“Beware, My Lovely” (1952) Drama Running Time: 77 minutes Written by: Mel Dinelli Directed by: Harry Horner Featuring: Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Taylor Holmes Howard Wilton: “You think I'm funny?” Ruth Williams: “Not particularly.” Howard Wilton: “I don't like being laughed at.” Ruth Williams: “Well, aren't you the bundle of nerves! Listen, you. I don't see many men around polishing floors. It's a …
“The Enforcer” (1951) Drama Running Time: 85 minutes Written by: Martin Rackin Directed by: Bretaigne Windust Featuring: Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel and Everett Sloane D.A. Martin Ferguson: “You think you can shut people up by killing them, but you're wrong. Maybe not in the courtroom but they'll be talkin' to you, Mendoza! At night when you're trying to sleep!” Critical …
"Appointment with Danger" (1950) Drama Running Time: 104 minutes Written by: Richard L. Breen and Warren Duff Directed by: Lewis Allen Featuring: Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert and Paul Stewart Earl Boettiger: “What's the matter with you? You got a face a foot long.” Joe Regas: “You look as if you just lost your best friend.” Al Goddard: “I'm my best friend.” Joe Regas: “That's what I …
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Drama Running Time: 104 minutes Written by: Walter Doniger Directed by: William Dieterle Featuring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre Toady: “I am here, free as the wind, fountain of extraordinary knowledge, splendidly corrupt and eager to be of profitable service.” Critical Commentary "Rope of Sand" is a film-noir adventure movie released in 1949, directed by William Dieterle. Starring Burt …
Drama Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley and Kenneth Cranham Maggie: “I do have a mind of my own, Danny. I know very well I might be losing it, but I do have a mind of my own.” Critical Commentary "The Boxer" is a 1997 film directed …
“In the Name of the Father” (1993) Drama Running Time: 133 minutes Written by: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson and Pete Postlethwaite Gerry Conlon: “I'm an innocent man. I spent 15 years in prison for something I didn't do. I watched my father die in a British prison for something he didn't do. And this …
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“The Field” (1990) Drama Running Time: 103 minutes Written and directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Brenda Fricker, Frances Tomelty and Tom Berenger "Bull" McCabe: “There's another law stronger than the common law.” Father Doran: “What's that?” "Bull" McCabe: “The law of the land.” Critical Commentary "The Field" is a 1990 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. Set in rural Ireland, the …
“My Left Foot” (1989) Running Time: 103 minutes Drama Written by: Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Adrian Dunbar and Ruth McCabe Christy Brown: “What'll we drink to?” Mary: “Let's drink to Dublin.” Christy Brown: “To Dublin? Why?” Mary: “Because Christy Brown was born there.” Critical Commentary "My Left Foot" is …
“World Without End” (2012) Drama Eight Episodes Written by: John Pielmeier based on the book by Ken Follett Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones Featuring: Cynthia Nixon,Miranda Richardson, Ben Chaplin, Peter Firth, Charlotte Riley and Tom Weston-Jones “We’re all good when it suits us, he used to say: that doesn’t count. It’s when you want so badly to do something wrong—when you’re about to make …
“The Pillars of the Earth” (2010) Drama Eight Episodes Written by: John Pielmeier based on the book by Ken Follett Directed by: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Featuring: Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfayden, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell and Sarah Parish Lord Stephen: “There's Gloucester.” Archbishop: “The king's bastard? He will never inherit.” Lord Stephen: “There's the king's legitimate daughter, Maud.” Archbishop: “A child. And female.” …
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“The Brotherhood” (1968) Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Lewis John Carlino Directed by: Martin Ritt Featuring: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas and Luther Adler Critical Commentary "The Brotherhood" is a crime drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, and Irene Papas. The story revolves around a young man named Frank Ginetta (Alex Cord) who …
“Last Train from Gun Hill” (1959) Western Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: James Poe Directed by: John Sturges Featuring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and Earl Holliman Gun Hill Sheriff Bartlett: “Far as I'm concerned, you can go out on the street and get yourself killed anytime you want to, but, you know something, 40 years from now the weeds'll grow just …
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“Man on a Swing” (1974) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: David Zelag Goodman Directed by: Frank Perry Featuring: Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson and George Voskovec Critical Commentary "Man on a Swing" is a 1974 mystery-thriller film directed by Frank Perry, starring Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, and Dorothy Tristan. The movie is based on the true story of …
“China Gate” (1957) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written and Directed by: Samuel Fuller Featuring: Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole and Lee Van Cleef Critical Commentary "China Gate" is a 1957 war film directed by Samuel Fuller. The movie is set in French Indochina during the First Indochina War, where a group of soldiers led by Captain Caumont …
“Johnny Got His Gun” (1971) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written and Directed by: Dalton Trumbo Featuring: Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Diane Varsi and Kathy Fields Joe: “Inside me, I'm screaming and yelling and howling like a trapped animal... and nobody pays any attention. If I had arms, I could kill myself. If I had legs, I could run away. …
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“Cutter’s Way” (1981) Drama Running Time: 109 minutes Written by: Jeffrey Alan Fiskin based on Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornburg Directed by: Ivan Passer Featuring: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn and Ann Dusenberry Alex Cutter: “I watched the war on TV like everybody else. Thought the same damn things. You know what you thought when you saw a picture of a young woman …
“Conquest of Space” (1955) Science Fiction Running Time: 93 minutes Written by: James O'Hanlon Directed by: Byron Haskin Featuring: Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming and Mickey Shaughnessy Sergeant Imoto: “Some years ago, my country chose to fight a terrible war. It was bad, I do not defend it, but there were reasons. Somehow those reasons are never spoken of. To the Western …
“Supernova” (2020) Drama Running Time: 93 minutes Written and directed by: Harry Macqueen Featuring: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci Lilly: “You're still you Tusker. You're still the guy he fell in love with.” Tusker: “No. I'm not. I just look like him.” “Supernova” is a 2020 drama film directed by Harry Macqueen and starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci. The …
“Stir of Echoes” (1995) Horror Running Time: 100 minutes Written and directed by: David Koepp Featuring: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas and Kevin Dunn Lisa: “It doesn't surprise me that there's another woman. Of course, the fact that she's dead gives one pause.” Critical Commentary "Stir of Echoes" is a supernatural thriller film released in 1999, directed by David Koepp, …
“Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead” (1995) Drama Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: Scott Rosenberg Directed by: Gary Fleder Featuring: Andy García, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe, Bill Nunn, Treat Williams, Jack Warden, Steve Buscemi, Fairuza Balk, Gabrielle Anwar and Christopher Walken Easy Wind: “Remember when you was a kid and you would spend the whole year waiting for summer vacation and when it finally came it …
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