prohibition Era Ralph Meeker Films
- [French Cancan (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82341) - "Yes, it's true. I'm his mistress and I'm proud of it." Synopsis: A nightclub manager (Jean Gabin) hires a talented young laundry worker (Françoise Arnoul) to dance the cancan in his new facility -- but Arnoul's boyfriend (Franco Pastorino) is upset when she falls for Gabin, and a wealthy prince (Giani Esposito) is equally disappointed
- [Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51496) - "They're just a bunch of small-town car freaks, that's all they are." Synopsis: As the driver (James Taylor) and the mechanic (Dennis Wilson) of a souped up '55 Chevy drive across the country looking for opportunities to race, they pick up a young hitchhiker (Laurie Bird) and eventually meet the middle-aged owner (Warren Oates) of
- [Seven Days in May (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89820) - "Senator, we're talking about the survival of the United States." Synopsis: When a military aide (Kirk Douglas) learns that his superior (Burt Lancaster) has plans to overthrow the government given concerns over nuclear disarmament, he tells the president (Fredric March) and is soon embroiled in efforts to gather evidence of the impending coup. Genres, Themes,
- [Mickey One (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90843) - "The ride was over: I was trapped, and I find out suddenly I owe a fortune." Synopsis: A comedian (Warren Beatty) goes on the lam from the mob due to a debt he can't repay; but who, exactly, is after him -- and why? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Arthur Penn Films Comedians Franchot Tone
- [Hucksters, The (1947)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=75172) - "A huckster is a peddler -- you know, a hawker." Synopsis: A reluctant but skilled radio ad man (Clark Gable) considers getting himself hired by Mr. Kimberly (Adolphe Menjou) of Kimberly Advertising Agency, who lives in fear of upsetting his biggest and pickiest client, Mr. Evans (Sydney Greenstreet); meanwhile, Gable kindles a romance with a
- [Trip, The (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90690) - "It's beautiful, man." Synopsis: A commercial film maker (Peter Fonda) about to divorce his wife (Susan Strasberg) visits a friend with LSD (Bruce Dern) and undergoes a supervised trip which gets progressively wilder. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce Dern Films Dennis Hopper Films Dick Miller Films Living Nightmare Peter Fonda Films Roger Corman Films
- [Terminator, The (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87572) - "Come with me if you want to live." Synopsis: A soldier (Michael Biehn) from the post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a young woman (Linda Hamilton) from a cyborg assassin known as the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Androids and Clones Assassination Dick Miller Films Revolutionaries Science Fiction Single Mothers
- [I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89419) - "If I'm gonna get caught, I want to be as close to the Beatles as I can!" Synopsis: A die-hard Beatles fan (Wendie Jo Sperber) hoping to see the band drives to New York City with a boy (Mark McClure) who has access to his father's hearse, an aspiring-photographer friend (Theresa Saldana), a young woman
- [Omen, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=69413) - "What could be wrong with our child? We're beautiful people, aren't we?" Synopsis: When his wife (Lee Remick) loses her baby during childbirth, a diplomat (Gregory Peck) is urged by a hospital's chaplain (Martin Benson) to secretly give her a replacement baby whose mom has just died. Soon, however, their son Damien (Harvey Stephens) --
- [Mean Streets (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89268) - "Honorable men go with honorable men." Synopsis: An aspiring restauranteur (Harvey Keitel) in New York's Little Italy works overtime to keep his buddy (Robert De Niro) out of trouble and to hide his relationship with De Niro's cousin (Amy Robinson). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: David Carradine Films Friendship Harvey Keitel Films Mafia Martin Scorsese
- [Red and the Black, The (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82196) - "Never has sin been committed with less joy." Synopsis: After seducing the mother (Danielle Darrieux) of the children he's tutoring, an upwardly mobile aspiring priest named Julien Sorel (Gérard Philipe) takes a new position in the household of a lawyer (Jean Mercure) whose virginal daughter (Antonella Lualdi) falls for and seduces him -- but how
- [Loss of Innocence (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84262) - "He's interested in that young girl, and there's nothing you can do about it!" Synopsis: When their mother (Joy Shelton) suddenly falls ill while vacationing in France, a teenager (Susannah York) and her three younger siblings -- Hester (Jane Asher), Wilmouse (Richard Williams), and Vicky (Elizabeth Dear) -- stay in a hotel run by brusque
- [Carpetbaggers, The (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90293) - "Oh -- you dirty, filthy, perverted monster!" Synopsis: When a playboy (George Peppard) inherits his father's fortune, he turns his young widowed stepmother (Carroll Baker) into a movie star; marries and mistreats his business rival's daughter (Elizabeth Ashley); begins an aviation company; gives a company stockholder (Alan Ladd) work as an actor; tries to buy
- [Dog Day Afternoon (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=36407) - "I don't wanna talk to some flunky pig trying to calm me, man." Synopsis: A married New Yorker (Al Pacino) hoping to pay for a sex-change operation for his male lover (Chris Sarandon) collaborates with a trigger-happy partner (John Cazale) to rob a bank; but when things go horribly wrong, they end up holding the
- [Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44801) - "Is there anybody out there?" Synopsis: An alienated rock star (Bob Geldof) descends into madness and toxic grandiosity while reflecting on his fatherless childhood and faithless marriage. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Parker Films Bob Hoskins Films Mental Breakdown Musicals Rock ‘n Roll Review: Peary argues that this "midnight cult hit" -- "director Alan
- [Hound-Dog Man (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82767) - "There comes a time when a boy can lay his belly to the ground and feel the heartbeats of the earth coming up to grass roots; that's his time to prowl." Synopsis: A boy (Dennis Holmes) and his teenage brother (Fabian) leave their farming parents (Arthur O'Connell and Betty Field) to go on a hunting
- [Funny Girl (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88533) - "Hello, gorgeous!" Synopsis: Broadway phenomenon Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) reflects back on her legendary rise to fame work for Flo Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon) while engaging in a troubled romance with her gambling husband (Omar Sharif). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anne Francis Films Barbra Streisand Films Biopics Gambling Marital Problems Musicals Omar Sharif Films Romance
- [Crimson Kimono, The (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82946) - "You can't feel for me unless you are me." Synopsis: After the mysterious murder of a stripper (Gloria Pall) in Los Angeles, a Japanese-American detective (James Shigeta) and his partner (Glenn Corbett) both fall for an artist (Victoria Shaw) who has sketched an image of a suspect -- but would an inter-racial relationship between Shigeta
- [Every Which Way But Loose (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90922) - "Well, it appears to me that there can't be too many guys driving around this valley with an ape." Synopsis: A trucker and fighter (Clint Eastwood) who's fallen in love with an itinerant country-western singer named Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Sondra Locke) travels across the country with his buddy (Geoffrey Lewis) and pet orangutan Clyde (Manis) to
- [Smokey and the Bandit (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90969) - "What we are dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law." Synopsis: After two truckers -- Bandit (Burt Reynolds) and Cledus (Jerry Reed) -- accept a proposition to haul beer illegally across state lines, they pick up a hitchhiking bride (Sally Field) running away from her wedding, and are pursued by
- [Night of the Living Dead (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=13027) - "Yeah, they're dead. They're all messed up." Synopsis: A woman (Judith O'Dea) whose brother (Russell Streiner) has just been killed by zombies seeks refuge in an abandoned house with other refugees -- including a determined young man (Duane Jones), a young couple (Keith Wayne and Judith Ridley), and a middle-aged man (Karl Hardman) with a
- [Arsenal (1929)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=73304) - "Hurry up, brothers -- Arsenal is dying!" Synopsis: A Ukranian soldier (Semyon Svashenko) returns home from World War I to participate in the Kiev Arsenal January Uprising. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Revolutionaries Russian Films Silent Films World War I Response to Peary’s Review: Peary asserts that this "beautifully photographed, poetic silent film by Alexander
- [Secret Agent (1936)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4113) - "Oh, I know it's war and it's our job to do it, but that doesn't prevent it being murder -- simple murder!" Synopsis: During World War One, three British spies -- a couple pretending to be married (John Gielgud and Madeleine Carroll) and their accomplice (Peter Lorre) -- are sent to Switzerland to find and
- [Easy Money (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90849) - "That's how I am: once I get going, I can't stop." Synopsis: The schlubby father (Rodney Dangerfield) of a virginal young woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who has just married her boyfriend (Taylor Negron) is challenged to clean up his act and his health when his mother-in-law (Geraldine Fitzgerald) passes away and leaves him money on
- [El Cid (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84673) - "Can a man live without honor?" Synopsis: After saving the lives of a few Moorish enemies during battle, medieval knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (Charlton Heston) earns the loyalty of their leader (Douglas Wilmer) but the wrath of members back at his home court -- including the jealous rival (Raf Vallone) who wants to marry
- [King of Kings (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5597) - "For I say unto you, love your enemies; bless them who curse you; and pray for those who despise and persecute you! For if you love only those who love you, what reward shall you have?" Synopsis: Shortly after the Romans invade Judea, Jesus of Nazareth (Jeffrey Hunter) becomes a preacher and encourages his followers
- [Unsuspected, The (1947)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4412) - "His day of reckoning must come. He is tormented by fear that someday he will make one false move, one slip that will betray him, and when he does, the lightning of justice will strike... the unsuspected." Synopsis: When the assistant (Barbara Woodell) of suave radio host Victor Grandison (Claude Rains) is murdered, a mysterious
- [Beginning or the End, The (1947)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3084) - "Our country must have an atomic bomb. It's your job -- and mine -- to get it." Synopsis: Scientists during WWII -- led by Colonel Oppenheimer (Hume Cronyn) and General Groves (Brian Donlevy) -- race to develop the first atomic bomb. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Atomic Energy Audrey Totter Films Brian Donlevy Films Hume
- [Diary of a Chambermaid, The (1946)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9769) - "From now on I'm going to fight hard, and I don't care who gets hurt, just so it's not me." Synopsis: A French chambermaid (Paulette Goddard) aspires to marry a wealthy man and become mistress of her own household. Meanwhile, she's tasked with keeping the grown son (Hurd Hatfield) of her employers (Judith Anderson and
- [Left Handed Gun, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=12463) - "I don't run, I don't hide. I go where I want, I do what I want." Synopsis: When his new employer (Colin Keith-Johnston) is gunned down, Billy the Kid (Paul Newman) vows revenge against the men who killed him -- but he alienates his mentor, Pat Garrett (John Dehner), when his vengeance disrupts Garrett's wedding.
- [Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1945)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=34478) - "There can be something fatal about a portrait." Synopsis: Goaded by a corrupt lord (George Sanders), a handsome young aristocrat (Hurd Hatfield) offers his soul to the devil if he can appear as young as he looks in a portrait painted by his friend (Lowell Gilmore). He soon finds that his misdeeds -- including his
- [Walk With Love and Death, A (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90819) - "I'm not a rotten beast; I'm a man." Synopsis: During a peasant uprising in 14th century France, a student (Assi Dayan) wandering across the countryside meets and falls in love with the daughter (Anjelica Huston) of a slain nobleman. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Class Relations Cross-Class Romance Historical Drama John Huston Films Medieval Times
- [Boy Ten Feet Tall, A / Sammy Going South (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90791) - "I'm going south, too." Synopsis: After watching his parents being killed in a bombing near the Suez Canal, a 10-year-old British boy (Fergus McClelland) begins a long trek to Durban, South Africa to find his Aunt Jane (Zena Walker); along the way, he encounters a Syrian peddler (Zia Mohyeddin), a wealthy tourist (Constance Cummings), and
- [Story of a Three-Day Pass, The (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90765) - "I'm a person! I'm a person!" Synopsis: When a Black U.S. soldier (Harry Baird) stationed in France has a romance with a White French woman (Nicole Berger) while on a three-day pass, he wonders: how will those around them -- including his superior (Hal Brav) -- respond to their inter-racial relationship? Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Romeo and Juliet (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90723) - "That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet." Synopsis: In 16th ventury Verona, Romeo Montague (Leonard Whiting) and Juliet (Olivia Hussey) -- daughter of Lady (Natasha Parry) and Lord Capulet (Paul Hardwick) -- fall in love, and must navigate the rocky shores of their cross-clan romance. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1475) - "Do you understand? This is serious business!" Synopsis: When a U.S. mint worker (Jim Hutton) accidentally destroys $50,000 in new bills, he enlists the help of his buddy (Walter Brennan), his co-worker (Dorothy Provine), and others to reprint the cash. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Counterfeiting Ensemble Cast Jim Hutton Films Thieves and Criminals
- [Where the Boys Are (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=27537) - "Experience: that's what separates the girls from the girl scouts." Synopsis: A group of midwestern college girls (Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, Yvette Mimieux, and Connie Francis) head to Fort Lauderdale for spring break, seeking romantic happiness and adventure in the sun -- but they quickly find that dating is much more complicated than they anticipated,
- [Period of Adjustment (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=78930) - "You all are going through a perfectly natural period of adjustment -- that's all." Synopsis: A nurse (Jane Fonda) on her honeymoon with a Korean War veteran (Jim Hutton) sees their relationship challenges mirrored in Hutton's friend (Anthony Franciosa), whose six-year marriage to his wife (Lois Nettleton) is on the brinks as well. Genres, Themes,
- [Green Berets, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=40283) - "Out here, due process is a bullet!" Synopsis: A cynical reporter (David Janssen) follows Colonel Kirby (John Wayne) to a post in Vietnam, where Kirby's special forces troop -- including a captain (Edward Faulkner), a supplies specialist (Jim Hutton) who has befriended a young war orphan (Craig Jue), a master sergeant (Aldo Ray), and a
- [Walk Don't Run (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90660) - "This is the most ridiculous race!" Synopsis: When a middle-aged British businessman (Cary Grant) arrives in Tokyo two days before the Olympics are due to start, he pushes his way into a roommate situation with a young secretary (Samantha Eggar) who eventually finds herself also sharing her flat with an Olympian competitor (Jim Hutton) --
- [Your Cheatin' Heart (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90626) - "You're the king, and you're killing yourself -- why?!" Synopsis: Shortly after marrying singer Audrey Williams (Susan Oliver), country musician Hank Williams (George Hamilton) rises in fame and fortune -- but his alcoholism poses a threat to his marriage, career, and health. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Biopics George Hamilton Films
- [Inside Daisy Clover (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90584) - "You live in a world of your own; that's your trouble." Synopsis: In the 1930s, aspiring teenage singer Daisy Clover (Natalie Wood) -- living with her kooky mom (Ruth Gordon) on the beach -- is brought by a movie mogul (Christopher Plummer) to Hollywood, where she becomes a star and falls for a handsome but
- [Flight of the Phoenix, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90510) - "Are you asking me to kill the rest of them trying to get a death trap off the ground?" Synopsis: After a pilot (James Stewart) and his alcoholic navigator (Richard Attenborough) conduct an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, they and the surviving men on board -- including a German engineer (Hardy Kruger), a British
- [Collector, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90488) - "I wouldn't be a good prisoner if I didn't try to escape." Synopsis: A deranged butterfly collector (Terence Stamp) kidnaps an art student (Samantha Eggar) he's had a crush on for years, and keeps her locked up in his basement; will Miranda (Eggar) find a way to escape? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cat and
- [King & Country (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90459) - "I just started walking -- walking away from the guns." Synopsis: A working class British soldier (Tom Courtenay) during World War I is defended by a compassionate lawyer (Dirk Bogarde) when he's accused of desertion. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Courtroom Drama Dirk Bogarde Films Joseph Losey Films Play Adaptation Soldiers Tom Courtenay Films World
- [Trial, The (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90418) - "I am sane. I am innocent. I have committed no crime!" Synopsis: A bureaucrat (Anthony Perkins) accused of a non-specific crime navigates a nightmarish labyrinth while attempting to engage his lawyer (Orson Welles). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anthony Perkins Films Courtroom Drama Falsely Accused Jeanne Moreau Films Living Nightmare Orson Welles Films Response to
- [Hatari! (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90393) - "Why don't you find out what kind of a girl I am before you make up your mind?" Synopsis: The leader (John Wayne) of a big game capture company in Tanganyika is oblivious to advances made by the beautiful photographer (Elsa Martinelli) visiting their crew; meanwhile, his employee "Pockets" (Red Buttons) is in love with
- [Great Escape, The (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90351) - "We're going to devote our energies to sports and gardening -- all the cultural pursuits as far as they're concerned. In fact, we're going to put the goons to sleep. Meanwhile, we dig." Synopsis: Following instructions from an RAF squadron leader (Richard Attenborough), a group of international prisoners of war collaborate in their attempts to
- [Castle, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90327) - "There's been a mistake; they say you're here as a guest." Synopsis: When a man (Maximillian Schell) shows up ready to work as a land surveyor for a local castle, he is met with obstacles and hedging by local villagers. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: German Films Living Nightmare Maximillian Schell Films Review: Maximillian Schell
- [Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=41426) - "I watch the little ants scurrying around and I know each is going to get his just dessert." Synopsis: A crusty millionaire (Charles Coburn) goes undercover as a shoe clerk at his own department store, intending to ferret out the leaders behind a nascent labor movement. However, as he gets to know a kind colleague
- [Reign of Terror (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=38506) - "No one goes to bed in Paris -- it isn't safe to go to bed!" Synopsis: A French patriot (Robert Cummings) kills and impersonates a notorious prosecutor (Charles Gordon) summoned by bloodthirsty Maximilian Robespierre (Richard Basehart), who informs Cummings that his "black book" of traitors-to-be-executed has been lost. With the help of his former lover
- [Bedford Incident, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90261) - "I'm proud to be an old-fashioned patriot -- and I'd destroy any enemy if it meant saving my country! Now what in the hell is wrong with that?" Synopsis: A photojournalist (Sidney Poitier) chronicles the travails of an American destroyer ship helmed by a no-nonsense captain (Richard Widmark) determined to track down a Soviet submarine
- [Morgan the Pirate (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90130) - "Captain Morgan - we will follow you anywhere and be proud to serve you!" Synopsis: Shortly after enslaved Englishman Henry Morgan (Steve Reeves) falls in love with his mistress (Valérie Lagrange), he and his fellow slaves commit mutiny, become pirates, and accidentally kidnap Doña Inez (Lagrange), whose angry father (Ivo Garrani) offers a huge reward
- [Fanny (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90202) - "You're dense, or hopeless -- or both!" Synopsis: In 1920s Marseilles, the daughter (Leslie Caron) of a fishmonger (Georgette Anys) is courted by an elderly widow (Maurice Chevalier), but longs for romance with the sea-loving son (Horst Buchholz) of a barkeeper (Charles Boyer). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Charles Boyer Films Joshua Logan Films Leslie
- [Raven's End (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90182) - "It wasn't good enough." Synopsis: An aspiring writer (Thommy Berggren) navigates life in a small Swedish town with his alcoholic dad (Keve Hjelm), his hard-working mom (Emy Storm), and his girlfriend (Christina Framback), all while dreaming of success in the big city. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming of Age Scandinavian Films Writers Review: This
- [Raisin in the Sun, A (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90147) - "I'm lookin' in the mirror this morning and I'm thinkin', I'm 35 years old, I'm married 11 years, and I got a boy who's got to sleep in the living room because I got nothin' -- nothin' to give him but stories like on how rich white people live." Synopsis: A Black matriarch (Claudia McNeil)
- [Signal 7 (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90103) - "Driving a hack now is just like it was in '35 - I mean, we have the same problems." Synopsis: A pair of middle-aged taxi drivers in San Francisco -- Marty (Dan Leegant) and Speed (Bill Ackridge) -- take fares, hang out with their buddies, and navigate existential dilemmas. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Masculinity
- [Electra (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90081) - "The oracle has spoken; I must avenge my father." Synopsis: In ancient Greece, the grown daughter (Irene Pappas) and son (Yannis Fertis) of Queen Clytemnestra (Aleka Catselli) seek revenge when she kills their father and marries her lover (Fivos Razi). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Greek Films Grown Children Play Adaptations Revenge Royalty and Nobility
- [Weekend (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=90024) - "Are you in a film or reality?" Synopsis: A homicidal bourgeois couple (Mireille Darc and Jean Yanne) taking a road trip to the country encounter increasingly violent and surreal scenarios. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bourgeois Society Cannibalism French Films Jean-Luc Godard Films Living Nightmare Revolutionaries Road Trip Satires and Spoofs Response to Peary's Review:
- [2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89983) - "What I say with words is never what I'm really saying." Synopsis: An urban housewife (Marina Vlady) with two young kids turns to prostitution to support her family's middle-class budget. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films Housewives Jean-Luc Godard Films Prostitutes and Gigolos Review: Continuing with the theme of prostitution as a metaphor for
- [Married Woman, A (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89915) - "I love you, and maybe love is complicated." Synopsis: A self-absorbed young woman (Macha Méril) drifts between an affair with an actor (Bernard Noël), and married life with her pilot-husband (Philippe Leroy) and his son (Christophe Bourseiller). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: French Films Infidelity Jean-Luc Godard Films Marital Problems Review: Despite there being very
- [Blood Wedding (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89329) - "Wake up the bride with the green bouquet of flowering love." Synopsis: A dance company rehearses Federico Garcia Lorca's tragic play "Blood Wedding", in which a bride (Cristina Yoyos) runs away with her married lover (Antonio Gades), who soon faces her angry new husband (Juan Antonio Jimenez). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Dancers Love Triangle
- [War Hunt (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89885) - "Better get some rest; this war is going on for awhile." Synopsis: A new soldier (Robert Redford) sent to the frontlines of the Korean War is disturbed by the behavior of a rule-breaking private (John Saxon) who heads out at night to gather information, and spends much of his time with an orphaned boy (Tommy
- [36 Hours (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89864) - "When things are going along too smoothly, you can't help but be a bit suspicious." Synopsis: In May of 1944, an American military intelligence officer (James Garner) is poisoned, kidnapped, and brought to a secret German site designed to look like a U.S. hospital, where an army doctor (Rod Taylor), a concentration camp survivor (Eva
- [Fail Safe (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89782) - "In a nuclear war, everyone loses." Synopsis: When a group of U.S. bombers are accidentally sent to destroy Moscow, the president (Henry Fonda) enlists help from a translator (Larry Hagman) in reaching the Soviet Prime Minister and attempting to prevent a nuclear disaster. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cold War Henry Fonda Films Nuclear Threat
- [St. Elmo's Fire (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1387) - "This isn't real. You know what it is? It's St. Elmo's Fire." Synopsis: A group of self-centered friends struggle with life and love after college. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ensemble Cast Friendship Love Triangle Martin Balsam Films Response to Peary's Review: Peary is fairly dismissive of this hit Brat Pack film, calling it "trite
- [Murder on the Orient Express (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2826) - "Only by interrogating the other passengers could I hope to see the light." Synopsis: Belgian detective Hercules Poirot (Albert Finney) investigates the murder of a businessman (Richard Widmark) on the Orient Express. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Albert Finney Films Anthony Perkins Films Detectives and Private Eyes Ensemble Cast Ingrid Bergman Films Jacqueline Bisset Films
- [Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5546) - "A train is down, its radio's dead, the power's off, and it's dumped its load -- aside from that, everything is ginger peachy." Synopsis: When a group of armed men, led by "Mr. Blue" (Robert Shaw), hijack a New York City subway car in exchange for a million dollars in ransom, it's up to Lieutenant
- [After the Fox (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16524) - "If only I could steal enough to become an honest man!" Synopsis: A renowned thief (Peter Sellers) known as The Fox concocts an ingenious gold-stealing heist, in which he pretends to direct a movie co-starring his aspiring-actress sister (Britt Ekland) and an aging matinee idol (Victor Mature). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Britt Ekland Films
- [Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3955) - "I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I'm not sure where that is, but I know what it's like: it's like Tiffany's." Synopsis: In New York City, freespirited Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) pursues wealthy men while falling reluctantly in love with her struggling-writer neighbor (George
- [All the President's Men (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=71874) - "Goddammit, when is somebody going to go on the record in this story?" Synopsis: While investigating the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, rookie reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffmann) quickly find that their story goes far deeper -- and higher -- than they anticipated. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan
- [Psycho (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5177) - "She just goes a little mad sometimes -- we all go a little mad sometimes." Synopsis: A secretary (Janet Leigh) on the lam with $40,000 of her boss's money stops at a motel on her way to see her fiance (John Gavin), and becomes acquainted with the motel's shy, twitchy owner, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).
