My Best Picture Winners and Nominees
These are the movies that I feel were deserving of the Best Picture award from each year. The winners for each year are pictured with the nominees in the notes. 6 nominees in a grouped 1920-1930 & from 1989-2023; 3 nominees from 1940-1988 & 2024-on.
Plus my picks for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress from 1989-on
For My Best Animated Picture (see https://www.imdb.com/list/ls087609428/ )
Plus my picks for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress from 1989-on
For My Best Animated Picture (see https://www.imdb.com/list/ls087609428/ )
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- DirectorIlker ÇatakStarsLeonie BeneschAnne-Kathrin GummichRafael StachowiakWhen one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.Scrapper
Jesus Revolution
See Hear Love
Sound of Freedom
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Tee Yoo-Past Lives
Alma Pöysti-Fallen Leaves
Bill Camp-Sound of Freedom
Maria Kowalska-Forgotten Love - DirectorSarah PolleyStarsRooney MaraClaire FoyJessie BuckleyDo nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.Top Gun: Maverick
Living
A Love Song
Avatar: The Way of Water
RRR
Austin Butler-Elvis
Danielle Deadwyler-Till
Colin Farrell-The Batman
Lashana Lynch-The Woman King - DirectorSian HederStarsEmilia JonesMarlee MatlinTroy KotsurAs a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her passion at Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents.Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Mass
Tick Tick Boom
Belfast
A Hero
Tim Blake Nelson-Old Henry
Jessica Chastain-The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Troy Kotsur-CODA
Ann Dowd-Mass - DirectorFlorian ZellerStarsAnthony HopkinsOlivia ColmanMark GatissA man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.Tigertail
The Banker
Words on Bathroom Walls
Mother: Mazâ
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Anthony Hopkins-The Father
Masami Nagasawa-Mother:Maza
Merab Ninidze-The Courier
Youn Yuh-jung-Minari - DirectorFernando MeirellesStarsJonathan PryceAnthony HopkinsJuan MinujínBehind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.Avengers: Endgame
The Best of Enemies
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Dark Waters
The Farewell
Ethan Hawke-Adopt a Highway
Renée Zellweger-Judy
Brian Dennehy-Driveways
Shuzhen Zhao-The Farewell - DirectorDebra GranikStarsThomasin McKenzieBen FosterJeffery RifflardA father and his seventeen-year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon when a small mistake derails their lives forever.Avengers: Infinity War
Green Book
I Can Only Imagine
Searching
The Hate U Give
Rami Malek-Bohemian Rhapsody
Katrine Greis Rosenthal-A Fortunate Man
Dennis Quaid-I Can Only Imagine
Claire Foy-First Man - DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsJacob TremblayOwen WilsonIzabela VidovicBased on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.Menashe
Marshall
Gifted
Say You Will
The Case for Christ
Gary Oldman-Darkest Hour
Emma Stone-Battle of the Sexes
Daniel Craig-Logan Lucky
Wrenn Schmidt-The Good Catholic - DirectorGarth DavisStarsDev PatelNicole KidmanRooney MaraA five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.Miracles from Heaven
Sing Street
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
A Monster Calls
Until Forever
Denzel Washington-Fences
Taraji P. Henson-Hidden Figures
John Carroll Lynch-The Founder
Margot Robbie-Suicide Squad - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.Suffragette
The Revenant
Spotlight
The Martian
Maggie
Rolf Lassgård-A Man Called Ove
Saoirse Ronan-Brooklyn
Mark Rylance-Bridge of Spies
Olivia Cooke-Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.Guardians of the Galaxy
The Good Lie
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
St Vincent
Phoenix
Eddie Redmayne-Theory of Everything
Amy Adams-Big Eyes
JK Simmons-Whiplash
Keira Knightley-Imitation Game - DirectorZaza UrushadzeStarsLembit UlfsakElmo NüganenGiorgi NakashidzeIn 1992, war rages in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. An Estonian man, Ivo, has decided to stay behind and harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo takes him in.Gravity
Run Boy Run
Hope
Still Life
Saving Mr. Banks
Nicholas Hoult-Warm Bodies
Cate Blanchett-Blue Jasmine
Alex Veadov-The Saratov Approach
Agata Kulesza-Ida - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Lincoln
Life of Pi
Still Mine
Zero Dark Thirty
The Hunger Games
Daniel Day Lewis-Lincoln
Naomi Watts-The Impossible
Richard Armitage-Hobbit: Unexpected Journey
Geneviève Bujold-Still Mine - DirectorGavin O'ConnorStarsTom HardyNick NolteJoel EdgertonThe youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.A Separation
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Where Do We Go Now?
