The General (1926)
When Union spies steal an engineer’s beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines.
Rebecca (1940)
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat’s wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife’s spectral presence.
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
In post-war Italy, a working-class man’s bicycle is stolen. He and his son set out to find it.
All About Eve (1950)
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
Ikiru (1952)
A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.