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- DirectorGregory La CavaStarsKatharine HepburnGinger RogersAdolphe MenjouA chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.1937.
01. STAGE DOOR
02. A STAR IS BORN
03. THE AWFUL TRUTH - DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames StewartWhen a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.1940.
01. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. THE GRAPES OF WRATH
03. REBECCA
04. KITTY FOYLE - DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. RobinsonA Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.1944.
01. DOUBLE INDEMNITY
02. LAURA
03. GASLIGHT
04. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
none of these wonderful screenplays won, I wonder what could be better than this ?... - DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsAnna MagnaniAldo FabriziMarcello PaglieroDuring the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.1946.
01. ROME, OPEN CITY
02. BRIEF ENCOUNTER
03. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (OSCAR WINNER) ***
04. THE KILLERS - DirectorDavid LeanStarsJohn MillsValerie HobsonTony WagerA humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.1947.
01. GREAT EXPECTATIONS
02. CROSSFIRE
03. GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT - DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartWalter HustonTim HoltTwo down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.1948.
01. THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. THE SNAKE PIT
03. JOHNNY BELINDA - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsJeanne CrainLinda DarnellAnn SothernA letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.1949.
01. A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. THE FALLEN IDOL
03. THE BYCICLE THIEF
04. ALL THE KING'S MEN - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge SandersA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.1950.
01. ALL ABOUT EVE (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. BORN YESTERDAY
03. THE ASPHALT JUNGLE - DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMontgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorShelley WintersA poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.1951.
01. A PLACE IN THE SUN (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
03. DETECTIVE STORY
04. THE AFRICAN QUEEN
05. LA RONDE - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.1952.
01. HIGH NOON
02. THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT
03. THE QUIET MAN
04. THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.1953.
01. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. SHANE
03. ROMAN HOLIDAY - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell CoreyA wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.1954.
01. REAR WINDOW
02. SABRINA
03. THE COUNTRY GIRL (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSpencer TracyRobert RyanAnne FrancisA one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.1955.
01. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
02. MARTY (OSCAR WINNER) **
03. EAST OF EDEN - DirectorElia KazanStarsKarl MaldenCarroll BakerEli WallachAn immature, naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer.1956.
01. BABY DOLL
02.GIANT
03. FRIENDLY PERSUASION - DirectorDavid LeanStarsWilliam HoldenAlec GuinnessJack HawkinsBritish POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.1957.
01. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. 12 ANGRY MEN
03. HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON
04. PEYTON PLACE - DirectorDelbert MannStarsRita HayworthDeborah KerrDavid NivenThe stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."1958.
01. SEPARATE TABLES
02. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
03. I WANT TO LIVE! - DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJames StewartLee RemickBen GazzaraAn upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?1959.
01. ANATOMY OF A MURDER
02. BEN-HUR
03. THE NUN'S STORY
04. ROOM AT THE TOP (OSCAR WINNER) ***
05. SOME LIKE IT HOT - DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlec GuinnessJohn MillsSusannah YorkAfter World War II, a Highland Regiment's acting Commanding Officer, who rose from the ranks, is replaced by a peace-time Oxford-educated Commanding Officer, leading to a dramatic conflict between the two.1960.
01. TUNES OF GLORY
02. ELMER GANTRY (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. THE SUNDOWNERS - DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony QuinnThe story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.1962.
01. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
02. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. THE MIRACLE WORKER - DirectorMartin RittStarsPaul NewmanMelvyn DouglasPatricia NealHonest, hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant, egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.1963.
01. HUD
02. SUNDAYS AND CYBELE
03. LILIES OF THE FIELD
04. TOM JONES (OSCAR WINNER) *** - 19641h 35mPG8.4 (519K)97MetascoreDirectorStanley KubrickStarsPeter SellersGeorge C. ScottSterling HaydenAn unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.1964.
01. DR STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOV THE BOMB
02. ZORBA THE GREEK
03. BECKET (OSCAR WINNER) ***
04. MARY POPPINS - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsTerence StampSamantha EggarMona WashbourneA man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.1965.
01. THE COLLECTOR
02. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. CAT BALLOU
04. SHIP OF FOOLS - DirectorLewis GilbertStarsMichael CaineShelley WintersMillicent MartinAn unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.1966.
01. ALFIE
02. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - DirectorRichard BrooksStarsRobert BlakeScott WilsonJohn ForsytheTwo ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.1967.
01. IN COLD BLOOD
02. THE GRADUATE
03. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsMia FarrowJohn CassavetesRuth GordonA young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.1968.
01. ROSEMARY'S BABY
02. RACHE, RACHEL
03. THE LION IN WINTER (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy BottomsJeff BridgesCybill ShepherdIn 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.1971.
01. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
02. THE CONFORMIST
03. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (OSCAR WINNER) ***
04. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.1972.
