List of the best Martin Ritt movies: Hud(1963), Sounder(1972), The Spy Who Came in From the Cold(1966), The Front(1976), Conrack(1974), Edge of the City(1957), No Down Payment(1957), Cross Creek(1983), Paris Blues(1961), Stanley & Iris(1990), The Black Orchid(1959), The Outrage(1964) ... ...
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1963
112 Minutes
Director
Paul Newman Melvyn Douglas Patricia Neal Brandon de Wilde John Ashley Whit Bissell Crahan Denton Val Avery Sheldon Allman Pitt Herbert Curt Conway
anti-hero teenager housekeeper father rancher brash fiery dark ranch texas family alcoholism love triangle wretched excess 1960s
Honest and hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant and egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1972
105 Minutes
Director
Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Kevin Hooks Carmen Mathews Taj Mahal James Best Yvonne Jarrell Eric Hooks Sylvia `Kuumba' Williams Janet MacLachlan Teddy Airhart
son father mother dog teacher sad inspiring louisiana household small town poverty racism hope education chain gangs growing up transformation quest 1930s
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
7.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1966
112 Minutes
Director
Richard Burton Claire Bloom Oskar Werner Peter Van Eyck George Voskovec Sam Wanamaker Cyril Cusack Michael Hordern Bernard Lee
spy drunk intelligence officer interrogator jew communist bleak brooding gritty suspenseful tense london east berlin courtroom betrayal espionage cold war drinking sacrifice underdog
Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
93 Minutes
Director
Woody Allen Zero Mostel Herschel Bernardi Michael Murphy Andrea Marcovicci Remak Ramsay Marvin Lichterman Lloyd Gough David Margulies Joshua Shelley Danny Aiello
cashier screenwriter comedian actor neurotic friend rousing witty touching dark moving new york city television studio living space courtroom street diner show business corruption television
In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1974
107 Minutes
Director
Jon Voight Paul Winfield Hume Cronyn Madge Sinclair Tina Andrews Antonio Fargas Ruth Attaway James O'Reare MacArthur Nelson William Hunter III Kathy Turner
teacher student principal superintendent profound inspiring south carolina island classroom illiteracy racism education poverty quest transformation 1970s
The true story of Pat Conroy, an idealistic beautiful white teacher who is a grade-school instructor for a group of poor black children in an isolated school.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Director
John Cassavetes Sidney Poitier Jack Warden Kathleen Maguire Ruby Dee Robert F. Simon Ruth White William A. Lee Val Avery John Kellogg David Clarke
dockworker boss friend wife manager gritty rousing manhattan docks racism labor union self-respect corruption secret awol underdog rivalry transformation 1950s
Two New York City longshoremen Axel Nordmann, an Army deserter and Tommy Tyler, an easy-going freight car loader whose growing friendship is threatened by Charles Malik, a notably repellent punk.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1957
105 Minutes
Director
Joanne Woodward Tony Randall Sheree North Jeffrey Hunter Cameron Mitchell Patricia Owens Barbara Rush Pat Hingle
housewife used car salesman sexpot veteran alcoholic husband dark melodramatic tense sultry southern california suburbia apartment building bedroom suburban life marriage alcoholism sexual abuse dysfunction communal living
In California, four couples who have bought homes and are neighbors face money problems, alcoholism, racism, promiscuity, and discrimination against lack of education, until a tragic event forces them to reassess their lives.
7.0/10
Biography
USA
1983
122 Minutes
Director
Mary Steenburgen Rip Torn Alfre Woodard Peter Coyote Dana Hill Joanna Miles Iake Eissinmann Cary Guffey Toni Hudson Jay O. Sanders John Hammond
writer husband love interest father daughter maid calm engaging moving florida backwoods small town writing small-town life friendship father/daughter relationship animals rise transformation love
In 1930's Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
6.7/10
Romance
USA
1961
98 Minutes
Director
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Sidney Poitier Louis Armstrong Diahann Carroll Serge Reggiani Barbara Laage Andre Luguet Marie Versini Aaron Bridgers
jazz musician tourist expatriate love interest friend emotional intricate solemn paris nightclub eiffel tower racism performance relocation integrity jazz romantic dilemma sacrifice discovery 1960s
During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls.
