‘A Man for All Seasons’ (1966)
Any guesses why a period drama about a religious man’s philosophical principles isn’t the most-remembered movie of all time? Brilliantly written, acted, and directed, it’s not quality this film is lacking. It’s more that it’s unable to occupy a cultural zeitgeist. While the staunch refusal of Sir Thomas Moore to bend to King Henry VIII made for a great movie at the time, it’s hard to sell your friends who haven’t seen it on a movie when your description is: “One church guy doesn’t want to join another guy’s new church and things get ugly.”