Film Index
American cinema: Comedy/Drama
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
Jean Renoir
In the early 1900s, a young chambermaid, Célestine, arrives from Paris to take up her new post at a country house in Normandy...
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Jean Renoir
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Robert Aldrich
England, 1944. On the eve of the Allied invasion of Normandy in WWII, Major John Reisman is offered a most unusual assignment...
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Robert Aldrich
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Lambert Hillyer
Arrested by Scotland Yard for the murder of Count Dracula, Professor Van Helsing contacts one of his former students, the psychiatrist Dr Jeffrey Garth, to defend him in his impending trial...
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Lambert Hillyer
Ed Wood (1994)
Tim Burton
Edward D. Wood, Jr. is a struggling Los Angeles playwright who is determined to make his name in the movies. When he hears that producer George Weiss is planning to make a film on the life story of Christine Jorgensen, Ed sees his opportunity and tries to convince Weiss that, because he has a fetish about dressing up in women's clothes, he is the ideal man to direct the film...
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Tim Burton
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Tim Burton
On a hill overlooking a typical American suburban town there is an old Gothic mansion, which is home to Edward, an artificial teenage boy who has scissors for hands and whose one talent is topiary...
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Tim Burton
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Don Taylor
In the early 1970s, a spaceship lands off the coast of California. As a party of US marines watch in anticipation, three astronauts emerge... [More...]
Don Taylor
In the early 1970s, a spaceship lands off the coast of California. As a party of US marines watch in anticipation, three astronauts emerge... [More...]
Fargo (1996)
Joel Coen
Minneapolis car dealer Jerry Lundegaard needs money, badly. In a desperate attempt to save his ailing business he tries to persuade his wealthy father-in-law Wade Gustafson to lend him a large sum of money to secure a real estate deal, but Gustafson is too smart for his son-in-law and refuses to stump up the money... [More...]
Joel Coen
Minneapolis car dealer Jerry Lundegaard needs money, badly. In a desperate attempt to save his ailing business he tries to persuade his wealthy father-in-law Wade Gustafson to lend him a large sum of money to secure a real estate deal, but Gustafson is too smart for his son-in-law and refuses to stump up the money... [More...]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Terry Gilliam
The freelance journalist Raoul Duke is on his way to Las Vegas, ostensibly to write a report on a motorbike race. Accompanied by his lawyer Dr Gonzo, he combines business and pleasure and undertakes the journey whilst under the influence of mind-altering drugs... [More...]
Terry Gilliam
The freelance journalist Raoul Duke is on his way to Las Vegas, ostensibly to write a report on a motorbike race. Accompanied by his lawyer Dr Gonzo, he combines business and pleasure and undertakes the journey whilst under the influence of mind-altering drugs... [More...]
Female (1933)
Michael Curtiz
Alison Drake has inherited a large car factory from her father and runs it with ruthless efficiency. She has no time for sentiment in either her personal or professional life... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
Alison Drake has inherited a large car factory from her father and runs it with ruthless efficiency. She has no time for sentiment in either her personal or professional life... [More...]
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Norman Jewison
Ukraine, 1905. Tevye is a Jewish milkman who lives in Anatevka, a village in Tsarist Russia. His five daughters are a constant cause of anxiety to him, but one day his burden is eased slightly when the butcher Lazar Wolf, a comparatively wealthy man, offers to marry his eldest, Tzeitel... [More...]
Norman Jewison
Ukraine, 1905. Tevye is a Jewish milkman who lives in Anatevka, a village in Tsarist Russia. His five daughters are a constant cause of anxiety to him, but one day his burden is eased slightly when the butcher Lazar Wolf, a comparatively wealthy man, offers to marry his eldest, Tzeitel... [More...]
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Billy Wilder
CBS cameraman Henry Hinkle is covering a football game at Cleveland Stadium when one of the players, Boom Boom Jackson, runs into him, rendering him unconscious... [More...]
Billy Wilder
CBS cameraman Henry Hinkle is covering a football game at Cleveland Stadium when one of the players, Boom Boom Jackson, runs into him, rendering him unconscious... [More...]
The Full Monty (1997)
Peter Cattaneo
Sheffield, England in the mid-1990s. Unable to find work, former steelworker Gaz and his best friend Dave are forced to steal scrap metal so that they can make ends meet... [More...]
Peter Cattaneo
Sheffield, England in the mid-1990s. Unable to find work, former steelworker Gaz and his best friend Dave are forced to steal scrap metal so that they can make ends meet... [More...]
Going My Way (1944)
Leo McCarey
Father Fitzgibbon is the ageing pastor of St Dominic's parish, a disadvantaged area of New York where stray boys roam the streets in gangs whilst financier Ted Haines threatens his tenants with eviction unless they pay their rent... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Father Fitzgibbon is the ageing pastor of St Dominic's parish, a disadvantaged area of New York where stray boys roam the streets in gangs whilst financier Ted Haines threatens his tenants with eviction unless they pay their rent... [More...]
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Barry Levinson
Saigon, 1965. During the Vietnam War, American Airman Adrian Cronauer is seconded to work as a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio service... [More...]
Barry Levinson
Saigon, 1965. During the Vietnam War, American Airman Adrian Cronauer is seconded to work as a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio service... [More...]
The Graduate (1967)
Mike Nichols
20 year old Ben returns to his parents' home after graduating and wonders what to do with his life. Before he realises what is happening, he is seduced by Mrs Robinson, the middle-aged wife of his father's business partner and is drawn into a compulsive but passionless love affair... [More...]
Mike Nichols
20 year old Ben returns to his parents' home after graduating and wonders what to do with his life. Before he realises what is happening, he is seduced by Mrs Robinson, the middle-aged wife of his father's business partner and is drawn into a compulsive but passionless love affair... [More...]
