After UFO flybys, Richard Dreyfus and other witnesses become obsessed with a mountainous shape and a five-note musical theme.
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Genevieve
Charming English film about a race from Brighton to London in antique 1904 automobiles.
View Genevieve »It’s a Wonderful Life
Try and watch it with fresh eyes; this film speaks to our need both for dreams and the ability to live without them.
View It’s a Wonderful Life »Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Though the Pythons have trouble ending their works, this epic sendup has numerous great moments throughout.
View Monty Python and the Holy Grail »Quiet Man, The
American John Wayne returns to the Irish village of his youth and falls for Maureen O’Hara—but he refuses to fight her domineering brother for her dowry.
View Quiet Man, The »Some Like It Hot
When musicians Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis accidentally witness the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, the only way to get out of town alive is to join an all-women’s jazz band. Guess which one gets Marilyn Monroe.
View Some Like It Hot »Vanishing, The
Chilling account of one man’s search for his lover, who disappears at a highway rest stop. As usual, don’t bother with the remake—even though it’s by the same director. (subtitled)
View Vanishing, The »Ball of Fire
Barbara Stanwyck is a gangster’s moll who hides out with seven bachelor scholars writing an encyclopedia.
View Ball of Fire »Conversation, The
Chilling account of surveillance expert Gene Hackman’s unhealthy obsession with the conversation he’s just taped.
View Conversation, The »Godfather, The/The Godfather: Part II
The quintessential story of the American mafia, from the rise of Godfather Don Corleone to the trials of his son Michael.
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