#845 – The New World, 2005, Terrence Malick
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
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#862: The English Patient
#862 – The English Patient, 1996, Anthony Minghella
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
#871: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
#871 – The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, 1988, David Zucker
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
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#878: Selma
#878 – Selma, 2014, Ava DuVernay
“Selma,” as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
#881: The Wind
#881 – The Wind, 1928, Victor Sjöström
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors, including neighbor Lige Hightower, leave Letty increasingly disturbed, resulting in tragedy.
#885: The Dead
#885 – The Dead, 1987, John Huston
After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.
#890: Scream
#890 – Scream, 1996, Wes Craven
A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the ‘rules’ of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.
#895: The Shape of Water
#895 – The Shape of Water, 2017, Guillermo del Toro
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
#904: An American Werewolf in London
#904 – An American Werewolf in London, 1981, John Landis
Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
#905: The Others
#905 – The Others, 2001, Alejandro Amenábar
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
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