Edward Buzzell, Song of the Thin Man, MGM, 1947

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: August 28, 1947.
• Running time: 86 minutes.
• Tagline: WILLIAM POWELL and MYRNA LOY and me too. We’re all together again in a NEW MGM mystery comedy!

• Song of the Thin Man (1947)
• Song of the Thin Man poster

W.S. Van Dyke, Shadow of the Thin Man, MGM, 1941

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: November 21, 1941.
• Running time: 97 minutes.
• Tagline: The first Thin Man picture in 2 years – and it’s a honey!

• Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
• Shadow of the Thin Man poster

W.S. Van Dyke, Another Thin Man, MGM, 1939

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: November 17, 1939.
• Running time: 103 minutes.
• Tagline: Their Merriest Hit! Mr. and Mrs. Thin Man Have a B-A-B-Y!

• Another Thin Man (1939)
• Another Thin Man poster

W.S. Van Dyke, After the Thin Man, MGM, 1936

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: December 25, 1936.
• Running time: 113 minutes.
• Tagline: Mr. and Mrs. Thin Man are back in their NEW hit!

• After the Thin Man (1936)
• After the Thin Man poster

Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job, Lionsgate Films, 2008

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: February 25, 2008 (UK).
• Running time: 111 minutes.
• Tagline: The true story of a heist gone wrong… in all the right ways.

• The Bank Job (2008)
• The Bank Job poster

Frank Oz, The Score, Paramount Pictures, 2001

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: July 13, 2001.
• Running time: 124 minutes.
• Tagline: There are no partners in crime.

• The Score (2001)
• The Score poster

Luc Besson, The Fifth Element, Gaumont Buena Vista International, 1997

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: May 7, 1997.
• Running time: 126 minutes.
• Tagline: There is no future without it.

• The Fifth Element (1997)
• The Fifth Element poster

Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Dumb Witness, ITV, 1996

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Original air date: March 16, 1996.
• Running time: 103 minutes.

• Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Dumb Witness (1996)

Michael Gornick, Creepshow 2, New World Pictures, 1987

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: May 1, 1987.
• Running time: 92 minutes.
• Tagline: When The Curtain Goes Up, The Terror Begins.

• Creepshow 2 (1987)
• Creepshow 2 poster

Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line Cinema, 1984

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: November 9, 1984.
• Running time: 91 minutes.
• Tagline: If Nancy Doesn’t Wake Up Screaming She Won’t Wake Up At All.

• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street poster

Alfred Hitchcock, Family Plot, Universal Pictures, 1976

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: April 9, 1976.
• Running time: 121 minutes.
• Tagline: From the devious mind of Alfred Hitchcock, a diabolically entertaining motion picture. There’s no body in the family plot. You must see it twice!

• Family Plot (1976)
• Family Plot poster

Sidney Lumet, The Offence, United Artists, 1972

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: January 11, 1972 (UK).
• Running time: 112 minutes.
• Tagline: After 20 years what Detective-Sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him.

• The Offence (1972)
• The Offence poster

Roger Corman, The Masque of the Red Death, American International Pictures, 1964

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: June 24, 1964.
• Running time: 90 minutes.
• Tagline: LOOK INTO THIS FACE – SHUDDER… at the blood-stained dance of the Red Death! TREMBLE… to the hideous tortures of the catacombs of Kali! GASP… at the sacrifice of the innocent virgin to the vengeance of Baal!

• The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
• The Masque of the Red Death poster

Roger Corman, The Pit and the Pendulum, American International Pictures, 1961

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: August 12, 1961.
• Running time: 85 minutes.
• Tagline: The Greatest Terror Tale Ever Told!

• The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
• The Pit and the Pendulum poster

Gerd Oswald, A Kiss Before Dying, United Artists, 1956

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: June 12, 1956.
• Running time: 94 minutes.
• Tagline: Girl by girl… Caress by caress… He fell deeper in love – deeper in trouble – until he found this terrifying way out…

• A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
• A Kiss Before Dying poster

Stanley Kubrick, The Killing, United Artists, 1956

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: May 20, 1956.
• Running time: 83 minutes.
• Tagline: In All Its Fury and Violence …Like No Other Picture Since “Scarface” and “Little Caesar”!

• The Killing (1956)
• The Killing poster

Alfred Hitchcock, Under Capricorn, Warner Bros., 1949

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: September 8, 1949.
• Running time: 117 minutes.
• Tagline: A Woman Driven By The Demons Of Hell!.. …bewildered by intrigue, mystery and love! Murder Will Out!

• Under Capricorn (1949)
• Under Capricorn poster

Fritz Lang, Ministry of Fear, Paramount Pictures, 1944

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: October 16, 1944.
• Running time: 86 minutes.
• Tagline: Thrilling Drama of the Invisible Network of Terror!

