For those into wry gallows humor. Slighted by his aristocratic relatives, Henry realizes that only eight people—all played by Alec Guinness—stand between him and the dukedom.

A lone British soldier tries to save a French town from being dynamited. Since the normal residents have fled, the slightly off-balance patients of the local asylum have taken over. (subtitled)

One comedy writer-director of the 1940s stands out from all the rest. With a unique take on almost everything conventional, Preston Sturges brilliantly and almost singlehandedly continued the screwball comedy tradition of the 1930s, producing some of the funniest films ever made in a nearly unparalleled burst of creative energy—then just as quickly faded away. In his masterpiece, Henry Fonda is a millionaire herpetologist, and Barbara Stanwyck is the card-sharping bombshell who sets her snares for him.

Fun fantasy of doomed lovers Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer and their attempt to escape an evil bishop’s curse with the help of thief Gaston the Mouse (Matthew Broderick).

Dana Andrews begins to fall in love with the woman whose death he’s investigating. Clifton Webb is a terrifically snobbish critic, and Vincent Price adds to the noir.

See the director’s cut in widescreen for the full effect of stupendous cinematography. Peter O’Toole’s breakthrough role as the British agent who becomes an Arab to muster support in WW I.

Roberto Benigni’s masterpiece of a Jewish-Italian waiter who deftly employs his wit and humor to court a Catholic schoolteacher and protect his family during WWII.

Arthur Penn Warren’s revisionist look at nearly a century of American history, through the eyes of a white man/Indian raised in and moving between two very different cultures. A western only in part, it’s also a lengthy political statement cum diatribe against the scourge of modern times—the white man, species americanus predatorus. Made at the height of the counterculture 1960s, the film reflects much of the antiwar, anti-U.S.-imperialism, antigovernment sentiments of its day. Dustin Hoffman excels in the lead, and Faye Dunaway et al. are equally good—especially Chief Dan George’s portrayal of a wise old chief. His thoughtful pondering of the Native American predicament still resonates: There are many white men but very few human beings [the Indian name for themselves]. And who knew there were well-adjusted Native American homosexuals in the old west?

Another offbeat charmer from Bill Forsyth; oil magnet Burt Lancaster sends Peter Riegert to buy a sleepy Scottish fishing town.

Ronald Colman crashes in Tibet and discovers Shangri-La, an earthly paradise.

Western version of The Seven Samurai is a strong entry in its own right.

The real mystery is why Hitch decided to refilm this tale of a vactioning family dragged into an international assassination attempt. Stick with this version over the 1956 Jimmy Stewart/Doris Day remake.