Film Index
American cinema: Drama
Scarlet Street (1945)
Fritz Lang
Mild-mannered store cashier Chris Cross relieves his humdrum life by painting in his spare time, which is just one of the things that irks his shrewish wife...
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Fritz Lang
Scorpio (1973)
Michael Winner
Cross is a CIA agent who is looking forward to a peaceful retirement with his wife Sarah. He doesn't know that his boss McLeod suspects he has been passing on secrets to the Soviets and intends to liquidate him...
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Michael Winner
The Searchers (1956)
John Ford
In 1868, Ethan Edwards returns to his brother, Aaron, who lives on a frontier farmstead in northern Texas with his wife Martha and their three young children: Ben, Lucy and Debbie...
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John Ford
Seas Beneath (1931)
John Ford
In the summer of 1918, U.S. Navy Commander Bob Kingsley is given a special assignment: to pilot what appears to be an ordinary schooner into an area off the coast of Gibraltar that is patrolled by German U-boats...
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John Ford
Secret Beyond the Door (1948)
Fritz Lang
When Celia, a young heiress, meets Mark Lamphere, a successful architect, it is love at first sight. They are in Mexico at the time and something about the atmosphere of this strange primitive land heightens Celia's romantic feelings and makes her sure that she has found herself the perfect husband...
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Fritz Lang
September (1987)
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Ingmar Bergman
In November 1923, American Jew Abel Rosenberg finds himself in Berlin. He is alone, unemployed, and finding it hard to keep his grip on reality, in a country that is heading for political and economic meltdown... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
In November 1923, American Jew Abel Rosenberg finds himself in Berlin. He is alone, unemployed, and finding it hard to keep his grip on reality, in a country that is heading for political and economic meltdown... [More...]
Seven Days in May (1964)
John Frankenheimer
The decision of U.S. President Jordan Lyman to sign a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union does not go down well... [More...]
John Frankenheimer
The decision of U.S. President Jordan Lyman to sign a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union does not go down well... [More...]
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Alfred Hitchcock
Young Charlie Newton is delighted when she receives a telegraph from her Uncle Charlie notifying her that he intends spending some time with her family in the peaceful American town of Santa Rosa... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Young Charlie Newton is delighted when she receives a telegraph from her Uncle Charlie notifying her that he intends spending some time with her family in the peaceful American town of Santa Rosa... [More...]
Shane (1953)
George Stevens
Joe Starrett, his wife Marian and their little boy Joey are one of a number of families who intend to settle in the Wyoming valley... [More...]
George Stevens
Joe Starrett, his wife Marian and their little boy Joey are one of a number of families who intend to settle in the Wyoming valley... [More...]
Shanghai Express (1932)
Josef von Sternberg
Amid the throng of Peking train station, passengers board the crowded Shanghai Express, blissfully unaware of the ordeal that lies ahead... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
Amid the throng of Peking train station, passengers board the crowded Shanghai Express, blissfully unaware of the ordeal that lies ahead... [More...]
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Josef von Sternberg
In the 1930s, Shanghai is a thriving city of commerce, a magnet for tourists and businessmen, but it has a darker side. In the less salubrious parts of the city, casinos, brothels and opium dens prosper, feeding on the westerners' appetite for all that is sordid, like maggots feasting on a rotting corpse... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
In the 1930s, Shanghai is a thriving city of commerce, a magnet for tourists and businessmen, but it has a darker side. In the less salubrious parts of the city, casinos, brothels and opium dens prosper, feeding on the westerners' appetite for all that is sordid, like maggots feasting on a rotting corpse... [More...]
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Roy William Neill
During WWII, Sherlock Holmes succeeds in smuggling Dr Franz Tobel and his invention, the Bombsight, out of Switzerland, avoiding the Nazis who are eager to get their hands on Tobel's creation... [More...]
