The Key

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Cast

Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

Runtime

3h 32m

Director

William Wyler

Cast

Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Cast

Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods

Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.

Runtime

2h 15m

Director

Clint Eastwood

Cast

Meryl Streep, Annie Corley, Victor Slezak

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