Film Index
American cinema: Comedy
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Alfred J. Goulding
Down to their last six dollars, Stan and Ollie are reduced to posing as a husband and wife to secure the post of butler and housemaid to the wealthy Vandeveers...
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Alfred J. Goulding
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
Charles Chaplin
Ogden Mears is a wealthy American diplomat who is soon to be made ambassador to Saudi Arabia. During a stopover in Hong Kong, he meets Natasha, a Russian countess who scrapes a dubious living as a dancer and prostitute...
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Charles Chaplin
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
George Stevens
Everyone at Tottleigh Castle knows that Lady Alyce Marshmorton is about to get married, but no one knows for certain who the lucky man will be...
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George Stevens
A Day at the Races (1937)
Sam Wood
Judy Standish is the unhappy owner of a sanatorium which faces closure unless she can raise the money to pay the mortgage...
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Sam Wood
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...
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Charles Crichton
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 Night at the Opera (1935)
Sam Wood
By donating money to Otis B. Driftwood, an opera promoter of dubious repute, wealthy widow Mrs Claypool hopes to buy her way into high society... [More...]
Sam Wood
By donating money to Otis B. Driftwood, an opera promoter of dubious repute, wealthy widow Mrs Claypool hopes to buy her way into high society... [More...]
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
Archie Mayo
A gang of Nazis in Casablanca are planning to secure the management of a hotel so that they can get their hands on the priceless art treasures hidden in one of its rooms... [More...]
Archie Mayo
A gang of Nazis in Casablanca are planning to secure the management of a hotel so that they can get their hands on the priceless art treasures hidden in one of its rooms... [More...]
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Charles Barton
Chick Young and Wilbur Grey are baggage clerks who, one day, are asked to deliver two crates to a waxworks museum. According to the crates' owner, these contain the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster... [More...]
Charles Barton
Chick Young and Wilbur Grey are baggage clerks who, one day, are asked to deliver two crates to a waxworks museum. According to the crates' owner, these contain the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster... [More...]
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Charles Lamont
Two Americans, Freddie Franklin and Peter Patterson, find themselves stranded in Cairo, desperate to find the money so they can get back to their own country... [More...]
Charles Lamont
Two Americans, Freddie Franklin and Peter Patterson, find themselves stranded in Cairo, desperate to find the money so they can get back to their own country... [More...]
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Robert Fuest
England, 1925. When several eminent doctors die in mysterious and horrific circumstances it soon becomes clear that the murders are linked... [More...]
Robert Fuest
England, 1925. When several eminent doctors die in mysterious and horrific circumstances it soon becomes clear that the murders are linked... [More...]
Adam's Rib (1949)
George Cukor
District Attorney Adam Bonner is far from pleased when he is called upon to prosecute Doris Attinger, a young woman who shot and wounded her husband when she found him in the arms of his mistress... [More...]
George Cukor
District Attorney Adam Bonner is far from pleased when he is called upon to prosecute Doris Attinger, a young woman who shot and wounded her husband when she found him in the arms of his mistress... [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...]
Analyze This (1999)
Harold Ramis
Paul Vitti is a New York gangster boss who fears that his reputation as one of the city's most notorious hoodlums may be undermined when he starts to suffer from panic attacks... [More...]
Harold Ramis
Paul Vitti is a New York gangster boss who fears that his reputation as one of the city's most notorious hoodlums may be undermined when he starts to suffer from panic attacks... [More...]
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
George Sidney
Returning home to a hero's welcome after WWII, navy personnel Clarence Doolittle and Joe Brady can hardly wait to get ashore and extract every last morsel of pleasure from their leave... [More...]
George Sidney
Returning home to a hero's welcome after WWII, navy personnel Clarence Doolittle and Joe Brady can hardly wait to get ashore and extract every last morsel of pleasure from their leave... [More...]
And Then There Were None (1945)
René Clair
Eight men and women, all unknown to each other, accept a mysterious invitation to an island estate. They are welcomed by two domestic servants, Mr and Mrs Rogers, who appear to be as ignorant of the reason for the meeting as the guests are... [More...]
René Clair
Eight men and women, all unknown to each other, accept a mysterious invitation to an island estate. They are welcomed by two domestic servants, Mr and Mrs Rogers, who appear to be as ignorant of the reason for the meeting as the guests are... [More...]
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Archie Mayo
On his release from prison, Eddie Kagle's only thought is to recover the ill-gotten gains from the robbery that led to his arrest... [More...]
Archie Mayo
On his release from prison, Eddie Kagle's only thought is to recover the ill-gotten gains from the robbery that led to his arrest... [More...]
Animal Crackers (1930)
Victor Heerman
Society dowager Mrs Rittenhouse is hosting an extravagant party at her Long Island mansion. The purpose of the party is to welcome back the famous explorer, Captain Spaulding, after his expedition to Africa, but the hostess cannot resist using the occasion to show off a priceless Beaugard painting, which has been given to her by her most fervent admirer, Roscoe W... [More...]
