The Name of the Rose
Classic 🎂 40 years 3.7/5 1986 · Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · Starring Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger · Drama, Thriller · 131 min
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
🎂 This film turns 40 in 2026.