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Michelle Pfeiffer and Daniel Day-Lewis star in Martin Scorsese's adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel

Last chance: Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Age of Innocence’ on Criterion Channel

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Scorsese explores 19th century New York high society with grace, nuance, and piercing intellect in his adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, one of his greatest and most underrated films.

‘Swiss Family Robinson’ – shipwrecked in Eden on Disney+

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This grand, colorful version of the Johann Wyss adventure from 1960 is a family friendly live action romp from Walt Disney Pictures.

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett , and Taraji P. Henson star in the film by David Fincher

‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ on Hulu and Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award, based on a short story, Blu-ray, Criterion, drama, DVD, fantasy, Hulu, literary adaptation, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/14/202202/13/2022 Sean Axmaker

Brad Pitt completely commits to the part of a man who is born old and grows younger through a sweeping survey of 20th century history.

Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle star in the 1995 mini-series

The definitive ‘Pride and Prejudice’ on HBO Max, Hulu and BritBox

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This 1995 miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth and Colin Firth as Mr. D’Arcy is still considered by most Austen fans as the definitive screen adaptation.

‘1984’ seen from 1984 on Hulu and Paramount+

!Featured, based on a novel, Blu-ray, British Cinema, Criterion, DVD, Hulu, literary adaptation, Paramount+, Politics, psychological drama, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/05/202202/05/2022 Sean Axmaker

John Hurt and Richard Burton star in Michael Radford’s impressive film adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian classic, which has the distinction of being made and released in 1984.

Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson star in the 1954 melodrama classic by Douglas Sirk

‘Magnificent Obsession’ – grand melodrama on Criterion Channel

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Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman star in the first great melodrama by director Douglas Sirk, an operatic tale of hubris and loss and sacrifice and rebirth in a Technicolor world.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, and Mark Ruffalo in Martin Scorsese's film of the Dennis Lahane novel

Last chance: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Shutter Island’ on Netflix

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Leonardo DiCaprio investigates the disappearance of an inmate of an island asylum in this mix of detective movie, psychological mystery, and paranoid thriller.

Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet in the film adapted from the Dashiell Hammett novel by John Huston.

‘The Maltese Falcon’ – the stuff dreams are made of on HBO Max

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Humphrey Bogart is Sam Spade in John Huston’s note-perfect adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s iconic novel in this pioneering film noir classic.

‘Jules and Jim’ – François Truffaut’s ménage-a-trois on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

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Jeanne Moreau stars in this romantic classic of the French New Wave with Oskar Werner and Henri Serre.

Daniel Day-Lewis is Hawkeye in 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1992), Michael Mann's muscular adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's American classic.

‘The Last of the Mohicans’ – Daniel Day-Lewis on the Frontier on Hulu and Paramount+

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Michael Mann directs arguably the greatest of the screen version of James Fenimore Cooper’s classic of American literature.

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