- [Thousand Clowns, A (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=73259) - "You know, you are not a person, Mr. Burns -- you are an experience!" Synopsis: An unemployed writer (Jason Robards, Jr.) caring for his 12-year-old nephew (Barry Gordon) refuses to settle down and get a job, even when two social workers (William Daniels and Barbara Harris) come to warn him he's under supervision. Will an
- [Fortune Cookie, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86288) - "This guy is so full of angles and gimmicks and twists, he starts to describe a doughnut and it comes out a pretzel." Synopsis: After his brother-in-law (Jack Lemmon) is accidentally hurt by a football player (Ron Rich), a shyster lawyer (Walter Matthau) convinces Lemmon to fake a back injury for insurance purposes -- which
- [View From the Bridge, A (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89760) - "This guy's looking for his break; that's all he's looking for." Synopsis: An over protective Italian-American (Raf Vallone) living in Brooklyn with his wife (Maureen Stapleton) and grown niece (Carol Lawrence) is distressed to learn that Catherine (Lawrence) has fallen for a young immigrant (Jean Sorel) who has come to the country illegally with his
- [Dolce Vita, La (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89722) - "Only love gives me strength." Synopsis: An entertainment journalist (Marcello Mastroianni) fields distressed phone calls from his clingy girlfriend (Yvonne Furneaux) while having a fling with an heiress (Anouk Aimee), accompanying a buxomy actress (Anita Ekberg) on a trip around Rome, covering a rainy media spectacle visitation from the Madonna, and hanging out with his
- [Man and a Woman, A (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=76802) - "It's crazy to refuse happiness." Synopsis: A widowed script-girl (Anouk Aimee) meets a widowed race-car driver (Jean-Louis Trintignant) while they are each picking up their child at a boarding school, and the pair fall in love -- but Aimee finds that persistent memories of her beloved dead husband (Pierre Barouh) get in the way of
- [Lola (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=76896) - "This town and its people bore me." Synopsis: When a bored, recently fired young man (Marc Michel) spots his childhood crush (Anouk Aimee), he arranges to have dinner with her, not realizing that she's still infatuated with the long-gone father of her young son (Gérard Delaroche). Meanwhile, Lola (Aimee) has a friendly fling with an
- [Hollywood or Bust (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=17606) - "Okay, Hollywood -- here we come!" Synopsis: An in-debt gambler (Dean Martin) cons his way into winning a convertible, hoping to sell it and pay his bookie off -- but he must share his prize with the real winner, a nerdy movie buff (Jerry Lewis) whose goal in life is to travel to Hollywood and
- [Artists and Models (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=17596) - "The not-so-handsome ones -- they make the best husbands, you know. Other women don't want them." Synopsis: An aspiring artist (Dean Martin) and his comics-loving roommate (Jerry Lewis) fall for their beautiful neighbors, the illustrator of Bat Woman comics (Dorothy Malone) and her model (Shirley MacLaine); meanwhile, Martin gets a job writing a new comic
- [Clowns, The (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84) - "The clowns didn't make me laugh. No, they frightened me." Synopsis: Renowned filmmaker Federico Fellini pays tribute to the European clowns of his childhood in this pseudo-documentary. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anita Ekberg Films Clowns Documentary Fellini Films Response to Peary's Review: Fellini's "comical yet elegiac tribute" to European clowns is clear evidence of
- [Screaming Mimi (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5758) - "I know there's gotta be a story when two sexy blondes are knifed the same way -- and both have the same taste in statues!" Synopsis: After nearly being killed by a psychopath, a voluptuous blonde (Anita Ekberg) is sent to a sanitarium, where her psychiatrist (Harry Townes) falls obsessively in love with her and
- [War and Peace (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82811) - "War is the most horrible thing in life." Synopsis: In Napoleonic-era Russia, the illegitimate son (Henry Fonda) of a dying count marries a beautiful woman (Anita Ekberg) who simply wants his inheritance. Meanwhile, Prince Andrei (Mel Ferrer) falls in love with the sister (Audrey Hepburn) of Fonda's friend Nikolai (Jeremy Brett) -- but when both
- [Body Heat (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89660) - "You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man." Synopsis: An unhappily married woman (Kathleen Turner) begins a torrid affair with a lawyer (William Hurt) who quickly comes to believe that Turner's husband (Richard Crenna) is in the way of their happiness. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Femmes Fatales Infidelity Kathleen Turner
- [Heaven's Gate (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=19) - "It's getting dangerous to be poor in this country." Synopsis: A sheriff (Kris Kristofferson) tries to stop the slaughter of 125 innocent immigrants in 1890s Wyoming. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Christopher Walken Films Historical Drama Immigrants and Immigration Isabelle Huppert Films John Hurt Films Joseph Cotten Films Kris Kristofferson Films Mickey Rourke Films Sam
- [9 1/2 Weeks (1986)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=125) - "How did you know I'd respond to you the way I have?" Synopsis: A woman (Kim Basinger) gets involved in a steamy affair with a mysterious, kinky broker (Mickey Rourke). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Mickey Rourke Films S&M Sexuality Response to Peary's Review: In his review of this infamous softcore sexual drama -- based
- [Rumble Fish (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=39058) - "He looks really old -- like, 25 or something." Synopsis: A teenage punk (Matt Dillon) living with his alcoholic father (Dennis Hopper) and hanging out with his childhood friend (Vincent Spano) romances his Catholic-school girlfriend (Diane Lane) while preparing to engage in a "rumble" with a rival from another gang (Glenn Withrow) -- but when
- [Chastity (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89641) - "Let's do it my way; we'll do it your way some other time." Synopsis: As Chastity (Cher) hitchhikes her way across the country and into Mexico, she encounters a kind college student (Steve Whittaker), a naive young whorehouse visitor (Tom Nolan), and a predatory lesbian madam (Barbara London). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cher Films
- [Chappaqua (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89605) - "I'm suffering from addiction to drugs!" Synopsis: A drug and alcohol-addicted young man (Conrad Rooks) experiencing flashbacks to hallucinogenic trips checks into a treatment center in France run by Opium Jones (William S. Burroughs), with care provided by Dr. Benoit (Jean-Louis Barrault). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Counterculture Living Nightmare Review:
- [Siddhartha (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89564) - "There's nothing wrong with the Buddha's teachings; it's just that I must go my own way." Synopsis: A spiritually-seeking young Indian named Siddhartha (Shashi Kapoor) goes on a trip of self-discovery with his friend Govinda (Romesh Sharma), eventually falling in love with a beautiful courtesan (Simi Garewal) while learning that spiritual enlightenment can't be taught.
- [Women in Revolt (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89587) - "Men - I hate men! You - I hate you!" Synopsis: Three New York women -- a nymphomaniac (Holly Woodlawn), an aspiring-actress heiress (Candy Darling), and a man-hater (Jackie Curtis) -- form an unhappy feminist group called the PIGs (Politically Involved Girls). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women's Issues Paul Morrissey Films Satires
- [Man of Flowers (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89531) - "Would God approve of someone who found flowers as sensually arousing, tender, loving beings?" Synopsis: An eccentric elderly man (Norman Kaye) with a fixation on flowers and his dead mother pays a young model (Alyson Best) to come to his house and undress for him, and soon finds himself caught up in Best's troubled relationship
- [Last Detail, The (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89479) - "This ain't no farewell party and he ain't retiring, understand? He's a prisoner, and we're takin' him to the jailhouse." Synopsis: When two lifelong Navy men -- Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) -- are asked to accompany a young sailor (Randy Quaid) to a naval prison in Maine, they find themselves trying to
- [48 Hrs. (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89453) - "We ain't brothers, we ain't partners, and we ain't friends." Synopsis: A white cop (Nick Nolte) joins forces with a black prisoner (Eddie Murphy) on a 48-hour pass to help hunt down a sadistic criminal (James Remar) who has escaped from a chain gang. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Detectives and Private Eyes Eddie Murphy
- [Midnight Express (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1539) - "The concept of a society is based on the quality of its mercy, its sense of fair play, its sense of justice." Synopsis: Twenty-year-old Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) is caught smuggling two kilos of hashish across the Turkish border, and sent to prison for three years. When he finds out his sentence has been extended
- [Driver, The (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89217) - "I really like chasing you." Synopsis: A stoic getaway driver (Ryan O'Neal) receives help from a beautiful casino worker (Isabelle Adjani) in eluding a detective (Bruce Dern) determined to capture him. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce Dern Films Car Chase Cat-and-Mouse Ryan O'Neal Films Walter Hill Films Response to Peary's Review: As Peary writes,
- [Enter the Dragon (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89380) - "Your skills are now at the point of spiritual insight." Synopsis: A martial arts expert (Bruce Lee) and his two American partners (John Saxon and Jim Kelly) are sent to infiltrate the lair of an evil drug-pin (Shih Kien) whose henchman (Robert Wall) killed Lee's sister. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce Lee Films John
- [Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89351) - "You don't understand: the night Eddie died, the Cruisers died with him." Synopsis: When a high school teacher (Tom Berenger) is asked by a journalist (Ellen Barkin) to share what he knows about the mysterious disappearance of his former band leader (Michael Paré), Berenger goes on a trip down memory lane, reflecting back on the
- [Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89308) - "You only gotta pretend! And they don't know we're pretending, so we's one up on 'em!" Synopsis: After being pushed around once too often by their controlling manager (Ted Ross), baseball player Bingo Long (Billy Dee Williams) and his teammate Leon (James Earl Jones) convince a number of other colleagues to join a traveling team
- [Lightning Swords of Death / Sword of Vengeance: Part III / Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89239) - "Why has a man of your stature become a mercenary?" Synopsis: A mercenary swordsman (Tomisaburô Wakayama) travelling across the countryside with his young son (Masahiro Tomikana) in medieval Japan helps a poor young woman (Yuko Hama) escape from being sold into prostitution, but must deal with the wrath of the madam (Yuko Hamada) who expects
- [Drive, He Said (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89198) - "I feel so disconnected." Synopsis: A college basketball player (William Tepper) in love with the wife (Karen Black) of a professor (Robert Towne) navigates pressure from his demanding coach (Bruce Dern) and an increasing level of paranoia from his draft-avoiding roommate (Michael Margotta). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Basketball Bruce Dern Films Counterculture Jack Nicholson
- [One on One (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1913) - "They're trying to take my athletics scholarship away from me -- the bastards!" Synopsis: After winning a full scholarship to a university in Los Angeles, high school basketball star Henry Steele (Robby Benson) finds himself struggling to succeed. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Basketball College Corruption Coming-of-Age Robby Benson Films Underdogs Review: Listed as a
- [Go, Man, Go! (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=6864) - "We're a team that's going places -- and in no time, we'll be the greatest in the world!" Synopsis: Promoter Abe Saperstein (Dane Clark) and his assistant Inman Jackson (Sidney Poitier) bring the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team to fame. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans Basketball Ruby Dee Films Sidney Poitier Films Review: Never released
- [Buddy Holly Story, The (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89143) - "I have a sound in my head -- and so far it's not like anything we've done here." Synopsis: Rock 'n roll musician Buddy Holly (Gary Busey) gains fame with his fellow bandmates (Charles Martin Smith and Don Stroud) and marries his sweetheart (Maria Richwine), but has a tragically short time to make his mark
- [Union Maids (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89128) - "I learned that you can't go anyplace unless you go together." Synopsis: Three women active in the American labor movement reflect back on their lives and the legacy of their activism. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Feminism and Women's Issues Labor Movements Review: This Academy Award-nominated documentary by Julia Reichert, Jim Klein, and Miles
- [Sympathy for the Devil / One Plus One (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89097) - "Maybe the devil is God in exile." Synopsis: Clips of the Rolling Stones recording "Sympathy for the Devil" in London's Olympic Studios are interspersed with scenes of Black Power activists in a junkyard, an adult bookstore with Maoist hostages, and a young peasant woman (Anne Wiazemsky) being interviewed in a meadow. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Sleepwalk (1986)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89071) - "Everything she had forgotten, everything she had lost sight of, suddenly flowed back into her heart -- and the spell was broken." Synopsis: When a stenographer (Suzanne Fletcher) is hired to translate an ancient Chinese manuscript, she finds the world around her subtly shifting in fantastical and sometimes scary ways. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Crazy Mama (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88944) - "You ladies are lunatics! You're damn crazy!" Synopsis: When a woman (Cloris Leachman) and her widowed mother (Ann Sothern) lose their beauty parlor due to lack of payments, they take Leachman's pregnant daughter (Linda Purl) and her boyfriend (Donnie Most) on the run with them to begin a life of petty crime in hopes of
- [Fantastic Voyage (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83823) - "We're afraid of sabotage: surgical assassination." Synopsis: During the Cold war, a U.S. secret agent (Stephen Boyd) is recruited by General Carter (Edmond O'Brien) of the CMDF (Combined Miniaturized Deterrence Forces) to join a team -- including Dr. Duval (Arthur Kennedy), Dr. Duval's assistant Cora (Raquel Welch), Dr. Michaels (Donald Pleasence), and a pilot (William
- [Exposed (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=89017) - "You have to turn the means around that were used on you: terror creates fear, fear creates violence, and violence creates change." Synopsis: Shortly after moving to New York City, a young woman (Nastassja Kinski) from Wisconsin is discovered by a photographer (Ian McShane) who makes her into a famous model -- but when Kinski
- [Fingers (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4103) - "I can't seem to relax; my hands just don't work right." Synopsis: An aspiring classical pianist (Harvey Keitel) in New York City tries to help his loan shark father (Michael V. Gazzo) collect on some outstanding gambling debts; meanwhile, he futilely pursues an aloof, spacey artist (Tisa Farrow). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Studies
- [Alphaville, A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83921) - "I see: people have become slaves to probability." Synopsis: A secret agent posing as a reporter known as "Lemmy Caution" (Eddie Constantine) arrives on the planet of Alphaville hoping to find a missing colleague (Akim Tamiroff), discover the planet's creator (Howard Vernon), and destroy its sentient supercomputer; once there, he falls in love with Vernon's
- [Ride the High Country (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83966) - "That mining town is a sinkhole of depravity -- a place of shame and sin." Synopsis: In early 20th century America, aging former sheriff Steve Judd (Joel McCrea) is hired to transport gold from a mining town to a bank, and enlists help from his former colleague Gil Westrum (Randolph Scott) and Scott's young assistant
- [Farewell to Graeme Clark](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85048) - I just received notice from a family member that a fellow film reviewer - Graeme Clark of The Spinning Image -- has passed away. I never met Graeme, but we did exchange several emails over the past year as he graciously pointed out a few minor errors in my reviews, and gave his kind appreciation
- [Walkabout (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86626) - "You must understand -- anyone can understand that! We want to drink." Synopsis: After her deeply troubled father (John Meillon) commits suicide in the desert, a teenager (Jenny Agutter) and her brother (Luc Roeg) survive with help from an Aboriginal teenager (David Gulpilil) engaged in a coming-of-age ritual known as a "walkabout". Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Games (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88991) - "Each of us has a quota to meet, and I must meet my quota!" Synopsis: When a New York socialite (James Caan) and his wife (Katharine Ross) allow a middle-aged saleswoman (Simone Signoret) to stay with them, she's quickly treated to their favorite pastime of elaborate pranks -- but when a delivery boy (Don Stroud)
- [Chapman Report, The (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2360) - "Help me -- I don't want to be half a woman!" Synopsis: Four suburban women -- a frigid widow (Jane Fonda), a sexually active divorcee (Claire Bloom), an aspiring sculptress (Glynis Johns), and an adulterous housewife (Shelley Winters) -- find themselves questioning their sexual practices when they participate in a Kinsey-esque survey. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [High Anxiety (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=28085) - "Those who are tardy do not get fruit cup." Synopsis: Renowned but highly strung psychiatrist Dr. Thorndyke (Mel Brooks) becomes the new director of a mental institute, where a militant nurse (Cloris Leachman) and her colleague (Harvey Korman) are involved in nefarious dealings related to a wealthy patient whose grown daughter (Madeline Kahn) is concerned
- [Kiss Me Deadly (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2837) - "First you find a little thread. A little thread leads you to a string, and the string leads you to a rope... And from the rope -- you hang by the neck." Synopsis: After narrowly escaping death, private detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) investigates the mysterious murder of a hitchhiker (Cloris Leachman), hoping he will
- [Kid Millions (1934)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=29660) - "Go away! I can't talk to an idiot!" Synopsis: When a nebbish (Eddie Cantor) discovers he's heir to a fortune, he quickly becomes prey to a con-woman (Ethel Merman) and her partner (Warren Hymer); meanwhile, when traveling to Egypt to collect his inheritance, the daughter (Eve Sully) of an Egyptian sheik (Paul Harvey) becomes smitten
- [Big Bad Mama (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86470) - "In business, you've gotta think big or think fast." Synopsis: After preventing one of her daughters (Robbie Lee) from getting married, a Depression-era mother (Angie Dickinson) goes on the run with her and her other daughter (Susan Sennett), eventually joining forces with a bank robber (Tom Skerritt) and a Southern con-man (William Shatner) who vie
- [Twice in a Lifetime (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88916) - "I tell ya, marriage isn't everything it's cracked up to be." Synopsis: When a steelworker (Gene Hackman) falls for a widowed barmaid (Ann-Margret) and leaves his wife (Ellen Burstyn), his best friend (Brian Dennehy) is befuddled, his married daughter (Amy Madigan) is furious, his son (Stephen Lang) is understanding, and his younger daughter (Ally Sheedy)
- [Lady of Burlesque (1943)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=25030) - "Three people get crowded at a table for two." Synopsis: When ambitious burlesque dancer Lolita La Verne (Victoria Faust) is murdered, her gangster lover (Gerald Mohr) as well as all her fellow performers -- including new arrival Dixie Daisy (Barbara Stanwyck), a comic romantically pursuing Dixie (Michael O'Shea), and a snooty rival known as the
- [Cat and the Canary, The (1939)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=13348) - "That will is practically an invitation to commit murder." Synopsis: The heir (Paulette Goddard) to an eccentric millionaire's fortune must remain sane and survive the night in his house or risk losing her inheritance to another relative named in a secret will. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bob Hope Films Comedy Inheritance Murder Mystery Old
- [Crossfire (1947)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=39687) - "Some of them are named Samuels; some of them have got funnier names." Synopsis: When a Jewish man (Sam Levene) is murdered in his apartment after socializing with a group of soldiers in a nearby bar, a detective (Robert Young) investigates the case. While the presumed culprit is a drunken soldier (George Cooper) who visits
- [Woman of the Year (1942)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=29511) - "You don't think I can do all the ordinary little things that any idiot can do, do you?" Synopsis: A globe-trotting political journalist (Katharine Hepburn) and an easy-going sports writer (Spencer Tracy) fall in love, but find their marriage strained by Hepburn's hectic lifestyle. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Career-versus-Marriage Fay Bainter Films Feminism and
- [Hurricane, The (1937)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3020) - "No jail can hold Terangi very long -- if it has a window in it, he'll fly away! If it has water around it, he'll swim away!" Synopsis: A South Pacific native (Jon Hall) working as a sailor on a tall ship is unjustly jailed for hitting a white man; when he tries to escape,
- [Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3414) - "I don't want your charity -- if I'm through as an actor, I'm through!" Synopsis: Washed-up Hollywood actor Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) is given a chance by director Maurice Kruger (Edward G. Robinson) to coordinate the dubbing on his latest Italian melodrama, starring young hotshot Davie Drew (George Hamilton). When Kruger falls ill, Andrus --
- [Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1471) - "This is a land of great opportunity, where all are created equal!" Synopsis: Marmaduke Ruggles (Charles Laughton), valet to the Earl of Burnstead (Roland Young), is gambled off to an American couple (Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland) in Paris, who bring him back to their hometown of Red Gap, Washington. Once there, Ruggles is mistaken
- [Fiddler on the Roof (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88819) - "Even the worst husband, God forbid, is better than no husband -- God forbid!" Synopsis: A Jewish dairy farmer (Topol) married to a demanding wife (Norma Crane) is shocked to learn that his oldest daughter Tzeitel (Rosalind Harris) won't marry a local butcher (Paul Mann) given that she's already made a commitment to a young
- [Oliver Twist (1948)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=15172) - "Please sir -- I want some more." Synopsis: Orphaned Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies) joins a gang of pickpockets led by miserly Fagin (Alec Guinness) and evil Bill Sykes (Robert Newton). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alec Guinness Films David Lean Films Literature Adaptation Orphans Robert Newton Films Thieves and Criminals Response to Peary's Review:
- [Breakin' (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88752) - "It takes more than talent; you've gotta be tough." Synopsis: When a waitress (Lucinda Dickey) and her friend (Phineas Newborn III) from dance class meet up with a pair of break dancers (Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones and Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers) in Venice, they try to convince Dickey's new agent (Christopher McDonald) to give their troupe
- [Ritz, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88723) - "For someone who's never been in a place like this, you're certainly getting around!" Synopsis: A man (Jack Weston) hides away in a gay bath house when his mafia-involved brother-in-law (Jerry Stiller) puts a hit out on him. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Homosexuality Mafia Mistaken or Hidden Identities Play Adaptation Richard Lester Films
- [Wait Until Dark (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=20216) - "This is the big bad world, full of mean people, where nasty things happen." Synopsis: The blind wife (Audrey Hepburn) of a man (Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.) who unknowingly possesses a doll stuffed with heroin is terrorized by three men (Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, and Jack Weston) determined to get the doll back at any price.
- [Sweet Charity (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88692) - "Without love, life has no purpose." Synopsis: When a dance hall hostess (Shirley MacLaine) meets and falls in love with a nervous man (John McMartin) stuck in an elevator, it seems she may finally have a chance at romantic happiness -- but will McMartin be able to overlook MacLaine's colorful work history? Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Lawrence of Arabia (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88226) - "The English have a great hunger for desolate places; I fear they hunger for Arabia." Synopsis: During World War I, British officer T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent by his commander (Donald Wolfit) to the Middle East, where he is tasked with convincing Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness) to fight against the Turks in the Arab
- [This Sporting Life (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88440) - "She's the one thing that makes me feel wanted; I can't lose her." Synopsis: A miner-turned-rugby player (Richard Harris) aggressively woos a young widowed mother (Rachel Roberts) whose house he's boarding in. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Domestic Abuse Flashback Films Lindsay Anderson Films Richard Harris Films Sports Widows and Widowers Review: Lindsay Anderson's feature-length
- [At Long Last Love (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3327) - "They make us unhappy, we make them unhappy... They make us jealous, we make them jealous!" Synopsis: In the 1930s, a millionaire (Burt Reynolds) falls for a singer named Kitty (Madeline Kahn), but is snatched away by Kitty's indigent-heiress friend, Brooke (Cybill Shepherd). Meanwhile, a suave Italian gambler named Johnny Spanish (Duilio Del Prete) is
- [Muppet Movie, The (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=29377) - "All I can see is a million frogs on tiny crutches." Synopsis: A talent agent (Dom DeLuise) convinces Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) to leave his Mississippi home and pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit encounters a host of Muppet friends eager to join him on his trip, and tries to evade
- [History of the World: Part I (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=28180) - "And of course, with the birth of the artist came the inevitable afterbirth: the critic." Synopsis: Mel Brooks takes a comedic romp through various stages of world history, including the Stone Age, Ancient Rome, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Historical Drama Madeline Kahn Films Mel Brooks Films
- [Blazing Saddles (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=28158) - "There is one thing standing between me and that property -- the rightful owners." Synopsis: A corrupt politician (Harvey Korman) hoping to build a railroad through the town of Rock Ridge plots to drive out its racist, ignorant inhabitants by appointing a black man (Cleavon Little) as sheriff -- but Little enlists the help of
- [Othello (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88563) - "Let us be conjunctive in our revenge against him." Synopsis: When evil Iago (Frank Finlay) finds out Cassio (Derek Jacobi) has been promoted ahead of him, he seeks revenge on his Moorish military commander, Othello (Laurence Olivier), by convincing him his wife Desdemona (Maggie Smith) has been having an affair with Cassio. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Ugly American, The (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88479) - "You always make dictators strong, then wonder why you are not loved!" Synopsis: An American ambassador (Marlon Brando) in the troubled southeast Asian nation of Sarkhan is surprised to learn that his former war buddy (Eiji Okada) is now a Communist, though Okada professes he is simply longing for national self-determination on behalf of his
- [Strada, La (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82241) - "Are you really a woman? You look like an artichoke." Synopsis: When a simple-minded young woman (Giuletta Masina) is purchased by a brutish strongman (Anthony Quinn) to be his assistant in his traveling act, she soon encounters a whole new world of people and places -- including a silly Fool (Richard Basehart) who likes to
- [Raging Bull (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=72095) - "Jake is never gonna be a champ. Too many people hate him." Synopsis: Middleweight boxer Jake La Motta (Robert De Niro) puts his career as well as his relationships with his wife (Cathy Moriarty) and manager-brother (Joe Pesci) at risk by his incessant rage and paranoia. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boxing Domestic Abuse Jealousy
- [Phantom Carriage, The (1921)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8151) - "The one to whom something fatal happens on New Year's Eve is forced to drive the Phantom Carriage!" Synopsis: On New Year's Eve, an alcoholic (Victor Sjostrom) is visited by the driver (Tore Svennberg) of the "phantom carriage" of death, and forced to reflect on his boorish life, during which he abused his innocent wife
- [Petulia (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86974) - "I'm trying to save you, Archie -- you're a very, very special man." Synopsis: A socialite (Julie Christie) unhappily married to the son (Richard Chamberlain) of a wealthy businessman (Joseph Cotten) propositions and begins dating a surgeon (George C. Scott) whose former wife (Shirley Knight) is now dating another man (Roger Bowen), but doesn't quite
- [Mud Honey / Rope of Flesh (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51256) - "I always wondered if you was any kind of a man at all." Synopsis: An ex-con (John Furlong) takes a job working for an aging farmer (Stu Lancaster) whose niece (Antoinette Cristiani) is married to a sadistic, alcoholic psychopath (Hal Hopper). As Furlong realizes he's falling for Cristiani, he tries to distract himself by going
- [Look Back in Anger (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77510) - "What do you really want, Jimmy?" Synopsis: A trumpet-playing candy stand owner (Richard Burton) living with his friend (Gary Raymond) quibbles with his newly pregnant wife (Mary Ure) when her friend (Claire Bloom) comes to stay, causing additional tensions in their cramped household. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Claire Bloom Films Cross-Class Romance Domestic Abuse
- [Independence Day (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=19432) - "Don't let Jack make you forget what you really want." Synopsis: An aspiring small-town photographer (Kathleen Quinlan) hoping to get accepted to art school in L.A. begins an affair with a mechanic (David Keith) whose sister (Dianne Wiest) is married to an abusive husband (Cliff De Young). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Domestic Abuse Feminism
- [Human Desire (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=73589) - "What's wrong with a wife trying to help her husband?" Synopsis: When a Korean War vet (Glenn Ford) falls for a woman (Gloria Grahame) whose abusive husband (Broderick Crawford) has just killed a man (Grandon Rhodes) in a fit of jealous rage, he quickly becomes ensnared in Grahame's desire to get away from Crawford, at
- [Gaslight (1944)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=31131) - "Jewels are wonderful things; they have a life of their own." Synopsis: A manipulative jewel-fiend (Charles Boyer) weds the niece (Ingrid Bergman) of a woman he murdered years ago, intending to slowly drive her mad in order to safely search her house for her aunt's hidden jewels -- but a curious detective (Joseph Cotten) living
- [Diabolique / Diaboliques, Les / Fiends, The (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=18717) - "Each time I close my eyes, it seems I'm going to see him." Synopsis: The unhappy wife (Vera Clouzot) and abused mistress (Simone Signoret) of a sadistic headmaster (Paul Meurisse) plot to murder him, but are shocked when his corpse suddenly disappears. Soon a detective (Charles Vanel) arrives on the scene, and begins to uncover
- [Bete Humaine, La (1938)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77808) - "If my husband were out of the way, we could put our troubles behind us." Synopsis: When a stationmaster (Fernand Ledoux) kills the former lover (Jacques Berlioz) of his wife (Simone Simon) in a jealous rage, a train conductor (Jean Gabin) accidentally becomes involved in their cover-up and soon falls in love with Simon. Genres,
- [Billy Liar (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88416) - "He can't say two words to anybody without telling a lie." Synopsis: A young man (Tom Courtenay) with a verbally abusive father (Wildred Pickles) and a worn-out mother (Mona Washbourne) lives a rich fantasy life, nurturing grandiose dreams of being a famous writer while romancing two young fiancees -- Barbara (Helen Fraser) and Rita (Gwendolyn
- [Darling (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88362) - "Your idea of fidelity is not having more than one man in bed at the same time." Synopsis: A fun-loving model (Julie Christie) in Swinging Sixties London has an affair with a BBC writer (Dirk Bogarde), then turns to bedding a handsome playboy (Laurence Harvey) before meeting an Italian prince (José Luis de Vilallonga) while
- [Nothing But a Man (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88326) - "It's hard to know how to talk to the white folks these days." Synopsis: When a railroad employee (Ivan Dixon) marries the daughter (Abbey Lincoln) of a preacher (Stanley Greene) in a small Southern town, their life as newlyweds quickly becomes increasingly complicated as Dixon struggles to stay employed due to pernicious racism. Genres, Themes,
- [Becket (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88275) - "One can always come to a sensible little agreement with God." Synopsis: When King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) appoints his best friend Thomas Becket (Richard Burton) as Archbishop of Canterbury, he soon finds that Burton's loyalty to God is stronger than their friendship. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Friendship Historical Drama John Gielgud Films Niall
- [Two for the Seesaw (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88310) - "You do all the giving -- because what I have to give, you don't want." Synopsis: A lawyer (Robert Mitchum) separated from his wife back in Nebraska begins dating a quirky young woman (Shirley MacLaine) he meets in New York City, and the two begin a rocky, unconventional romance. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Divorce
- [Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88180) - "I know this game backwards." Synopsis: In the summer of 1912, a miserly retired actor (Ralph Richardson) and his morphine-addicted wife (Katharine Hepburn) interact with their alcoholic older son (Jason Robards, Jr.) and consumptive younger son (Dean Stockwell). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Dean Stockwell Films Family Problems Grown Children Jason
- [Doctor Zhivago (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88167) - "There are two kinds of women -- and you, as we well know, are not the first kind." Synopsis: In pre-Revolutionary Russia, a doctor (Omar Sharif) married to the kind daughter (Geraldine Chaplin) of family friends falls in love with a young woman (Julie Christie) who is being abused by her older lover (Rod Steiger),
- [Son of Frankenstein (1939)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=18402) - "Nothing in nature is terrifying when one understands it." Synopsis: The grown son (Basil Rathbone) of Dr. Frankenstein returns to his father's hometown with his wife (Josephine Hutchinson) and son (Donnie Dunagan), finding that the villagers still live in fear of the Monster (Boris Karloff) who terrorized them years before. When a rash of murders
- [Greatest, The (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88034) - "I'm known as Muhammad Ali; Cassius Clay is dead." Synopsis: Muhammad Ali (playing himself) reflects back on his life as a young man (Chip McAllister) and a rising boxing star, as he converts to Islam, refuses to be drafted into the Vietnam War, and receives support from his manager (Lloyd Haynes), trainer (Ernest Borgnine), and
- [Tunes of Glory (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=88001) - "Though shalt not bash a corporal: that's different; that's the law." Synopsis: When a new commander (John Mills) arrives to take over a Scottish Highlands battalion, the resentful acting officer (Alec Guinness) becomes drunk, at which points he lashes out at a young bagpiper (John Fraser) seen in a pub with his daughter (Susannah York),
- [My Night at Maud's / Ma Nuit Chez Maud (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87893) - "I don't like people with no problems." Synopsis: A Catholic (Jean-Louis Trintignant) secretly infatuated with a blonde (Marie-Christine Barrault) he sees at church bumps into an old schoolmate (Antoine Vitez) and ends up spending the evening with him and a divorced doctor named Maud (Françoise Fabian). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bourgeois Society Eric Rohmer
- [Claire's Knee (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5025) - "Every woman has her most vulnerable point. For some, it's the nape of the neck, the waist, the hands. For Claire, in that position, in that light, it was her knee." Synopsis: While on vacation near the Swiss border, a soon-to-be-married diplomat (Jean-Claude Brialy) runs into an old writer friend (Aurora Cornu) who's boarding with
- [Chloe in the Afternoon (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4547) - "Your real problems free me from my imaginary anxieties." Synopsis: A happily married Parisian lawyer (Bernard Verley) sparks a friendship with his friend's former lover, Chloe (Zouzou), and soon finds himself questioning his commitment to marital fidelity. Genres: Eric Rohmer Films French Films Infidelity Midlife Crisis Review: Between 1962 and 1972, French director Eric Rohmer
- [Murmur of the Heart (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87873) - "Everyone has to discover love for himself." Synopsis: In 1950s France, a teenager (Benoît Ferreux) with rowdy older brothers (Fabien Ferreux and Marc Winocourt) experiences a heart murmur while struggling to relate to his gynecologist father (Daniel Gélin) and developing a growing crush on his sexually promiscuous mother (Léa Massari). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Point Blank (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87831) - "Wherever you go, trouble finds you out." Synopsis: During a heist at Alcatraz, a thief (Lee Marvin) is shot and left for dead by his partner (John Vernon) and wife (Sharon Acker) -- but he survives and seeks vengeance on them, demanding the money he is owed from a criminal organization and receiving help from
- [Guns of Navarone, The (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87755) - "The only way to win a war is to be as nasty as the enemy." Synopsis: During World War II, Major Roy Franklin (Anthony Quayle) leads a skilled commando unit -- consisting of a former mountaineer (Gregory Peck), a demolitions expert (David Niven), a Greek colonel (Anthony Quinn), an engineer (Stanley Baker), and two female
- [Zorba the Greek (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87795) - "To be alive is to undo your belt and look for trouble." Synopsis: When a British-Greek writer (Alan Bates) arrives in Crete with the intention of opening a lignite mine, he meets a charismatic laborer named Zorba (Anthony Quinn) who quickly becomes an inextricable part of his life. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Bates
- [Without Warning / It Came Without Warning (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=10205) - "No Chance... No Help... No Escape!" Synopsis: A pair of teens (Tarah Nutter and Christopher S. Nelson) on a camping trip fight for their lives against flying alien discs; meanwhile, an insane veteran (Martin Landau) and a determined hunter (Jack Palance) try to track down an alien (Cameron Mitchell). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aliens
- [Naked Spur, The (1953)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=39970) - "They're men, honey, and you ain't -- remember that." Synopsis: An embittered bounty hunter (Jimmy Stewart) seeks help from a grizzled prospector (Millard Mitchell) and a dishonorably discharged "Indian fighter" (Ralph Meeker) in trapping an outlaw (Robert Ryan) who is travelling with a vulnerable young female companion (Janet Leigh). Genres: Anthony Mann Films Janet Leigh
- [Run of the Arrow (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77162) - "There's no hiding place for what ails you, son. We're all under one flag now." Synopsis: An embittered Confederate veteran (Rod Steiger) who refuses to concede the reintegration of the United States of America meets an aging Oglala scout (Jay C. Flippen) and joins his tribe, making peace with its leader, Blue Buffalo (Charles Bronson),
- [Paths of Glory (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83012) - "One way to maintain discipline is to shoot a man now and then." Synopsis: During World War I, French General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) dares ambitious General Mireau (George Macready) to order Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) to send his men out on a suicidal mission to capture the impregnable "Anthill". When most of Dax's men refuse
- [Starman (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3691) - "You're not from around here, are you?" Synopsis: Responding to an "invitation" by the Voyager II to visit Earth, an alien named Starman (Jeff Bridges) descends and embodies the dead husband of a grieving widow (Karen Allen). Starman enlists Allen's help in driving towards the spaceship which will take him home, and they find themselves
- [All the Marbles (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5245) - "Like it or not, the three of us are a team -- and we're going to make it, or die trying." Synopsis: The manager (Peter Falk) of two beautiful "tag team" wrestlers (Vicki Frederick and Laurene Landon) tries to find work for his "California Dolls", who aspire towards a match in Reno with their ultimate
- [Flaming Star (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=39003) - "We have no place to go: we have to fight, or we die." Synopsis: A "half-breed" Kiowa (Elvis Presley) living on a ranch with his father (John McIntire), mother (Dolores del Rio), and half-brother (Steve Forrest) finds his loyalties divided when a local Kiowa tribe led by Buffalo Horn (Rodolfo Acosta) seeks revenge for stolen
- [Platinum High School (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1824) - "It's a school for solid platinum rats. It's a rich kids' penitentiary!" Synopsis: An estranged father (Mickey Rooney) goes to an exclusive military academy on Sabre Island to learn more about his son's mysterious death. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Boarding School Corruption Dan Duryea Films Elisha Cook Jr. Films Mickey Rooney Films
- [Naked and the Dead, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9720) - "You don't mess around with the army: I don't care who you are, you take orders." Synopsis: During World War Two, a lieutenant (Cliff Robertson) in the Pacific clashes with his superior (Raymond Massey) over privileges afforded to officers, and is sent to the front to help a cynical sergeant (Aldo Ray) lead a platoon
- [Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=74779) - "Let the other guy die for his country; you'll live for yours." Synopsis: No-nonsense, hard-drinking Marine Sergeant Stryker (John Wayne) is despised by a PFC (Forrest Tucker), who blames him for his demotion, and butts heads with a new recruit (John Agar) -- son of his former commanding officer -- who ends up marrying a
- [Once Before I Die (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84448) - "We should be able to do everything -- to see everything in this beautiful world -- at least once, shouldn't we? That's right, isn't it?" Synopsis: When a beautiful young Swiss woman (Ursula Andress) flees through the jungles of the Philippines with her lover (John Derek) after the attack on Pearl Harbor, she watches a
- [Attack! (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82390) - "It's not a matter of conclusive facts, sir." Synopsis: During World War II, a cowardly captain (Eddie Albert) protected by a career officer (Lee Marvin) hoping to capitalize on Albert's family connections is allowed to continue in his role, even after causing the deaths of an entire platoon led by Lt. Costa (Jack Palance) --
- [Guadalcanal Diary (1943)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=74807) - "One by one, they must be blasted from the earth that hides them." Synopsis: After landing on the seemingly deserted island of Guadalcanal, members of a Marine division -- including Father Donnelly (Preston Foster), Sergeant Malone (Lloyd Nolan), Captain Davis (Richard Conte), Jesus Alvarez (Anthony Quinn), Corporal Potts (William Bendix), Sergeant Butch (Lionel Stander), and
- [Battleground (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=74735) - "I know why I ran. I was scared to death." Synopsis: Members of an airborne infantry regiment during WWII -- including PFC Holley (Van Johnson), newspaperman Jarvess (John Hodiak), newcomer Layton (Marshall Thompson), chaw-chewing Kinnie (James Whitmore), 'Pop' Stazak (George Murphy), southerner Abner (Jerome Courtland), Los Angeleno Roderigues (Ricardo Montalban), and fearful Bettis (Richard Jaeckel)
- [Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52909) - "I can't give up just because I made a few mistakes; I've gotta keep going!" Synopsis: A frumpy housewife (Shirley Booth) looks after her one-year-sober husband (Burt Lancaster) while welcoming a college-age boarder (Terry Moore) to their house -- but Moore's dalliances with an amorous athlete (Richard Jaeckel) upset Lancaster's hard-won equilibrium. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [My Son John (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=49737) - "What's happened to my boy?" Synopsis: A devoutly Catholic couple (Dean Jagger and Helen Hayes) are happy to visit with their two Korea-bound sons (Richard Jaeckel and James Young), but distressed when their third son, John (Robert Walker), shows up late and appears to reject his family's morals. Could a stranger (Van Heflin) Jagger and
- [Gunfighter, The (1950)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37329) - "It's a fine life, ain't it? Just trying to stay alive." Synopsis: After killing a young upstart (Richard Jaeckel) in self-defense, notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) flees to the town of Cayenne, where he hopes to reconnect with his estranged wife (Helen Westcott) and son. The town's marshal (Millard Mitchell) allows Ringo to enjoy
- [3:10 to Yuma (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4653) - "Lots of things happen where all you can do is stand by and watch." Synopsis: A destitute farmer (Van Heflin) and a drunk (Henry Jones) are hired by stagecoach company owner Mr. Butterfield (Robert Emhardt) to accompany an outlaw (Glenn Ford) to Contention City, where the 3:10 train will take him to prison in Yuma.
- [Green Slime, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5096) - "One cell, one microscopic speck left on a space suit, and it would absorb all the energy it could find!" Synopsis: A crew sent to destroy an asteroid before it hits the Earth accidentally brings back to its space station a speck of green slime, which multiplies rapidly and soon morphs into one-eyed tentacled aliens.
