Either Side of Midnight

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Alan Crosland

Cast

Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

Runtime

2h 14m

Director

Robert Rossen

Cast

Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring sc...

Runtime

2h 20m

Director

Anthony Minghella

Cast

Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Runtime

2h 25m

Director

Martin Scorsese

Cast

Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

Runtime

2h 18m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon