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American cinema: Drama
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Mike Newell
In 1978, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone is assigned his most dangerous mission: to infiltrate the Bonanno family, one of New York's most feared gangster clans...
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Mike Newell
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
John S. Robertson
Dr Henry Jekyll is a man of flawless repute, a philanthropist who divides his time between treating the sick poor of London and conducting scientific research in his laboratory...
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John S. Robertson
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Rouben Mamoulian
Dr Henry Jekyll, a renowned medical practitioner and philanthropist, is anxious to marry the woman he loves, Muriel Carew, but the latter's father insists that he must wait awhile yet for decorum's sake...
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Rouben Mamoulian
East of Eden (1955)
Elia Kazan
California, 1917. Cal and Aron Trask are twin brothers, the sons of Adam Trask, who owns a large lettuce farm in the Salinas Valley...
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Elia Kazan
Easy Rider (1969)
Dennis Hopper
Wyatt and Billy are a pair of drug-dealing bikers whose outlandish appearance and easy lifestyle reflect their yearning for freedom...
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Dennis Hopper
The Elephant Man (1980)
David Lynch
In Victorian England, Frederick Treves, a senior surgeon at the London Hospital, comes across a heavily deformed man being exhibited as a freak in the East End of London... [More...]
David Lynch
In Victorian England, Frederick Treves, a senior surgeon at the London Hospital, comes across a heavily deformed man being exhibited as a freak in the East End of London... [More...]
The Enforcer (1951)
Bretaigne Windust
For four years, District Attorney Martin Ferguson has been building a murder case against Albert Mendoza, a gangster boss who sells contract killings for cash... [More...]
Bretaigne Windust
For four years, District Attorney Martin Ferguson has been building a murder case against Albert Mendoza, a gangster boss who sells contract killings for cash... [More...]
The English Patient (1996)
Anthony Minghella
In Italy towards the end of the World War Two, a Canadian nurse Hana is tending to a disfigured pilot whose aircraft was shot down in North Africa... [More...]
Anthony Minghella
In Italy towards the end of the World War Two, a Canadian nurse Hana is tending to a disfigured pilot whose aircraft was shot down in North Africa... [More...]
Equus (1977)
Sidney Lumet
Martin Dysart is a middle-aged psychiatrist who reluctantly takes on the case of Alan Strang, a withdrawn 17-year old who has recently blinded six horses for no apparent reason... [More...]
Sidney Lumet
Martin Dysart is a middle-aged psychiatrist who reluctantly takes on the case of Alan Strang, a withdrawn 17-year old who has recently blinded six horses for no apparent reason... [More...]
The Exorcist (1973)
William Friedkin
Whilst making a film in Georgetown, Washington DC, the actress Chris MacNeil becomes increasingly concerned over her 12-year-old daughter, Regan, who is exhibiting strange psychological and physical changes... [More...]
William Friedkin
Whilst making a film in Georgetown, Washington DC, the actress Chris MacNeil becomes increasingly concerned over her 12-year-old daughter, Regan, who is exhibiting strange psychological and physical changes... [More...]
The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
Richard Wallace
John McKittrick, known to his friends as Kit, is a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp where he was subjected to brutal torture... [More...]
Richard Wallace
John McKittrick, known to his friends as Kit, is a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp where he was subjected to brutal torture... [More...]
Fazil (1928)
Howard Hawks
Although faithful to the traditions of his race the Arabian prince Fazil is reluctant to take wives so that he may produce an heir... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Although faithful to the traditions of his race the Arabian prince Fazil is reluctant to take wives so that he may produce an heir... [More...]
Fear in the Night (1947)
Maxwell Shane
Vince Grayson, a modest bank employee, wakes up one morning after dreaming that he stabbed a man to death in an octagonal mirrored room... [More...]
Maxwell Shane
Vince Grayson, a modest bank employee, wakes up one morning after dreaming that he stabbed a man to death in an octagonal mirrored room... [More...]
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Robert Aldrich
Frank Towns is piloting a small plane laden with passengers and cargo across the Sahara Desert when a sandstorm brews up, knocking the aircraft off course by several hundred miles and bringing it down... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
Frank Towns is piloting a small plane laden with passengers and cargo across the Sahara Desert when a sandstorm brews up, knocking the aircraft off course by several hundred miles and bringing it down... [More...]
The Fly (1958)
Kurt Neumann
One evening, François Delambre receives a telephone call from his sister-in-law, Hélène, who confesses to having just killed her husband, André... [More...]
Kurt Neumann
One evening, François Delambre receives a telephone call from his sister-in-law, Hélène, who confesses to having just killed her husband, André... [More...]
Foolish Wives (1922)
Erich von Stroheim
In Monte Carlo of the early 1920s, Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin is a con artist who makes a dishonest living by posing as a member of the Russian nobility, along with his beautiful cousins Olga and Vera... [More...]
Erich von Stroheim
In Monte Carlo of the early 1920s, Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin is a con artist who makes a dishonest living by posing as a member of the Russian nobility, along with his beautiful cousins Olga and Vera... [More...]
