Eyes Wide Shut (
1999) | IMDb:
7.5
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Starring:
Tom Cruise
,
Nicole Kidman
,
Sydney Pollack
,
Marie Richardson
,
Rade Šerbedžija
,
Todd Field
Full Metal Jacket (
1987) | IMDb:
8.3
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.
Starring:
Matthew Modine
,
Adam Baldwin
,
Vincent D'Onofrio
,
R. Lee Ermey
,
Dorian Harewood
,
Arliss Howard
The Shining (
1980) | IMDb:
8.4
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Starring:
Jack Nicholson
,
Shelley Duvall
,
Scatman Crothers
,
Danny Lloyd
,
Philip Stone
,
Joe Turkel
Barry Lyndon (
1975) | IMDb:
8.1
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Starring:
Ryan O'Neal
,
Marisa Berenson
,
Patrick Magee
,
Hardy Krüger
,
Diana Körner
,
Gay Hamilton
A Clockwork Orange (
1971) | IMDb:
8.3
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
Starring:
Malcolm McDowell
,
Patrick Magee
,
Adrienne Corri
,
Miriam Karlin
,
Michael Bates
,
Warren Clarke
2001: A Space Odyssey (
1968) | IMDb:
8.3
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Starring:
Keir Dullea
,
Gary Lockwood
,
William Sylvester
,
Douglas Rain
,
Daniel Richter
,
Leonard Rossiter
Lolita (
1962) | IMDb:
7.5
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.
Spartacus (
1960) | IMDb:
7.9
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
Starring:
Kirk Douglas
,
Laurence Olivier
,
Jean Simmons
,
Charles Laughton
,
Peter Ustinov
,
John Gavin