Film Index
British cinema: Thriller
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Richard Fleischer
In 1948, Tim and Beryl Evans, a young married couple, move into a top floor flat at 10, Rillington Place, Ladbroke Grove, London...
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Richard Fleischer
The 39 Steps (1935)
Alfred Hitchcock
Not long after arriving in London, the Canadian Richard Hannay visits a music hall theatre to watch the star act, Mr Memory, a man who startles his audience with his infallible recollection of trivial facts...
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Alfred Hitchcock
The 39 Steps (1959)
Ralph Thomas
Shortly after his return to London, government agent Richard Hannay witnesses a hit-and-run accident in which a seemingly ordinary nanny narrowly avoids being killed...
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Ralph Thomas
49th Parallel (1941)
Michael Powell
Early in WWII, a German U-boat surfaces off the east coast of Canada. Only six members if its crew survive when RCAF bombers destroy the submarine in a fierce raid...
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Michael Powell
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Stanley Kubrick
Alex DeLarge is a Beethoven-loving juvenile delinquent who spends his evenings indulging in orgies of violence with his droogies...
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Stanley Kubrick
A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
Anthony Mann
Eberlin, a British intelligence operative, is surprised when his superiors assign him to find and assassinate a troublesome KGB agent named Krasnevin... [More...]
Anthony Mann
Eberlin, a British intelligence operative, is surprised when his superiors assign him to find and assassinate a troublesome KGB agent named Krasnevin... [More...]
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Charles Crichton
London gangster George Thomason has masterminded the perfect jewel robbery, which he is about to put into action with his henchman Ken Pile, an animal-lover with a crippling stutter, and a pair of Americans - Wanda Gerschwitz and Otto West... [More...]
Charles Crichton
London gangster George Thomason has masterminded the perfect jewel robbery, which he is about to put into action with his henchman Ken Pile, an animal-lover with a crippling stutter, and a pair of Americans - Wanda Gerschwitz and Otto West... [More...]
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Danny Boyle
Robert Lewis is a lowly Scottish janitor who scrapes a meagre living by cleaning the offices of multimillionaire American businessman Elliott Naville... [More...]
Danny Boyle
Robert Lewis is a lowly Scottish janitor who scrapes a meagre living by cleaning the offices of multimillionaire American businessman Elliott Naville... [More...]
A Study in Terror (1965)
James Hill
In late Victorian England, terror stalks the streets of Whitechapel in the East End of London. Several young women, all prostitutes, have been mercilessly slain, stabbed to death, by an unknown killer who has become known as Jack the Ripper... [More...]
James Hill
In late Victorian England, terror stalks the streets of Whitechapel in the East End of London. Several young women, all prostitutes, have been mercilessly slain, stabbed to death, by an unknown killer who has become known as Jack the Ripper... [More...]
A View to a Kill (1985)
John Glen
When it is discovered that the Soviets have managed to duplicate a revolutionary microchip capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion, British Intelligence suspects that the chip's manufacturer, Zorin Industries, has been infiltrated by Russian agents... [More...]
John Glen
When it is discovered that the Soviets have managed to duplicate a revolutionary microchip capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion, British Intelligence suspects that the chip's manufacturer, Zorin Industries, has been infiltrated by Russian agents... [More...]
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Val Guest
Dr John Rollason leads a botanical expedition to the Himalayas, accompanied by his wife Helen and colleague Peter Fox. Staying at a Tibetan monastery, Rollason becomes excited when he learns that another expedition, led by the American Tom Friend, will soon arrive, on a mission to find the Yeti, a prehistoric near-relation of modern man that has so far eluded discovery... [More...]
Val Guest
Dr John Rollason leads a botanical expedition to the Himalayas, accompanied by his wife Helen and colleague Peter Fox. Staying at a Tibetan monastery, Rollason becomes excited when he learns that another expedition, led by the American Tom Friend, will soon arrive, on a mission to find the Yeti, a prehistoric near-relation of modern man that has so far eluded discovery... [More...]
