✗ SKIP — Not worth it
The Long, Hot Summer
1958 · 1h 55m · Drama
Skip it tonight—this 1958 melodrama feels like a relic of its era, all steamy Southern Gothic intrigue without the narrative punch or performances to justify sitting through it. Unless you're specifically hunting classic Hollywood or doing a Paul Newman deep dive, there are far better ways to spend your evening.
Plot
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick
