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American cinema: All genres
High Anxiety (1977)
Mel Brooks
Dr Richard H. Thorndyke, an esteemed Harvard psychiatrist, is proud to take up the post of director at the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous...
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Mel Brooks
High Noon (1952)
Fred Zinnemann
Will Kane has been the marshal of Hadleyville, New Mexico, for many years, but now he has finally decided to hand in his badge and settle down as a rancher with his new bride Amy...
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Fred Zinnemann
His Girl Friday (1940)
Howard Hawks
Newspaper editor Walter Burns is known for his ruthlessness and cunning but when he learns that he is about to lose his ex-wife and star reporter Hildy Johnson he surpasses himself...
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Howard Hawks
His Kind of Woman (1951)
John Farrow
In Naples, Dan Milner, an unsuccessful gambler, is offered 50,000 dollars if he agrees to undertake a special assignment for a mysterious client...
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John Farrow
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Ida Lupino
When Roy Collins and Gilbert Bowen set out for a peaceful weekend fishing trip, they could have had no idea of the harrowing ordeal that was ahead of them...
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Ida Lupino
Holiday (1938)
George Cukor
On his return to New York after a vacation, Johnny Case breaks the news to his dearest friends Nick and Susan Potter that he is about to get married to a girl he met at Lake Placid, Julia Seton... [More...]
George Cukor
On his return to New York after a vacation, Johnny Case breaks the news to his dearest friends Nick and Susan Potter that he is about to get married to a girl he met at Lake Placid, Julia Seton... [More...]
Holiday Inn (1942)
Mark Sandrich
Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover are a star New York song and dance act, but their partnership is about to end when Jim makes up his mind to drop out of the entertainment business so that he can run a farm in Connecticut... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover are a star New York song and dance act, but their partnership is about to end when Jim makes up his mind to drop out of the entertainment business so that he can run a farm in Connecticut... [More...]
Horse Feathers (1932)
Norman Z. McLeod
When he takes over the position of dean of Huxley College, Professor Quincy Wagstaff decides that academic success is distinctly démodé and declares that the college should work on enhancing its sporting prowess... [More...]
Norman Z. McLeod
When he takes over the position of dean of Huxley College, Professor Quincy Wagstaff decides that academic success is distinctly démodé and declares that the college should work on enhancing its sporting prowess... [More...]
Hot Water (1924)
Fred C. Newmeyer
Harold is the very epitome of the confirmed bachelor - or he is until he runs into an attractive young woman whilst running to his best friend's wedding... [More...]
Fred C. Newmeyer
Harold is the very epitome of the confirmed bachelor - or he is until he runs into an attractive young woman whilst running to his best friend's wedding... [More...]
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Terry George
Early in the spring of 1994, the African country Rwanda descends into tribal anarchy as the Hutu controlled government attempts to put down an uprising by Tutsi rebels... [More...]
Terry George
Early in the spring of 1994, the African country Rwanda descends into tribal anarchy as the Hutu controlled government attempts to put down an uprising by Tutsi rebels... [More...]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Sidney Lanfield
On the bleak, misty Devonshire moors, a man is running for his life. The next day, he is found dead. The man is Sir Charles Baskerville, the wealthy owner of Baskerville Hall... [More...]
Sidney Lanfield
On the bleak, misty Devonshire moors, a man is running for his life. The next day, he is found dead. The man is Sir Charles Baskerville, the wealthy owner of Baskerville Hall... [More...]
House by the River (1950)
Fritz Lang
Stephen Byrne, a young American writer who is keen to make a name for himself, lives with his wife Marjorie in a house set on the banks of a river... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Stephen Byrne, a young American writer who is keen to make a name for himself, lives with his wife Marjorie in a house set on the banks of a river... [More...]
The House of Fear (1945)
Roy William Neill
Drearcliffe House, a remote Scottish castle, is home to seven retired bachelors who refer to themselves as the Good Comrades... [More...]
Roy William Neill
Drearcliffe House, a remote Scottish castle, is home to seven retired bachelors who refer to themselves as the Good Comrades... [More...]
House of Usher (1960)
Roger Corman
Philip Winthrop visits the house of Usher, a decaying mansion in a desolate area of misty swampland, with the intention of taking away his fiancée, Madeline... [More...]
Roger Corman
Philip Winthrop visits the house of Usher, a decaying mansion in a desolate area of misty swampland, with the intention of taking away his fiancée, Madeline... [More...]
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
Henry Hathaway
During WWII, brilliant university graduate Bill Dietrich is recruited by the FBI to help uncover Nazi agents working in the United States... [More...]
Henry Hathaway
During WWII, brilliant university graduate Bill Dietrich is recruited by the FBI to help uncover Nazi agents working in the United States... [More...]
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
William Castle
At the suggestion of his wife, Annabelle, eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren invites five strangers to his house, offering each of them ten thousand dollars if they manage to spend one full night in the house... [More...]
William Castle
At the suggestion of his wife, Annabelle, eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren invites five strangers to his house, offering each of them ten thousand dollars if they manage to spend one full night in the house... [More...]
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Robert Wise
When the Nazis invade her native Poland during WWII, Victoria Kowelska is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. There, she makes a friend in Karin de Nakova, a woman who is too weak to survive the ordeal of the camp... [More...]
