Film Index
American cinema: Thriller
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Jay Roach
In 1967, Britain's top secret agent and number one hipster, Austin Powers, is on the trail of his deadly archenemy Dr Evil, the world's greatest criminal mastermind...
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Jay Roach
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
John Sturges
Shortly after WWII, a one-armed stranger arrives in the sleepy desert town of Black Rock. The locals do not take kindly to this newcomer and react in a hostile manner when he begins to ask seemingly innocent questions...
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John Sturges
Badlands (1973)
Terrence Malick
Some time in the 1950s... In a small South Dakota town, 15-year-old Holly lives a dull but contented life with her father, a sign painter...
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Terrence Malick
The Bat (1959)
Crane Wilbur
Cornelia van Gorder is a successful crime writer who has just moved into an old mansion named the Oaks on the outskirts of a small American town with her faithful maid Lizzie...
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Crane Wilbur
Batman (1989)
Tim Burton
Gotham City is a sprawling metropolis mired in crime and the detritus of social decay. The town's district attorney, Harvey Dent, is fighting a losing battle against an army of hoodlums led by criminal mastermind Carl Grissom...
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Tim Burton
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Eugène Lourié
In the aftermath of an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle, physicist Tom Nesbitt catches a glimpse of a gigantic prehistoric reptile, which seems to have been released by the blast after being trapped in the ice for millions of years... [More...]
Eugène Lourié
In the aftermath of an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle, physicist Tom Nesbitt catches a glimpse of a gigantic prehistoric reptile, which seems to have been released by the blast after being trapped in the ice for millions of years... [More...]
Beat the Devil (1953)
John Huston
Billy Dannreuther and his wife Maria are on their way to make their fortune in Africa, but are held up in an Italian port whilst their steamboat undergoes some repair work... [More...]
John Huston
Billy Dannreuther and his wife Maria are on their way to make their fortune in Africa, but are held up in an Italian port whilst their steamboat undergoes some repair work... [More...]
Bedlam (1946)
Mark Robson
London, 1761. George Sims is the apothecary general of at St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum, commonly known as Bedlam, an institution which serves as a dumping ground for society's mentally ill... [More...]
Mark Robson
London, 1761. George Sims is the apothecary general of at St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum, commonly known as Bedlam, an institution which serves as a dumping ground for society's mentally ill... [More...]
The Bedroom Window (1987)
Curtis Hanson
Executive Terry Lambert soon begins to regret having an affair with his boss's wife, Sylvia. One night, Sylvia witnesses an attempted rape through the bedroom window of Terry's apartment... [More...]
Curtis Hanson
Executive Terry Lambert soon begins to regret having an affair with his boss's wife, Sylvia. One night, Sylvia witnesses an attempted rape through the bedroom window of Terry's apartment... [More...]
The Big Clock (1948)
John Farrow
George Stroud is the editor-in-chief on Crimeways, a magazine that has a reputation for hunting down criminals more successfully than the police... [More...]
John Farrow
George Stroud is the editor-in-chief on Crimeways, a magazine that has a reputation for hunting down criminals more successfully than the police... [More...]
The Big Combo (1955)
Joseph H. Lewis
Police Lieutenant Leonard Diamond is determined to bring the notorious gangster boss Mr Brown to book. For Diamond, this is no longer work but a personal crusade against evil... [More...]
Joseph H. Lewis
Police Lieutenant Leonard Diamond is determined to bring the notorious gangster boss Mr Brown to book. For Diamond, this is no longer work but a personal crusade against evil... [More...]
The Big Heat (1953)
Fritz Lang
Investigating the apparent suicide of a fellow officer, detective Dave Bannion soon discovers he is about to lift the lid on something that reeks of vice and corruption... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Investigating the apparent suicide of a fellow officer, detective Dave Bannion soon discovers he is about to lift the lid on something that reeks of vice and corruption... [More...]
The Big Sleep (1946)
Howard Hawks
General Sternwood hires private detective Philip Marlowe to investigate a bookseller named Geiger who appears to be blackmailing his daughter, Carmen... [More...]
Howard Hawks
General Sternwood hires private detective Philip Marlowe to investigate a bookseller named Geiger who appears to be blackmailing his daughter, Carmen... [More...]
The Big Steal (1949)
Don Siegel
Duke Halliday, a lieutenant in the United States army, finds himself in deep water when Jim Fiske robs him of a substantial payroll... [More...]
Don Siegel
Duke Halliday, a lieutenant in the United States army, finds himself in deep water when Jim Fiske robs him of a substantial payroll... [More...]
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Nicholas Ray
Ed Avery is a happily married schoolteacher who takes on casual work with a taxi firm so that he can keep on top of the monthly bills... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
Ed Avery is a happily married schoolteacher who takes on casual work with a taxi firm so that he can keep on top of the monthly bills... [More...]
The Birds (1963)
Alfred Hitchcock
On a whim, bored socialite Melanie Daniels decides to pay a home visit to Mitch Brenner, a lawyer she met by chance in a San Francisco bird shop... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
On a whim, bored socialite Melanie Daniels decides to pay a home visit to Mitch Brenner, a lawyer she met by chance in a San Francisco bird shop... [More...]