• Ministry of Fear (1944)
• Ministry of Fear poster

Erle C. Kenton, Island of Lost Souls, Paramount Pictures, 1932

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: December, 1932.
• Running time: 71 minutes.
• Tagline: TERROR! Stalked the Brush-Choked Island…Where Men Who Were Animals Sought the Girl Who Was All-Human!

• Island of Lost Souls (1932)
• Island of Lost Souls poster

Robert Florey, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Universal Pictures, 1932

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: February 21, 1932.
• Running time: 60 minutes.
• Tagline: Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe.

• Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
• Murders in the Rue Morgue poster

Brad Peyton, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2012

Rating: 3/5 Buy

• Release date: Jan 19, 2012 (Australia).
• Running time: 94 minutes.
• Tagline: Believe the Impossible. Discover the Incredible.

• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island poster

Rob Marshall, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Walt Disney Pictures, 2011

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: May 18, 2011 (UK).
• Running time: 137 minutes.

• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides poster

Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, Universal Pictures, 2009

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: May 20, 2009 (Cannes).
• Running time: 153 minutes.
• Tagline: An Inglorious, Uproarious Thrill-Ride of Vengeance.
• Christoph Waltz won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

• Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• Inglourious Basterds poster

Steven Brill, Little Nicky, New Line Cinema, 2000

Rating: 3/5 Buy

• Release date: November 10, 2000.
• Running time: 90 minutes.
• Tagline: If Your Father Was The Devil And Your Mother Was An Angel, You’d Be Messed Up Too.

• Little Nicky (2000)
• Little Nicky poster

Roberto Benigni, La vita è bella, Miramax Films, 1997

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: Dec 20, 1997 (Italy).
• Running time: 116 minutes.
• Language: Italian.
• Tagline: An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.
• Roberto Benigni won the 1999 Academy Award for Best Actor.
• Won the 1999 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
• Nicola Piovani won the 1999 Academy Award for Best Original Score.

• Life Is Beautiful (1997)
• Life Is Beautiful poster

Jonathan Demme, Philadelphia, TriStar Pictures, 1993

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: December 24, 1993.
• Running time: 125 minutes.
• Tagline: No one would take on his case… until one man was willing to take on the system.
• Tom Hanks won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Actor.
• Bruce Springsteen won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song (“Streets of Philadelphia“).

• Philadelphia (1993)
• Philadelphia poster

James Cameron, The Abyss, 20th Century Fox, 1989

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: August 9, 1989.
• Running time: 146 minutes.
• Tagline: There’s everything you’ve ever known about adventure… and then there’s The Abyss.
• Hoyt Yeatman, Dennis Muren, John Bruno and Dennis Skotak won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

• The Abyss (1989)
• The Abyss poster

John Carpenter, The Thing, Universal Pictures, 1982

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: June 25, 1982.
• Running time: 109 minutes.
• Tagline: The ultimate in alien terror.

• The Thing (1982)
• The Thing poster

Alfred Hitchcock, Frenzy, Universal Pictures, 1972

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: June 21, 1972.
• Running time: 116 minutes.
• Tagline: From the Master of Shock… A Shocking Masterpiece! A deadly new twist from the original Hitchcock.

• Frenzy (1972)
• Frenzy poster

Mike Hodges, Get Carter, MGM British Studios, Ltd., 1971

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: March 3, 1971.
• Running time: 112 minutes.
• Tagline: What happens when a professional killer violates the code? Get Carter!

• Get Carter (1971)
• Get Carter poster

Roger Corman, The Terror, American International Pictures, 1963

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: June 17, 1963.
• Running time: 81 minutes.
• Tagline: “DRACULA”… “FRANKENSTEIN”… “HOUSE of WAX”… “PIT and the PENDULUM”… and now… The TERROR.

• The Terror (1963)
• The Terror poster

Stanley Kubrick, Spartacus, Universal Pictures, 1960

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: October 7, 1960.
• Running time: 184 minutes.
• Tagline: They trained him to kill for their pleasure… but they trained him a little too well…
• Peter Ustinov won the 1961 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
• Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom , Russell A. Gausman  & Julia Heron won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Color).
• Russell Metty won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color).
• Arlington Valles & Bill Thomas won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Color).

• Spartacus (1960)
• Spartacus poster

Cecil B. DeMille, The Ten Commandments, Paramount Pictures, 1956

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: October 5, 1956.
• Running time: 220 minutes.
• Tagline: The Greatest Event in Motion Picture History!
• John P. Fulton won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• The Ten Commandments poster

Alfred Hitchcock, The Trouble with Harry, Paramount Pictures, 1955

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: October 3, 1955.
• Running time: 99 minutes.
• Tagline: The Unexpected From Hitchcock!

