Being the Ricardos

Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she ...

Runtime

2h

Director

Julian Jarrold

Cast

Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard ma...

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Bill Condon

Cast

Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

Runtime

3h 17m

Director

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

King Vidor

Cast

Eleanor Boardman, James Murray, Bert Roach

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Terrence Malick

Cast

Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates