Film Index
American cinema: Thriller
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
John Frankenheimer
During the Korean War, a platoon of American soldiers are captured by Soviets and flown to Manchuria in Communist China. Several months later, the same soldiers return to their home country, to receive a hero's welcome...
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John Frankenheimer
Marathon Man (1976)
John Schlesinger
Babe Levy is a graduate student at Columbia University who is still haunted by the suicide of his father, an alleged victim of the McCarthy witchhunts...
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John Schlesinger
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Tod Browning
Late one evening, Sir Karell Barotyn is murdered at his castle residence. From the pinpoint wounds on his neck and the fact that his body has been drained of blood, Dr Doskil concludes that he was killed by a vampire...
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Tod Browning
Marnie (1964)
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers...
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Alfred Hitchcock
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Tim Burton
With the Earth surrounded by an armada of Martian flying saucers, American President James Dale spots an immediate opportunity to boost his popularity rating...
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Tim Burton
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Jean Negulesco
In 1938, the body of a dead man is found on a beach near Istanbul. He is identified as Dimitrios Makropoulos, a master criminal whose nefarious exploits include theft, espionage, smuggling and political assassination... [More...]
Jean Negulesco
In 1938, the body of a dead man is found on a beach near Istanbul. He is identified as Dimitrios Makropoulos, a master criminal whose nefarious exploits include theft, espionage, smuggling and political assassination... [More...]
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Roger Corman
12th Century Europe is being scourged by many plagues, the most fearsome of which is the Red Death. When Prince Prospero learns that this plague has reached the villages surrounding his castle, he orders his men to burn them to the ground... [More...]
Roger Corman
12th Century Europe is being scourged by many plagues, the most fearsome of which is the Red Death. When Prince Prospero learns that this plague has reached the villages surrounding his castle, he orders his men to burn them to the ground... [More...]
Midnight Lace (1960)
David Miller
American heiress Kit Preston has recently moved into a London apartment with her husband Tony, a financier. Whilst walking home through the fog one evening, Kit hears a strange voice calling out to her, threatening to kill her... [More...]
David Miller
American heiress Kit Preston has recently moved into a London apartment with her husband Tony, a financier. Whilst walking home through the fog one evening, Kit hears a strange voice calling out to her, threatening to kill her... [More...]
Midnight Run (1988)
Martin Brest
One-time cop Jack Walsh has turned bounty hunter after a run-in with Los Angeles mobster Jimmy Serrano, which robbed him of his career and his family... [More...]
Martin Brest
One-time cop Jack Walsh has turned bounty hunter after a run-in with Los Angeles mobster Jimmy Serrano, which robbed him of his career and his family... [More...]
Ministry of Fear (1944)
Fritz Lang
England, 1940. Leaving an asylum where he has spent the last two years, Stephen Neale decides to return to London, even though the capital is under attack from German bombers... [More...]
Fritz Lang
England, 1940. Leaving an asylum where he has spent the last two years, Stephen Neale decides to return to London, even though the capital is under attack from German bombers... [More...]
Missing (1982)
Costa-Gavras
An American free-lance journalist, Charles Hormann, is living in a South American state with his wife Beth when a military coup erupts... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
An American free-lance journalist, Charles Hormann, is living in a South American state with his wife Beth when a military coup erupts... [More...]
Mission to Mars (2000)
Brian De Palma
In 2020, Luke Graham commands the first manned mission to Mars. After a successful landing, Graham and his fellow astronauts discover a mysterious crystalline structure embedded in a mountain... [More...]
Brian De Palma
In 2020, Luke Graham commands the first manned mission to Mars. After a successful landing, Graham and his fellow astronauts discover a mysterious crystalline structure embedded in a mountain... [More...]
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Brian De Palma
Led by Jim Phelps, a crack team of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF), a covert branch of the CIA, assembles in Prague. Their mission: to prevent an American diplomat from stealing a list identifying all western intelligence agents operating in Eastern Europe... [More...]
Brian De Palma
Led by Jim Phelps, a crack team of the Impossible Missions Force (IMF), a covert branch of the CIA, assembles in Prague. Their mission: to prevent an American diplomat from stealing a list identifying all western intelligence agents operating in Eastern Europe... [More...]
Moontide (1942)
Archie Mayo
Bobo, a drifter of French origin, arrives in San Pablo, California looking for work. After a night of heavy drinking, he wakes up to find himself on a barge belonging to a Japanese fish bait merchant, Hirota... [More...]
Archie Mayo
Bobo, a drifter of French origin, arrives in San Pablo, California looking for work. After a night of heavy drinking, he wakes up to find himself on a barge belonging to a Japanese fish bait merchant, Hirota... [More...]
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Edward Dmytryk
Private detective Philip Marlowe has his work cut out when two cases fall into his lap at the same time. First, ex-convict Moose Malloy hires him to find his missing girlfriend, Velma... [More...]
Edward Dmytryk
Private detective Philip Marlowe has his work cut out when two cases fall into his lap at the same time. First, ex-convict Moose Malloy hires him to find his missing girlfriend, Velma... [More...]
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Robert Florey
Paris, 1845. One day, medical student Pierre Dupin takes his girlfriend Camille to a street carnival where the main attraction is Dr Mirakle and his giant ape Erik... [More...]
Robert Florey
Paris, 1845. One day, medical student Pierre Dupin takes his girlfriend Camille to a street carnival where the main attraction is Dr Mirakle and his giant ape Erik... [More...]
