Film Index
American cinema: Thriller
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
Roy William Neill
When a British secret agent named Alfred Pettibone disappears on a train bound for Washington D.C., Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate...
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Roy William Neill
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...
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Stanley Kubrick
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...
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Douglas Sirk
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Jonathan Demme
Clarice Starling is undergoing the rigours of an FBI training course when she is recruited by Jack Crawford, head of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit, to help track down a serial killer...
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Jonathan Demme
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...
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Richard Fleischer
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 Spider Woman (1944)
Roy William Neill
Just as London is being plagued by a series of pyjama suicides, Sherlock Holmes falls into a river and drowns whilst holidaying in Scotland... [More...]
Roy William Neill
Just as London is being plagued by a series of pyjama suicides, Sherlock Holmes falls into a river and drowns whilst holidaying in Scotland... [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...]
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...]
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Nicholas Meyer
In the 23rd century, Ceti Alpha VI is selected by the Federation as a planet suitable for testing the Genesis Device, a scientific marvel that can restructure matter so as to transform a lifeless space rock into a new world teeming with life... [More...]
Nicholas Meyer
In the 23rd century, Ceti Alpha VI is selected by the Federation as a planet suitable for testing the Genesis Device, a scientific marvel that can restructure matter so as to transform a lifeless space rock into a new world teeming with life... [More...]
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Leonard Nimoy
After a dramatic showdown with Khan Noonien Singh, the crew of the Starship Enterprise are still mourning the death of their comrade Spock as the ship returns Earth... [More...]
Leonard Nimoy
After a dramatic showdown with Khan Noonien Singh, the crew of the Starship Enterprise are still mourning the death of their comrade Spock as the ship returns Earth... [More...]
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
William Shatner
On Nimbus III, an Earthman, a Romulan and a Klingon are taken hostage by a renegade Vulcan mystic, Sybok. The crew of the new starship Enterprise are sent to assess the situation, only to be outsmarted by Sybok, who soon takes control of their ship... [More...]
William Shatner
On Nimbus III, an Earthman, a Romulan and a Klingon are taken hostage by a renegade Vulcan mystic, Sybok. The crew of the new starship Enterprise are sent to assess the situation, only to be outsmarted by Sybok, who soon takes control of their ship... [More...]
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Nicholas Meyer
With their home world threatened by environmental catastrophe, the Klingons have no option but to make peace with their long-term enemies, the United Federation of Planets... [More...]
Nicholas Meyer
With their home world threatened by environmental catastrophe, the Klingons have no option but to make peace with their long-term enemies, the United Federation of Planets... [More...]
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Jonathan Frakes
As the Earth comes under attack from the Borg, a semi-organic, semi-machine collective intent on assimilating all life, Captain Jean-Luc Picard is instructed by the Federation to patrol the Neutral Zone in the newly built Enterprise-E... [More...]
Jonathan Frakes
As the Earth comes under attack from the Borg, a semi-organic, semi-machine collective intent on assimilating all life, Captain Jean-Luc Picard is instructed by the Federation to patrol the Neutral Zone in the newly built Enterprise-E... [More...]
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
David Carson
In the 23rd century, Captain James T. Kirk is invited aboard the starship Enterprise-B to attend its maiden voyage. The ship is about to return home when it picks up a distress call, from two refugee ships which are threatened by a mysterious energy ribbon... [More...]
David Carson
In the 23rd century, Captain James T. Kirk is invited aboard the starship Enterprise-B to attend its maiden voyage. The ship is about to return home when it picks up a distress call, from two refugee ships which are threatened by a mysterious energy ribbon... [More...]
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Jonathan Frakes
Lieutenant Commander Data is assigned to a Federation surveillance mission to observe the peaceful Ba'ku people on their Eden-like planet when he suddenly malfunctions and runs amok... [More...]
Jonathan Frakes
Lieutenant Commander Data is assigned to a Federation surveillance mission to observe the peaceful Ba'ku people on their Eden-like planet when he suddenly malfunctions and runs amok... [More...]
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Bryan Forbes
Walter and Joanna Eberhart are a typical middleclass American couple. He is a successful lawyer, she is an aspiring photographer... [More...]
Bryan Forbes
Walter and Joanna Eberhart are a typical middleclass American couple. He is a successful lawyer, she is an aspiring photographer... [More...]
The Sting (1973)
George Roy Hill
Illinois, 1936. Johnny Hooker, a small time con artist, finds himself out of his league when he pilfers a wad of cash belonging to one of Chicago's biggest racketeers, Doyle Lonnegan... [More...]
George Roy Hill
Illinois, 1936. Johnny Hooker, a small time con artist, finds himself out of his league when he pilfers a wad of cash belonging to one of Chicago's biggest racketeers, Doyle Lonnegan... [More...]
Strange Illusion (1945)
Edgar G. Ulmer
College student Paul Cartwright experiences a troubled dream in which he is reminded of the tragic death of his father, a prominent judge who was killed when his car collided with a train... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
College student Paul Cartwright experiences a troubled dream in which he is reminded of the tragic death of his father, a prominent judge who was killed when his car collided with a train... [More...]
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Lewis Milestone
In 1928, Martha Ivers is a young orphan girl who longs to escape from the domineering control of her cold-hearted aunt in Iverstown... [More...]
Lewis Milestone
In 1928, Martha Ivers is a young orphan girl who longs to escape from the domineering control of her cold-hearted aunt in Iverstown... [More...]
The Strange Woman (1946)
Edgar G. Ulmer
Bangor, Maine, in the early 19th Century. When her drunken father takes to beating her, Jenny Hager turns to her neighbours for help... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
Bangor, Maine, in the early 19th Century. When her drunken father takes to beating her, Jenny Hager turns to her neighbours for help... [More...]
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Boris Ingster
Reporter Michael Ward is the key witness in a murder trial. At first, he has no qualms about testifying against the man who is accused of murdering a popular café owner... [More...]
Boris Ingster
Reporter Michael Ward is the key witness in a murder trial. At first, he has no qualms about testifying against the man who is accused of murdering a popular café owner... [More...]
The Stranger (1946)
Orson Welles
Immediately after WWII, a war crimes investigator named Wilson is assigned to track down the notorious Nazi war criminal Franz Kindler... [More...]
Orson Welles
Immediately after WWII, a war crimes investigator named Wilson is assigned to track down the notorious Nazi war criminal Franz Kindler... [More...]
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Alfred Hitchcock
Professional tennis player Guy Haines is on a train bound for Metcalf, to arrange a divorce with his estranged wife Miriam, when a stranger starts up a conversation with him... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Professional tennis player Guy Haines is on a train bound for Metcalf, to arrange a divorce with his estranged wife Miriam, when a stranger starts up a conversation with him... [More...]
The Street with No Name (1948)
William Keighley
As a new wave of crime burns its way across America in the aftermath of WWII, FBI operatives are diligently engaged in combating organized gangsterism that threatens the peace and security of the nation... [More...]
William Keighley
As a new wave of crime burns its way across America in the aftermath of WWII, FBI operatives are diligently engaged in combating organized gangsterism that threatens the peace and security of the nation... [More...]
Suddenly (1954)
Lewis Allen
Suddenly is a small American town which was once a hive of activity but has become a place where nothing ever happens. It looks as if it may again live up to its name when the President of the United States is scheduled to pass through the town... [More...]
Lewis Allen
Suddenly is a small American town which was once a hive of activity but has become a place where nothing ever happens. It looks as if it may again live up to its name when the President of the United States is scheduled to pass through the town... [More...]
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
New Orleans, 1937. Dr John Cukrowicz is an enthusiastic young neurosurgeon whose professional ambitions are frustrated by a lack of resources at the state hospital where he works... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
New Orleans, 1937. Dr John Cukrowicz is an enthusiastic young neurosurgeon whose professional ambitions are frustrated by a lack of resources at the state hospital where he works... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
The Swarm (1978)
Irwin Allen
When the personnel at a top secret nuclear missile base in Texas are mysteriously wiped out, the military are at a loss to explain what may have happened... [More...]
Irwin Allen
When the personnel at a top secret nuclear missile base in Texas are mysteriously wiped out, the military are at a loss to explain what may have happened... [More...]
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Joseph Sargent
Lieutenant Zachary Garber, a New York transit cop, is giving a guided tour of the New York subway control centre to a party of directors of the equivalent Tokyo rail system... [More...]
Joseph Sargent
Lieutenant Zachary Garber, a New York transit cop, is giving a guided tour of the New York subway control centre to a party of directors of the equivalent Tokyo rail system... [More...]