Phantom thread

MOTHER MARY

2026

Written and directed by David Lowery

Spoilers: moderate

"The Unsuspected," he murmured. "Has he got the crust to mean himself?"

THE UNSUSPECTED

1947

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Written by Ranald MacDougall and Bess Meredyth (based on the novel by Charlotte Armstrong)

Spoilers: reasonable minds could differ, but I think "moderate"

I got trouble, Mr. T

TROUBLE MAN

1972

Directed by Ivan Dixon

Written by John D.F. Black

Spoilers: moderate

No, you look like me, which is interesting, if rather impertinent

CROSSED SWORDS

aka The Prince and the Pauper

1977 UK/1978 USA

Directed by Richard Fleischer

Written by Berta Dominguez, Pierre Spengler, and George MacDonald Fraser (based on the novel by Mark Twain)

Spoilers: moderate

Cardboard Science: Mr. Joseph Young as himself

MIGHTY JOE YOUNG

1949

Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack

Written by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, Willis O'Brien, and Ruth Rose

Spoilers: moderate

Nobody drives forever

F1

2025

Directed by Joseph Kosinski

Written by Ehren Kruger and Joseph Kosinski

Spoilers: moderate

I'm counting on you, red, white, and blue

AIR FORCE ONE

1997

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

Written by Andrew W. Marlowe

Spoilers: moderate

Walt Disney, part LXVIII: When we're human

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

2009

Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker

Written by Rob Edwards, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland, Ron Clements, and John Musker

Spoilers: severe

Walt Disney, part LXVII: If the dog believes it, the audience believes it

BOLT

2008

Directed by Chris Williams and Byron Howard

Written by Dan Fogelman and Chris Williams

Spoilers: high

They'd forget their precious gold if they had to dig their own

GOLD

1974

Directed by Peter Hunt

Written by Wilbur Smith and Stanley Price (based on the novel Gold Mine by Wilbur Smith)

Spoilers: moderate

Humphrey Bogart in Argument!... or Disagreement!... or Quarrel!... or Dispute!... or...

CONFLICT

1945

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt

Written by Robert Siodmak, Alfred Neumann, Arthur T. Horman, and Dwight Taylor

Spoilers: moderate (or a touch more than moderate, but, anyway, not high)

Or, The Misdirects of Mr. E

THE MYSTERY OF MR. X

1934

Directed by Edgar Selwyn

Written by Howard Emmett Rogers and Monckton Hoffe (based on the novel X v. Rex by Philip MacDonald)

Spoilers: moderate

The clown is down: Look, I get it, dude, the whole creepy silent mime gimmick? I mean, it's very effective—and the blood is a nice touch also

TERRIFIER 2

2022

Written and directed by Damien Leone

Spoilers: moderate (at least I don't think it's high)

The clown is down: Is there any kindness in you—somewhere in your heart?

TERRIFIER

2018

Written and directed by Damien Leone

Spoilers: moderate

Love is inferior to you

NOSFERATU

2024

Written and directed by Robert Eggers (based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker)

Spoilers: moderate, but it's also Nosferatu, which is also Dracula, so... you know

Thirteen women

THE BOSTON STRANGLER

1968

Directed by Richard Fleischer

Written by Edward Anhalt (based on the book by Gerold Frank)

Spoilers: N/A

Light up your face with gladness

SMILE 2

2024

Written and directed by Parker Finn

Spoilers: moderate

Walt Disney, part LVII: His groove! The rhythm by which he lives his life, his pattern of behavior—I threw it off!

THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE

2000

Directed by Mark Dindal

Written by David Reynolds, Chris Williams, and Mark Dindal

Spoilers: moderate

Come on in! The show's fine

BATHING BEAUTY

1944

Directed by George Sidney

Written by Joseph Schrank, Kenneth Earl, M.M. Musselman, Curtis Kenyon, Allen Boretz, Frank Waldman, and Dorothy Kingsley

Spoilers: moderate

I want to be loved by you, just you, nobody else but you

THREE LITTLE WORDS

1950

Directed by Richard Thorpe

Written by George Wells

Spoilers: moderate, rather inapplicable