The Great Dictator (1940)
Charles Chaplin
During World War I, a humble Jewish barber saves the life of an officer, but injures himself in an aeroplane crash. Having spent 20 years in hospital recovering from memory loss, the barber returns to his home in the Jewish ghetto to find his people tormented by vicious soldiers... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
During World War I, a humble Jewish barber saves the life of an officer, but injures himself in an aeroplane crash. Having spent 20 years in hospital recovering from memory loss, the barber returns to his home in the Jewish ghetto to find his people tormented by vicious soldiers... [More...]
The Great Escape (1963)
John Sturges
During the Second World War, German High Command decides to place all of the most troublesome Allied prisoners of war in a single camp managed by Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger... [More...]
John Sturges
During the Second World War, German High Command decides to place all of the most troublesome Allied prisoners of war in a single camp managed by Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger... [More...]
The Great Moment (1944)
Preston Sturges
This is the story of William T. G. Morton, one of the most important figures in the history of medical science. Whilst practicing as a dentist in Boston in the 1840s, he investigated various ways to relieve pain during tooth extraction... [More...]
Preston Sturges
This is the story of William T. G. Morton, one of the most important figures in the history of medical science. Whilst practicing as a dentist in Boston in the 1840s, he investigated various ways to relieve pain during tooth extraction... [More...]
Groundhog Day (1993)
Harold Ramis
Phil Connors, an arrogant, self-absorbed weather forecast presenter, is far from happy about being forced to report on the annual Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney... [More...]
Harold Ramis
Phil Connors, an arrogant, self-absorbed weather forecast presenter, is far from happy about being forced to report on the annual Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney... [More...]
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Woody Allen
Hannah is a successful stage actress who has recently taken an extended career break so that she can raise a family with her second husband, Elliot, a financial adviser... [More...]
Woody Allen
Hannah is a successful stage actress who has recently taken an extended career break so that she can raise a family with her second husband, Elliot, a financial adviser... [More...]
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Ernst Lubitsch
After a life of dissolute pleasure-seeking, Henry Van Cleve considers he has earned his place in Hell. But when he arrives in the entrance hall to Satan's fiery domain, he encounters an imposing figure who is less certain of his credentials... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
After a life of dissolute pleasure-seeking, Henry Van Cleve considers he has earned his place in Hell. But when he arrives in the entrance hall to Satan's fiery domain, he encounters an imposing figure who is less certain of his credentials... [More...]
Hello, Sister! (1933)
Alan Crosland
Millie, Peggy and Mona are three friends who live in a cheap New York apartment. Each dreams of hooking the perfect man, but their experiences with men to date have left them disillusioned... [More...]
Alan Crosland
Millie, Peggy and Mona are three friends who live in a cheap New York apartment. Each dreams of hooking the perfect man, but their experiences with men to date have left them disillusioned... [More...]
Holiday (1938)
George Cukor
On his return to New York after a vacation, Johnny Case breaks the news to his dearest friends Nick and Susan Potter that he is about to get married to a girl he met at Lake Placid, Julia Seton... [More...]
George Cukor
On his return to New York after a vacation, Johnny Case breaks the news to his dearest friends Nick and Susan Potter that he is about to get married to a girl he met at Lake Placid, Julia Seton... [More...]
Holiday Inn (1942)
Mark Sandrich
Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover are a star New York song and dance act, but their partnership is about to end when Jim makes up his mind to drop out of the entertainment business so that he can run a farm in Connecticut... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover are a star New York song and dance act, but their partnership is about to end when Jim makes up his mind to drop out of the entertainment business so that he can run a farm in Connecticut... [More...]
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Jean Negulesco
The enterprising Schatze Page is determined to make her fortune the only way she knows - by hooking a millionaire husband for herself or her two friends Loco Dempsey and Pola Debevoise... [More...]
Jean Negulesco
The enterprising Schatze Page is determined to make her fortune the only way she knows - by hooking a millionaire husband for herself or her two friends Loco Dempsey and Pola Debevoise... [More...]
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Woody Allen
Gabe and Judy are a happily married middle-aged couple living in New York City. He is a respected writer and university professor; she is an editor on an art magazine... [More...]
Woody Allen
Gabe and Judy are a happily married middle-aged couple living in New York City. He is a respected writer and university professor; she is an editor on an art magazine... [More...]
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Robert Aldrich
In 1927, wealthy Southern landowner Sam Hollis is outraged on learning that his young daughter Charlotte, a prominent society belle, has been having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
In 1927, wealthy Southern landowner Sam Hollis is outraged on learning that his young daughter Charlotte, a prominent society belle, has been having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew... [More...]
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Frank Capra
On the death of his father, George Bailey has no choice but to take over the management of the family's loan and savings business... [More...]
Frank Capra
On the death of his father, George Bailey has no choice but to take over the management of the family's loan and savings business... [More...]
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
William K. Howard
In 1906, Vinnie McLeod is the ageing proprietor of a local newspaper in the small American town of Plattsville. She also finds time to perform small acts of charity, her good works including giving a helping hand to passing vagrants... [More...]
William K. Howard
In 1906, Vinnie McLeod is the ageing proprietor of a local newspaper in the small American town of Plattsville. She also finds time to perform small acts of charity, her good works including giving a helping hand to passing vagrants... [More...]
The Kid (1921)
Charles Chaplin
Extreme personal circumstances drive a young woman to abandon her newborn baby. The infant is discovered by a solitary tramp who decides to adopt it... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
Extreme personal circumstances drive a young woman to abandon her newborn baby. The infant is discovered by a solitary tramp who decides to adopt it... [More...]