The Help
A Better Life
Mohamed Fellag-Monsieur Lazhar
Meryl Streep-The Iron Lady
Nick Nolte-Warrior
Sareh Bayat-A Separation - 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.Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Inception
True Grit
The King's Speech
The Way Back
Jesse Eisenberg-Social Network
Nicole Kidman-Rabbit Hole
Andrew Garfield-Social Network
Hailee Steinfeld-True Grit - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsMorgan FreemanMatt DamonTony KgorogeNelson Mandela, in his first term as President of South Africa, initiates a unique venture to unite the Apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.Get Low
Star Trek
Avatar
Creation
Entre Nos
Morgan Freeman-Invictus
Nisreen Faour-Amreeka
Stanley Tucci-Lovely Bones
Sofia Vassilieva-My Sister's Keeper - DirectorDennis GanselStarsJürgen VogelFrederick LauMax RiemeltA high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.Departures
The Dark Knight
The Hurt Locker
Burn After Reading
Doubt
Mickey Rourke-The Wrestler
Kristen Scott Thomas-I've Loved You So Long
Robert Downey Jr-Tropic Thunder
Isla Fisher-Definitely Maybe - DirectorRidley ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonRussell CroweChiwetel EjioforAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.Kite Runner
There Will Be Blood
Lars and the Real Girl
Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Michael Clayton
Daniel Day Lewis-There Will Be Blood
Ellen Page-Juno
Javier Bardem-No Country for Old Men
Leslie Mann-Knocked Up - DirectorEdward ZwickStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDjimon HounsouJennifer ConnellyA fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.Stranger Than Fiction
The Illusionist
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Departed
Apocalypto
Will Smith-Pursuit of Happyness
Helen Mirren-The Queen
Djimon Hounsou-Blood Diamond
Naomie Harris-Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest - DirectorJames MangoldStarsJoaquin PhoenixReese WitherspoonGinnifer GoodwinA chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.Batman Begins
Good Night, & Good Luck
Joyeux Noel
V for Vendetta
Kingdom of Heaven
Terrence Howard-Hustle & Flow
Reese Witherspoon-Walk the Line
Jake Gyllenhaal-Jarhead
Eva Mendes-Hitch - DirectorGavin O'ConnorStarsKurt RussellPatricia ClarksonNathan WestThe true story of Herb Brooks, the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad.Saw
Collateral
Finding Neverland
A Moment to Remember
National Treasure
Jamie Foxx-Ray
Hilary Swank-Million Dollar Baby
Derek Luke-Friday Night Lights
Maia Morgenstern-Passion of the Christ - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.Secondhand Lions
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Shattered Glass
The Last Samurai
Bruce Almighty
Johnny Depp-Pirates of the Caribbean
Jamie Lee Curtis-Freaky Friday
Ken Watanabe-Last Samurai
Holly Hunter-Thirteen - DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsJim CaviezelGuy PearceChristopher AdamsonA young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Bourne Identity
Catch Me If You Can
Signs
8 Mile
Daniel Day Lewis-Gangs of New York
Nicole Kidman-The Hours
Andy Serkis-Two Towers
Dagmara Dominczyk-Count of Monte Cristo - 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.Other Side of Heaven
Behind the Sun
A Beautiful Mind
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Russell Crowe-A Beautiful Mind
Nastassja Kinski-American Rhapsody
Ian McKellen-Fellowship of the Ring
Molly Parker-War Bride - DirectorBoaz YakinStarsDenzel WashingtonWill PattonWood HarrisIn 1971 Virginia high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the school board was forced to integrate an all-black school with an all-white one, the very foundation of football's tradition was put to the test.Thirteen Days
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chocolat
Memento
Love & Basketball
George Clooney-O Brother Where Art Thou
Helen Hunt-Pay it Forward
Samuel L Jackson-Unbreakable
Ziyi Zhang-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid MorseA tale set on death row, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the lead guard, Paul Edgecombe, recognizes John's gift, he tries to help stave off the condemned man's execution.The Cider House Rules
The Sixth Sense
Galaxy Quest
The Matrix
The Color of Paradise
Richard Farnsworth-The Straight Story
Janet Mcteer-Tumbleweeds
Lawrence Fishburne-The Matrix
Embeth Davidtz-Bicentennial Man - DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura LinneyAn insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.Saving Private Ryan
Mask of Zorro
Deep Impact
Shadrach
Waking Ned Devine
Jim Carrey-The Truman Show
Susan Sarandon-Stepmom
Geoffrey Rush-Shakespeare in Love
Laura Linney-The Truman Show - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom SkerrittDr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.Titanic