Roy William Neill
During WWII, Sherlock Holmes succeeds in smuggling Dr Franz Tobel and his invention, the Bombsight, out of Switzerland, avoiding the Nazis who are eager to get their hands on Tobel's creation... [More...]
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Roy William Neill
During WWII, Musgrave Manor serves as a convalescent home for officers wounded in the war. When one of his colleagues is attacked by an unknown assailant one evening, Dr Watson invites his friend Sherlock Holmes to the house to investigate... [More...]
Roy William Neill
During WWII, Musgrave Manor serves as a convalescent home for officers wounded in the war. When one of his colleagues is attacked by an unknown assailant one evening, Dr Watson invites his friend Sherlock Holmes to the house to investigate... [More...]
The Shining (1980)
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance is delighted when he is offered the job of winter caretaker at the Overlook, a sprawling luxury hotel set in a remote mountain location in Colorado... [More...]
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance is delighted when he is offered the job of winter caretaker at the Overlook, a sprawling luxury hotel set in a remote mountain location in Colorado... [More...]
Shockproof (1949)
Douglas Sirk
Having served a five year stretch in prison for her part in a murder, Jenny Marsh is released into the custody of parole officer Griff Marat, who offers her the prospect of a new life with his support... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
Having served a five year stretch in prison for her part in a murder, Jenny Marsh is released into the custody of parole officer Griff Marat, who offers her the prospect of a new life with his support... [More...]
Show Boat (1951)
George Sidney
In 1890, the Show Boat is a paddleboat which transports a troupe of talented performers from town to town along the Mississippi River... [More...]
George Sidney
In 1890, the Show Boat is a paddleboat which transports a troupe of talented performers from town to town along the Mississippi River... [More...]
Silent Running (1972)
Douglas Trumbull
At the beginning of the 21st Century, every species of plant on Earth has become extinct. The last remaining specimens of plant life are housed in large dome-like structures attached to space freighters orbiting Saturn... [More...]
Douglas Trumbull
At the beginning of the 21st Century, every species of plant on Earth has become extinct. The last remaining specimens of plant life are housed in large dome-like structures attached to space freighters orbiting Saturn... [More...]
Sirocco (1951)
Curtis Bernhardt
In 1925, Syria is under French control. In Damascus, Emir Hassan resents the presence of French soldiers in his country and leads a violent insurrection which threatens to engulf the whole region... [More...]
Curtis Bernhardt
In 1925, Syria is under French control. In Damascus, Emir Hassan resents the presence of French soldiers in his country and leads a violent insurrection which threatens to engulf the whole region... [More...]
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Henry King
Harry Street is on Safari in Africa with his wife Helen when he falls ill with a gangrenous wound. As he waits helplessly for medical assistance to arrive, Harry looks back on his life and soon realises how little he has accomplished in his chosen profession as a writer... [More...]
Henry King
Harry Street is on Safari in Africa with his wife Helen when he falls ill with a gangrenous wound. As he waits helplessly for medical assistance to arrive, Harry looks back on his life and soon realises how little he has accomplished in his chosen profession as a writer... [More...]
Son of Dracula (1943)
Robert Siodmak
Katherine Caldwell, the daughter of a Deep South plantation owner, is hosting a party to welcome her guest, Count Alucard, to America... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
Katherine Caldwell, the daughter of a Deep South plantation owner, is hosting a party to welcome her guest, Count Alucard, to America... [More...]
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Rowland V. Lee
After many years, Baron Wolf von Frankenstein returns to his family estate, accompanied by his wife Elsa and young son Peter, to claim his father's inheritance... [More...]
Rowland V. Lee
After many years, Baron Wolf von Frankenstein returns to his family estate, accompanied by his wife Elsa and young son Peter, to claim his father's inheritance... [More...]
The Southerner (1945)
Jean Renoir
Sam Tucker is a young migrant worker who scrapes a living toiling for others on the cotton fields of Texas. When his uncle, another cotton picker, dies from sunstroke, Sam decides to go it alone and invest his meagre savings in a smallholding, hoping to strike it rich with a bumper cotton harvest... [More...]
