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- 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.
- 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.Hitchcock perhaps is my favourite director. I've seen 38 of his movies, 15 of which I've rated 10/10. However I very much want to prevent this list from growing too large. So I use this comment spot to add a selection of these 15:
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Rope (1948)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Rear Window (1954)
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Vertigo (1958)
The Birds (1963)
Frenzy (1972)
- - DirectorFred C. NewmeyerSam TaylorStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisBill StrotherA boy leaves his small country town and heads to the big city to get a job. As soon as he makes it big his sweetheart will join him and marry him. His enthusiasm to get ahead leads to some interesting adventures.I prefer Lloyd over Chaplin and Keaton, and Safety Last is without doubt my absolute favourite.
That being said, these are all 10/10 too, imo:
For Heaven's Sake (1926)
Speedy (1928)
Why Worry? (1923)
Girl Shy (1924)
Dr. Jack (1922) - DirectorBert HaanstraStarsSimon CarmiggeltBert HaanstraPeter UstinovHow do the Dutch people live? Hidden cameras filmed the crowds on the beach, during carnival time, skating on the ice plains...I like watching well-shot travelogues or documentaries, without much spoken words, that show every day life in previous ages.
Also 10/10:
The Open Road (1926)
Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt (1927)
Chelovek s kino-apparatom (1929)
- - DirectorRobert HamerStarsDennis PriceAlec GuinnessValerie HobsonA distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.I also absolutely love these movies from the Ealing Studios:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
The Ladykillers (1955)
The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
The Magnet (1951)
Hue and Cry (1947)
It Always Rains on Sundays (1947) - DirectorJacques TatiStarsJacques TatiBarbara DennekRita MaidenMonsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.Other Tati movies I've rated 10/10
Mon oncle (1958)
Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953)
Jour de fête (1949)
And it might not be perfect, I find this collaboration work with Haanstra incredibly enjoyable:
Trafic (1971) - 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.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsMaria FalconettiEugene SilvainAndré BerleyIn 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsGeorge O'BrienJanet GaynorMargaret LivingstonA sophisticated city woman seduces a farmer and convinces him to murder his wife and join her in the city, but he ends up rekindling his romance with his wife when he changes his mind at the last moment.Murnau is another favourite director of mine. My ratings history counts 7 of his movies I've rated 10/10. In order to prevent this list from growing too large I'll only name three..
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanHarry d'Abbadie d'ArrastStarsClara BowCharles 'Buddy' RogersRichard ArlenTwo young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin CliveMary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsSidney PoitierRod SteigerWarren OatesA black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von WangenheimVampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsEmil JanningsMaly DelschaftMax HillerAn aging doorman is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbors and society after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel.
- DirectorAbel GanceStarsRomuald JoubéMaxime DesjardinsSéverin-MarsThe story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.
- DirectorJohn G. BlystoneBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonNatalie TalmadgeJoe KeatonA man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.While I slightly may prefer Lloyd, Keaton has made some absolutely wonderful movies too.
Our Hospitality is probably my favourite, but I've rated these 10/10 as well:
Seven Chances (1925)
The Navigator (1924)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
The Cameraman (1928)
Sherlock Jr. (1924) - 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.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsJeroen KrabbéRenée SoutendijkThom HoffmanA man who has been having visions of an impending danger begins an affair with a woman who may lead him to his doom.
- DirectorJack ClaytonStarsDeborah KerrPeter WyngardeMegs JenkinsA young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsRick MoranisEllen GreeneVincent GardeniaA nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsDana AndrewsPeggy CumminsNiall MacGinnisAmerican professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshipper Julian Karswell.
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTim O'KellyBoris KarloffNancy HsuehAn aging horror star questions his place in modern Hollywood, while a disturbed young man goes on a shooting spree.
- DirectorArch ObolerStarsWilliam PhippsSusan Douglas RubesJames AndersonThe world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Only five Americans survive, including a pregnant woman, a neo-Nazi, a black man and a bank clerk.I like doomsday films. This is probably the first showing the world destroyed in a nuclear holocaust.
Other good doomsday / (post-)apocalyptic films are:
10/10:
Fail-Safe (1964)
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
9/10
On the Beach (1959)
Threads (1984)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
8/10
Panic in the Year Zero (1962)
When the Wind Blows (1986)
- - DirectorDon SiegelStarsKevin McCarthyDana WynterLarry GatesA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.I have a collection of almost 300 sci-fi movies from the period 1950-1962. Here is a list of these movies
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is probably my favourite.
Also 10/10:
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Them! (1954)
Destination Moon (1950)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954, TV ep.)
9.5/10 to 9/10:
The Tingler (1959)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Monolith Monsters (1957)
- - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincorFive friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
- DirectorDan O'BannonStarsClu GulagerJames KarenDon CalfaWhen two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.
- DirectorJack CurtisStarsMartin KosleckByron SandersBarbara WilkinA group of young adults trapped on a desert island find the water inhabited by a violent form of flesh-eating organisms.It's probably bad taste, but blob-like creatures are my favorite monsters.
