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American cinema: Thriller
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...
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Edgar G. Ulmer
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...
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Ridley Scott
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...
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Daniel Myrick
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...
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George Marshall
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...
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Fritz Lang
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...]
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Born to Kill (1947)
Robert Wise
After getting her divorce in Reno, Helen Brent is in a hurry to leave town and take the train to San Francisco, where she intends to marry her rich fiancé Fred... [More...]
Robert Wise
After getting her divorce in Reno, Helen Brent is in a hurry to leave town and take the train to San Francisco, where she intends to marry her rich fiancé Fred... [More...]
Brazil (1985)
Terry Gilliam
Somewhere in the 20th century, Sam Lowry dutifully carries out his duties as a low-ranking government employee in the Department of Records at the Ministry of Information... [More...]
Terry Gilliam
Somewhere in the 20th century, Sam Lowry dutifully carries out his duties as a low-ranking government employee in the Department of Records at the Ministry of Information... [More...]
Brute Force (1947)
Jules Dassin
The inmates of Westgate Prison, a United States penitentiary, are growing increasingly fractious as the prison authorities gradually erode their privileges and make life more unbearable... [More...]
Jules Dassin
The inmates of Westgate Prison, a United States penitentiary, are growing increasingly fractious as the prison authorities gradually erode their privileges and make life more unbearable... [More...]
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
William Keighley
New York newspaper publisher Ward Bryant embarks on a one-man crusade against the racketeers who are, in his belief, wrecking the moral fabric of his country... [More...]
William Keighley
New York newspaper publisher Ward Bryant embarks on a one-man crusade against the racketeers who are, in his belief, wrecking the moral fabric of his country... [More...]
Bullitt (1968)
Peter Yates
What starts out as a routine assignment for San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt soon turns into something far deadlier... [More...]
Peter Yates
What starts out as a routine assignment for San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt soon turns into something far deadlier... [More...]
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Henry Hathaway
In 1932, in the era of prohibition, the police of Chicago are fighting a losing battle against the mobsters and the bootleggers... [More...]
Henry Hathaway
In 1932, in the era of prohibition, the police of Chicago are fighting a losing battle against the mobsters and the bootleggers... [More...]
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Paul Leni
As millionaire Cyrus West nears death, his relatives descend on his ancient mausoleum of a house like cats around a canary... [More...]
Paul Leni
As millionaire Cyrus West nears death, his relatives descend on his ancient mausoleum of a house like cats around a canary... [More...]
Cat People (1942)
Jacques Tourneur
During a visit to the zoo, Oliver Reed meets Irena Dubrovna, an East European immigrant who works as a fashion designer in New York... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
During a visit to the zoo, Oliver Reed meets Irena Dubrovna, an East European immigrant who works as a fashion designer in New York... [More...]
Charade (1963)
Stanley Donen
Reggie Lambert returns from a holiday in the French Alps to learn that her husband has been murdered, thrown from a train in his pyjamas... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Reggie Lambert returns from a holiday in the French Alps to learn that her husband has been murdered, thrown from a train in his pyjamas... [More...]
Chinatown (1974)
Roman Polanski
Jake Gittes is a Los Angeles private investigator who specialises in adultery cases. He is hired by Mrs Mulwray to provide her with evidence that her husband, who happens to be the head of the city's water department, is having an affair with a young woman... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Jake Gittes is a Los Angeles private investigator who specialises in adultery cases. He is hired by Mrs Mulwray to provide her with evidence that her husband, who happens to be the head of the city's water department, is having an affair with a young woman... [More...]
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Fritz Lang
One day, in the latter years of WWII, Alvah Jesper, a physics professor at an American university, receives an unexpected visit from a secret services official... [More...]
Fritz Lang
One day, in the latter years of WWII, Alvah Jesper, a physics professor at an American university, receives an unexpected visit from a secret services official... [More...]
The Collector (1965)
William Wyler
Having won a fortune on the football pools, Freddie Clegg, a modest bank clerk, decides to buy a solitary house in the middle of the English countryside... [More...]
