Film Index
American cinema: Romance
Superman II (1980)
Richard Lester
In the nick of time, Superman manages to thwart a plot by terrorists to blow up Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower with a hydrogen bomb, but when the bomb detonates in deep space it releases three criminals from the planet Krypton from their two-dimensional prison...
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Richard Lester
Suspicion (1941)
Alfred Hitchcock
From the moment they first met, sitting opposite one another on a train, Lina MacKinlaw knew that Johnnie Aysgarth would be the love of her life...
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Alfred Hitchcock
Swing Time (1936)
George Stevens
When his friends play a practical joke on him, dancer John Garnett arrives too late for his wedding. His prospective father-in-law is unimpressed by this turn of events and tells Garnett that he will only consent to the marriage once he has earned $25,000...
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George Stevens
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
George Cukor
Fearing that he may be arrested for defrauding his employer, French widower Henry Scarlett decides to flee to England and start a new life...
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George Cukor
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
F.W. Murnau
The island of Bora Bora is a South Pacific paradise, where the local population live an idyllic and peaceful existence in a landscape of untainted beauty...
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F.W. Murnau
The Talk of the Town (1942)
George Stevens
When a fabrics mill goes up in flames, one of its employees, Leopold Dilg, is arrested on a charge of arson. The jury at his trial are unlikely to show him any leniency, as the mill foreman died in the fire... [More...]
George Stevens
When a fabrics mill goes up in flames, one of its employees, Leopold Dilg, is arrested on a charge of arson. The jury at his trial are unlikely to show him any leniency, as the mill foreman died in the fire... [More...]
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Franco Zeffirelli
Not long after his arrival in Padua, Lucentio, the son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista Minola... [More...]
Franco Zeffirelli
Not long after his arrival in Padua, Lucentio, the son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista Minola... [More...]
The Tarnished Angels (1958)
Douglas Sirk
During the Great Depression, Roger Shumann earns a modest living as a barnstorming flier at provincial air shows across America, with his wife Laverne performing daring parachute stunts... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
During the Great Depression, Roger Shumann earns a modest living as a barnstorming flier at provincial air shows across America, with his wife Laverne performing daring parachute stunts... [More...]
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Vincente Minnelli
A school reunion provides Tom Lee with the pretext for revisiting the New England prep school which had had such a marked effect on his life... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
A school reunion provides Tom Lee with the pretext for revisiting the New England prep school which had had such a marked effect on his life... [More...]
Tea for Two (1950)
David Butler
In 1929, Larry Blair intends producing a hit Broadway musical but is having difficulty raising the finance. He had hoped to persuade his girlfriend Nanette Carter, a wealthy socialite, to invest $25,000 in the show, but she seems strangely reluctant to part with her cash... [More...]
David Butler
In 1929, Larry Blair intends producing a hit Broadway musical but is having difficulty raising the finance. He had hoped to persuade his girlfriend Nanette Carter, a wealthy socialite, to invest $25,000 in the show, but she seems strangely reluctant to part with her cash... [More...]
That Touch of Mink (1962)
Delbert Mann
Cathy Timberlake is furious when, on the day she has to go for a job interview, a passing Rolls-Royce splashes mud on her coat and dress... [More...]
Delbert Mann
Cathy Timberlake is furious when, on the day she has to go for a job interview, a passing Rolls-Royce splashes mud on her coat and dress... [More...]
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Walter Lang
In the 1920s, Molly and Terry Donahue begin their musical vaudeville act. They are a hit and play to packed houses. Some years later, they are joined by their three children, Tim, Katy and Steve, and The Five Donahues becomes one of the biggest acts in America... [More...]
Walter Lang
In the 1920s, Molly and Terry Donahue begin their musical vaudeville act. They are a hit and play to packed houses. Some years later, they are joined by their three children, Tim, Katy and Steve, and The Five Donahues becomes one of the biggest acts in America... [More...]
They Live by Night (1948)
Nicholas Ray
During the 1930s, three convicts make a successful break from a prison farm and go on the run in a stolen car. Two of the men are seasoned bank robbers, Chicamaw and T-Dub; the third, Bowie, is a young man wrongly convicted for murder... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
During the 1930s, three convicts make a successful break from a prison farm and go on the run in a stolen car. Two of the men are seasoned bank robbers, Chicamaw and T-Dub; the third, Bowie, is a young man wrongly convicted for murder... [More...]
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Norman Jewison
Millionaire financier Thomas Crown is bored with his life and so decides to mastermind the perfect bank robbery. Hiring a team of complete strangers to help him in his heist, he succeeds in stealing $2.6 million from an American bank... [More...]
Norman Jewison
Millionaire financier Thomas Crown is bored with his life and so decides to mastermind the perfect bank robbery. Hiring a team of complete strangers to help him in his heist, he succeeds in stealing $2.6 million from an American bank... [More...]
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
George Roy Hill
New York, 1922. Millie Dillmount is a thoroughly modern Miss who intends to find wealth by marrying a filthily rich employer... [More...]
George Roy Hill
New York, 1922. Millie Dillmount is a thoroughly modern Miss who intends to find wealth by marrying a filthily rich employer... [More...]
