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In a Lonely Place 1950

7.9 /10

An aspiring actress begins to suspect that her temperamental and mentally impaired boyfriend is a murderer.

Run Time: 94 Min . MMPA: 11 . Release: May 17, 1950

Director: Director: Nicholas Ray,

Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid, Art Smith,

Pulp Fiction 1994

8.9 /10

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

Run Time: 154 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Sep 10, 1994

Director: Director: Quentin Tarantino,

Stars: John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames,

The Terminator 1984

8.1 /10

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Run Time: 108 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Oct 26, 1984

Director: Director: James Cameron,

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen,

Boys Don't Cry 1999

7.5 /10

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

Run Time: 118 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 02, 1999

Director: Director: Kimberly Peirce,

Stars: Hilary Swank, Chlo Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alicia Goranson,

Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982

7.1 /10

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. At the center of the film is Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer who faces-off with the resolute Mr. Hand—a man convinced that everyone is on dope.

Run Time: 90 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Aug 13, 1982

Director: Director: Amy Heckerling,

Stars: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer,

A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984

7.4 /10

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

Run Time: 91 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Nov 09, 1984

Director: Director: Wes Craven,

Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss,

The Great Dictator 1940

8.4 /10

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Run Time: 125 Min . MMPA: 10 . Release: Oct 15, 1940

Director: Director: Charlie Chaplin,

Stars: Charlie Chaplin, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert,

Modern Times 1936

8.5 /10

The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

Run Time: 87 Min . MMPA: 6 . Release: Feb 05, 1936

Director: Director: Charlie Chaplin,

Stars: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin,

City Lights 1931

8.5 /10

In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.

Run Time: 87 Min . MMPA: 2 . Release: Feb 01, 1931

Director: Director: Charlie Chaplin,

Stars: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia, Hank Mann,

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983

8.3 /10

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.

Run Time: 135 Min . MMPA: 8 . Release: May 25, 1983

Director: Director: Richard Marquand,

Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels,

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980

8.7 /10

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

Run Time: 124 Min . MMPA: 8 . Release: May 20, 1980

Director: Director: Irvin Kershner,

Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels,

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977

8.6 /10

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

Run Time: 121 Min . MMPA: 7 . Release: May 25, 1977

Director: Director: George Lucas,

Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness,