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American cinema: Drama
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Recently widowed, Mrs Lucy Muir decides to leave her in-laws in London and start a new life, with her young daughter, by the seaside...
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Giant (1956)
George Stevens
In the 1930s, Bick Benedict is the owner of a mammoth Texan cattle ranch which has made him one of the wealthiest men in the state...
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George Stevens
Gilda (1946)
Charles Vidor
Not long after his arrival in Buenos Aires, crooked gambler Johnny Farrell is hired by the wealthy entrepreneur Ballin Mundson to work in his illicit casino...
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Charles Vidor
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Richard Fleischer
New York in the early 1900s. As soon as he catches his first glimpse of Evelyn Nesbit, a dazzling young actress, Stanford White finds he is irresistibly drawn to her...
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Richard Fleischer
The Glass Key (1942)
Stuart Heisler
Former crook Paul Madvig offers his services as the electoral agent for the scrupulously honest Ralph Henry in the coming mayoral elections - partly to show he is a reformed character, but also so that he can win the girl he loves, Henry's daughter Janet...
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Stuart Heisler
The Godfather (1972)
Francis Ford Coppola
Summer, 1945. Don Vito Corleone is the head of one of five gangster families operating in New York, known to his associates as The Godfather... [More...]
Francis Ford Coppola
Summer, 1945. Don Vito Corleone is the head of one of five gangster families operating in New York, known to his associates as The Godfather... [More...]
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Francis Ford Coppola
Sicily, 1901. When Antonio Andolini is killed by Mafia chief Don Ciccio, his wife pleads with the latter to spare her only remaining son Vito... [More...]
Francis Ford Coppola
Sicily, 1901. When Antonio Andolini is killed by Mafia chief Don Ciccio, his wife pleads with the latter to spare her only remaining son Vito... [More...]
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Francis Ford Coppola
In 1979, Michael Corleone appears to be a reformed character. As he nears his 60th birthday, he has almost completely severed his links with the Mafia and now presides as the head of a wholly legitimate business empire... [More...]
Francis Ford Coppola
In 1979, Michael Corleone appears to be a reformed character. As he nears his 60th birthday, he has almost completely severed his links with the Mafia and now presides as the head of a wholly legitimate business empire... [More...]
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Victor Fleming
In 1861, Scarlett O'Hara is celebrating her sixteenth birthday at her family home, a plantation in the southern US state of Georgia... [More...]
Victor Fleming
In 1861, Scarlett O'Hara is celebrating her sixteenth birthday at her family home, a plantation in the southern US state of Georgia... [More...]
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Gus Van Sant
Will Hunting is a 20-year-old South Bostonian who earns a meagre crust as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology... [More...]
Gus Van Sant
Will Hunting is a 20-year-old South Bostonian who earns a meagre crust as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology... [More...]
Goodbye Again (1961)
Anatole Litvak
Paula Tessier is an interior designer who lives and works in Paris. Although she is still beautiful, she knows that the flower of her youth is rapidly fading... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
Paula Tessier is an interior designer who lives and works in Paris. Although she is still beautiful, she knows that the flower of her youth is rapidly fading... [More...]
Goodfellas (1990)
Martin Scorsese
Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s, Henry Hill is easily seduced into a life of crime. Lured by easy money and the glamour of the mob, he runs errands for local mobster Paul Cicero and before he knows it he is a fully paid up gangster, raking in cash with his associates Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s, Henry Hill is easily seduced into a life of crime. Lured by easy money and the glamour of the mob, he runs errands for local mobster Paul Cicero and before he knows it he is a fully paid up gangster, raking in cash with his associates Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito... [More...]
Gosford Park (2001)
Robert Altman
England, 1932. Sir William McCordle, a wealthy industrialist, welcomes an assorted gathering at his stately country mansion, Gosford Park, for a hunting party... [More...]
Robert Altman
England, 1932. Sir William McCordle, a wealthy industrialist, welcomes an assorted gathering at his stately country mansion, Gosford Park, for a hunting party... [More...]
Le Grand bleu (1988)
Luc Besson
Jacques Mayol and and Enzo Molinari are two men who have shared an intense passion for the sea since their childhood. Molinari, the current world free diving champion, coerces Mayol into competing against him in the next tournament... [More...]
Luc Besson
Jacques Mayol and and Enzo Molinari are two men who have shared an intense passion for the sea since their childhood. Molinari, the current world free diving champion, coerces Mayol into competing against him in the next tournament... [More...]
Grand Hotel (1932)
Edmund Goulding
Nothing ever happens at the Grand Hotel in Berlin - so says the disfigured, world-weary Dr Otternschlag. How wrong he is... [More...]
Edmund Goulding
Nothing ever happens at the Grand Hotel in Berlin - so says the disfigured, world-weary Dr Otternschlag. How wrong he is... [More...]
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
John Ford
After serving a four-year stretch in prison for manslaughter, Tom Joad hitchhikes his way back to his home in Oklahoma. To his surprise, the Joad farm is deserted - the family has decamped to Uncle John's place nearby... [More...]
John Ford
After serving a four-year stretch in prison for manslaughter, Tom Joad hitchhikes his way back to his home in Oklahoma. To his surprise, the Joad farm is deserted - the family has decamped to Uncle John's place nearby... [More...]
