12 Angry Men
Dir. William Friedkin
Even a director of William Friedkin’s caliber had his work cut out for him with this remake of the towering…
My Life as a Dog
Dir. Lasse Hallström
This Swedish surprise hit captivated viewers across the Atlantic because of one thing: the lead’s perspective. Okay, well, the performances…
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Dir. Héctor Babenco
Sometimes, all you need to make a good movie is to get two vastly different characters and force them to…
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Dir. Richard Brooks
Given the Hays Code, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof has toned down an important part from the original play,…
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Dir. Philip Kaufman
The only Kundera film adaptation frankly hasn’t disproven that the source novel is unfilmable, but The Unbearable Lightness of Being…
The Last Picture Show
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
These days, most coming-of-age films tend to have a comic or hopeful tone to them. It’s hard being a teenager,…
The Stunt Man
Dir. Richard Rush
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a…
Breaker Morant
Dir. Bruce Beresford
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they…
Prince of the City
Dir. Sidney Lumet
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the…
A Soldier’s Story
Dir. Norman Jewison
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army…
Sophie’s Choice
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly…
The Killing Fields
Dir. Roland Joffé
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter…
The Elephant Man
Dir. David Lynch
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his “owner” as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous…
A Passage to India
Dir. David Lean
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with…
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Dir. Michael Apted
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Full Metal Jacket
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot…
The Color Purple
Dir. Steven Spielberg
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives…
The Color Purple
Dir. Blitz Bazawule
With the tried-and-tested music and lyrics of Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray, this film adaptation of the Color…
Fatal Attraction
Dir. Adrian Lyne
British director Adrian Lyne (9 1/2 Weeks) is famous for his uncompromising treatment of seedy eroticism and charged stories. Fatal…