Bedlam

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Pat O'Connor

Cast

Meryl Streep, Catherine McCormack, Bríd Brennan

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments i...

Runtime

2h 24m

Director

Sidney J. Furie

Cast

Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.

Runtime

2h

Director

Sydney Pollack

Cast

Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York

When half-breed Indian Yaqui Joe robs an Arizona bank, he is pursued by dogged lawman Lyedecker. Fleeing to Mexico, Joe is imprisoned by General Verdugo, who is waging a war against the Yaqui Indians. When Lyedecker attempts to intervene, he is thrown into prison as well. Working together, the two escape and take refuge in the hills, w...

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Tom Gries

Cast

Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds

Sweeney Todd, a barber, and Maggie Lovett, a baker, join forces to commit a series of brutal, gory murders in London with a little help from Tobias Ragg, an employee of Maggie's bakery. They abduct a number of customers from the barber shop and kill them, baking them into meat pies which are sold to the public.

Runtime

1h 19m