What Every Woman Wants

1954

English

6.7

♡ 4

Maurice Elvey Director

Joan Sims as Doll

Edwin Richfield as Frank

William Sylvester as Jim Barnes

Prunella Scales as Mary

Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s parents’ tiny house. Meanwhile, Jane’s cousin, Jim - back from the war in Korea - and Mark’s involvement in left-wing politics place further strain on the relationship. Can grandfather help?

Raiders in the Sky

1953

English

6.5

♡ 2

Philip Leacock Director

Nigel Stock as Co-Pilot

Carl Duering as German Duty Officer

William Sylvester as Mac

Arnold Bell as Padre

Wing-commander Tim Mason leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from England. Having flown eighty-seven missions he will shortly be retiring from flying, but the strain is showing. He tries to make sure his men concentrate only on their job and so keeps women away from the base, but then he himself meets naval officer Eve Canyon.

Heaven Can Wait

1978

English

6.9

♡ 27

84%

based on play or musical

Buck Henry Director

John Randolph as Former Owner

R.G. Armstrong as General Manager

William Sylvester as Nuclear Reporter

Joseph Maher as Sisk

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

1973

English

6.5

♡ 13

75%

John Newland Director

Lesley Woods as Ethyl

Barbara Anderson as Joan Kahn

Kim Darby as Sally Farnham

William Sylvester as Tom Henderson

A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.

Ring of Treason

1964

English

6.5

♡ 4

Robert Tronson Director

Patrick Barr as Captain Warner

Justine Lord as Christina

William Sylvester as Gordon Lonsdale

Paul Eddington as Johnnie

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

English

8.3

♡ 332

90%

89%

Action

Adventure

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

based on novel or book

Stanley Kubrick Director

William Sylvester as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd

Frank Miller as Mission Controller

Harry Fielder as Moonwalker

Burnell Tucker as TMA-1 Site Photographer

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.