Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
A penniless drifter finds work as a sparring partner and moves from the training gym into the prize ring.
An inexperienced American soldier endures trench life, imagines a spectacular mission, and turns military misery into stubborn physical comedy.
Newlyweds assemble a prefabricated house whose numbered parts have been quietly rearranged by a resentful rival.
The same romantic rivalry unfolds in the Stone Age, ancient Rome, and the modern 1920s, with each era insisting that love has completely changed.
Two wealthy young people accidentally find themselves alone aboard a drifting ocean liner and must learn the simplest tasks of survival.
A solitary drifter tries ranch work, befriends a cow named Brown Eyes, and eventually guides an entire herd through Los Angeles.
A new college student copies a screen personality, mistakes ridicule for popularity, and pursues football glory with absolute sincerity.
A status-conscious mother tries to prevent her son’s marriage while a burglar, a supposedly haunted house, and several competing schemes disrupt her control.
An awkward college son returns to his riverboat father just as rivalry, romance, and a cyclone overturn every expectation.
A street photographer buys a motion-picture camera and tries to become a newsreel cameraman while pursuing a woman who works at the studio.
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Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers