Titanic (1953)

What makes a movie about the Titanic interesting is watching the change of experience for people excitedly sailing on an exotic vessel to the horrors of fearing for their lives as the ship begins sinking. Unfortunately, this movie forgoes showing much of that and instead devotes almost all of its runtime to a melodramatic family story that could literally be set anywhere. I generally enjoy Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb, but I was really hoping to see more of the ship. The best parts are played by Thelma Ritter and the iceberg itself.

Oscar Win: Best Writing, Story and Screenplay

Oscar Nomination: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White