Film Index
American cinema: Drama
Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood
Wyoming, circa 1880. When a prostitute in the town of Big Whiskey is savagely disfigured by two cowboys, her co-workers club together to offer a thousand dollar reward to anyone who shoots dead the attackers...
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Clint Eastwood
Unhook the Stars (1996)
Nick Cassavetes
An ageing middle-class widow, Mildred, finds herself alone when her rebellious daughter storms out of her home. Her life takes a new and unexpected direction when a neighbour, Monica, asks her to baby sit for her young son, J.J., after her husband walks out on her...
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Nick Cassavetes
The Unknown (1927)
Tod Browning
Alonzo the Armless is the main attraction in a Spanish circus with his knife throwing act, which he performs with the use of his feet...
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Tod Browning
The Untouchables (1987)
Brian De Palma
In 1930s Chicago, the sale of alcohol is prohibited, allowing shady entrepreneurs like Al Capone to make a fortune by peddling illicit liquor at skyrocket prices...
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Brian De Palma
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Louis Malle
In busy New York, a group of actors and theatre folk assemble at a dilapidated theatre to perform a rehearsal of an English language translation of Chekhov's play “Uncle Vanya”...
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Louis Malle
The Velvet Touch (1948)
Jack Gage
Not satisfied with her success as a popular Broadway actress, Valerie Stanton desperately wants to broaden her repertoire by appearing in serious plays like Ibsen's Hedda Gabler instead of the usual frothy nonsense she is known for... [More...]
Jack Gage
Not satisfied with her success as a popular Broadway actress, Valerie Stanton desperately wants to broaden her repertoire by appearing in serious plays like Ibsen's Hedda Gabler instead of the usual frothy nonsense she is known for... [More...]
Vertigo (1958)
Alfred Hitchcock
When a rooftop chase ends in the death of one of his colleagues, San Francisco cop John Ferguson suddenly develops chronic acrophobia, an irrational fear of heights which forces him into early retirement... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
When a rooftop chase ends in the death of one of his colleagues, San Francisco cop John Ferguson suddenly develops chronic acrophobia, an irrational fear of heights which forces him into early retirement... [More...]
Victory (1919)
Maurice Tourneur
For two years, Axel Heyst has lived the life of a total recluse on the small remote island of Samburan, a lonely outpost in the Dutch East Indies... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
For two years, Axel Heyst has lived the life of a total recluse on the small remote island of Samburan, a lonely outpost in the Dutch East Indies... [More...]
Violent Saturday (1955)
Richard Fleischer
A small Arizona town sleeps, unaware of the heap of trouble that is coming its way. Boyd Fairchild, the owner of a large copper mine, contemplates having an affair with nurse Linda Sherman just to get back at his cheating wife, whilst his engineer Shelley Martin has to endure the contempt of his son for not winning himself a medal for valour in WWII... [More...]
Richard Fleischer
A small Arizona town sleeps, unaware of the heap of trouble that is coming its way. Boyd Fairchild, the owner of a large copper mine, contemplates having an affair with nurse Linda Sherman just to get back at his cheating wife, whilst his engineer Shelley Martin has to endure the contempt of his son for not winning himself a medal for valour in WWII... [More...]
The Virgin Queen (1955)
Henry Koster
England, 1583. Having distinguished himself as a solider in the Irish wars, Walter Raleigh contrives to win an audience with Queen Elizabeth so that he can win her patronage for his great ambition... [More...]
Henry Koster
England, 1583. Having distinguished himself as a solider in the Irish wars, Walter Raleigh contrives to win an audience with Queen Elizabeth so that he can win her patronage for his great ambition... [More...]
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Elia Kazan
In 1909, the Mexican President, Porfirio Díaz, is visited by a delegation of peasants who complain that their land has been illegally taken from them... [More...]
Elia Kazan
In 1909, the Mexican President, Porfirio Díaz, is visited by a delegation of peasants who complain that their land has been illegally taken from them... [More...]
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Mark Robson
1944. After his plane is shot down over Italy, American airman Colonel Joseph L. Ryan soon finds himself in an Italian prisoner of war camp, which is run with an iron hand by the cruel Major Battaglia... [More...]
Mark Robson
1944. After his plane is shot down over Italy, American airman Colonel Joseph L. Ryan soon finds himself in an Italian prisoner of war camp, which is run with an iron hand by the cruel Major Battaglia... [More...]
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Irwin Allen
Seaview is a revolutionary nuclear submarine designed by the renowned scientist Admiral Harriman Nelson. During trials of the submarine beneath the Arctic ice cap, the crew discover that the surface temperature of the Earth has risen dramatically, causing icebergs to melt... [More...]
Irwin Allen
Seaview is a revolutionary nuclear submarine designed by the renowned scientist Admiral Harriman Nelson. During trials of the submarine beneath the Arctic ice cap, the crew discover that the surface temperature of the Earth has risen dramatically, causing icebergs to melt... [More...]
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Terence Young
On his return to New York, photographer Sam Hendrix is met by a woman he has never met before who asks him to take care of an antique doll... [More...]
Terence Young
On his return to New York, photographer Sam Hendrix is met by a woman he has never met before who asks him to take care of an antique doll... [More...]
War and Peace (1956)
King Vidor
Moscow, 1805. Pierre Bezukhov, a pacifist wastrel, is in love with Natasha, the daughter of the wealthy Count Rostov, but knows he cannot marry her since he is of illegitimate birth... [More...]
King Vidor
Moscow, 1805. Pierre Bezukhov, a pacifist wastrel, is in love with Natasha, the daughter of the wealthy Count Rostov, but knows he cannot marry her since he is of illegitimate birth... [More...]
Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Herman Shumlin
In 1941, in the summer before America enters WWII, Sara Muller returns to her comfortable family home in Washington D.C., accompanied by her German husband Kurt Muller and their three children... [More...]
Herman Shumlin
In 1941, in the summer before America enters WWII, Sara Muller returns to her comfortable family home in Washington D.C., accompanied by her German husband Kurt Muller and their three children... [More...]
The Web (1947)
Michael Gordon
When small time lawyer Bob Regan harangues him for a petty claim multi-millionaire businessman Andrew Colby is so impressed that he immediately offers him a job, as his personal bodyguard... [More...]
Michael Gordon
When small time lawyer Bob Regan harangues him for a petty claim multi-millionaire businessman Andrew Colby is so impressed that he immediately offers him a job, as his personal bodyguard... [More...]
Werewolf of London (1935)
Stuart Walker
The renowned English botanist Wilfred Glendon travels to Tibet in search of a rare plant, the mariphasa lupina lumina, which is reputed to blossom only in moonlight... [More...]
Stuart Walker
The renowned English botanist Wilfred Glendon travels to Tibet in search of a rare plant, the mariphasa lupina lumina, which is reputed to blossom only in moonlight... [More...]
West of Zanzibar (1928)
Tod Browning
Anna cannot bear to tell her devoted husband, the magician Phroso, of her intention to leave him for another man, Crane. It is the latter who breaks the news and, in the ensuing brawl, Phroso falls from a great height and breaks both his legs... [More...]
Tod Browning
Anna cannot bear to tell her devoted husband, the magician Phroso, of her intention to leave him for another man, Crane. It is the latter who breaks the news and, in the ensuing brawl, Phroso falls from a great height and breaks both his legs... [More...]
West Side Story (1961)
Jerome Robbins
New York City in the late 1950s. Two rival gangs of youths, the Jets and the Sharks, fight an increasingly fierce turf war on the streets of Manhattan... [More...]
Jerome Robbins
New York City in the late 1950s. Two rival gangs of youths, the Jets and the Sharks, fight an increasingly fierce turf war on the streets of Manhattan... [More...]
