Film Index
American cinema: Crime/Thriller
In the Electric Mist (2009)
Bertrand Tavernier
In the Louisiana town of New Iberia, maverick cop Dave Robicheaux is on the trail of a serial killer whose victims are all vulnerable young women...
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Bertrand Tavernier
Invisible Ghost (1941)
Joseph H. Lewis
Since his wife was taken from him in tragic circumstances, Charles Kessler has kept the memory of her alive in his mind and even continues to celebrate their wedding anniversary...
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Joseph H. Lewis
Johnny Eager (1942)
Mervyn LeRoy
Recently released from prison, former gangster Johnny Eager convinces his parole officer he has gone straight by masquerading as a taxi cab driver...
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Mervyn LeRoy
Key Largo (1948)
John Huston
With time on his hands, World War II veteran Frank McCloud decides to pay a visit to James Temple, the wheelchair bound father of a friend of his who was killed in the war...
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John Huston
The Killers (1946)
Robert Siodmak
Late one evening, two strangers arrive in a small New Jersey town. They stop at a roadside café where they intend to kill a man named Ole Anderson, also known as "the Swede"...
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Robert Siodmak
The King of Comedy (1982)
Martin Scorsese
Rupert Pupkin will do anything to be famous. Convinced that he is destined to be the next king of comedy, he foists himself on America's premier chat show host, Jerry Langford, urging him to give him a spot on his evening show... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
Rupert Pupkin will do anything to be famous. Convinced that he is destined to be the next king of comedy, he foists himself on America's premier chat show host, Jerry Langford, urging him to give him a spot on his evening show... [More...]
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Robert Aldrich
In the dead of night, a young woman clad only in a trench coat runs for her life along a deserted stretch of highway. Suddenly, she sees a flashy sports car racing towards her and desperately signals to the driver to stop... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
In the dead of night, a young woman clad only in a trench coat runs for her life along a deserted stretch of highway. Suddenly, she sees a flashy sports car racing towards her and desperately signals to the driver to stop... [More...]
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Gordon Douglas
Ralph Cotter, a notorious gangster, escapes from a prison farm with a fellow convict, Carleton. Pursued by police, Cotter kills Carleton to facilitate his own escape and hooks up with Carleton's sister, Holiday... [More...]
Gordon Douglas
Ralph Cotter, a notorious gangster, escapes from a prison farm with a fellow convict, Carleton. Pursued by police, Cotter kills Carleton to facilitate his own escape and hooks up with Carleton's sister, Holiday... [More...]
Klute (1971)
Alan J. Pakula
When Tom Gruneman, an important research engineer, goes missing his friend John Klute agrees to go looking for him, at the behest of Peter Cable, a senior executive in Gruneman's company... [More...]
Alan J. Pakula
When Tom Gruneman, an important research engineer, goes missing his friend John Klute agrees to go looking for him, at the behest of Peter Cable, a senior executive in Gruneman's company... [More...]
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Orson Welles
In San Francisco, drifter Michael O'Hara falls under the spell of Elsa Bannister, a beautiful young blonde who is grateful when he saves her from some marauding thugs... [More...]
Orson Welles
In San Francisco, drifter Michael O'Hara falls under the spell of Elsa Bannister, a beautiful young blonde who is grateful when he saves her from some marauding thugs... [More...]
Laura (1944)
Otto Preminger
Inspector Mark McPherson investigates the killing of Laura Hunt. The prime suspect is Waldo Lydecker, a renowned writer with a high opinion of himself and a low opinion of everyone else - except Laura... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Inspector Mark McPherson investigates the killing of Laura Hunt. The prime suspect is Waldo Lydecker, a renowned writer with a high opinion of himself and a low opinion of everyone else - except Laura... [More...]
The Leopard Man (1943)
Jacques Tourneur
In New Mexico, Jerry Manning hires a trained leopard as a gimmick for his girlfriend Kiki, a nightclub performer. On its first night, the leopard takes fright and runs off into the night... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
In New Mexico, Jerry Manning hires a trained leopard as a gimmick for his girlfriend Kiki, a nightclub performer. On its first night, the leopard takes fright and runs off into the night... [More...]
The Limey (1999)
Steven Soderbergh
As soon as he has been released from prison, small-time London hoodlum Wilson takes the plane to Los Angeles, determined to find the man who killed his daughter Jenny... [More...]
Steven Soderbergh
As soon as he has been released from prison, small-time London hoodlum Wilson takes the plane to Los Angeles, determined to find the man who killed his daughter Jenny... [More...]
The Lodger (1944)
John Brahm
Whitechapel, London, in the 1880s. In desperate need of cash so that they can keep up appearances, Mr and Mrs Bonting are forced to rent out one of their rooms to a lodger... [More...]
John Brahm
Whitechapel, London, in the 1880s. In desperate need of cash so that they can keep up appearances, Mr and Mrs Bonting are forced to rent out one of their rooms to a lodger... [More...]
