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Carroll Baker has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Game.
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One-Eyed Jacks
1961
Western · Drama

Shane
1953
Drama · Western

The Harder They Fall
1956
Drama

Land of the Pharaohs
1955
Drama · History

Ride the High Country
1962
Western · Drama

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
Western · Drama

The Soft Skin
1964
Drama · Romance

Tom Horn
1980
Western · Action
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Dir. David Fincher · With Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Dir. George Stevens · With Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.
Dir. William Wyler · With Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Dir. Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall · With Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to consummate their marriage, he faces interference from business rival Silva Vacarro, who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
Dir. Elia Kazan · With Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
Dir. John Ford · With Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden

Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.
Dir. Bob Fosse · With Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.
Dir. Ivan Reitman · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
Dir. George Stevens · With Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Dir. Héctor Babenco · With Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.
Dir. John Hough, Vincent McEveety · With Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards
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