William Wyler
Having won a fortune on the football pools, Freddie Clegg, a modest bank clerk, decides to buy a solitary house in the middle of the English countryside... [More...]
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Anatole Litvak
1938, a decisive year in the history of man. Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, the Nazis have committed themselves to a fascist dream that will make Germany the centre of a new world empire... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
1938, a decisive year in the history of man. Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, the Nazis have committed themselves to a fascist dream that will make Germany the centre of a new world empire... [More...]
Cornered (1945)
Edward Dmytryk
Immediately after WWII, Laurence Gerard, a former Canadian fighter pilot, returns to France, eager to be reunited with the woman he married during his brief stay there in the war... [More...]
Edward Dmytryk
Immediately after WWII, Laurence Gerard, a former Canadian fighter pilot, returns to France, eager to be reunited with the woman he married during his brief stay there in the war... [More...]
Cry of the City (1948)
Robert Siodmak
After a shoot out with the police, hardened crook Martin Rome ends up in hospital having shot dead a cop. Whilst he is recovering he is visited by his fiancée Teena Ricante and is pressurised by a lawyer named Niles to confess to participating in a jewel robbery, a crime of which he is innocent... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
After a shoot out with the police, hardened crook Martin Rome ends up in hospital having shot dead a cop. Whilst he is recovering he is visited by his fiancée Teena Ricante and is pressurised by a lawyer named Niles to confess to participating in a jewel robbery, a crime of which he is innocent... [More...]
Cry Terror! (1958)
Andrew L. Stone
Electronics expert Jim Molner has his world turned upside down when he becomes unwittingly implicated in an extortion racket which might, literally, have explosive consequences... [More...]
Andrew L. Stone
Electronics expert Jim Molner has his world turned upside down when he becomes unwittingly implicated in an extortion racket which might, literally, have explosive consequences... [More...]
D.O.A. (1950)
Rudolph Maté
A man walks into an urban police station to report his own murder. He is Frank Bigelow, an accountant from a small Californian town who recently went missing after learning he had ingested a fatal dose of a luminous poison... [More...]
Rudolph Maté
A man walks into an urban police station to report his own murder. He is Frank Bigelow, an accountant from a small Californian town who recently went missing after learning he had ingested a fatal dose of a luminous poison... [More...]
The Dark Corner (1946)
Henry Hathaway
Shortly after opening a private detective agency in New York, Bradford Galt's unlucky past begins to catch up with him. One evening, whilst dating his attractive secretary, Kathleen, he notices that he is being trailed by a strange man in a white suit... [More...]
Henry Hathaway
Shortly after opening a private detective agency in New York, Bradford Galt's unlucky past begins to catch up with him. One evening, whilst dating his attractive secretary, Kathleen, he notices that he is being trailed by a strange man in a white suit... [More...]
The Dark Mirror (1946)
Robert Siodmak
When a doctor is found dead, stabbed to death in his apartment, Lieutenant Stevenson soon assembles three witnesses who are willing to testify that the killer is the victim's girlfriend, Terry Collins... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
When a doctor is found dead, stabbed to death in his apartment, Lieutenant Stevenson soon assembles three witnesses who are willing to testify that the killer is the victim's girlfriend, Terry Collins... [More...]
Dark Passage (1947)
Delmer Daves
Wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife, Vincent Parry escapes from prison with the intention of bringing the real culprit to justice... [More...]
Delmer Daves
Wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife, Vincent Parry escapes from prison with the intention of bringing the real culprit to justice... [More...]
The Dark Past (1948)
Rudolph Maté
Psychiatrist Dr Andrew Collins is spending a peaceful weekend at his country house with his wife and a few friends when gangster Al Walker walks in, looking for a hideout for a few hours... [More...]
Rudolph Maté
Psychiatrist Dr Andrew Collins is spending a peaceful weekend at his country house with his wife and a few friends when gangster Al Walker walks in, looking for a hideout for a few hours... [More...]