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The English Patient (1996) film poster

The English Patient (1996)

Anthony Minghella's 1996 wartime romance epic. Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas.

Out of Africa (1985) film poster

Out of Africa (1985)

Sydney Pollack's 1985 Karen Blixen Kenya romance. Out of Africa is Sydney Pollack's 1985 American romantic drama adapted from Isak Dinesen's memoir, depicting a Danish baroness who establishes a coffee plantation in colonial Kenya and conducts a romance with a…

Topkapi (1964) film poster

Topkapi (1964)

Jules Dassin's 1964 Istanbul museum jewel heist. Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell.

A Bronx Tale (1993) film poster

A Bronx Tale (1993)

Robert De Niro's 1993 directorial debut. Father versus neighborhood gangster for boy's loyalty.

The Untouchables (1987) film poster

The Untouchables (1987)

Brian De Palma's 1987 Eliot Ness biopic. Costner, Connery, De Niro as Capone.

Once Upon a Time in America (1984) film poster

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Sergio Leone's 1984 final film. New York Jewish gangsters across five decades.

American Graffiti (1973) film poster

American Graffiti (1973)

George Lucas's 1973 1962 California teen ensemble. Soundtrack establishes nostalgia template.

Something the Lord Made (2004) film poster

Something the Lord Made (2004)

Joseph Sargent's 2004 HBO film. Alan Rickman as Dr. Alfred Blalock, Mos Def as Vivien Thomas.

Mary Poppins (1964) film poster

Mary Poppins (1964)

Disney's 1964 Travers adaptation. Julie Andrews flying with umbrella, Dick Van Dyke as cockney chimney sweep.

Chariots of Fire (1981) film poster

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Hugh Hudson's 1981 British Olympic drama. Two 1924 runners, one Christian one Jewish.

Eight Men Out (1988) film poster

Eight Men Out (1988)

John Sayles' 1988 Black Sox scandal drama. The 1919 thrown World Series through procedural accuracy.

Captain Blood (1935) film poster

Captain Blood (1935)

Curtiz's 1935 pirate film that launched both Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Blood escapes and becomes a pirate captain raiding Spanish vessels in the Caribbean before eventually serving King William III after the Glorious Revolution restores his civil rights.