Sea of Love (1989)
[7] Al Pacino stars as a New York detective working with John Goodman to solve a series of murders -- all men shot in the back of the head, face down on their beds, presumably by a woman out for…
There’s Always Tomorrow (1956)
[6] Director Douglas Sirk (Written on the Wind) mines male middle-aged malaise in this melodrama that reteams Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray (Double Indemnity) for their fourth and final film together. MacMurray plays a successful toy manufacturer with a wife…
All I Desire (1953)
[6] Barbara Stanwyck stars as a theater actress returning to the small, gossip-ridden town where she abandoned her family ten years earlier. Richard Carlson (It Came from Outer Space, Creature from the Black Lagoon) plays her husband, who is at…
Enter Madame! (1934)
[4] Elissa Landi and Cary Grant star in this romantic comedy about an opera fan (Grant) who falls in love with one of its most in-demand singers (Landi). When they marry, Grant's character enjoys the frivolity and camaraderie of Landi…
Wuthering Heights (2026)
[7] Die-hard fans of Emily Bronte's classic gothic romance novel are bound to be befuddled or enraged by this loose, more sexually charged and stylistically modern adaptation of Wuthering Heights from Oscar-winning writer/director Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman, Saltburn). The…
East of Eden (1955)
[10] James Dean received the first posthumous acting nomination from the Academy Awards for his riveting performance as the troubled Cal in East of Eden, his first major film role. (He died in a car accident just a few months…
Frisco Kid (1935)
[4] James Cagney (The Public Enemy, The Mayor of Hell) stars as an aimless sailor who makes a name for himself in 1850s San Francisco, running bars and casinos on the notoriously violent Barbary Coast. He falls in love with…
The Bodyguard (1992)
[7] Kevin Costner stars as a professional bodyguard hired to protect a popular singer/actress (Whitney Houston, in her screen debut) who doesn't realize she's becoming the object of obsession for a disturbed and dangerous fan. As threatening letters are found…
My Reputation (1946)
[6] Barbara Stanwyck stars as a recently widowed woman who causes a stir in her social circle when she finds new love with an army major (George Brent). She's prepared to defy her friends and mother, but when her twelve…
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
[9] Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal star as Ennis and Jack, young cowboys who take a job herding sheep in the mountains of Wyoming during the summer of 1963. Isolated from the rest of the world for months on end,…