The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.

The romantic and chivalrous adventures of adopted bastard Tom Jones in 18th century England.

An African American police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town.

A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.

In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.

The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.

1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.

The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfuss Affair.

Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long.

A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.

Midshipman Roger Byam joins Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian aboard HMS Bounty for a voyage to Tahiti. Bligh proves to be a brutal tyrant and, after six pleasant months on Tahiti, ... See full summary »

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.