Movies for Newbies (Ethics-Based Cleanup/Review)
Films accused of featuring problematic elements, under consideration for removal from the Movies for Newbies list, each with a corresponding description of what they're accused of.
To be clear, a film's inclusion here is not to imply automatic guilt, it is to suggest they need to be re-examined to determine if alleged elements are intentional or a cultural misreading based on the film's country of authorship/other context/etc.
To be clear, a film's inclusion here is not to imply automatic guilt, it is to suggest they need to be re-examined to determine if alleged elements are intentional or a cultural misreading based on the film's country of authorship/other context/etc.
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- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.[HOMOPHOBIA]
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTeresa WrightJoseph CottenMacdonald CareyA teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.[HOMOPHOBIA]
- DirectorJean CocteauRené ClémentStarsJean MaraisJosette DayMila ParélyA beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.[DUBIOUS CONSENT]
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartJohn DallFarley GrangerTwo men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.[HOMOPHOBIA]
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartDoris DayBrenda de BanzieAn American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.[MISOGYNY]
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne BaxterMoses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.[BLACKFACE]
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsCharlton HestonOrson WellesJanet LeighA stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town.[BLACKFACE]
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel GeddesA former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.[MISOGYNY]
- DirectorLes ClarkClyde GeronimiEric LarsonStarsMary CostaBill ShirleyEleanor AudleyAfter being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.[DUBIOUS CONSENT]
- DirectorJack ClaytonStarsDeborah KerrPeter WyngardeMegs JenkinsA young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.[CSA]
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJames MasonShelley WintersSue LyonA middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.[CSA/SA-HUMOR]
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRod TaylorTippi HedrenJessica TandyA wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.[MISOGYNY]
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony QuinnThe story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.[BLACKFACE]
- CreatorDonald WilsonSydney NewmanStarsWilliam HartnellPatrick TroughtonJon PertweeThe adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.[RACISM]
I. PART OF THE "DOCTOR WHO" MYTHOS
Season 5
= The Web of Fear, Episodes 1-6 (1968) - [ANTISEMITISM]
Season 11
= Planet of the Spiders, Parts 1-6 (1974) - [YELLOWFACE/ABLEISM]
Season 23 - The Trial of a Time Lord
= The Trial of a Time Lord, Parts 1-14 (1986) - [FATPHOBIA] - StarsPaul McGannSheridan SmithKatarina OlssonIn the infinite wisdom of the Time Lords of Gallifrey, a nineteen-year-old from Blackpool is placed in the care of the renegade time traveler known only as the Doctor.II. PART OF THE "DOCTOR WHO" MYTHOS
The Monthly Adventures, Vol. 2
= The Next Life, Parts 1-6 (2004) - [MISOGYNY] - CreatorSydney NewmanStarsJodie WhittakerPeter CapaldiPearl MackieThe further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.III. PART OF THE "DOCTOR WHO" MYTHOS
Season 27
= The End of the World (2005) - [TRANSPHOBIA]
= Aliens of London/World War Three (2005) - [FATPHOBIA]
Season 28
= School Reunion (2006) - [MISOGYNY]
= The Girl in the Fireplace (2006) - [MISOGYNY] - DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid TomlinsonIn turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.[BLACKFACE/RACISM]
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne KochA wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.[PLAGIARISM/CULTURAL-APPROPRIATION]
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoAnna KarinaGraziella GalvaniPierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.[YELLOWFACE]
- DirectorOusmane SembeneStarsMbissine Thérèse DiopAnne-Marie JelinekRobert FontaineA black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.[MISOGYNOIR]
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyWith the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.[WHITEWASHING]
II. PART OF THE "STAR TREK" VOYAGES - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJon FinchBarry FosterBarbara Leigh-HuntA serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.[MISOGYNY]
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.[CSA]
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.[CSA/BLACKFACE]
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison DoodyIn 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.[BLACKFACE]