Music Box (1989)
Costa-Gavras
When she learns that her father, Mike Laszlo, has been indicted for alleged war crimes during World War II, high-flying lawyer Ann Talbot resolves to defend him... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
When she learns that her father, Mike Laszlo, has been indicted for alleged war crimes during World War II, high-flying lawyer Ann Talbot resolves to defend him... [More...]
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Henry Koster
Southern England in the 1830s. In his early twenties, Philip Ashley lives on the large Cornish estate of his cousin Ambrose whilst the latter, his guardian since childhood, resides in Florence for health reasons... [More...]
Henry Koster
Southern England in the 1830s. In his early twenties, Philip Ashley lives on the large Cornish estate of his cousin Ambrose whilst the latter, his guardian since childhood, resides in Florence for health reasons... [More...]
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Elliott Nugent
Ronnie Jackson is a baby photographer who dreams of becoming a private detective, like Mr McCloud, the man in the office next to his... [More...]
Elliott Nugent
Ronnie Jackson is a baby photographer who dreams of becoming a private detective, like Mr McCloud, the man in the office next to his... [More...]
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Michael Curtiz
London, 1921. Ivan Igor may be the most talented wax sculptor in the world but his museum fails to attract enough visitors to be commercially viable... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
London, 1921. Ivan Igor may be the most talented wax sculptor in the world but his museum fails to attract enough visitors to be commercially viable... [More...]
The Naked City (1948)
Jules Dassin
One hot summer evening in New York City, playgirl Jean Dexter, is murdered, downed in her bathtub by two assailants. Detective Lieutenant Dan Muldoon is assigned to investigate the killing, assisted by his less experienced colleague Jimmy Halloran... [More...]
Jules Dassin
One hot summer evening in New York City, playgirl Jean Dexter, is murdered, downed in her bathtub by two assailants. Detective Lieutenant Dan Muldoon is assigned to investigate the killing, assisted by his less experienced colleague Jimmy Halloran... [More...]
The Naked Street (1955)
Maxwell Shane
Phil Regal is one of New York's most notorious racketeers, but so far he has evaded the law and passes himself off as a respectable businessman... [More...]
Maxwell Shane
Phil Regal is one of New York's most notorious racketeers, but so far he has evaded the law and passes himself off as a respectable businessman... [More...]
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Irvin Kershner
James Bond is not the man he used to be. When he under-performs in a training exercise, M sends him to a health clinic to rid himself of all those harmful free radicals... [More...]
Irvin Kershner
James Bond is not the man he used to be. When he under-performs in a training exercise, M sends him to a health clinic to rid himself of all those harmful free radicals... [More...]
New Nightmare (1994)
Wes Craven
Heather Langenkamp, the actress who played Nancy in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street, is disturbed when she has a dream in which her husband Chase, a special effects designer, is attacked by a mechanical claw that he has created... [More...]
Wes Craven
Heather Langenkamp, the actress who played Nancy in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street, is disturbed when she has a dream in which her husband Chase, a special effects designer, is attacked by a mechanical claw that he has created... [More...]
Niagara (1953)
Henry Hathaway
Ray and Polly Cutler arrive at Niagara Falls, where they hope to spend their belated honeymoon in peace. The holiday gets off to a bad start when they learn that their cottage is occupied by another couple, George and Rose Loomis... [More...]
Henry Hathaway
Ray and Polly Cutler arrive at Niagara Falls, where they hope to spend their belated honeymoon in peace. The holiday gets off to a bad start when they learn that their cottage is occupied by another couple, George and Rose Loomis... [More...]
The Nickel Ride (1974)
Robert Mulligan
Cooper is a middle-aged crime boss who successfully manages a number of warehouses in Los Angeles which store stolen goods... [More...]
Robert Mulligan
Cooper is a middle-aged crime boss who successfully manages a number of warehouses in Los Angeles which store stolen goods... [More...]
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Charles Laughton
It is the Great Depression and for most ordinary Americans life is unbearably hard. Desperation drives Ben Harper, a young father, to rob a bank, but in the attempt he kills two men... [More...]
Charles Laughton
It is the Great Depression and for most ordinary Americans life is unbearably hard. Desperation drives Ben Harper, a young father, to rob a bank, but in the attempt he kills two men... [More...]
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
George A. Romero
Barbara and her brother Johnny drive out to a rural cemetery in Pennsylvania to put flowers on their father's grave. Barbara is not amused when her brother does his zombie act in a childish attempt to scare her... [More...]
George A. Romero
Barbara and her brother Johnny drive out to a rural cemetery in Pennsylvania to put flowers on their father's grave. Barbara is not amused when her brother does his zombie act in a childish attempt to scare her... [More...]
Nightfall (1957)
Jacques Tourneur
One evening, commercial artist James Vanning makes the acquaintance of Marie Gardner in a cheap bar. She claims to be a model and offers to pose for him, but on leaving the bar Vanning is seized by two thugs and bundled into a car... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
One evening, commercial artist James Vanning makes the acquaintance of Marie Gardner in a cheap bar. She claims to be a model and offers to pose for him, but on leaving the bar Vanning is seized by two thugs and bundled into a car... [More...]
Nightmare (1956)
Maxwell Shane
Stan Grayson, a clarinet-player in a New Orleans band, awakes from a dream in which he sees himself murder another man in a mirrored room... [More...]
Maxwell Shane
Stan Grayson, a clarinet-player in a New Orleans band, awakes from a dream in which he sees himself murder another man in a mirrored room... [More...]