The Three Musketeers (1935)
Rowland V. Lee
France, 1625. The young D'Artagnan leaves his home in Gascony and sets out for Paris, hoping to serve under King Louis XIII as a musketeer... [More...]
Rowland V. Lee
France, 1625. The young D'Artagnan leaves his home in Gascony and sets out for Paris, hoping to serve under King Louis XIII as a musketeer... [More...]
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock
The French Riviera is hit by a spate of jewel robberies and the local police immediately suspect John Robie, a once notorious cat burglar, now apparently a reformed character... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
The French Riviera is hit by a spate of jewel robberies and the local police immediately suspect John Robie, a once notorious cat burglar, now apparently a reformed character... [More...]
To Have and Have Not (1944)
Howard Hawks
At the time when France falls to Nazi Germany during WWII, American expatriate Harry Morgan is living on the island of Martinique... [More...]
Howard Hawks
At the time when France falls to Nazi Germany during WWII, American expatriate Harry Morgan is living on the island of Martinique... [More...]
Tokyo Joe (1949)
Stuart Heisler
War veteran Joe Barrett returns to Japan after WWII hoping to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. To his surprise, his gambling joint is still intact, being run by his old friend and business partner... [More...]
Stuart Heisler
War veteran Joe Barrett returns to Japan after WWII hoping to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. To his surprise, his gambling joint is still intact, being run by his old friend and business partner... [More...]
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
Victor Saville
During WWII, Rosalind Bruce and her friend Judy Kane work as showgirls at a popular London theatre. Despite the frequent aerial bombardments from German aircraft, the theatre's owner and her employees are determined to keep the theatre open... [More...]
Victor Saville
During WWII, Rosalind Bruce and her friend Judy Kane work as showgirls at a popular London theatre. Despite the frequent aerial bombardments from German aircraft, the theatre's owner and her employees are determined to keep the theatre open... [More...]
Top Hat (1935)
Mark Sandrich
American song-and-dance man Jerry Travers arrives in London to perform in a show produced by his friend Horace Hardwick. Whilst practicing his tap dance routine in his hotel room one evening, Jerry disturbs Dale Tremont, a young woman in the room below his... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
American song-and-dance man Jerry Travers arrives in London to perform in a show produced by his friend Horace Hardwick. Whilst practicing his tap dance routine in his hotel room one evening, Jerry disturbs Dale Tremont, a young woman in the room below his... [More...]
Torrent (1926)
Monta Bell
Under the warm skies of Valencia, Leonora Moreno enjoys an idyllic existence on her father's orange plantation. She is in love with Don Rafael, the only son of the rich matriarch Dona Bernarda Brull... [More...]
Monta Bell
Under the warm skies of Valencia, Leonora Moreno enjoys an idyllic existence on her father's orange plantation. She is in love with Don Rafael, the only son of the rich matriarch Dona Bernarda Brull... [More...]
True Heart Susie (1919)
D.W. Griffith
Countryside neighbours Suzie and William are in love, but being young and inexperienced in the ways of love, neither knows how to open his heart to the other... [More...]
D.W. Griffith
Countryside neighbours Suzie and William are in love, but being young and inexperienced in the ways of love, neither knows how to open his heart to the other... [More...]
True Romance (1993)
Tony Scott
Clarence Worley is an Elvis Presley fan and film enthusiast who works in a comic book store in Detroit. To celebrate his birthday, he goes to watch a trio of martial arts films at his local cinema... [More...]
Tony Scott
Clarence Worley is an Elvis Presley fan and film enthusiast who works in a comic book store in Detroit. To celebrate his birthday, he goes to watch a trio of martial arts films at his local cinema... [More...]
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Sidney Salkow
Three tales of terror. In Dr Heidegger's Experiment, an elderly scientist named Carl Heidegger discovers that his fiancée, who died 38 years previously on the eve of her wedding, is perfectly preserved in her vault... [More...]
Sidney Salkow
Three tales of terror. In Dr Heidegger's Experiment, an elderly scientist named Carl Heidegger discovers that his fiancée, who died 38 years previously on the eve of her wedding, is perfectly preserved in her vault... [More...]
Two Smart People (1946)
Jules Dassin
Ace Connors is a confidence trickster who has managed to get his hands on bonds that will, on maturity, be worth half a million dollars... [More...]
Jules Dassin
Ace Connors is a confidence trickster who has managed to get his hands on bonds that will, on maturity, be worth half a million dollars... [More...]
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
James V. Kern
Cheered by crowds of well-wishers, Nancy Peterson leaves her hometown, hoping to make a name for herself on Broadway. The grim reality of her profession hits home as soon as she lands in New York, where she hooks up with a trio of disillusioned dancers... [More...]
James V. Kern
Cheered by crowds of well-wishers, Nancy Peterson leaves her hometown, hoping to make a name for herself on Broadway. The grim reality of her profession hits home as soon as she lands in New York, where she hooks up with a trio of disillusioned dancers... [More...]
Un acte d'amour (1953)
Anatole Litvak
Some years after the war, an American, Robert Teller, pays a visit to a seaside town in the South of France. He casts his mind back to 1944, recalling his time in Paris immediately after the Liberation... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
Some years after the war, an American, Robert Teller, pays a visit to a seaside town in the South of France. He casts his mind back to 1944, recalling his time in Paris immediately after the Liberation... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]