It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

[9] Jimmy Stewart stars as George Bailey, a good-hearted, small town American who runs a building and loan company that helps many of his neighbors obtain affordable housing. But when his uncle (Thomas Mitchell) loses a deposit and an auditor…
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

[8] Director Milos Forman (Amadeus) tackles the life of Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt with Woody Harrelson playing the infamous smut-peddler. The screenplay, another superb biography from Ed Wood screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, focuses on Flynt's many legal…
Little Darlings (1980)

Little Darlings (1980)

[7] Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol star as teen girls competing at summer camp to see who can lose their virginity first. O'Neal's character is a rich girl trying to bed the camp's athletic coach (Armand Assante), while McNichol plays…
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

[5] Director Ridley Scott (Alien, Thelma & Louise) takes his shot with the story of Moses, casting Christian Bale in the lead opposite Joel Edgerton as Pharaoh Ramses II. Scott's version skips the preamble of Moses' life story, opening with…
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

[8] Gary Cooper (Friendly Persuasion, Ball of Fire) stars as Longfellow Deeds, a small-town idealist who inherits twenty million dollars and moves to New York City, where he becomes increasingly frustrated with the myriad people who try to take advantage…
Wings in the Dark (1935)

Wings in the Dark (1935)

[5] Myrna Loy and Cary Grant play competing pilots-for-hire who fall in love after Grant's character is blinded in a workshop accident. Grant's blindness sends him into frustration and depression, but Loy does her best to give him reasons to…
Day of the Dolphin (1973)

Day of the Dolphin (1973)

[9] George C. Scott (Patton, The Changeling) stars as a marine biologist teaching a dolphin named Alpha to speak in this unusual film from director Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) and screenwriter Buck Henry (adapting loosely…
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

[7] James Stewart and John Wayne star in this intimate John Ford western about a lawyer and a gunslinger who hold differing ideas about how best to deal with the town's most notorious criminal, Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). Stewart plays…
Lost Horizon (1937)

Lost Horizon (1937)

[5] In this film from the great Frank Capra (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It Happened One Night), Ronald Colman (Oscar-winner for A Double Life) stars as a celebrated diplomat who leads a small band of Brits on a plane…
High School Confidential! (1958)

High School Confidential! (1958)

[6] In this hilariously dated morality play about the perils of marijuana use, Russ Tamblyn (West Side Story, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) plays the smart-ass new kid at school, losing no time offending the faculty while trying to climb…