Richard Fleischer’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Richard Fleischer has 17 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1980s.
Recurring themes

House by the River
1950
Thriller · Crime

Over the Edge
1979
Crime · Drama

Borsalino and Co.
1974
Crime · Thriller

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
Adventure · Drama

Angel Guts: Red Classroom
1979
Drama

Zulu Dawn
1979
Adventure · Drama

The Valachi Papers
1972
Crime · Drama

The Deep
1977
Mystery · Thriller

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 · Movie · Director
Top 18%Disney+ · Included

The Vikings
1958 · Movie · Director
Top 23%MGM+ · Included

Mr. Majestyk
1974 · Movie · Director
Top 27%Prime Video · Included

Conan the Destroyer
1984 · Movie · Director
Top 72%AMC+ · Included

Amityville 3-D
1983 · Movie · Director
Top 95%Prime Video · Included

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Dir. Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer · With Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Jason Robards

Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson

A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Charles Bronson, Al Lettieri, Linda Cristal

In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, Orson Welles
In the English countryside, Sarah Rexton, recently blinded in a horse riding accident, moves in with her uncle's family and gallantly adjusts to her new condition, unaware that a killer stalks them.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where he tries to win his freedom and confront his inner demons, ultimately becoming a follower of the man who was crucified in his place.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy
Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he returns from the honeymoon. He also buys his father a new Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and train as a prize-fighter.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Perry King, James Mason, Susan George

Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy

A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley

Conan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan. The queen's plans fail to take into consideration Conan's strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro, the warrior woman Zula, and the inept Malak. Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain
The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She raids the city Hablac and kills the keeper of a talisman that gives her great power. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman

To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy