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Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

24/03/1930- 07/11/1980
Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw during the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, Love With the Proper Stranger, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, and Papillon, as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Towering Inferno.
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Bullitt

Bullitt
7.4/10
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.

The Great Escape

The Great Escape
8.2/10
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven
7.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/04/1960
  • Character: Vin
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

Papillon

Papillon
8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 13/12/1973
  • Character: Henri "Papillon" Charriere
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno
7/10
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—office building, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair
6.9/10
Young businessman, Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith
6.9/10
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot and to shoot on time and correct.

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid
7.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 15/10/1965
  • Character: Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid")
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

Never So Few

Never So Few
5.8/10
  • Genre: War
  • Release: 07/12/1959
  • Character: Bill Ringa
A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.

The Hunter

The Hunter
6.2/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 01/08/1980
  • Character: Ralph "Papa" Thorson
During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.

The Getaway

The Getaway
7.3/10
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.

The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles
7.5/10
  • Genre: AdventureWar
  • Release: 20/12/1966
  • Character: Jake Holman
Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me
7.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 04/07/1956
  • Character: Fidel
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 16/08/2002
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

Tom Horn

Tom Horn
6.8/10
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes
6.9/10
  • Genre: ActionWar
  • Release: 26/06/1962
  • Character: John Reese
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While most of the men withdraw from their positions facing a German pillbox at the far side of a mine-field, half a dozen men are left to protect a wide front. By various ruses, they manage to convince the Germans that a large force is still holding the position. Then Reese leads two of the men in an unauthorized and unsuccessful attack on the pillbox, in which the other two are killed; and when the main platoon returns, he is threatened with court-martial. Rather that face the disgrace, and in an attempt to show he was right, he makes a one-man attack on the pillbox.

Baby the Rain Must Fall

Baby the Rain Must Fall
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 12/01/1965
  • Character: Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas tries to overcome the horrors of his childhood and start a new life with his wife and kid. However, his abusive step-mother and his dependence on alcohol threaten to ruin his future.

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People
6.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/03/1978
  • Character: Dr. Thomas Stockmann
A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the therapeutic hot springs and unspoiled nature. Dr. Stockmann, however, makes the inconvenient discovery that the nature around the village is not so unspoiled. In fact, the runoff from the local tanning mill has contaminated the water to a dangerous degree. The town fathers argue that cleaning up the mess would be far too expensive and the publicity would destroy the town's reputation, so therefore news of the pollution should be suppressed. Dr. Stockmann decides to fight to get the word out to the people, but receives as very mixed reaction.

Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth

Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth
7.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 06/03/2020
  • Character: Archive Footage
An illuminating portrait of Sebring, the long-forgotten artist, designer, and entrepreneur who created a billion-dollar hair & beauty industry and defined iconic Hollywood styles for men.

Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger
7.2/10
Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz musician named Rocky Papasano. When Angie becomes pregnant, she tracks down Rocky hoping he'll pay for her abortion. Rocky agrees to help, but after seeing the unsanitary abortion facility, he refuses to let Angie go through with the procedure and attempts to make her an honest woman.

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