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Last updated April 19, 2025
It Happened to Jane
1959 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSingle mother and fishmonger Jane Osgood (Doris Day) may be in over her head when she receives a large order from the Marshall Town Country Club for lobsters. Unfortunately, she fails to deliver, as the supply arrives ruined because of a train delay. To compensate for her business loss, Jane enlists her admirer, George Denham (Jack Lemmon), to sue the railway's owner (Ernie Kovacs) in a fight that winds up longer than the train route itself.
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High Anxiety
1977 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPsychiatric administrator Dr. Thorndyke finds some bizarre shenanigans occurring at the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous. But when he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own neurotic demons to clear his name.
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Hell Is for Heroes
1962 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen a weary infantry squad is sent back into battle against a massive German force, unruly ace soldier Reese (Steve McQueen, in strong antihero form) devises a ruse to trick the Nazis into thinking the tiny Allied platoon is a much larger battalion. Renowned action director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) helms the tense, well-acted war film, which also stars Bobby Darin, Bob Newhart and James Coburn as the flamethrower-wielding Henshaw.
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Abbott & Costello: Colgate Comedy Hour
1951 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPrepare to be entertained as legendary comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello host these episodes of the classic variety show, "The Colgate Comedy Hour," which features funny sketches, touching musical performances and amusing specialty acts.
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Abbott & Costello Colgate Comedy Hour
1951 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsComic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello take their turn in the rotation as hosts of "The Colgate Comedy Hour," performing some of their classic skits and welcoming big-name guests such as swashbuckler Errol Flynn and jazzman Louis Armstrong.
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe dauntless Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) heads to the island of Colossa, where only the egg of a giant bird can restore a pea-sized princess (Kathryn Grant) to normal size. The evil magician Sokurah (Torin Thatcher) accompanies him -- with ulterior motives to retrieve a lamp and genie (Richard Eyer) he once lost. But before the group can return home, they must conquer a landscape of fantastic beasts, including a Cyclops that hungers for human flesh.
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Anna Karenina
1948 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen a debonair army officer sweeps Russian noblewoman Anna Karenina off her feet, the resulting scandal destroys her societal standing. But her proud spouse refuses to dissolve the marriage and keeps Anna from seeing her son.
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Bus Stop
1956 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsNaïve young rodeo rider Bo (Don Murray) falls in love with Phoenix-based café singer Cherie (Marilyn Monroe), whom he meets on a bus. His intentions are honorable, but his temper and jealous streak are too much for her. When she tries to run away, Bo finds her and forces her to board the bus to his Montana home. When the bus stops at Grace's Diner, their fellow passengers learn that the road ahead is blocked and that Cherie is being kidnapped.
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The Molly Maguires
1970 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn 19th-century Pennsylvania, Detective James McParlan goes undercover to infiltrate a group of rebellious Irish American miners -- the Molly Maguires -- who resort to terrorist tactics to fight oppression by mine owners.
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Valley of the Dolls
1967 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA small-town girl heads to Broadway, where she meets a plucky songbird and a bewitching beauty. This adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel follows the rise and fall of the three starlets, who succumb to the lure of prescription pills.
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The Party
1968 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAn Indian would-be actor named Hrundi (Peter Sellers) ruins an entire shooting day on an epic period film in which he's cast as an extra. But instead of being fired from the movie, Hrundi is accidentally invited to a major Hollywood party thrown by the studio chief. Sight gags, misunderstandings and accidental destruction soon follow. Sellers's frequent collaborator Blake Edwards writes and directs this film.
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Will Penny
1968 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsCharlton Heston's the titular aging cowboy who's also a loner and an illiterate. When he meets the possible love of his life, it's a moment of truth. Will he take a chance on enduring happiness, or continue to drift along in the only life he knows?
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The Disorderly Orderly
1964 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe zany antics of a mental hospital orderly cause the head of the sanitarium to consider herself a candidate for the straightjacket. But despite his high jinks, the wacky orderly transforms a suicidal patient into a confident woman.
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The Panic in Needle Park
1971 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsYoung heroin addict Bobby introduces his drug-free girlfriend to New York's "Needle Park." But in this sordid world peopled with addicts who lie, cheat and steal their way to their next fix, will Bobby feel any guilt for corrupting a pure soul?
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Santa Fe Trail
1940 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSet in the 1850s, director Michael Curtiz's frontier tale recounts the bloody conflict between the Army and abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey) in the years preceding the Civil War. As West Point alumni Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn) and George Armstrong Custer (Ronald Reagan) attempt to crush Brown's antislavery crusade, they find themselves competing for the affections of a lovely lass (Olivia de Havilland). Van Heflin and Alan Hale also star.
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Dressed to Kill
1941 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsPrivate detective Michael Shayne is back for another whodunit. This time, the bodies of an actress and a Broadway producer turn up at the site of Michael's wedding, much to the dismay of his bride-to-be.
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Red Skelton: America's Funniest Man
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis collection of classic gut-busting routines (including "Car Talk" and "Clem the Dentist") from one of the longest-running television shows in history is a true homage to one of the most versatile character comedians of all time.
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Red Skelton: America's Funniest Man
1955 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis comedic compilation showcases the legendary talents of one of America's most beloved funnymen, featuring selected skits, celebrity visits and crazy characters from "The Red Skelton Show."
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Picnic
1955 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsNe'er-do-well rolling stone Hal Carter (William Holden) rides the rails into a quiet Kansas community hoping his wealthy college chum Alan (Cliff Robertson) will offer him a "respectable" job. Though Hal is an arrogant blowhard, his brash sexuality magnetizes the ladies -- including Alan's girl, Madge Owens (Kim Novak). Convinced by kith and kin that Hal is a loser, Madge is ready to end their romance. Will she listen to her head or her heart?
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Escape from L.A.
1996 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsKurt Russell reprises his role as antihero Snake Plissken. This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president (Cliff Robertson) views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his daughter, part of a resistance movement, steals the control unit for a doomsday weapon, Snake again gets tapped to save the day.
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Ship of Fools
1965 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsVivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Jose Ferrer and Lee Marvin give riveting performances in this Stanley Kramer film adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's 1962 novel. The compelling story recounts the voyage of a German ship from Mexico to Bremerhaven, Germany, prior to World War II; it's a stormy journey fraught with anti-semitism, unrequited love, xenophobia and dissatisfied lives. The film was Vivien Leigh's final screen appearance.
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The Legend of Hell House
1973 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA team of paranormal investigators spends a dangerous week inside a haunted mansion to either prove or decisively debunk the existence of spirits. Previous guests of Hell House are known to have gone mad. Will this group survive the week?
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The 300 Spartans
1962 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA tiny cadre of Greek warriors from Sparta defend a mountain pass at Thermopylae against the overwhelming invasion of a vicious Persian Army. Led by King Leonidis, the Spartans' army consisted primarily of a security force that guarded the palace.
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Plaza Suite
1971 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWalter Matthau stars in three charming vignettes -- each set in room 719 of New York's Plaza Hotel -- that make up this classic comedy. Matthau plays a cheating husband, a Hollywood producer and a father of the bride.
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Kiss Them for Me
1957 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsCary Grant stars as Cmdr. Andy Crewson, leader of a trio of naval officers who finagle their way into a shore leave in San Francisco. While the other sailors just want to have some fun, Crewson falls for a tycoon's pretty fiancée.
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