Best Of...
American cinema: All genres
Benny & Joon (1993)
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Benny Pearl, a car mechanic in his early thirties, lives with his younger sister Joon, an aspiring artist who is prone to violent mood swings on account of her mental illness...
[More...]
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Fritz Lang
For years, newspaper editor Austin Spencer has sought to expose failings in the American legal system which may lead an innocent man to the electric chair...
[More...]
Fritz Lang
The Big Clock (1948)
John Farrow
George Stroud is the editor-in-chief on Crimeways, a magazine that has a reputation for hunting down criminals more successfully than the police...
[More...]
John Farrow
The Big Combo (1955)
Joseph H. Lewis
Police Lieutenant Leonard Diamond is determined to bring the notorious gangster boss Mr Brown to book. For Diamond, this is no longer work but a personal crusade against evil...
[More...]
Joseph H. Lewis
The Big Heat (1953)
Fritz Lang
Investigating the apparent suicide of a fellow officer, detective Dave Bannion soon discovers he is about to lift the lid on something that reeks of vice and corruption...
[More...]
Fritz Lang
The Big Knife (1955)
Robert Aldrich
For Charlie Castle, one of Hollywood's biggest stars, success has come at a terrible price. In the pursuit of fame and fortune he has had to betray the ideals he once held dear, and in doing so he has lost not only his self-respect but also the love of the only woman who has meant anything to him, his wife Marion... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
For Charlie Castle, one of Hollywood's biggest stars, success has come at a terrible price. In the pursuit of fame and fortune he has had to betray the ideals he once held dear, and in doing so he has lost not only his self-respect but also the love of the only woman who has meant anything to him, his wife Marion... [More...]
The Big Sleep (1946)
Howard Hawks
General Sternwood hires private detective Philip Marlowe to investigate a bookseller named Geiger who appears to be blackmailing his daughter, Carmen... [More...]
Howard Hawks
General Sternwood hires private detective Philip Marlowe to investigate a bookseller named Geiger who appears to be blackmailing his daughter, Carmen... [More...]
The Big Trail (1930)
Raoul Walsh
Breck Coleman's quest for the man who murdered his friend brings him to the Missouri River, where a party of settlers are about to set off on a 1500 mile trek to their promised land in Oregon... [More...]
Raoul Walsh
Breck Coleman's quest for the man who murdered his friend brings him to the Missouri River, where a party of settlers are about to set off on a 1500 mile trek to their promised land in Oregon... [More...]
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Nicholas Ray
Ed Avery is a happily married schoolteacher who takes on casual work with a taxi firm so that he can keep on top of the monthly bills... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
Ed Avery is a happily married schoolteacher who takes on casual work with a taxi firm so that he can keep on top of the monthly bills... [More...]
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
John Frankenheimer
Whilst serving a 12-year prison stretch for killing a man in a brawl, a wayward adolescent Robert Stroud is transferred to Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas... [More...]
John Frankenheimer
Whilst serving a 12-year prison stretch for killing a man in a brawl, a wayward adolescent Robert Stroud is transferred to Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas... [More...]
The Birds (1963)
Alfred Hitchcock
On a whim, bored socialite Melanie Daniels decides to pay a home visit to Mitch Brenner, a lawyer she met by chance in a San Francisco bird shop... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
On a whim, bored socialite Melanie Daniels decides to pay a home visit to Mitch Brenner, a lawyer she met by chance in a San Francisco bird shop... [More...]
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
D.W. Griffith
In the early 1860s, the Stonemans, an affluent family from the Northern States, visit their friends, the Camerons, in the South... [More...]
D.W. Griffith
In the early 1860s, the Stonemans, an affluent family from the Northern States, visit their friends, the Camerons, in the South... [More...]
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Henry Koster
Bishop Henry Brougham has become so preoccupied with raising funds to build his dream cathedral that he has neglected his wife and his more important clerical duties... [More...]
Henry Koster
Bishop Henry Brougham has become so preoccupied with raising funds to build his dream cathedral that he has neglected his wife and his more important clerical duties... [More...]
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
Frank Capra
When Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai to marry her fiancé, a missionary worker named Robert Strike, the country is in the midst of a bloody civil war... [More...]
Frank Capra
When Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai to marry her fiancé, a missionary worker named Robert Strike, the country is in the midst of a bloody civil war... [More...]
Bitter Victory (1957)
Nicholas Ray
During WWII, two British army officers stationed in Cairo are selected to lead a commando raid on German headquarters in Benghazi and steal some vital documents... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
During WWII, two British army officers stationed in Cairo are selected to lead a commando raid on German headquarters in Benghazi and steal some vital documents... [More...]
The Black Cat (1934)
Edgar G. Ulmer
The writer Peter Alison and his wife Joan are travelling across Hungary on their honeymoon when their path crosses that of Dr Vitus Werdegast, an eminent psychiatrist... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
The writer Peter Alison and his wife Joan are travelling across Hungary on their honeymoon when their path crosses that of Dr Vitus Werdegast, an eminent psychiatrist... [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...]
