Classic Drama
Classic Drama is where you will find most of those great films you either grew up with or have heard of but never got round to seeing. Generally dramatic productions made between 1928 and 1965 fill this section. "Silents" and contempory "Drama" (post 1965) can be found under their respective headings..
Right: Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd gaze into one another's eyes in "Ben Hur"
Scarface (1932)
7.8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Paul Muni, George Raft, Ann Dvorak, Boris Karloff
One of the earliest and most powerful gangster films ever made, courtesy of producer Howard Hughes, director Howard Hawks and co-writer Ben Hecht. Pau... Read more
Scott Of The Antarctic (1948)
7.1/10
Director: Charles Frend
Starring: John Mills, Derek Bond, James Robertson Justice
Dramatic true-life adventure of the British explorer who led his country's Antarctic expeditions and strove to be the first to reach the South Pole. J... Read more
Screen Legends: Starring Bing Crosby (1936)
5.6/10
Director: Leo McCarey, Mark Sandrich, Norman Z McLeod, Victor Schertzinger
Starring: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, Fred Asta...
A collection of four Bing Crosby classics. "Pennies From Heaven" (1936) - Legendary crooner Bing Crosby sings and dances his way through this charming... Read more
Sea Devils (1953)
5.7/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo
Rock Hudson stars in this swashbuckling tale of spies, counter-spies, and star crossed love! The threat of Napoleonic invasion hangs heavy over Britai... Read more
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
7.9/10
Director: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman, Patrick Magee
Kim Stanley plays a crooked medium who has become slightly unhinged since the death of her son. Craving money and publicity, she concocts a scheme wit... Read more
Seconds (1966)
7.7/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer
Rock Hudson is a revelation in this sinister, science-fiction-inflected dispatch from the fractured 1960s. "Seconds", directed by John Frankenheimer,... Read more
Seconds (Blu-Ray) (1966)
7.7/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: John Randolph, Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, Will Geer
Rock Hudson is a revelation in this sinister, science-fiction-inflected dispatch from the fractured 1960s. "Seconds", directed by John Frankenheimer,... Read more
Secret Ceremony (1968)
6.5/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow, Robert Mitchum, Peggy Ashcroft, Pamela Brown
Based on the short story by Marco Denevi, this psychological thriller from acclaimed director Joseph Losey stars Mia Farrow as an unbalanced girl, who... Read more
Separate Tables (1958)
7.5/10
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, David Niven, Wendy Hiller, Gladys C...
Based on Terence Rattigan's play, this fine, textured drama, deals with the hopes and heartbreaks of the occupants of a British seaside resort. A kin... Read more
Sergeant York (1941)
7.8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Gary Cooper, George Tobias, Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan
Torn between religious pacifism and patriotism, Alvin York of Tennessee went on to become World War I's most acclaimed hero. As the simple backwoods f... Read more