Jean Renoir
Sam Tucker is a young migrant worker who scrapes a living toiling for others on the cotton fields of Texas. When his uncle, another cotton picker, dies from sunstroke, Sam decides to go it alone and invest his meagre savings in a smallholding, hoping to strike it rich with a bumper cotton harvest... [More...]
Soylent Green (1973)
Richard Fleischer
It is 2022. Civilisation is falling apart and an over-crowded world faces imminent starvation. The Soylent Corporation offers hope, but it is struggling to keep up with the demand for its processed food tablets, the only source of nutrition available to most of the world's population... [More...]
Richard Fleischer
It is 2022. Civilisation is falling apart and an over-crowded world faces imminent starvation. The Soylent Corporation offers hope, but it is struggling to keep up with the demand for its processed food tablets, the only source of nutrition available to most of the world's population... [More...]
Spartacus (1960)
Stanley Kubrick
In 73 BC, Spartacus is an anonymous slave worker, toiling in the mines of Libya, when he is bought by Lentulus Batiatus, a man who trains and sells gladiators for profit... [More...]
Stanley Kubrick
In 73 BC, Spartacus is an anonymous slave worker, toiling in the mines of Libya, when he is bought by Lentulus Batiatus, a man who trains and sells gladiators for profit... [More...]
Spellbound (1945)
Alfred Hitchcock
When Dr Murchison retires from Green Manors psychiatric hospital, an eminent young expert in psychoanalysis, Dr Edwardes, is hired as his replacement... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
When Dr Murchison retires from Green Manors psychiatric hospital, an eminent young expert in psychoanalysis, Dr Edwardes, is hired as his replacement... [More...]
The Spiral Staircase (1945)
Robert Siodmak
In a New England town of the early 1900s, disabled young women are being murdered by an unknown killer. Mrs Warren, the bedridden owner of an old Gothic mansion, is convinced that her dumb servant girl Helen will be the next victim and urges her to go away... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
In a New England town of the early 1900s, disabled young women are being murdered by an unknown killer. Mrs Warren, the bedridden owner of an old Gothic mansion, is convinced that her dumb servant girl Helen will be the next victim and urges her to go away... [More...]
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Billy Wilder
One night in May 1927, an unknown airmail pilot named Charles Lindbergh tries in vain to get some sleep on the eve of what would be an historic transatlantic crossing... [More...]
Billy Wilder
One night in May 1927, an unknown airmail pilot named Charles Lindbergh tries in vain to get some sleep on the eve of what would be an historic transatlantic crossing... [More...]
Split Second (1953)
Dick Powell
Convicted murderer Sam Hurley escapes from prison with his partner Bart Moore and immediately sets about recovering his ill-gotten gains from his last criminal exploit... [More...]
Dick Powell
Convicted murderer Sam Hurley escapes from prison with his partner Bart Moore and immediately sets about recovering his ill-gotten gains from his last criminal exploit... [More...]
Stagecoach (1939)
John Ford
One day in 1880, a stagecoach leaves a town in Arizona, heading for Lordsburg, New Mexico. The passengers include alcoholic doctor Doc Boone, disreputable prostitute Dallas, gambler Hatfield, crooked banker Henry Gatewood, whiskey salesman Mr Peacock and a pregnant young wife Lucy Mallory, who is hoping to be reunited with her husband, a cavalryman... [More...]
John Ford
One day in 1880, a stagecoach leaves a town in Arizona, heading for Lordsburg, New Mexico. The passengers include alcoholic doctor Doc Boone, disreputable prostitute Dallas, gambler Hatfield, crooked banker Henry Gatewood, whiskey salesman Mr Peacock and a pregnant young wife Lucy Mallory, who is hoping to be reunited with her husband, a cavalryman... [More...]