Based on Harper Lee’s classic and Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographical novel, To Kill a Mockingbird explores racial injustice, empathy, and moral integrity in the segregated American South in the 1930s. Gregory Peck, who won the Academy Award for his tour-de-force performance, plays virtuous lawyer Atticus Finch, who defends an African-American man accused of raping a white woman. The great Robert Duvall made his screen debut as mysterious Boo Radley. The film is an artistic masterpiece with strong artistic direction by Robert Mulligan, masterful storytelling, and compelling characters. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1995, the movie’s themes of racial equality and the importance of standing up in the face of injustice resonate with contemporary social issues. — Keri Moe and Jack Fields

Rated: NR