Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Frankenstein (1931) -- The Thin Man (1934) -- Wuthering Heights (1939) -- Rebecca (1940) -- To Have and Have Not (1944) -- Mildred Pierce (1945) -- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) -- Kiss Me Deadly (1955) -- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- Psycho (1960) -- Dr. No (1962) -- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) -- The Haunting (1963) -- In Cold Blood (1967) -- Valley of the Dolls (1967) -- Rosemary's Baby (1968) -- True Grit (1969) -- A Clockwork Orange (1971) -- The Last Picture Show (1971) -- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) -- The Godfather (1972) -- Jaws (1975) -- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) -- The Shining (1980) -- Blade Runner (1982) -- The Color Purple (1985) -- The Princess Bride (1987) -- Goodfellas (1990) -- The Silence of the Lambs (1991) -- The Age of Innocence (1993) -- The Joy Luck Club (1993) -- Jurassic Park (1993) -- The Remains of the Day (1993) -- Clueless (1995) -- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) -- The Virgin Suicides (1999) -- Cruel Intentions (1999) -- Fight Club (1999) -- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) -- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) -- Children of Men (2006) -- No Country for Old Men (2007) -- Coraline (2009) -- The Social Network (2010) -- The Hunger Games (2012) -- The Great Gatsby (2013) -- Call Me By Your Name (2017) -- Crazy Rich Asians (2018) -- If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) -- Little Women (2019) -- Dune (2021) -- Passing (2021).