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American cinema: All genres
True Romance (1993)
Tony Scott
Clarence Worley is an Elvis Presley fan and film enthusiast who works in a comic book store in Detroit. To celebrate his birthday, he goes to watch a trio of martial arts films at his local cinema...
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Tony Scott
The Ugly American (1963)
George Englund
When he is appointed United States Ambassador to Sarkan, a small country in Southeast Asia, Harrison Carter MacWhite is confident that he can dampen political tensions in the region and strengthen ties between Sarkan and America...
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George Englund
Un acte d'amour (1953)
Anatole Litvak
Some years after the war, an American, Robert Teller, pays a visit to a seaside town in the South of France. He casts his mind back to 1944, recalling his time in Paris immediately after the Liberation...
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Anatole Litvak
The Undercover Man (1949)
Joseph H. Lewis
Federal treasury investigator Frank Warren is assigned to a case which, if successful, will smash one of America's biggest crime syndicates and put its boss behind bars for many years...
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Joseph H. Lewis
Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood
Wyoming, circa 1880. When a prostitute in the town of Big Whiskey is savagely disfigured by two cowboys, her co-workers club together to offer a thousand dollar reward to anyone who shoots dead the attackers...
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Clint Eastwood
The Unknown (1927)
Tod Browning
Alonzo the Armless is the main attraction in a Spanish circus with his knife throwing act, which he performs with the use of his feet... [More...]
Tod Browning
Alonzo the Armless is the main attraction in a Spanish circus with his knife throwing act, which he performs with the use of his feet... [More...]
The Untouchables (1987)
Brian De Palma
In 1930s Chicago, the sale of alcohol is prohibited, allowing shady entrepreneurs like Al Capone to make a fortune by peddling illicit liquor at skyrocket prices... [More...]
Brian De Palma
In 1930s Chicago, the sale of alcohol is prohibited, allowing shady entrepreneurs like Al Capone to make a fortune by peddling illicit liquor at skyrocket prices... [More...]
Up the Sandbox (1972)
Irvin Kershner
On the face of it, Margaret Reynolds has nothing to complain about. She is a happily married mother of two leading a comfortable, if slightly humdrum, existence in New York City... [More...]
Irvin Kershner
On the face of it, Margaret Reynolds has nothing to complain about. She is a happily married mother of two leading a comfortable, if slightly humdrum, existence in New York City... [More...]
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Roy Ward Baker
In the mid-1800s, General von Spielsdorf is hosting a ball at his mansion in the small European country of Styria. When one of his guests, an unnamed countess, is called away, the General gladly agrees to take care of her daughter Marcilla... [More...]
Roy Ward Baker
In the mid-1800s, General von Spielsdorf is hosting a ball at his mansion in the small European country of Styria. When one of his guests, an unnamed countess, is called away, the General gladly agrees to take care of her daughter Marcilla... [More...]
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Louis Malle
In busy New York, a group of actors and theatre folk assemble at a dilapidated theatre to perform a rehearsal of an English language translation of Chekhov's play “Uncle Vanya”... [More...]
Louis Malle
In busy New York, a group of actors and theatre folk assemble at a dilapidated theatre to perform a rehearsal of an English language translation of Chekhov's play “Uncle Vanya”... [More...]
Vertigo (1958)
Alfred Hitchcock
When a rooftop chase ends in the death of one of his colleagues, San Francisco cop John Ferguson suddenly develops chronic acrophobia, an irrational fear of heights which forces him into early retirement... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
When a rooftop chase ends in the death of one of his colleagues, San Francisco cop John Ferguson suddenly develops chronic acrophobia, an irrational fear of heights which forces him into early retirement... [More...]
Victory (1919)
Maurice Tourneur
For two years, Axel Heyst has lived the life of a total recluse on the small remote island of Samburan, a lonely outpost in the Dutch East Indies... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
For two years, Axel Heyst has lived the life of a total recluse on the small remote island of Samburan, a lonely outpost in the Dutch East Indies... [More...]
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Elia Kazan
In 1909, the Mexican President, Porfirio Díaz, is visited by a delegation of peasants who complain that their land has been illegally taken from them... [More...]
Elia Kazan
In 1909, the Mexican President, Porfirio Díaz, is visited by a delegation of peasants who complain that their land has been illegally taken from them... [More...]
Vivacious Lady (1938)
George Stevens
At the request of his overbearing father, Peter Morgan, a university professor, is sent to Manhattan to bring back his playboy cousin Keith... [More...]
George Stevens
At the request of his overbearing father, Peter Morgan, a university professor, is sent to Manhattan to bring back his playboy cousin Keith... [More...]
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Mark Robson
1944. After his plane is shot down over Italy, American airman Colonel Joseph L. Ryan soon finds himself in an Italian prisoner of war camp, which is run with an iron hand by the cruel Major Battaglia... [More...]
Mark Robson
1944. After his plane is shot down over Italy, American airman Colonel Joseph L. Ryan soon finds himself in an Italian prisoner of war camp, which is run with an iron hand by the cruel Major Battaglia... [More...]
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Terence Young
On his return to New York, photographer Sam Hendrix is met by a woman he has never met before who asks him to take care of an antique doll... [More...]
Terence Young
On his return to New York, photographer Sam Hendrix is met by a woman he has never met before who asks him to take care of an antique doll... [More...]
The Walking Dead (1936)
Michael Curtiz
When a supposedly respectable man is convicted of using his position to steal public funds, his gangster associates decide that, to preserve their racket, they must eliminate the presiding judge, Roger Shaw... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
When a supposedly respectable man is convicted of using his position to steal public funds, his gangster associates decide that, to preserve their racket, they must eliminate the presiding judge, Roger Shaw... [More...]
War and Peace (1956)
King Vidor
Moscow, 1805. Pierre Bezukhov, a pacifist wastrel, is in love with Natasha, the daughter of the wealthy Count Rostov, but knows he cannot marry her since he is of illegitimate birth... [More...]
King Vidor
Moscow, 1805. Pierre Bezukhov, a pacifist wastrel, is in love with Natasha, the daughter of the wealthy Count Rostov, but knows he cannot marry her since he is of illegitimate birth... [More...]
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Byron Haskin
The peace of a small Californian town is disturbed when a huge meteorite crashes into the ground. Dr Clayton Forrester, an eminent physicist, happens to be holidaying in the area and cannot resist examining the meteorite... [More...]
Byron Haskin
The peace of a small Californian town is disturbed when a huge meteorite crashes into the ground. Dr Clayton Forrester, an eminent physicist, happens to be holidaying in the area and cannot resist examining the meteorite... [More...]
Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Herman Shumlin
In 1941, in the summer before America enters WWII, Sara Muller returns to her comfortable family home in Washington D.C., accompanied by her German husband Kurt Muller and their three children... [More...]
Herman Shumlin
In 1941, in the summer before America enters WWII, Sara Muller returns to her comfortable family home in Washington D.C., accompanied by her German husband Kurt Muller and their three children... [More...]
Way Out West (1937)
James W. Horne
Accompanied by their ever-faithful mule, Stan and Ollie undertake the long road journey to Brushwood Gulch so that they can deliver the deed of a gold mine to Mary Roberts, the daughter of recently deceased prospector... [More...]
James W. Horne
Accompanied by their ever-faithful mule, Stan and Ollie undertake the long road journey to Brushwood Gulch so that they can deliver the deed of a gold mine to Mary Roberts, the daughter of recently deceased prospector... [More...]
The Web (1947)
Michael Gordon
When small time lawyer Bob Regan harangues him for a petty claim multi-millionaire businessman Andrew Colby is so impressed that he immediately offers him a job, as his personal bodyguard... [More...]
Michael Gordon
When small time lawyer Bob Regan harangues him for a petty claim multi-millionaire businessman Andrew Colby is so impressed that he immediately offers him a job, as his personal bodyguard... [More...]
West of Zanzibar (1928)
Tod Browning
Anna cannot bear to tell her devoted husband, the magician Phroso, of her intention to leave him for another man, Crane. It is the latter who breaks the news and, in the ensuing brawl, Phroso falls from a great height and breaks both his legs... [More...]
Tod Browning
Anna cannot bear to tell her devoted husband, the magician Phroso, of her intention to leave him for another man, Crane. It is the latter who breaks the news and, in the ensuing brawl, Phroso falls from a great height and breaks both his legs... [More...]
West Side Story (1961)
Jerome Robbins
New York City in the late 1950s. Two rival gangs of youths, the Jets and the Sharks, fight an increasingly fierce turf war on the streets of Manhattan... [More...]
Jerome Robbins
New York City in the late 1950s. Two rival gangs of youths, the Jets and the Sharks, fight an increasingly fierce turf war on the streets of Manhattan... [More...]
Westworld (1973)
Michael Crichton
In the throes of a messy divorce, Peter Martin agrees to accompany his friend John Blane on a visit to Delos, an adult amusement park where the guests can live out their wildest fantasies for a thousand dollars a day... [More...]
Michael Crichton
In the throes of a messy divorce, Peter Martin agrees to accompany his friend John Blane on a visit to Delos, an adult amusement park where the guests can live out their wildest fantasies for a thousand dollars a day... [More...]
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Robert Aldrich
In 1917, Baby Jane Hudson is a child star of the music hall, but her success is envied by her sister Blanche. By 1935, the tables have been turned: Blanche has found fame and fortune as a film star whilst her sister wallows in alcoholism as her own acting career flounders... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
In 1917, Baby Jane Hudson is a child star of the music hall, but her success is envied by her sister Blanche. By 1935, the tables have been turned: Blanche has found fame and fortune as a film star whilst her sister wallows in alcoholism as her own acting career flounders... [More...]
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Otto Preminger
New York detective Mark Dixon has a reputation for brutality when it comes to dealing with criminals and his boss warns him that unless he changes his ways he can expect a demotion... [More...]
Otto Preminger
New York detective Mark Dixon has a reputation for brutality when it comes to dealing with criminals and his boss warns him that unless he changes his ways he can expect a demotion... [More...]
The Whip Hand (1951)
William Cameron Menzies
Whilst on a fishing holiday at Lake Winnoga, Wisconsin, reporter Matt Corbin stumbles across a town with a mysterious secret... [More...]
William Cameron Menzies
Whilst on a fishing holiday at Lake Winnoga, Wisconsin, reporter Matt Corbin stumbles across a town with a mysterious secret... [More...]
White Christmas (1954)
Michael Curtiz
Christmas Eve, 1944 - somewhere in Europe. After staging a show in honour of their departing commanding officer, Major General Waverly, a platoon of U.S... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
Christmas Eve, 1944 - somewhere in Europe. After staging a show in honour of their departing commanding officer, Major General Waverly, a platoon of U.S... [More...]
White Heat (1949)
Raoul Walsh
Cody Jarett is the psychotic leader of a gang of crooks which the FBI has been trying to round up for some time. The only person Jarett trusts is his mother, who is every bit as tough and resourceful as he is, and far more reliable than his egoistical wife... [More...]
Raoul Walsh
Cody Jarett is the psychotic leader of a gang of crooks which the FBI has been trying to round up for some time. The only person Jarett trusts is his mother, who is every bit as tough and resourceful as he is, and far more reliable than his egoistical wife... [More...]