Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Peter Weir's 2003 Patrick O'Brian adaptation. Russell Crowe as Aubrey, Bettany as Maturin.
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1950sThe African Queen (1951)
John Huston's 1951 WWI East Africa adventure. Bogart and Hepburn down a river to torpedo a German gunboat.
1960sBecket (1964)
Peter Glenville's 1964 Anouilh play adaptation. Their friendship-to-rivalry through theatrical dialogue.
1980sReds (1981)
Warren Beatty's 1981 John Reed biopic. American journalist who covered the Russian Revolution.
1960sSpartacus (1960)
Stanley Kubrick's 1960 Roman epic. Kirk Douglas as the slave revolt leader.
1930sThe Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Curtiz-Keighley 1938 Technicolor swashbuckler. Errol Flynn defining swashbuckler.
1960sA Man for All Seasons (1966)
Fred Zinnemann's 1966 Thomas More biopic. Paul Scofield won Best Actor.
1980sThe Last Emperor (1987)
Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987 Pu Yi biopic. First Western film granted Forbidden City access.
1990sInterview with the Vampire (1994)
Neil Jordan's 1994 Anne Rice adaptation. Cruise as Lestat, Pitt as Louis.
1990sBram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Coppola's 1992 maximalist Dracula. Oldman, Ryder, Hopkins, Reeves.
2000sThe Others (2001)
Amenabar's 2001 haunted house with Nicole Kidman. WWII period, light-sensitive children, accumulated dread.
2010sCrimson Peak (2015)
Guillermo del Toro's 2015 Edwardian gothic. Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain.