Film Index
American cinema: Drama
Destination Murder (1950)
Edward L. Cahn
When her father is shot dead on his own doorstep by an unknown assassin, Laura Mansfield resolves to find the killer and bring him to justice...
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Edward L. Cahn
Detective Story (1951)
William Wyler
Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed career detective who carries out his duties with a cold, steely professionalism that might almost be mistaken for zeal...
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William Wyler
Detour (1945)
Edgar G. Ulmer
Al Roberts works as a piano player in a two-bit New York nightclub with his girlfriend Sue, an aspiring singer. The two plan to marry but Sue, confident she is star material, leaves Al to try to make a name for herself in Hollywood...
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Edgar G. Ulmer
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
Mervyn LeRoy
Three convicts, Harry, Charlie and Marcel, are en route for a prison in Tahiti when their helicopter makes an unscheduled stopover on the small South Sea island of Talua...
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Mervyn LeRoy
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock
When former tennis champion Tony Wendice discovers that his wife Margot has been having an affair with writer Mark Halliday he concocts what he believes to be the perfect crime...
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Alfred Hitchcock
Diary of a Madman (1963)
Reginald Le Borg
After the funeral of the well-regarded French magistrate Simon Cordier several people who knew him gather to listen to a reading of his personal diary... [More...]
Reginald Le Borg
After the funeral of the well-regarded French magistrate Simon Cordier several people who knew him gather to listen to a reading of his personal diary... [More...]
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
George Stevens
In July 1945, Otto Frank, a man in his mid-fifties, arrives at a disused spice factory in Amsterdam and climbs a staircase to a concealed annex on the top floor of the building... [More...]
George Stevens
In July 1945, Otto Frank, a man in his mid-fifties, arrives at a disused spice factory in Amsterdam and climbs a staircase to a concealed annex on the top floor of the building... [More...]
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
David Lean
After the death of his mother, 8-year-old Yuri Zhivago is adopted by the bourgeois Gromekos and taken to their home in Moscow... [More...]
David Lean
After the death of his mother, 8-year-old Yuri Zhivago is adopted by the bourgeois Gromekos and taken to their home in Moscow... [More...]
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Mike Newell
In 1978, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone is assigned his most dangerous mission: to infiltrate the Bonanno family, one of New York's most feared gangster clans... [More...]
Mike Newell
In 1978, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone is assigned his most dangerous mission: to infiltrate the Bonanno family, one of New York's most feared gangster clans... [More...]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
John S. Robertson
Dr Henry Jekyll is a man of flawless repute, a philanthropist who divides his time between treating the sick poor of London and conducting scientific research in his laboratory... [More...]
John S. Robertson
Dr Henry Jekyll is a man of flawless repute, a philanthropist who divides his time between treating the sick poor of London and conducting scientific research in his laboratory... [More...]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Rouben Mamoulian
Dr Henry Jekyll, a renowned medical practitioner and philanthropist, is anxious to marry the woman he loves, Muriel Carew, but the latter's father insists that he must wait awhile yet for decorum's sake... [More...]
Rouben Mamoulian
Dr Henry Jekyll, a renowned medical practitioner and philanthropist, is anxious to marry the woman he loves, Muriel Carew, but the latter's father insists that he must wait awhile yet for decorum's sake... [More...]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Victor Fleming
Dr Henry Jekyll is a highly respected Harley Street practitioner but he risks jeopardising his reputation with his unorthodox scientific opinions... [More...]
Victor Fleming
Dr Henry Jekyll is a highly respected Harley Street practitioner but he risks jeopardising his reputation with his unorthodox scientific opinions... [More...]
Dragonwyck (1946)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
In 1844, Connecticut farm girl Miranda Wells goes against the wishes of her puritanical father by accepting an invitation to live in the house of her aristocratic cousin Nicholas Van Ryn... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
In 1844, Connecticut farm girl Miranda Wells goes against the wishes of her puritanical father by accepting an invitation to live in the house of her aristocratic cousin Nicholas Van Ryn... [More...]
Dressed to Kill (1946)
Roy William Neill
When one of Dr Watson's old friends, Stinky Emery, is murdered at his home in London, Sherlock Holmes is intrigued - not so much by the killing but by the theft of an ordinary wooden music box which Emery purchased shortly before his death... [More...]
Roy William Neill
When one of Dr Watson's old friends, Stinky Emery, is murdered at his home in London, Sherlock Holmes is intrigued - not so much by the killing but by the theft of an ordinary wooden music box which Emery purchased shortly before his death... [More...]
Earthquake (1974)
Mark Robson
A junior employee at the California Seismological Institute has evidence that a major earthquake will hit Los Angeles within a day or two but his superiors are reluctant to make known his findings, through fear that this might cause widespread panic... [More...]
Mark Robson
A junior employee at the California Seismological Institute has evidence that a major earthquake will hit Los Angeles within a day or two but his superiors are reluctant to make known his findings, through fear that this might cause widespread panic... [More...]
East of Eden (1955)
Elia Kazan
California, 1917. Cal and Aron Trask are twin brothers, the sons of Adam Trask, who owns a large lettuce farm in the Salinas Valley... [More...]
Elia Kazan
California, 1917. Cal and Aron Trask are twin brothers, the sons of Adam Trask, who owns a large lettuce farm in the Salinas Valley... [More...]
Easy Rider (1969)
Dennis Hopper
Wyatt and Billy are a pair of drug-dealing bikers whose outlandish appearance and easy lifestyle reflect their yearning for freedom... [More...]
Dennis Hopper
Wyatt and Billy are a pair of drug-dealing bikers whose outlandish appearance and easy lifestyle reflect their yearning for freedom... [More...]
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Lewis Milestone
In 1942, Trollness, a Norwegian fishing village, is under Nazi occupation. Most of the local population are involved in resistance activities of one kind or another, although some are willing allies of the Nazis, seeing cooperation as the best way to maintain their cosy way of life... [More...]
Lewis Milestone
In 1942, Trollness, a Norwegian fishing village, is under Nazi occupation. Most of the local population are involved in resistance activities of one kind or another, although some are willing allies of the Nazis, seeing cooperation as the best way to maintain their cosy way of life... [More...]
The Elephant Man (1980)
David Lynch
In Victorian England, Frederick Treves, a senior surgeon at the London Hospital, comes across a heavily deformed man being exhibited as a freak in the East End of London... [More...]
David Lynch
In Victorian England, Frederick Treves, a senior surgeon at the London Hospital, comes across a heavily deformed man being exhibited as a freak in the East End of London... [More...]
The Enforcer (1951)
Bretaigne Windust
For four years, District Attorney Martin Ferguson has been building a murder case against Albert Mendoza, a gangster boss who sells contract killings for cash... [More...]
Bretaigne Windust
For four years, District Attorney Martin Ferguson has been building a murder case against Albert Mendoza, a gangster boss who sells contract killings for cash... [More...]
The English Patient (1996)
Anthony Minghella
In Italy towards the end of the World War Two, a Canadian nurse Hana is tending to a disfigured pilot whose aircraft was shot down in North Africa... [More...]
Anthony Minghella
In Italy towards the end of the World War Two, a Canadian nurse Hana is tending to a disfigured pilot whose aircraft was shot down in North Africa... [More...]
Equus (1977)
Sidney Lumet
Martin Dysart is a middle-aged psychiatrist who reluctantly takes on the case of Alan Strang, a withdrawn 17-year old who has recently blinded six horses for no apparent reason... [More...]
Sidney Lumet
Martin Dysart is a middle-aged psychiatrist who reluctantly takes on the case of Alan Strang, a withdrawn 17-year old who has recently blinded six horses for no apparent reason... [More...]
The Exorcist (1973)
William Friedkin
Whilst making a film in Georgetown, Washington DC, the actress Chris MacNeil becomes increasingly concerned over her 12-year-old daughter, Regan, who is exhibiting strange psychological and physical changes... [More...]
William Friedkin
Whilst making a film in Georgetown, Washington DC, the actress Chris MacNeil becomes increasingly concerned over her 12-year-old daughter, Regan, who is exhibiting strange psychological and physical changes... [More...]
Experiment Perilous (1944)
Jacques Tourneur
Dr Huntington Bailey is on his way to New York by train when he is accosted by an old woman who introduces herself as Cissie Bederaux... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
Dr Huntington Bailey is on his way to New York by train when he is accosted by an old woman who introduces herself as Cissie Bederaux... [More...]
The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
Richard Wallace
John McKittrick, known to his friends as Kit, is a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp where he was subjected to brutal torture... [More...]
Richard Wallace
John McKittrick, known to his friends as Kit, is a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp where he was subjected to brutal torture... [More...]
Fazil (1928)
Howard Hawks
Although faithful to the traditions of his race the Arabian prince Fazil is reluctant to take wives so that he may produce an heir... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Although faithful to the traditions of his race the Arabian prince Fazil is reluctant to take wives so that he may produce an heir... [More...]
Fear in the Night (1947)
Maxwell Shane
Vince Grayson, a modest bank employee, wakes up one morning after dreaming that he stabbed a man to death in an octagonal mirrored room... [More...]
Maxwell Shane
Vince Grayson, a modest bank employee, wakes up one morning after dreaming that he stabbed a man to death in an octagonal mirrored room... [More...]
The Final Conflict (1981)
Graham Baker
The world is in the grip of recession and tensions in the Middle East are rising amidst a diplomatic crisis. One man can lead the way forwards, guiding mankind to a better future... [More...]
Graham Baker
The world is in the grip of recession and tensions in the Middle East are rising amidst a diplomatic crisis. One man can lead the way forwards, guiding mankind to a better future... [More...]
Fire Down Below (1957)
Robert Parrish
After the Korean War, Tony and Felix earn a crust by smuggling tobacco and alcohol around the Caribbean on their tramp boat... [More...]
Robert Parrish
After the Korean War, Tony and Felix earn a crust by smuggling tobacco and alcohol around the Caribbean on their tramp boat... [More...]
The Firm (1993)
Sydney Pollack
Just as he is about to graduate from Harvard Law School with honours, Mitch McDeere finds himself inundated with lucrative job offers... [More...]
Sydney Pollack
Just as he is about to graduate from Harvard Law School with honours, Mitch McDeere finds himself inundated with lucrative job offers... [More...]