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The Song of Bernadette
Henry King 1943 2h 36m 8.0

In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Berna...

Going My Way
Leo McCarey 1944 2h 6m 6.7

When young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of his new assistant.

The Lost Weekend
Billy Wilder 1945 1h 41m 8.4

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

The Best Years of Our Lives
William Wyler 1946 2h 51m 7.7

The Best Years of Our Lives is a classic film from director Williams Wyler about three war veterans. The film earned seven Oscars in 1946.

Gentleman's Agreement
Elia Kazan 1947 1h 58m 5.6
Johnny Belinda
Jean Negulesco 1948 1h 42m 8.7

A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston 1948 2h 6m 8.3

Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

All the King's Men
Robert Rossen 1949 1h 49m 6.7

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

Sunset Blvd.
Billy Wilder 1950 1h 50m 8.9

Director Billy Wilder is ice cold in his captivating Hollywood drama Sunset Blvd. A screenwriter begins an affair with a silent film actress who thinks she’s at the top of her field...

A Place in the Sun
George Stevens 1951 2h 2m 8.2

An ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.

An American in Paris
Vincente Minnelli 1951 1h 53m 7.0

Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.

The Greatest Show on Earth
Cecil B. DeMille 1952 2h 32m 6.8

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.

With a Song in My Heart
Walter Lang 1952 1h 57m

Jane Froman, an aspiring songstress, lands a job in radio with help from pianist Don Ross, whom she later marries. Jane's popularity soars, and she leaves on a European tour... but her plane crashes in Lisbon, and she is partially crippled. Unable to walk without crutches, Jane nevertheless goes on to entertain the Allied troops in World War II.

The Robe
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The Robe

Henry Koster 1953 2h 15m 6.5

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus...

On the Waterfront
Elia Kazan 1954 1h 48m 8.4

On the Waterfront is a social criticism gangster film from director Elia Kazan, about an ex-boxer, who is part of the corruption of the trade unions for the men working on the waterfront in New York. A film about mob violence that won eight Academy Awards.

Carmen Jones
Otto Preminger 1954 1h 45m 6.5

Version of the Bizet opera set in World War II, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.

East of Eden
Elia Kazan 1955 1h 55m 8.3

East of Eden is a film based after the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. The film illustrates the character of a young rebellious son, played by James Dean, who only really wants his father’s love.

Guys and Dolls
Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1955 2h 29m 7.0

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Anderson 1956 3h 2m 7.4

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

The King and I
Walter Lang 1956 2h 13m 7.3

Musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children.

The Bridge on the River Kwai
David Lean 1957 2h 42m 8.5

A classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

Les Girls
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Les Girls

George Cukor 1957 1h 54m 6.0

The former members of a dance troupe are suing because of recently published memoirs. Each one insists on own point of view.

The Defiant Ones
Stanley Kramer 1958 1h 36m 8.0

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

Auntie Mame
Morton DaCosta 1958 2h 23m 8.0

An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.

Gigi
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Gigi

Vincente Minnelli 1958 1h 55m 6.1

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor (Louis Jourdan) in Paris offers them all to Gigi (Leslie Caron). But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

Ben-Hur
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Ben-Hur

William Wyler 1959 3h 32m 8.5

Ben Hur is the critically acclaimed monumental masterpiece historical film starring Charlton Heston as a chariot racer in the first century. The film is a cult classic.

Some Like It Hot
Billy Wilder 1959 2h 3m 8.8

PLEASE DELETE, EXISTS ALREADY!

Porgy and Bess
Otto Preminger 1959 2h 18m

Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Spartacus
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Spartacus

Stanley Kubrick 1960 3h 17m 7.9

Stanley Kubrick's film Spartacus hosts top-class cast and tells the story of rebellion of the slaves in ancient Rome. The film was awarded four Oscars and stands today as one of the greatest classics of the Sword and Sandal genre.

The Apartment
Billy Wilder 1960 2h 6m 8.6

The Apartment came out shortly after the success of ‘Some Like it Hot’ from director Billy Wilder and thus making it the most successful films of the year. Full of trivialities this comedy is a harsh critic of coporate world and the American way of life.

Song Without End
Charles Vidor, George Cukor 1960 2h 21m

Biopic about Franz Liszt.

The Guns of Navarone
J. Lee Thompson 1961 2h 40m 7.4

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

A Majority of One
Mervyn LeRoy 1961 2h 36m

A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness and forgiveness.

West Side Story
Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise 1961 2h 33m 8.0

West Side Story is the film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical of the same name from directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins.

Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean 1962 3h 48m 8.5

Lawrence of Arabia is the classic film from David Lean starring Peter O’Toole and based on the autobiography from Thomas Edward Lawrence who during the first World War was on assignment by the British Empire in Arabia. The film would become a cult classic and is known today as a masterpiece.

That Touch of Mink
Delbert Mann 1962 1h 39m 5.0

Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she would be a suitable match for his boss. Despite their mutual attraction, Cathy and Philip want different things. Philip wants a fling, while...

The Music Man
Morton DaCosta 1962 2h 31m 9.0

A con man comes to a Midwestern town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan.

The Cardinal
Otto Preminger 1963 3h 5m 6.0

A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Naziism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.

Tom Jones
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Tom Jones

Tony Richardson 1963 2h 8m 5.8

Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?

Becket
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Becket

Peter Glenville 1964 2h 28m 8.0

Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.

My Fair Lady
George Cukor 1964 2h 53m 7.7

In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make a crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.

Doctor Zhivago
David Lean 1965 3h 20m 8.0

Doctor Zhivago is the filmed adapation of the Russian novel by Boris Pasternak from director David Lean that was an international success and today deemed a classic. Omar Sharif and Julie Kristie play two protagonists who in fact love each other yet because of their current situation cannot find a way be together.

The Sound of Music
Robert Wise 1965 2h 54m 8.2

As a postulant nun, Maria leaves her Abbey to become a Governess to a retired Austrian Naval Captain and his 7 children.

A Man for All Seasons
Fred Zinnemann 1966 2h 7.4

A Man for All Seasons is the filmed version of the life of Thomas More. An English man comes to Sir Thomas More to ask if he can divorce his wife since King Henry VIII has made it illegal. Sir Tomas More stands up in opposition to the King even though he knows he’s risking his own life. An award winning film from 1966.

The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Norman Jewison 1966 2h 6m

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to...

In the Heat of the Night
Norman Jewison 1967 1h 49m 7.4

An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town

The Graduate
Mike Nichols 1967 1h 47m 8.7

Recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock is trapped into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, who happens to be the wife of his father's business partner and then finds himself falling in love with her teenage daughter, Elaine.

The Lion in Winter
Anthony Harvey 1968 2h 14m 8.0

Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries...

Oliver!
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Oliver!

Carol Reed 1968 2h 33m 5.9

Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

Anne of the Thousand Days
Charles Jarrott 1969 2h 25m 8.0

Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.