The Rainmaker
Good Will Hunting
Kundun
The Apostle
Matt Damon-Good Will Hunting
Kate Winslet-Titanic
Greg Kinnear-As Good as it Gets
Gloria Stuart-Titanic - DirectorJean-Pierre DardenneLuc DardenneStarsJérémie RenierOlivier GourmetAssita OuedraogoRoger uses his son Igor to ruthlessly traffic and exploit undocumented immigrants. When one of the immigrants is killed, Igor is guilt-ridden and wants to care for the dead man's family against his father's orders.The Crucible
Jerry Maguire
Sling Blade
Scream
Ponette
Billy Bob Thornton-Sling Blade
Glenn Close-101 Dalmatians
Edward Norton-Primal Fear
Joan Allen-The Crucible - 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.Braveheart
Heat
Se7en
Apollo 13
Mr. Holland's Opus
Nicolas Cage-Leaving Las Vegas
Emma Thompson-Sense and Sensibility
Kevin Spacey-Usual Suspects
Kate Winslet-Sense and Sensibility - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.Maverick
Shawshank Redemption
Quiz Show
Léon: The Professional
The Santa Clause
Tom Hanks-Forrest Gump
Jodie Foster-Maverick
Gary Sinise-Forrest Gump
Robin Wright-Forrest Gump - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.Mrs. Doubtfire
Rudy
Jurassic Park
Homeward Bound
The Fugitive
Robin Williams-Mrs. Doubtfire
Debra Winger-Shadowlands
Val Kilmer-Tombstone
Darlene Cates-What's Eating Gilbert Grape - DirectorRob ReinerStarsTom CruiseJack NicholsonDemi MooreMilitary lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.A League of Their Own
Reservoir Dogs
Of Mice and Men
Chaplin
Malcolm X
Gary Oldman-Bram Stoker's Dracula
Michelle Pfeiffer-Batman Returns
Tom Hanks-A League of Their Own
Lori Petty-A League of Their Own - DirectorYimou ZhangStarsGong LiJingwu MaSaifei HeChina in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.Silence of the Lambs
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Ox
Fried Green Tomatoes
Anthony Hopkins-Silence of the Lambs
Anjelica Huston-The Adaams Family
Alfred Molina-Not Without My Daughter
Barbarao-Daughters of the Dust - DirectorJerry ZuckerStarsPatrick SwayzeDemi MooreWhoopi GoldbergAfter a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.Kindergarten Cop
The Field
Dances with Wolves
Eminent Domain
Long Walk Home
Gérard Depardieu-Cyrano de Bergerac
Mia Farrow-Alice
Tony Goldwyn-Ghost
Mary McDonnell-Dances with Wolves - DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay LiottaIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.Glory
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Romero
The Abyss
Metropolitan
Raul Julia-Romero
Jessica Tandy-Driving Miss Daisy
James Earl Jones-Field of Dreams
Shirley MacLaine-Steel Magnolias - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.Cinema Paradiso
Rain Man - DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.Predator
The Last Emperor - DirectorFons RademakersStarsDerek de LintMarc van UchelenMonique van de VenA Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.Platoon
Jean de Florette - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah WinfreyA tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.The Breakfast Club
Back to the Future - DirectorNorman JewisonStarsHoward E. Rollins Jr.Adolph CaesarArt EvansAn African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.The Terminator
The Karate Kid - DirectorLewis GilbertStarsMichael CaineJulie WaltersMichael WilliamsAn alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.Cross Creek
Tender Mercies - 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.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Gandhi - DirectorMark RydellStarsKatharine HepburnHenry FondaJane FondaNorman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.Raiders of the Lost Ark
Chariots of Fire - DirectorDavid LynchStarsAnthony HopkinsJohn HurtAnne BancroftA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.The Empire Strikes Back
Somewhere in Time - DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.Alien
The China Syndrome - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena NymanA devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.Deer Hunter
Days of Heaven - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.Alambrista
Sorcerer - DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.All the President's Men
The Message - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsRyan O'NealMarisa BerensonPatrick MageeAn Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.Jaws
Man Who Would Be King - DirectorSidney LumetStarsAlbert FinneyLauren BacallIngrid BergmanIn December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.The Godfather Part 2
Where Red Fern Grows - 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.Badlands
American Grafitti - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.The New Land
The Candidate - DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTopolNorma CraneLeonard FreyIn pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Duck, You Sucker/Giù la testa - DirectorGilbert CatesStarsMelvyn DouglasGene HackmanDorothy StickneyA man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.Patton
Love Story - DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsYves MontandIrene PapasJean-Louis TrintignantThe public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Cow (Gaav) - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterAfter uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.Once Upon a Time in the West
Night of the Living Dead - DirectorTerence YoungStarsAudrey HepburnAlan ArkinRichard CrennaA recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.The Whisperers
In the Heat of the Night - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsPaul ScofieldWendy HillerRobert ShawThe story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
How to Steal a Million - DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.Dr Zhivago
The Cincinnati Kid - DirectorSidney LumetStarsRod SteigerGeraldine FitzgeraldBrock PetersA Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.Becket
Father of a Soldier - DirectorRalph NelsonStarsSidney PoitierLilia SkalaLisa MannA travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.Hud
High and Low - DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank OvertonAtticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Miracle Worker
- DirectorJoshua LoganStarsLeslie CaronMaurice ChevalierCharles BoyerYoung Marius dreams of leaving his dull provincial life and seeing the world. When the beautiful Fanny declares her adoration for him, Marius must choose between an adventurous life at sea and the grandest adventure of all: love.Yojimbo
The Children's Hour - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.The Apartment
Inherit the Wind - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen BoydAfter a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.The 400 Blows
The Diary of Anne Frank - DirectorStanley KramerStarsTony CurtisSidney PoitierCara WilliamsTwo chained-together escaped convicts, White and Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Touch of Evil - DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.Witness for the Prosecution
Bridge on the River Kwai - DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera MilesAn American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.The Killing
Forbidden Planet - DirectorRichard BrooksStarsGlenn FordAnne FrancisLouis CalhernA new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.The Man with the Golden Arm
Bad Day at Black Rock - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.On the Waterfront
White Christmas - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie AlbertA bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.The Big Heat
Shane - DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinClaire BloomNigel BruceA fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.Ivanhoe
The Quiet Man - DirectorRobert WiseStarsMichael RenniePatricia NealHugh MarloweAn alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.Ace in the Hole
A Streetcar Named Desire - DirectorHenry KosterStarsJames StewartWallace FordWilliam H. LynnDue to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.All About Eve
Sunset Blvd - DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Intruder in the Dust
All the King's Men - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsMontgomery CliftIvan JandlAline MacMahonIn post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Red Shoes - DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsEdmund GwennMaureen O'HaraJohn PayneAfter a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.The Bishop's Wife
Black Narcissus - DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDavid NivenKim HunterRobert CooteA British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.The Stranger
It's a Wonderful Life - DirectorBilly WilderStarsRay MillandJane WymanPhillip TerryThe desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Mildred Pierce
Scarlet Street - 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.Laura
Going My Way - DirectorHenry KingStarsJennifer JonesCharles BickfordWilliam Eythe14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, living in a small town in the south of 1850s France, claims to have seen a divine vision, prompting extreme skepticism, concern from her family, and religious and political turmoil.The More the Merrier
Watch on the Rhine - DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.Pride of the Yankees
The Pied Piper - DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.Citizen Kane
How Green Was My Valley - 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.The Grapes of Wrath
Rebecca - DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.1920-1939
All Quiet on the Western Front
It Happened One Night
M
The Only Son
The Wizard of Oz