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American cinema: All genres
Raging Bull (1980)
Martin Scorsese
In 1964, Jake La Motta ekes out a living as a third rate stand-up comedian and raconteur. Overweight, prematurely aged and physically drained, he is a shadow of the man he once was...
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Martin Scorsese
Rain (1932)
Lewis Milestone
Owing to a cholera outbreak, the passengers and crew of a ship bound for Apia, Samoa are forced to stop over at Pago Pago...
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Lewis Milestone
Rain Man (1988)
Barry Levinson
Charlie Babbitt, a brash, twenty-something car dealer, sheds no tears when he learns that his estranged father has died, but he is outraged when he discovers that Babbitt Senior has bequeathed his entire three million dollar estate to an unknown beneficiary...
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Barry Levinson
The Raven (1935)
Lew Landers
Dr Richard Vollin is a brilliant surgeon who has retired so that he may concentrate on his private research. Reluctantly, he is persuaded by Judge Thatcher to perform a life-saving operation on his daughter Jean, who has just been badly injured in a car accident...
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Lew Landers
The Raven (1963)
Roger Corman
Living alone in his ancient castle with his daughter Estelle, the sorcerer Dr Erasmus Craven continues to mourn the death of his beloved wife Lenore, who died two years ago...
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Roger Corman
The Razor's Edge (1946)
Edmund Goulding
Whilst staying in Chicago, the writer William Somerset Maugham is invited to a party by his friend Elliott Templeton. He is introduced to Elliot's niece, Isabel Bradley, who is in love with Larry Darrell, a World War I veteran... [More...]
Edmund Goulding
Whilst staying in Chicago, the writer William Somerset Maugham is invited to a party by his friend Elliott Templeton. He is introduced to Elliot's niece, Isabel Bradley, who is in love with Larry Darrell, a World War I veteran... [More...]
Rear Window (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company... [More...]
Rebecca (1940)
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst in Monte Carlo, working as a paid companion to a wealthy American woman, a young English girl falls under the spell of an aristocratic widower, Maximilian de Winter... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst in Monte Carlo, working as a paid companion to a wealthy American woman, a young English girl falls under the spell of an aristocratic widower, Maximilian de Winter... [More...]
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Nicholas Ray
17-year-old Jim Stark is at war - with the world, with his parents, with himself. Whenever he gets into trouble, he and his parents move to a new neighbourhood... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
17-year-old Jim Stark is at war - with the world, with his parents, with himself. Whenever he gets into trouble, he and his parents move to a new neighbourhood... [More...]
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Max Ophüls
Lucia Harper is a happily married housewife who enjoys a comfortable middle class existence at her Californian beach home... [More...]
Max Ophüls
Lucia Harper is a happily married housewife who enjoys a comfortable middle class existence at her Californian beach home... [More...]
Red River (1948)
Howard Hawks
Leaving his wagon train and the woman he loves, Tom Dunson heads south towards Texas to make his fortune as a ranch owner... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Leaving his wagon train and the woman he loves, Tom Dunson heads south towards Texas to make his fortune as a ranch owner... [More...]
The Remains of the Day (1993)
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman... [More...]
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman... [More...]
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Quentin Tarantino
Eight men take breakfast together at a Los Angeles diner, their last meeting before they participate in a daylight jewel robbery... [More...]
Quentin Tarantino
Eight men take breakfast together at a Los Angeles diner, their last meeting before they participate in a daylight jewel robbery... [More...]
The Return of Frank James (1940)
Fritz Lang
Living under an assumed name, Frank James leads a quiet, reclusive life on his farm, hoping to forget his recent past as an outlaw... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Living under an assumed name, Frank James leads a quiet, reclusive life on his farm, hoping to forget his recent past as an outlaw... [More...]
Rio Grande (1950)
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits... [More...]
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits... [More...]
The River (1951)
Jean Renoir
On the banks of a great river in India, an English family enjoys an idyllic existence. Father is the owner of a jute mill which employs hundreds of local people... [More...]
Jean Renoir
On the banks of a great river in India, an English family enjoys an idyllic existence. Father is the owner of a jute mill which employs hundreds of local people... [More...]
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Raoul Walsh
Returning to New York after World War I, Eddie Bartlett has difficulty finding honest work. The introduction of Prohibition gives him his first break - he makes easy money by delivering illicit alcohol... [More...]
Raoul Walsh
Returning to New York after World War I, Eddie Bartlett has difficulty finding honest work. The introduction of Prohibition gives him his first break - he makes easy money by delivering illicit alcohol... [More...]
Robin Hood (1922)
Allan Dwan
In late 12th century England, King Richard sets out for the Crusades with his devoted knight champion, Robert, Earl of Huntingdon... [More...]
Allan Dwan
In late 12th century England, King Richard sets out for the Crusades with his devoted knight champion, Robert, Earl of Huntingdon... [More...]
Rogue Cop (1954)
Roy Rowland
After honest cop Eddie Kelvaney witnesses a stabbing in a penny arcade, gangster bosses Beaumonte and Ackerman put pressure on his brother Chris, another cop, to ensure the murderer is not brought to justice... [More...]
Roy Rowland
After honest cop Eddie Kelvaney witnesses a stabbing in a penny arcade, gangster bosses Beaumonte and Ackerman put pressure on his brother Chris, another cop, to ensure the murderer is not brought to justice... [More...]
Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
Rope (1948)
Alfred Hitchcock
In their top floor New York apartment, two well-heeled students, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, have just strangled one of their college chums, David Kentley, with a rope... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
In their top floor New York apartment, two well-heeled students, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, have just strangled one of their college chums, David Kentley, with a rope... [More...]
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Roman Polanski
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, a newlywed couple, move into an old New York apartment, happily ignoring stories of the building's sinister past - tales of murder, witchcraft and ritual cannibalism... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, a newlywed couple, move into an old New York apartment, happily ignoring stories of the building's sinister past - tales of murder, witchcraft and ritual cannibalism... [More...]
Ruthless (1948)
Edgar G. Ulmer
When he saves his well-to-do neighbours' daughter from drowning, pre-teen Horace Vendig soon has his first opportunity to move up the social ladder... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
When he saves his well-to-do neighbours' daughter from drowning, pre-teen Horace Vendig soon has his first opportunity to move up the social ladder... [More...]
Saboteur (1942)
Alfred Hitchcock
During World War II, Barry Kane finds himself wrongly accused of starting a fire which kills a man at an aircraft factory in California... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
During World War II, Barry Kane finds himself wrongly accused of starting a fire which kills a man at an aircraft factory in California... [More...]
Safe in Hell (1931)
William A. Wellman
Gilda Karlson, a New Orleans call girl, finds herself accused of murdering Piet Van Saal, the man who drove her into a life of prostitution... [More...]
William A. Wellman
Gilda Karlson, a New Orleans call girl, finds herself accused of murdering Piet Van Saal, the man who drove her into a life of prostitution... [More...]
Safety Last! (1923)
Fred C. Newmeyer
A young man named Harold sets out to make his fortune in the city but ends up as a low paid shop assistant in a large department store... [More...]
Fred C. Newmeyer
A young man named Harold sets out to make his fortune in the city but ends up as a low paid shop assistant in a large department store... [More...]
The Saint in London (1939)
John Paddy Carstairs
On his return to London, high class thief Simon Templar, alias The Saint, investigates the suspicious activities of Bruno Lang, a society gambler who appears to be implicated in a plot to print one million pounds in foreign currency... [More...]
John Paddy Carstairs
On his return to London, high class thief Simon Templar, alias The Saint, investigates the suspicious activities of Bruno Lang, a society gambler who appears to be implicated in a plot to print one million pounds in foreign currency... [More...]
Salome (1923)
Charles Bryant
Salome is the young stepdaughter of Herod, the tyrannical Tetrarch of Judea who murdered his brother to usurp both his throne and his wife... [More...]
Charles Bryant
Salome is the young stepdaughter of Herod, the tyrannical Tetrarch of Judea who murdered his brother to usurp both his throne and his wife... [More...]
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Steven Spielberg
Visiting the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-mer, Normandy, France, an elderly WWII veteran seeks out one particular stone cross and, in the emotional surge of the moment, relives his wartime experiences... [More...]
Steven Spielberg
Visiting the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-mer, Normandy, France, an elderly WWII veteran seeks out one particular stone cross and, in the emotional surge of the moment, relives his wartime experiences... [More...]
Scarface (1932)
Howard Hawks
Chicago in the late 1920s. Alcohol prohibition has bred a new scourge - gangland crime - yet the authorities are helpless in preventing its spread... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Chicago in the late 1920s. Alcohol prohibition has bred a new scourge - gangland crime - yet the authorities are helpless in preventing its spread... [More...]