01. THE GODFATHER (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. THE EMIGRANTS
03. CABARET
04. SOUNDER - DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsRyan O'NealTatum O'NealMadeline KahnDuring the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.1973.
01. PAPER MOON
02. THE LAST DETAIL
03. THE EXORCIST (OSCAR WINNER) ***
could be any of them really... - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert DuvallThe early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.1974.
01. THE GODFATHER: PART II (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. LENNY
03. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
04. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - DirectorWarren BeattyBuck HenryStarsWarren BeattyJames MasonJulie ChristieA Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.1978.
01. HEAVEN CAN WAIT
02. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. CALIFORNIA SUITE - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.1979.
01. APOCALYPSE NOW
02. NORMA RAE
03 KRAMER V KRAMER (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsEdward WoodwardJack ThompsonJohn WatersThree Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.1980.
01. BREAKER MORANT
02. ORDINARY PEOPLE (OSCAR WINNER)
03. THE ELEPHANT MAN
04. TH STUNT MAN
05. COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER - DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsJack LemmonSissy SpacekMelanie MayronWhen an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.1982.
01. MISSING (OSCAR WINNER)
02. THE VERDICT
03. VICTOR VICTORIA
04. SOPHIE'S CHOICE - DirectorLewis GilbertStarsMichael CaineJulie WaltersMichael WilliamsAn alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.1983.
01. EDUCATING RITA
02. THE DRESSER
03. TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorDavid LeanStarsJudy DavisVictor BanerjeePeggy AshcroftCultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.1984.
01. A PASSAGE TO INDIA
02. AMADEUS (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. THE KILLING FIELDS - DirectorHector BabencoStarsWilliam HurtRaul JuliaSonia BragaA gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.1985.
01. KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
02. OUT OF AFRICA (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
04. PRIZZI'S HONOR
05. THE COLOR PURPLE - DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey FeldmanA writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.1986.
01. STAND BY ME
02. CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
03. A ROOM WITH A VIEW (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorJohn HustonStarsAnjelica HustonDonal McCannHelena CarrollGabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.1987.
01. THE DEAD
02. FULL METAL JACKET
03. THE LAST EMPEROR (OSCAR WINNER) ***
04. MY LIFE AS A DOG
05. FATAL ATTRACTION - DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsDaniel Day-LewisJuliette BinocheLena OlinCentral Europe, 1968: A Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.1988.
01. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
02. DANGEROUS LIAISONS (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. GORILLAS IN THE MIST
04. THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST - DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsRon SilverAnjelica HustonLena OlinA ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.1989.
01. ENEMIES: A LOVE STORY
02. MY LEFT FOOT
03. DRIVING MISS DAISY (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorStephen FrearsStarsAnjelica HustonJohn CusackAnnette BeningA small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.1990.
01. THE GRIFTERS
02. GOODFELLAS
03. REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
04. DANCES WITH WOLVES (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.1991.
01. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. THE PRINCE OF TIDES
03. EUROPA EUROPA
04. JFK
05. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES - DirectorRobert AltmanStarsTim RobbinsGreta ScacchiFred WardA Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?1992.
01. THE PLAYER
02. HOWARDS END (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. SCENT OF A WOMAN
04. ENCHANTED APRIL - DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonJohn HaycraftA butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.1993
01. THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
02. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
03. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
04. SCHINDLER'S LIST (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorRobert RedfordStarsRalph FiennesJohn TurturroRob MorrowA young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show. Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwin's investigation.1994.
01. QUIZ SHOW
02. THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE
03. NOBODY'S FOOL
04. FORREST GUMP (OSCAR WINNER) ***
05. THE SHAWSHANK REDEPTION - DirectorAng LeeStarsEmma ThompsonKate WinsletJames FleetRich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.1995.
01. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. BABE
03. APOLLO 13
04. LEAVING LAS VEGAS - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee MillerRenton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.1996.
01. TRAINSPOTTING
02. THE ENGLISH PATIENT
03. THE CRUCIBLE - DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsIan HolmSarah PolleyCaerthan BanksA bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.1997.
01. THE SWEET HEREAFTER
02. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. THE WINGS OF THE DOVE - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBill PaxtonBilly Bob ThorntonBridget FondaThree blue-collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.1998.
01. A SIMPLE PLAN
02. TE THIN RED LINE
03. PRIMARY COLORS
04. GODS AND MONSTERS (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorAlexander PayneStarsMatthew BroderickReese WitherspoonLoren NelsonA high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.1999.
01. ELECTION
02. THE INSIDER
03. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
04. THE GREEN MILE
05. THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorCurtis HansonStarsMichael DouglasTobey MaguireFrances McDormandAn English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.2000.
01. WONDER BOYS
02. O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
03. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
04. TRAFFIC (OSCAR WINNER) ***
05. CHOCOLAT - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.2001.
01. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
02. GHOST WORLD
03. SHREK
04. IN THE BEDROOM
05. A BEAUTIFUL MIND (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorSpike JonzeStarsNicolas CageMeryl StreepChris CooperA lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.2002.