The Great Lie (1941)
Edmund Goulding
Peter Van Allen has been married to Sandra Kovak, a renowned concert pianist, for only a few days when he learns that the union is not legal... [More...]
Edmund Goulding
Peter Van Allen has been married to Sandra Kovak, a renowned concert pianist, for only a few days when he learns that the union is not legal... [More...]
The Great Sinner (1949)
Robert Siodmak
In 1860, during a long train journey to Paris, a Russian writer named Fedja gets to know an attractive young woman, Pauline... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
In 1860, during a long train journey to Paris, a Russian writer named Fedja gets to know an attractive young woman, Pauline... [More...]
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Stanley Kramer
Whilst holidaying in Hawaii, Joanna Drayton, a young middleclass Caucasian, meets and falls in love with Dr John Prentice, an Afro-American... [More...]
Stanley Kramer
Whilst holidaying in Hawaii, Joanna Drayton, a young middleclass Caucasian, meets and falls in love with Dr John Prentice, an Afro-American... [More...]
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
John Sturges
Arizona, 1881. Wyatt Earp is a lawman who is renowned for his sense of fair play and decency. So, when a lynch mob comes after Doc Holliday, a gambler with a history of killing, Earp intervenes to save his life, despite his personal loathing for him... [More...]
John Sturges
Arizona, 1881. Wyatt Earp is a lawman who is renowned for his sense of fair play and decency. So, when a lynch mob comes after Doc Holliday, a gambler with a history of killing, Earp intervenes to save his life, despite his personal loathing for him... [More...]
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
J. Lee Thompson
It is 1943. Two thousand British soldiers are stranded on the island of Keros in the Aegean Sea and face certain death when the Germans launch an all-out assault on the region in a bid to draw neutral Turkey into the war... [More...]
J. Lee Thompson
It is 1943. Two thousand British soldiers are stranded on the island of Keros in the Aegean Sea and face certain death when the Germans launch an all-out assault on the region in a bid to draw neutral Turkey into the war... [More...]
Hamlet (1996)
Kenneth Branagh
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Amid the festivities of a royal wedding and coronation, the Prince Hamlet mourns the death of his father, the former king... [More...]
Kenneth Branagh
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Amid the festivities of a royal wedding and coronation, the Prince Hamlet mourns the death of his father, the former king... [More...]
Hangover Square (1945)
John Brahm
In the early 1900s, the well-known English composer George Harvey Bone is working hard to complete his magnum opus, a piano concerto dedicated to his fiancée... [More...]
John Brahm
In the early 1900s, the well-known English composer George Harvey Bone is working hard to complete his magnum opus, a piano concerto dedicated to his fiancée... [More...]
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Mark Robson
Down-at-heel sportswriter Eddie Willis accepts a commission from crooked boxing promoter Nick Benko to publicise an unknown heavyweight boxer Toro Moreno... [More...]
Mark Robson
Down-at-heel sportswriter Eddie Willis accepts a commission from crooked boxing promoter Nick Benko to publicise an unknown heavyweight boxer Toro Moreno... [More...]
Harriet Craig (1950)
Vincent Sherman
Harriet Craig runs her household with an iron grip. Every last thing must go as she plans it, her authority is absolute, and she makes sure that her servants know it... [More...]
Vincent Sherman
Harriet Craig runs her household with an iron grip. Every last thing must go as she plans it, her authority is absolute, and she makes sure that her servants know it... [More...]
The Heiress (1949)
William Wyler
In the 1840s, Dr Austin Sloper, a successful medical practitioner, lives with his daughter Catherine in New York's affluent Washington Square... [More...]
William Wyler
In the 1840s, Dr Austin Sloper, a successful medical practitioner, lives with his daughter Catherine in New York's affluent Washington Square... [More...]
High Noon (1952)
Fred Zinnemann
Will Kane has been the marshal of Hadleyville, New Mexico, for many years, but now he has finally decided to hand in his badge and settle down as a rancher with his new bride Amy... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
Will Kane has been the marshal of Hadleyville, New Mexico, for many years, but now he has finally decided to hand in his badge and settle down as a rancher with his new bride Amy... [More...]
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Ida Lupino
When Roy Collins and Gilbert Bowen set out for a peaceful weekend fishing trip, they could have had no idea of the harrowing ordeal that was ahead of them... [More...]
Ida Lupino
When Roy Collins and Gilbert Bowen set out for a peaceful weekend fishing trip, they could have had no idea of the harrowing ordeal that was ahead of them... [More...]
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Terry George
Early in the spring of 1994, the African country Rwanda descends into tribal anarchy as the Hutu controlled government attempts to put down an uprising by Tutsi rebels... [More...]
Terry George
Early in the spring of 1994, the African country Rwanda descends into tribal anarchy as the Hutu controlled government attempts to put down an uprising by Tutsi rebels... [More...]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Sidney Lanfield
On the bleak, misty Devonshire moors, a man is running for his life. The next day, he is found dead. The man is Sir Charles Baskerville, the wealthy owner of Baskerville Hall... [More...]
Sidney Lanfield
On the bleak, misty Devonshire moors, a man is running for his life. The next day, he is found dead. The man is Sir Charles Baskerville, the wealthy owner of Baskerville Hall... [More...]