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Busby Berkeley
In 1916, Jo Hayden and Jimmy Metcalf scrape a living, touring American towns with their second rate vaudeville act. Jo earns just enough to support her brother Danny as he studies to be a doctor... [More...]
Busby Berkeley
In 1916, Jo Hayden and Jimmy Metcalf scrape a living, touring American towns with their second rate vaudeville act. Jo earns just enough to support her brother Danny as he studies to be a doctor... [More...]
Force of Evil (1948)
Abraham Polonsky
Joe Morse is a young Wall Street lawyer who isn't going to allow his conscience to get in the way of his making his first million... [More...]
Abraham Polonsky
Joe Morse is a young Wall Street lawyer who isn't going to allow his conscience to get in the way of his making his first million... [More...]
Frankenstein (1931)
James Whale
For years, the scientist Dr Henry Frankenstein has devoted himself to the creation of artificial life. With the help of his hunchback assistant Fritz, he has assembled a man-like creature from the body parts of corpses stolen from graveyards... [More...]
James Whale
For years, the scientist Dr Henry Frankenstein has devoted himself to the creation of artificial life. With the help of his hunchback assistant Fritz, he has assembled a man-like creature from the body parts of corpses stolen from graveyards... [More...]
Frantic (1988)
Roman Polanski
Dr Richard Walker and his wife Sondra, an American couple, arrive in Paris ahead of a medical conference at which Dr Walker is to give a paper... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Dr Richard Walker and his wife Sondra, an American couple, arrive in Paris ahead of a medical conference at which Dr Walker is to give a paper... [More...]
Freaks (1932)
Tod Browning
The main attraction of a travelling circus is a collection of deformed human beings, which includes dwarves, pinheads, Siamese twins, a hermaphrodite, a bearded lady and several unfortunates without arms and legs... [More...]
Tod Browning
The main attraction of a travelling circus is a collection of deformed human beings, which includes dwarves, pinheads, Siamese twins, a hermaphrodite, a bearded lady and several unfortunates without arms and legs... [More...]
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Fred Zinnemann
December, 1941. Whilst a fierce war is being waged in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, the United States waits on the sidelines... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
December, 1941. Whilst a fierce war is being waged in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, the United States waits on the sidelines... [More...]
From This Day Forward (1946)
John Berry
On his return to the United States after active service in WWII, Bill Cummings struggles to find work to support himself and his young wife Susan... [More...]
John Berry
On his return to the United States after active service in WWII, Bill Cummings struggles to find work to support himself and his young wife Susan... [More...]
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
Sidney Lumet
Having run into trouble with the law in New Orleans, a 30-year-old drifter named Val Xavier leaves town determined to turn over a new leaf... [More...]
Sidney Lumet
Having run into trouble with the law in New Orleans, a 30-year-old drifter named Val Xavier leaves town determined to turn over a new leaf... [More...]
The Fugitive (1947)
John Ford
In a Latin American republic, a young priest is on the run. He is fleeing from militant revolutionaries whose aim is to eradicate every last trace of the Catholic religion in their country... [More...]
John Ford
In a Latin American republic, a young priest is on the run. He is fleeing from militant revolutionaries whose aim is to eradicate every last trace of the Catholic religion in their country... [More...]
Funny Girl (1968)
William Wyler
New York City, circa 1910. Fanny Brice, a girl from the slums, has ambitions to be a star of vaudeville, and it is her wild enthusiasm that lands her her first stage job with a theatre company... [More...]
William Wyler
New York City, circa 1910. Fanny Brice, a girl from the slums, has ambitions to be a star of vaudeville, and it is her wild enthusiasm that lands her her first stage job with a theatre company... [More...]
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Gregory La Cava
The American people expect great things from Judson Hammond when he is inaugurated President of the United States, having promised radical action to lift the country out of the depths of the worst depression it has ever known... [More...]
Gregory La Cava
The American people expect great things from Judson Hammond when he is inaugurated President of the United States, having promised radical action to lift the country out of the depths of the worst depression it has ever known... [More...]
Gaslight (1944)
George Cukor
Shortly after their marriage, Gregory Anton persuades his wife Paula that he has a burning desire to live in the centre of London... [More...]
George Cukor
Shortly after their marriage, Gregory Anton persuades his wife Paula that he has a burning desire to live in the centre of London... [More...]
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Elia Kazan
Shortly after moving to New York City with his ten-year-old son and mother, journalist Phil Green accepts a commission from magazine proprietor John Minify to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism in the United States... [More...]
Elia Kazan
Shortly after moving to New York City with his ten-year-old son and mother, journalist Phil Green accepts a commission from magazine proprietor John Minify to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism in the United States... [More...]
The Getaway (1972)
Sam Peckinpah
Carter McCoy is serving a ten-year stretch in prison. After he is refused parole, he sends his wife Carol to make a deal with crooked businessman Jack Benyon... [More...]
Sam Peckinpah
Carter McCoy is serving a ten-year stretch in prison. After he is refused parole, he sends his wife Carol to make a deal with crooked businessman Jack Benyon... [More...]