On the Waterfront
1954 · 108 min
Directed by Elia Kazan. Written by Budd Schulberg. Starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb.
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
Critics 99% · audiences 95% · streaming on Tubi · 12 Oscar nominations, 8 won