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To Kill a Mockingbird (Widescreen)To Kill a Mockingbird (Widescreen)
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If you can find a better Atticus Finch than Gregory Peck, I'd like to see him.
A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange
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This may be one movie that influenced people to read the book.
MiseryMisery
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Best Stephen King book, best Stephen King movie.
The Thin ManThe Thin Man
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Greatest male female pairing in movie history with apologies to Katherine and Spencer.
From Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity
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Burt and Irene on the beach. And Frank Sinatra is also in it.
Field of DreamsField of Dreams
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Bases on W.P. Kinsella SHOELESS JOE. I think all baseball fans are a bit sad about Shoeless Joe and this movie gives him a bit of respect.
How Green Was My Valley (1941)How Green Was My Valley (1941)
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The Welsch coal-mining village, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Pidgeon, and the direction of John Ford combine to make this one a great movie.
Natural (Rpkg)Natural (Rpkg)
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Baseball is a mythic game, even Joseph Campbell would agree and this movie shows that better than any sports writer could. But you really should read Bernard Malamud first.
Anatomy of a MurderAnatomy of a Murder
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Great court room sequences and Jimmy Steward make this grandfather of the legal thriller top notch.
The Color Purple (Widescreen Edition)The Color Purple (Widescreen Edition)
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Loved Oprah!
Schindler's List (2pc) (Slip)Schindler's List (2pc) (Slip)
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Ministers should use this movie to teach the golden rule.
Doctor ZhivagoDoctor Zhivago
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My all-time favorite movie. You have the Russian winter, the Bolshevik Revolution, Omar Shariff and Julie Christie. What more could you want?
Accidental TouristAccidental Tourist
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Somebody did some great casting work for this movie. William Hurt and Geena Davis are perfect.
Big Sleep (1978)Big Sleep (1978)
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I like this one better than the Bogart version, mainily because Mitchum looks more like I thought Phillip Marlowe would. He's got those sleepy eyes.
Gone with the WindGone with the Wind
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What can you say? If you adjust for inflation this is the biggest grossing movie of all time.
Hud (1963)Hud (1963)
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Larry Mcmurtry before Lonesome Dove. Paul Newman plays an anti-hero.
River Runs Through ItRiver Runs Through It
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Best fly-fishing movie ever. Brad Pitt becomes a star.
Looking for Mr. GoodbarLooking for Mr. Goodbar
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Scared the crap out of me. I could not get this one out of my head for days.
In the Cut (Dol Slip)In the Cut (Dol Slip)
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Reminds me of LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR. Meg Ryan is sexy as hell, with brown contacts.
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the RingThe Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
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I know it's a sacrilege to say this, but these movies may be better than the triology.
A Tree Grows in BrooklynA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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A girl loves her drunken, ne'er-do-well father. Peggy Ann Garner as a kid.
Love StoryLove Story
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Ali McGraw. Enough said?
ShaneShane
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Jack Palance is his own diabolical self in this one.
Captains CourageousCaptains Courageous
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Freddie Bartholomew plays the kid. Spencer Tracy is a Portugese fisherman.
Fear Strikes OutFear Strikes Out
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I had to put this one in as I used to watch Jimmy Piersall play for the Red Sox in the 50's. Anthony Perkins plays Jimmy.