Robert Wise
When the Nazis invade her native Poland during WWII, Victoria Kowelska is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. There, she makes a friend in Karin de Nakova, a woman who is too weak to survive the ordeal of the camp... [More...]
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
John Ford
As he prepares to leave the house he has lived in for fifty years, Huw Morgan looks back on the eventful years of his childhood... [More...]
John Ford
As he prepares to leave the house he has lived in for fifty years, Huw Morgan looks back on the eventful years of his childhood... [More...]
How to Steal a Million (1966)
William Wyler
Charles Bonnet is one of France's leading art forgers and makes a comfortable living by auctioning off his fake works of art, much to the chagrin of his daughter Nicole, who is certain that one day this scam will be uncovered... [More...]
William Wyler
Charles Bonnet is one of France's leading art forgers and makes a comfortable living by auctioning off his fake works of art, much to the chagrin of his daughter Nicole, who is certain that one day this scam will be uncovered... [More...]
Humoresque (1946)
Jean Negulesco
A moment of personal tragedy prompts concert violinist Paul Boray to re-evaluate his life. He recalls happier times when, as a small boy, his mother gave him a violin for his birthday... [More...]
Jean Negulesco
A moment of personal tragedy prompts concert violinist Paul Boray to re-evaluate his life. He recalls happier times when, as a small boy, his mother gave him a violin for his birthday... [More...]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Wallace Worsley
Paris in the 1480s. From his vantage point atop Notre Dame Cathedral, a deformed hunchback named Quasimodo watches the poor people celebrate their annual Festival of Fools... [More...]
Wallace Worsley
Paris in the 1480s. From his vantage point atop Notre Dame Cathedral, a deformed hunchback named Quasimodo watches the poor people celebrate their annual Festival of Fools... [More...]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
William Dieterle
Across Europe, in the aftermath of the One Hundred Years War, a new age of peace and civilisation beckons. Yet some of the old prejudices and superstitions remain... [More...]
William Dieterle
Across Europe, in the aftermath of the One Hundred Years War, a new age of peace and civilisation beckons. Yet some of the old prejudices and superstitions remain... [More...]
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Woody Allen
Gabe and Judy are a happily married middle-aged couple living in New York City. He is a respected writer and university professor; she is an editor on an art magazine... [More...]
Woody Allen
Gabe and Judy are a happily married middle-aged couple living in New York City. He is a respected writer and university professor; she is an editor on an art magazine... [More...]
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Robert Aldrich
In 1927, wealthy Southern landowner Sam Hollis is outraged on learning that his young daughter Charlotte, a prominent society belle, has been having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
In 1927, wealthy Southern landowner Sam Hollis is outraged on learning that his young daughter Charlotte, a prominent society belle, has been having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew... [More...]
The Hustler (1961)
Robert Rossen
Eddie Felson is a small-time pool shark with big-time ambitions. Fed up of taking pin money from suckers, Eddie decides to challenge legendary pool player Minnesota Fats, playing for the highest stakes he can afford... [More...]
Robert Rossen
Eddie Felson is a small-time pool shark with big-time ambitions. Fed up of taking pin money from suckers, Eddie decides to challenge legendary pool player Minnesota Fats, playing for the highest stakes he can afford... [More...]
I Confess (1953)
Alfred Hitchcock
Father Michael Logan is a devout Catholic priest in a Quebec church. One evening, his caretaker, Otto Kellar, insists that he hears his confession - to the murder of a man named Villette... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Father Michael Logan is a devout Catholic priest in a Quebec church. One evening, his caretaker, Otto Kellar, insists that he hears his confession - to the murder of a man named Villette... [More...]
I Married a Witch (1942)
René Clair
During the Salem witch trials of the early 1690s, Massachusetts landowner Jonathan Wooley has an alleged witch, Jennifer, and her father Daniel burned at the stake for witchcraft... [More...]
René Clair
During the Salem witch trials of the early 1690s, Massachusetts landowner Jonathan Wooley has an alleged witch, Jennifer, and her father Daniel burned at the stake for witchcraft... [More...]
I Remember Mama (1948)
George Stevens
Katrin Hanson is an aspiring writer has just completed her first novel, a nostalgic account of her family life in San Francisco, in around 1910... [More...]
George Stevens
Katrin Hanson is an aspiring writer has just completed her first novel, a nostalgic account of her family life in San Francisco, in around 1910... [More...]
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Jacques Tourneur
Betsy Connell, a young Canadian nurse, is hired to go to the Caribbean island of Saint Sebastian and care for Jessica Holland, wife of the owner of a local sugar plantation... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
Betsy Connell, a young Canadian nurse, is hired to go to the Caribbean island of Saint Sebastian and care for Jessica Holland, wife of the owner of a local sugar plantation... [More...]
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Howard Hawks
In the immediate aftermath of WWII, Henri Rochard, an officer in the French secret service, is sent to the German town of Bad Nauheim to track down a lens polisher named Schindler and persuade him to work for the Allies... [More...]
Howard Hawks
In the immediate aftermath of WWII, Henri Rochard, an officer in the French secret service, is sent to the German town of Bad Nauheim to track down a lens polisher named Schindler and persuade him to work for the Allies... [More...]