Directed by Charles Crichton • 1988 • United Kingdom, United States
Starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline
Screenwriter, costar, and “Monty Python” legend John Cleese revived the eccentric spirit of the classic British Ealing comedy (even enlisting a veteran of the studio, Charles Crichton, to direct) for this irresistible caper, one of the funniest and most delightfully offbeat films of the ’80s. Four conniving jewel thieves, three Yorkshire terriers, two brash Americans, and one proper British barrister all collide when a con artist named Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to deceive her Nietzsche-quoting boyfriend (a scene-stealing, Oscar-winning Kevin Kline), an animal-loving hit man (Michael Palin), and an embarrassment-prone counselor (Cleese) out of a fortune in jewels.
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Ed Wood
Directed by Tim Burton • 1994 • United States
Starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica ParkerFrom director Tim Burton comes the hilarious and surprisingly touching true-life story of perhaps the most unique filmmaker in Hollywood history. With no budget, little technical skill, and an...
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The Killing Fields
Directed by Roland Joffé • 1984 • United Kingdom
Starring Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John MalkovichWhen the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh in 1975, many thought the killing would end. Instead it started a long nightmare in which millions of Cambodians would die in the “killing fields.” This...
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Key Largo
Directed by John Huston • 1948 • United States
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren BacallThe final film pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is a torrid noir chamber piece adapted from Maxwell Anderson’s play of the same name and directed with sweltering, claustrophobic...