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Daniel Myrick
In 1994, three young film students - Heather, Mike and Josh - head off for the small American town of Burkittsville, Maryland, formerly known as Blair, to make a documentary about the much talked about Blair Witch... [More...]
Daniel Myrick
In 1994, three young film students - Heather, Mike and Josh - head off for the small American town of Burkittsville, Maryland, formerly known as Blair, to make a documentary about the much talked about Blair Witch... [More...]
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Mel Brooks
In 1874, construction work on a new U.S. railroad is halted when it runs into an area of quicksand. The State Attorney General, Hedley Lamarr, persuades Governor LePetomane to authorise a change of route that will see the railroad redirected through the town of Ridge Rock... [More...]
Mel Brooks
In 1874, construction work on a new U.S. railroad is halted when it runs into an area of quicksand. The State Attorney General, Hedley Lamarr, persuades Governor LePetomane to authorise a change of route that will see the railroad redirected through the town of Ridge Rock... [More...]
Blind Husbands (1919)
Erich von Stroheim
An American doctor, Robert Armstrong, and his wife Margaret arrive at the Alpine village of Cortina d'Ampezzo in Northern Italy, looking forward to a well-deserved holiday... [More...]
Erich von Stroheim
An American doctor, Robert Armstrong, and his wife Margaret arrive at the Alpine village of Cortina d'Ampezzo in Northern Italy, looking forward to a well-deserved holiday... [More...]
Block-Heads (1938)
John G. Blystone
During WWI, Stan and Ollie bid a fond farewell just before Ollie goes over the top, leaving his friend to guard the trench... [More...]
John G. Blystone
During WWI, Stan and Ollie bid a fond farewell just before Ollie goes over the top, leaving his friend to guard the trench... [More...]
Blonde Venus (1932)
Josef von Sternberg
Edward Faraday is an American research chemist whose experiments with radioactive substances have given him a life-threatening illness... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
Edward Faraday is an American research chemist whose experiments with radioactive substances have given him a life-threatening illness... [More...]
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Mervyn LeRoy
Devastated by the tragic death of her infant son, the wealthy socialite Edna Gladney copes with her grief by opening a day nursery for the children of working mothers at her large Texas home... [More...]
Mervyn LeRoy
Devastated by the tragic death of her infant son, the wealthy socialite Edna Gladney copes with her grief by opening a day nursery for the children of working mothers at her large Texas home... [More...]
Blotto (1930)
James Parrott
Stan and Ollie are planning to enjoy an evening of heavy drinking at a posh night club. This being prohibition era, they have to supply their own alcoholic refreshment, but luckily Stan's wife has a bottle hidden away... [More...]
James Parrott
Stan and Ollie are planning to enjoy an evening of heavy drinking at a posh night club. This being prohibition era, they have to supply their own alcoholic refreshment, but luckily Stan's wife has a bottle hidden away... [More...]
The Blue Bird (1918)
Maurice Tourneur
Once upon a time, there were two children, Tyltyl and Mytyl, who lived with their mother and father in a modest but homely cottage... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
Once upon a time, there were two children, Tyltyl and Mytyl, who lived with their mother and father in a modest but homely cottage... [More...]
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
George Marshall
Naval officer Johnny Morrison returns home after serving in the war with two of his colleagues, George Copeland and Buzz Wanchek... [More...]
George Marshall
Naval officer Johnny Morrison returns home after serving in the war with two of his colleagues, George Copeland and Buzz Wanchek... [More...]
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Fritz Lang
When her fiancé writes her a letter ending their relationship Norah Larkin accepts a dinner date invitation from artist Harry Prebble at the Blue Gardenia night club... [More...]
Fritz Lang
When her fiancé writes her a letter ending their relationship Norah Larkin accepts a dinner date invitation from artist Harry Prebble at the Blue Gardenia night club... [More...]
Blue Velvet (1986)
David Lynch
Outwardly, Lumberton appears to be the model American small town - law abiding, tidy, peaceful. But surface impressions can be deceptive, as college student Jeffrey Beaumont discovers one fateful summer... [More...]
David Lynch
Outwardly, Lumberton appears to be the model American small town - law abiding, tidy, peaceful. But surface impressions can be deceptive, as college student Jeffrey Beaumont discovers one fateful summer... [More...]
Bluebeard (1944)
Edgar G. Ulmer
Paris is caught in a grip of terror. Several young women have been murdered, their bodies dumped in the River Seine, and the police search in vain to find the killer who has been dubbed Bluebeard... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
Paris is caught in a grip of terror. Several young women have been murdered, their bodies dumped in the River Seine, and the police search in vain to find the killer who has been dubbed Bluebeard... [More...]
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Robert Wise
Edinburgh, 1831. When medical student Donald Fettes tells his tutor Dr MacFarlane that he no longer has the money to continue his studies, the latter generously appoints him his assistant... [More...]
Robert Wise
Edinburgh, 1831. When medical student Donald Fettes tells his tutor Dr MacFarlane that he no longer has the money to continue his studies, the latter generously appoints him his assistant... [More...]