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American cinema: Drama
Lucky Star (1929)
Frank Borzage
When she sees a team of electrical line repairmen at work, Mary Tucker, the eldest of widow Tucker's bedraggled offspring, brings them some watered down milk...
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Frank Borzage
Lust for Life (1956)
Vincente Minnelli
Driven by an overwhelming urge to achieve something worthwhile in his life, Vincent Van Gogh takes up the position of a preacher in a small mining town in the Borinage district of Belgium...
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Vincente Minnelli
Lydia (1941)
Julien Duvivier
In old age, the American benefactress Lydia Macmillan is visited by one of her former suitors Dr Michael Fitzpatrick and invited to take tea with him...
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Julien Duvivier
Macbeth (1948)
Orson Welles
Triumphant in battle, warriors Macbeth and Banquo return to their home in Scotland and are greeted by three strange hags who offer them prophecies of future glory...
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Orson Welles
Mad Love (1935)
Karl Freund
Dr Gogol, an eminent surgeon, is obsessively in love with the actress Yvonne Orlac, who is presently performing at the Théâtre des Horreurs in Paris... [More...]
Karl Freund
Dr Gogol, an eminent surgeon, is obsessively in love with the actress Yvonne Orlac, who is presently performing at the Théâtre des Horreurs in Paris... [More...]
Madame Bovary (1949)
Vincente Minnelli
In 1857, a book is on trial in France, charged with being an affront to public morality. That book is 'Madame Bovary', and its author Gustave Flaubert gives an impassioned defence of his work, arguing that its heroine is not a monster, but a victim of a monstrous society... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
In 1857, a book is on trial in France, charged with being an affront to public morality. That book is 'Madame Bovary', and its author Gustave Flaubert gives an impassioned defence of his work, arguing that its heroine is not a monster, but a victim of a monstrous society... [More...]
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Orson Welles
In the later half of the 19th Century, the Ambersons have become one of the wealthiest and most revered families in Indianapolis... [More...]
Orson Welles
In the later half of the 19th Century, the Ambersons have become one of the wealthiest and most revered families in Indianapolis... [More...]
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Douglas Sirk
Bob Merrick is the archetypal rich playboy, selfishly squandering his time and his money in reckless leisure pursuits. One day, he comes close to drowning himself whilst chasing records in his souped-up speedboat... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
Bob Merrick is the archetypal rich playboy, selfishly squandering his time and his money in reckless leisure pursuits. One day, he comes close to drowning himself whilst chasing records in his souped-up speedboat... [More...]
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
John Sturges
When a Mexican village is raided by a party of bandits led by the ruthless Calvera, its inhabitants have no choice but to hand over their hard-earned harvest... [More...]
John Sturges
When a Mexican village is raided by a party of bandits led by the ruthless Calvera, its inhabitants have no choice but to hand over their hard-earned harvest... [More...]
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
John Huston
One day, Brigid O'Shaughnessy enters the office of private detectives Sam Spade and Miles Archer to hire someone to find her missing sister... [More...]
John Huston
One day, Brigid O'Shaughnessy enters the office of private detectives Sam Spade and Miles Archer to hire someone to find her missing sister... [More...]
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Joseph Pevney
In 1930, Lon Chaney's untimely death at the age of 47 shocked the world and led those who knew him to offer heartfelt tributes to this, one of the undisputed giants of silent cinema... [More...]
Joseph Pevney
In 1930, Lon Chaney's untimely death at the age of 47 shocked the world and led those who knew him to offer heartfelt tributes to this, one of the undisputed giants of silent cinema... [More...]
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Paul Leni
England, 1690. King James II is so offended by the rebellious nobleman Lord Clancharlie that he orders his execution. Before he dies, Clancharlie learns that his infant son Gwynplaine has been sold by the king's jester Barkilphedro to a gypsy surgeon, Dr Hardquannone, who has so disfigured the boy's face to give him a permanent clown-like smile... [More...]
Paul Leni
England, 1690. King James II is so offended by the rebellious nobleman Lord Clancharlie that he orders his execution. Before he dies, Clancharlie learns that his infant son Gwynplaine has been sold by the king's jester Barkilphedro to a gypsy surgeon, Dr Hardquannone, who has so disfigured the boy's face to give him a permanent clown-like smile... [More...]
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard arrives in the small Midwest town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of a renowned local hobo, Tom Doniphon... [More...]
John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard arrives in the small Midwest town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of a renowned local hobo, Tom Doniphon... [More...]
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Joel Coen
In 1949, Ed Crane works as a barber in a small American town, in a shop belonging to his brother-in-law. He is married to Doris, a bookkeeper at a department store owned by Big Dave Brewster... [More...]
Joel Coen
In 1949, Ed Crane works as a barber in a small American town, in a shop belonging to his brother-in-law. He is married to Doris, a bookkeeper at a department store owned by Big Dave Brewster... [More...]
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
John Huston
Rudyard Kipling is working in his office in Lahore, where he is employed as a newspaper correspondent, when he is visited by a dishevelled wreck of a man... [More...]
John Huston
Rudyard Kipling is working in his office in Lahore, where he is employed as a newspaper correspondent, when he is visited by a dishevelled wreck of a man... [More...]
