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…
Fire (1977)

Fire (1977)

[6] Producer Irwin Allen continued his string of successful disaster films (The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure) with this TV movie that aired the month Star Wars was unleashed upon the world. Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine (Marty) headlines the ensemble this…
Psycho II (1983)

Psycho II (1983)

[4] I don't think a Psycho sequel could ever possibly work, but that doesn't stop screenwriter Tom Holland from giving it the old college try. The script paints Norman Bates (a returning Anthony Perkins) very sympathetically -- reformed, recently released,…
The Searchers (1956)

The Searchers (1956)

[7] John Ford reteams with frequent leading man John Wayne in what is often considered one of the best Hollywood westerns ever made. Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, a loner returning home from the Civil War. After his brother's family is…
Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (1955)

Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (1955)

[3] Gordon Scott makes his debut as Tarzan in this entry. He's a taller, beefier Tarzan -- kinda cute, but certainly the dumbest of the lot. Poachers are in the jungle (again), and a well-meaning animal doctor is accidentally leading…
Hitchcock (2012)

Hitchcock (2012)

[8] Anthony Hopkins plays filmdom's master of suspense in this movie that chronicles the director's relationship with his wife, Alma, played by none other than Helen Mirren, during the making of Psycho. It should come as no surprise that Hopkins…