Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

2020

English

7.2

♡ 2

91%

Lisa Immordino Vreeland Director

Paul Newman as Brick / Chance Wayne

Karl Malden as Mitch

Truman Capote as Self

Sam Waterston as Tom Wingfield

The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83): two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.

American Grindhouse

2010

English

7.1

♡ 4

75%

Elijah Drenner Director

Denzel Washington as

Karl Malden as

Jayne Mansfield as

Jim Caviezel as

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

Dead Ringer

1963

English

7.3

♡ 9

100%

Paul Henreid Director

Bert Remsen as Daniel 'Dan' Lister, Bartender

George Chandler as George, Chauffeur

Henry Beckman as Prosecutor

Karl Malden as Sergeant Jim Hobbson

The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

English

7.8

♡ 40

88%

human animal relationship

prison

prisoner

rebel

John Frankenheimer Director

Telly Savalas as Feto Gomez

Michael Masters as Guard

Karl Malden as Harvey Shoemaker

John Indrisano as Inmate

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.

Ruby Gentry

1952

English

6.6

♡ 5

63%

King Vidor Director

Bill Walker as Bartender

Thomas Browne Henry as Cotton Warehouse Owner

James Anderson as Jewel Corey

Karl Malden as Jim Gentry

A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.

The Gunfighter

1950

English

7.7

♡ 11

94%

Henry King Director

Jean Inness as Alice Marlowe

Peter Brocco as Card Player

Harry Harvey as Ike

Karl Malden as Mac

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

The Sting II

1983

English

4.9

♡ 6

10%

28%

Action

boxer

brooklyn, new york city

Jeremy Kagan Director

Karl Malden as Gus Macalinski

Bert Remsen as Kid Colors

Carl Gottlieb as Maitre D'

Val Avery as O'Malley

Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that Hooker is a somewhat dull boxer who is tired of taking dives for Gondorf. There is a ringer. Lonigan, their victim from the first movie, is setting them up to take the fall.

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

English

7.1

♡ 16

65%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Jorge Moreno as Bouncer in Shack

Timothy Carey as Howard Tetley

Karl Malden as Sheriff Dad Longworth

Philip Ahn as Uncle

Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's return.

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

English

6.7

♡ 9

60%

John Ford Director

Karl Malden as Capt. Wessels

Carleton Young as Carl Schurz's Aide

Walter Baldwin as Jeremy Wright

Victor Jory as Tall Tree

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

Baby Doll

1956

English

7.3

♡ 10

83%

Elia Kazan Director

Karl Malden as Archie Lee Meighan

Madeleine Sherwood as Nurse in Doctor's Office

Eli Wallach as Silva Vacarro

R.G. Armstrong as Townsman Sid

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to consummate their marriage, he faces interference from business rival Silva Vacarro, who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.

Nevada Smith

1966

English

6.9

♡ 18

50%

Henry Hathaway Director

Joanna Moore as Angie Coe

Brian Keith as Jonas Cord

Suzanne Pleshette as Pilar

Karl Malden as Tom Fitch

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.

Wild Rovers

1971

English

6.5

♡ 3

60%

Blake Edwards Director

Tom Skerritt as John Buckman

Joe Don Baker as Paul Buckman

Mary Jackson as Sada's Mother

Karl Malden as Walter Buckman

Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy. Post is young and rambunctious and ambitious for a better life than wrangling cows. When one of their fellow cowboys is killed in a corral accident, Post suggests a way into a better life for himself and his friend: robbing a bank. Bodine reluctantly joins in the plan and the two contrive to rob the local bank. They make good their escape initially, but Walt Buckman and his two sons, John and Paul, are incensed at this betrayal by their own trusted employees. John and Paul set out to bring Bodine and Post to justice.

Gypsy

1962

English

7.1

♡ 11

69%

74%

Action

based on play or musical

Mervyn LeRoy Director

Kenneth Gibson as Audience Member

Karl Malden as Herbie Sommers

Jack Benny as Jack Benny

Frank Sully as Wichita Burlesque Audience Member

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

Murderers' Row

1966

English

5.8

♡ 8

43%

Henry Levin Director

Dale Van Sickel as Fortress Guard

Karl Malden as Julian Wall

Amadee Chabot as Miss March

Desi Arnaz Jr. as Self

The handsome top agent Matt dies a tragic death in his bath tub - the women mourn about the loss. However it's just faked for his latest top-secret mission: He shall find Dr. Solaris, inventor of the Helium laser beam, powerful enough to destroy a whole continent. It seems Dr. Solaris has been kidnapped by a criminal organization. The trace leads to the Cote D'Azur.

The Hanging Tree

1959

English

7.1

♡ 15

89%

Karl Malden Director

Karl Malden as Frenchy Plante

Ben Piazza as Rune

Frank Hagney as Townsman

Boyd Stockman as Townsman

Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.

Time Limit

1957

English

7.3

♡ 3

62%

Karl Malden Director

Richard Basehart as Maj. Harry Cargill

June Lockhart as Mrs. Cargill

Karl Malden as Prisoner

Martin Balsam as Sgt. Baker

Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards' superiors are impatiently pushing Edwards to move this case to court martial, Edwards becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence.

Halls of Montezuma

1951

English

6.6

♡ 8

88%

Lewis Milestone Director

Karl Malden as Doc

Edward Binns as First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot

Joe Turkel as Marine

Robert Wagner as Private Coffman

Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.