The Black Cat (1934)
Edgar G. Ulmer
The writer Peter Alison and his wife Joan are travelling across Hungary on their honeymoon when their path crosses that of Dr Vitus Werdegast, an eminent psychiatrist... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
The writer Peter Alison and his wife Joan are travelling across Hungary on their honeymoon when their path crosses that of Dr Vitus Werdegast, an eminent psychiatrist... [More...]
Black Friday (1940)
Arthur Lubin
When George Kingsley, a professor of English literature, is knocked down by a car driven by gangster boss Red Cannon his chances of survival are minimal... [More...]
Arthur Lubin
When George Kingsley, a professor of English literature, is knocked down by a car driven by gangster boss Red Cannon his chances of survival are minimal... [More...]
Black Jack (1950)
Julien Duvivier
In the guise of a wealthy American yachtsman, Mike Alexander involves himself in lucrative contraband operations with the intention of amassing a huge fortune before he returns to the United States... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
In the guise of a wealthy American yachtsman, Mike Alexander involves himself in lucrative contraband operations with the intention of amassing a huge fortune before he returns to the United States... [More...]
Blade Runner (1982)
Ridley Scott
Los Angeles, 2019. Android technology has now become so sophisticated that robotic humans have become almost indistinguishable from real humans... [More...]
Ridley Scott
Los Angeles, 2019. Android technology has now become so sophisticated that robotic humans have become almost indistinguishable from real humans... [More...]
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Daniel Myrick
In 1994, three young film students - Heather, Mike and Josh - head off for the small American town of Burkittsville, Maryland, formerly known as Blair, to make a documentary about the much talked about Blair Witch... [More...]
Daniel Myrick
In 1994, three young film students - Heather, Mike and Josh - head off for the small American town of Burkittsville, Maryland, formerly known as Blair, to make a documentary about the much talked about Blair Witch... [More...]
The Blob (1958)
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Teenagers from a small town in Pennsylvania in the late 1950s, Steve Andrews and Jane Martin are courting one hot summer's evening when they see a shooting star... [More...]
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Teenagers from a small town in Pennsylvania in the late 1950s, Steve Andrews and Jane Martin are courting one hot summer's evening when they see a shooting star... [More...]
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
George Marshall
Naval officer Johnny Morrison returns home after serving in the war with two of his colleagues, George Copeland and Buzz Wanchek... [More...]
George Marshall
Naval officer Johnny Morrison returns home after serving in the war with two of his colleagues, George Copeland and Buzz Wanchek... [More...]
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Fritz Lang
When her fiancé writes her a letter ending their relationship Norah Larkin accepts a dinner date invitation from artist Harry Prebble at the Blue Gardenia night club... [More...]
Fritz Lang
When her fiancé writes her a letter ending their relationship Norah Larkin accepts a dinner date invitation from artist Harry Prebble at the Blue Gardenia night club... [More...]
Blue Velvet (1986)
David Lynch
Outwardly, Lumberton appears to be the model American small town - law abiding, tidy, peaceful. But surface impressions can be deceptive, as college student Jeffrey Beaumont discovers one fateful summer... [More...]
David Lynch
Outwardly, Lumberton appears to be the model American small town - law abiding, tidy, peaceful. But surface impressions can be deceptive, as college student Jeffrey Beaumont discovers one fateful summer... [More...]
Bluebeard (1944)
Edgar G. Ulmer
Paris is caught in a grip of terror. Several young women have been murdered, their bodies dumped in the River Seine, and the police search in vain to find the killer who has been dubbed Bluebeard... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
Paris is caught in a grip of terror. Several young women have been murdered, their bodies dumped in the River Seine, and the police search in vain to find the killer who has been dubbed Bluebeard... [More...]
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Robert Wise
Edinburgh, 1831. When medical student Donald Fettes tells his tutor Dr MacFarlane that he no longer has the money to continue his studies, the latter generously appoints him his assistant... [More...]
Robert Wise
Edinburgh, 1831. When medical student Donald Fettes tells his tutor Dr MacFarlane that he no longer has the money to continue his studies, the latter generously appoints him his assistant... [More...]
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Borderline (1950)
William A. Seiter
Madeleine Haley, an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, volunteers to go undercover in Mexico to expose a drugs smuggling operation orchestrated by Pete Ritchie... [More...]
William A. Seiter
Madeleine Haley, an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, volunteers to go undercover in Mexico to expose a drugs smuggling operation orchestrated by Pete Ritchie... [More...]
Born to Kill (1947)
Robert Wise
After getting her divorce in Reno, Helen Brent is in a hurry to leave town and take the train to San Francisco, where she intends to marry her rich fiancé Fred... [More...]
Robert Wise
After getting her divorce in Reno, Helen Brent is in a hurry to leave town and take the train to San Francisco, where she intends to marry her rich fiancé Fred... [More...]