"Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" (1991) Documentary Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper Directed by: Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper Featuring: Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, George Lucas, John Milius and Martin Sheen Francis Ford Coppola: "My greatest fear is to make a really shitty, embarrassing, pompous …
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"Spellbinder" (1998) Horror Running Time: 99 minutes Written by: Tracy Tormé Directed by: Janet Greek Featuring: Timothy Daly, Kelly Preston and Rick Rossovich Mrs. White: [referring to Miranda] "We want her back." Jeff Mills: "What is this, some kind of joke?" Mrs. White: "Take this as a warning. There won't be another." There are certain films that …
"The Last Seduction" (1994) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: Steve Barancik Directed by: John Dahl Featuring: Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg and Bill Pullman Mike Swale: "I'm trying to figure out whether you're a total fucking bitch or not." Bridget Gregory: "I am a total fucking bitch." Few films from the 1990s have aged as well …
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"No Other Choice" (2025) Drama Running Time: 139 minutes Written by: Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar and Lee Ja-hye Directed by: Park Chan-wook Featuring: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran and Cha Seung-won “Losing your job is not the problem; the problem is with how you deal with it.” Park Chan-wook’s No Other …
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"Alligator" (1980) Horror Running Time: 91 minutes Written by: John Sayles Directed by: Lewis Teague Featuring: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael Gazzo, Jack Carter, Dean Jagger, Sidney Lassick, Perry Lang, Sue Lyon, Angel Tompkins and Henry Silva Bob: "We got a big toe in the morgue once. Nothing else; just a big toe. Never found the rest …
"3:10 to Yuma" (2007) Drama Running Time: 97 minutes Written by: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, Mary Tsoni and Anna Kalaitzidou Father: [subtitled version] "Soon your mother will give birth to two children and a dog." Yorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth remains one of the most unsettling, darkly …
"3:10 to Yuma" (2007) Western Running Time: 122 minutes Written by: Halsted Welles, Michael Brandt and Derek Haas Directed by: James Mangold Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Dallas Roberts, Alan Tudyk, Vinessa Shaw and Logan Lerman Dan Evans: [while being choked] "I ain't never been no hero, Wade. The only battle …
"Together" (2025) Horror Running Time: 102 minutes Written & directed by: Michael Shanks Featuring: Dave Franco and Alison Brie Tim: "It's called diazepam now! It works quicker if you snort it!" Together is a 2025 body-horror film directed by Michael Shanks, starring real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Francoas Millie and Tim — a long-term couple whose relationship is already strained …
"Rain Man" (1988) Drama Running Time: 135 minutes Written by: Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass Directed by: Barry Levinson Featuring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Valeria Golino Charlie: "What you have to understand is, four days ago he was only my brother in name. And this morning we had pancakes." At its heart, Rain Man remains a deeply affecting …
"Malcolm X" (1992) Drama Running Time: 202 minutes Written by: Arnold Perl and Spike Lee Directed by: Spike Lee Featuring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo and Spike Lee Malcolm X: "You may be shocked by these words, but I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass and …
"In the Heat of the Night" (1967) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: Stirling Silliphant Directed by: Norman Jewison Featuring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates and Lee Grant Chief Gillespie: "Just once in my life, I'm gonna own my temper. I'm telling you that you're gonna stay here. You're gonna stay here if I have …
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"The Hurt Locker" (2008) Drama Running Time: 131 minutes Written by: Mark Boal Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Featuring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce Opening Quote by Chris Hedges: "The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug." Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt …
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"Crocodile Dundee" (1986) Comedy Running Time: 141 minutes Written by: Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie and John Cornell Directed by: Peter Faiman Featuring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum, David Gulpilil, Michael Lombard and John Meillon Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee: "Well, you see, Aborigines don't own the land.They belong to it. It's like their mother. See those rocks? …
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“It Came from Outer Space” (1953) Science Fiction Running Time: 80 minutes Written by: Harry Essex Directed by: Jack Arnold Featuring: Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush Sheriff Matt Warren: “Did you know, Putnam, more murders are committed at ninety-two degrees Fahrenheit than any other temperature? I read an article once - lower temperatures, people are easy-going. Over ninety two, it's too …
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“The First Slam Dunk” (2022) Anime Running Time: 124 minutes Written and directed by: Takehiko Inoue Featuring: Shugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shinichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura and Kenta Miyake Sakuragi Hanamichi: “Once you give up, the game is truly over.” "The First Slam Dunk" arrived with a weight of expectation that few anime films could hope to bear. For decades, Takehiko Inoue's Slam …
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“The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” (1994) Comedy Running Time: 103 minutes Written and directed by: Stephan Elliott Featuring: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Bill Hunter Bernadette: [to Shirley] “Now listen here, you mullet. Why don't you just light your tampon, and blow your box apart? Because it's the only bang you're ever gonna get, sweetheart!” Few films …
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“A Bridge Too Far” (1977) War Drama Running Time: 176 minutes Written by: William Goldman based on A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan Directed by: Richard Attenborough Featuring: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Hardy Krüger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell and Liv Ullmann Lt. Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur: “Remember what the general said; we're the cavalry. It would be bad form to arrive in …
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“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (2024) Action Running Time: 148 minutes Written by: George Miller and Nico Lathouris Directed by: George Miller Featuring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke and Alyla Browne Dementus: “You fabulous thing. You crawled out of a pitiless grave, deeper than hell. Only one thing that is going to do that for you. Not hope. Hate. No shame …
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“Saw” (2004) Horror Running Time: 103 minutes Written by: Leigh Whannell Directed by: James Wan Featuring: Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung and Leigh Whannell John: [to Amanda] “Congratulations. You are still alive. Most people are so ungrateful to be alive. But not you. Not anymore.” "Saw" (2004), directed by James Wan and written by Wan and Leigh Whannell, is a …
“Reservoir Dogs” (1992) Action Running Time: 104 minutes Written and directed by: Quentin Tarantino Featuring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney and Michael Madsen Mr. Blonde: “Hey Joe, you want me to shoot this guy?” Mr. White: [laughs] “Shit... You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.” Critical Commentary In 1992, a then-unknown filmmaker named Quentin Tarantino …
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