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Jack Arnold

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

[7.5] Pools of water are often used as symbols of our collective subconscious. Since Creature from the Black Lagoon is about a humanoid creature who emerges from the depths to kidnap a beautiful woman, you might then say the Creature is a symbol for male sexual desire. And then you might have a B-movie monster I can really sink my teeth into. Sure, it’s just …

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  • The Aviator (2004)
  • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
  • Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
  • L.I.E. (2001)
  • American Psycho (2000)
  • Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
  • The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
  • Lifeguard (1976)
  • The Maniac (1963)
  • The Damned Don’t Cry (1950)
  • I Care a Lot (2020)
  • Black Friday (1940)
  • Night Nurse (1931)
  • Notorious (1946)
  • Murder! (1930)
  • Slither (2006)
  • Hollow Man (2000)
  • Sleepy Hollow (1999)
  • Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
  • Twilight (1998)
  • Alien: Resurrection (1997)
  • Set It Off (1996)
  • Showgirls (1995)
  • Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
  • Cliffhanger (1993)
  • Cool World (1992)
  • The Addams Family (1991)
  • Zapped Again! (1990)
  • The War of the Roses (1989)
  • The Land Before Time (1988)
Highly Recommended
  • There Will Be Blood (2007)

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

  • All About Eve (1950)

  • Argo (2012)

  • Fly Away Home (1996)

Starring Cary Grant
  • The Last Outpost (1935)

  • Notorious (1946)

  • Penny Serenade (1941)

  • Charade (1963)

  • Big Brown Eyes (1936)

Music by James Horner
  • Brainstorm (1983)

  • The Chumscrubber (2005)

  • Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

  • Willow (1988)

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Oscar Winners
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

  • Return of the Jedi (1983)

  • Dances With Wolves (1990)

  • The Heiress (1949)

  • RoboCop (1987)

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