Film Index
American cinema: Thriller
Quicksand (1950)
Irving Pichel
Dan Brady is a young car mechanic with an eye for the ladies. When he runs into Vera Novak, a blonde looker, he can hardly wait to take her out on a date...
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Irving Pichel
Raffles (1939)
Sam Wood
As London is hit by a spate of thefts no one would ever suspect that these are the work of one man, the celebrated cricketer A.J...
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Sam Wood
Rage in Heaven (1941)
W.S. Van Dyke
England, 1936. After a chance meeting, Phillip Monrell invites his old college friend Ward Andrews to his grand family home...
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W.S. Van Dyke
Railroaded! (1947)
Anthony Mann
With the help of his girlfriend, Clara Calhoun, smalltime hoodlum Duke Martin raids an illegal bookmaking joint masquerading as a beauty parlour...
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Anthony Mann
The Raven (1935)
Lew Landers
Dr Richard Vollin is a brilliant surgeon who has retired so that he may concentrate on his private research. Reluctantly, he is persuaded by Judge Thatcher to perform a life-saving operation on his daughter Jean, who has just been badly injured in a car accident...
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Lew Landers
Rear Window (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company... [More...]
Rebecca (1940)
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst in Monte Carlo, working as a paid companion to a wealthy American woman, a young English girl falls under the spell of an aristocratic widower, Maximilian de Winter... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst in Monte Carlo, working as a paid companion to a wealthy American woman, a young English girl falls under the spell of an aristocratic widower, Maximilian de Winter... [More...]
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Quentin Tarantino
Eight men take breakfast together at a Los Angeles diner, their last meeting before they participate in a daylight jewel robbery... [More...]
Quentin Tarantino
Eight men take breakfast together at a Los Angeles diner, their last meeting before they participate in a daylight jewel robbery... [More...]
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Raoul Walsh
Returning to New York after World War I, Eddie Bartlett has difficulty finding honest work. The introduction of Prohibition gives him his first break - he makes easy money by delivering illicit alcohol... [More...]
Raoul Walsh
Returning to New York after World War I, Eddie Bartlett has difficulty finding honest work. The introduction of Prohibition gives him his first break - he makes easy money by delivering illicit alcohol... [More...]
Rogue Cop (1954)
Roy Rowland
After honest cop Eddie Kelvaney witnesses a stabbing in a penny arcade, gangster bosses Beaumonte and Ackerman put pressure on his brother Chris, another cop, to ensure the murderer is not brought to justice... [More...]
Roy Rowland
After honest cop Eddie Kelvaney witnesses a stabbing in a penny arcade, gangster bosses Beaumonte and Ackerman put pressure on his brother Chris, another cop, to ensure the murderer is not brought to justice... [More...]
Rope (1948)
Alfred Hitchcock
In their top floor New York apartment, two well-heeled students, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, have just strangled one of their college chums, David Kentley, with a rope... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
In their top floor New York apartment, two well-heeled students, Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, have just strangled one of their college chums, David Kentley, with a rope... [More...]
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Roman Polanski
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, a newlywed couple, move into an old New York apartment, happily ignoring stories of the building's sinister past - tales of murder, witchcraft and ritual cannibalism... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, a newlywed couple, move into an old New York apartment, happily ignoring stories of the building's sinister past - tales of murder, witchcraft and ritual cannibalism... [More...]
Saboteur (1942)
Alfred Hitchcock
During World War II, Barry Kane finds himself wrongly accused of starting a fire which kills a man at an aircraft factory in California... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
During World War II, Barry Kane finds himself wrongly accused of starting a fire which kills a man at an aircraft factory in California... [More...]
The Saint in London (1939)
John Paddy Carstairs
On his return to London, high class thief Simon Templar, alias The Saint, investigates the suspicious activities of Bruno Lang, a society gambler who appears to be implicated in a plot to print one million pounds in foreign currency... [More...]
John Paddy Carstairs
On his return to London, high class thief Simon Templar, alias The Saint, investigates the suspicious activities of Bruno Lang, a society gambler who appears to be implicated in a plot to print one million pounds in foreign currency... [More...]
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
John Farrow
At a New Year's party in San Francisco, Val Travers's plan to assassinate someone is thwarted by Simon Templar, better known as The Saint... [More...]
John Farrow
At a New Year's party in San Francisco, Val Travers's plan to assassinate someone is thwarted by Simon Templar, better known as The Saint... [More...]
Scared to Death (1947)
Christy Cabanne
As she lies dead and about to be subjected to an autopsy to establish the cause of her death, Laura Van Ee recalls the series of events that led to her tragic demise... [More...]
Christy Cabanne
As she lies dead and about to be subjected to an autopsy to establish the cause of her death, Laura Van Ee recalls the series of events that led to her tragic demise... [More...]
Scarface (1932)
Howard Hawks
Chicago in the late 1920s. Alcohol prohibition has bred a new scourge - gangland crime - yet the authorities are helpless in preventing its spread... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Chicago in the late 1920s. Alcohol prohibition has bred a new scourge - gangland crime - yet the authorities are helpless in preventing its spread... [More...]
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
Roy William Neill
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are in Quebec to attend a conference on the occult chaired by the eminent specialist in the field, Lord Penrose... [More...]
Roy William Neill
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are in Quebec to attend a conference on the occult chaired by the eminent specialist in the field, Lord Penrose... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
Scream (1996)
Wes Craven
Shock and fear descend on a small American town when two high school students are brutally killed by a masked psycho-killer... [More...]
Wes Craven
Shock and fear descend on a small American town when two high school students are brutally killed by a masked psycho-killer... [More...]
Scream 2 (1997)
Wes Craven
One year on from the Woodsboro massacre, the two survivors Sydney Prescott and Randy Meeks have resumed their studies at Windsor College, Ohio, hoping to put their past behind them... [More...]
Wes Craven
One year on from the Woodsboro massacre, the two survivors Sydney Prescott and Randy Meeks have resumed their studies at Windsor College, Ohio, hoping to put their past behind them... [More...]
Scream 4 (2011)
Wes Craven
To mark the anniversary of the Woodsboro Massacre, in which she was an active participant, Sidney Prescott returns to the town to promote her new book with her publicist Rebecca Walters... [More...]
Wes Craven
To mark the anniversary of the Woodsboro Massacre, in which she was an active participant, Sidney Prescott returns to the town to promote her new book with her publicist Rebecca Walters... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [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...]
Shadows and Fog (1991)
Woody Allen
In the 1920s, a town swathed in fog is terrorised by a mysterious serial killer who roams the streets, strangling men and women unlucky enough to cross his path... [More...]
Woody Allen
In the 1920s, a town swathed in fog is terrorised by a mysterious serial killer who roams the streets, strangling men and women unlucky enough to cross his path... [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 and the Voice of Terror (1942)
John Rawlins
It is 1942 and Britain is at war with Germany. With alarming regularity a series of disasters is hampering the British war effort... [More...]
John Rawlins
It is 1942 and Britain is at war with Germany. With alarming regularity a series of disasters is hampering the British war effort... [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...]