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Ben Hur 1959

Ben Hur 1959

IMDb: 8.1
1959

After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge

Dodsworth (1936)

Dodsworth (1936)

IMDb: 7.8
1936

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life

The Letter (1940)

The Letter (1940)

IMDb: 7.6
1940

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self defense, but a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours (1955)

IMDb: 7.5
1955

Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household

Jezebel (1938)

Jezebel (1938)

IMDb: 7.5
1938

In 1850s Louisiana, a free spirited Southern belle loses her fiance due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back

The Big Country (195

The Big Country (1958)

IMDb: 7.9
1958

A New Englander arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land

The Little Foxes (19

The Little Foxes (1941)

IMDb: 8.0
1941

The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the twentieth century

Carrie (1952)

Carrie (1952)

IMDb: 7.3
1952

A young girl from a provincial town learns the bitter reality of a big city and great love

The Good Fairy (1935

The Good Fairy (1935)

IMDb: 7.5
1935

A naive girl just out of a cloistered orphanage finds that being a good fairy to strangers makes life awfully complicated

How to Steal a Milli

How to Steal a Million (1966)

IMDb: 7.6
1966

The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her fathers forgeries and protect his secret

Wuthering Heights (1

Wuthering Heights (1939)

IMDb: 7.6
1939

A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff

The Best Years of Ou

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

IMDb: 8.1
1946

Three World War II veterans return home to small town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed

Roman Holiday (1953)

Roman Holiday (1953)

IMDb: 8.0
1953

A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome

The Westerner (1940)

The Westerner (1940)

IMDb: 7.4
1940

Judge Roy Bean, a self appointed hanging judge in Vinegarroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Beans policy against homesteaders

The Childrens Hour (

The Childrens Hour (1961)

IMDb: 7.8
1961

A rebellious student at a girls school accuses two teachers of lesbianism

Funny Girl (1968)

Funny Girl (1968)

IMDb: 7.4
1968

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein

The Liberation of L.

The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

IMDb: 6.8
1970

A gloomy vision of the possibility of decent relations between whites and blacks anywhere, including the South Undertaker L B Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a whit

Raffles (1939)

Raffles (1939)

IMDb: 6.3
1939

Man about town and First Class cricketer A J Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, Lord and Lady Melrose A

Dead End (1937)

Dead End (1937)

IMDb: 7.3
1937

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum

The Shakedown (1929)

The Shakedown (1929)

IMDb: 6.4
1929

Dave Roberts is a professional boxer better at losing in fixed matches than in knocking out his opponents He turns up in towns and is part of a group who sets up corrupt boxing matches Daves life on the margins changes after he me

The Collector (1965)

The Collector (1965)

IMDb: 7.5
1965

A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there

The Heiress (1949)

The Heiress (1949)

IMDb: 8.2
1949

A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

IMDb: 7.6
1942

A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

IMDb: 7.4
1956

The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War

These Three (1936)

These Three (1936)

IMDb: 7.5
1936

Two school teachers and the man they both love face ruin when a malicious student cooks up a lie

The Fighting Lady (1

The Fighting Lady (1944)

IMDb: 7.2
1944

An indepth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during Wolrd War II Real combat footage Very strong and compelling

Counsellor at Law (1

Counsellor at Law (1933)

IMDb: 7.6
1933

A successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty stricken background brought home to him when he learns that his wife has been unfaithful