Plot summary :
As an inmate at Leavenworth prison, Robert Stroud has a series of confrontations with the guards and with the other convicts. When Stroud kills a guard, he is sentenced to be executed, and only his mother’s impassioned intervention gets his sentence commuted to life imprisonment, which he must serve in solitary confinement. As he serves out his sentence in boredom and despair, one day he finds a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard. Stroud soon takes a deep interest in caring for birds, which gives him a new purpose in life, but which also brings new conflicts with prison authorities…

Movie info :
User rating: 7.9/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations

Cast overview :
Burt Lancaster
Karl Malden
Thelma Ritter
Neville Brand
Betty Field

IMDB page :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055798/

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Popularity: 8% [?]

Plot summary :
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he’s a prizefighter portrayed in this Martin Scorsese film by Robert De Niro. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he’s a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family’s love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it’s his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone. If you never thought boxing cinematography could be breathtaking, check out Michael Chapman’s handiwork…

Movie info :
User Rating: 8.4/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 16 nominations

Cast overview :
Robert De Niro
Cathy Moriarty
Joe Pesci
Frank Vincent
Nicholas Colasanto

IMDB page :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081398/

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Popularity: 12% [?]

Plot summary :
Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak…

Movie info :
User Rating: 8.3/10
Director: David Lynch
Awards: Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations

Cast overview :
Anthony Hopkins … Dr. Frederick Treves
John Hurt … John Merrick
Anne Bancroft … Mrs. Kendal
John Gielgud … Carr Gomm
Wendy Hiller … Mothershead

IMDB page :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/

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Popularity: 9% [?]