- [Lineup, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2466) - "Sounds like the usual M.O.: tourists -- reputable travelers -- being used as innocent smugglers." Synopsis: Police detectives investigate a heroin-smuggling scheme in San Francisco. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Car Chase Criminal Investigation Don Siegel Films Drug Dealers Eli Wallach Films Police Richard Jaeckel Films Review: Don Siegel's little-seen crime drama remains a taut,
- [Liquid Sky (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87193) - "Everybody wants euphoria. What's wrong with that?" Synopsis: An androgynous model (Anne Carlisle) with a drug-dealing girlfriend (Paula Sheppard) suddenly realizes that her sexual encounters are resulting in death for her partners -- including her former professor Owen (Bob Brady) and a soap star (Stanley Knapp) who rapes her; meanwhile, a German scientist (Otto von
- [Mad Max (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87613) - "They say people don't believe in heroes anymore." Synopsis: After his involvement in a high-speed crash that kills motorcycle gang member Nightrider (Vincent Neil), a policeman (Mel Gibson) in a dystopian Australian landscape battles gang leader Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne), ramping up his vengeance when his partner The Goose (Steve Bisley) is killed and the lives
- [Blue Velvet (1986)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87509) - "I don't know if you're a detective or a pervert." Synopsis: When a college student (Kyle MacLachlan) returns home after his father (Jack Harvey) suffers a heart attack, he stumbles upon a severed ear in a field and subsequently meets the teenage daughter (Laura Dern) of a detective (George Dickerson) assigned to the case. Sandy
- [Ladies and Gentlemen: The Fabulous Stains (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=22) - "I'm perfect! But nobody in this shithole gets me, because I don't put out!" Synopsis: Three teens (Diane Lane, Laura Dern, and Marin Kanter) form a punk band called the Stains, and experience a rapid rise and fall in fame. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Canadian Films Diane Lane Films Laura Dern Films Mockumentaries Musicians
- [Mask (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=33971) - "Hey, kid -- why don't you take off your mask?" Synopsis: A teenager (Eric Stoltz) with extreme facial disfigurement is raised by his loving but drug-abusing mother (Cher) and her gang of motorcyclist friends. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Blindness Cher Films Coming of Age Disfigured Faces Laura Dern Films Misfits Motorcyclists Peter Bogdanovich Films
- [Elephant Man, The (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4675) - "I am not an animal -- I am a human being!" Synopsis: In Victorian England, Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) rescues a severely disfigured man (John Hurt) from his abusive carnival "owner" (Freddie Jones), and allows him his first chance at a life of dignity and respect. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anne Bancroft Films
- [Eraserhead (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=71285) - "Mary tells me you're a very nice fellow." Synopsis: A man (Jack Nance) raising a mutant infant with his girlfriend (Charlotte Stewart) imagines that a squirrel-cheeked girl (Laurel Near) in his radiator is dancing and singing about heaven. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: David Lynch Films Father and Child Living Nightmare Mutant Monsters Science Fiction
- [Blade Runner (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87417) - "You think I'm a replicant, don't you?" Synopsis: In a dystopian future Los Angeles, a retired bounty hunter (Harrison Ford) is sent by his former boss (Edward James Olmos) to hunt down four escaped "replicants" (androids) -- Leon (Brion James), Batty (Rutger Hauer), Pris (Daryl Hannah), and Zhora (Joanna Cassidy) -- who are attempting to
- [Performance (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87359) - "You couldn't find a better little hidey hole." Synopsis: A gangster (James Fox) on the run from his boss (Johnny Shannon) seeks refuge in a boarding room inhabited by a former rock star named Turner (Mick Jagger) and his two female companions -- Pherber (Anita Pallenberg) and Lucy (Michele Breton) -- and quickly becomes caught
- [Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87325) - "Get out of my mind -- all of you! Leave my mind alone!" Synopsis: When an alien (David Bowie) arrives on Earth in search of a way to transport water back to his desert-like home planet, he befriends a patent lawyer (Buck Henry) eager to make money with him, a people-pleasing maid (Candy Clark) who
- [Q / Winged Serpent, The (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86888) - "This thing has been prayed back into existence." Synopsis: While a pair of detectives (David Carradine and Richard Roundtree) try to solve a series of gory murders around New York City, a petty crook (Michael Moriarty) stumbles upon a mysterious giant egg on top of the Chrysler Building, and attempts to use his knowledge as
- [Fat City (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=10023) - "You gotta wanna win so bad you can taste it." Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck ex-boxer (Stacy Keach) encourages a talented teen (Jeff Bridges) to pursue a career in the ring, and eventually finds himself fighting again -- for better or for worse. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boxing Candy Clark Films Has-Beens Jeff Bridges Films John
- [Lumiere (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5490) - "We always meet again... In 16 years of friendship, in spite of births, sickness, travel, films, there always was room for you and me." Synopsis: A renowned actress (Jeanne Moreau) and her friends (Lucia Bose, Caroline Cartier, and Francine Racette) deal with love and career choices in Paris. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and
- [Southern Comfort (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=7387) - "We don't know the enemy's strength or his disposition -- and while he may have the advantage of familiar terrain, we have the advantage of military training." Synopsis: A group of Louisiana National Guardsmen (including Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales, and Peter Coyote) find themselves lost in the bayou, fighting for survival
- [Thieves Like Us (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8138) - "I shoulda robbed people with my brain instead of a gun." Synopsis: A trio of fugitives (Keith Carradine, Bert Remsen, and John Schuck) rob banks in Mississippi while trying to stay out of the hands of the law; meanwhile, Carradine develops a crush on a gas station attendant (Shelley Duvall), Remsen falls for a blonde
- [Choose Me (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=9504) - "Men fantasize about her; women trust her." Synopsis: A mysterious drifter (Keith Carradine) enters the lives of a renowned radio talk show host (Genevieve Bujold) and a bar owner (Lesley Ann Warren) in Los Angeles. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Rudolph Films Genevieve Bujold Films Keith Carradine Films Looking for Ms./Mr. Right Mistaken Identities
- [Duellists, The (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=10038) - "The duelist demands satisfaction; honor for him is an appetite." Synopsis: A truculent French soldier (Harvey Keitel) challenges a cavalry officer (Keith Carradine) to a duel, thus setting off a 15-year feud that lasts throughout the Napoleonic era . Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feuds Harvey Keitel Films Historical Drama Keith Carradine Films Ridley Scott
- [Pretty Baby (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87234) - "I run a good old-fashioned whore house, monsieur." Synopsis: Just prior to the end of World War I, photographer E.J. Bellocq (Keith Carradine) visits a New Orleans whorehouse run by an aging madame (Frances Faye), and takes artistic portraits of a mother (Susan Sarandon) whose virginal 12-year-old daughter Violet (Brooke Shields) will soon be auctioned
- [River, The (1951)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81205) - "It's the same story everywhere I go; I spoil everything." Synopsis: In colonial India, a young woman (Patricia Walters) and her beautiful best friend (Adrienne Corri) are both smitten by a visiting American veteran (Thomas E. Breen) who has lost one of his legs. Meanwhile, a half-Indian woman (Radhi) returns home to visit her widowed
- [Rain People, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86940) - "I just had to get away for awhile." Synopsis: Shortly after an unhappy housewife (Shirley Knight) leaves her husband (Robert Modica), she picks up a former football player (James Caan) with a traumatic brain injury who comes to rely on her as his mother-figure; but when Knight begins a tentative romance with a traffic cop
- [God's Little Acre (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=80964) - "It takes a man to turn on the power -- not just a talker." Synopsis: In Depression-era Georgia, a deluded farmer named Ty Ty (Robert Ryan) insists that his sons Buck (Jack Lord) and Shaw (Vic Morrow) dig holes in search of hidden treasure on their property, despite justified concerns from his sharecropper (Rex Ingram)
- [Bride, The (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85276) - "You're a complete mystery, my dear; a genuine enigma." Synopsis: Shortly after Dr. Frankenstein (Sting) brings his new female experiment (Jennifer Beals) to life, his monster (Clancy Brown) escapes and meets a dwarf (David Rappaport) who names him "Viktor" and convinces him to join the circus. Meanwhile, Dr. Frankenstein falls possessively in love with "Eva"
- [Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86313) - "I don't dislike women -- I just mistrust them." Synopsis: Private detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Stephens) and his housemate Dr. Watson (Colin Blakely) engage in a couple of misadventures, one involving a Russian ballerina (Tamara Toumanova) eager to have a baby, and one involving both an amnesiac woman (Genevieve Page) looking for her husband and
- [Irreconcilable Differences (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51653) - "I'm just a kid, and I don't know what I'm doing sometimes. But I think you should know better when you're all grown up." Synopsis: The daughter (Drew Barrymore) of a Hollywood director (Ryan O'Neal) and a novelist (Shelley Long) tells a judge the story of how her quibbling parents' marriage fell apart -- starting
- [One From the Heart (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16558) - "Honey, let's just promise to never, ever fight again, okay?" Synopsis: A quibbling working-class couple in Las Vegas (Teri Garr and Frederic Forrest) seek solace in the arms of glamorous new lovers (Raul Julia and Nastassja Kinski). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Allen Garfield Films Francis Ford Coppola Films Fredric Forrest Films Harry Dean Stanton
- [Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8847) - "To work that hard would be unfair to your rabbit - but I can see that you're sincere." Synopsis: A burned-out executive (Tom Smothers) escapes from his job and studies with a famed instructor (Orson Welles) to become a tap-dancing magician. When his former colleague (John Astin) shows up at his doorstep desperate for work,
- [Cry Uncle (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86) - "Please, punish me! I sold rice to the Vietcong and now I'm ready to take my medicine." Synopsis: Private detective Jake Masters (Allen Garfield) has sex with nearly every woman he meets while on the trail of a blackmailing murderer. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Allen Garfield Films Black Comedy Criminal Investigation Detectives and Private
- [Conversation, The (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=33084) - "If there's one surefire rule that I have learned in this business it's that I don't know anything about human nature." Synopsis: An increasingly paranoid surveillance expert (Gene Hackman) becomes convinced that his most recent assignment -- trailing the young wife (Cindy Williams) of a business executive (Robert Duvall) as she meets her lover (Fredric
- [Hi, Mom! (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=70289) - "I'd like to say hello to my mother, if you don't mind." Synopsis: When an aspiring filmmaker (Robert De Niro) convinces a producer (Allen Garfield) to hire him to take peeping-tom videos in apartments across the street, he ends up getting to know one of the women (Jennifer Salt) he's been spying on, and they
- [Owl and the Pussycat, The (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=78814) - "I'm real temperamental, you know?" Synopsis: An unschooled prostitute (Barbra Streisand) and an uptight aspiring novelist (George Segal) fight and fall in love in New York City. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Allen Garfield Films Barbra Streisand Films George Segal Films Herbert Ross Films Play Adaptation Prostitutes and Gigolos Romantic Comedy Writers Review: After making
- [Dark Star (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87060) - "Don't give me any of that 'intelligent life' stuff. Give me something I can blow up!" Synopsis: A team of astronauts -- Lt. Doolittle (Brian Narelle), Boiler (Cal Kuniholm), Talby (Dre Pahich), and Sgt. Pinback (Dan O'Bannon) -- who've been sent on a 20 year mission to detonate "unstable planets" deal with both boredom and
- [Behind the Green Door (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87029) - "You warm up my coffee, and I'll tell you the story." Synopsis: While stopping for coffee, two truck drivers are told a story about a socialite (Marilyn Chambers) who is kidnapped and forced to perform in a sex show-turned-orgy. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Adult Films Kidnapping Nightclubs Response to Peary's Review: As Peary writes,
- [Devil in Miss Jones, The (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51415) - "Touch me -- please!" Synopsis: After finding herself damned to hell, suicidal spinster Justine Jones (Georgina Spelvin) returns to Earth for a final attempt at sexual fulfillment. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Adult Films Life After Death Mentors Sexual Liberation Suicide Response to Peary's Review: As Peary notes, this "Bergman-influenced existential p. film" remains one
- [Towering Inferno, The (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=19538) - [Note: The following review is of a non-Peary title; click here to read more.] "For what it's worth, architect, this is one building I figured would never burn." Synopsis: A fire chief (Steve McQueen) collaborates with the architect (Paul Newman) of a burning high-rise to help save the hundreds of people inside. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Dark Crystal, The (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86916) - "Now I've got the shard -- but what do I do with it?" Synopsis: A thousand years ago on the planet Thra, a young Gelfling named Jen (Jim Henson) who's been raised by the gentle Mystics joins forces with fellow Gelfling Kira (Kathryn Mullen) in helping to retrieve a crystal shard from ornery Aughra (Frank
- [Superfly (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4449) - "I know it's a rotten game; it's the only one the Man left us to play." Synopsis: A successful coke dealer (Ron O'Neal) in Harlem decides to quit the business by making one final deal worth a million dollars -- but his partner (Carl Lee) isn't sure he's ready to stop dealing. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Devil's Disciple, The (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=41199) - "We don't arrest them unless we're going to hang 'em." Synopsis: During the American Revolutionary War, a priest (Burt Lancaster) rides with a local parishioner (Neil McCallum) to the imminent hanging of McCallum's father, wrongly accused of treason by Major Swindon (Harry Andrews) and his superior, General Burgoyne (Laurence Olivier) -- but they are too
- [Dr. No (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=33775) - “East, West -- just points of the compass, each as stupid as the other.” Synopsis: British secret agent James Bond (Sean Connery) is sent to Jamaica to investigate the mysterious death of a colleague, and soon learns that a villainous Chinese scientist named Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman) is secretly working on a plan to prevent
- [Ordinary People (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=34040) - "When I let myself feel, all I feel is lousy." Synopsis: In the aftermath of his brother's accidental death, a teenager (Timothy Hutton) with a repressed mother (Mary Tyler Moore) and a loving father (Donald Sutherland) seeks help from a therapist (Judd Hirsch) as well as solace from his sweet new girlfriend (Elizabeth McGovern). Genres,
- [Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=41339) - "Neither man nor his machines are able to stop this creature." Synopsis: An American journalist (Raymond Burr) recounts a story of witnessing an atomic sea monster destroying Tokyo, while a scientist (Akihiko Hirata) whose fiancee (Momoko Kochi) is in love with a captain (Akira Takarada) knows now is not the right time to reveal her
- [Imitation of Life (1934)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=33444) - "I wanna be white -- like I look!" Synopsis: An industrious widow (Claudette Colbert) with a young daughter (Juanita Quigley and Marilyn Knowlden) befriends and hires an out-of-work African American widow (Louise Beavers) with a daughter of her own, light-skinned Peola (Sebie Hendricks). When Colbert turns Beavers' special waffle recipe into a thriving business, they
- [Pride and Prejudice (1940)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=30202) - "Look at them -- five of them without dowries! What's to become of them?" Synopsis: In 19th century England, the mother (Mary Boland) of five young women -- headstrong Lizzie (Greer Garson), beautiful Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan), musical Mary (Marsha Hunt), and uniform-loving Lydia (Ann Rutherford) and Kitty (Heather Angel) -- attempts to marry them off,
- [It's Always Fair Weather (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1083) - "Can these be the guys I once thought I could never live without?" Synopsis: Three wartime buddies (Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, and Michael Kidd) pledge to meet up ten years later, only to find that they no longer have much in common with each other. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cyd Charisse Films Dan Dailey
- [Blithe Spirit (1945)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1136) - "What, no ectoplasm?" Synopsis: An eccentric medium (Margaret Rutherford) conjures up the ghost of author Rex Harrison's deceased wife (Kay Hammond), much to the consternation of his new wife (Constance Cummings). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy David Lean Films Ghosts Love Triangle Margaret Rutherford Films Marital Problems Noel Coward Films Play Adaptations Rex Harrison
- [Snuff (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=136) - "I will cut your heart from your body and feed it to the dogs!" Synopsis: A gang of drug-addicted serial killers pursue a beautiful actress and her household. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Serial Killers Response to Peary's Review: This "wretched picture" -- a muddled, incomprehensible pastiche of several awful movies -- may possibly earn
- [Other Side of Midnight, The (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=29) - "Cathy, you have to know how I feel about you." Synopsis: During WWII, young Noelle (Marie-France Pisier) falls in love with pilot Larry (John Beck), who promises to return and marry her. When he fails to show up for their rendezvous, Noelle spends the next eight years plotting to get him back -- a plan
- [Comic, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32) - "You can't steal another man's moustache." Synopsis: Silent film comedian Billy Bright (Dick Van Dyke) rises to the top of his field, then loses it all. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biopics Carl Reiner Films Cornel Wilde Films Flashback Films Has-Beens Mickey Rooney Films Rise-and-Fall Response to Peary's Review: As Peary notes, Dick Van Dyke
- [Comfort and Joy (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=70) - "Ice cream is not something that many of us give a great deal of thought to." Synopsis: Radio deejay Alan "Dickey" Bird (Bill Patterson) is dumped by his girlfriend Maddy (Eleanor David) on Christmas. While wandering around Glasgow, he witnesses an ice cream truck being vandalized, and soon becomes the middleman in a feud between
- [Exterminator, The (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85) - "If you're lying, I'll be back." Synopsis: Vietnam vet John Eastland (Robert Ginty) seeks revenge for the brutal beating of his best friend (Steve James), and eventually becomes an all-purpose vigilante in New York City. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: New York City Revenge Samantha Eggar Films Veterans Vigilantes Response to Peary's Review: This "ugly
- [Velvet Vampire, The / Cemetery Girls (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=99) - "Diane, there's one thing I don't get: the headstone said your husband died in 1875." Synopsis: A female vampire (Celeste Yarnell) invites a young couple (Michael Blodgett and Sherry Miles) to her home in the desert, then attempts to seduce them both. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Horror Love Triangle Stephanie Rothman Films Vampires Response
- [Death Race 2000 (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=106) - "The big score: anyone, any sex, over 75 years old has been upped to 100 points!" Synopsis: In a dystopic future America, drivers compete in a cross-country race, earning points by killing as many pedestrians along the way as possible. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Assassination Car Racing David Carradine Films Dick Miller Films Dystopia
- [Solaris (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=115) - "You mean more to me than any scientific truth." Synopsis: When a psychologist (Donatas Banionis) is sent to space station Solaris to investigate the mysterious mental breakdowns of the men on board, he's visited by visions of his deceased wife (Nathalya Bondarchuk), and finds himself confronting his guilt over her death. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [American Madness (1932)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2431) - "I'm not interested in profit. I'm interested in the bank -- in the depositers; they're my friends. They're looking to me for protection, and I'm not walking out on them!" Synopsis: Warm-hearted banker Thomas Dickson (Walter Huston) is pressured by his Board of Directors to stop giving loans so freely, but he refuses on principle.
- [Hobson's Choice (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=22034) - "My brain and your hands will make a working partnership!" Synopsis: The ambitious eldest daughter (Brenda de Banzie) of a patriarchal shoe store owner (Charles Laughton) woos her father's best employee (John Mills) into marrying her and setting up their own shop, much to the consternation of Laughton and her two class-conscious sisters (Daphne Anderson
- [Simon of the Desert (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86816) - "Let a just man pray in peace!" Synopsis: In the 5th century Syrian desert, an ascetic "stylite" named Simon (Claudio Brook) stands on top of a pillar while people come to make requests of him or distract him, and he is repeatedly tempted by the devil (Silvia Pinal) in various guises. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Cat People (1942)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=17043) - "Cats don't seem to like me." Synopsis: A draftsman (Kent Smith) marries an enigmatic Serbian woman named Irena (Simone Simon) who fears that sexual intimacy with her new husband will turn her into a predatory panther. Smith sends her to a psychiatrist (Tom Conway) for help, and seeks advice from his beautiful co-worker (Jane Randolph)
- [Out of the Past (1947)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16993) - "That's one way to be clever: look like an idiot." Synopsis: An ex-private eye (Robert Mitchum) tells his new girlfriend (Virginia Huston) about his previous adventures trailing the moll (Jane Greer) of a gangster (Kirk Douglas) to Mexico, and falling in love with her before being double-crossed -- but soon he's caught up in new
- [Easter Parade (1948)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=19920) - "Who says I can't get along without her? See those girls? Any one of them has as much talent as she has." Synopsis: When his longtime partner (Ann Miller) leaves him to go solo, a dancer (Fred Astaire) takes a chorus girl (Judy Garland) under his wing and decides to turn her into his protegee.
