List of the best Howard Hawks movies: Rio Bravo(1959), His Girl Friday(1940), The Big Sleep(1946), Red River(1948), To Have and Have Not(1944), Scarface(1932), Ball of Fire(1941), Bringing Up Baby(1938), Sergeant York(1941), El Dorado(1967), Twentieth Century(1934), O. Henry's Full House(1952) ... ...
8.0/10
Western
USA
1959
141 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Dean Martin Ricky Nelson Angie Dickinson Walter Brennan Ward Bond John Russell Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Estelita Rodriguez Claude Akins Bob Steele
sheriff drunk crippled man rancher gunslinger gambler amusing tense mushy gutsy rio bravo hotel jail ranch saloon frontier justice gambling false accusations romance alcoholism
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
7.9/10
Comedy
USA
1940
92 Minutes
Director
Cary Grant Rosalind Russell Ralph Bellamy Gene Lockhart Helen Mack Ernest Truex Clarence Kolb Porter Hall Roscoe Karns Abner Biberman Cliff Edwards
editor reporter insurance salesman murderer sheriff mayor amusing frenetic new york city office prison newspapers justice love triangle marriage pursuit love 1940s
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
7.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Director
Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Martha Vickers John Ridgely Louis Jean Heydt Elisha Cook Jr. Regis Toomey Sonia Darrin Bob Steele Tommy Rafferty Dorothy Malone
philip marlowe father daughter bookseller casino owner dense thrilling intricate gripping los angeles mansion casino bookstore murder mystery love blackmail vice mystery love
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
7.8/10
Western
USA
1948
133 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Montgomery Clift Walter Brennan Joanne Dru Coleen Gray John Ireland Noah Beery Jr. Harry Carey Harry Carey Jr. Paul Fix Mickey Kuhn
rancher cowboy sidekick cook rousing spirited texas ranch abilene, kan. oklahoma daunting task travel cattle troubled youth rivalry quest adventure 1860s
Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
7.8/10
Romance, Adventure
USA
1944
100 Minutes
Director
Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Walter Brennan Hoagy Carmichael Dan Seymour Marcel Dalio Dolores Moran Sheldon Leonard
fisherman resistance fighter alcoholic pianist wanderer playful patriotic martinique boat devil's island hotel smuggling french resistance dangerous job male bonding transformation love 1940s
During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.
7.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
93 Minutes
Director
gangster sister criminal fiery frenetic gripping thrilling chicago jealousy crime murder underdog wretched excess rivalry 1930s
An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.
7.8/10
Comedy
USA
1941
111 Minutes
Director
Gary Cooper Barbara Stanwyck Dana Andrews Oscar Homolka Dan Duryea S.Z. Sakall Richard Haydn Henry Travers Tully Marshall Gene Krupa
professor burlesque dancer mobster police officers garbage collector hysterical cheeky sultry thrilling library nightclub house new york city church love language crime class distinctions forbidden love rivalry
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia encounter a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
7.8/10
Comedy
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Director
Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant Charles Ruggles May Robson Barry Fitzgerald Walter Catlett Fritz Feld Ward Bond
paleontologist heiress matron fiancée police officer airy madcap witty mansion restaurant museum golf course police station love triangle mistaken identity daunting task wealth wild animals love pursuit
While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.
7.7/10
War
USA
1941
134 Minutes
Director
Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Joan Leslie George Tobias Stanley Ridges Margaret Wycherly Ward Bond Noah Beery Jr. June Lockhart Dickie Moore Clem Bevans
war hero military officer mother pastor girlfriend marksman endearing patriotic inspiring small town army base battlefield france tennessee war the bible pacifism murder sacrifice rise
A marksman is drafted in World War I and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
7.6/10
Western
USA
1967
126 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Robert Mitchum James Caan Arthur Hunnicutt Ed Asner Michele Carey Christopher George Charlene Holt Paul Fix R. G. Armstrong Johnny Crawford
gunslinger sheriff tycoon deputy thug spirited gritty el dorado, texas land grab friendship alcoholism redemption rescue rivalry transformation 19th century
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1934
91 Minutes
Director
John Barrymore Carole Lombard Walter Connolly Roscoe Karns Etienne Girardot Ralph Forbes Charles Levison Edgar Kennedy
theatrical producer actress boyfriend rival accountant mental patient hysterical charming outlandish train new york city chicago theater apartment love triangle actors show business travel love rivalry
A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1952
117 Minutes
Director
Henry King Henry Hathaway Fred Allen Anne Baxter Charles Laughton Jeanne Crain Farley Granger Oscar Levant Jean Peters
kidnapper criminal abductee husband wife dying person charming amusing united states kidnapping ransom illness christmas husband/wife relationship adventure discovery 1950s
John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.