Alien (1979)
Ridley Scott
Commercial space freighter Nostromo is on its way back to Earth with a cargo of precious mineral ore. When the ship receives a distress call from a nearby planet, the crew - consisting of five men and two women - is revived from stasis and makes ready to investigate, in accordance with company procedure... [More...]
Ridley Scott
Commercial space freighter Nostromo is on its way back to Earth with a cargo of precious mineral ore. When the ship receives a distress call from a nearby planet, the crew - consisting of five men and two women - is revived from stasis and makes ready to investigate, in accordance with company procedure... [More...]
Aliens (1986)
James Cameron
57 years after her encounter with an alien being which wiped out her crew aboard the space freighter Nostromo, Ellen Ripley is picked up and taken back to Earth... [More...]
James Cameron
57 years after her encounter with an alien being which wiped out her crew aboard the space freighter Nostromo, Ellen Ripley is picked up and taken back to Earth... [More...]
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
John Landis
David Kessler and Jack Goodman are two American college backpackers who decide to make a tour of Europe. Where better to begin than the bleak, soggy Yorkshire moors... [More...]
John Landis
David Kessler and Jack Goodman are two American college backpackers who decide to make a tour of Europe. Where better to begin than the bleak, soggy Yorkshire moors... [More...]
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
Roy Ward Baker
In 1790s England, Charles Fengriffen takes up residence at his large family estate with his new bride Catherine. Almost immediately after she has entered the old gothic mansion Catherine begins to experience a bizarre series of hallucinations, some involving a bloody severed hand, and she is strangely drawn to the portrait of Charles' grandfather... [More...]
Roy Ward Baker
In 1790s England, Charles Fengriffen takes up residence at his large family estate with his new bride Catherine. Almost immediately after she has entered the old gothic mansion Catherine begins to experience a bizarre series of hallucinations, some involving a bloody severed hand, and she is strangely drawn to the portrait of Charles' grandfather... [More...]
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
Claude Lelouch
Valentin is a gentleman thief who models himself on Arsène Lupin. Pursued by the police and weary of his criminal existence, he hires a yacht and puts out to sea... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Valentin is a gentleman thief who models himself on Arsène Lupin. Pursued by the police and weary of his criminal existence, he hires a yacht and puts out to sea... [More...]
The Angry Hills (1959)
Robert Aldrich
An American journalist Mike Morrison arrives in Athens just as the Allies are about to pull out on the eve of a full-scale Nazi invasion of Greece... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
An American journalist Mike Morrison arrives in Athens just as the Allies are about to pull out on the eve of a full-scale Nazi invasion of Greece... [More...]
Die Another Day (2002)
Lee Tamahori
James Bond's mission to assassinate rogue Korean colonel Tan-Sun Moon ends in a frantic chase in which 007's target appears to fall to his death... [More...]
Lee Tamahori
James Bond's mission to assassinate rogue Korean colonel Tan-Sun Moon ends in a frantic chase in which 007's target appears to fall to his death... [More...]
Another Man's Poison (1951)
Irving Rapper
Janet Frobisher is a successful crime writer who lives in a remote manor house on the Yorkshire moors. When her estranged husband shows up unexpectedly having robbed a bank Janet poisons him with medicine intended for her horse... [More...]
Irving Rapper
Janet Frobisher is a successful crime writer who lives in a remote manor house on the Yorkshire moors. When her estranged husband shows up unexpectedly having robbed a bank Janet poisons him with medicine intended for her horse... [More...]
Asylum (1972)
Roy Ward Baker
Dr Martin arrives at a remote asylum which houses a number of dangerously insane inmates, to attend a job interview conducted by Dr Rutherford... [More...]
Roy Ward Baker
Dr Martin arrives at a remote asylum which houses a number of dangerously insane inmates, to attend a job interview conducted by Dr Rutherford... [More...]