- [Cutter's Way / Cutter and Bone (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86720) - "Sooner or later, you're going to have to make a decision about something." Synopsis: A disabled Vietnam vet named Cutter (John Heard) collaborates with his reluctant friend Bone (Jeff Bridges) to investigate a murder potentially committed by a local tycoon (Stephen Elliott). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Blackmail Friendship Jeff Bridges Films John
- [Trash (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86676) - "You're starting to look like a bum -- a big, juicy bum." Synopsis: An impotent heroin addict (Joe Dallesandro) and his girlfriend (Holly Woodlawn) attempt to score dope, sex, and welfare funds in New York City. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Paul Morrissey Films Prostitutes and Gigolos Response to Peary's Review:
- [Wanderers, The (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86584) - "Sometimes all you got is pride. You gotta hold your head up high." Synopsis: In the early '60s, a member (Ken Wahl) of the Wanderers gang in the Bronx hangs out with his girlfriend (Toni Kalem) and fellow Italian-American Wanderers Joey (John Friedrich), Turkey (Alan Rosenberg), Buddy (Jim Youngs), and Perry (Tony Ganios) while they
- [Shoot the Moon (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=10908) - "You always remember the wrong things." Synopsis: A husband (Albert Finney) and wife (Diane Keaton) with four daughters (Dana Hill, Viveka Davis, Tracey Gold, and Tina Yothers) undergo a bitter separation after fifteen years of marriage. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Parker Films Albert Finney Films Diane Keaton Films Karen Allen Films Marital Problems
- [Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5605) - "Nothing shocks me: I'm a scientist." Synopsis: A year before his adventures battling the Nazis for the Ark of the Covenant, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) finds himself helping an Indian village recover its "magic stone" -- and its kidnapped children -- from a cult of bloodthirsty Shiva worshipers. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cults Dan
- [Cruising (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3313) - "There's a lot you don't know about me." Synopsis: A naive cop (Al Pacino) goes undercover in New York's gay S&M scene in order to help capture a serial killer. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Al Pacino Films Homosexuality Karen Allen Films Murder Mystery S&M Serial Killers Undercover Cops and Agents William Friedkin Films Review:
- [Black Stallion, The (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86547) - "Alec, that Black is a desert horse. He's fast, alright." Synopsis: After his father (Hoyt Axton) is killed during a shipwreck fire, a young boy (Kelly Reno) and a black stallion survive on a deserted island together. Once Alec (Reno) returns home to his widowed mother (Teri Garr), he befriends a retired horse trainer (Mickey
- [Tootsie (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=34022) - "I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would be the object of so much genuine affection." Synopsis: An out-of-work actor (Dustin Hoffman) in need of money to produce a play written by his roommate (Bill Murray) dresses like a woman and is given a role on a daytime soap opera, where he falls
- [Oh, God! (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4960) - "I took this form because if I showed myself to you as I am, you wouldn't be able to comprehend me." Synopsis: A humble supermarket manager (John Denver) is visited by God (George Burns) in the form of an older man, and told to spread the word about His hopes for mankind. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16043) - "The International House of Pancakes is the one consistent thing in my life." Synopsis: A motley group of individuals -- including two petty bank robbers (George Dzundza and Joe Grifasi), a busty blonde (Beverly D'Angelo), an aspiring children's book author (Beau Bridges), a pair of nuns (Geraldine Page and Deborah Rush), a middle-class family (Teri
- [Local Hero (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86488) - "I could grow to love this place." Synopsis: When an American oil company representative (Peter Riegert) is sent by his astronomy-loving boss (Burt Lancaster) to negotiate the sale of coastal land in Ferness, Scotland, he is surprised to find that most of the villagers -- with the exception of a beach-owning hermit (Fulton MacKay) --
- [Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86493) - "You talked of a spell -- or has he fallen victim to the plague?" Synopsis: Just as Prince Kassim (Damien Thomas) is about to be crowned caliph in the kingdom of Charak, his evil stepmother Zenobia (Margaret Whiting) -- wanting her son (Kurt Christian) to be ruler instead -- casts a spell on him, turning
- [Hollywood Knights, The (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86422) - "Everything changes -- remember that; nothing stays the same." Synopsis: In 1965 Los Angeles on Halloween night, the leader (Robert Wuhl) of a car club and his fellow members wreak as much havoc as possible on a pair of bumbling cops (Sandy Helberg and Gailard Sartain) and an overweight Mama's boy (Stuart Pankin) while overseeing
- [Underground U.S.A. (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86446) - "This whole set-up is a mess." Synopsis: In New York City, a penniless actress (Patti Astor) living with a younger man (Rene Ricard) and a chauffeur (Tom Wright) begins an affair with a drifter (Eric Mitchell) who moves in with them, and tries to revive her career. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses
- [Gregory's Girl (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86402) - "She's got teeth -- lovely white teeth. White, white teeth." Synopsis: When a gangly Scottish adolescent (John Gordon Sinclair) falls instantly in love with a new female soccer player (Dee Hepburn) at his school, he seeks advice from his equally clueless friends and his wise younger sister (Allison Forster). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming
- [Fedora (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86338) - "I guess time catches up with all of us." Synopsis: When an independent producer (William Holden) arrives in Greece hoping to lure a reclusive movie star named Fedora (Marthe Keller) into his latest film, he quickly finds himself caught up in a complicated scenario involving Fedora's personal youth-giving physician (Jose Ferrer), Fedora's maid (France Sternhagen),
- [Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=53039) - "Four years ago, something terrible happened here. We did nothing about it -- nothing!" Synopsis: When a one-armed veteran (Spencer Tracy) arrives in the small town of Bad Rock, California in 1945, its inhabitants -- including the hotel desk clerk (John Ericson) and his sister (Anne Francis), the sheriff (Dean Jagger), the undertaker (Walter Brennan),
- [Henry V (1944)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=79890) - "No king of England if not king of France!" Synopsis: In early 15th century England, King Henry V (Laurence Olivier) rallies his men to fight and claim the French throne, which he believes should rightfully be his. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical Drama Laurence Olivier Films Leo Genn Films Niall MacGinnis Films Play Adaptations
- [Lust for Life (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81380) - "I want to create things that touch people." Synopsis: After a brief career as a minister in a Belgian mining community, troubled young Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas) returns home to his parents (Henry Daniell and Madge Kennedy) and obsessively but unsuccessfully tries to court his beautiful widowed cousin (Jeanette Sterke). After receiving art supplies
- [Shake Hands With the Devil (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52942) - "In time you'll come to believe as we do. We're not fighting faces -- we're fighting uniforms, row after row, standing between Ireland and freedom; remember that." Synopsis: An Irish-American medical student (Don Murray) studying in 1921 Dublin becomes unwittingly involved with members of the IRA, which turns out to be led by one of
- [Darling Lili (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=46194) - "Try to look reasonably happy. After all, it isn't every day that a German spy is awarded the French Legion of Honor." Synopsis: During World War I, when a German spy (Julie Andrews) posing as a dance hall singer falls for an allied pilot (Rock Hudson), she puts herself and others at risk. Genres, Themes,
- [No Highway in the Sky (1951)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=75322) - "People must be someone else's concern; I can't let it be mine, Mr. Scott!" Synopsis: After explaining to his new boss (Jack Hawkins) that a type of airplane known as the "Reindeer" will fail after a certain number of flight hours (due to metal fatigue), a widowed aeronautical engineer (Jimmy Stewart) leaves his self-sufficient daughter
- [49th Parallel (1941)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=72233) - "It's not the Canadian people we're against; it's your filthy government." Synopsis: When their U-Boat sinks in Northern Canada, a Nazi naval lieutenant (Eric Portman) and five of his men (including Raymond Lovell and Niall MacGinnis) attempt to make their way across the border to neutral America. During their undercover journey they meet a lusty
- [Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51100) - "Death is never a pretty sight -- and you'll see it again before the hunt is over." Synopsis: Accompanied by a local pilot (Eve Brent), Tarzan (Gordon Scott) pursues a group of four British criminals -- Slade (Anthony Quayle), O'Bannion (Sean Connery), Kruger (Niall MacGinnis), and Dino (Al Mulock) -- who, with support from Slade's
- [Nun's Story, The (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=20553) - "Your personal wishes cease to exist when you enter that door." Synopsis: The daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of a renowned surgeon (Dean Jagger) becomes a nun and is sent to the Belgian Congo, where she works with Dr. Fortunati (Peter Finch) in a hospital and struggles to remain true to the tenets of her faith. Genres,
- [Night of the Demon / Curse of the Demon (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5984) - "I'm not a superstitious sucker, like 90% of humanity." Synopsis: An American scientist (Dana Andrews) arrives in England to debunk a devil-worshiping cult led by Dr. Julian Karswell (Niall MacGinnis), but is slowly convinced -- in part by Karswell's niece (Peggy Cummins) -- that Karswell may possess truly dangerous supernatural powers after all. Genres, Themes,
- [Longest Day, The (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86206) - "Sometimes I wonder which side God's on." Synopsis: On D-Day -- June 6, 1944 -- various allied troops invade Normandy while German officials try to determine what their next steps should be. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Curt Jurgens Films Eddie Albert Films Edmond O'Brien Films George Segal Films Henry Fonda Films Jeffrey Hunter Films
- [55 Days at Peking (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85006) - "You must not conclude that all Boxers are bandits; most of them are harmless vagabonds." Synopsis: During the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 -- under the rule of Chinese Dowager Empress Cixi (Flora Robson) -- an American major (Charlton Heston) falls for a widowed Russian aristocrat (Ava Gardner) while supporting a British ambassador (David Niven) in
- [Young Savages, The (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86169) - "You think being blind made that kid an angel or somethin'?" Synopsis: When a D.A. (Burt Lancaster) in New York City investigates the fatal stabbing of a blind Puerto Rican gang member by three white gangsters -- Danny (Stanley Kristien), Arthur (John Davis Chandler), and 'Batman' (Neil Burstyn) -- he is quickly reminded how many
- [Poseidon Adventure, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=74075) - "We're floating upside down; we've gotta climb up." Synopsis: When a luxury liner is turned upside down by a 90-foot tidal wave, a young preacher (Gene Hackman) rallies a group of survivors -- including an elderly Jewish couple (Shelley Winters and Jack Albertson), a policeman (Ernest Borgnine) and his ex-prostitute wife (Stella Stevens), a teenager
- [Stripper, The (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3001) - "When I was a kid, did you used to kiss me goodnight?" Synopsis: After her abusive boyfriend (Robert Webber) leaves her stranded in a small town without money, stage-show actress Lila Green (Joanne Woodward) stays with some acquaintances: a woman (Claire Trevor) she used to babysit for, and the woman's grown son (Richard Beymer), who
- [Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1301) - "Curiouser and curiouser." Synopsis: In London, a young American (Keir Dullea) tries to help his unwed sister (Carol Lynley) find her missing daughter, Bunny. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Carol Lynley Films Keir Dullea Films Laurence Olivier Films Mental Illness "No One Believes Me!" Otto Preminger Films Search Single Mothers Response to Peary's Review: This
- [Last Sunset, The (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86143) - "She loves me in a way she'll never love any other man." Synopsis: In the Mexican desert, a man (Kirk Douglas) is pursued by a law enforcement agent (Rock Hudson) eager to arrest him for killing his sister's husband. Meanwhile, Douglas visits an old flame (Dorothy Malone) living with her alcoholic husband (Joseph Cotten) and
- [Superman III (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=7283) - "Superman, you're just in a slump -- you'll be great again!" Synopsis: A computer geek (Richard Pryor) working for a nefarious businessman (Robert Vaughn) gives Superman (Christopher Reeve) tar-laced-kryptonite, which turns him from a crime-fighting superhero into an evil prankster. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Christopher Reeve Films Comics and Comic Strips Fantasy Margot Kidder
- [S.O.B. (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=45631) - "If you want to dramatize the evils of prostitution, corrupt a virgin -- not a whore!" Synopsis: A Hollywood producer (Richard Mulligan) despondent over the failure of his most recent kiddie musical must deal with his furious studio head (Robert Vaughn), a relentlessly shrewish gossip columnist (Loretta Swit), and his fed-up wife and leading lady
- [Mind of Mr. Soames, The (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=4919) - "We are witnessing an operation that may bring to life a man who -- for all normal intents and purposes -- has been dead for thirty years." Synopsis: 30-year-old John Soames (Terence Stamp) is awakened from a lifelong coma by Doctors Bergen (Robert Vaughn) and Maitland (Nigel Davenport), who quickly teach him to move and
- [Magnificent Seven, The (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86106) - "Nowadays, men are cheaper than guns." Synopsis: A black-hatted gunman-for-hire (Yul Brynner) finds six more men -- Vin (Steve McQueen), Harry (Brad Dexter), Bernardo (Charles Bronson), Britt (James Coburn), Lee (Robert Vaughn), and young Chico (Horst Buchholz) -- to help him defend a group of Mexican peasants from a ruthless bandit (Eli Wallach) who routinely
- [Dragonslayer (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86077) - "I think you're nothing but a boy -- an apprentice!" Synopsis: When an aging sorcerer (Ralph Richardson) is killed, his apprentice (Peter MacNicol) -- accompanied by a young woman (Caitlin Clarke) who has been living as a boy -- sets out to slay a vicious dragon known as Vermithrax Pejorative. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [D.O.A. (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85900) - "I'm not shocked by punk -- I'm shamed by it." Synopsis: The Sex Pistols and other punk bands perform and are interviewed by documentarian Lech Kowalski in the late 1970s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Punk Rock Response to Peary's Review: Peary writes that this "haphazardly constructed" documentary of the "seminal English punk group,
- [Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85061) - "Good god -- they're armed!" Synopsis: In 1991, after a virus has wiped out all cats and dogs on Earth, apes have become non-speaking slaves to humans, with the lone speaking ape (Roddy McDowell) secretly cared for by a kind circus owner (Ricardo Montalban) who hides his skills. However, when "Caesar" (McDowall) is adopted by
- [Baby Maker, The (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86050) - "If we do decide to go ahead, there are certain things we'd insist upon." Synopsis: A free-spirited young woman (Barbara Hershey) offers to serve as a surrogate for an infertile woman (Collin Wilcox Paxton) and her husband (Sam Groom), but soon finds that her boyfriend (Scott Glenn) isn't happy with all the changes this brings
- [Stardust (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=86005) - "I'm an artist, not a bloody jukebox!" Synopsis: An aspiring rock musician (David Essex) and his band receive support from their manager (Adam Faith) and a wealthy funder (Larry Hagman) in rocketing to fame -- but will success lead to happiness or isolation for Essex? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Michael Apted Films Musicians Rise
- [That'll Be the Day (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85975) - "It's no good telling me he's changed; he'll never change!" Synopsis: A young man (David Essex) whose single mother (Rosemary Leach) runs a small grocery store runs away to work at a carnival, where he meets an orphan (Ringo Starr) who introduces him to a world of petty crime and sex -- but when Essex
- [Rust Never Sleeps (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85954) - "About 9 or 10 years ago Neil raised the question: has your band begun to rust? Well, after 9 years of research and rust development, we -- Dr. Decibel and his grandfather here -- we've discovered that ALL bands rust!" Synopsis: Neil Young performs with the band Crazy Horse at the Cow Palace in 1978.
- [Richard Pryor... Here and Now (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85936) - "It's a great gift, being alive." Synopsis: In his final live performance film, Richard Pryor directs himself in New Orleans as he reflects on his new life of sobriety. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Richard Pryor Films Stand-Up Comedy Review: Richard Pryor starred in four performance films: Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin’ (1971/1985) (non-GFTFF; skip
- [Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85922) - "You know somethin' I found out? When you on fire and runnin' down the street, people will get out of your way." Synopsis: Richard Pryor performs in front of a live audience in Hollywood, sharing how he nearly burned to death in 1980. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Richard Pryor Films Stand-Up Comedy Response to
- [Wolf Man, The (1941)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5175) - "Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright." Synopsis: Upon returning to his ancestral home in Wales, the estranged son (Lon Chaney, Jr.) of a local nobleman (Claude Rains) visits a gypsy camp with a
- [Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=87) - "What's it for? So's you can go home when the show's over and strut before your wives and sweethearts and play at being the stronger sex for a minute?!" Synopsis: Judy (Maureen O'Hara) wants nothing more than to become a "serious" ballerina, but finds herself hustling a living in burlesques alongside her outrageous, money-grubbing friend
- [His Girl Friday (1940)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11297) - "Walter, you're wonderful -- in a loathsome sort of way." Synopsis: A newspaper editor (Cary Grant) tries anything and everything to win back his ex-wife (Rosalind Russell) from her new fiance (Ralph Bellamy). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Career-versus-Marriage Cary Grant Films Feminism and Women's Issues Howard Hawks Films John Qualen Films Journalists Love Triangle
- [Awful Truth, The (1937)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11333) - "You've come back and caught me in the truth -- and there's nothing less logical than the truth." Synopsis: A husband (Cary Grant) and wife (Irene Dunne) seeking a divorce find that they're actually still in love with one another. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cary Grant Films Divorce Irene Dunne Films Leo McCarey Films
- [Ghost of Frankenstein, The (1942)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=18436) - "There's a curse in this village: the curse of Frankenstein!" Synopsis: The best friend (Bela Lugosi) of Frankenstein's Monster (Lon Chaney) resurrects him and brings him to Frankenstein's son, Ludwig (Cedric Hardwicke), who agrees to replace the Monster's brain. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bela Lugosi Films Frankenstein Horror Films Lionel Atwill Films Lon Chaney,
- [Carefree (1938)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=28792) - "She's untapped... Why, she's got everything wrong with her!" Synopsis: A man (Ralph Bellamy) experiencing troubles with his fiancee (Ginger Rogers) asks his psychiatrist-friend (Fred Astaire) to help Rogers overcome her reluctance to marry him. Soon, however, Rogers falls in love with Astaire, and he attempts to rectify the sticky situation through the use of
- [Rosemary's Baby (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32307) - "To 1966 -- the year One!" Synopsis: A pregnant woman (Mia Farrow) fears for her baby's safety as her husband (John Cassavetes) becomes increasingly chummy with their strange new neighbors (Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Elisha Cook Films Horror Films John Cassavetes Films Mia Farrow Films "No One Believes Me!"
- [Brother Orchid (1940)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44628) - "I always was a great guy for orchids. That'll be my new tag: Brother Orchid." Synopsis: Before a crime lord (Edward G. Robinson) travels to Europe in search of some "class", he helps his loyal girlfriend (Ann Sothern) secure a job and leaves his territory in the hands of an underling (Humphrey Bogart). Upon his
- [Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85851) - "There is a third part still to be found; it must be found!" Synopsis: Shortly after finding a mysterious gold amulet, Sinbad (John Phillip Law) encounters an evil magician (Tom Baker) desperate for the amulet, and is launched on an adventure involving a beautiful slave girl (Caroline Munro), a disfigured Vizier (Douglas Wilmer), and several
- [Walk on the Wild Side (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85762) - "Did you ever hear of bread? I butter yours." Synopsis: After hitching a ride with a teenage runaway (Jane Fonda), a Texas farmer (Laurence Harvey) lands in New Orleans and receives support from a widowed cafe owner (Anne Baxter) before searching for his former lover (Capucine), who is now a prostitute working for a lesbian
- [Sergeant Rutledge (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85751) - "White women only spell trouble for any of us." Synopsis: A Black Cavalry soldier (Woody Strode) falsely accused of raping and murdering a young White woman (Toby Michaels) is defended in court by a White lieutenant (Jeffrey Hunter) and his love interest (Constance Towers), who both believe in Strode's innocence. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Boy and His Dog, A (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85531) - "You’re so funny when you're sexually frustrated." Synopsis: A survivor (Don Johnson) of a nuclear holocaust roams the wastelands of Arizona with his telepathically communicating dog Blood (Tiger), in search of females and food. Soon Vic (Johnson) is seduced by a beautiful young woman (Susanne Benton) who encourages him to come "downunder" to the Utopian
- [Apocalypse Now (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85561) - "I don't see... any method... at all, sir." Synopsis: During the Vietnam War, a captain (Martin Sheen) is assigned the task of finding and assassinating a mad lieutenant colonel (Marlon Brando) who has become a god-like figure for natives living deep in the jungle. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Assassination Dennis Hopper Films Francis Ford
- [Pink Panther, The (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32736) - "I'm sure no one ever had a husband like you." Synopsis: A British playboy (David Niven) and his nephew (Robert Wagner) separately attempt to steal a valuable jewel from a princess (Claudia Cardinale) while bumbling police inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) -- whose wife (Capucine) is having an affair with Niven -- tries to determine
- [What's New, Pussycat? (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52283) - "I have an intense need to be loved by many men -- many times." Synopsis: A man (Peter O'Toole) found irresistibly attractive by nearly every woman he meets seeks help from a psychiatrist (Peter Sellers) in order to settle down and marry his girlfriend (Romy Schneider) -- but O'Toole quickly finds himself sexually involved with
- [Last Hurrah, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81639) - "I'd prefer an engaging rogue to a complete fool." Synopsis: An aging mayor (Spencer Tracy) with plenty of Irish-Catholic supporters invites his reporter-nephew (Jeffrey Hunter) to observe his final campaign for re-election, in which his primary opponent (Charles B. Fitzsimons) is funded by a corrupt newspaper publisher (John Carradine) and banker (Basil Rathbone). Genres, Themes,
- [Kiss Before Dying, A (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=73505) - "Haven't you heard? Love conquers all." Synopsis: A sociopathic college student (Robert Wagner) murders his pregnant girlfriend (Joanne Woodward), then romances her sister Ellen (Virginia Leith), in an attempt to maintain access to her wealthy father (George Macready) -- but a savvy classmate (Jeffrey Hunter) helps Ellen uncover the true danger she's in. Genres, Themes,
- [Searchers, The (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=72009) - "He's a man that can go crazy-wild -- and I intend to be there in case he does!" Synopsis: When his brother Aaron (Walter Coy), sister-in-law Martha (Dorothy Jordan), and nephew Ben (Robert Lyden) are massacred by Comanche Indians and his nieces Lucy (Pippa Scott) and Debbie (Lana Wood) are abducted by Chief Scar (Henry
- [Great Locomotive Chase, The (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=50424) - "Won't anything stop that train?" Synopsis: A Union soldier (John Lupton) receiving one of the first Congressional Medals of Honor reflects back on the leader (Fess Parker) who organized him and others as spies while boldly attempting to steal a Confederate train known as the General -- a plot ultimately foiled due to the persistence
- [Spartacus (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85701) - "When just one man says, 'No, I won't,' Rome begins to fear." Synopsis: After watching a fellow gladiator (Woody Strode) being killed by an arrogant Roman senator (Laurence Olivier), a slave named Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) helps spark a rebellion and is soon leader of a growing army of former slaves fighting back against their Roman
- [Hell is For Heroes (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85675) - "Lady, the whole world is full of trouble." Synopsis: During World War II, an embittered private (Steve McQueen) joins a battalion run by a tough sergeant (Harry Guardino) and his even-keeled next-in-command (Fess Parker). Soon the men -- including a hustler (Bobby Darin), a mechanically minded corporal (James Coburn), a naive young kid (Bill Mullikin),
- [Arruza (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8022) - "Carlos enjoyed his life on the ranch with Mari and the children -- but it was not enough; it never could be." Synopsis: Bored with life in retirement, world-renowned bullfighter Carlos Arruza returns to the ring on horseback as a rejoneador. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Budd Boetticher Films Bullfighting Documentary Retirement Response to Peary's
- [Atlantic City (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85600) - "Now it's all so goddamn legal." Synopsis: When an aspiring croupier (Susan Sarandon) in Atlantic City is visited by her estranged husband (Robert Joy) and pregnant sister (Hollis McLaren), she unexpectedly finds herself caught up in an adventure involving her elderly neighbor (Burt Lancaster), a former low-level gangster caring for an aging moll (Kate Reid).
- [Angels Hard As They Come (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=77697) - "What works is what's right." Synopsis: Three members of the Angels motorcycle gang -- Long John (Scott Glenn), Juicer (Don Carrara), and Monk (James Iglehart) -- are invited by the head of the Dragons (Charles Dierkop) to meet up at a ghost town where some hippies -- including beautiful Astrid (Gilda Texter) and well-meaning Henry
- [Android (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85505) - "You -- you're both androids!" Synopsis: A male android (Don Opper) onboard a spaceship with a mad doctor (Klaus Kinski) and a newly formed female android (Kendra Kirchner) falls for a beautiful human fugitive (Brie Howard) who -- along with two criminal compatriots (Norbert Weisser and Crofton Hardester) -- is on the run from the
- [Antonio das Mortes (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85439) - "God made the world; the devil made the barbed wires." Synopsis: A Brazilian outlaw known as Antonio das Mortes (Mauricio do Valle) is hired by a corrupt police chief (Hugo Carvana) to kill a revolutionary known as Coirana (Lorival Pariz), but eventually has a change of heart and tries to convince a blind, wealthy landowner
- [American Friend, The (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85363) - "I would like to be your friend. But friendship isn't possible." Synopsis: When Swiss frame-maker Jonathan Zimmerman (Bruno Ganz) meets art broker Tom Ripley (Dennis Hopper) at an auction sale of a painting made by a presumably-dead American artist (Nicholas Ray), he finds himself unexpectedly caught up in a dangerous plan to assassinate a couple
- [Amarcord (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85333) - "The origins of this town are lost in the mists of time." Synopsis: A teenager (Bruno Zanin) in 1930s fascist Italy experiences adolescence amidst a kooky array of family members, neighbors, and friends. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming of Age Federico Fellini Films Italian Films Village Life Response to Peary's Review: Peary asserts that
- [Thing, The (1982)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85242) - "So how do we know who's human?" Synopsis: At an isolated research center in Antarctica, a helicopter pilot (Kurt Russell) and his colleagues become alarmed when they realize a husky dog is actually a shape-shifting alien ready to take over their bodies at any time. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aliens Horror Films John Carpenter
- [Westworld (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85192) - "It's not a joke; it's an amusement park -- the best amusement park in the world." Synopsis: When a recently divorced man (Richard Benjamin) and his friend (James Brolin) arrive in a futuristic theme park for adults, they enjoy experiencing the Wild West and "killing" an android gunslinger (Yul Brynner); but soon the lives of
- [Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, The (1984)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85210) - "Anything's possible." Synopsis: Shortly after meeting the identical twin sister (Ellen Barkin) of his former wife, a polymath superhero named Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) joins forces with his bandmates Perfect Tommy (Lewis Smith), Reno Nevada (Pepe Serna), and Rawhide (Clancy Brown) -- as well as his scientific mentor (Robert Ito) and a doctor-colleague (Jeff Goldblum)
- [Hester Street (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85037) - "Some country, America, huh? The peddler becomes the boss, and the yeshiva bocher sits by the sewing machine." Synopsis: In late 19th century New York, a Russian-Jewish immigrant (Steven Keats) whose girlfriend (Dorrie Kavanaugh) is unaware he's married struggles to adjust to life with his newly-arrived wife (Carol Kane) and son (Paul Freedman). Meanwhile, Kane
- [Sunshine Boys, The (1975)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=85165) - "He forgot already; he's got arthritis of the head." Synopsis: An agent (Richard Benjamin) in New York tries to convince his uncle -- aging vaudeville star Willy Clark (Walter Matthau) -- to do one final show with his former partner, Al Lewis (George Burns); but given that Willy and Al despise each other, this is
- [Six of a Kind (1934)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=19555) - "Maybe I'd better murder them and get it over with, huh?" Synopsis: A bank employee (Charles Ruggles) and his wife (Mary Boland) are harrassed by an unmarried couple (George Burns and Gracie Allen) accompanying them on a second honeymoon road trip; meanwhile, Ruggles is unaware that his crooked colleague (Bradley Page) has hidden $50,000 in
- [International House (1933)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=18062) - "That guy's invention must be plenty hot to drag us from all around the world like this." Synopsis: A group of eclectic individuals -- including a wealthy socialite (Peggy Hopkins Joyce), her jealous ex-husband (Bela Lugosi), and a professor flying an "auto-gyro" (W.C. Fields) -- all gather in the town of Wu Hu, China to
- [Love at First Bite (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5767) - "I'm going out for a bite to drink." Synopsis: When Count Dracula (George Hamilton) and his loyal servant (Arte Johnson) are kicked out of their Transylvanian castle, they head to New York City, where Dracula hopes to woo a famous model (Susan Saint James) into becoming his eternal bride. Little does he know, however, that
- [Goodbye, Columbus (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84194) - "If I let you kiss me, would you stop being so nasty?" Synopsis: When a library clerk (Richard Benjamin) falls in love with the pampered daughter (Ali MacGraw) of a plumbing store owner (Jack Klugman), their romance is tested by class differences. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Ali MacGraw Films Cross-Class Romance Richard Benjamin Films
- [Cat Ballou (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84984) - "Stay here with us; there's somebody trying to kill my father." Synopsis: When a schoolteacher (Jane Fonda) returns to Wyoming to visit her father (John Marley), she is shocked to find his life and property under threat by a ruthless developer (Reginald Denny). After joining forces with a local Indian (Tom Nardini) and a pair
- [Young Cassidy (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3418) - "There are things to be written in this country by brutal, drunken working men like me." Synopsis: Famed playwright John Cassidy (Rod Taylor) fights for Ireland's freedom, falls in love with a bookstore employee (Maggie Smith), and sees his first plays performed. Genres: Biopics Flora Robson Films Ireland John Ford Films Maggie Smith Films Michael
- [Sea Hawk, The (1940)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=16054) - "By now you know the purpose of the Sea Hawks: in our own way to serve England and the Queen." Synopsis: A privateer (Errol Flynn) and his men in Elizabethan England are captured by Spaniards, and must find a way to escape the galleys in time to warn Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson) about the
- [Black Narcissus (1947)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=19694) - "There's something in the atmosphere that makes everything seem exaggerated." Synopsis: A nun (Deborah Kerr) is sent to establish a convent high in the Himalayas, where she and her fellow nuns -- Sister Philippa (Flora Robson), Sister Honey (Jenny Laird), Sister Briony (Judith Furse), and Sister Ruth (Kathleen Byron) -- each confront their personal demons.
- [Wuthering Heights (1939)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=31040) - "Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest so long as I live on!" Synopsis: When a traveler (Miles Mander) arrives at the estate of Wuthering Heights, a housekeeper (Flora Robson) recounts the tale of how its original owner (Leo G. Carroll) brought home a gypsy foundling named Heathcliff (Rex Downing), who was resented and belittled by
- [We Are Not Alone (1939)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=31109) - "Did you really think I'd allow them to be together for another minute?" Synopsis: On the brink of World War I, a kind doctor (Paul Muni) hires a down-on-her-luck Austrian dancer (Jane Bryan) to be a governess for his high-needs son (Ramond Severn) -- but when his shrewish wife (Flora Robson) learns about Bryan's troubled
- [Suspect, The (1944)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=31080) - "Just to be suspected leaves a mark." Synopsis: A kind shopkeeper (Charles Laughton) with an unbearably shrewish wife (Rosalind Ivan) befriends and romances a pretty young woman (Ella Raines). When his wife threatens to expose his affair with Raines, Laughton kills Ivan, making it look like an accident -- but a suspicious investigator (Stanley Ridges)
- [Fire Over England (1937)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=40433) - "I have seen blacker fears turn to hopes. Hope on, until you know there is none." Synopsis: A loyal supporter (Laurence Olivier) of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson) -- happily engaged to one of her ladies-in-waiting (Vivien Leigh) -- agrees to replace a killed agent (James Mason) as a spy in the courts of King
- [Gypsy (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84914) - "They're real dreams -- and I'm gonna make 'em come real for my kids!" Synopsis: A domineering stage mother (Rosalind Russell) does whatever it takes to ensure her daughters June (Ann Jillian) and Louise (Natalie Wood) achieve success in vaudeville, including stretching the long-lasting patience of her loyal suitor (Karl Malden). Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Cheyenne Autumn (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84851) - "The White man remembers nothing." Synopsis: During the Northern Cheyenne Exodus, a cavalry captain (Richard Widmark) is required to try to stop the tribe -- led by Little Wolf (Ricardo Montalban) and Dull Knife (Gilbert Roland) -- from returning to its stolen lands; meanwhile, a Quaker teacher (Carroll Baker) accompanies orphaned children on the trek,
- [What Price Glory (1926)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=31528) - "There's something rotten about a world that's got to be wet down every thirty years with the blood of boys like those." Synopsis: Two rivalrous Marines -- Sgt. Quirt (Edmund Lowe) and Captain Flagg (Victor McLaglen) -- compete for the affections of a beautiful French girl (Dolores del Rio) on the eve of World War
- [Fall of the Roman Empire, The (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84809) - "The fall of Rome -- like her rise -- had not one cause, but many." Synopsis: Near the end of his life, ailing Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness) shares his wish that General Livius (Stephen Boyd) should become the new leader of a more egalitarian Rome rather than his son Commodus (Christopher Plummer), and
- [Sayonara (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=50601) - "I find myself becoming intrigued by everything in Japan." Synopsis: A soldier (Marlon Brandon) stationed in Japan during the Korean War serves as best man when his friend (Red Buttons) marries a Japanese woman (Miyoshki Umeki); soon he falls in love himself with a beautiful Japanese singer (Miiko Taka). Brandon's former fiancee (Patricia Owens) and
- [Madame X (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2161) - "I am not alive; I only exist." Synopsis: The lower-class wife (Lana Turner) of a wealthy socialite (John Forsythe) is caught in a compromising situation with a male companion (Ricardo Montalban), and forced by her brutal mother-in-law (Constance Bennett) to "die" and live under an assumed name in Europe. Out of guilt and loyalty, she
- [Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83163) - "We're not going to start a life together with a gun in your hand." Synopsis: Famed sheriff Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) -- who falls in love with a beautiful gambler (Rhonda Fleming) -- seeks help from his consumptive friend Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas) in a shootout taking place in Tombstone, Arizona. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Donovan's Reef (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84737) - "Here we are, the three of us, on one of the most beautiful islands on Earth." Synopsis: In French Polynesia, shortly after Navy veteran "Boats" Donovan (John Wayne) has an annual birthday brawl with his buddy "Guns" Gilhooley (Lee Marvin), Donovan learns that the wealthy grown daughter (Elizabeth Allen) of their mutual buddy "Doc" Dedham
- [View to a Kill, A (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52219) - "Get Zorin for me!" Synopsis: When James Bond (Roger Moore) is sent to investigate a sociopathic industrialist (Christopher Walken) hoping to gain a monopoly on microchips by destroying Silicon Valley, he encounters both Walken's powerful henchwoman (Grace Jones) and a blonde geologist (Tanya Roberts) determined not to let Walken's company to buy the remaining shares
- [Underworld U.S.A. (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83780) - "Don't tell me the end of a needle has a conscience." Synopsis: Years after his dad is gunned down in an alley, an ex-con (Cliff Robertson) seeks revenge on the men responsible for his murder. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cliff Robertson Films Ex-Cons Mafia Revenge Sam Fuller Films Response to Peary's Review: In Peary's
- [Drive-In (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84078) - "What do you mean, better? He's got a van!" Synopsis: A group of teens -- including a young woman (Lisa Oz) trying to break up with her abusive boyfriend (Billy Milliken) and date a shy redhead (Glenn Morshower) -- hang out and wreak havoc at first a roller rink, then a local drive-in theater while
- [Deadly Companions, The (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84133) - "You don't know me well enough to hate me that much." Synopsis: A wounded Union soldier (Brian Keith) on a mission to find the man (Chill Wills) who tried to scalp him during the war finally discovers Wills with a gambling partner (Steve Cochran), and convinces the pair to rob a bank with him --
- [Soldier in the Rain (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84338) - "Good boy, Eustis!" Synopsis: A country bumpkin (Steve McQueen) eager to finish his peacetime service tries to convince his enlisted friend (Jackie Gleason) to leave with him -- including enticing Gleason with a beautiful but bubble-headed teen (Tuesday Weld). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Friendship Military Steve McQueen Films Tuesday Weld Films Review: Shortly
- [Cool World, The (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84577) - "We've got to try twice as hard as they do -- otherwise we're sunk!" Synopsis: In Harlem, a 15-year-old named Duke (Hampton Clanton) is eager to buy a gun from Priest (Carl Lee) so he can take over as leader of the Pythons gang, whose current president, Blood (Clarence Williams, III), is a heroin addict.
- [Unforgiven, The (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84601) - "May the Lord deliver us from evil -- Red or White." Synopsis: When a mysterious one-eyed man (Joseph Wiseman) shows up on horseback claiming that the adopted daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of widowed Mrs. Zachary (Lillian Gish) is of Kiowa ancestry, racial tensions emerge, with Gish's three cattle-ranching sons (Burt Lancaster, Audie Murphy, and Doug McClure)
- [Black Christmas/Silent Night, Evil Night/Stranger in the House (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11867) - "Could that really be just one person?" Synopsis: A disturbed killer stalks a group of sorority sisters -- including Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, and Lynne Griffin -- over the Christmas holidays. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Detectives and Private Eyes Horror John Saxon Films Keir Dullea Films Margot Kidder Films Serial Killers Response
- [Cry Tough (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1933) - "We Puerto Ricans have only two choices: to make it the smooth, hard way like our immigrant fathers, or to break out fast to the point of a gun." Synopsis: After spending a year in the slammer, second-generation Puerto Rican Miguel Estrada (John Saxon) tries to go straight, but finds himself pulled back into a
- [Night Caller From Outer Space (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2064) - "You're not just up against a criminal mind; we're fighting an alien civilization, one at least a hundred -- or maybe a thousand -- years in advance of ours!" Synopsis: An alien (Robert Crewdson) places an ad in Bikini Girl magazine in order to lure British girls back to his planet. Meanwhile, scientists Jack Costain
- [Planet of Blood / Queen of Blood (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=47874) - "She seems so human, yet obviously not human at all!" Synopsis: Shortly after his girlfriend (Judi Meredith) and friend (Dennis Hopper) are sent to Mars to meet with a recently landed spaceship, an astronaut (John Saxon) follows them to provide much-needed support -- especially when the lone alien they rescue (Florence Marly) turns out to
- [Moonshine County Express (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=78484) - "It's real fine whiskey, so sell it dear -- and get yourself out of these hills. Life is too hard, and the men are mean and ignorant." Synopsis: When their dad (Fred Foresman) is brutally murdered by his greedy former business partner (William Conrad), a young woman (Susan Howard) and her two sisters (Claudia Jennings
- [Leather Boys, The (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84551) - "I wanna go somewhere! I wanna do something!" Synopsis: When a motorcyclist (Colin Campbell) and his young girlfriend Dot (Rita Tushingham) have a falling out shortly after their marriage, Reggie (Campbell) moves in with his friend Pete (Dudley Sutton), not realizing Pete is gay. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Homosexuality Marital Problems Motorcyclists Newlyweds Rita
- [Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84521) - "I dreamt I was back in the pen." Synopsis: When a young woman (Lee Remick) and her daughter (Kimberly Block) reunite with Remick's ex-con husband (Steve McQueen), Remick finds that the trauma of McQueen's abusive childhood is still preventing him from future happiness and success. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Don Murray Films Ex-Cons Lee
- [Elusive Corporal, The (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84494) - "I'm going home." Synopsis: During World War II, a French corporal (Jean-Pierre Cassel) repeatedly attempts to escape from German prison camps, taking various compatriots with him each time. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Escape French Films Jean Renoir Films Prisoners of War World War II Review: Jean Renoir's second-to-last feature film was this wartime flick
- [Emmanuelle (1974)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=61319) - "You must take a lover if you want to become a real woman." Synopsis: The young wife (Sylvia Kristel) of a diplomat (Daniel Sarky) in Bangkok is encouraged by him to gain sexual experience, and ends up involved with an archaeologist (Marika Green), her tennis partner (Jeanne Colletin), and an older "mentor" (Alain Cuny). Genres,
- [Accattone (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84478) - "Damn all women. They take you up to heaven, and then they drop you." Synopsis: After the sole prostitute (Silvana Corsini) of a low-rent gigolo (Franco Citti) is sent to prison, "Accattone" (Citti) falls for a poor but beautiful young woman (Franca Pasut) who he ends up caring for. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Italian
- [Outlaws Is Coming, The (1965)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84463) - "It's against our religion; we're devout cowards!" Synopsis: The editor (Adam West) of a wildlife preservation magazine is sent out west with Larry (Larry Fine), Moe (Moe Howard), and Curly Joe (Joe DeRita) to stop the slaughter of buffalo being perpetrated by a villain (Don Lamond) whose goal is to promote an Indian uprising; meanwhile,
- [Subject Was Roses, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84374) - "Tell her the roses were your idea." Synopsis: When a young soldier (Martin Sheen) comes home from fighting in WWII, he soon finds himself caught between the squabbling marriage of his mother (Patricia Neal) and father (Jack Albertson). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Grown Children Marital Problems Martin Sheen Films Patricia Neal Films Play Adaptation
- [L-Shaped Room, The (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84399) - "I can't be brave all the time; only in small doses." Synopsis: A pregnant unwed French woman (Leslie Caron) finds lodging in an l-shaped room in a boarding house run by a stingy woman (Avis Bunnage), where she quickly befriends a trumpeter (Brock Peters) and a former music hall performer (Cicely Courtneidge), and falls for
- [Wrong Box, The (1966)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=29268) - "Thank you for pointing out to me how obscene eggs are." Synopsis: As the members of a group investment scheme gradually die off, two elderly brothers -- Masterman (John Mills) and Joseph (Ralph Richardson) Finsbury -- find themselves last in line to inherit the money. Mills, concerned about the well-being of his soft-spoken nephew (Michael
- [Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=51148) - "We have borrowed a child, Billy -- borrowed; borrowed." Synopsis: A mentally disturbed medium (Kim Stanley) conspires with her husband (Richard Attenborough) to kidnap a wealthy child (Judith Donner) in order to bring fame to her psychic abilities by sharing where the girl is hidden. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bryan Forbes Films Henpecked Husbands
- [Hot Box, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84382) - "Teach us public health, so we can teach the villages we liberate!" Synopsis: Four beautiful American nurses (Margaret Markov, Andrea Cagan, Ricky Richardson and Laurie Rose) working in a Latin American hospital are kidnapped by the leader (Carmen Argenziano) of a revolutionary group and forced to help them as medics. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Hail, Hero! (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84356) - "Long hair on boys is one of the things wrong with this country, if you ask me." Synopsis: When a college dropout (Michael Douglas) returns home to share he's enlisted in the army, his kind mother (Teresa Wright) is glad to see him, but his no-nonsense father (Arthur Kennedy) remains convinced that Douglas's disabled brother
- [Love With the Proper Stranger (1963)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84304) - "I'm sick and tired of the kind of life I lead." Synopsis: When a department store clerk (Natalie Wood) seeks out the musician (Steve McQueen) who got her pregnant, she's disappointed to learn he doesn't even remember her. Soon Angie (Wood) is considering marriage with an earnest restauranteur (Tom Bosley) who her mother (Penny Santon)
- [Fear Strikes Out (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=44013) - "You want them to call you yellow? If that's what you want, you're no son of mine." Synopsis: Promising baseball player Jim Piersall (Anthony Perkins) is mentored by his ambitious and hard-driving father (Karl Malden) until he makes it to the Red Sox -- but despite the love and concern of his new wife (Norma
- [Merrill's Marauders (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84281) - "What's Merrill volunteering us for this time?" Synopsis: During a Burmese campaign of World War II, General Frank Merrill (Jeff Chandler) pushes his men to the brink of exhaustion, leading his second lieutenant (Ty Hardin) to question his leadership, and his doctor (Jack C. Williams) to worry about his health. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Eaten Alive (1976)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84245) - "That ain't no common gator." Synopsis: When a prostitute (Roberta Collins) refuses to service a man (Robert Englund), she runs away from her brothel's owner (Carolyn Jones) and seeks refuge at a hotel run by a psychotic manager (Neville Brand) with a voracious "pet" crocodile. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Deep South Horror Films Mel
- [Stalag 17 (1953)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=36510) - "There are two people in this barracks who know I didn't do it: me and the guy that did do it." Synopsis: After two men attempting escape die in a German prisoner-of-war camp, a cynical wheeler-dealer (William Holden) is falsely accused of being an informant to the barrack's Kommandant (Otto Preminger). Someone is sending secret
- [Kansas City Confidential (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5311) - "I know a sure cure for a nosebleed: a cold knife in the middle of the back." Synopsis: An ex-con (John Payne) becomes the unwitting patsy in a heist engineered by a masked man (Preston Foster), and carried out by three criminals (Jack Elam, Neville Brand, and Lee Van Cleef) who don't know each others'
- [Badman's Country (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=21552) - "I saw it today, Pat. Even without your badge, you were the lawman. You took over." Synopsis: Retired sheriff Pat Garrett (George Montgomery) intends to marry his sweetheart (Karin Booth) and head to California, but is waylaid in Abilene, Kansas when notorious outlaw "Sundance" (Russell Johnson) and two cohorts appear in town, in anticipation of
- [Love Me Tender (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=38966) - "Maybe the South is licked -- but not us!" Synopsis: With help from their compatriots (including Neville Brand and L.Q. Jones), three Confederate brothers (Richard Egan, William Campbell, and James Drury) steal an army payroll from a train, unaware that the Civil War has just ended an hour earlier. Deciding to keep the cash as
- [Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=41294) - "Even a convict's got a right to breathe." Synopsis: Against the wishes of his prison warden (Karl Malden), a convicted killer (Burt Lancaster) at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary -- whose domineering mother (Thelma Ritter) has negotiated a life sentence for him rather than hanging -- begins raising canaries in his cell and becomes a renowned expert
- [George Raft Story, The (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=53359) - "What's in it for me?" Synopsis: Leaving a life of dancing and criminal involvement behind him, George Raft (Ray Danton) heads from New York to Hollywood, where he eventually makes a name for himself co-starring in Scarface but finds himself typecast far too often as a gangster. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses
- [Tin Star, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=72247) - "You'd better take off that tin star and stay alive." Synopsis: A former-sheriff-turned-bounty-hunter (Henry Fonda) rides into a town where the current sheriff (Anthony Perkins) is afraid to face the local bully (Neville Brand). Fonda soon falls for a widow (Betsy Palmer) with a young half-Native son (Michel Ray), and Perkins gradually learns the tricks
- [Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane / Ninth Configuration, The (1980)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=76734) - "I don't think evil grows out of madness; I think madness grows out of evil." Synopsis: Shortly after the end of the Vietnam War, Colonel Kane (Stacy Keach) arrives at a castle housing mentally distressed veterans, including a former astronaut (Scott Wilson) who has lost his faith in humanity, and a lieutenant (Jason Miller) attempting
- [Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5502) - "In a case like this, either the cons run the prison or the prison runs the cons." Synopsis: A group of prisoners (led by Neville Brand) riot for better living conditions; meanwhile, their sympathetic warden (Emile Meyer) tries to keep the situation under control while negotiating with both Brand and his superiors. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [D.O.A. (1950)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=6062) - "I don't think you fully understand, Bigelow -- you've been murdered!" Synopsis: An accountant (Edmond O'Brien) slowly dying from "luminous poisoning" tries to determine who his killers are, and why they've murdered him. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Edmond O'Brien Films Flashback Film Living Nightmare Murder Mystery Neville Brand Films Response to Peary's
- [Hitchhikers, The (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84211) - "You're gonna do okay in L.A." Synopsis: A pregnant teenager (Misty Rowe) leaves home and is quickly caught up with a criminal group of female hippies led by a charismatic man named Benson (Nick Klar). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Counterculture Thieves and Criminals Review: Husband-and-wife team Beverly and Ferd Sebastian co-helmed this exploitation flick
- [Love Bug, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84115) - "If I'd wanted a trick car, I'd have bought one in a joke shop!" Synopsis: When a down-on-his-luck race car driver (Dean Jones) and his roommate (Buddy Hackett) "inherit" a sentient Volkswagen Beetle which Hackett names "Herbie," they find themselves embroiled in a bitter rivalry with the a luxury car shop owner and racer (David
- [Crimes of the Future (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84093) - "His body, he insists, is a galaxy -- and the creatures are solar systems." Synopsis: In a dystopian future wherein all adult women have died from chemicals used in make-up, the disciple (Ronald Mlodzik) of a renowned dermatologist goes in search of his missing mentor. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Canadian Films David Cronenberg Films
- [Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84057) - "We must understand what is happening to this man -- how he lived through such intense radiation, how others can survive!" Synopsis: When a fugitive (Ron Randell) is accidentally trapped in a nuclear test site, he becomes irradiated and turns into a metal-absorbing mutant. Meanwhile, the crime boss (Anthony Caruso) who initially framed Randell tries
- [Splendor in the Grass (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=84016) - "That's what happens to girls who go wild and boy crazy." Synopsis: In 1920s Kansas, a teenager (Natalie Wood) and her boyfriend (Warren Beatty) struggle with managing their sexual urges while listening to confusing advice given by the adults around them -- including Beatty's dad (Pat Hingle) and Wood's mom (Audrey Christie). Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Norma Rae (1979)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=40387) - "You're overpaid, you're overworked... They're shafting you right up to your tonsils." Synopsis: A Jewish labor organizer from New York (Ron Leibman) visits a textile mill in the deep South and convinces a feisty single mother (Sally Field) to assist him in forming a union, despite strong opposition from management and some frustration from Field's
