Film Index
American cinema: Comedy/Thriller
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...
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Danny Boyle
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...
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Archie Mayo
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...
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John Landis
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...
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Harold Ramis
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
The Blob (1958)
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Teenagers from a small town in Pennsylvania in the late 1950s, Steve Andrews and Jane Martin are courting one hot summer's evening when they see a shooting star... [More...]
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Teenagers from a small town in Pennsylvania in the late 1950s, Steve Andrews and Jane Martin are courting one hot summer's evening when they see a shooting star... [More...]
Borderline (1950)
William A. Seiter
Madeleine Haley, an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, volunteers to go undercover in Mexico to expose a drugs smuggling operation orchestrated by Pete Ritchie... [More...]
William A. Seiter
Madeleine Haley, an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, volunteers to go undercover in Mexico to expose a drugs smuggling operation orchestrated by Pete Ritchie... [More...]
Brazil (1985)
Terry Gilliam
Somewhere in the 20th century, Sam Lowry dutifully carries out his duties as a low-ranking government employee in the Department of Records at the Ministry of Information... [More...]
Terry Gilliam
Somewhere in the 20th century, Sam Lowry dutifully carries out his duties as a low-ranking government employee in the Department of Records at the Ministry of Information... [More...]
Casino Royale (1967)
Val Guest
Against his will, the original James Bond is brought out of retirement to foil a dastardly plot by SMERSH, an enemy organisation run by the evil Dr Noah... [More...]
Val Guest
Against his will, the original James Bond is brought out of retirement to foil a dastardly plot by SMERSH, an enemy organisation run by the evil Dr Noah... [More...]
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Paul Leni
As millionaire Cyrus West nears death, his relatives descend on his ancient mausoleum of a house like cats around a canary... [More...]
Paul Leni
As millionaire Cyrus West nears death, his relatives descend on his ancient mausoleum of a house like cats around a canary... [More...]
Charade (1963)
Stanley Donen
Reggie Lambert returns from a holiday in the French Alps to learn that her husband has been murdered, thrown from a train in his pyjamas... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Reggie Lambert returns from a holiday in the French Alps to learn that her husband has been murdered, thrown from a train in his pyjamas... [More...]
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Stanley Kubrick
Convinced that the Communists are infiltrating his country, General Jack D. Ripper, the commander of a US military airbase, gives the order for a bomber wing to launch a first strike nuclear attack on the USSR... [More...]
Stanley Kubrick
Convinced that the Communists are infiltrating his country, General Jack D. Ripper, the commander of a US military airbase, gives the order for a bomber wing to launch a first strike nuclear attack on the USSR... [More...]
Family Plot (1976)
Alfred Hitchcock
Anxious to find an heir for her vast fortune, the aged Miss Julia Rainbird hires psychic Blanche Tyler to track down her long-lost nephew... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Anxious to find an heir for her vast fortune, the aged Miss Julia Rainbird hires psychic Blanche Tyler to track down her long-lost nephew... [More...]
The Freshman (1990)
Andrew Bergman
Clark Kellogg leaves his home in Vermont to study film at New York University. His first week in the city gets off to a promising start when everything he possesses is stolen by crooked taxi driver Victor Ray... [More...]
Andrew Bergman
Clark Kellogg leaves his home in Vermont to study film at New York University. His first week in the city gets off to a promising start when everything he possesses is stolen by crooked taxi driver Victor Ray... [More...]
High Anxiety (1977)
Mel Brooks
Dr Richard H. Thorndyke, an esteemed Harvard psychiatrist, is proud to take up the post of director at the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous... [More...]
Mel Brooks
Dr Richard H. Thorndyke, an esteemed Harvard psychiatrist, is proud to take up the post of director at the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous... [More...]
His Kind of Woman (1951)
John Farrow
In Naples, Dan Milner, an unsuccessful gambler, is offered 50,000 dollars if he agrees to undertake a special assignment for a mysterious client... [More...]
John Farrow
In Naples, Dan Milner, an unsuccessful gambler, is offered 50,000 dollars if he agrees to undertake a special assignment for a mysterious client... [More...]
The Invisible Man (1933)
James Whale
One winter's day, a stranger arrives at a small village inn and demands a room. His appearance causes consternation amongst the locals... [More...]
James Whale
One winter's day, a stranger arrives at a small village inn and demands a room. His appearance causes consternation amongst the locals... [More...]
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Roger Corman
Gravis Mushnick is the mean-spirited owner of a cheap florist's shop in Skid Row, New York. He has two assistants, the simple-minded Audrey and the inept Seymour, but even with their combined efforts he has difficulty attracting customers... [More...]
Roger Corman
Gravis Mushnick is the mean-spirited owner of a cheap florist's shop in Skid Row, New York. He has two assistants, the simple-minded Audrey and the inept Seymour, but even with their combined efforts he has difficulty attracting customers... [More...]
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Leigh Jason
Early one morning, Manhattan debutante Melsa Manton is out walking her dogs when she sees a playboy acquaintance, Ronnie Belden, run out of a house belonging to the wealthy financier George Lane... [More...]
Leigh Jason
Early one morning, Manhattan debutante Melsa Manton is out walking her dogs when she sees a playboy acquaintance, Ronnie Belden, run out of a house belonging to the wealthy financier George Lane... [More...]
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Tim Burton
With the Earth surrounded by an armada of Martian flying saucers, American President James Dale spots an immediate opportunity to boost his popularity rating... [More...]
Tim Burton
With the Earth surrounded by an armada of Martian flying saucers, American President James Dale spots an immediate opportunity to boost his popularity rating... [More...]
Midnight Run (1988)
Martin Brest
One-time cop Jack Walsh has turned bounty hunter after a run-in with Los Angeles mobster Jimmy Serrano, which robbed him of his career and his family... [More...]
Martin Brest
One-time cop Jack Walsh has turned bounty hunter after a run-in with Los Angeles mobster Jimmy Serrano, which robbed him of his career and his family... [More...]
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Elliott Nugent
Ronnie Jackson is a baby photographer who dreams of becoming a private detective, like Mr McCloud, the man in the office next to his... [More...]
Elliott Nugent
Ronnie Jackson is a baby photographer who dreams of becoming a private detective, like Mr McCloud, the man in the office next to his... [More...]
The Old Dark House (1932)
James Whale
Philip and Margaret Waverton are on their way to Shrewsbury by car with war veteran Roger Penderel when they are caught in a violent rainstorm... [More...]
James Whale
Philip and Margaret Waverton are on their way to Shrewsbury by car with war veteran Roger Penderel when they are caught in a violent rainstorm... [More...]
The Old Dark House (1963)
William Castle
American car salesman Tom Penderel shares an apartment in London with his friend Caspar Femm - he lives there during the night, Caspar using it only during the day... [More...]
William Castle
American car salesman Tom Penderel shares an apartment in London with his friend Caspar Femm - he lives there during the night, Caspar using it only during the day... [More...]
One Body Too Many (1944)
Frank McDonald
After the death of millionaire Cyrus J. Rutherford his relatives assemble in his mansion to attend the reading of his will... [More...]
Frank McDonald
After the death of millionaire Cyrus J. Rutherford his relatives assemble in his mansion to attend the reading of his will... [More...]
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Arthur Lubin
When Erique Claudin loses his job as a violinist at the Paris Opera House he hastily sets about selling the concerto he has been working on for years... [More...]
Arthur Lubin
When Erique Claudin loses his job as a violinist at the Paris Opera House he hastily sets about selling the concerto he has been working on for years... [More...]