Irma la Douce (1963)

Irma la Douce (1963)

[7] Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine star in this romantic comedy from Billy Wilder. Lemmon's a police officer and MacLaine is the prostitute he falls in love with. After he loses his job, she takes him in and provides for him. In…
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

[8] Lucille Ball stars in this high-spirited comedy about a love triangle between her character, a happy-go-lucky sailor (George Murphy), and a buttoned-down business executive (Edmond O'Brien). Ball's engaged to Murphy, and O'Brien is engaged to someone else as well, but as…
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

[7] Some of the most enduring films from silent cinema were directed by F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu). One of those classics is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, about a man (George O'Brien) who is coerced by a lascivious city girl to kill…
Get Real (1998)

Get Real (1998)

[7] Ben Silverstone and Brad Gorton star as closeted gay teens at a British high school. One is a journalism nerd and the other is a star athlete. They discover each other though an anonymous encounter in a public restroom and develop…
Risky Business (1983)

Risky Business (1983)

[8] Nineteen year-old Tom Cruise made his star-making turn alongside Rebecca DeMornay in writer/director Paul Brickman's directorial debut, Risky Business. Cruise plays a college-bound teen who's forced to turn his parents' upper class home into a brothel for one illustrious night in…
Better Off Dead (1985)

Better Off Dead (1985)

[8] John Cusack stars as a comically suicidal teen who doesn't think he'll ever get over being dumped by his girlfriend (Amanda Wyss). As he trains to beat a douchebag high school ski captain in an upcoming downhill race, he starts to…
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

[8] Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence star in this tale of two clinically depressed people (he's diagnosed bipolar) who strike up an unusual relationship. She teaches him to dance with her for an upcoming competition in exchange for delivering letters to his…
This Woman is Dangerous (1952)

This Woman is Dangerous (1952)

[4] Joan Crawford seems born to play a lady gangster fighting blindness, but unfortunately, This Woman is Dangerous isn't nearly as interesting as it sounds. The 'gangster' aspect of the movie is kept to a bare minimum, with most of the screen…
Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra (1963)

[3] Elizabeth Taylor plays the powerful and sexy Egyptian queen who fends off Roman conquest while falling in love with its leaders -- first Rex Harrison's Caesar, and then Richard Burton's Antony. First I'll be nice to Cleopatra. The sets are sprawling,…
Turnabout (1940)

Turnabout (1940)

[6] Carole Landis and John Hubbard star as a bickering husband and wife who each believes the other has the easier life. They wish upon a statue of Buddha to trade places, and lo and behold, their wish comes true. Husband then…