01. ADAPTATION
02. THE PIANIST (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. THE HOURS
04. ABOUT A BOY
05. CHICAGO - DirectorShari Springer BermanRobert PulciniStarsPaul GiamattiShari Springer BermanHarvey PekarAn original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.2003.
01. AMERICAN SPLENDOR
02. CITY OF GOD
03. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (OSCAR WINNER) ***
04. SEABISCUIT
05. MYSTIC RIVER - DirectorWalter SallesStarsGael García BernalRodrigo de la SernaMía MaestroErnesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.2004.
01. THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
02. SIDEWAYS (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. MILLION DOLLAR BABY
04. BEFORE SUNSET
05. FINDING NEVERLAND - DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.2005.
01. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
03. CAPOTE
04. THE CONSTANT GARDENER
05. MUNICH - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonAn undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.2006.
01. THE DEPARTED (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. LITTLE CHILDREN
03. CHILDREN OF MEN
04. NOTES ON A SCANDAL
05. BORAT - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh BrolinViolence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.2007.
01. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (OSCAR WINNER) ***
02. THERE WILL BE BLOOD
03. AWAY FROM HER
04. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
05. ATONEMENT - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettTilda SwintonTells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.2008.
01. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
02. THE READER
03. DOUBT
04. FROST/NIXON
05. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorArmando IannucciStarsTom HollanderPeter CapaldiJames GandolfiniA political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.2009.
01. IN THE LOOP
02. DISTRICT 9
03. UP IN THE AIR
04. PRECIOUS (OSCAR WINNER) ***
05. AN EDUCATION - DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.2010.
01. THE SOCIAL NETWORK
02. TOY STORY 3
03. TRUE GRIT
04. WINTER'S BONE
05. 127 HOURS - DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsGary OldmanColin FirthTom HardyIn the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.2011.
01. TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
02. MONEYBALL
03. HUGO
04. THE DESCENDANTS (OSCAR WINNER)
05. THE IDESOF MARCH - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.2012.
01. LINCOLN
02. LIFE OF PI
03. BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
04. ARGO (OSCAR WINNER) ***
05. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJonah HillMargot RobbieBased on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.2013.
01. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
02. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
03. BEFORE MIDNIGHT
04. PHILOMENA
05. 12 YEARS A SLAVE (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixJosh BrolinOwen WilsonIn 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.2014.
01. INHERENT VICE
02. WHIPLASH
02. THE IMITATION GAME (OSCAR WINNER) ***
04. AMERICAN SNIPER
05. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING - DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsSaoirse RonanEmory CohenDomhnall GleesonAn Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.2015.
01. BROOKLYN
02. THE MARTIAN
03. THE BIG SHORT (OSCAR WINNER) ***
04. ROOM
05. CAROL - DirectorDenzel WashingtonStarsDenzel WashingtonViola DavisStephen McKinley HendersonA working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.2016.
01. FENCES
Pretty sure this is a transcript of the play but at least there's great material, unlike any other "screenplay" in this lineup
02. LION
03. HIDDEN FIGURES
04. ARRIVAL
05. MOONLIGHT (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorJames MangoldStarsHugh JackmanPatrick StewartDafne KeenIn a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety.2017.
01. LOGAN
02. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
03. MUDBOUND
04. THE DISASTER ARTIST
05. MOLLY'S GAME - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTim Blake NelsonWillie WatsonClancy BrownSix tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.2018.
01. THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
02. CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
03. IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
04. A STAR IS BORN
05. BLACKKKLANSMAN (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroAl PacinoJoe PesciAn illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.2019.
01. THE IRISHMAN
02. LITTLE WOMEN
03. THE TWO POPES
04. JOKER
05. JOJO RABBIT (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorRamin BahraniStarsAdarsh GouravRajkummar RaoPriyanka Chopra JonasAn ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.2020.
01. THE WHITE TIGER
02. THE FATHER (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
04. NOMADLAND
05.. BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
White Tiger aside, this is pretty terrible - DirectorJane CampionStarsBenedict CumberbatchKirsten DunstJesse PlemonsCharismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.2021.
01. THE POWER OF THE DOG
02. DUNE
03. DRIVE MY CAR
04. THE LOST DAUGHTER
05. CODA (OSCAR WINNER) *** - DirectorOliver HermanusStarsBill NighyAimee Lou WoodAlex SharpIn 1950s London, a humorless bureaucrat decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.2022.
01. LIVING
02. WOMEN TALKING (OSCAR WINNER) ***
03. TOP GUN: MAVERICK
04. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
05. GLASS ONION - DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsEmma StoneMark RuffaloWillem DafoeAn account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.2023.
01. POOR THINGS
02. BARBIE
03. THE ZONE OF INTEREST
04. OPPENHEIMER
05. AMERICAN FICTION (OSCAR WINNER) ***