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Otto Preminger
Frankie Machine returns to his home town after a spell in prison where he was cured of his heroine addiction. He soon runs into his old friend Sparrow, who earns a crust by selling stray dogs, and Schwiefka, who used to employ him as a dealer in illegal poker games... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Frankie Machine returns to his home town after a spell in prison where he was cured of his heroine addiction. He soon runs into his old friend Sparrow, who earns a crust by selling stray dogs, and Schwiefka, who used to employ him as a dealer in illegal poker games... [More...]
Man's Castle (1933)
Frank Borzage
During the Great Depression, a homeless young woman named Trina meets a dapper man in a New York park one evening. The man, Bill, takes pity on Trina and invites her to dine with him at an expensive restaurant... [More...]
Frank Borzage
During the Great Depression, a homeless young woman named Trina meets a dapper man in a New York park one evening. The man, Bill, takes pity on Trina and invites her to dine with him at an expensive restaurant... [More...]
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
John Frankenheimer
During the Korean War, a platoon of American soldiers are captured by Soviets and flown to Manchuria in Communist China. Several months later, the same soldiers return to their home country, to receive a hero's welcome... [More...]
John Frankenheimer
During the Korean War, a platoon of American soldiers are captured by Soviets and flown to Manchuria in Communist China. Several months later, the same soldiers return to their home country, to receive a hero's welcome... [More...]
Marathon Man (1976)
John Schlesinger
Babe Levy is a graduate student at Columbia University who is still haunted by the suicide of his father, an alleged victim of the McCarthy witchhunts... [More...]
John Schlesinger
Babe Levy is a graduate student at Columbia University who is still haunted by the suicide of his father, an alleged victim of the McCarthy witchhunts... [More...]
Marnie (1964)
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers... [More...]
Mary of Scotland (1936)
John Ford
In 1561, Mary Stuart, the widow of Francis II of France, makes herself two dangerous enemies when she opts to return to Scotland... [More...]
John Ford
In 1561, Mary Stuart, the widow of Francis II of France, makes herself two dangerous enemies when she opts to return to Scotland... [More...]
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Jean Negulesco
In 1938, the body of a dead man is found on a beach near Istanbul. He is identified as Dimitrios Makropoulos, a master criminal whose nefarious exploits include theft, espionage, smuggling and political assassination... [More...]
Jean Negulesco
In 1938, the body of a dead man is found on a beach near Istanbul. He is identified as Dimitrios Makropoulos, a master criminal whose nefarious exploits include theft, espionage, smuggling and political assassination... [More...]
Mean Streets (1973)
Martin Scorsese
Charlie works as a debt collector for his gangster uncle Giovanni in the Little Italy district of New York City. A devout Catholic, he has difficulty reconciling his criminal ambitions with his religious beliefs and constantly wonders how he is to atone for his sins... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
Charlie works as a debt collector for his gangster uncle Giovanni in the Little Italy district of New York City. A devout Catholic, he has difficulty reconciling his criminal ambitions with his religious beliefs and constantly wonders how he is to atone for his sins... [More...]
The Men (1950)
Fred Zinnemann
Shot by a German sniper in WWII, a young American soldier, Ken Wilcheck, suffers a spinal injury that will prevent him from ever walking again... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
Shot by a German sniper in WWII, a young American soldier, Ken Wilcheck, suffers a spinal injury that will prevent him from ever walking again... [More...]
The Merry Widow (1925)
Erich von Stroheim
Dancer Sally O'Hara has barely set foot in Monteblanco before she is swept off her feet by the dashing Prince Danilo. On the day of their wedding, Danilo is persuaded by his uncle, King Nikita I, that he cannot marry a commoner, and so Sally ends up marrying Baron Sadoja, whose wealth is bankrolling the country... [More...]
Erich von Stroheim
Dancer Sally O'Hara has barely set foot in Monteblanco before she is swept off her feet by the dashing Prince Danilo. On the day of their wedding, Danilo is persuaded by his uncle, King Nikita I, that he cannot marry a commoner, and so Sally ends up marrying Baron Sadoja, whose wealth is bankrolling the country... [More...]
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Michael Curtiz
When her husband is shot dead, Mildred Pierce Beragon breaks down under police questioning and confesses that she is the murderer... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
When her husband is shot dead, Mildred Pierce Beragon breaks down under police questioning and confesses that she is the murderer... [More...]
Ministry of Fear (1944)
Fritz Lang
England, 1940. Leaving an asylum where he has spent the last two years, Stephen Neale decides to return to London, even though the capital is under attack from German bombers... [More...]
Fritz Lang
England, 1940. Leaving an asylum where he has spent the last two years, Stephen Neale decides to return to London, even though the capital is under attack from German bombers... [More...]
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Frank Capra
When her father, a church minister, dies from a broken heart after having been dismissed by his parish, Florence Fallon turns on his congregation, bitterly charging them with ingratitude and hypocrisy... [More...]
Frank Capra
When her father, a church minister, dies from a broken heart after having been dismissed by his parish, Florence Fallon turns on his congregation, bitterly charging them with ingratitude and hypocrisy... [More...]
Missing (1982)
Costa-Gavras
An American free-lance journalist, Charles Hormann, is living in a South American state with his wife Beth when a military coup erupts... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
An American free-lance journalist, Charles Hormann, is living in a South American state with his wife Beth when a military coup erupts... [More...]