Victor Heerman
Society dowager Mrs Rittenhouse is hosting an extravagant party at her Long Island mansion. The purpose of the party is to welcome back the famous explorer, Captain Spaulding, after his expedition to Africa, but the hostess cannot resist using the occasion to show off a priceless Beaugard painting, which has been given to her by her most fervent admirer, Roscoe W... [More...]
Annie (1982)
John Huston
In 1933, Annie is a ten-year-old orphan living in a New York orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her life is not an easy one but she consoles herself with the thought that one day she will be reunited with her parents... [More...]
John Huston
In 1933, Annie is a ten-year-old orphan living in a New York orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her life is not an easy one but she consoles herself with the thought that one day she will be reunited with her parents... [More...]
The April Fools (1969)
Stuart Rosenberg
Howard Brubaker, a successful company man, is trapped in a loveless marriage to an unsympathetic wife, Phyllis. At a party hosted by his boss, Ted, Howard is encouraged to pick up a woman and ends up choosing Ted's attractive French wife, Catherine... [More...]
Stuart Rosenberg
Howard Brubaker, a successful company man, is trapped in a loveless marriage to an unsympathetic wife, Phyllis. At a party hosted by his boss, Ted, Howard is encouraged to pick up a woman and ends up choosing Ted's attractive French wife, Catherine... [More...]
April in Paris (1952)
David Butler
A junior government official, Winthrop Putnam, sees his career aspirations evaporate when he realises that he has invited the wrong woman to represent the American theatre at an exposition in Paris... [More...]
David Butler
A junior government official, Winthrop Putnam, sees his career aspirations evaporate when he realises that he has invited the wrong woman to represent the American theatre at an exposition in Paris... [More...]
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Michael Anderson
In the 1870s, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy English gentleman, wagers £20,000 he can travel around the world in just eighty days... [More...]
Michael Anderson
In the 1870s, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy English gentleman, wagers £20,000 he can travel around the world in just eighty days... [More...]
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Frank Capra
Mortimer Brewster returns to Brooklyn to visit his elderly aunts Abby and Martha with the news that he has just got married... [More...]
Frank Capra
Mortimer Brewster returns to Brooklyn to visit his elderly aunts Abby and Martha with the news that he has just got married... [More...]
Arthur (1981)
Steve Gordon
Arthur Bach is a millionaire playboy who spends most of his time cruising New York in his chauffeur-driven limousine, tanking up on hard liquor at any bar he comes across... [More...]
Steve Gordon
Arthur Bach is a millionaire playboy who spends most of his time cruising New York in his chauffeur-driven limousine, tanking up on hard liquor at any bar he comes across... [More...]
The Artist (2011)
Michel Hazanavicius
Hollywood, 1927. George Valentin is a star of silent cinema on whom the sun has never ceased to shine. But the arrival of sound looks set to send him into obscurity... [More...]
Michel Hazanavicius
Hollywood, 1927. George Valentin is a star of silent cinema on whom the sun has never ceased to shine. But the arrival of sound looks set to send him into obscurity... [More...]
At War with the Army (1950)
Hal Walker
Before America went into WWII, Vic Puccinelli and Alvin Korwin had a successful nightclub act. Now, in 1944, they find themselves in the United States Army, Alvin bitterly resenting the fact that his friend Vic now ranks above him... [More...]
Hal Walker
Before America went into WWII, Vic Puccinelli and Alvin Korwin had a successful nightclub act. Now, in 1944, they find themselves in the United States Army, Alvin bitterly resenting the fact that his friend Vic now ranks above him... [More...]
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Jay Roach
On his return to Earth after his latest lunar tussle with his archenemy Austin Powers, Dr Evil wastes no time setting his latest diabolical plan in motion... [More...]
Jay Roach
On his return to Earth after his latest lunar tussle with his archenemy Austin Powers, Dr Evil wastes no time setting his latest diabolical plan in motion... [More...]
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Jay Roach
In 1967, Britain's top secret agent and number one hipster, Austin Powers, is on the trail of his deadly archenemy Dr Evil, the world's greatest criminal mastermind... [More...]
Jay Roach
In 1967, Britain's top secret agent and number one hipster, Austin Powers, is on the trail of his deadly archenemy Dr Evil, the world's greatest criminal mastermind... [More...]
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Jay Roach
On his return to Earth in 1999, Dr Evil wastes no time putting his next dastardly scheme into operation. Whilst his Number Two has been frittering away his time building up a huge corporate empire by legitimate means, Dr Evil has devoted his efforts to building a time machine... [More...]
Jay Roach
On his return to Earth in 1999, Dr Evil wastes no time putting his next dastardly scheme into operation. Whilst his Number Two has been frittering away his time building up a huge corporate empire by legitimate means, Dr Evil has devoted his efforts to building a time machine... [More...]
The Awful Truth (1937)
Leo McCarey
Jerry Warriner returns home after his holiday to find that his wife Lucy has apparently got herself romantically involved with her music teacher, Armand Duvalle... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Jerry Warriner returns home after his holiday to find that his wife Lucy has apparently got herself romantically involved with her music teacher, Armand Duvalle... [More...]