Batman (1989)
Tim Burton
Gotham City is a sprawling metropolis mired in crime and the detritus of social decay. The town's district attorney, Harvey Dent, is fighting a losing battle against an army of hoodlums led by criminal mastermind Carl Grissom... [More...]
Tim Burton
Gotham City is a sprawling metropolis mired in crime and the detritus of social decay. The town's district attorney, Harvey Dent, is fighting a losing battle against an army of hoodlums led by criminal mastermind Carl Grissom... [More...]
The Beast in the Cellar (1970)
James Kelley
Somewhere in rural Lancashire, a soldier from an army base is savagely murdered, although it is unclear whether he was killed by a man or a wild animal... [More...]
James Kelley
Somewhere in rural Lancashire, a soldier from an army base is savagely murdered, although it is unclear whether he was killed by a man or a wild animal... [More...]
Beat the Devil (1953)
John Huston
Billy Dannreuther and his wife Maria are on their way to make their fortune in Africa, but are held up in an Italian port whilst their steamboat undergoes some repair work... [More...]
John Huston
Billy Dannreuther and his wife Maria are on their way to make their fortune in Africa, but are held up in an Italian port whilst their steamboat undergoes some repair work... [More...]
Black Jack (1950)
Julien Duvivier
In the guise of a wealthy American yachtsman, Mike Alexander involves himself in lucrative contraband operations with the intention of amassing a huge fortune before he returns to the United States... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
In the guise of a wealthy American yachtsman, Mike Alexander involves himself in lucrative contraband operations with the intention of amassing a huge fortune before he returns to the United States... [More...]
The Black Rider (1954)
Wolf Rilla
In the English seaside town of Swanhaven, Jerry Marsh works as a journalist for Robert Plack, the father of Mary, the girl he has started going out with... [More...]
Wolf Rilla
In the English seaside town of Swanhaven, Jerry Marsh works as a journalist for Robert Plack, the father of Mary, the girl he has started going out with... [More...]
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
Basil Dearden
Will Davis is the proprietor of a correspondence college that prides itself on its academic excellence, even if it has difficulty competing with the better known academic institutions... [More...]
Basil Dearden
Will Davis is the proprietor of a correspondence college that prides itself on its academic excellence, even if it has difficulty competing with the better known academic institutions... [More...]
The Black Windmill (1974)
Don Siegel
Major Tarrant is a British intelligence officer who is attempting to infiltrate an arms smuggling ring which is supplying weaponry to terrorists in Northern Ireland... [More...]
Don Siegel
Major Tarrant is a British intelligence officer who is attempting to infiltrate an arms smuggling ring which is supplying weaponry to terrorists in Northern Ireland... [More...]
Blackmail (1929)
Alfred Hitchcock
Alice is unimpressed when her boyfriend Frank, a Scotland Yard detective, fails to keep their appointment one evening. After a slight quarrel, they decide not to go to the pictures together... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Alice is unimpressed when her boyfriend Frank, a Scotland Yard detective, fails to keep their appointment one evening. After a slight quarrel, they decide not to go to the pictures together... [More...]
Blackout (1954)
Terence Fisher
Casey Morrow is an American ex-serviceman who is trying, unsuccessfully, to find work in London. Down to his last few shillings, he gets himself blind drunk at an expensive nightclub and is just about to pass out when an attractive young woman, Phyllis Brunner, makes him an offer he is too insensible to comprehend... [More...]
Terence Fisher
Casey Morrow is an American ex-serviceman who is trying, unsuccessfully, to find work in London. Down to his last few shillings, he gets himself blind drunk at an expensive nightclub and is just about to pass out when an attractive young woman, Phyllis Brunner, makes him an offer he is too insensible to comprehend... [More...]
Blade Runner (1982)
Ridley Scott
Los Angeles, 2019. Android technology has now become so sophisticated that robotic humans have become almost indistinguishable from real humans... [More...]
Ridley Scott
Los Angeles, 2019. Android technology has now become so sophisticated that robotic humans have become almost indistinguishable from real humans... [More...]