Also 10/10:
X: The Unknown (1965)
9/10:
Quatermass 2 (1957)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
See my list for more movies about these creatures
- - DirectorRobert FuestStarsPamela FranklinMichele DotriceSandor ElèsTwo young English women go on a cycling tour of the French countryside. When one of them goes missing, the other begins to search for her. But who can she trust?
- DirectorNigel FinchRobert ChevaraStarsOmar EbrahimPhilip SalmonWinstonRipley the vampire, revived and flourishing after being entombed beneath the streets of London for two centuries, must murder three women at the command of his master, Satan, to ensure his continued existence. A modern updating of a 19th century operetta.
- DirectorJoseph LoseyStarsMacdonald CareyShirley Anne FieldViveca LindforsAn American tourist, a youth gang leader, and his troubled sister find themselves trapped in a top secret government facility experimenting on children.
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracySidney PoitierKatharine HepburnA couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.
- DirectorGeorge PollockStarsTerry-ThomasEric SykesDennis PriceAn undercover private detective investigates a suspicious death at a shady health clinic.I'm a Terry-Thomas fan. For some reason I find this detective comedy - with a lovely Ron Goodwin soundtrack - extremely enjoyable to re-watch.
Other very good movies with Terry-Thomas - usually with a remarkable all-star cast - and always highly rewatchable:
10/10:
The Naked Truth (1957)
I'm Alright Jack (1959)
The Green Man (1956)
Too Many Crooks (1959)
Make Mine Mink (1960)
Carlton Browne of the F.O. (1959)
School for Scoundrels (1960
9.5/10:
La Grande Vadrouille (1966)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
- - DirectorTom HollandStarsChris SarandonWilliam RagsdaleAmanda Bearse"Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsJulian WestMaurice SchutzRena MandelA drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyCharley ChaseWhen Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
- DirectorFrank De FelittaStarsCharles DurningRobert F. LyonsClaude Earl JonesIn a small Southern town, four vigilantes wrongfully execute a mentally-challenged man, but after the court sets them free mysterious "accidents" begin to kill them off one by one.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsRex HarrisonConstance CummingsKay HammondA man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.I'm a very big Margaret Rutherford fan. This is a lovely, excellent movie, with superb colour cinematography.
Other top-notch movies with Rutherford:
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Innocents in Paris (1953)
Murder She Said (1961)
Murder Ahoy (1964)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
Curtain Up (1952)
Dusty Ermine (1936) - DirectorJacques TourneurStarsFrances DeeTom ConwayJames EllisonA nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.
- DirectorSimon ShoreStarsBen SilverstoneBrad GortonCharlotte BrittainA tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
- DirectorChristopher GuestStarsChristopher GuestFred WillardCatherine O'HaraAn aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance.
- DirectorAllen BaronStarsAllen BaronMolly McCarthyLarry TuckerA hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York, but a special girl from his past and a gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsW.C. FieldsJoe MorrisonBaby LeRoyThe Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.
- DirectorAdam ElliotStarsToni CollettePhilip Seymour HoffmanEric BanaIn 1976 Melbourne, a lonely 8-year-old girl strikes up a correspondence with an unlikely pen pal: a severely obese 44-year-old New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome.
- DirectorAnthony AsquithStarsBrian AherneElissa LandiCyril McLaglenA working-class love story set in and around the London Underground of the 1920s. Two men, gentle Bill and brash Bert, meet and are attracted to the same woman on the same day at the same Underground station. But the lady chooses Bill, and Bert isn't the type to take rejection lightly.
- DirectorBarbet SchroederStarsGermán JaramilloAnderson BallesterosJuan David RestrepoThe writer F. Vallejo returns to Medellin after an absence of over 30 years. He meets 16-year-old Alexis. Alexis is the kind of killer who knocks people off on command. The two are immediately attracted to each other.
- DirectorBert HaanstraStarsKees BrusseTon LensinkDora van der GroenA small town doctor gets a visit from a former study-friend. He doesn't know this former surgeon has become a junkie that wants to steal his morphine.
- DirectorBert HaanstraStarsHans KaartBernard DroogIneke BrinkmanAfter a fight the brass band in a small village splits up into two separate bands. They both want to win a contest and will do anything to prevent the other band from winning it.
- DirectorAnthony AsquithStarsHans Adalbert SchlettowUno HenningNorah BaringA former barber escapes from a high security prison. Flashback story of an escape from the lonely, high-security Dartmoor Prison.
- DirectorVictor SchertzingerStarsRichard DixJulie CarterTully MarshallWing Foot (Richard Dix), a Navajo, is educated in an otherwise all-white school. In the course of the story, he experiences prejudice from both the whites because of his race and the Navajos, who disown him because of his upbringing. Thus, Wing Foot is looked upon as neither Indian nor white, but simply a "redskin."
- DirectorGéza von BolváryStarsCarlyle BlackwellBenita HumeJoseph StrikerA director's nephew unmasks a manager as a wrecker of trains.