75% from 2 members
Only Angels Have Wings
Cary Grant flies planes and wears a big hat. What's not to like.
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Only Angels Have Wings
on DVD
(1939)
Starring: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess
Director: Howard Hawks
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Cary Grant stars as the boss of an air-freight operation in South America.
68%
from 865 members
Whistle Down The Wind
Farmer's kids think Jesus is in their barn.
Heartbreaking.
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Whistle Down The Wind
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Alan Bates, Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee
Director: Bryan Forbes
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Three motherless children believe that the murderer they found sheltering in a barn is really Christ. A thoughtful study of childhood innocence and simple faith. Based on a novel by Mary Hayley Bell.
73%
from 1,025 member
The Last Picture Show
Last days of a dying texan town. One of the greats of the 70's.
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The Last Picture Show
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
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Director Peter Bogdanovich (MASK, PAPER MOON) brings Larry McMurtry's bittersweet novel of life in a small, sleepy Texas town in the early 1950s to the big screen. This coming-of-age tale focuses on best friends Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges) and their ..read more »
69%
from 3,482 members
Breaking Away
A comedy with cycling? Yep and it's really good.
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Breaking Away
(1979)
Starring: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid
Director: Peter Yates
Certificate:
An epic cycling saga
73%
from 75 members
Places In The Heart
Widowed Sally Field tries to make ends meet down south. Brilliant ending.
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Places In The Heart
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Sally Field, Danny Glover, John Malkovich
Director: Robert Benton
Certificate:
A woman and her two children struggle to survive in a small town in Texas, during the difficult Depression years.
65%
from 202 members
The Accidental Tourist
William Hurt was The Man in the 80's and this is his best.
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The Accidental Tourist
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Certificate:
An author of travel tip books, with a dislike for travelling, is both confused and depressed when his son is killed and his wife leaves him. However, when he meets a lovely but slightly offbeat dog trainer, his outlook on life begins to brighten. Based on the novel by Anne Tyler.
62%
from 843 members
Grand Canyon
Great cast about trying to survive life in LA. Lawrence Kasdan never made a bad film.
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Grand Canyon
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Steve Martin, Danny Glover, Kevin Kline
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Certificate:
Director Lawrence Kasdan's GRAND CANYON is an introspective tale of the unlikely friendship of two men from different worlds brought together when one (Kevin Kline) finds himself in jeopardy in the other's (Danny Glover) rough neighborhood. Other characters from disparate Los Angeles origins (..read more »
61%
from 680 members
John Grisham's The Rainmaker
Don't be put off by title, it's a cracking story and Devito's finest hour.
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John Grisham's The Rainmaker
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Matt Damon, Danny De Vito, Claire Danes
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Certificate:
John Grisham's novel comes to life in Francis Ford Coppola's courtroom drama pitting the little guy against a large corporation. Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon), an inexperienced Memphis lawyer, and his legal sidekick, Deck Schifflet (Danny DeVito), defend a leukemia victim against an insurance company ..read more »
68%
from 5,038 members
In Which We Serve
Think Noel Coward was an old poof in a dressing gown? Think again.
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In Which We Serve
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: Noel Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles
Director: Noel Coward, David Lean
Certificate:
An engrossing account of the sinking of the British destroyer HMS Torrin during the Battle of Crete. Three survivors on a raft recount their lives aboard the sunken vessel. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay.
68%
from 1,694 member
Separate Tables
Some big names hole up in a 50's Bournemouth hotel. Wendy Hiller is my dreamgirl.
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Separate Tables
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth, David Niven
Director: Delbert Mann
Certificate:
Life in an English bed and breakfast where the eccentric guests all have one common trait – loneliness. There's Major Pollack who hides a dark secret behind a polished military veneer; Sibyl Railton-Bell, a shy, neurotic old maid who lacks the courage to break away from her domineering mother. John ..read more »
68%
from 358 members
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