12 Great Movies That Are Visually Flat

This legendary 1950s Hollywood drama is one of the best film acting showcases out there, with all of its stars - especially Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh - delivering masterful performances.

It adapts Tennessee Williams' play of the same name. The script is phenomenal and backs up the performances very well, but this does have the same problems as the aforementioned Doubt: it's just a filmed version of a play that never feels especially cinematic. As a result, the film isn't very interesting visually.

Nevertheless, A Streetcar Named Desire is still a strong affirmation of director Elia Kazan's status as one of, if not the best, directors of actors of them all and the film remains a classic despite the technical flaws.