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Embassy Pictures released The Lion In Winter on October 30, 1968. Anthony Harvey directed the film starring Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn, and Anthony Hopkins. ‘The Lion In Winter’ Plot Summary During Christmas time in 1183, King Henry II plans on announcing his...
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released Willow on May 20, 1988. Ron Howard directed the film starring Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, and Warwick Davis. ‘Willow’ Plot Summary Willow begins during a time of dread. Seers have foretold the birth of a child that will bring...
Paramount Pictures released Witness on February 8, 1985. Peter Weir directed the film starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, and Lukas Haas. ‘Witness’ Plot Summary In Witness, Samuel Lap is a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder in Philadelphia while traveling with...
Triumph Films released Das Boot on September 17, 1981. Wolfgang Petersen directed the film starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann. ‘Das Boot’ Plot Summary It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called “Battle...
Paramount Pictures released Harold and Maude on December 20, 1971. Hal Ashby directed the film starring Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, and Vivian Pickles. ‘Harold and Maude’ Plot Summary Harold Chasen is a depressed, death-obsessed 20-year-old trust-fund baby who spends his free time...
First National Pictures released The Kid on February 6, 1921. Charlie Chaplin directed the film starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Jackie Coogan. ‘The Kid’ Plot Summary The Kid begins as a single mother leaves a charity hospital with her newborn baby....
Sony Pictures Releasing released As Good as It Gets on December 25, 1997. James L. Brooks directed the film starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, and Greg Kinnear. ‘As Good as It Gets’ Plot Summary In As Good as It Gets, Melvin Udall...
Columbia Pictures released American Hustle on December 20, 2013. David O. Russell directed the film starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Bradley Cooper. ‘American Hustle’ Plot Summary American Hustle takes place in 1978 with a brilliant con man named Irving Rosenfeld and...
Twentieth Century Fox released The Boys From Brazil on October 6, 1978. Franklin J. Schaffner directed the film which starred Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, and James Mason. ‘The Boys From Brazil’ Movie Summary In The Boys From Brazil, Barry Kohler is a...
New Line Cinema released Magnolia on January 7, 2000. Paul Thomas Anderson directed the film which starred Tom Cruise, Jason Robards, and Julianne Moore. The post Magnolia (1999) appeared first on Movie House Memories.
New Line Cinema released Magnolia on January 7, 2000. Paul Thomas Anderson directed the film starring Tom Cruise, Jason Robards, and Julianne Moore. ‘Magnolia’ Movie Summary Magnolia takes place within 24 hours in Los Angeles. There’s two interwoven stories about different men...
For the 149th episode of Movie House Memories, Patrick, Chris, Lori, Bobby, Shane A, and Matt look back at their picks to see if they stick by their choices for their list of 100 top movies you should see in...
Sony Pictures Classics released Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on January 12, 2001. Ang Lee directed the film which starred Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, and Ziyi Zhang. ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Movie Summary Li Mu Bai is a legendary swordsman. His old friend,...
Universal Pictures released Somewhere In Time on October 3, 1980. Jeannot Szwarc directed the film which starred Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer. ‘Somewhere In Time’ Movie Summary Somewhere In Time begins with a young writer named Richard Collier meeting an...
Warner Bros. released Dirty Harry on December 23, 1971. Don Siegel directed the film which starred Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, and Harry Guardino. ‘Dirty Harry’ Summary Dirty Harry takes place in San Francisco, 1971. A psychopath dubbed the “Scorpio Killer” terrorizes the...
Disney/PIXAR released Up to theaters on May 29, 2009. Pete Docter directed the film which starred Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, and John Ratzenberger. ‘Up’ Movie Summary When Carl Fredricksen was a boy, he wanted to explore South America to find the forbidden...
Miramax released The Unbelievable Truth on May 15, 1989. Hal Hartley directed the film which starred Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke, and Chris Cooke. ‘The Unbelievable Truth’ Movie Summary The Unbelievable Truth takes place in a small community on Long Island. Josh...
Universal Pictures released All Quiet on the Western Front on August 24, 1930. Lewis Milestone directed the film which starred Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, and John Wray. ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Movie Summary All Quiet on the Western Front is...
Warner Bros. released V for Vendetta on March 17, 2006. James McTeigue directed the film which starred Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, and Rupert Graves. ‘V for Vendetta’ Movie Summary V for Vendetta is based on the most successful graphic novel up until...
New Line Cinema released Wag The Dog on January 9, 1988. Barry Levinson directed the film which starred Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Anne Heche. ‘Wag The Dog’ Movie Summary Better known as Conrad Brean, Mr. Fix it arrives at the...
Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. released The Maltese Falcon on October 18, 1941. John Huston directed the film starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Gladys George. ‘The Maltese Falcon’ Movie Synopsis In The Maltese Falcon, Spade and Archer is a detective agency in...
Miramax released Infernal Affairs to theaters on December 12, 2002. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung and Alan Mak directed the film which starred Andy Lau, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, and Anthony Chau-Sang Wong. ‘Infernal Affairs’ Movie Summary In the mean streets of Hong Kong,...
Twentieth Century Fox released The Rocky Horror Picture Show to theaters on August 14, 1975. Jim Sharman directed the film which starred Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick. ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Movie Summary The Rocky Horror Picture Show begins...
Warner Bros released The Outlaw Josey Wales to theaters on August 7, 1976. Clint Eastwood directed the film which starred Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, and Chief Dan George. ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ Movie Summary The Outlaw Josey Wales is the story of...
Focus Features released Lost in Translation to theaters on October 3, 2003. Sofia Coppola directed the film which starred Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, and Giovanni Ribisi. ‘Lost in Translation’ Movie Summary Lost in Translation begins with an aging movie star named Bob...
Sony Pictures Classics released Orlando to theaters on June 9, 1993. Sally Potter directed the film which starred Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, and Quentin Crisp. ‘Orlando’ Movie Summary Orlando is a story through various time spans, of someone who lives four-hundred years,...
Buena Vista Pictures released O Brother, Where Art Thou? to theaters on October 19, 2000. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen directed the film which starred George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson. ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Movie Summary Ulysses Everett...
Daiei Motion Picture Company released Rashomon to theaters on August 25, 1950. Akira Kurosawa directed the film which starred Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, and Masayuki Mori. ‘Rashomon’ Movie Summary Rashomon begins as heavy rain pours monotonously out of a dark sky. Under...
Warner Bros released Dial M for Murder to theaters on May 29, 1954. Alfred Hitchcock directed the film which starred Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. ‘Dial M for Murder’ Movie Summary Opening with a kiss of husband and wife Tony...
Buena Vista Pictures released Toy Story 2 to theaters on November 24, 1999. John Lasseter and Ash Brannon directed the film starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack. ‘Toy Story 2’ Plot Synopsis In Toy Story 2, while Andy is away...
Columbia Pictures Corporation released Roxanne to theaters on June 19, 1987. Fred Schepisi directed the film which starred Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, and Rick Rossovich. ‘Roxanne’ Movie Summary The Steve Martin-written “Roxanne” is a romantic-comedy remake of the French classic “Cyrano de...
Paramount Pictures released Once Upon a Time in the West to theaters on December 20, 1968. Sergio Leone directed the film which starred Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, and Claudia Cardinale. ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ Movie Summary Sergio Leone‘s ‘Once...
Warner Bros released Driving Miss Daisy to theaters on December 15, 1989. Bruce Beresford directed the film which starred Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, and Dan Aykroyd. ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Movie Summary The Best Picture winner that Directed itself begins with Daisy Worthan...
Twentieth Century Fox released Office Space to theaters on February 19, 1999. Mike Judge directed the film which starred Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, and David Herman. ‘Office Space’ Movie Summary Peter Gibbons works a soulless job as a programmer for a credit...
United Artists released The Apartment to theaters on September 16, 1960. Billy Wilder directed the film which starred Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray. ‘The Apartment’ Movie Summary Jack Lemmon plays C.C. “Bud” Baxter, a lonely office pion who wishes to...
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released Coma to theaters on January 6, 1978. Michael Crichton directed the film which starred Michael Douglas, Rip Torn, and Geneviève Bujold. ‘Coma’ Movie Summary When Coma begins, something is not right at prestigious Boston Memorial Hospital. Employee Dr. Susan...
Warner Bros released Dangerous Liaisons to theaters on December 18, 1988. Stephen Frears directed the film which starred Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer. ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Movie Summary Happy 30th this version of DANGEROUS LIAISONS at the time of recording… Bedrooms and...
Universal Pictures released The Breakfast Club to theaters on February 15, 1985. John Hughes directed the film which starred Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy. ‘The Breakfast Club’ Movie Summary On Saturday March 24,...
United Artists released The General to theaters on February 5, 1927. Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton directed the film which starred Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, and Glen Cavender. ‘The General’ Movie Summary Based on a true story during the Civil War, The...
Embassy Pictures released The Graduate to theaters on December 22, 1967. Mike Nichols directed the film which starred Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross. ‘The Graduate’ Movie Summary Cue Simon & Garfunkel tunes insert here and here and here and here. Anguished...
Universal Pictures released Gaslight to theaters on October 20, 1944. George Cukor directed the film which starred Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, and Joseph Cotten. ‘Gaslight’ Movie Summary As a child, Paula’s aunt, a famous opera singer, was murdered. The killer came for...
Universal Pictures released Schindler’s List to theaters on December 15, 1993. Steven Spielberg directed the film which starred Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Kingsley. ‘Schindler’s List’ Movie Summary It’s World War II, and the Germans move local Polish Jews into an...
United Artists released City Lights to theaters on March 7, 1931. Charlie Chaplin directed the film which starred Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, and Florence Lee. ‘City Lights’ Movie Summary City Lights begins with citizens and dignitaries at an unveiling of a new...
Twentieth Century Fox released Aliens to theaters on July 18, 1986. James Cameron directed the film which starred Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, and Carrie Henn. ‘Aliens’ Movie Summary They say age gives you wisdom. That is why Ellen Ripley is the wisest...
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released The Thin Man to theaters on May 25, 1934. W. S. Van Dyke directed the film which starred William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Maureen O’Sullivan. ‘The Thin Man’ Movie Summary Back in the Hollywood’s Pre-Code era, functional alcoholism was the...
Orion Pictures released Over The Edge to theaters on July 7, 1979. Jonathan Kaplan directed the film which starred Matt Dillon, Michael Eric Kramer, and Pamela Ludwig. Over The Edge Movie Summary Welcome to the perfect planned community of New Granada, Colorado....
Universal Pictures released Inglourious Basterds to theaters on August 21, 2009. Quentin Tarantino directed the film which starred Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, and Christoph Waltz. Inglourious Basterds Movie Summary In 1941, Shosanna, a jewish girl in France, hides beneath the floor of...
Warner Bros released Arsenic and Old Lace to theaters on September 23, 1944. Frank Capra directed the film which starred Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, and Raymond Massey. Arsenic and Old Lace Movie Summary Arsenic and Old Lace begins with Mortimer Brewster who...
Compass International Pictures released Halloween to theaters on October 25, 1978. John Carpenter directed the film which starred Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Tony Moran. Halloween Movie Summary Our film begins on Halloween night in 1963 in the town of Haddonfield,...
Universal Pictures released The Deer Hunter to theaters on February 29, 1978. Michael Cimino directed the film which starred Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale. ‘The Deer Hunter’ Movie Summary In The Deer Hunter, Michael, Nick, and Steven are Russian-American buddies...
