Topic: Cult Movie

Direction Francis Ford Coppola

Cast Marlon Brando · Al Pacino · James Caan · Robert Duvall

Synopsis The Godfather (1972) chronicles the saga of a powerful 1940s New York crime family as they navigate the challenges of maintaining their criminal empire amidst shifting leadership. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), the patriarch and head of the family, faces a...

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Charles Chaplin · Paulette Goddard · Henry Bergman · Chester Conklin

Synopsis Modern Times (1936) follows the journey of a nameless factory worker, played by Charlie Chaplin, who is a small part of the vast industrial machine. His task is to tighten bolts on an assembly line, a job that becomes increasingly...

Direction George Roy Hill

Cast Robert Redford · Paul Newman · Robert Shaw · Charles Durning

Synopsis The Sting (1973) follows the story of Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), a small-time trickster, and his partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), who accidentally deceive a numbers runner courier, drawing the ire of ruthless mobster Doyle Lonigan (Robert Shaw). Upon realizing...

Direction Frank Darabont

Cast Tim Robbins · Morgan Freeman · Bob Gunton · James Whitmore

Synopsis The Shawshank Redemption (1994) follows Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is convicted and sentenced to two back-to-back life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover in the late 1940s, despite his innocence. Andy, a reserved...

Direction Quentin Tarantino

Cast John Travolta · Samuel L. Jackson · Uma Thurman · Bruce Willis

Synopsis Pulp Fiction (1994) is a cinematic masterpiece that masterfully intertwines three distinct narratives. The first storyline centers around Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), two seasoned hitmen working for the notorious crime lord, Marsellus Wallace (Ving...

Direction Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast Bette Davis · Anne Baxter · George Sanders · Celeste Holm

Synopsis All About Eve (1950) follows the story of Margo Channing (Bette Davis), a renowned actress in New York's theater scene, who finds herself overshadowed by a seemingly innocent admirer, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). Eve, posing as a devoted fan, quickly...

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Rentarô Mikuni · Akira Ishihama · Shima Iwashita

Synopsis Harakiri (1962) follows the tale of a wandering samurai, bereft of his lord, who seeks consent to perform a ritualistic act of self-sacrifice within the residence of a formidable and cruel daimyo. The daimyo is hesitant to grant this request,...

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Ray Liotta · Robert De Niro · Joe Pesci · Lorraine Bracco

Synopsis Goodfellas (1990) follows the journey of Henry Hill, a young man of Irish-Italian descent navigating the mean streets of 1950s New York City. Hill's life takes a dramatic turn as he ascends through the ranks of his Brooklyn neighborhood's criminal...

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast Jack Lemmon · Shirley MacLaine · Fred MacMurray · Ray Walston

Synopsis The Apartment (1960) follows the story of C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon), an ambitious office clerk who lends his modest apartment to his superiors for their extramarital affairs, hoping to advance his career. Among his benefactors is his ruthless boss, J.D....

Direction Stanley Kubrick

Cast Kirk Douglas · George Macready · Adolphe Menjou · Ralph Meeker

Synopsis Paths of Glory (1957) follows Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas), the leader of the depleted 701st Infantry Regiment of the French Army, entrenched along the Western Front during the stagnant phase of World War I in 1916. The Allies have been...

Direction Fernando Meirelles · Kátia Lund

Cast Alexandre Rodrigues · Leandro Firmino · Phellipe Haagensen · Douglas Silva

Synopsis City of God (2002) is a gripping narrative set in a Rio de Janeiro housing project, initially constructed in the 1960s, which by the early 1980s had evolved into one of the city's most perilous locales. The film weaves together...

Direction Alfred Hitchcock

Cast Anthony Perkins · Janet Leigh · John Gavin · Vera Miles

Synopsis Psycho (1960) follows the story of Marion Crane, a disillusioned office worker who decides to take a chance at a better life. On a Friday, she is tasked with depositing $40,000 in the bank. Seeing an opportunity to escape her...

Direction F.W. Murnau

Cast George O'Brien · Janet Gaynor · Margaret Livingston · Bodil Rosing

Synopsis Sunrise (1927) tells the tale of a contented farmer, portrayed by George O' Brien, whose life takes a dramatic turn when he encounters a charming city woman, played by Margaret Livingstone. Initially living in harmony with his devoted wife, Janet...

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Charles Chaplin · Jackie Coogan · Edna Purviance · Carl Miller

Synopsis The Kid (1921) unfolds the tale of an infant left behind in a luxurious automobile by his unwed mother, portrayed by Edna Purviance. When The Little Tramp stumbles upon the child, he endeavors to place him in a suitable home,...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Takashi Shimura · Yoshio Inaba · Seiji Miyaguchi

Synopsis Seven Samurai (1954) is set in 16th Century Japan and chronicles the struggle of a vulnerable farming community perpetually threatened by roving bandits. The villagers, aware that their harvests will inevitably attract the bandits, send four representatives to a nearby...

Direction John Ford

Cast John Wayne · James Stewart · Vera Miles · Lee Marvin

Synopsis The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) follows the story of Congressman Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart), who journeys back to the small town of Shinbone with his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) to pay respects to an old acquaintance, Tom Doniphon...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Peter Lorre · Otto Wernicke · Gustaf Gründgens · Theo Lingen

Synopsis M (1931) plunges into the grimy streets of Berlin, where terror grips the city as a serial child killer wreaks havoc. The chilling deeds of this criminal are so abhorrent that even the hardened criminals of the underworld seek his...

Direction Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast Maria Falconetti · Eugene Silvain · Maurice Schutz · Michel Simon

Synopsis The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) is set in the year 1431, where a young French woman, Joan of Arc, faces a trial for purported treason. Once celebrated as a national hero, she is now a pawn in a...

Direction David Fincher

Cast Brad Pitt · Morgan Freeman · Gwyneth Paltrow · Kevin Spacey

Synopsis Seven (1995) unfolds in a relentlessly grim, unnamed metropolis, chronicling the last week of veteran detective Somerset (Morgan Freeman) before his retirement. He is paired with the tenacious rookie, Mills (Brad Pitt), as they investigate a series of meticulously planned...

Direction Luis García Berlanga

Cast José Isbert · Nino Manfredi · Emma Penella · José Luis López Vázquez

Synopsis The Executioner (1963) follows the story of an undertaker's assistant who ties the knot with the daughter of an executioner. Initially, the new husband steps into his father-in-law's shoes, taking on the grim responsibility of carrying out executions. However, when...