- [Strange One, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3888) - "Now listen, Jock... Man, I don't know what went on in that room last night; it was dark. All I know is that you and Roger beat up on Georgie!" Synopsis: At a southern military college, a sadistic bully named Jocko (Ben Gazzara) pressures four of his classmates -- Harold (Pat Hingle), Robert (George Peppard),
- [Bloody Mama (1970)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5953) - "I'm sure glad I didn't raise me any girls... Who knows how they'da turned out!" Synopsis: During the Depression, notorious gangster 'Ma' Barker (Shelley Winters) leads her four grown sons (Don Stroud, Clint Kimbrough, Robert De Niro, and Robert Walden) on a deadly crime spree across the Ozarks. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce Dern
- [Sudden Impact (1983)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=6027) - "Go ahead -- make my day." Synopsis: Detective Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is sent to the seaside town of San Paulo to investigate a rash of serial killings committed by an artist (Sondra Locke) seeking revenge for a brutal gang rape. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Clint Eastwood Films Detectives and Private Eyes Pat Hingle
- [Gauntlet, The (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=19607) - "You see, we've got a problem, you and me: we don't like each other much, but we have to take a trip together." Synopsis: A cop (Clint Eastwood) is tasked by his superior (William Prince) with escorting a key witness (Sondra Locke) back to headquarters -- but he soon finds himself and his feisty charge
- [Falcon and the Snowman, The (1985)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=40660) - "I had no idea the extent of the lie -- the level of deception." Synopsis: The son (Timothy Dalton) of an FBI employee (Pat Hingle) becomes disenchanted in his new job as a military contract clerk when he learns about America's direct interference in Australian politics, and enlists the help of his childhood friend (Sean
- [Time for Dying, A (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83947) - "Guns is all I know." Synopsis: A gun-loving farm boy (Richard Lapp) hoping to become a bounty hunter helps rescue a naive young woman (Anne Randall) from work at a brothel, and ends up being married to her the next day by Judge Roy Bean (Victor Jory) -- then, shortly after running into Jesse James
- [October Man, The (1947)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32654) - "An injured brain isn't always logical." Synopsis: A brain-injured man (John Mills) suffering from PTSD feels renewed hope for the future when he falls in love with a caring, beautiful young woman (Joan Greenwood) -- but when he's falsely accused of murdering a neighbor (Molly Newman), he must struggle to clear his name and convince
- [Harder They Fall, The (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=42960) - "Money's money, no matter where you get it." Synopsis: A washed-up sportswriter (Humphrey Bogart) eager for steady income accepts a gig as publicist for a hulky but ineffective new fighter (Mike Lane) working under a corrupt promoter (Rod Steiger) -- but when an ethical journalist friend (Harold J. Stone) and his wife (Jan Sterling) learns
- [Bob le Flambeur (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82490) - "Locks are like pretty dames: to know 'em, you've gotta work with 'em." Synopsis: An aging ex-gangster (Roger Duchesne) addicted to gambling decides to pull one final heist, despite warnings from a friendly inspector (Guy Decomble) -- but Bob's (Duchesne's) plans are complicated when his protege (Daniel Cauchy) falls for a young prostitute (Isabelle Corey)
- [Elvira Madigan (1967)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83884) - "One day people will be able to choose more than one way to live." Synopsis: A tightrope walker (Pia Degermark) and a married lieutenant (Thommy Berggren) who has left his post and his family have a final romantic trip before they must decide how to handle their untenable situation. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical
- [Lost World, The (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83857) - "Live dinosaurs!" Synopsis: A scientist (Claude Rains) claiming to have found a lost city filled with dinosaurs is challenged by a skeptical colleague (Richard Haydn) to embark on a return expedition with additional passengers to prove he's telling the truth. Soon Rains and Haydn are on a trip to South America with the spoiled daughter
- [Lost World, The (1925)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=23921) - "The back country of the Amazon contains over fifty thousand miles of unexplored water-ways. Who can say what may be living in that jungle -- as vast as all Europe?" Synopsis: A young woman (Bessie Love) whose father is reported lost in the Amazon convinces an eccentric professor (Wallace Beery) and several others -- including
- [Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=35402) - "I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason." Synopsis: An alien named Klaatu (Michael Rennie) and his bodyguard-robot Gort (Lock Martin) land in Washington D.C. hoping to peacefully warn the Earth's leaders that internecine violence will lead to the planet's annihilation. When Rennie is immediately attacked, he goes undercover to learn more
- [5 Fingers (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=48153) - "There's nothing as real as money." Synopsis: A valet (James Mason) working in Turkey for a British ambassador (Walter Hampden) to Germany enlists the help of an impoverished French countess (Danielle Darrieux) in carrying out espionage, planning to retire to South America with his gains -- but will an investigator (Michael Rennie) discover his identity
- [Power, The (1968)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52528) - "I know what a man's power can do. The raw power of one man alone, to kill millions of innocent people." Synopsis: Shortly after an anthropologist (Arthur O'Connell) at a human endurance research lab discovers that one of his teammates has telekinetic powers, he is killed, and his colleague Jim Tanner (George Hamilton) is fired
- [Desiree (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81738) - "You think you can do with people precisely what you want -- that life is as you say it is?" Synopsis: When his brother Joseph (Cameron Mitchell) marries a well-to-do young woman (Elizabeth Sellars) in Marseilles, young Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando) falls in love with Sellars' sister Desiree (Jean Simmons), and the two become engaged
- [Devi (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83757) - "In my old age, I've found a new mother -- by the grace of the Goddess, of course." Synopsis: A young woman (Sarmila Tagore) whose father-in-law (Chhabi Biswas) believes she is an incarnation of the goddess Kali sends for her husband (Soumitra Chatterjee) to return home from his studies -- but will Chatterjee be able
- [Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83718) - "The wild dreams of today are the practical realities of tomorrow." Synopsis: When the admiral (Walter Pidgeon) of a U.S. naval submarine known as the Seaview learns that the Van Allen radiation belts have caused an Earth-destroying fire, he heads with his crew -- including his captain (Robert Sterling), his trusty commodore (Peter Lorre), and
- [Lady With the Dog, The (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83694) - "It's wrong. You'll be the first not to respect me now." Synopsis: In turn-of-the-century Russia, a married father (Aleksey Batalov) has an affair in Yalta with a newlywed young woman (Iya Savvina) who is equally unhappy in her marriage -- but do the lovers have any chance of a life together? Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Shadows (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83660) - "The point is, if you're yourself, you won't get hurt." Synopsis: In New York City, a white man (Anthony Ray) is distressed to learn that his light-skinned new girlfriend (Lelia Goldoni) has black brothers (Hugh Hurd and Ben Carruthers). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Cultural Romance John Cassavetes Films Musicians New York City Race Relations
- [Reflection: Reviews Through the 1950s](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83540) - Hello, fellow film fanatics! I'm getting close enough to the completion of this massive reviewing project that I've headed into a kind of chronological finish-line: as of today, I've reviewed every title listed in Guide For the Film Fanatic released before 1960. Click here and you'll see. (For those keeping track, I've reviewed 3,306 titles
- [Nazarin (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83632) - "Charity does not degrade the recipient, nor does it affect dignity." Synopsis: A devout priest (Francisco Rabal) in rural Mexico helps support a suicidal young woman (Marga Lopez) and a prostitute (Rita Macedo) who is wanted for mortally wounding one of her colleagues; but as the trio head out on a pilgrimage across the countryside,
- [Fillmore (1972)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83602) - "We have not sold any tickets on the basis of Santana." Synopsis: Concert promoter Bill Graham manages five final performances by various musical bands at the Fillmore West auditorium in San Francisco as it's about to close in 1971. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Concert Films Documentary Rock 'n' Roll Review: This documentary about the
- [Come Back, Africa (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82454) - "The liberal doesn't want a grown up African." Synopsis: A Black South African (Zacharia Mgabi) leaves his poverty-stricken kraal to work in the Johannesburg gold mines, but finds his efforts to work foiled at every turn; meanwhile, his wife (Vinah Bendile) puts her own life at danger while working as a domestic servant. Genres, Themes,
- [FilmFanatic.org Year-End Reflection 2020](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=60419) - FilmFanatic.org has been going strong for over 14 years! It's remarkable how access to older movies has shifted in recent years, from the days when I could only find obscure titles at a local corner video store to an era when restored copies are available to stream online. (Not everything, of course -- but plenty!)
- [Filmfanatic.org Year-End Reflection 2021](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=79125) - Greetings, fellow film fanatics! It's been another busy year of movie watching and reviewing. In keeping with the spirit of my check-in at the end of last year, I thought I would share that I've now reviewed 3,165, or ~73.6% of the titles in Peary's Guide for the Film Fanatic -- just 1,135 more to
- [Music Room, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83516) - "Music -- a crazy passion of yours." Synopsis: In 1920s Bengal, an aging feudal landlord (Chhabi Biswas) is cared for by his two loyal servants while resenting the "new wealth" of his money-lending neighbor (Gangapada Basu), and reflecting back on various concerts held in his palatial music room. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Class Relations
- [Distant Thunder (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2953) - "Wars are waged by kings; we are ordinary, simple folk." Synopsis: In 1943 India, a young Brahmin named Gangacharan (Soumitra Chatterjee) and his wife (Babita) settle in a village, where Gangacharan assumes the roles of teacher, healer, and priest. But when war affects the village in the form of famine, Gangacharan finds that his privileged
- [Pather Panchali (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83417) - "Who's to say who's good and who's not? People are always cheating you." Synopsis: A young boy (Subir Banerjee) and his sister (Uma Das Gupta) grow up with an aged "auntie" (Chunibala Devi) in rural Bengal while their mother (Karuna Bannerjee) struggles to make ends meet, and their dad (Kanu Bannerjee) is gone looking for
- [Aparajito (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83462) - "I want to go to school." Synopsis: Ten-year-old Apu (Pinaki Sen Gupta) moves from rural Bengal to the city with his mother (Karuna Bannerjee) and father (Kanu Bannerjee). As a teenager, Apu (Smaran Ghosal) decides he wants to go to school rather than becoming a priest -- but how will his widowed mother respond to
- [He Who Must Die (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83393) - "Everyone on Earth is in charge of his neighbor." Synopsis: Just after World War I, residents in a Turkish-occupied Greek village plan a Passion Play, with a stuttering shepherd (Pierre Vaneck) starring as Christ (Pierre Vaneck) and a widow (Melina Mercouri) playing Mary Magdalene, among others -- but when the leader (Jean Servais) of a
- [Zambizanga / Sambizanga (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52475) - "The Rich are the Poor's enemies. They see to it that the Poor stay poor. " Synopsis: When a black construction worker (Domingos Oliviera) in 1961 Angola is suddenly arrested as a political prisoner, his wife (Elisa Andrade) sets out with their baby to find him in the capital city of Luanda. Genres, Themes, Actors,
- [Nights of Cabiria (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83366) - "Listen -- I'm fine the way I am. I got everything." Synopsis: A prostitute (Giuletta Masina) whose boyfriend has just pushed her in the river and left her to drown recovers and gets back to work, heading out with a famous film star (Amedeo Nazzari) whose petulent girlfriend (Dorian Gray) eventually returns to him, and
- [Brothers Rico, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83341) - "We're all brothers, aren't we? Did that ever stop anything?" Synopsis: A former accountant (Richard Conte) for the mafia finds his happy life with his wife (Dianne Foster) disrupted when he learns that his mob-involved brothers, Johnny (James Darren) and Gino (Paul Picerni), have disappeared, and he must help locate them. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [Phenix City Story, The (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2438) - "There are enough decent men here to wipe Fourteenth Street off the map -- if you'll tell 'em to!" Synopsis: A lawyer (John McIntire), his son (Richard Kiley), and other concerned citizens fight back against the insidious corruption in their Southern town. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Assassination Collective Activism Corruption Deep South John McIntire
- [Harp of Burma (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2254) - "I cannot leave the bones lying scattered on the hills." Synopsis: At the end of World War II, a Japanese soldier (Shoji Yasui) in Burma is sent to inform another unit that Japan has surrendered; however, the unit refuses to stop fighting, and everyone but Yasui is killed. Devastated, Yasui pretends to be a Buddhist
- [Fires On the Plain (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83316) - "I was told to die, and I intend to." Synopsis: A tuberculosis-ridden Japanese soldier (Eiji Funakoshi) rejected by both his platoon and the local hospital wanders the desolate plains of the Philippines near the end of World War II, attempting to survive. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cannibalism Japanese Films Kon Ichikawa Films Soldiers Survival
- [Porgy and Bess (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83298) - "Porgy's my man now." Synopsis: After her boyfriend Crown (Brock Cole) kills a man (Joel Fluellen) and flees, Cole's girlfriend Bess (Dorothy Dandridge) seeks refuge with a disabled man named Porgy (Sidney Poitier) and the two begin a sweet new life together; but when Bess's former drug dealer Sportin' Life (Sammy Davis, Jr.) comes calling
- [Ballad of a Soldier (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83070) - "Instead of my decoration, could I go home to see my mother?" Synopsis: During World War II, a 19-year-old private (Volodya Ivashov) is given unprecedented leave to visit his mother (Antonina Maksimova) for two days, Along the way he helps a wounded soldier (Yevgeni Urbansky) return to his wife, and falls for a beautiful young
- [Tamango (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83271) - "We can be free if we stand together." Synopsis: The captain (Curt Jurgens) of a Dutch slave ship headed to Cuba attempts to secure the loyalty of his mulatto mistress (Dorothy Dandridge) while tamping down a rebellion started by a determined slave named Tamango (Alex Cressan). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Curt Jurgens
- [Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82666) - "Are we going through with this job or not?" Synopsis: A group of inept thieves -- including a boxer (Vittorio Gassman), a ladies' man (Renato Salvatori), a safecracker (Totò), a Sicilian (Tiberio Murga) who keeps his chaste sister (Claudia Cardinale) locked away, and a photographer (Marcello Mastroianni) caring for his young son -- attempt to
- [... And God Created Woman / And Woman… Was Created (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=59645) - "With that mouth, you can have anything you want!" Synopsis: In St. Tropez, a dissatisfied teenager (Brigitte Bardot) marries a local boy (Jean-Louis Trintignant) to avoid being sent back to the orphanage, but continues to covet Trintignant's brother (Christian Marquand) and is desired by a middle-aged businessman (Curd Jurgens) hoping to purchase land owned by
- [Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=26444) - "You feel where you belong, as if you're told; for me, it's China." Synopsis: A young housemaid (Ingrid Bergman) determined to become a missionary in China saves up enough money to travel there from Britain, and finds work helping an older missionary (Athene Seyler) run an inn. Soon she finds herself a respected member of
- [Assassination Bureau, The (1969)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2087) - "It's the greatest story of the decade -- and covered by a woman!" Synopsis: An aspiring journalist (Diana Rigg) hires the underground Assassination Bureau to kill its own chairperson (Oliver Reed). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Curt Jurgens Films Diana Rigg Films Journalists Oliver Reed Films Plot to Murder Telly Savalas Films Review:
- [Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=52135) - "We've really got to stop meeting like this." Synopsis: James Bond (Roger Moore) and a rival Soviet spy (Barbara Bach) are both put on the trail of a megalomaniac (Curd Jurgens) who has plans to destroy the world through nuclear warfare and create an undersea paradise. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Curt Jurgens Films James
- [Mephisto Waltz, The (1971)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=3174) - "I happen to be the greatest pianist alive, and I'll tell you this, Mr. Myles Clarkson: hands like yours are one in a hundred thousand." Synopsis: Dying concert pianist Duncan Ely (Curt Jurgens) and his daughter (Barbara Parkins) use satanic powers to transfer Ely's soul into the body of music journalist Myles Clarkson (Alan Alda).
- [Me and the Colonel (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=13447) - "Strangely enough, we're in the same business -- the business of escaping." Synopsis: During WWII, a resourceful Jewish refugee (Danny Kaye) travels with an anti-semitic Polish officer (Curt Jurgens), the officer's right-hand man (Akim Tamiroff), and the officer's girlfriend (Nicole Maurey), who begins to fall in love with Kaye. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Akim
- [Bitter Victory (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=74905) - "If you haven't got the courage to kill me, don't try to save me." Synopsis: Two British officers (Curt Jurgens and Richard Burton) with differing skill sets are assigned to co-lead an incognito mission to retrieve Nazi papers from Rommel's headquarters in Benghazi -- but tensions quickly arise when Jurgens learns that his wife (Ruth
- [Defiant Ones, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83226) - "You're married to me alright, Joker -- and here's the ring!" Synopsis: When a black convict (Sidney Poitier) chained to a white convict (Tony Curtis) are accidentally freed from a prison truck, they attempt to make their way to freedom while navigating their own racial tensions with one another. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Fugitives
- [Hanging Tree, The (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83200) - "If you ain't the devil, well, he's sure sitting on your shoulder." Synopsis: In a Montana gold mining town, a doctor (Gary Cooper) with a mysterious past cares for a young criminal (Ben Piazza) who has been shot by a local miner named Frenchy (Karl Malden) for attempting to steal gold from a sluice. Soon
- [Superman (1978)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=7293) - "I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way." Synopsis: The infant son of a scientist (Marlon Brandon) from the dying planet of Krypton is sent to Earth, where he is adopted by the childless Kents (Glenn Ford and Phyllis Thaxter) and grows into a misunderstood teen (Jeff East). When young Clark
- [Mark, The (1961)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=2366) - "I knew that sooner or later you'd be taking that little girl off alone." Synopsis: A man (Stuart Whitman) imprisoned for intent to molest a ten-year-old girl tries to start a new life for himself, with the help of his psychiatrist (Rod Steiger). Things seems to be looking up for him when he secures a
- [Cimarron (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5349) - "Honey, there's some things in this country a man has to do a woman just doesn't understand -- it's different here!" Synopsis: After losing his chance to secure land during the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, Yancey Cravat (Glenn Ford) and his new wife, Sabra (Maria Schell) decide to run a newspaper instead. While Yancey
- [Magic Box, The (1951)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=8568) - "You don't see other people; you see colors, filters, little bits of machinery, and that's the world for you!" Synopsis: British inventor William Friese-Greene (Robert Donat) reflects on his lifelong attempt to develop a "moving pictures camera" -- a single-minded pursuit which leads to a life of poverty, and provokes both pride and anxiety in
- [Gervaise (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82296) - "Someone had you before me, and I'm glad it was him." Synopsis: In 19th century France, an unmarried laundry woman (Maria Schell) with two kids endures taunts from a neighbor (Suzy Delair), then marries a roofer (François Perier) who turns to alcoholism after a nasty accident. A kind blacksmith (Jacques Harden) offers solace and love
- [Black Orpheus (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83110) - "True love? Is there such a thing?" Synopsis: A guitar-playing cable-car conductor (Bren Mello) engaged to a pushy flirt (Lourdes de Oliveira) falls in love with a naive young woman (Marpessa Dawn) who has fled to Rio after being chased by a figure clad as Death (Adhemar Ferreira da Silva). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Cranes Are Flying, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=83050) - "That's what love is, my dear: a harmless mental illness." Synopsis: During World War II, a young Russian (Tatyana Samoylova) is devastated to learn that her fiance (Aleksey Batalov) has enlisted as a soldier, and soon finds herself wooed by Batalov's persuasive cousin (Vasiliy Merkurev). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Infidelity Love Triangle Russian Films
- [Killing, The (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11375) - "You like money -- you've got a great big dollar sign there where most women have a heart." Synopsis: A mousy racetrack clerk (Elisha Cook, Jr.) is henpecked by his wife (Marie Windsor) into revealing details of an elaborate heist being planned by an ex-con (Sterling Hayden). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coleen Gray Films
- [Seventh Cross, The (1944)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=46308) - "There are no better men than Paul Roeder." Synopsis: A fugitive (Spencer Tracy) from a concentration camp in 1936 Germany seeks refuge with old friends and acquaintances but finds he can't rely on everyone. A married friend (Hume Cronyn) and his wife (Jessica Tandy) prove to be pivotal in his survival, as does a beautiful
- [Big Clock, The (1948)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=20698) - "Oh, Miss York, where are the green clocks of yesteryear?" Synopsis: An over-worked editor (Ray Milland) whose wife (Margaret O'Sullivan) is weary of his insane work schedule goes out drinking one night with a sympathetic colleague (Rita Johnson), and learns the next day that she's been murdered. His overbearing boss (Charles Laughton) -- who, as
- [Julius Caesar (1953)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=80851) - "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings." Synopsis: Shortly after Roman general Julius Caesar (Louis Calhern) returns home from battle, several conspirators -- including Cassius (John Gielgud), Brutus (James Mason), and Casca (Edmond O'Brien) -- plot to assassinate him in order to prevent him from becoming
- [Vera Cruz (1954)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81756) - "No such thing as an innocent man." Synopsis: Shortly after the American Civil War, a former Confederate soldier (Gary Cooper) joins forces with a mercenary (Burt Lancaster) and his crew (including Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Charles Bronson, and Archie Savage) in Mexico, where the pair negotiate for the highest wages to help either the Juarista
- [Knock on Any Door (1949)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=43780) - "Look, he's a bad, weak kid!" Synopsis: A lawyer (Humphrey Bogart) recounts the story of a young man (John Derek) on trial for murder, whose challenging history in the slums has led him towards despair and criminality. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Courtroom Drama Flashback Films George Macready Films Humphrey Bogart Films Juvenile Delinquents Lawyers
- [Detective Story (1951)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=41314) - "Congratulations, Carl -- you're still a lucky man. You must have been kissed in your cradle by a vulture." Synopsis: An embittered detective (Kirk Douglas) finds his values shaken when he learns his beloved wife (Eleanor Parker) has a connection with a noted abortionist (George Macready) he's been trying to prosecute for a year. Meanwhile,
- [Gilda (1946)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=11641) - "You do hate me, don't you, Johnny?" Synopsis: A petty gambler (Glenn Ford) managing a casino in Buenos Aires is dismayed to discover that his boss (George Macready) has married his hedonistic former flame, Gilda (Rita Hayworth). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Casinos Femmes Fatales George Macready Films Glenn Ford Films Love Triangle Rita Hayworth
- [My Name is Julia Ross (1945)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=50) - "You know perfectly well I'm Julia Ross!" Synopsis: A woman (Nina Foch) believes she is being hired as a live-in secretary for an elderly woman (Dame May Whitty) and her grown son (George Macready); in actuality, the pair plan to pass her off as Macready's murdered wife, and then kill her in an "accident". Genres,
- [Saint Joan (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82973) - "They did not stop me -- nor will anybody." Synopsis: In 15th century France, King Charles VII (Richard Widmark) is visited in his dreams by Joan of Arc (Jean Seberg), who burned at the stake for heresy after leading the French army against the English in the siege at Orléans, and then refusing to denounce
- [Virgin Spring, The (1960)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82804) - "A day can start out beautifully, yet end with misery." Synopsis: In medieval Sweden, a father (Max von Sydow) and mother (Birgitta Valberg) seek revenge on the goatherds (Axel Düberg and Tor Iseda) who raped and killed their virginal daughter (Birgitta Pettersson) while their pregnant servant (Gunnel Lindblom) watched in horror. Genres, Themes, Actors, and
- [China Gate (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82886) - "What did you expect? A notarized guarantee that the baby would be born with eyes aimed your way?" Synopsis: During the French Indochine War, a racist American mercenary (Gene Barry) reconnects with his half-Chinese wife (Angie Dickinson) whose son he has rejected for looking "too Chinese". Meanwhile, "Lucky Legs" (Dickinson) agrees to accompany Barry and
- [Escape From New York (1981)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=5524) - "You go in, find the president in less than 24 hours, and you're a free man." Synopsis: In the near future, a group of rebels kidnap the president (Donald Pleasence) and hold him hostage on the island of Manhattan, which has been turned into a maximum security prison. A convict named Snake (Kurt Russell) is
- [How the West Was Won (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=53098) - "The westward course was no smoother than that of true love." Synopsis: Shortly after escaping robbery and death by a river pirate (Walter Brennan) and his clan, a homesteading couple (Karl Malden and Agnes Moorehead) drown in a tragic accident, and their daughters Eve (Carroll Baker) and Lilith (Debbie Reynolds) take different life paths in
- [Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=32080) - "Somebody better listen to somebody about Liberty Valance!" Synopsis: A beloved politician (Jimmy Stewart) returns with his wife (Vera Miles) to the small Western town where he's famous for having killed a bullying gunslinger named Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin); but as he begins to relate the story of his relationship with the recently deceased town
- [Young Lions, The (1958)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=81136) - "The German army is invincible because it is an army that obeys orders -- any orders." Synopsis: During World War II, a German ski instructor-turned-lieutenant (Marlon Brando) falls for a French woman (Liliane Montevecchi) and grows increasingly cynical while accompanying his ruthless captain (Maximilian Schell) in North Africa, and eventually visiting Schell's flirtatious wife (May
- [Pardners (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1374) - "We'll be the greatest pardners, buddies, and pals!" Synopsis: A wealthy wanna-be cowboy (Jerry Lewis) joins his new "pardner" (Dean Martin) in a stand-off against masked raiders who are terrorizing a Western town. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Agnes Moorehead Films Comedy Dean Martin Films Jerry Lewis Films Lee Van Cleef Films Lon Chaney, Jr.
- [Conqueror, The (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=41188) - "I feel this Tartar woman is for me, and my blood says, take her." Synopsis: With assistance from his loyal brother (Pedro Armendariz), a Mongol warrior (John Wayne) soon-to-be-known-as Genghis Khan attempts to conquer neighboring tribes while also winning the heart of his captive wife (Susan Hayward). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Historical Drama John
- [Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, The (1953)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37459) - "Two people don't share the same hallucination!" Synopsis: While conducting nuclear research in the Arctic Circle, a scientist (Paul Christian) is nearly killed by a giant prehistoric monster but struggles to get his story believed by either the military (led by Kenneth Tobey) or a top scientist (Cecil Kellaway). Kellaway's beautiful assistant (Paula Raymond) is
- [Ride Lonesome (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=1406) - "There are some things a man just can't ride around." Synopsis: A bounty hunter (Randolph Scott) seeking his wife's killer (Lee Van Cleef) uses the killer's brother (James Best) as bait. Genres: Bounty Hunters Budd Boetticher Films James Coburn Films Lee Van Cleef Films Outlaws Randolph Scott Films Revenge Western Response to Peary's Review: This
- [High Noon (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=27628) - "I think I ought to stay." Synopsis: When a recently retired sheriff (Gary Cooper) learns that a man (Ian MacDonald) he helped send to prison for life has returned to town with three assistants (Lee Van Cleef, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley) to seek revenge, he goes against the wishes of his new wife
- [Big Combo, The (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=29362) - "Brown's not a man; he's an organization." Synopsis: A police detective (Cornel Wilde) pursues an elusive gangster (Richard Conte) whose terrified girlfriend (Jean Wallace) is afraid to leave him and whose loyal henchmen (Earl Holliman and Lee Van Cleef) protect him at every turn. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Brian Donlevy Films Cat-and-Mouse Cornel Wilde
- [It Conquered the World (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=34886) - "I won't love a monster -- I won't!" Synopsis: A cynical scientist (Lee Van Cleef) helps a Venusian alien (Paul Blaisdell) land on earth and begin a campaign to rid humans of all emotions -- but his wife (Beverly Garland) and colleague (Peter Graves) are immediately concerned about his ideas. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:
- [Lawless Breed, The (1952)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=72750) - "I never killed a man except in self-defense." Synopsis: The gambling son (Rock Hudson) of a preacher (John McIntire) kills a man (Michael Ansara) in self-defense and is hunted down by the dead man's vengeful brothers (Hugh O'Brian, Lee Van Cleef, and Glenn Strange); meanwhile, Hudson tries to earn money to marry his sweetheart (Mary
- [Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82852) - "Time is short; all men work!" Synopsis: When a staunch British colonel (Alec Guinness) and his men are brought to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp run by no-nonsense Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa), Guinness refuses to give into Saito's demands that the men help build a bridge across the Kwai River, and is sent into solitary confinement
- [Theatre of Blood (1973)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=48237) - "They're not going to start killing critics for giving bad notices, are they?" Synopsis: With assistance from his loyal daughter (Diana Rigg), a vengeful actor (Vincent Price) systematically murders each of his critics while a hapless detective (Milo O'Shea) attempts to stay ahead of each Shakespearean-inspired crime. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses
- [Land of the Pharaohs (1955)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=37624) - "What reason is there to build a pyramid to hold a tomb if the tomb may be violated?" Synopsis: In Ancient Egypt, single-minded Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) hires an enslaved architect (James Robertson Justice) to design a full-proof tomb that will secure his body and belongings for the after-life -- but his second wife, wily
- [Verboten! (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82781) - "I will show you there is a difference between a Nazi and a German!" Synopsis: When an American sergeant (James Best) is wounded while exploring a sniper-infested village in Germany near the end of World War II, he's nursed to health by a German woman (Susan Cummings) who he marries -- but is Cummings genuinely
- [Richard III (1956)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82736) - "Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead." Synopsis: In 15th century England, hunchbacked Richard the Duke of Gloucester (Laurence Olivier) seeks support from his cousin the Duke of Buckingham (Ralph Richardson) in gradually bringing down all those ahead of him in line to the throne -- including King Edward (Cedric Hardwicke) himself, their
- [Horse Soldiers, The (1959)](https://filmfanatic.org/?p=82709) - "War isn't exactly a civilized business." Synopsis: During the Civil War, a cavalry brigade led by Col. Marlowe (John Wayne) is sent behind Confederate lines to destroy a railroad, accompanied by a surgeon (William Holden) who Marlowe has issues with. When the unit stops at a plantation owned by Miss Hunter (Constance Towers), she and

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- [Topics and Themes: K - M](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=89369) - Kidnapping Behind the Green Door (1972) Beyond the Limit (1983) Black Windmill, The (1974) Blue Velvet (1986) Bohemian Girl, The (1936) Bus Stop/Wrong Kind of Girl, The (1956) Cobra Woman (1944) Collector, The (1965) Corpse Vanishes, The (1942) Day of the Dolphin, The (1973) Eegah! (1962) Eyes Without a Face / Horror Chamber of Dr.
- [Topics and Themes: G - J](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=50346) - Gambling Against All Odds (1984) Belles of St. Trinian's, The (1955) Bob le Flambeur (1956) California Split (1974) Canyon Passage (1946) Dime With a Halo (1963) Force of Evil (1948) Funny Girl (1968) Gambler, The (1974) Guys and Dolls (1955) Hallelujah! (1929) Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The (1976) Let's Do it Again (1975) Little
- [Topics and Themes: D - F](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=89184) - Dancers All That Jazz (1979) Blood Wedding (1981) Born to Dance (1936) Breakin’ (1984) Carmen (1983) City for Conquest (1940) Cotton Club, The (1984) Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) Dancing Lady (1933) Easter Parade (1948) Fame (1980) Flashdance (1983) Follow the Fleet (1936) French Cancan (1955) Glorifying the American Girl (1929) Holiday Inn (1942) Invitation to
- [Directors: J - O (First Names)](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=91755) - Jack Arnold Films Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957) It Came from Outer Space (1953) Monster on the Campus (1958) Revenge of the Creature (1955) Tarantula (1955) Tattered Dress, The (1957) Jack Clayton Films Great Gatsby, The (1974) Innocents, The (1961) Our Mother's House (1967) Pumpkin Eater, The (1964) Room
- [Actors: N - R](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=89485) - Nancy Allen Films Blow Out (1981) Carrie (1976) Dressed to Kill (1980) Home Movies (1980) I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) Last Detail, The (1973) 1941 (1979) Strange Invaders (1983) Nancy Olson Films Battle Cry (1955) Pollyanna (1960) Sunset Blvd. (1950) Nastassja Kinski Films Cat People (1982) Exposed (1983) Hotel New Hampshire, The (1984) Moon
- [Actors: A - G](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=84896) - Abbott and Costello Films Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Buck Privates (1941) Hold That Ghost (1941) Little Giant (1946) Naughty Nineties, The (1945) Pardon My Sarong (1942) Time of Their Lives, The (1946) Adolphe Menjou Films Farewell to Arms, A (1932) Front Page, The (1931) Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) Golden Boy (1939) Hucksters,
- [Yet Another Take: <em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die</em>](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=1458) - In 2003, Barron's published a massive volume entitled 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, edited by Steven Jay Schneider and with contributions by numerous film critics. It's been updated regularly since then, given a new cover image each time, and translated into numerous slanguages. According to the back cover of the original (2003)
- [Chronological Listing of Peary's Titles: 1960-1987](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=84444) - Here are ALL of Peary’s recommended “must-see” titles from 1960-1987 — combined from the front and back of his book — in chronological order, with my “YES” (MUST SEE) or “NO” (NOT MUST SEE) vote provided afterwards. 1960 -- Read my overview of must-see films from this year Alamo, The (1960) - NO Apartment, The
- [Back of Book Additional "Must See" Films](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=49708) - In the back of his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), Peary provides several thousand titles (listed below, with hyperlinks to my own reviews when available) which he recommends as additional “must see” movies. As Peary writes: "The films listed below are not 'also-rans'; but other movies that I believe are essential viewing for the
- [Actors: S - Z](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=89483) - Sabu Films Black Narcissus (1947) Cobra Woman (1944) Drum, The / Drums (1938) Elephant Boy (1937) Jungle Book, The (1942) Thief of Bagdad, The (1940) Sal Mineo Films Cheyenne Autumn (1964) Crime in the Streets (1956) Exodus (1960) Giant (1956) Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965) Longest Day, The (1962) Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
- [Topics and Themes: A - C](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=89186) - Actors and Actresses All About Eve (1950) Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952) Barefoot Contessa, The (1954) Barkleys of Broadway, The (1949) Big Knife, The (1955) Blonde Bombshell/Bombshell (1933) Body Double (1984) Boy Friend, The (1971) Caught in the Draft (1941) Children of Paradise / Enfants Du Paradis, Les (1945) Children Shouldn't Play With Dead
- [Front of Book "Must See" Films](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=4284) - In his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986/87), Danny Peary provides short reviews for over 1600 "Must See" films. These titles are listed below, with hyperlinks to my "Response Reviews" when available. A list of Peary's "Additional Must See" titles (not reviewed in the book) is available here. “A” MOVIES A Nos Amours (1984) Abbott
- [Peary's <em>Alternate Oscars</em> Selections](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=2606) - In 1993, Danny Peary published Alternate Oscars, in which he discusses his personal choices for best picture, actor, and actress since the Academy Awards were established in 1928. Below are the selections from Danny Peary's Alternate Oscars, with "runner up" choices listed under the winners. 1927-28 (Original nominations) Best Production Winner: Sunrise The Circus The
- [Topics and Themes: S - Z](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=87715) - S&M Barbed Wire Dolls (1976) Belle De Jour (1967) Blue Velvet (1986) Cruising (1980) Eating Raoul (1982) Exterminating Angel, The (1962) Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975) Incredible Torture Show, The/Blood Sucking Freaks (1976) Living Nightmare / Nazi Love Camp #27 (1977) Maitresse (1976) Negatives (1968) Night Porter, The (1974) 9 1/2 Weeks Story
- [Topics and Themes: N - R](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=78369) - Naive Public American Madness (1932) Face in the Crowd, A (1957) Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) Meet John Doe (1941) Privilege (1967) Stuff, The (1985) Wild in the Streets (1968) Native Americans Big Sky, The (1952) Billy Jack (1971) Broken Arrow (1950) Buffalo Bill (1944) Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
- [Actors: H - M](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=84885) - Hans Conried Films Bus Stop / Wrong Kind of Girl, The (1956) 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T., The (1953) Hitler's Children (1943) Jet Pilot (1957) Journey Into Fear (1943) Lady Takes a Chance, A (1943) Patsy, The (1964) Peter Pan (1953) Senator Was Indiscreet, The (1947) Summer Stock (1950) Twonky, The (1953) Harold Lloyd Films
- [Directors: P - Z (First Name)](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=96816) - Paul Mazursky Films Alex in Wonderland (1970) Blume in Love (1973) Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) Harry and Tonto (1974) Moscow on the Hudson (1984) Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) Tempest (1982) Unmarried Woman, An (1978) Willie and Phil (1980) Paul Morrissey Films Andy Warhol's
- [Genres](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=49970) - Animated Features Allegro Non Troppo (1976) American Pop (1981) Anchors Aweigh (1945) Animal Farm (1954) Bambi (1942) Black Cauldron, The (1985) Cinderella (1950) Dark Crystal, The (1982) Dumbo (1941) Fabulous World of Jules Verne, The (1958) Fantasia (1940) Fantastic Planet/Planéte Sauvage, La (1973) Fritz the Cat (1972) Gulliver's Travels (1939) Heavy Metal (1981) Heavy Traffic
- [<strong>What Is This Site About? Who is "Peary"?</strong>](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=120) - In 1988, I bought a copy of Danny Peary's Guide for the Film Fanatic (see photo above), and since then, I've steadily been trying to see each of the 4,300 titles listed. You'll see me citing Peary throughout many of my reviews ("As Peary says..." "According to Peary..." "Peary argues...") -- this is who I
- [Directors: A - I (First Names)](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=49953) - Akira Kurosawa Films Dersu Uzala (1975) Dodesthi'ka-den (1970) Drunken Angel (1948) Hidden Fortress, The (1958) High and Low (1963) Idiot, The (1951) Ikiru (1952) Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior) (1980) Lower Depths, The (1957) Rashomon (1950) Ran (1985) Sanjuro (1962) Seven Samurai, The / Magnificent Seven, The (1954) Stray Dog (1949) Throne of Blood (1957) Yojimbo
- [Yearly Overviews: Reflections on Must-See Films](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=96217) - Below are links to my "Reflections on Must-See Films" from each year, as I craft them. I'll continue adding to this list! Reflections on Must-See Films From 1960 Reflections on Must-See Films From 1961 Reflections on Must-See Films From 1962 Reflections on Must-See Films From 1963 Reflections on Must-See Films From 1964 Reflections on Must-See
- [Chronological Listing of Peary's Titles: 1940-1959](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=84441) - Here are ALL of Peary’s recommended “must-see” titles from 1940-1959 — combined from the front and back of his book — in chronological order, with my “YES” (MUST SEE) or “NO” (NOT MUST SEE) vote provided afterwards. 1940 Angels Over Broadway (1940) - YES Bank Dick, The (1940) - YES Before I Hang (1940) -
- [Foreign Films](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=49975) - African Films Black Girl/La Noire De… (1966) Come Back Africa (1959) Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1980) Mandabi (1968) Xala (1974) Zambizanga (1972) Australian Films Alvin Purple / Sex Therapist, The (1973) Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) Cars That Ate Paris, The / Cars That Eat People, The (1974) Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The
- [Peary's <em>Cult Movies</em> Books](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=5986) - Danny Peary is perhaps best known as the author of three over-sized paperback books containing lengthy reviews of (in total) 200 cult favorites: Cult Movies (1981), Cult Movies 2 (1983), and Cult Movies 3 (1988). Below are the titles discussed in each book, with hyperlinks to my own reviews when available. Cult Movies (1981) Aguirre,
- [Post-1986 "Must See" Movies](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=5647) - Since the publication of Peary's Guide for the Film Fanatic in 1986, hundreds of new "must see" films have been released. Below are my nominations; click here to see a list of additional recommended post-1986 titles. Last updated May 16, 2021 Animated Features Aladdin (1992) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Chicken Run (2000) Coco (2017)
- [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=12) - Who are you? I am a "no-holds-barred" film fanatic, as described on the back cover of Danny Peary's Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986). I started watching movies obsessively as a teenager, and haven't stopped since then. In my non-film-reviewing life, I'm a wife, sister, mom of three, and educator. Click here to see a
- [Blogroll Essays](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=97742) - Over the years, I've taken occasional breaks from my relentless title-by-title viewing project to capture my thoughts on broader categories of films -- either highlights from a particular year of watching, thoughts on the entire listed works of a particular director or genre, or (most recently) reflections on an entire decade of cinema. While my
- [Are You a Film Fanatic?](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=2) - You may be, if-- One of your life goals is to see every "interesting" film ever made Your definition of an "interesting film" is wide enough to include movies of every genre and time-period You don't shy away from watching a film just because it got "two stars" by most movie critics You keep lists
- [Missing Titles](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=4388) - Although Peary's book covers the vast majority of "must see" feature-length films released during or prior to 1986, there are some noticeable gaps: titles he accidentally left out; movies he may never have seen (I Am Cuba, for instance, wasn't released in the United States until 1995); and movies that have since become certified cult
- [Chronological Listing of Peary's Titles: 1912-1939](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=84429) - Here are ALL of Peary’s recommended “must-see” titles from 1912-1939 — combined from the front and back of his book — in chronological order, with my “YES” (MUST SEE) or “NO” (NOT MUST SEE) vote provided afterwards. 1910s Quo Vadis? (1912) - YES Student of Prague, The (1913) - NO Tillie’s Punctured Romance (1914) -
- [Must See Categories](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=1784) - The following categories (inspired by the Key at the back of Peary's GFTFF -- see below) are my own attempt to determine why a particular movie may or may not be considered "must see" viewing for film fanatics. In my reviews, if I vote "Yes" on a particular movie, I list one or more of
- [Peary's Newer Cult Movie Recommendations](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=37156) - In the back of Peary's recently published e-books on cult crime, horror, midnight, and sci-fi movies, he includes Appendices with lists of additional recommended titles. Most were released post-1986, but some movies (highlighted in bold below, and hyper-linked to my own reviews when available) could be considered "missing titles" from his original Guide for the
- [Post-1986 Recommended Titles](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=5648) - While the post-1986 titles listed below are not necessarily "must see" viewing, I recommend checking them out. Animated Features Adventures of Tintin, The (2011) Animatrix, The (2003) Antz (1998) Big Hero 6 (2014) Bug's Life, A (1998) Cars (2006) Coraline (2009) Corpse Bride, The (2005) Finding Dory (2016) Frozen II (2019) Grave of the Fireflies
- [Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=4278) - As I've worked on this website, I've found it useful to categorize the various films in Peary's book. I like to be able to quickly see how many films Peary has included with certain actors, by certain directors, within certain genres, or about certain topics. If you think of additional topics that should be included,
- [Dedications](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=8) - This site is dedicated to: Danny Peary, whose Guide For the Film Fanatic (1986) has truly guided me towards a wealth of "must see" movies in my lifetime. My husband, without whose technical expertise this blog wouldn't exist. Thank you both!
- [How Can I Leave Comments on Your Reviews? ](https://filmfanatic.org/?page_id=4133) - How can I post comments? If you're a fellow film fanatic, I highly encourage you to leave your own comments on my reviews. Due to daily spammers, new contributors must email me directly to get an account set up; once I approve your account, you'll be free to post as much and as often as

## Categories

- [Original Reviews](https://filmfanatic.org/?cat=1) - Responses to Peary’s “must see” movie reviews, as well as my own “must see” movie reviews up to and after 1986 (when Peary’s book was published).
- [Response Reviews](https://filmfanatic.org/?cat=3) - My comments on Peary’s reviews in Guide for the Film Fanatic (Simon & Schuster, 1986).
- [Blogroll](https://filmfanatic.org/?cat=6)
- [Missing Title Reviews](https://filmfanatic.org/?cat=7)