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Leigh Jason
Early one morning, Manhattan debutante Melsa Manton is out walking her dogs when she sees a playboy acquaintance, Ronnie Belden, run out of a house belonging to the wealthy financier George Lane... [More...]
Leigh Jason
Early one morning, Manhattan debutante Melsa Manton is out walking her dogs when she sees a playboy acquaintance, Ronnie Belden, run out of a house belonging to the wealthy financier George Lane... [More...]
Magnum Force (1973)
Ted Post
Shortly after being acquitted of a murder charge, the high-profile gangster Carmine Ricca is shot dead by a man dressed as a motorcycle traffic cop... [More...]
Ted Post
Shortly after being acquitted of a murder charge, the high-profile gangster Carmine Ricca is shot dead by a man dressed as a motorcycle traffic cop... [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...]
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst vacationing in Morocco, Dr Ben McKenna and his wife, Jo, make the acquaintance of a mysterious Frenchman, Louis Bernard... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst vacationing in Morocco, Dr Ben McKenna and his wife, Jo, make the acquaintance of a mysterious Frenchman, Louis Bernard... [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...]
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Tod Browning
Late one evening, Sir Karell Barotyn is murdered at his castle residence. From the pinpoint wounds on his neck and the fact that his body has been drained of blood, Dr Doskil concludes that he was killed by a vampire... [More...]
Tod Browning
Late one evening, Sir Karell Barotyn is murdered at his castle residence. From the pinpoint wounds on his neck and the fact that his body has been drained of blood, Dr Doskil concludes that he was killed by a vampire... [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...]
Midnight Run (1988)
Martin Brest
One-time cop Jack Walsh has turned bounty hunter after a run-in with Los Angeles mobster Jimmy Serrano, which robbed him of his career and his family... [More...]
Martin Brest
One-time cop Jack Walsh has turned bounty hunter after a run-in with Los Angeles mobster Jimmy Serrano, which robbed him of his career and his family... [More...]
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Brian De Palma
Led by Jim Phelps, a crack team of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF), a covert branch of the CIA, assembles in Prague. Their mission: to prevent an American diplomat from stealing a list identifying all western intelligence agents operating in Eastern Europe... [More...]
Brian De Palma
Led by Jim Phelps, a crack team of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF), a covert branch of the CIA, assembles in Prague. Their mission: to prevent an American diplomat from stealing a list identifying all western intelligence agents operating in Eastern Europe... [More...]
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Edward Dmytryk
Private detective Philip Marlowe has his work cut out when two cases fall into his lap at the same time. First, ex-convict Moose Malloy hires him to find his missing girlfriend, Velma... [More...]
Edward Dmytryk
Private detective Philip Marlowe has his work cut out when two cases fall into his lap at the same time. First, ex-convict Moose Malloy hires him to find his missing girlfriend, Velma... [More...]
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Robert Florey
Paris, 1845. One day, medical student Pierre Dupin takes his girlfriend Camille to a street carnival where the main attraction is Dr Mirakle and his giant ape Erik... [More...]
Robert Florey
Paris, 1845. One day, medical student Pierre Dupin takes his girlfriend Camille to a street carnival where the main attraction is Dr Mirakle and his giant ape Erik... [More...]
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Henry Koster
Southern England in the 1830s. In his early twenties, Philip Ashley lives on the large Cornish estate of his cousin Ambrose whilst the latter, his guardian since childhood, resides in Florence for health reasons... [More...]
Henry Koster
Southern England in the 1830s. In his early twenties, Philip Ashley lives on the large Cornish estate of his cousin Ambrose whilst the latter, his guardian since childhood, resides in Florence for health reasons... [More...]
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Elliott Nugent
Ronnie Jackson is a baby photographer who dreams of becoming a private detective, like Mr McCloud, the man in the office next to his... [More...]
Elliott Nugent
Ronnie Jackson is a baby photographer who dreams of becoming a private detective, like Mr McCloud, the man in the office next to his... [More...]
The Naked City (1948)
Jules Dassin
One hot summer evening in New York City, playgirl Jean Dexter, is murdered, downed in her bathtub by two assailants. Detective Lieutenant Dan Muldoon is assigned to investigate the killing, assisted by his less experienced colleague Jimmy Halloran... [More...]
Jules Dassin
One hot summer evening in New York City, playgirl Jean Dexter, is murdered, downed in her bathtub by two assailants. Detective Lieutenant Dan Muldoon is assigned to investigate the killing, assisted by his less experienced colleague Jimmy Halloran... [More...]
The Naked Street (1955)
Maxwell Shane
Phil Regal is one of New York's most notorious racketeers, but so far he has evaded the law and passes himself off as a respectable businessman... [More...]
Maxwell Shane
Phil Regal is one of New York's most notorious racketeers, but so far he has evaded the law and passes himself off as a respectable businessman... [More...]