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Bonnie and Clyde

In America, we love our gangsters. Even today, nothing captures our attention like a good real-life crime story. The O.J. Simpson saga dominated the news for over a year, and O.J. has none of the allure ascribed to some of the "greats." More Amer...

Run Time: 1:52
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "M" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: THRILLER/DRAMA
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, ...
Feast of Love

It's a little surprising to encounter a film like Feast of Love in multiplexes, because it is made for adults. After a summer of pyrotechnics and incredibly dumb scripts, it's a change of pace to find something that aspires to run for 100 minutes w...

Run Time: 1:42
U.S. Release Date: 2007-09-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Billy Burke, Jane Alexander, ...
Ice Harvest, The

There are those, including the distributor, who would like audiences to believe that The Ice Harvest is a comedy. At first glance, that's not so hard to accept. After all, director Harold Ramis was one of the Ghostbusters co-writers and scored a ...

Run Time: 1:28
U.S. Release Date: 2005-11-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER/COMEDY
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, ...
Kramer vs. Kramer

Although the subject matter of divorce no longer carries the whiff of controversy and scandal it once did, Kramer vs. Kramer has lost none of its power in the forty years since its release. That’s because, although divorce has been normalize...

Run Time: 1:45
U.S. Release Date: 1979-12-19
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nudity, Sexual Content, Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, ...
Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool is about as sublime a motion picture as is likely to come out of Hollywood. With a structure that contravenes the norm, this film concentrates on character first, letting the plot fall naturally into place. Situations are forced on ...

Run Time: 1:52
U.S. Release Date: 1995-01-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Dylan Walsh, Jessica Tandy, ...
Superman

To date, the 1978 theatrical version of Superman remains the only motion picture based on a comic book to have a lush, epic feel. Developed by Godfather scribe Mario Puzo with reverence for the venerable superhero, Superman pays homage to the lege...

Run Time: 2:23
U.S. Release Date: 1978-12-15
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Marlon Brando, Phyllis Thaxter, Valerie Perrine, ...
Twilight

Twilight may end up being the most disappointing film of 1998. It certainly holds that distinction to date, but I'm aware that there are ten months left in the year. And let me emphasize that by "disappointing," I mean something that falls drasti...

Run Time: 1:35
U.S. Release Date: 1998-03-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity,Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: THRILLER/DRAMA
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, ...
What's Up Doc?

Until recently re-watching it, I had forgotten how funny What’s Up Doc? is. The combination of Peter Bogdanovich’s pacing, Buck Henry’s humor, and the actors’ comedic timing makes for one of the funniest outings of the 1970s. Moreover, ...

Run Time: 1:34
U.S. Release Date: 1972-03-10
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Barbara Streisand, Mabel Albertson, Michael Murphy, ...