• The Trouble with Harry (1955)
• The Trouble with Harry poster

Alfred Hitchcock, Rope, Warner Bros., 1948

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: August 28, 1948.
• Running time: 80 minutes.
• Tagline: Nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope.

• Rope (1948)
• Rope poster

Alfred Hitchcock, Saboteur, Universal Pictures, 1942

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: April 22, 1942.
• Running time: 108 minutes.
• Tagline: Unmasking the man behind your back!

• Saboteur (1942)
• Saboteur poster

Sam Wood, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, MGM, 1939

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: May 15, 1939.
• Running time: 114 minutes.
• Tagline: The Best Picture of Any Year.
• Robert Donat won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Actor.
• Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James Hilton.

• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips poster

John Ford, Stagecoach, United Artists, 1939

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: February 15, 1939.
• Running time: 96 minutes.
• Tagline: A Powerful Story of 9 Strange People!
• Thomas Mitchell won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
• Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold & Leo Shuken won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score).

• Stagecoach (1939)
• Stagecoach poster

Christopher Nolan, The Prestige, Touchstone Pictures, 2006

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: October 20, 2006.
• Running time: 130 minutes.
• Tagline: Are You Watching Closely?
• An adaptation of Christopher Priest’s 1995 novel of the same name.

• The Prestige (2006)
• The Prestige poster

 

Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2005

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: June 10, 2005 (Russia).
• Running time: 140 minutes.
• The film reboots the Batman film series, telling the origin story of the character and begins with Bruce Wayne’s initial fear of bats, the death of his parents, and his journey to becoming Batman.

• Batman Begins (2005)
• Batman Begins poster

Andrew Davis, The Fugitive, Warner Bros., 1993

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: August 6, 1993.
• Running time: 130 minutes.
• Tagline: A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.
• Tommy Lee Jones won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

• The Fugitive (1993)
• The Fugitive poster

Martin Scorsese, GoodFellas, Warner Bros., 1990

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: September 19, 1990.
• Running time: 146 minutes.
• Tagline: “As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster.” – Henry Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1955. Three Decades of Life in the Mafia.
• Joe Pesci won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
• A film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese.

• Goodfellas (1990)
• Goodfellas poster
• Getting Made: The Making of Goodfellas

John Cornell, “Crocodile” Dundee II, Paramount Pictures, 1988

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: May 20, 1988 (Australia).
• Running time: 108 minutes.
• Tagline: The world’s favorite adventurer is back for more! much more!

• “Crocodile” Dundee II (1988)
• “Crocodile” Dundee II poster

Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Warner Bros., 1980

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: May 23, 1980.
• Running time: 146 minutes.
• Tagline: A Masterpiece Of Modern Horror.
• Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King.

• The Shining (1980)
• The Shining poster

Jerry Jameson, The Call of the Wild, NBC, 1976

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Original air date: May 22, 1976.
• Running time: 99 minutes.
• Tagline: Based on the classic adventure story by Jack London.

• The Call of the Wild (1976)
• The Call of the Wild poster

Martin Scorsese, Taxi Driver, Columbia Pictures, 1976

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: February 8, 1976.
• Running time: 113 minutes.
• Tagline: On every street there’s a nobody who dreams of being somebody. He’s a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he’s alive.

• Taxi Driver (1976)
• Taxi Driver poster

Lewis Gilbert, You Only Live Twice, United Artists, 1967

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: June 12, 1967.
• Running time: 117 minutes.
• Tagline: You Only Live Twice …and “TWICE” is the only way to live!
• The fifth in the James Bond series. It is the first James Bond film to discard most of Ian Fleming’s plot, using only a few characters and locations from the book as the background for an entirely new story.

• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• You Only Live Twice poster

Alfred Hitchcock, Marnie, Universal Pictures, 1964

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: July 22, 1964.
• Running time: 130 minutes.
• Tagline: Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful sex mystery.

• Marnie (1964)
• Marnie poster

Ingmar Bergman, Wild Strawberries, AB Svensk Filmindustri, 1957

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: December 26, 1957 (Sweden).
• Running time: 91 minutes.
• Language: Swedish.
• Original title: Smultronstället.
  
• Tagline: A Film By Ingmar Bergman.

• Wild Strawberries (1957)
• Wild Strawberries poster

Alfred Hitchcock, The Wrong Man, Warner Bros., 1956

Rating: 4/5 Buy

• Release date: December 22, 1956.
• Running time: 105 minutes.
• Tagline: Somewhere… somewhere… there must be the right man!

• The Wrong Man (1956)
• The Wrong Man poster