6.4/10
Romance
USA|Canada
1990
104 Minutes
Director
Jane Fonda Robert De Niro Swoosie Kurtz Martha Plimpton Harley Cross Jamey Sheridan Feodor Chaliapin Katherine Cortez
widow cook boss daughter son sister moving sad inspiring bakery cafeteria garage house illiteracy grief teaching teen pregnancy unemployment friendship love
A struggling widow falls in love with an illiterate short-order cook whom she teaches to read and write in her kitchen each night.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1959
96 Minutes
Director
Sophia Loren Anthony Quinn Ina Balin Jimmy Baird Peter Mark Richman Naomi Stevens Virginia Stevens Joe Di Reda Frank Puglia
mobster murderer dead person woman single mother love interest single father brooding moving emotional engaging united states romance love love interest mobsters true love love 1950s
After mobsters murder her husband, Rose Bianco works long hours making artificial flowers, to support herself and her son. Some suspect that Rose's demand for a lavish lifestyle pushed her ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Western
USA
1964
95 Minutes
Director
Paul Newman Laurence Harvey Claire Bloom Edward G. Robinson William Shatner Albert Salmi Thomas Chalmers Paul Fix Howard da Silva
outlaw wife husband con artist preacher prospector gripping intricate wild west wilderness courtroom train station trial rape murder lie truth storytelling mystery discovery
Travelers in the 1870s Southwest discuss a recent murder trial in which all the principals told differing stories about the events.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1959
115 Minutes
Director
Yul Brynner Joanne Woodward Margaret Leighton Stuart Whitman Ethel Waters Jack Warden Francoise Rosay John Beal Albert Van Dekker Stephen Perry Roy E. Glenn Sr.
teen girl stepbrother mother carnival worker mentally disabled person alcoholic brooding sultry mississippi small town family home family dysfunction teen angst forbidden love mother/daughter relationship alcoholism small-town life transformation 1950s
Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes and respect.
5.6/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1981
94 Minutes
Director
Sally Field Tommy Lee Jones David Keith Miriam Colon Michael V. Gazzo Dan Shor M. Emmet Walsh Barbara Babcock Nell Carter Alex Colon Lee de Broux
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
5.2/10
Drama, History
Italy|Spain
1970
124 Minutes
Director
Sean Connery Richard Harris Samantha Eggar Frank Finlay Anthony Zerbe Bethel Leslie Art Lund Anthony Costello Philip Bourneuf Brendan Dillon Frances Heflin
miner owner undercover cop chief gripping coal mine sabotage revenge undercover operations rise revenge 1870s
This is the tale of twins; one a sheriff, the other a ruthless outlaw and rapist.
Drama
1962
145 Minutes
Director
Richard Beymer Paul Newman Diane Baker Corinne Calvet Fred Clark Dan Dailey James Dunn Juano Hernandez Arthur Kennedy Ricardo Montalban Susan Strasberg
Hemingway's Nick Adams (Richard Beymer) hits the road, meets a boxer (Paul Newman) and drives an ambulance in World War I France.
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
1978
117 Minutes
Director
Walter Matthau Alexis Smith Robert Webber Murray Hamilton Andrew A. Rubin Stephan Burns Susan Myers Michael Hershewe Harry Caesar Joel Fluellen Whit Bissell
A Cajun trainer (Walter Matthau) and his three sons enter the annual quarter-horse race in Ruidoso, N.M.
Mystery & Thriller
1976
107 Minutes
Hans Baerlach
Jon Voight Jacqueline Bisset Martin Ritt Robert Shaw Gabriele Ferzetti Donald Sutherland Helmut Qualtinger Rita Calderoni
police detective partner industrialist beautiful woman bodyguard emotional tense switzerland police station bridge investigation murder justice existential crisis illness revenge pursuit discovery 1970s
A dying Swiss police inspector (Martin Ritt) uses his assistant (Jon Voight) and a woman (Jacqueline Bisset) to nab his longtime nemesis for murder.
6.2/10
War
USA
1944
130 Minutes
Jane Ball Richard Benedict Lee J. Cobb Jeanne Crain Mark Daniels Jo-Carroll Dennison Peter Lind Hayes Judy Holliday Lon McCallister Jim Nolan Edmond O'Brien
barber best friend cadet wife sergeant pilot engaging emotional air force base flying air force military life war training friendship pursuit underdog rise 1940s
Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the... See full summary »
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