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The China Syndrome (1979)

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A news reporter (Jane Fonda) and her cameraman (Michael Douglas) are unintentional witnesses to a...

Welcome to Sweden - Season 2

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The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

7.2 (30 Ratings) Rate It

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Novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is living with adventurer boyfriend Jack Colton (Michael...

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

6.8 (17 Ratings) Rate It

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Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting...

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

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Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo,...

Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Lonely are the Brave (1962) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020

Lonely are the Brave (1962)

1962 | Drama, Western

8.0

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Two years on and Douglas has returned to the safety of westerns, looking older and gaunt, if no less charismatic. Something had cooled in him since Spartacus, and approaching 50 years of age, you can see the maturity and heart-ache most evidently in this performance. The tough guy remains, but there is a wistful aspect to Jack Burns that was not there before. He utilised the writing talents of one Douglas Trumbo to convey a “sadistic harshness” he called “the most perfect script I ever read”. Reportedly, in later years, Douglas considered this his best work, and son Michael (who you may have heard of) has also said this was his favourite amongst his father’s prestigious oeuvre. In that context alone, it is worth watching again.