SHOCK by SHOCK...It Jabs Like a Hopped-Up Needle!
The painfully true story of welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross is detailed in Monkey on My Back. Cameron Mitchell stars as Ross, whose meteoric ring career is interrupted when he joins the Marines at the outset of WWII. A highly decorated hero, Ross contracts malaria oversees and is given morphine to assuage the pain. By the time he returns to the states, Ross is a confirmed drug addict. Before he can rise to the top again, he must hit rock bottom and his descent into the hell of narcotics dependency is graphically illustrated (so much so that the film was almost denied a Production Code seal). Though a cured Barney Ross served as technical advisor for Monkey on My Back, he ended up suing the producers for defamation of character -- and lost.
The Big Trail
Drama, Western
6.7
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Dune
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.8
The Brutalist
Drama
7.1
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Action, Science Fiction, Comedy, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
7.8
Deadpool & Wolverine
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
7.6
In the Mood for Love
Drama, Romance
8.1
Ready or Not
Horror, Comedy
7.0
2001: A Space Odyssey
Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
8.1
The Wild Robot
Animation, Science Fiction, Family
8.3
Pulp Fiction
Thriller, Crime
8.5
Triangle of Sadness
Comedy, Drama
7.1
GoodFellas
Drama, Crime
8.5
Dune: Part Two
Science Fiction, Adventure
8.1
Red One
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
7.1
Anora
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7.1
The Substance
Horror, Science Fiction
7.1
The Banshees of Inisherin
Drama, Comedy
7.5
Hacksaw Ridge
Drama, History, War
8.2
Alien: Romulus
Horror, Science Fiction
7.2
Jackie Brown
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.4
The White Sound
Drama
6.9
The Million Dollar Hotel
Drama, Thriller
5.9
Eyes Wide Shut
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
7.5
Short Sharp Shock
Crime, Drama
6.7
Masacre en el río Tula
Action, Crime, Drama
6.2
7 Virgins
Drama
6.0
Buffalo Soldiers
Drama, Comedy, War, Crime, Thriller
6.3
Brick
Drama, Mystery
6.8
Spirit of Youth
Drama
5.5
Bound by Honor
Crime, Action, Drama, Thriller
8.1
Mouth to Mouth
Drama
5.5
Chiko
Drama, Crime
6.4
Dark Habits
Comedy, Drama
6.7
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Comedy, Drama
7.2
Blow-Up
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.3
Rocky II
Drama
7.3
Basquiat
Drama, History
6.6
Party Monster
Comedy, Drama, Crime
5.8
We Own the Night
Drama, Crime, Thriller
6.7