1North by Northwest
TMDB8.0
1959·4.5K votes
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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2The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
TMDB7.8
1962·1.3K votes
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
3Spartacus
TMDB7.5
1960·2.4K votes
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
4The Day the Earth Stood Still
TMDB7.5
1951·1.2K votes
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
5From Here to Eternity
TMDB7.3
1953·707 votes
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
6Kansas City Confidential
TMDB7.1
1952·145 votes
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
720,000 Leagues Under the Sea
TMDB7.1
1954·985 votes
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
8The Horse Soldiers
TMDB7.0
1959·284 votes
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.
9How the West Was Won
TMDB7.0
1962·497 votes
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
10Sergeant Rutledge
TMDB7.0
1960·137 votes
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
11The Glenn Miller Story
TMDB7.0
1954·164 votes
A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
12Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
TMDB6.9
1956·124 votes
A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
13While the City Sleeps
TMDB6.9
1956·144 votes
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
14The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
TMDB6.7
1951·114 votes
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
15Cheyenne Autumn
TMDB6.7
1964·145 votes
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
16The Spirit of St. Louis
TMDB6.7
1957·146 votes
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
17Artists and Models
TMDB6.7
1955·136 votes
A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.
18Tell Your Children
TMDB4.4
1938·134 votes
High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a reefer house. Gradually, Bill and Jimmy are drawn into smoking dope, which affects their family lives.