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Otto Preminger
New York detective Mark Dixon has a reputation for brutality when it comes to dealing with criminals and his boss warns him that unless he changes his ways he can expect a demotion... [More...]
Otto Preminger
New York detective Mark Dixon has a reputation for brutality when it comes to dealing with criminals and his boss warns him that unless he changes his ways he can expect a demotion... [More...]
Whirlpool (1949)
Otto Preminger
Ann Sutton, the wife of the renowned psychoanalyst Dr Bill Sutton, is out shopping one day when she is caught shoplifting in a Los Angeles department store... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Ann Sutton, the wife of the renowned psychoanalyst Dr Bill Sutton, is out shopping one day when she is caught shoplifting in a Los Angeles department store... [More...]
White Cargo (1942)
Richard Thorpe
In 1910, Harry Witzel is the overseer of a rubber plantation in Africa. When his assistant is taken back to England, he gives his replacement, Longford, a cool reception... [More...]
Richard Thorpe
In 1910, Harry Witzel is the overseer of a rubber plantation in Africa. When his assistant is taken back to England, he gives his replacement, Longford, a cool reception... [More...]
White Heat (1949)
Raoul Walsh
Cody Jarett is the psychotic leader of a gang of crooks which the FBI has been trying to round up for some time. The only person Jarett trusts is his mother, who is every bit as tough and resourceful as he is, and far more reliable than his egoistical wife... [More...]
Raoul Walsh
Cody Jarett is the psychotic leader of a gang of crooks which the FBI has been trying to round up for some time. The only person Jarett trusts is his mother, who is every bit as tough and resourceful as he is, and far more reliable than his egoistical wife... [More...]
The Wild One (1953)
Laslo Benedek
One eventful day, a group of leather-jacked young motorcyclists invade the peace of a small Californian town. Their attempt to gatecrash a motorcycle race is thwarted by its organisers, but their leader, Johnny, does not go away empty handed: he makes off with one of the prize trophies... [More...]
Laslo Benedek
One eventful day, a group of leather-jacked young motorcyclists invade the peace of a small Californian town. Their attempt to gatecrash a motorcycle race is thwarted by its organisers, but their leader, Johnny, does not go away empty handed: he makes off with one of the prize trophies... [More...]
Wild River (1960)
Elia Kazan
In the wake of devastating floods in the early 1930s, the Federal Government decides to embark on a programme of dam building on the Tennessee River that will not only preserve the region but will also generate huge quantities of electricity... [More...]
Elia Kazan
In the wake of devastating floods in the early 1930s, the Federal Government decides to embark on a programme of dam building on the Tennessee River that will not only preserve the region but will also generate huge quantities of electricity... [More...]
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Nicholas Ray
In the early 1900s, an idealistic young schoolteacher named Walt Murdock arrives in Miami, Florida, to take up a new post... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
In the early 1900s, an idealistic young schoolteacher named Walt Murdock arrives in Miami, Florida, to take up a new post... [More...]
The Wolf Man (1941)
George Waggner
After 18 years, Larry Talbot returns to his family home to take the place of his elder brother, who died in a hunting accident... [More...]
George Waggner
After 18 years, Larry Talbot returns to his family home to take the place of his elder brother, who died in a hunting accident... [More...]
The Woman in Green (1945)
Roy William Neill
London is terrorised by a serial killer who preys on young women, cutting off their right forefingers after slaying them in the most brutal manner... [More...]
Roy William Neill
London is terrorised by a serial killer who preys on young women, cutting off their right forefingers after slaying them in the most brutal manner... [More...]
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Fritz Lang
Richard Wanley is a humdrum college professor who is looking forward to an uneventful few weeks of bachelor living while his wife takes their children away for the annual holiday... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Richard Wanley is a humdrum college professor who is looking forward to an uneventful few weeks of bachelor living while his wife takes their children away for the annual holiday... [More...]