Movie Recommendations

George Lucas captures the summer of 1962 in California with this tale of graduating high schoolers.

Yes, it’s a melodramatic potboiler…but the eminently quotable dialogue and sparkling performances elevate this B film.

Julie Walters is a cockney hairdresser who wants to better herself; Michael Caine is the alcoholic professor who’s given up on his students and himself.

It’s singing vs. dancing as Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire compete for the leading lady. It’s also the film that introduced White Christmas.

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

Katharine Hepburn (in a role written for her), Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart—the delightful script is just an added bonus.

Great songs, dancing, and a truly funny story about the turmoil in Hollywood due to the advent of talkies. Dignity. Always dignity.

Robert Redford accidentally survives the execution of his entire office—an obscure government branch paid to read books. Now he must stay alive long enough to figure out what information is worth killing for.

Another one where comedy, drama, and romance interact with wit and heart. Jack Lemmon is the schmoe trying to be a mensch and win Shirley Maclaine.