Sidney Lumet Movie Rankings
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3.9683
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. ... more about 12 Angry Men
2
3.3766
Al Pacino is forcefully real as Frank Serpico, an independent young recruit entering the police force in the late 1960s, fulfilling a childhood dream. ... more about Serpico
3
3.3506
A desperate and half-crazed man attempts to rob a bank to help pay for his lover's sex change operation, but when the heist goes wrong the situation turns into a fiasco and media circus, exposing his life and shame to the world. ... more about Dog Day Afternoon
4
3.1557
In 1975 terrorist violence is the stuff of network nightly news programming and the corporate structure of the UBS television network is changing. ... more about Network
5
3.0945
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed. ... more about Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
6
2.9333
Frank Galvin, an alcoholic lawyer tries to redeem his reputation by taking on a difficult medical malpractice case. He accepts the case after he's approached by the the family of a woman who has been left in a coma following an operation at a large Catholic hospital. ... more about Verdict
7
2.8911
This was one of the first film's to deal with the affects of Nazi Germany's concentration camps on their survivors. Sol Nazerman, operator of a Pawn Shop, and a concentration camp survivor faces a horrid internal conflict. ... more about Pawnbroker
8
2.7706
To make Sidney's slump all the more painful, Clifford Anderson, a student of one of Sidney's writing seminars, has recently sent his mentor a copy of his first attempt at playwrighting for Sidney's review and advice. ... more about Deathtrap
9
2.7676
Sean Casey is the newest member of the district attorneys office and he is close to uncovering a police scandal that might involve his father Liam, who works for the NYPD. ... more about Night Falls on Manhattan
10
2.7649
A technical malfunction in the Pentagon's strategic control system causes an erroneous order to be sent to a B-58 squadron on a routine training mission instructing the bombers to fly beyond their fail safe distance. ... more about Fail-Safe
11
2.6780
A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. ... more about Equus
12
2.6705
A drama based on the longest Mafia trial in U.S. history, mobster Jack DiNorscio (Diesel), faced with a series of charges, decides to stand trial instead of ratting out his family and associates. ... more about Find Me Guilty
13
2.5831
Jessie is an ageing career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. ... more about Family Business
14
2.4762
A man accused of murdering his wife approaches a hotshot female criminal attorney to take his case. The man is a self-professed womaniser, and his alleged motive would be the large sum of money his wife left him. ... more about Guilty as Sin
15
2.4275
Valentine Xavier is an "entertainer" in New Orleans - he plays a guitar given to him by Leadbelly - but when he runs afoul of the law one too many times, he vows to quit the scene and start anew elsewhere. ... more about Fugitive Kind
16
2.4128
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. ... more about Critical Care
17
2.3393
Famous detective Hercule Poirot is on the Orient Express, but the train is caught in the snow. When one of the passengers is discovered murdered, Poirot immediately starts investigating. ... more about Murder on the Orient Express
18
2.2459
Sharon Stone plays a street-wise, middle-aged moll standing up against the mobs, all of which is complicated by a 6 year old urchin with a will of his own who she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down. ... more about Gloria
19
2.0605
Alex Sternberg wakes up with a hangover and no memory of how she ended up in bed with a dead man. She flees, convinced that she has had another blackout and stabbed someone. ... more about Morning After
20
1.9707
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. ... more about Running on Empty
21
1.9497
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. ... more about Power
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23
1.9296
In this attempt to revisit the success of Witness in which a cop goes Amish, we here have a cop go undercover among the Hasidic Jews of New York City. But in this one, Melanie Griffith is bravely (if stupidly) cast as tough New York cop Emily Edith. ... more about Stranger Among Us
24
1.9232
New York cop Daniel Ciello is involved in some questionable police practices. He is approached by internal affairs and in exchange for him potentially being let off the hook, he is instructed to begin to expose the inner workings of police corruption. ... more about Prince of the City
Not Available on DVD
25
1.9182
In Sidney Lumet's harrowing portrayal of police brutality, Detective Sergeant Johnson (Sean Connery) has been with the British Police Force for 20 years. ... more about Offence
Not Available on DVD
26
1.8612
WWII, in a British disciplinary camp located in the Libyan desert. Prisoners are persecuted by Staff Sergeant Williams, who made them climb again and again, under the heavy sun, an artificial hill built right in the middle of the camp. ... more about Hill
Not Available on DVD
27
1.8570
An updated, urban, African-Americanized version of The Wizard of Oz. Dorthy gets whisked from her inner-city neighborhood to the mystical land of Oz. All the characters from The Wizard of Oz are in this movie, but with an urban flavor. ... more about Wiz
28
1.7988
It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. ... more about Group
Not Available on DVD
29
1.7621
A thief (Duke Anderson) just released from ten years in jail, takes up with his old girlfriend (Ingrid) in her posh apartment. He makes plans to rob the entire building. ... more about Anderson Tapes
Not Available on DVD
30
1.7530
Estelle is a one-person protest army: she goes to jail over grocery prices, shames construction workers for catcalls to passing women, and won't cross a picket line for her son's wedding. ... more about Garbo Talks
Not Available on DVD
31
1.7036
The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. ... more about Daniel
Not Available on DVD
32
1.6354
The movie tells the story of Eva, a girl who comes to New York in order to become a great actress. With hard work she succeeds in working at a theatre and finally gets her chance on stage after a lot of changes and difficulties. ... more about Stage Struck
Not Available on DVD
33
1.5066
Friends gather for the funeral of a friend. Sub-plots unfold as the group attempts to link-up to attend the funeral of their friend, Braverman. ... more about Bye Bye Braverman
Not Available on DVD
34
1.0529
A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer. When her friend hears this intention he does his best to win her heart again. ... more about Just Tell Me What You Want
Not Available on DVD
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In 1944, Kay and Jane travel on an overnight train from Miami to New York, accompanied by Harry. Kay is the mistress of "The Man", a rich industrialist, whom they are to meet so that they can help entertain an important general. ... more about That Kind of Woman
Not Available on DVD
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