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Yojimbo (1961) film poster

Yojimbo (1961)

Kurosawa's 1961 samurai-noir. Mifune as the masterless ronin who plays two factions against each other.

War and Peace (1966-1967) film poster

War and Peace (1966-1967)

Bondarchuk's 1966-67 Soviet seven-hour Tolstoy adaptation. The most expensive film ever made at that time.

Last Man Standing (1996) film poster

Last Man Standing (1996)

Hill's 1996 Walter Hill remake of Yojimbo. Bruce Willis as the drifter who plays two Prohibition-era gangs against each other.

The Godfather Part II (1974) film poster

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Coppola's 1974 sequel-and-prequel. De Niro as young Vito, Pacino as Michael.

Casablanca (1942) film poster

Casablanca (1942)

Curtiz's 1942 wartime romance. Holds every position it took during shooting.

Seven Samurai (1954) film poster

Seven Samurai (1954)

Kurosawa's 1954 samurai epic. Three hours twenty-seven minutes.

Singin' in the Rain (1952) film poster

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

Donen and Kelly's 1952 musical comedy about the talkie transition. Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds.

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) film poster

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Ford's 1940 Steinbeck adaptation. The film that established American social-realist cinema.

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) film poster

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

Dreyer's 1928 silent French religious drama. Considered by many the greatest performance ever filmed.

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) film poster

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Leone's 1968 spaghetti western. Bronson, Fonda as the villain, Cardinale.

American Gangster (2007) film poster

American Gangster (2007)

Ridley Scott's 2007 Frank Lucas biopic. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in parallel protagonist tracks.

Black Mass (2015) film poster

Black Mass (2015)

Scott Cooper's 2015 Whitey Bulger biopic. FBI corruption as central subject.