The Sharkfighters (1956)

The Sharkfighters (1956)

[3] Victor Mature (Samson and Delilah) leads an ensemble cast in this underwhelming adventure about Navy scientists in Cuba trying to invent an effective shark repellent for downed pilots. With a title like The Sharkfighters, you might expect to see…
Our Mother’s House (1967)

Our Mother’s House (1967)

[7] Seven religious children bury their dead mother in the rose garden and tell no one of her demise for fear they'll be separated and put in orphanages. Relying on seances with their mother to guide them through difficult decisions,…
Madame Curie (1943)

Madame Curie (1943)

[7] Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon reteam in Mervyn LeRoy's biopic of Madame Curie. Garson plays the title character, Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to ever win two of them. This…
Bird of Paradise (1932)

Bird of Paradise (1932)

[7] A tropical island native woman falls in love with a visiting white man, even though she's destined for marriage to an island prince. The two lovers flee and begin a new life together, but the native mob soon catch…
Shallow Grave (1994)

Shallow Grave (1994)

[7] Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Sunshine) made his feature film directorial debut with this claustrophobic crime thriller about three flat mates who discover their fourth flat mate has died... and left a million dollars in a suitcase under his…
Bully (2001)

Bully (2001)

[7] Larry Clark (Kids) directs this adaptation of a true story involving a group of Florida teenagers who conspire to murder a mutual friend. Bobby (Nick Stahl) is the object of everyone's scorn. He's a complicated, twisted character in the…
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)

The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)

[6] Fay Bainter (The Children's Hour) stars in this 'war at home' drama about a wealthy widow who ignores the effects of WWII even as her son (Mrs. Miniver's Richard Ney) is drafted into service. Her stubborn refusal to deal…
Easy Rider (1969)

Easy Rider (1969)

[7] Dennis Hopper co-writes, directs, and stars in this counter-culture cornerstone about two hippies (Hopper and Peter Fonda) who embark on a cross-country motorcycle road trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans, trying to figure out how to live their…
The Happy Years (1950)

The Happy Years (1950)

[7] Thirteen-year-old Dean Stockwell (Kim, The Dunwich Horror) stars in this turn-of-the-century coming-of-age flick about a mischievous boy who mellows after years of preparatory school. Stockwell plays "Dink" Stover, who in the first act of the film is responsible for…
Chuck & Buck (2000)

Chuck & Buck (2000)

[7] Mike White (The Good Girl, Orange County) wrote and stars in this disturbing but poignant drama about an emotionally stunted young man named Buck who develops an obsession for an old childhood friend named Chuck (Chris Weitz). After Buck's…