7.2/10
Comedy, Musical
USA
1953
91 Minutes
Director
Jane Russell Marilyn Monroe Charles Coburn Elliott Reid Tommy Noonan George Winslow Marcel Dalio Taylor Holmes Norma Varden Howard Wendell Steven Geray
dancer millionaire detective friend father airy lighthearted playful courtroom ocean liner paris money marriage blackmail romance temptation love pursuit 1950s
Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
7.0/10
Adventure
USA
1952
122 Minutes
Director
Kirk Douglas Dewey Martin Elizabeth Threatt Arthur Hunnicutt Buddy Baer Steven Geray Hank Worden Jim Davis Henri Letondal Robert Hunter Booth Colman
trader indian friend man cowboy princess spectacular brutal thrilling gutsy inspiring powerful the west missouri indian territory wilderness jail river survival journey
The success of the journey focuses on keeping the Indian girl alive as well as themselves to complete trade with the Blackfeet.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1949
105 Minutes
Director
Cary Grant Ann Sheridan Marion Marshall Randy Stuart William Neff Kenneth Tobey
army bride army officer craftsman innkeeper charming hilarious madcap germany europe citizenship marriage courtship following orders romance world war ii adventure love rivalry quest 1940s
After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
95 Minutes
Director
Walter Huston Phillips Holmes Constance Cummings Boris Karloff DeWitt Jennings Mary Doran Ethel Wales Clark Marshall Arthur Hoyt John St. Polis Paul Porcasi
young man district attorney daughter cellmate guard informant bleak gripping intense club prison car cell murder prison life difficult decision father/daughter relationship solitary confinement romance fall
After a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1952
97 Minutes
Director
Cary Grant Ginger Rogers Marilyn Monroe Charles Coburn Hugh Marlowe Henri Letondal Robert Cornthwaite Larry Keating Douglas Spencer Esther Dale Joseph Mell
chemist secretary businessman chimpanzee wife wild amusing madcap playful laboratory car skating rink office youth science medical experiments confusion immortality transformation temptation
A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1932
85 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Joan Blondell Ann Dvorak Eric Linden Guy Kibbee Frank McHugh Charlotte Merriam Regis Toomey Leo Nomis
race car driver brother mistress best friend competitor confident gutsy melodramatic racetrack club car bar indianapolis racing family accident guilt friendship drinking transformation
After a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.
7.0/10
War
USA
1943
124 Minutes
Director
John Ridgely Gig Young Arthur Kennedy John Garfield Charles Drake Harry Carey George Tobias Faye Emerson
pilot soldier gunner sergeant father mechanic thrilling intense airplane california hawaii philippines world war ii aviation battle death quest 1940s
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
6.9/10
War
USA
1936
96 Minutes
Director
Fredric March Warner Baxter Lionel Barrymore June Lang Gregory Ratoff Victor Kilian
The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Director
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Benny Goodman Hugh Herbert Steve Cochran Felix Bressart Louis Armstrong Charlie Barnet Lionel Hampton Tommy Dorsey
professor music teacher musician janitor singer gangster amusing lighthearted college nightclub crime jazz college writing entertainment discovery rescue 1940s
With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.
6.8/10
Adventure
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Director
James Cagney Pat O'Brien June Travis Stuart Erwin Barton MacLane Henry Wadsworth Martha Tibbetts Isabel Jewell Craig Reynolds
pilot boss friend teenager suspenseful newark, n.j. airplane airplane hangar aviation friendship dangerous assignment transformation rescue 1930s
War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline in Newark. Dizzy is flirting with the girlfriend of a younger pilot and, due to this, he feigns illness to... See full summary »
6.8/10
Western
USA|Mexico
1970
114 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Jorge Rivero Jennifer O'Neill Jack Elam Victor French Susana Dosamantes Christopher Mitchum Mike Henry David Huddleston Bill Williams Edward Faulkner
outlaw sheriff traitor deputy confederate soldier union soldier melodramatic suspenseful intricate town dentist's office train prairie gold double-cross vengeance deception american civil war old west revenge
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
6.7/10
War
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Director
Randolph Scott James Brown Ella Raines Barry Fitzgerald Andy Devine Walter Sande Richard Lane
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
6.6/10
Drama, History
USA
1955
106 Minutes
Director
Jack Hawkins Joan Collins Dewey Martin James Robertson Justice Alexis Minotis Sydney Chaplin
pharaoh princess architect servant son family member melodramatic thrilling spectacular egypt royal court desert pyramid vault pyramids egoism slavery assassination plot mortality royal life
A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1928
64 Minutes
Director
Victor McLaglen Maria Casajuana Robert Armstrong Natalie Joyce Dorothy Mathews Elena Jurado Louise Brooks Sally Rand Phalba Morgan Felix Valle Natalie Kingston
Two sailors with a rivalry over chasing women become friends. But when one decides to finally settle down, will this mysterious young women come between them?
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1927
59 Minutes
Director
Louise Fazenda J. Farrell MacDonald Ethel Wales Franklin Pangborn Dorothy Phillips William B. Davidson Joseph Striker Jack Stuart Arthur Lake Diane Ellis Sammy Cohen
From a 1925 hit stage play by Russell G. Medcraft and Norma Mitchell about three unhappy, middle-aged housewives who teach their adulterous husbands a lesson by starting affairs with college-aged young men during the jazz age.
6.3/10
Comedy, Romance
USA
1927
76 Minutes
Director
George O'Brien Virginia Valli J. Farrell MacDonald William Powell Thomas Jefferson Hank Mann Merta Sterling
An American banker goes to a small Balkan country looking to invest his bank's money and shore up the country's weak economy in order to maximize the return on their investment. Towards ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1926
70 Minutes
Director
George O'Brien Olive Borden Phyllis Haver George Andre Beranger
In the modern day (1920s) story, Adam, a plumber, is happily married to Eve, a wardrobe-obsessed housewife, until she accidentally meets a supercilious fashion designer. At the prompting of... See full summary »
5.9/10
Drama, Romance
USA
1928
88 Minutes
Director
Charles Farrell Greta Nissen John Boles Mae Busch Tyler Brooke John T. Murray Vadim Uraneff Josephine Borio Eddie Sturgis
An Arab prince born and raised in the desert and a beautiful Frenchwoman from Paris fall in love and marry, but the tremendous differences in their backgrounds and the cultural differences between their two different societies put strains on their marriage that may well prove irreparable.
5.9/10
War
USA
1933
110 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Gary Cooper Franchot Tone Louise Closser Hale Rollo Lloyd Hilda Vaughn Robert Young
aristocrat neighbor brother soldier american pilot powerful moving patriotic tender kent, england estate france military hospital world war i love triangle home front heroism engagement promises
During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman.
5.7/10
Adventure, Drama
USA
1965
110 Minutes
Director
James Caan Laura Devon Gail Hire Charlene Holt John Robert Crawford Mariana Hill James Ward Norman Alden George Takei Diane Strom Carol Connors
race car driver girlfriend confident cool melodramatic racetrack car pit row race car driving relationships adventure love 20th century
The story of three racing drivers and three women, who constantly have to worry for the lives of their boyfriends. Jim Loomis and Mike Marsh drive for Pat Cassarian. Jim expects his fiancée... See full summary »
Comedy
1964
120 Minutes
Director
Rock Hudson Paula Prentiss Maria Perschy John McGiver Roscoe Karns Charlene Holt James Westerfield Norman Alden Forrest Lewis Regis Toomey Tyler McVey
fiancée salesman friend publicist fisherman boss madcap lighthearted amusing endearing san francisco department store outdoors lake deception competition fishing unlikely allies love triangle love
An all-talk tackle salesman (Rock Hudson) is forced by a PR woman (Paula Prentiss) to fish in a tournament.
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