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Contact
7.5

Contact

Jul. 11, 1997

Contact

Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as ...
Dead Man
7.6

Dead Man

Dec. 23, 1995

Dead Man

On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey ...
Wild Bill
5.9

Wild Bill

Dec. 01, 1995

Wild Bill

Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood ...
Rob Roy
6.9

Rob Roy

Apr. 13, 1995

Rob Roy

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to ...
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
4.4

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her ...
King Ralph
5.3

King Ralph

Feb. 15, 1991

King Ralph

As the only relative to take over the Royal throne, a down on his luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.
Frankenstein Unbound
5.5

Frankenstein Unbound

Nov. 02, 1990

Frankenstein Unbound

The ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind ...
Scandal
6.5

Scandal

Mar. 03, 1989

Scandal

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and ...
Aria
5.8

Aria

May. 27, 1987

Aria

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. ...
From the Hip
6.2

From the Hip

Feb. 06, 1987

From the Hip

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win ...
The Black Cauldron
6.4

The Black Cauldron

Jul. 24, 1985

The Black Cauldron

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an ...
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.1

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Oct. 10, 1984

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell’s novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
The Hit
7.1

The Hit

Sep. 12, 1984

The Hit

Ex-gangster Willie Parker has betrayed his former “colleagues” and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their ...
The Osterman Weekend
5.9

The Osterman Weekend

Oct. 14, 1983

The Osterman Weekend

The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a ...
The Plague Dogs
7.8

The Plague Dogs

Oct. 21, 1982

The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs is a 1982 animated film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Richard Adams. The story is centred on two dogs named Rowf ...
Heaven’s Gate
6.8

Heaven’s Gate

Nov. 19, 1980

Heaven’s Gate

Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area’s poverty-stricken ...
The Elephant Man
8.1

The Elephant Man

Oct. 02, 1980

The Elephant Man

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his “owner” as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous ...
Alien
8.4

Alien

May. 25, 1979

Alien

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the ...
Alien
8.4

Alien

May. 25, 1979

Alien

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the ...
Watership Down
7.6

Watership Down

Oct. 14, 1978

Watership Down

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland ...
Midnight Express
7.6

Midnight Express

Aug. 31, 1978

Midnight Express

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than ...
The Shout
6.7

The Shout

Jun. 16, 1978

The Shout

A traveller by the name of Crossley, forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has ...
The Naked Civil Servant
7.9

The Naked Civil Servant

Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.
10 Rillington Place
7.6

10 Rillington Place

Feb. 10, 1971

10 Rillington Place

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of ...