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Golden Boy

by bcburl • Created 7 years ago • Modified 11 minutes ago
1939 Wm Holden, Barbara Stanwyck
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  • William Holden and Martha Scott in Our Town (1940)

    1. Our Town

    19401h 30mApproved
    6.5 (3.2K)
    Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century.
    DirectorSam WoodStarsWilliam HoldenMartha ScottFay Bainter
    4-8-18
  • William Holden, Jane Bryan, and George Raft in Invisible Stripes (1939)

    2. Invisible Stripes

    19391h 21mApproved
    6.7 (2.1K)
    An ex-con who wants to go straight has difficulties trying to reintegrate into society while on parole.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsGeorge RaftJane BryanWilliam Holden
    4-8-18
  • The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)

    3. The Glass Bottom Boat

    19661h 50mApproved
    6.4 (5.5K)
    After a series of misunderstandings, the head of an aerospace research laboratory begins to suspect that his new girlfriend is a Russian spy.
    DirectorFrank TashlinStarsDoris DayRod TaylorArthur Godfrey
  • Executive Suite (1954)

    4. Executive Suite

    19541h 44mApproved
    7.4 (5K)
    When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsWilliam HoldenBarbara StanwyckJune Allyson
    2-18-16 excellent
  • William Holden and Barbara Stanwyck in Golden Boy (1939)

    5. Golden Boy

    19391h 39mApproved
    6.8 (2.3K)
    A poor young Italian man, who is a virtuoso on the violin, wishes to become a champion boxer to make a fortune for his family. But what is the road to success and happiness, and what is the price?
    DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsBarbara StanwyckAdolphe MenjouWilliam Holden
    4-8-18 excellent
  • James Cagney in Jimmy the Gent (1934)

    6. Jimmy the Gent

    19341h 7mPassed
    6.6 (2.1K)
    An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyBette DavisAllen Jenkins
    4-10-18 very good
  • Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent (1940)

    7. Foreign Correspondent

    19402hApproved89Metascore
    7.4 (25K)
    On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJoel McCreaLaraine DayHerbert Marshall
  • Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, and Michael Caine in Going in Style (2017)

    8. Going in Style

    20171h 36mPG-1350Metascore
    6.6 (96K)
    Desperate to pay their bills and support their loved ones, lifelong pals Willy Davis, Albert Gardner, and Joe Harding risk it all by robbing the bank that absconded with the pension money that they earned from working there for years.
    DirectorZach BraffStarsMichael CaineAlan ArkinAnn-Margret
    Saw 4-12-17 Woburn Showcase
  • Ann-Margret, Steve McQueen, and Tuesday Weld in The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

    9. The Cincinnati Kid

    19651h 42mTV-1467Metascore
    7.2 (19K)
    An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
    DirectorsNorman JewisonSam PeckinpahStarsSteve McQueenAnn-MargretEdward G. Robinson
    Saw 4-12-17 TCM. & 11-28-15 excellent
  • Frankie Avalon, Ray Milland, Richard Bakalyan, Neil Burstyn, Joan Freeman, Jean Hagen, Rex Holman, and Mary Mitchel in Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

    10. Panic in Year Zero!

    19621h 33mApproved
    6.6 (5.3K)
    A family leaves Los Angeles for a camping trip just before hydrogen bombs destroy the city. In the midst of the chaos, the father must fight to keep his family alive along the highway.
    DirectorRay MillandStarsRay MillandJean HagenFrankie Avalon
    Saw 4-12-17, excellent, vy kitschy!
  • Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve (1941)

    11. The Lady Eve

    19411h 34mApproved96Metascore
    7.7 (25K)
    A trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.
    DirectorPreston SturgesStarsBarbara StanwyckHenry FondaCharles Coburn
    TCM 4-11-17 vy good
  • Tales of Manhattan (1942)

    12. Tales of Manhattan

    19421h 58mApproved
    7.3 (2.7K)
    A formal tailcoat that gets passed from one owner to another affects each life in a significant way.
    DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsCharles BoyerRita HayworthGinger Rogers
    TCM 4-10-17 good
  • Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)

    13. A Quiet Place

    20181h 30mPG-1382Metascore
    7.5 (635K)
    A family struggles for survival in a world invaded by blind alien creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing.
    DirectorJohn KrasinskiStarsEmily BluntJohn KrasinskiMillicent Simmonds
    4-9-18 Woburn
  • Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

    14. The Bad and the Beautiful

    19521h 58mApproved86Metascore
    7.7 (17K)
    An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsLana TurnerKirk DouglasWalter Pidgeon
    4-7-17 Excellent, saw last year too on 11-28-16
  • Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones in Love Letters (1945)

    15. Love Letters

    19451h 41mApproved
    7.0 (1.9K)
    Allen Quinton writes a fellow soldier's love letters; tragedy results. Later, Allen meets a beautiful amnesiac who fears postmen...
    DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsJennifer JonesJoseph CottenAnn Richards
    4-7-17 very good, saw last year too
  • Johan Heldenbergh, Jessica Chastain, and Timothy Radford in The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

    16. The Zookeeper's Wife

    20172h 7mPG-1357Metascore
    7.0 (48K)
    Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
    DirectorNiki CaroStarsJessica ChastainJohan HeldenberghDaniel Brühl
    Saw 4-5-17
  • Edna Callahan, Maxine Cantway, Margaret Cathew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Muriel Gordon, Mildred Dixon, and Kathy Cunningham in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

    17. Gold Diggers of 1933

    19331h 37mPassed
    7.7 (9.6K)
    A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahon
    4-4-17 TCM very good
  • The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

    18. The Diary of Anne Frank

    19593hApproved59Metascore
    7.4 (14K)
    During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMillie PerkinsShelley WintersJoseph Schildkraut
    4-4-18 very good
  • Hedy Lamarr in Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)

    19. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

    20171h 28m70Metascore
    7.4 (4.5K)
    The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
    DirectorAlexandra DeanStarsHedy LamarrMel BrooksJennifer Hom
    4-4-18 Lexington Flick, excellent
  • The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

    20. The Manchurian Candidate

    19622h 6mPG-1394Metascore
    7.9 (83K)
    An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsFrank SinatraLaurence HarveyJanet Leigh
    4-2-17 excellent. Also 12-30-17
  • Joanne Dru and Ben Johnson in Wagon Master (1950)

    21. Wagon Master

    19501h 26mApproved
    7.1 (5.9K)
    Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsBen JohnsonJoanne DruHarry Carey Jr.
    4-2-18
  • Vertigo (1958)

    22. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (449K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
    4-1-17 excellent, also saw 40+ years ago. Again 7-26-17
  • George Sanders and Merle Oberon in The Lodger (1944)

    23. The Lodger

    19441h 24mApproved
    7.0 (4.3K)
    A landlady suspects that her new lodger is Jack the Ripper.
    DirectorJohn BrahmStarsLaird CregarMerle OberonGeorge Sanders
    4-12-18 TCM
  • Olga Baclanova, Harry Earles, and Henry Victor in Freaks (1932)

    24. Freaks

    19321h 4mNot Rated80Metascore
    7.8 (53K)
    A circus' beautiful trapeze artist Cleopatra agrees to marry Hans the leader of side-show performers, but Hans' deformed friends discover that she is only marrying him for his inheritance. So they seek revenge.
    DirectorTod BrowningStarsWallace FordLeila HyamsOlga Baclanova
    4-13-18 I very sad in beginning watching it but very good
  • Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)

    25. Down by Law

    19861h 47mR75Metascore
    7.6 (57K)
    Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsTom WaitsJohn LurieRoberto Benigni
    4-14-18 Interesting but don’t know why it got extremely high reviews on IMDb & RT

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