The first film to win all top five Oscars; Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert initiate the screwball romantic comedy in this gem.
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Mister Roberts
Henry Fonda repeats his Broadway turn as a naval officer stuck on a cargo ship at the tail-end of WW II. William Powell and Jack Lemmon keep the proceedings fun.
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Ronald Colman plays a Ruritanian prince and the English lookalike who must replace him when brother Black Michael has the prince kidnapped in a bid for the throne. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. steals the show as the wily Rupert of Hentzau.
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Trucking legend Burt Reynolds and bride-on-the-run Sally Fields are running bootleg liquor on a bet while eluding Sheriff Jackie Gleason.
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Seminal account of a lawyer’s attempts to combat racial prejudice in his town and raise two children to be fair and honorable.
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Spencer Tracy is the only man to get off the train in Black Rock in years. His questions about a local Japanese farmer light a hidden keg of resentment, guilt, and fear.
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After UFO flybys, Richard Dreyfus and other witnesses become obsessed with a mountainous shape and a five-note musical theme.
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Charming English film about a race from Brighton to London in antique 1904 automobiles.
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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.
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