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Ben Mankiewicz

August 2026

11 picks

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Picks (11)

The Killing

The Killing

Stanley Kubrick

1956 • United States • 1h 25m

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

Stanley Kubrick

1957 • United States • 1h 28m

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

Nicholas Ray

1950 • United States • 1h 33m

Elevator to the Gallows

Elevator to the Gallows

Louis Malle

1958 • France • 1h 32m

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Orson Welles

1941 • United States • 1h 59m

Sullivan’s Travels

Sullivan’s Travels

Preston Sturges

1941 • United States • 1h 31m

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Martin Scorsese

1974 • United States • 1h 52m

Night Moves

Night Moves

Arthur Penn

1975 • United States • 1h 40m

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Peter Yates

1973 • United States • 1h 42m

Harlan County USA

Harlan County USA

Barbara Kopple

1976 • United States • 1h 45m

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

Rob Reiner

1984 • United States • 1h 22m